Posts made in November 4th, 2008

Historic Day

Posted by Michelle on Nov 4, 2008 in Life, Observations | 0 comments

Last night, I was so giddy with anticipation for today that I was nearly sick to my stomach. For today, November 4, 2008, history would be made. We would either have our first African-American President or our first female Vice President.

I don’t have cable television and I don’t bother with antenna so I figured that I’d just check up on election coverage online. Originally, I was going to wait until 10:00PM PST to view election results because surely it would take at least as long as that for votes to be tallied. But America spoke loud and clear and at a little past 8:00PM, the election was called and Barack Obama will be succeeding George W. Bush as President of the United States of America.

And, I have to admit, I cried a little bit. With joy. With relief. I held my daughter and whispered, “Thank God, thank God, thank God…” for this day. During his campaign, Obama gave America hope for a better future. And now that he will be our President, I fervently hope that he will be able to deliver on those promises.

This is a NaBloPoMo entry for November 2008

Even so, as I continue to watch the election results come in, a not-so-small part of me is dying inside as early results show that California Proposition 8 will pass. And I feel sorrow for the GLBT couples who wish only to have equal rights under state law. But I also know that no matter what the outcome of Proposition 8, the fight will continue on both sides and it may continue for many more years to come. I can only pray that people will come around.