Myself. I'm really partial to purple
Last night, people in New York were literally dancing in the streets.
There are a lot of reasons why people supported president-elect Barack Obama, but after watching all the analysts talking endlessly last night aout the economy, that economy is the factor, economy economy economy, I think they've missed the big picture.
Not that the economy wasn't a factor, and certainly its collapse brought over some undecided voters, and may very well have been the final blow to the McCain campaign. But most people are smart enough to know that Mr Obama does not have an easy answer to the woes of this country, because there's no such thing. The big difference with Obama is the feeling of inclusion.
The reason that everyone was dancing in the streets in New York last night was because it's the first time in a long time that we felt that we belong to this country. So no, I do not expect our new president to make everything right over night, or even in the first four years, or God willing, eight years. But I'm breathing a sigh of relief, like most of my fellow New Yorkers. No we are not traitors because we are not Republicans, or because we don't think we should be in Iraq, or because we don't think deregulating everything is sound economic practice, or good for the environment, for that matter. No we are not traitors because we disagree, and we are not bad Americans because we don't live in a small town. And hello, Wall Street is not a metaphor, it's an actual street, here in New York City. We are part of this country, too.
So our president-elect will have his hands full. Thank God (and excuse me for invoking the "G" word) they are his hands, not the hands of someone representing a party that thinks America is, or in any case should be, all one color: red.
UPDATE: I didn't have the Obama quote quite right when I first posted this. But it's fixed now., and there was greart rejoicing
8 comments:
Rock On Barrack Obama!
ooops, I mean, ROCK ON, Barrack Obama!!!
Calling Obama a Marxist is correct. He believes, like Marxists, that government should be in charge of the means of production. And let's remember how "tolerant" the Democrats were after the 2000 and 2004 elections, using foul language and calling Bush "Hitler" and a moron, etc.
Tell me why when 51% of the nation voted for GWB, it was a "nation divided" but when BHO wins 51 of the vote, it's a "nation united."
To Anonymous-- Such anger, anonymously vented towards my personal musings on a blog.
Hope that made you feel better
Oh, silly anonymous. Do you even know what Marxism is? Or socialism? Or communism? Or do you know that the three are quite different from each other? Oh, and that they are mostly discredited theories from another century?
The reason the Republican lost is that they have been fighting phantoms from another era, while the American public has moved on. Really. A 39.6% percent top tax rate versus a 36% top tax rate is socialist?
Obama has never stated that the government should be in charge of the means of production. That's retarded.
GWB entered the White House promising to govern from the center and with bipartisanship. He lied, eviscerated all civility, and violated every Republican principle. And the American public has thrown him out, along with his legacy, and his congressional majorities.
I hope the Republicans can recover from their poisoned legacy. It would be nice to have an opposition party that is not hostile to science, law, history, and fiscal responsibility.
Hey bgfa--
Nicely put. I doubt Anonymous will ever come back to read any answer to his (her?) post. That was a "poke and run," a trolling post, both ignorant and cowardly.
eh, Mr. Fine Arts has pretty much said what needs to be said on this subject, so do you mind if I change the topic?
R, did you know that Rolling Stone recently declared Lennon as the 5th greatest voice of the Rock And Roll era?
Here, read it for yourself:
11/11/2008 3:00 PM, Reuters
She's already the Queen of Soul, but now Aretha Franklin has been named the greatest singer of the rock era in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone magazine.
Franklin, 66, came in ahead of Ray Charles at No. 2, Elvis Presley at No. 3, Sam Cooke at No. 4 and John Lennon at No. 5, according to the magazine's survey of 179 musicians, producers, Rolling Stone editors, and other music-industry insiders.
The 100-strong list will be published on Friday, when Rolling Stone hits the newsstands with four different covers.
Thanks for the info. Er... you could have posted it to the Lennon birthday post, but that's all right.
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