Yes, we can.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm sad for their whole family. On the eve of such overwhelming joy that now must be bittersweet at best.


I haven't followed the story closely, so I can only hope that the Grandmother's death was long-anticipated and, in fact, is seen more as a release from a tragic illness than as a terrible cut-off from life. In that way, perhaps the family will be grieving slightly less when meeting the triumph that tomorrow likely brings.

He went back to HI because she was in grave condition. He stated somewhere that the doctors did not think she would make it to election day.

Very sad. Very glad she was able to vote for him.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, I know she's been very ill for at least the last few weeks. But my own experience leads me to believe it takes an unrelenting illness of many, many months for family members to consider death a blessing and not a curse.




(Of course, the presidency itself is something likely under the category of "be careful what you wish for" ... I hope Obama doesn't find the office a curse either.)

[innerSpaceman]

Well, I managed to decide before I hit the voting booth in about an hour. It's really quite insignificant whether I vote for Obama or cast my personal little protest vote.


But I'm going to vote for Barack Obama.


And I'm going to do that .... for Jen.






On a morning when it stings so much that two friends of mine are voting FOR Proposition H8, I find it appropriate to let the deciding factor for my undecided vote be ... to support a good friend.


Jen's quest to see Obama elected president has been one of the most inspiring runs of political optimism I've witnessed. If it's a toss-up for me, I don't see any good reason why I shouldn't come down on HER side.


Love ya, Jen.


(And in truth I feel Obama will make a darshgone good president of these here united states).

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I'm stunned. Wow.....thanks, Steve. Your post means a lot to me.

Love you, too!


Well, I always said if I could influence just one person it would all be worth it. Oh wait, no, I never said that, I wanted to influence a lot of people.




And while I'm at it, thanks to everyone who put up with me these past months. I did hope I was helping somehow, even as I ranted like a born-again nutjob. At the very least, I know that I helped energize my circle of friends, who helped energize their circle, and on and on in a venn diagram that connects all of America together. Watching the campaign and the volunteers do all that it could has been very inspiring and to me is even more proof that a new America is on the rise.

My thanks to all of you...and to all of the US of A, too.



Guess I wasn't speechless after all.

[Snowflake]

I heart

and CP for all her hard work, it's been inspiring to me.

On the way to work, I saw nice fat lines at all the polling spots along my commute route. On the corner of California and Van Ness there were volunteers for No on 8, when I stopped to talk to them I learned they were a recently married pair of cute guys. They, of course, asked if I voted and voted no, I said yes and I got major hugs. It was sweet.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

when I stopped to talk to them I learned they were a recently married pair of cute guys. They, of course, asked if I voted and voted no, I said yes and I got major hugs. It was sweet.

Hmm.
There's an idea I could put to use in WeHo.

[Gemini Cricket]

I'm wearing my Obama t-shirt again today. I'm getting mostly positive responses. mousepod and I passed a couple of carpenters walking down Crescent Heights yesterday and one of them said, "McCain!" We both shrugged them off.

[Gemini Cricket]

I wonder how many people actually believe this. Amazing.

Voters in several states have receiving bogus text messages or e-mail urging supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to put off voting until Wednesday because of long lines, spurring threats of prosecution in at least two states. The messages — a perennial election stunt — popped up Tuesday on mobile phones and computers in the battleground states of Florida, Virginia and Missouri, as well as in several other states. One falsely claimed to be a "CNN breaking news" alert.
"All Obama voters, due to long delays, are asked to wait and vote tomorrow 11/05," that message stated.

Source

[Andrew]

Isn't it interesting how these always seem to come from one side and target the other, but not the other way 'round?

[blueerica]

Sad..

(couldn't figure another place to put it...)