My post-election thoughts // WebNV

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2008

My post-election thoughts

Good or bad? Happy or sad? Arizona looks to re-elect some people and pass some propositions that I'm none too happy about, but who cares? Barack Obama is President!

Well, we did it. Barack Obama has become the 44th President of The United States of America...and I could not be happier about it. Watching the national news this evening I felt a steady confidence that this country would make the right choice for President.

On the other side, watching the local news about Arizona's results, has me less than thrilled. Looks like cranky ol' Joe Arpaio will be re-elected as Sheriff, while Fire-and-Brimstone Andrew Thomas will remain County Attorney. I'm not too surprised about this outcome, but was hoping for more change on a more local level.

And it looks like Prop 102 will be passing. The biggest proposition that I was opposed to is predicted to pass. For those who don't know, Prop 102 adds an amendment to the Arizona Constitution that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. It's basically a lame proposition that will enforce the lame religious beliefs of lame religious people who see gay people as the end-all-be-all of family values, and state they cannot get married (even though Arizona already has laws against that).

While it's sad to see my state take a step backwards in acceptance, it was overshadowed by the victory of Barack Obama.

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This article was published 8mon ago on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 8:20 pm by Nick Villescas. It was published under the following topics: Politics and with the following tags: Andrew Thomas, Arizona, Barack Obama, elections, Joe Arpaio, Prop 102, voting. So far this article has received 3439 hits with 4 comments.

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8mon ago // November 05, 2008 6:59 am

Paul // guest

First off congratulations on having a president who isn't an idiot. Most people around here are relieved. One of the first things I did this morning was see how Arizona went. Sorting those right-wingers out can be your task for the next election mate. :p

Now we just have to make sure Obama doesn't fail to deliver.

8mon ago // November 05, 2008 9:34 am

Wester547 // guest

Having elected Obama hopefully this country will see change at issue that doesn't ring of words like "ever-lasting violence", "stagnation", and "degeneration".... basically, all the things Bush, Cheney, and co. plugged at. Change won't come in a limpid instant but at least we know we won't be continuing the same convoluted things.

Prop 8 passed as well. Sad, that war is so bound into society that we can't help but react to that which is divergent violently. Might as well replace "same sex marriage" with "different people marriage"; you'd be doing the same thing effective. If homosexuals were heterosexuals from the get go, the same thing would be happening. Legal union is about equality, not sex. Is hate such a scary, profound, and irrevocable force that it must be directed everywhere - including inward?

Not to be too morbid or negative, though. Good post nontheless. I look forward to supporting Obama and Biden fully throughout their tenure.

8mon ago // November 05, 2008 1:46 pm

Stabbeh // guest

I was quite excited about Obama as well.
Proposition 2 passed here which is essentially the same as 102.
It bans and voids civil unions and domestic partnerships though being that gay marriages were already B7.
Was also disappointed about Prop 8 in California.

7mon 24d ago // November 11, 2008 1:17 pm

Mr. Smith // guest

Well I was also happy to get Obama in office but saddend by all those assholes that voted against gays having basic civil rights. I've been going to the no on 8 protests and the protests against the mormon church. I sh think that the churches that funded these props should lose their tax exempt status. God loves, man hates.

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