Simply Amazing! What an incredible day for our country!
Alberto, Dudley and I watched with relief and excitement as the announcement was made on CNN!
NO MORE BUSH! NO MORE CRAZINESS!
I feel like I can breathe again.
We then did a little victory dance in our pajamas and watched Obama's victory speech over celebratory bowls of yummy chocolate ice cream!
Showing posts with label 2008 election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 election. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
I Voted!
Voting here in Houston was easy and fast. My polling location is just around the corner of where we live, so I got up a bit early so that I could walk over and vote before my doctor appointment this morning.
It was at an elementary school and yes, school was in full session - I had to weave my way through munchkins of all sizes to get to the auditorium. Fortunately, my name was already on the rolls! Through a snafu last week with the registration office here, I was expecting it to not be there. It's a testament to the the efficiency of our resources here that my name got put on the list within just a few days.
All in all, I was in and out in about 10 minutes. The only thing I was not comfortable with was that there was no option for a paper ballot. What happens if an election volunteer accidentally trips over the power cord and the machine goes down? It's like I was never there. Stupider things have happened - it always makes me a little nervous!
VOTE VOTE VOTE! I'm going to be so stressed out waiting to see how this turns out!
It was at an elementary school and yes, school was in full session - I had to weave my way through munchkins of all sizes to get to the auditorium. Fortunately, my name was already on the rolls! Through a snafu last week with the registration office here, I was expecting it to not be there. It's a testament to the the efficiency of our resources here that my name got put on the list within just a few days.
All in all, I was in and out in about 10 minutes. The only thing I was not comfortable with was that there was no option for a paper ballot. What happens if an election volunteer accidentally trips over the power cord and the machine goes down? It's like I was never there. Stupider things have happened - it always makes me a little nervous!
VOTE VOTE VOTE! I'm going to be so stressed out waiting to see how this turns out!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
I planted my political flag today
Well, I finally did it. I made a donation to my Presidential candidate of choice. It's not much - we don't have much to give after the surgery and the property taxes - but it's a stake in the ground and I have firmly planted it.
My candidate of choice is Barack Obama.
Don't worry - I'm not going to inundate anyone with propaganda or persuasive messages about anyone. I know some people didn't like it when I tried to spark some conversation on W and sent out messages about why he had to go in 2004. But I felt like my country and all of the principles it was founded on were being snatched away from me and I couldn't just do nothing! I was irrevocably compelled to make my voice heard - to cry out at the injustice of everything that Bush embodies!
But like I said - I am not going to do that this time. The reason is because this time the race is about building up the American dream again, not about tearing it down. It is a new kind of politics, and one that I believe should speak for itself. I'll remark on things from time to time, but no active campaigning will be in my future. You are safe :)
The only two things I will do is:
1) Give you a link to the page where you can donate too, if you want:
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/decmatch?match_campaign_id=5&source=feature_million
and
2) Show you a music video that was put together recently for Obama:
This video was released a couple of weeks and already has over 4 million views on YouTube!
So, there you have it. Obama is my man. I'll still love all of you who don't agree with me, and I hope you'll feel the same way about me!
Natasha
My candidate of choice is Barack Obama.
Don't worry - I'm not going to inundate anyone with propaganda or persuasive messages about anyone. I know some people didn't like it when I tried to spark some conversation on W and sent out messages about why he had to go in 2004. But I felt like my country and all of the principles it was founded on were being snatched away from me and I couldn't just do nothing! I was irrevocably compelled to make my voice heard - to cry out at the injustice of everything that Bush embodies!
But like I said - I am not going to do that this time. The reason is because this time the race is about building up the American dream again, not about tearing it down. It is a new kind of politics, and one that I believe should speak for itself. I'll remark on things from time to time, but no active campaigning will be in my future. You are safe :)
The only two things I will do is:
1) Give you a link to the page where you can donate too, if you want:
https://donate.barackobama.com/page/contribute/decmatch?match_campaign_id=5&source=feature_million
and
2) Show you a music video that was put together recently for Obama:
This video was released a couple of weeks and already has over 4 million views on YouTube!
