OK, sorry I have been gone guys. It is weird but I feel like I've been neglecting my kids! Anyway, I've been away working on pub stuff for the books. But I see now that Obama has clinched it. Obviously I have a rush of thoughts and feelings, but this is my major one--Barack Obama is on the precipice of becoming the most powerful black man since the whole concept of "blackness" was invented. I mean this dude could nuke a country. Sorry, but for those who came up under Reagan, Bush etc., the idea of a black man with his finger on the button is mind-blowing in so many incredible ways--and most of them aren't very positive. I need to think on this some more. But if any of you are reading, I'd love to hear some thoughts.
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Hello there! It is an AMAZING time in our history! A black man as president! He is absolutely going to give Mc"CANE" a beating because even white voters are not completely energized behind this image that Mc"CANE" represents of a guy who is not progressive...who is just too old to relate to the constituents who are under the age of 60...America is desperate for someone who embraces idealism and Mc"CANE" is just not conveying that message....he has also failed to position himself as a unifer. We CAN expect Obama and Michelle to be moving into their new home on Pennsylvania Avenue NW very soon.... I only hope that Obama will not be the first black man to be the Presidential Puppet .... Time will reveal... Thanks for letting me blow my trumpet! 
This is on the topic only in the sense that it's something that just occurred to me, so i guess its off topic. Geraldine Ferraro is referring to herself as a Reagan Democrat. She was on a ticket that lost to Reagan in 1984. Is she admitting that as a sitting Democratic congresswoman she voted for Reagan, and then still managed to become the VP nominee against him?
While every single day (not including the "new footage from trinity church" days) i feel obama is closer and closer to ACTUALLY becoming president, a big part of me still thinks it wont/cant happen. Perhaps its minority paranoia, but i feel like this just isnt gonna happen. I'm not thinking itll be anything as harsh as assasination or even hardocre WillieHorton shit, it'll just be more of the same whipsers of 'Obamas a secret Muslim', 'his wife calls people Whitey', type shit, and an eventual SUPERCLOSERACE that'll have McCain as the winner. There'll be plenty of broken hearts, and maybe even recounts, but at the end of the day, the US will be proud of itself for ALMOST having had a black president. My go to line during this whole campaign has been "America may not be spelled with three K's anymore, but there's still ONE in that motherfucker". All in all, i'm still hopefull though. A pessimistic realist. or a relaistic pessimist. who knows
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I never thought I'd see this day. I grew up under Reagan as well and figured it'd be a cold day in hell before a Black man made it this far. There is still a part of me that can't believe it.
I think about my Great Gran who died 17 years ago, My Gran who dies 3 years ago and My Mom who died one month ago and I am the one who lived to see this day.
It is so powerful in ways that I can't even begin to describe. These 3 women were not able to vote legally for most of their lives and would've been so pleased to see this moment.
I'm still processing what it all means...
Posted by Danielle | June 4, 2008 12:01 AM