I Am So Proud, I Can’t Stop Crying

It’s true. I cried while watching the election results last night. I cried hard. Why? For so many reasons. Really. Because voters came out and voted! Because people came together and got excited and rallied. Because a young, first term senator, African-American, (okay, I’m going to say it…) BLACK man got elected into office. I’m so impressed with America. I’m just floored. I feel so lucky. I feel so positive.

I wasn’t sure. Really. Watching the news (which actually, I rarely do), and catching all the hateful and racist and bigoted voters, I thought, is this what America really is? I didn’t want to think so, but honestly, I wasn’t sure. I didn’t know of any, except one who wasn’t voting for Obama because of his name (sounds educated doesn’t it?). And it makes me think, is the media really doing it’s job? Are they being objective. I can think of quite a few that aren’t, that are perpetuating the hate and divisiveness. I wish, wish, wish, they would do a more objective job. People are smart enough to make their own decisions.

America has voted. The REAL America. The melting pot. How lucky are am I, are we, to live here and be a part of all of this.

We’ve been chatting on Facebook, and I’ve been reading, how some are so disappointed. I get it. I think if Obama had lost and McCain had won, I probably couldn’t have gotten out of bed today. I like the John McCain from years ago, the one I saw giving his concession speech last night, the one that called for us to work together. I couldn’t vote for the one I saw during this campaign, he scared me. The hatred and nastiness was not flattering, in fact it was embarrassing. The choice for his running mate was such an insult, it left me speechless and eventually made me angry, really really angry. I saw such a contrast from the last time he ran, he didn’t seem like he was behind his policies or running mate. I wonder really how he felt. He didn’t use to be so conservative, I always though he was more of a moderate. But I am so grateful for his concession speech, spoken like a true HUMAN BEING!!! (I’m disappointed in the booing during his speech, please, people, I mean REALLY!).

I’m excited, so freakin’ excited for what the future holds.

Anyway, I got such a thrill voting last night:

Here’s to the next 4 years of hope and change. ROCK ON America.