I’m beyond stoked about the results of last night’s election. I have never seen the whole world happier about something like this. I have high hopes for our new President and I am so happy to see everyone else so happy. I know Obama is the really big news, but I can’t totally ignore the disappointing results of a few ballot measures in various states.
First of all, I am happy with a lot of the ballot measure results. I am happy to see progress made for marijuana and euthanasia, and I am really happy to see that even the red staters are upholding a woman’s right to reproductive freedom. Great job, fellow Americans.
Now here is the bad news, every state that gave voters a chance to be mean and hateful towards same sex couples did the wrong thing. I am especially disappointed in you, California. WTF? The good news is the haters are on the way out and eventually we will have gay marriage nation-wide. Don’t believe it? Check out the CNN exit polls for the states that had these gay marriage ban measures. The important thing to look at is what voters did by age group. Notice all the hate-free 18-29 year olds? The 18-24 year olds are even better. So eventually the jerks in this country are going to be the minority as we march into the future. Progress always wins out eventually and this embarrassing period will be frowned on the same way we now frown on past bans on interracial marriage.
I am disappointed to see us moving so slowly on this gross inequality, but I can’t help feeling really happy about all the other giant steps we saw the country take last night.
My girl’s brother called us yesterday from Florida. He was in the middle of hour 2 in an estimated 2 1/2 hour wait to vote. This kid works full time at Home Depot and is putting himself through school to become a police officer. He is busy with homework and works 6 days a week, he doesn’t really have 2 1/2 hours to spare to wait to vote, but he did it. So if he can do it, you can too.
I know the lines are going to be stupid long tomorrow, and I know it might cost wages and backaches from standing and other unpleasantness, but please please vote and don’t give up no matter how long the lines are tomorrow. I will be out there too (and yes I’m also a full time student with a crappy hourly wage job, and I won’t get paid for the time I’m spending in line either). This election is too important and we can’t have another 4 years of Bush-like government.
Crazy racist Ashley Todd thought it would be a good idea to tell people a black male Obama supporter beat her up because she supports McCain. I have to admit, this is the first election I’ve ever cared so deeply about that I’ve given up what little cash I have to support my candidate, even though I am a broke student with little cash to be had. Crazy Ashley Todd has me so disturbed by the people on the other team that it gave me a little extra push to sacrifice my Saturday (tomorrow) to go up to PA and canvass for Obama. This is despite the fact that I am working full time and going to school full time (thus I have little free time) and this is despite the fact that I am in the midst of finals. This is how much I care about this.
So thanks, psycho, for the extra push to get my ass out there and work harder at making Obama our next prez.
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