Why would Mcain pick Palin. I know the elections are over but what do you think of the Pit Bull With Lipstick. And how about Joe the Plumber. Was her just a crutch. And If you could go back to Election day would you choose someone else.

I came across this interesting website today that is discussing our generation. As the website puts it "generation we."  Basically, young people today are making up the largest generation of our time, while inheriting some of the world's biggest issues.

Watch the video here: http://www.gen-we.com/

It's interesting to note that if we unified as a generation, we'd be the largest voting block in the history of america. I found this map below which gives an interesting picture of how each state would look if it counted only votes by 18-29 year olds.

It sort of makes you wonder what the world could be like if we held the power? Would we be better off? Make better decisions? Either way, I'm down with the progressiveness path we're starting to take.  

i'm tired of hearing the same thing from each person who is of the same race as Barrack Obama, "I'm voting for him because he's black". It's not about that. This girl in my second period government class always says that. "why would you vote for Obama?"

"Because he's black".

"How do you think he'll end the war in Iraq".

"Because he's a different man of color".

How does this end racism when all she sees is color, admits all she sees is color, but feels that she's treated wrong because she's...you guessed it, black.

Not all african american's are like this, i'm not saying that at all, I'm just tired of being blamed for things i'v never been apart of, hearing the same thing about color day after day after day, and made to feel like the scum of the earth because i'm white. No one should feel like that. She even had the audacity to STARE at me and LAUGH when she proceeded to spit that comment.

After she made that comment about how Obama will stop the war, I couldn't keep my voice quiet. If she can wave her flag than I can wave mine. I told her that color has nothing to do with it, that a white man is no better than a black man and a black man is no better than a white man. Voting should be based on beliefs, morals and policies that you agree or disagree with. She told me to "shut the f**k up" and I kept going, i'm not going to be attacked and not defend myself. "You wouldnt vote for Obama because you're white" she continued. I explained that I'm not like that, no i wouldn't vote for Obama OR mccain, (though i'm glad that Obama won, but I would've been happy with either) and that I wasn't arguing with her because she's black, I was arguing with her because she's wrong. and also that i was tired of dealing with the controversey every single day. She began crying and I planned on apologizing after class but my classmates all thanked me after the period, saying she needed to hear it and that if i apologized she wouldn't stop with the racial comments. i think i was right.

Two people believe I was in the wrong, and many may believe that I have a racial problem with african americans (this is the second encounter i'v had with a girl in my classes) but that's because they fail to see my side of the conversation. In both instances I did not start the argument, I defended myself.

In the first instant I had used the word "ghetto" to describe one of my WHITE friends, just jokingly. Other people say it, (yes, even black people) so i believed that it wouldn't be a problem since I have said it many times before. "Adam, you're not ghetto, stop that" since he was talking like a drug dealing prisoner from the wrong side. All of a sudden "What the f**k you just say white bitch?" I was caught off guard from laughing to looking around. It couldn't have been me. She stood up, pointed at me and continued with her cussing. "you called me a ghetto black b***h, I heard you!"

Seeing as she's all the way across the room I found that hard to believe, and also the fact that she didn't get what i said right. "Excuse me, but I didn't, and if you're going to listen to other's conversations you might want to make sure you're right about what you're accusing." I continued to talk to my friends but she wouldn't stop. "I'LL F**K YOU UP CRACKER!!" and i exploded, screaming back at her, the both of us standing out of our chairs, too loud to comprehend, telling one another to shut up and stop.

So what I'm trying to make sure is that you understand that I am NOT a racist, these things happen all the time, and to the people who told me "You shouldn't have done that" or "You could've stopped" then why do you talk bad about that person after I stood up for myself? Because you don't have the guts to say what I did...that's pathetic.

 

So, post Barack Obama election win, I took it to the streets like the rest of them, yelling screaming and dancing with my fellow friends and citizens. The jubiliation was unlike anything I've ever seen. Apparently, I wasn't alone.

PORTLAND Singing and Dancing:

 

We Love You NYC Cops:

 

Harlem Drums at 3 am!

 

Kenya:

 

Do you have videos or photos from your parties? If you weren't an Obama supporter, what do these celebrations mean to you?

Rock on people. CHANGE '08

Whew...

That was a wild ride, wasn't it? I feel like I've been so obsessed with the election for the last few months that I almost don't know what to do with myself now that it's over. No more yelling at the TV during debates? No more mocking Sarah Palin on a daily basis? What else is there?

Well... I suppose I could focus on the hard work ahead for President Obama. I laughed out loud when I saw this news brief in The Onion: "Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job":

In his new high-stress, low-reward position, Obama will be charged with such tasks as completely overhauling the nation's broken-down economy, repairing the crumbling infrastructure, and generally having to please more than 300 million Americans and cater to their every whim on a daily basis... Said scholar and activist Mark L. Denton, "It just goes to show you that, in this country, a black man still can't catch a break."

Seriously! I can't believe there are so many people who still want to be president, God love 'em.

I think what I will miss most about this election is the brilliant comedy that came out of it. SNL, The Onion and YouTube kept me laughing to keep from crying, and I hope they can keep it up now that we have an administration I actually have faith in (it only took eight years, right?). I'd like to make a shout-out to my personal favorite comedian from this election, the brilliant Sara Benincasa, whose Sarah Palin vlogs made me choke on my coffee more times than I can count. 

Here's the video that started it all (check out the rest on her YouTube channel and 236.com):