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I’d like to propose Proposition 9,585,485: Ban Discrimination

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I’m not a political person, in the sense that I barely pay attention. This election was really the first time I’d paid much attention, aside from all of the Bush drama. Even then I didn’t really follow everything (in either case). I guess that’s kind of a good thing, because I tend to miss out on all of the drama and mudslinging and (maybe) get right down to the facts.

I do, however, want to take the time to reflect on the fact that we have just elected our first African-American president. I also want to take the time to point out to all of the paranoid, the bigots, the static people and the Obama-haters in general that he won and he deserves a fair chance. I keep hearing people say the rudest things about him, that he’s a socialist who wants to ruin our country. Get the facts, people. I’ve heard people scoff at us now having an African-American president. Get off your racist high horses and get into the twenty-first (or is it now the twenty-second?) century. I’ve heard people say that we’ll just have to see how he does, as if he couldn’t possibly do any good. If he didn’t have any potential, he wouldn’t have been elected. People would not have voted for him if there wasn’t something there. Just listen to the man speak for five minutes and it’s plain to see that he’s got brains. He’s got eloquence — almost an MLK kinda thing going on — and — wait for it — he’s got a plan.

He’s also from a place where many of us are from. He was an underdog, raised by a single mother and grandmother. He wasn’t some Ivy League kid with everything handed to him. He really worked his ass off to get where he is, and that is something that everyone should appreciate. He is the first President in a long time to have roots in the middle-class most of us are in.

I’m really happy that our country has finally made a good choice and that we have broken two barriers with this election: social and racial. Whether you agree or not, it is what it is.

I’m also really tired of the discrimination against gays in this country. Continue reading →

Go, Obama, Go!

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Voting was very… uneventful. I expected coffee, muffins and candy. I expected an “I Voted Today” sticker. I expected a mass riot in the parking lot or voting room.

I got none of the above.

All I got was a bubble-in-the-President card and stares from old people pitying the poor confused young person voting for the first time. Luckily the machine did not eat my card and I managed to get out of there before someone could throw a chair.

The only good part about the event was the lady holding the Obama sign, alias Obama Sign Lady. When we passed her as we left I gave her the thumbs up and she did a little dance!

Well, at least I exercised my freedom tonight. I still want my damn sticker, though.

Obama Coal Controversy, Debunked

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I’ve been tweeting for the last twenty minutes about an audio clip that quoted Obama to be planning to bankrupt coal manufacturers. If you’ve heard this video clip and it’s got you wondering, please listen to the full interview! I dug it up and found it on the San Francisco Chronicle.

Just goes to show, you have to dig for the facts, because the media/public always tries to make something out of nothing.

I am still voting for Obama later tonight. :)

If only my money problems were as easily solved as it is to pick a candidate

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I finally started really looking into both McCain and Obama. For the most part I agree with McCain’s stand, but there are quite a few things that Obama has proposed that I really like. Obama proposed “eliminating all capital gains taxes on start-ups and small businesses,” which appeals to me. He also would like to make “community college completely free in America” and expand the Pell Grant to more people. I don’t agree with any of his military or diplomacy strategies. I think McCain really does know what he’s talking about when it comes to this. I don’t agree with McCain’s stand on gay marriage, though. McCain doesn’t agree with gay marriage and doesn’t really want to take much action either way, it seems. Obama, though he doesn’t agree with it, would like to laws to allow it. McCain wants to leave it up to individual states. I fully believe that gays should be able to get married. If I weren’t in love with Mike, I might be in love with another woman and I’d like to have that right. I’d also like for my gay friends to have that right.

Politics aside, let’s talk about money! Particularly, my money issues.

Mike and I would like to go to Indianapolis this November to catch a Colts game and spend three blissful days in a hotel there. This is going to cost us anywhere from $300-500 each, depending on whether we fly or take a train/bus. That’s not even factoring in the cost of food and souvenirs.

That’s issue number one.

I am taking two art classes at my college, and the supplies list is, well, demanding. I need to have these supplies pronto, but I’m not expecting any magical bonus in my paycheck. I would like to take my mom out to lunch for her birthday, and I also need to buy my birth control prescription this weekend. (You didn’t need to know that, but it’s absolutely necessary. I’m not ready for kids right now.) Remember the trip to Indianapolis? The idea is to save some money each paycheck. I have $125 in my savings account and pennies in my checking account.

Now, here’s issue number — oh, what are we on? — five?

I am in desperate need of a better car. Particularly, one without electrical problems and altogether not as old. (My car is a 1988 Mazda. Yeah.) I need to have this better car before next spring, because I want to transfer to a university and this university happens to be 30-45 minutes away from where I live. Having a better car is absolutely imperative.

Beyond those problems, xmas is coming up. My mom’s side of the family has decided not to do xmas. We’re going to have dinner, but we are not exchanging gifts. Why? We’re all broke. Still, I normally buy gifts for my parents, sister, grandparents, godchildren, Katarina and Mike. If I have extra money, I normally buy for his family too. Did I mention, dear friends, that Konner’s first birthday is November 27th? Kaylene’s fourth birthday is February 9th, and my sister’s birthday is February 10th. I’m probably getting a little ahead of myself here, but still.

I really wanted to go to Indianapolis. The idea of having three days — if not a little hectic — of privacy, alone with Mike, was like some kind of heaven to me. The fact that neither of us are anywhere near enough ready to pay for this trip is one thing, but factor in everything else? I hate to say it, but I don’t think it’s going to happen. I hate to even think this, but I think we should just let it go and maybe shoot for next year. I cringe at the thought, but I think it makes the most sense. Otherwise, how can I afford anything else? Luckily, he has nothing saved toward this. (I just got lucky and got a quickie freelance job for data entry and minor XHTML coding that paid $100.)

Oh, right. I forgot to mention that we would have to buy our game tickets separately, on eBay or something. Those would cost us each $150ish.

Unfortunately, this just doesn’t seem possible. It doesn’t, at all.

Edit: I totally owe Miss Britt and her post about getting informed on the candidates. She got my lazy ass in gear!