bummin'

i normally hate politics and want nothing to do with them let alone discuss them...but this year i've changed my mind - a bit - i'm not endorsing Obama, but i think some things need to be said about him.

i watched Obama's speech last night with my friends. i enjoyed it and thought it all well said and in reference to McCain very respectful. i'm saddened because of how the media is portraying his speech...already twisting it by cutting out sound bytes of small things that he said in a much broader context, piecing them together to portray that he bashed McCain the entire time and said little to nothing of his actual plan for his policy changes. i HIGHLY disagree! I'm bummed because i think too many republicans didn't actually watch last night and will only read articles and blogs from "their" side. instead of researching BOTH sides of the coverage on each candidate, i think we're doomed for another vote down party lines instead of a true look into what each candidate stands for and will bring to the table.

so i leave you with this...an excerpt from his speech...this will probably offend those of you who are die hard religious people, but this is the country i want...one that doesn't discriminate against people different from us, that shows love and compassion to those who need it most...remember this when you pick up your bible and thump at it someone when talking about all this political crap - jesus loved and dwelled among the "sinners" without discrimination, disdain or prejudice.

"America, our work will not be easy. The challenges we face require tough choices. And Democrats, as well as Republicans, will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past, for part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose, and that's what we have to restore.

We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country.

The -- the reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than they are for those plagued by gang violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.

I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in a hospital and to live lives free of discrimination.

You know, passions may fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers. But this, too, is part of America's promise, the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort."

here's the link to his speech in it's entirety