Jesus and His Girl
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voting Virgin
Ok ok ok...now that November 4th has arrived and I went and voted this morning I'll admit it to the world. Or at least my good friends who read this blog:) I've never voted before!!!!!! ISN'T THAT AWFUL? But I did today, and it was sooooo fun you guys. Just feeling like I'm a part of something so much bigger. Regardless of who we vote for there's such a unity, standing in line with fellow citizens, preparing to color in the little circles. And this year it's exciting because of something I heard George Stephanopolis say: whether a woman wins vice-president or a black man wins president, there's this feeling in all of us that wow, maybe the American Dream really is real. Maybe when I tell my 8 year old daughter she can be president someday I can say it without crossing my fingers behind my back. Maybe the desire to vote and be a citizen of the best country in the world isn't dead. Maybe my generation is patriotic after all. Maybe maybe maybe! I'll be glued to the news tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I'm glued to the news too! This is only my third time for presidential voting....so I don't think you are awful. I really was never interested...or even knew I should be interested and involved until I was somewhere around 30 I guess. When I was in line waiting to vote, the woman in front of me turned around and said "I am 35 and this is the first time I have voted, is that terrible of me?" I giggled, and then we ended up having a really nice conversation with lots of laughs!!
I think this voting period has really been filled with eagerness and excitement for something new...whether it be the first woman in the vice presidency or the first African-American as president.
Back to the news....
he did it!!!!!!!!! i cried from 10pm til 11:20 when i finally had to turn it off and go to bed. i wrote in my journal first though: "planet earth changed today forever." and it's spelled H-O-P-E. i'm so excited!
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