tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post6436837113319812669..comments2023-10-31T08:09:25.281-07:00Comments on T.: The Post-Election Grace Period of HappinessT. http://www.blogger.com/profile/16509409207991963533noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-26479009429550263772012-11-11T01:28:37.819-08:002012-11-11T01:28:37.819-08:00I don't know if we have a reprieve or simply a...I don't know if we have a reprieve or simply a pause as the righting regroups with a new spin on their old views. I wish the President good fortune but with a divided congress and a heap of econ problems I don't expect much progress. <br /><br />Ethnicity, skin color, minority or majority ... none of that will be a significant offset to the traditions of greed, power, hate and corruption. willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-54674544212395707442012-11-09T08:44:38.502-08:002012-11-09T08:44:38.502-08:00This morning I was thinking that I was feeing just...This morning I was thinking that I was feeing just about 'normal' for the first time since Sandy first blew into the Atlantic. This is followed by, "But so many people are still suffering, are still even just cleaning up if they're lucky enough to have a home standing to clean, and so many who just got back their lights are now without them again thanks to the nor'wester."<br /><br />Then I realized: this election is finally over, and we have another four-year reprieve.<br /><br />It's taken a long time for me to believe this horror show -- and I'm not exaggerating for effect, I'm not exaggerating at all -- is concluded. And judging just by my own long voters' line, it was concluded by a huge number of truly discounted or ignored voters, who indeed are still being ignored by the media and pundits analyzing the vote and why it went the way it went in so many states: the latina voter. She voted in huge numbers, and she isn't even thought about in the terms in the pundits. <br /><br />It turns out that indeed there was a 12-point gender gap: 75% of<br />Latino women voted for Obama, but only 63% of Latino men.<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/11/gender-gap-opens-in-latino-obama-vote/<br /><br />This is extremely meaningful, particularly with the aggression displayed against all women by the party of the guy who lost.<br /><br />Love, C.Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-52240623249786671292012-11-09T07:18:25.338-08:002012-11-09T07:18:25.338-08:00I am encouraged by our country, that we elected an...I am encouraged by our country, that we elected and also re-elected President Obama, but the social transformation is gradual and ongoing, and the remaining problems are profound. But the way I feel about feeling good is, just enjoy it. thanks, sp Susanna Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171292385713491199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-60567609067082758362012-11-09T05:57:48.522-08:002012-11-09T05:57:48.522-08:00I've waited a life time; I'm savoring the ...I've waited a life time; I'm savoring the rightness.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-81741325150630320502012-11-09T05:57:05.396-08:002012-11-09T05:57:05.396-08:00Dear T, i love this post so much. It was people li...Dear T, i love this post so much. It was people like you and your sons who prevailed. I'm going to live in that mighty fine space with you, and not allow my elation to be pricked by the screeds of hate spilling from the right.<br /><br />Obama has a tough road ahead. We can be sure it will not always feel so transcendent. But I trust the man. I trust his heart and mind and will. I'm right there. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-26371806567430739702012-11-08T23:32:56.227-08:002012-11-08T23:32:56.227-08:00perfectly expressed -- perfectly expressed -- Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-83504965231307084972012-11-08T21:23:06.629-08:002012-11-08T21:23:06.629-08:00Over here, the media are suggesting that you defin...Over here, the media are suggesting that you definitely elected the RIGHT man, but not necessarily for the good of your economy. Only time will tell. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937211191284874151.post-24214266413407047222012-11-08T20:20:32.087-08:002012-11-08T20:20:32.087-08:00I'm feeling mighty fine as well. Just think of...I'm feeling mighty fine as well. Just think of all the bullets we dodged -- supreme court appointments, dismantling of Affordable Care Act, no end to DOMA, and extented tax cuts for the uber rich. I know there will be times when the President disappoints me, but he has us heading in the right direction.<br /><br />I just wish the GOP/FOX groups would stop nashing their teeth all call for unity. Not. Gonna. Happen.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.com