America Changed Its History Today

I wake up every morning, listening to the Steve Harvey Show on Hot 103 Jamz... of course, this morning Barack Obama was all the rave! Do you realize that we are all alive to see history in the making? The entire world is talking about this election! It's not just an American Dream anymore.

Countries from Britain all the way to/as far away as Africa! Yes, Steve Harvey said so, or maybe it was one of his guests... One of which happened to be the Reverend Al Sharpton. Now, I don't know anything about him, except that Michael Jackson said something about him in a song and I don't even know what that was, so if mentioning him is a drag for someone reading, Sorry. I hope not to offend anyone here, I just had to mention Steve Harvey because he is HILARIOUS!

I had to edit this post because we turned the page on American History today! I also have to give props to Senator McCain for his concession speech. It was elegant, graceful, and respectful to our new President Elect, Barack Obama. I told my little sister, "I heard he was a nice man, but when they start slinging hash at each other, it turns me all the way off." That immediacy to finding fault in another candidate is what makes me NOT want to Vote for you! I don't understand why this country has become so hostile toward itself.

We are the GREAT MELTING POT: America. Where did that America go? I could mention that the Constitution of our great country was founded on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I could mention that the Founding Fathers of this country were Mostly Devout Christians looking for Freedom from Religious Prosecution. In this day and age, where we have come so far as to not only accept a half-breed (no offense, my kids are half-breeds, too! come on, we're all adults here) as a Nominee for President of the United States, we ELECTED HIM, TOO!! Before today's history was made (and no gunfire rang out in his direction) I had lost hope in the America I grew up in. But now...there is hope, I'm sure of it. We as a nation are not lost as the world believes, and a lot of us believed it was, before today.

Believe me, I, as Mr. McCain and Mr. Bush, understand the significance of this memorable historic event. I have been Mexican all my life (duh) and have faced racism in my past, too. I never understood it and was naive enough not to know it the first time I heard it. I was also confused with being Caucasian, which was funny at the time. If racial slurs were hurtled my way I just hoped they got the Right Race! However, I don't believe for a minute that this entire election was based on the racial issue at all (okay, aside from that one organization who shall remain nameless, because I won't give it the satisfaction of giving it credit for anything, about not electing a woman to Office, and they would instead vote for the 'black man' before they voted for a woman - at least, that's the email I got). I found the issue of race not having been mentioned very comforting.

Now, having said that, I did not follow the entire election as closely as Anyone else, so I wouldn't know if race was raised at some point and time in this election. The omission of such an issue is what I saw and I was proud of us for not bringing it into the forum. If I'm wrong about that, I don't really want to know, let me be proud of America for once, will you?

"The people have spoken," McCain said in his speech. Well, yes they have, but they didn't get a chance to in the last two elections, so, needless to say, I was a little doubtful this year. But my FAITH was Strong! I woke up this morning Knowing and Aware that we would have a new President today...and I KNEW it would be Barack Obama. At least, that's what my heart told me. Not to mention the chant I prayed all day, "Please Lord, let him win. Please Lord, let him win. Please Lord, let him win!" Yeah, I was pretty sure.

In my private blog I relate a story of my son's Voting Day at Kindergarten and what he told me about voting for Barack Obama. Yes, he did, too. Yes, I told him, "I'm proud of you, baby." The last thing I do want to mention though is - How on God's green Earth Could/Would America STILL Want to Vote Republican after these last 8 Years??? I'll never understand it. Now I know why I'm not especially interested in making friends in my rural/suburban neighborhood... it's because I voted for Change and they voted for the same crap, different 4 years! Why, God, why?

Thanks for reading the rantings of a sane, well-medicated individual.