everything has been light, airy, funny on here.
at the moment, the import of the electoral race is not as important right now. there are things i've heard on t.v. and read in the news that will get me going, but when it comes to doing a post, it just doesn't seem important. i know that this back problem was major [actually, i don't know the extent because i'm choosing not to know, and that's very unlike me.] i realize it was major because of the reactions of the therapists and home-nurse follow-ups in that they each have told me they are amazed at the movement i have after only one week. at the same time, it's pretty scary.
as far as what's going on in the country today, i'm over the bitter; i'm underwhelmed with the Crown Royal; and i'm afraid of the McCainomics.
the one issue i keep hearing with which i don't agree is Obama's elitism. i very well might get myself in trouble here, but i don't believe that he is elitist. i think he's uppity, and his wife Michelle echoes it with her frequent lapses into sout-side language idiom and pronunciations.
being elite is a state of being and does not necessarily have anything to do with what a person does.
uppity is an actual act of pretention, pomposity, arrogance, presumptuousness, etc. one of the synonyms often used is haughty.
what gets me is that uppity and haughtiness are two words, and in turn behaviours, in the African-American culture that are not accepted very easily. it is one of the things that my friends talked about when Obama first began running and a reason why they couldn't support him. of course, that's now changed and a couple have mentioned to me that if others thought that they didn't support Obama, they very well might be ostracized by other Blacks. if you stop and think about it, the percentage of Blacks supporting Obama did not grow until South Carolina. prior to that, the support was not there.
Michelle, in an early interview that partially focused on the question that Blacks were not supporting her husband said, "Don't worry. They will come." that is uppity.
Obama, since SC, consistently has had around 90% of the African-American vote in every state primary. i don't see how anyone can say that it is a coincidence. nor can i disagree, given historical considerations, with the support that the community is giving him, but i have a problem when i see it as blind faith that could affect and effect the entire world - my world.
one other thing that makes me anxious is the American electorate's proclivity to very often vote for the devil that you know. it's safer and less complicated. in a way, it could explain the 2004 presidential vote.
a recent poll of the top historians in the country reveals that 98% of them view the Bush/Cheney administration a failure and 61% the worst presidency of all. as qt in the Chicago Sun-Times asked on Sunday: Should we voters be glad that the historians weren't asked to rank the current electorate, which re-elected him?
in this respect, right now, i don't see anything (meaning Hillary or Barack) standing in McCain's way in November.
one other thing that worries me is that the crazies haven't come out of the woodwork --- yet.
i'm sure others would say they have come out. trust me, we ain't seen nuttin' yet. when the real campaigning gets into full swing after August, the minions, cabals, covens, 527's, etc, etc, etc. will be lurking in the dark halls, alleys, and frontal lobes of the Republican dieties...
the battle between Hillary and Barack is nothing and, unlike what others believe, i think it is a good thing for the Democratic Party. the party needs to get to real priorities. it's been flopping around for the over 24 years. it's time to get rid of the Pelosi's, Reids, Deans, Gores, etc.
with whom/what do they need to be replaced? that's the real question and i'm
just asking...
at the moment, the import of the electoral race is not as important right now. there are things i've heard on t.v. and read in the news that will get me going, but when it comes to doing a post, it just doesn't seem important. i know that this back problem was major [actually, i don't know the extent because i'm choosing not to know, and that's very unlike me.] i realize it was major because of the reactions of the therapists and home-nurse follow-ups in that they each have told me they are amazed at the movement i have after only one week. at the same time, it's pretty scary.
as far as what's going on in the country today, i'm over the bitter; i'm underwhelmed with the Crown Royal; and i'm afraid of the McCainomics.
the one issue i keep hearing with which i don't agree is Obama's elitism. i very well might get myself in trouble here, but i don't believe that he is elitist. i think he's uppity, and his wife Michelle echoes it with her frequent lapses into sout-side language idiom and pronunciations.
being elite is a state of being and does not necessarily have anything to do with what a person does.
uppity is an actual act of pretention, pomposity, arrogance, presumptuousness, etc. one of the synonyms often used is haughty.
what gets me is that uppity and haughtiness are two words, and in turn behaviours, in the African-American culture that are not accepted very easily. it is one of the things that my friends talked about when Obama first began running and a reason why they couldn't support him. of course, that's now changed and a couple have mentioned to me that if others thought that they didn't support Obama, they very well might be ostracized by other Blacks. if you stop and think about it, the percentage of Blacks supporting Obama did not grow until South Carolina. prior to that, the support was not there.
Michelle, in an early interview that partially focused on the question that Blacks were not supporting her husband said, "Don't worry. They will come." that is uppity.
Obama, since SC, consistently has had around 90% of the African-American vote in every state primary. i don't see how anyone can say that it is a coincidence. nor can i disagree, given historical considerations, with the support that the community is giving him, but i have a problem when i see it as blind faith that could affect and effect the entire world - my world.
one other thing that makes me anxious is the American electorate's proclivity to very often vote for the devil that you know. it's safer and less complicated. in a way, it could explain the 2004 presidential vote.
a recent poll of the top historians in the country reveals that 98% of them view the Bush/Cheney administration a failure and 61% the worst presidency of all. as qt in the Chicago Sun-Times asked on Sunday: Should we voters be glad that the historians weren't asked to rank the current electorate, which re-elected him?
in this respect, right now, i don't see anything (meaning Hillary or Barack) standing in McCain's way in November.
one other thing that worries me is that the crazies haven't come out of the woodwork --- yet.
i'm sure others would say they have come out. trust me, we ain't seen nuttin' yet. when the real campaigning gets into full swing after August, the minions, cabals, covens, 527's, etc, etc, etc. will be lurking in the dark halls, alleys, and frontal lobes of the Republican dieties...
the battle between Hillary and Barack is nothing and, unlike what others believe, i think it is a good thing for the Democratic Party. the party needs to get to real priorities. it's been flopping around for the over 24 years. it's time to get rid of the Pelosi's, Reids, Deans, Gores, etc.
with whom/what do they need to be replaced? that's the real question and i'm
just asking...
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