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on presidents, priests, and King / 11.05.08, 02:08 PM
let me start this by saying that i voted with a clean conscience yesterday for ron paul, a man who is consistently pro-life, anti-war, and all around someone i agreed with. i enjoyed sitting outside and watching a large exodus of people go to the ymca across the street to exercise their right to vote. this is my first election, and after much prayer and consideration, i made the decision that felt right for me.
that being said, i give much congratulations to our president-elect, barack obama. there is absolutely no question that he won, and it was something to watch an election that was ended so decisively (being as the past two elections were drug out more). i do not agree with everything that our next president has to say, nor do i necessarily think that he was a better choice than john mccain- though many would argue with me. yet i experienced something last night that i have only experienced one other time in my life in a very different way.
the first time that i actually felt like i was a part of history was on september 11th. i was horrified, scared, and sad, but i realized that this would be a moment that would go down in the books.
last night was a different story. our first african-american president… wow. i didn’t vote for obama, i don’t agree with obama one hundred percent, but to ignore the historical importance of last night in our country is ignorant. talking with people in my neighborhood about obama even before the polls opened gave an idea of how beautiful of a thing this was for them. this is not something i can’t pretend that i get. if i cannot celebrate the outcome of the election for policy reasons, i can at least celebrate it in a way that my neighbors and collogues see it. for reasons i can’t understand, a little bit of oppression has been lifted from a people. that is something that reaches across societal divides. that is something that unifies.
i would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that he’s a man. Isaiah 2:2. people who are afraid of this country’s welfare should pray and do something to fight off policies they don’t agree with. people who think that the change that is coming is good should pray as well.
none is good but G-d.
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