Yes, I voted for Obama.

[ambitious_wench]

However, I will support the Democratic nominee. In short, I'll hold my nose and vote for Hillary this November if she's the Democrat candidate.

My gods, what a time to be alive. Hillary's mother was born in a time when women could not vote. She had the joy of watching her daughter with pride yesterday.

In 6th grade my best friend was Verna, the only black girl in my two-room school. I remember my grandmother was so proud that I had a "colored" friend. Why? Because this was a time when white children were discouraged from playing with "those people".

I've looked forward to this all my life; A black man and a white woman running for president, and either one of them have a damn good chance of winning.

Anybody remember Shirley Chisholm?

What an exciting time to be alive.

Comments

[thepoeticpirate.livejournal.com]

i'm actually tempted almost to vote in the republican primary meself....unfortunately many races in RI get decided in the dem primary; and ron paul stands little chance of securing the repub nomination anyway.....

he was actuallythe first presidential candidate i ever voted for when he ran as a libertarian in '88.

there's something about obama that i just don't trust....cant quite put my finger on it but he just seems....oily....

[faer23.livejournal.com]

...so I'm not the only one? TJ's been after me to go with Obama, but, yeh, there's something with me, too, that I just don't trust about him...Edie, I'm still tempted to write in Kucinich, even if he does seem way ahead of his time.

As I've mentioned before, I really don't vote 'for' someone so much as 'against' the other guy, and typically end up voting for the least objectionable of the very few with whom I pretty much share views...somewhat...

...not too wishy-washy, am I?

[thepoeticpirate.livejournal.com]

i think i've sussed it.....obama reminds me of a preacher.....