don't stop thinking about tomorrow.
Nov. 3rd, 2008 09:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
themightybeeI'm having a pre-election meltdown. Every now and then I'll suddenly be all, "JESUS FUCKING CHRIST NEW PRESIDENT TOMORROW!!1!" and black out for a nanosecond. I wonder if I should talk to my psychiatrist about this, lol.
My mom and I are heading to the polls at 7:00am. Why? Because (a.) who doesn't want to wake up at the crack of dawn on their day off and (b.) I want my goddamn "I Voted!" sticker. Also, I suppose I care about using my voice.
Honestly, this is the first election that I've actually cared about. I was too young to remember Clinton's first term, and I was too busy rebelling against authority (I wore Hot Topic! I meant business!) to care about his second term. I started to realize the importance of politics during Bush's first term. Prior to his second term, I registered to vote and, while I still wasn't educated in the ins and outs of government, I voted for Kerry because I learned enough to know that I absolutely did not care to have another four years of Bush.
*takes a moment* *sobs*
This time, I've paid attention. I've weighed the policies of each candidate. Despite what the opposition thinks, I'm not voting for Barack Obama because he's the shiny candidate du jour. I'm voting for him because, as a low-income middle-class American citizen who's on the verge of losing her insurance benefits, I feel that his administration will pay attention to my needs. I'm voting for Barack Obama because I want to keep hold of my rights as a woman. I'm voting for Barack Obama because I can no longer afford an education under its current policies. I'm voting for Barack Obama because I know that "change we can believe in" is more than a catch phrase. I'm voting for Barack Obama because, for the first time, I have hope.
My mom and I are heading to the polls at 7:00am. Why? Because (a.) who doesn't want to wake up at the crack of dawn on their day off and (b.) I want my goddamn "I Voted!" sticker. Also, I suppose I care about using my voice.
Honestly, this is the first election that I've actually cared about. I was too young to remember Clinton's first term, and I was too busy rebelling against authority (I wore Hot Topic! I meant business!) to care about his second term. I started to realize the importance of politics during Bush's first term. Prior to his second term, I registered to vote and, while I still wasn't educated in the ins and outs of government, I voted for Kerry because I learned enough to know that I absolutely did not care to have another four years of Bush.
*takes a moment* *sobs*
This time, I've paid attention. I've weighed the policies of each candidate. Despite what the opposition thinks, I'm not voting for Barack Obama because he's the shiny candidate du jour. I'm voting for him because, as a low-income middle-class American citizen who's on the verge of losing her insurance benefits, I feel that his administration will pay attention to my needs. I'm voting for Barack Obama because I want to keep hold of my rights as a woman. I'm voting for Barack Obama because I can no longer afford an education under its current policies. I'm voting for Barack Obama because I know that "change we can believe in" is more than a catch phrase. I'm voting for Barack Obama because, for the first time, I have hope.
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Date: 2008-11-03 04:08 pm (UTC)