This was an historic election, as we all know. I am left feeling hopeful, yet at the same time, a bit disenchanted. I am absolutely thrilled that we elected Barack Obama to be our President. I am hopeful that he will energize us as a nation, encourage us, and engage the young population. I feel that President Bush helped create such a negative image of America, and Obama has the power to help us shed that image. I was so amazed at the turnout of young voters. I work at Starbucks, and we gave away free cups of coffee to people who voted yesterday. There was a constant stream of people coming in our door, excited to have voted, really feeling like they were a part of something, and that their vote counted. I have never seen so many young people this engaged in an election...A woman brought her 18-year-old daughter in right after voting, and she was so excited to have voted for the first time in her life; a 17-year-old boy came in wearing buttons showing support for his candidates, and I asked him if he had voted. When he said he wasn't old enough yet, I gave him a cup of coffee anyway. It felt good for me to go out and vote, then encourage others to do the same.
I am so sad that proposition 8 was passed. I believe that a basic human right was taken away from many people. I really thought that one would lose by a landslide. At the same time, we approved proposition 2, which, for someone such as myself, who was a strict vegetarian for the last 10 years, is great. But what does it say about us when we are willing to give farm animals more basic rights than human couples in love?
I kinda had to cut that off so I could head to class, so it is a little bit brief...but I feel it gets the general idea across.
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Lisa,
I agree! I am so disappointed about prop 8. I thought Mayor Gavin Newsom had interesting insight to the results. He said, “It is sad to think that we are state known for human rights, and our state is proud to be on the "cutting edge" of politics.” Unfortunatly I am sad and scared to see the direction this state is headed politically. This is a large reason why I live in California, for the open debates and discussions surrounding liberal views.
I really like your response, especially the comparison between Prop 2 and 8. I liked how you included work and the reactions you got from voters. Your off to a perfect start, good job!
I love your comparison between Bush and Obama, beautifully worded. It's amazing to see how excited and controversial the election and props can be between people, and listening to their debates. Yes, I agree there were some upsets and sadness about some of the props passing, and some not. I really like your final comment about the basic rights.
I accidently did the wrong blog, I just put up this weeks!!
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