So, there you have it. Obama is my man. I'll still love all of you who don't agree with me, and I hope you'll feel the same way about me!
Natasha
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Momentous week for presidential politics
The aftershocks of Super Tuesday are still being felt, as Mitt Romney, who vowed two days ago to take his campaign all the way to the end, decided to concede to John McCain.
This came after a crazy whirlwind and (at times) shocking turn of events on Tuesday, Feb 5, when Mike Huckabee emerged as a legitimate candidate of preference (although it still appears to be a regional preference in the Sounth) and Clinton and Obama are virtually in a dead heat.
Another important moment - when Obama and McCain won Missouri, after the votes were so incredibly close that it was only after California's victors were announced that they could actually declare the winner.
This is important because for the last 100 years Missouri has all but once accurately selected as nominee someone who ends up winning the presidency.
You may be one of the many of us who have complained once or twice over the years how disengaged you've become with presidential politics because you never really have the chance to help decide who the nominees are going to be. By the time you get to vote, it's usually all over and a presumptive nominee has been unofficially announced by the press.
If that is the case, then here is your chance!
There is NO clear nominee on the Dem side, and no one knows if Huckabee's grassroots surge will continue against McCain.
If ever there was a time in American history where we are all truly being given the opportunity to impact the future of the country, this is it.
Many more delegates need to be won by all of the candidates before they can claim to be their party's nominee. In the Democratic party this is especially true.
Super Tuesday did NOT coronate each side's nominee and other states will have a chance in the very near future to weigh in, including Louisiana.
Come on Katrina victims, make your voices heard!
Here are some links in case you are interested in the more interesting points of what has happened this week:
A graphic representation of the number per state as the primaries continue: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914
Romney bows out:
Obama raises $7 million since Tuesday.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23050238/
...while Hillary has to loan herself money! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23037431/
The significance of the Missouri vote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri#Status_as_a_political_bellwether
Lastly...what happens if there is no clear winner of the delegates in the primary? That's right folks, the national convention takes on a whole new dynamic (something that hasn't happened in about 30 years) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokered_convention
This came after a crazy whirlwind and (at times) shocking turn of events on Tuesday, Feb 5, when Mike Huckabee emerged as a legitimate candidate of preference (although it still appears to be a regional preference in the Sounth) and Clinton and Obama are virtually in a dead heat.
Another important moment - when Obama and McCain won Missouri, after the votes were so incredibly close that it was only after California's victors were announced that they could actually declare the winner.
This is important because for the last 100 years Missouri has all but once accurately selected as nominee someone who ends up winning the presidency.
You may be one of the many of us who have complained once or twice over the years how disengaged you've become with presidential politics because you never really have the chance to help decide who the nominees are going to be. By the time you get to vote, it's usually all over and a presumptive nominee has been unofficially announced by the press.
If that is the case, then here is your chance!
There is NO clear nominee on the Dem side, and no one knows if Huckabee's grassroots surge will continue against McCain.
If ever there was a time in American history where we are all truly being given the opportunity to impact the future of the country, this is it.
Many more delegates need to be won by all of the candidates before they can claim to be their party's nominee. In the Democratic party this is especially true.
Super Tuesday did NOT coronate each side's nominee and other states will have a chance in the very near future to weigh in, including Louisiana.
Come on Katrina victims, make your voices heard!
Here are some links in case you are interested in the more interesting points of what has happened this week:
A graphic representation of the number per state as the primaries continue: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21660914
Romney bows out:
Obama raises $7 million since Tuesday.... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23050238/
...while Hillary has to loan herself money! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23037431/
The significance of the Missouri vote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri#Status_as_a_political_bellwether
Lastly...what happens if there is no clear winner of the delegates in the primary? That's right folks, the national convention takes on a whole new dynamic (something that hasn't happened in about 30 years) -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brokered_convention
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