ok here's where i go with my real deal honesty
hillary clinton's speech
just knocked me on my ass
she was so powerful
so moving
so passionate
so brilliant
more then id ever heard her before
and in my heart
and in my soul i sat there thinking
this woman should be president
this should be her acceptance speech
and i know
countless
countless
countless
obama supporters
and clinton supporters alike
were thinking the same thing
she was just a powerhouse
but she did
what could not have been easy for her
she asked
demanded
that her loyal supporters rally round obama
and her speech was so moving that im quite sure
they will
yes there will be the scattered few
who may stay home
and not vote
but that's not supporting hillary
that's just being a dolt
and she made it clear she felt the same way
i watched obama's speech last night
with a good pal
and we both felt the same way
he is smart
he may very well make a good or even great president
he said the right things
but he did not have the charisma of the clinton's
he didn't pull at my heart strings
even though his words were good
i like that he gave a strong speech
showed his balls
but maybe it's sour grapes i feel
because BALLS
is the reason Hillary was shot down
i haven't felt and watched so much sexism in this country
since the 70's
and at this convention
women's issues were front and center
so clearly everyone else felt them too
hillary put 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling
equal pay for equal work
all this was mentioned constantly
and the reason is that it's become clear
that while racism is the issue this country has focused on more
sexism is still alive and well
i was thrilled to watch as the first african american
to win the nomination from a major party
made his acceptance speech
on the anniversay of martin luther kings i had a dream speech
i liked what he had to say as i said
and i liked that he was not afraid to throw some punches at mccain
but in my heart
oh yes in my heart
i shed more then one tear
for the woman
i so wanted to hear give that speech
i'll get over it
eventually
and i won't stay home
and i will vote
for obama of course
but i haven't warmed up to him yet
i'm working on it
and i know that if he'd never run against hillary
i would feel far warmer to him
so baby steps
here
mccain had always been the republican i disliked the least
he seemed so strong
never coddling the conservatives
but not now
now he's done a back flip
ass licking the bushies
and the right wingers
i know its the game he feels he must play to win
but its sad
to be a P.O.W. in vietnam and survive
he must be so powerful
why not be powerful enough to stand against all that party pressure too
i also would have really felt so much happier if Obama had picked Clinton as his VP
but i do like Joe Biden
a good man
and strong
experienced
decent
man
with great foreign policy no how
while i don't know what i feels like to be an african american
can only imagine how wonderful
magical
it must be to see finally an face not so different from your own
at the podium
as a woman i wanted to see that too
the time for the white male is the only answer rule is clearly over
i hope
sadly neither candidate seems like a particularly good friend to gay marriage
mccain an enemy
obama well just not a supporter
but as a minority who might understand opression
i do hope obama will fight for gay rights too
if he wins
i do hope the we are all equal mentality will carry over to gay americans
i hope
i hope
my dream
on the anniversay of doctor king's i have a dream speech
is this
i dream of a day when gay and straight americans
have the same rights
when women and men make equal pay for equal work
and when whether a candidate is a man or a woman
black or white
doesn't make a difference in their chances at winning at election
