The 2008 Breakdown

( Previous Early Thoughts )

Update

	Electoral	Popular %
Obama	338	51%
McCain	156	47%

Well, he got the plurality! The Electoral College went to him in a landslide, yet the Popular Vote portrays that not quite everyone in America thinks of him as the Great One.

NBC is currently defending Ageism as being okay and better than Racism. NBC also seems to believe that when young people voted for other people in the past, it wasn't because we believed our voices could be heard: we only believe that now because of Obama. Thanks, MSM. 

For how much race didn't matter in this election, it sure is amazing how the can't stop talking about it, isn't it?

Things about Obama's Accetance Speech:
- I loved his opening remarks - the first part about being Americans, everyone coming together to vote. I'm not being sarcastic; if everyone hadn't been in bed sleeping already, I probably would have clapped. I thought it was interesting and demonstrated how clearly different our ideologies and values are, because if he'd been speaking to a conservative crowd, the noise and pride from being defined so perfectly American would have been deafening and difficult to end. He barely got 2 seconds of scattered applause for that.

- I don't think that a lot of people knew he was talking about Abraham Lincoln, or he didn't know that republicans and Honest Abe are the Great Satan of his supporters. Either way, people didn't know they were supposed to applaud at that part. Blank faces all around.

- I laughed when Obama called the victory humble and cause to work together: not as a judgement on him, but on the full second lull before the scattered, half-hearted applause sounded. It sounded great, sure, but this is why we say he has the Messiah Complex. His side isn't willing to work with ours, obviously, and ours isn't willing to work with theirs so long as they have that attitude. His being there won't change that. I don't even know that it's possible, because the ideologies are so far apart that it leaves little middle ground in terms of policy.

- I'm torn between laughing and feeling sorry for those who are crying. I understand the significance here, but he's just one man. Where were the tears for Clarence Thomas and Colin Powell and Condie Rice and JC Watts? It cements that this election was not about the issues, the clear disconnect between Conservatives and Republicans and Liberals. This election was about making history, about asauging "white guilt," about sticking it to George W. and the republicans, about everything else other than what Obama's campaign actually believed. A small portion of his supporters knew what he stood for, truly, but most knew one thing here or there, that he stood for undefined "change," and he would be the first black president. Get red in the face with me all you want; you'll only prove my point further.

- I thought it was an excellent speech. The language was so vague yet demonstrative that, like throughout his campaign, what he said could mean something different to anyone who heard it. That takes talent. His calls for sacrifice, that he's going to do things wrong, etc, his re-cap of American history: I'll bet it meant something different to every person you talk to about it.

Despite my huge political objections to his leadership, I do have serious concerns about his safety. I don't think it would be anyone politically (that is conservatively) motivated, but dangerous minority groups, such as the white supremacists. His and his family's safety will be an earnest prayer on my part for the future.

I'm holding off mostly on my thoughts here; the majority of y'all on my flist were in favor of Obama, so tonight is your night. Celebrate, party - you've got your man with a historically successful campaign that will be studied for years to come. There will be plenty of time for me to criticize him in the future; I just want to really capture all the thoughts and processes of this night, which does include my cynical comments. Congrats, guys.

Now the real debates can begin. ;)

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