My first Post is dedicated to the electrifying events of this past week. For all of you who have been a sleep this week President-elect Barack Obama won the election and won quite handily. This election ushered in a new day in America, as many African-Americans have long felt disenfranchised due to the way they have been treated by the majority. I have the privilege of dedicating this blog to Mr. Obama and his campaign staff for running a masterful campaign.
I sat on my couch and refused to leave the front of the television that night. I was entranced by the fulfillment of a mission that I felt that I was intrinsically a part of. I watched as the world rejoiced in the selection of the Obama-Biden ticket. I watched celebrations in Germany being as wild as celebrations in Kenya. I then said to myself, “Why would someone not want this to happen”. Are we so stuck in world partisan choices that people can’t do what is best for their country? Well I assume many will argue that McCain was a better pick and that his experience would have been what was needed. But do you think that experience can conquer love? I think we will always have enemies but we need to be loved. The love and adoration of the U.S. by the world has been a staple in our rise to power.
I pose the next few questions to my readers:
1. Whether or not you are a minority and regardless of your party affiliation, how did you feel election night?
2. How do you grade the Obama campaign?
3. Do you think the media was unfair to Sarah Palin?
4. What do you think of John McCain?
1. Whether or not you are a minority and regardless of your party affiliation, how did you feel election night?
2. How do you grade the Obama campaign?
3. Do you think the media was unfair to Sarah Palin?
4. What do you think of John McCain?
3 comments:
Last week was historic yes, but more than that, it left me with such a good feeling about my fellow man and country. The Obama Campaign was the most well organized, focused, positive and energetic run I've seen in my lifetime, or read about.
I wrote about my feelings in my blog (The Morning After), so I won't repeat that. In regards to your McCain question, I think his concession speech was the best speech he gave during the entire campaign. It was the first time he looked and sounded genuine. He didn't look pained, or angry. He was gracious and I appreciated the gesture.
No, I don't feel any sorrow for Sarah. While she was chosen to be VP, she also chose to do and not do a lot of things that would have helped her public image. Who comes out of a room with men other than her husband in it wearing only a towel? What candidate for any office doesn't allow prepping for a National Interview with the "Gotcha" herself, Katie Couric? Sarah will be fine. There are enough people blindly in her corner to keep her in an office of some kind.
Glad you're posting!
Lanie
http://laynamusings.blogspot.com
Election night was an amazing end to one of the greatest campaigns ever run.
As far as Sarah Palin is concerned the media can only cut and past from what is there.
As for John McCain, he lost heart in the campaign ages ago, but he's not a quitter. He almost seemed relieved to have lost.
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