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Fun and games….

I cant really say much about this image. Without crying myself. Taken as Obama speaks of his deceased Grandmother. Fuck the race issue. The world is just proud you elected someone who can string a sentence together.

There’s been online buzz comparing Obama to Spock or Tuvok, emotionless vulcans, as he displayed an almost eery calm in the face of some of the most shocking attacks. But. he really is only human. Whether this will be to his benefit or his detriment in office, only time will tell.

(Shame on you, California.)

Back in 1997, courtesy of my British passport, I got to vote in a British General Election.

Years of failing, crippling government was overturned, and a new Prime Minister was elected. There was a sense of euphoria across the country, the something new and exciting was happening. That as a people, the UK had voted for change and hope.

Please, I hope to god that Obama does not replicate that. The world, and especially America, does not need another Tony Blair.

(And for those Americans reading - I love you, I love your country, with caveats and exceptions. That being - Texas.)

Hurrah. There’s a new President waiting in the wings, and for the first time ever, the First Family is black. An historic victory. Bigotry beaten?

Not quite yet.

Americans were not only voting on their President, Senate and House of Reps, but were also voting on various pieces of not inconsequential State legislation.

One of the most public campaigns has been about Proposition 8 in California, which - if the voters pass it - will change the State constitution to rule that marriage is between a man and a woman. A Yes vote is a vote against marriage for gay people. And one of the most despicable thing about it is the supporters targeting families, claiming that a No vote will mean their kids will be educated about same sex relationships, and will be “turned gay”.

Since when is education a bad thing? Since when is it good or right to say who should spend their life with whom?

President Elect Obama may be picking out the furniture for his posh new house right now.

In the mean time, more votes to pass Prop 8 have been counted than votes to ban it. Only 32 % of the vote has been counted, and I’m trying to remain hopeful.

I’m a Quebecoise. How does this affect me? What does it matter to me if it passes or not?

It matters. Because I have rights that will be denied to other people. And that is unfair and unjust. And I can’t explain to my children why this is so - because it makes no freakin’ sense to me.

Mr McCain is getting very animated as he says the US “never gives up”. His speech ends with the classic maverick’s anthem, Here I Go Again (On My Own) by Whitesnake.

…because hopefully everyone else is with Obama…

From the BBC