Recent Talk

Hello All,

I have read everything that has been said and I just wanted to share a few of my thoughts and/or experiences with all of you since we got back from New Hampshire. After reading Patrick's recent response, it encouraged me to share a story. I went out and voted on Feb. 12th {my birthday : ) } but I am not too sure if all of you knew that I am a Hillary supporter but after talking and listening to my family and friends, some may say that my decision is either smart or stupid. I will try to explain briefly why some feel that way.

Before the caucuses and primaries began, A LOT of family and friends were all about Hillary as I am. I am not sure if it was because of the great reputation she has behind her husband or simply because of her views. But all I know now is that most of the previous Hillary supporters are ALL about OBAMA now. One day a good friend of mine and I were talking, and he was telling me that he simply was not voting for Obama because his name sounded too much like Osama. Although that sounded very immature, I have come to find out that were many people's thoughts in the beginning. But after his countless victories over Hillary, their views change about him and suddenly think, "he may not be that bad after all". Whether they truly sat down and did their research or not, it's funny how people change from week to week. Facebook alone has amazed me because I see so many of my friends writing notes about it saying, "Hilary just needs to drop out of the race... there's no hope". Many of my male friends who at first was all for Hilary, now refuses to put that woman in office. However, I hear a lot of the older woman in my family who would rather vote for Hilary because they say the risk of becoming the President is not worth Obama's life, assuming because of the recent talk that there have been death threats towards Obama if he was in office. I think with any democratic female minority, the decision was and will forever be a hard one because I don't like feeling like I let any particular person down and I know that's how a lot of closest friends feel. Many ask me, "why wouldn't you vote for Obama?"... "Do you know how long and hard our ancestors fought for this opportunity?" Those are just some the questions that I hear whenever the topic of politics come up. For instance, their are nationally recognized african american organizations that have made Obama T-Shirts to show that they are supporters. I have even heard people talk in the future and say, "President Obama". I have even heard McCain make reference to Obama in his speeches as if he already knows that Obama is going to be his only competition in the end.

I know I am starting to ramble now, but I hope some of this makes sense... I am going to get some more thoughts together and come back later... so it won't be so confusing.. : )