tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post8236655823144763874..comments2023-03-30T04:37:22.283-07:00Comments on The Savvy, The Extreme & The Idealist: Maybe This Could Really Happenthe beige onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07942559613808788504noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post-6211626383800747852008-10-01T23:36:00.000-07:002008-10-01T23:36:00.000-07:00Though I was going to save it for Saturday, I'll s...Though I was going to save it for Saturday, I'll spill a little bit of it here: Thank you for the thank you, and I had no idea the NC was so well represented here.the beige onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942559613808788504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post-45465373225070546312008-10-01T20:44:00.000-07:002008-10-01T20:44:00.000-07:00good examples of reasons to have hope:1. not sure ...good examples of reasons to have hope:<BR/><BR/>1. not sure how many other commenters are from NC, but SEI officially has 3 democratic NC readers...abby, swine, and momentofchoice (sadly i cannot vote but am threatening many to do so on my behalf)...point being (and as Abby has referenced) NC is moving in a good direction.<BR/><BR/>2. people like Stef also exist. from a teeny town in Ohio. a democrat. and she QUIT HER JOB the day her manager uttered the 'n-word'...<BR/><BR/>3. other people like Erin O'Brien exist in Ohio. spreading the logical love with her writing skillz. read her blog <A HREF="http://erin-obrien.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">here</A>. read her column <A HREF="http://www.erinobrien.us/RainyDayWoman.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>4. people like the savvy, the extreme & the idealist exist and reach out to each other across the country to collaborate on getting out important information and interesting perspectives... drumming up necessary conversation<BR/><BR/>5. i'm sure there are more but it's past my bedtime.<BR/><BR/>goodnight and thanks for your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post-39858168025460951562008-10-01T12:33:00.000-07:002008-10-01T12:33:00.000-07:00I live in a very white town and I'm terrified too,...I live in a very white town and I'm terrified too, like Abby said. Obama yard signs are getting stolen, I hear the n-word uttered like it's just some everyday thing, and it's truly just acts and words of complete ignorance and fear. <BR/><BR/>But I continue to have hope. Obama inspires that. It's definitely hard, when it seems like the hope could easily be dashed .. but maybe, just maybe, this thing will happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post-73943600651413550192008-10-01T10:15:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:15:00.000-07:00I have the hopes going, but I'm keeping a real clo...I have the hopes going, but I'm keeping a real close eye on them buggers...2000 and 2004 in particular took a lot out of me. 32 days is a long time.the beige onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942559613808788504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post-24118549385118868862008-10-01T08:35:00.000-07:002008-10-01T08:35:00.000-07:00Listen, Deni, if you never allow yourself to hope,...Listen, Deni, if you never allow yourself to hope, how can you experience the sweet, sweet misery of having those hopes crushed? Just let go and embrace the possibility that your soul will be torn to shreds!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472069339752433416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581614926672563071.post-602522914505046282008-10-01T08:09:00.000-07:002008-10-01T08:09:00.000-07:00I'm feeling MUCH the same way. Just blogged about ...I'm feeling MUCH the same way. Just blogged about how I'm so afraid of the closet racists in America. They can SAY they are OK with a black man in office, but in the privacy of that voting booth, people realize their power. I'm terrified. Hope isn't something I'm able to feel much right now either. <BR/><BR/>In NC, <A HREF="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/nc/north_carolina_mccain_vs_obama-334.html" REL="nofollow">the lines just crossed</A>. We aren't typically a swing state, but we're pretending to be one this election. I feel like Obama has been here WEEKLY! I know it isn't that much, but he's here all the time, and McCain? I haven't seen hide nor hair of him.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065226411223865484noreply@blogger.com