For my part I’m not much a politico heck I didn’t really pay attention to the election until yesterday. However I swell with American pride for the simple fact that 50-60 years ago there were Men, Women, and colored bathrooms in public buildings, schools were segregated and it was “okay”. Here we are today with black president elect. It shows how far we’ve come as a country. Now don’t get me wrong I didn’t drink the Obama kool aid, I’d feel the same for any other black president.
Out of the whole election one thing that pisses me though is how the news is going on and out about a record number of young and black people voting. It bothers me that most of the people who haven’t voted before and voted this election weren’t voting the issues they were voting for a man that has black skin because he has black skin. I think that’s just as bad as not voting for someone because they have black skin.
Maybe we haven’t come as far as I thought we did?
An aside note: I did wake up last night in time to see McCain’s concession speech and Obama’s acceptance speech. I couldn’t help but think how hard it must of been for McCain to just find out he lost the election then go before a national audience and congratulate the who defeated him. That takes some character. Obama’s acceptance speech was great, he’s an excellent public speaker although I didn’t get anything out of it besides grandstanding let see what he does in January and the years ahead.
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