Daylight savings time starts off as usual here, awake at 4 am which turns out to be 3am! My days have been filled with phone banking and trying to GOTV along with everyday chores, the 9 yr. old grandson who claims this is his home too and a spouse who feels neglected even if I am in the other room. Being tired I went to bed at 10pm, old time which is 9pm new time. I am not one of those people who can lie in bed waiting for the sun to rise so I headed to the laundromat to get my laundry out of the way. Even in the dark I walked as my clothes spun in the washers. Walked and thought.
In 40 yrs. I’ve never seen a campaign so emotionally charged as it’s been for this year’s presidential election. I’ve shed tears of joy, pride and anger. Tears of joy readily rolled down my cheeks as I watched young and old, black, white and brown come togther. Tears of joy and pride have trickled out of my eyes as I watched and listened to a man with the strength and wisdom to historically stand up against the worse of odds with the capacity to unite the people and guide us through a rough period in time and offer well thought out plans to help us on the road to a better future for all. Who would have thought such a man existed today? Tears of happiness and joy slipped down my face when I would see African American children look in wonder and hold their heads up high as an African American stood before them running for the highest office in the land.
Happiness would fill my heart as I, along with millions of Americans saw and felt the love between a husband and wife and their children as we watched the Obama and Biden families. How wonderful it would be to have that kind of love shared with the world!
Anything is possible in this land, even a man with deep integrety such as Barak Obama.
I’ve shed tears of anger as the news media spread the smears generated by the opposing party. I became so angry at the hate and vile ways in which McCain and his mascot have knowingly incited fear, hate and violence amongst their followers that I had to stop myself from throwing something at the tv or my computer. Why anyone would want to vote for those who would spread proven lies, further try to divide us and have no real plans to show us how they would change the ways on which the last 8 yrs. have brought us to this sad period in our history is beyond me. They do say that ignorance is bliss, but down right stupidity is hopeless.
The laundromat attendant walked in at 5am and greeted me with his usual smile, but this morning he asked me, “Have you changed your mind yet to vote for McCain?”
Laughing I remarked back, “let’s hope that stupidity and hate do not win this election day!”
Peace!
