I became curious about the election for 2008. I was challenged as to “why” was I thinking I would vote for Obama. I mean in past elections, I had watched a few minutes of debate, listened to other people’s opinions, watched the 10 o’clock news, etc. But this time I was challenged to do my research and really learn about ‘who’ I was going to vote for……thanks Missy! That has opened the door for so much more than just a “vote” from this American. I had said in June of 2008 that I thought Obama was “cool”…..” he seems to really get people”…….”he acts like one of us”……..”he doesn’t appear to be all engrosed in the ‘politics’ of it all”……..
What now seems the scariest to me is that I was one person. How many others in this nation voted this man into office with the same feelings. I tell you if I had been one of them……I’d be feeling pretty cheated right now, probably more so than I already am. But thank the Lord, I did my homework, I watched ALL the debates. I watched MORE than just the 10PM news. I started tuning into FoxNews, CNN and even MSNBC. Watching all these different channels is when I learned my first disturbing reality…….there are many people out there either in “denial” or living with thier “heads in the sand”. I became more frustrated and saddened as the summer passed and on into the fall. I went to the polls and cast my vote, very proud! Very proud that I was not only voting for the best man for the job (McCain) but also because I was more than just voting my “gut” I was casting an educated vote. I remember when I left the school where I had to go vote, I felt so proud, so American and I had hope that things in our nation were ready for a change for the better with McCain driving the big bus.
I remember going that night to a little Italian place to pick up take out for the family. I was sitting there with my then 2 year old waiting on the food. They had a large TV in the dining room and of course the election was on. They flashed a picture of Obama and my sweet child says, “Mommy, look Obama is bad”. Well, at first I was horrified that my toddler could first recognize someone from TV and second that she had heard me say it enough to repeat it. My embarrasment was quickly lifted when the place burst out with giggles. Turns out I was not alone in this thought and they loved that even a 2 year old knew what was bad for our country. We came home, ate dinner and I was glued to the TV the remainder of the night. I remember watching and praying and hoping. I remember watching as slowly the nation had voted as a people to put this man into office…….a man that played on people’s fears, emotions and thier want for change. I don’t think he ever really clarified what kind of change other than it was going to be “fundamental”. I don’t think people who DID vote for him are getting what they really hoped for.
Anyhow, I remember feeling defeated and crazed by the outcome. I wanted so badly to be happy that we were no longer a nation of “color” and that a black man had been voted into the White House. I wanted to see the true greatness of what this moment could’ve and should’ve represented……….but I knew it was so much more, there were bad things coming. I decided that I was going to stay as informed as I could on what was getting ready to unfold in our safe little world here……America.
I started watching news channels a few nights a week. I watched Obama be sworn in. I watched and watched and watched……and became more and more and more frustrated. How could this be happening. How could there really be people who couldn’t see what was happening. Had we become a nation of people in denial? Or did people just not want to think that things could ever truly be this bad in a place as safe and secure as America………….
So as the months have gone by, I have found myself ranting on about what’s going on……sharing things in disbelief and then finding myself in even more disbelief that there are people who think this is 1. okay and not a problem, 2. it’s not really that bad, 3. no one could ever take away our freedoms. I found myself wanting to shout “Wake up, it’s happening and you’re letting it happen—stand up and say something, spread the news, help make a difference”…….uuuggghhhh! What’s happened to us? Have we become a nation of lazy people? ( don’t answer that) Have we become just so consumed with our own daily lives that we vote someone into office and then blow it off until another election rolls around? (don’t answer that) Has America just got so comfortable in it’s own skin that we say….”eh, it could never happen here—that’s the kind of stuff that happens in Cuba or Iraq or Germany, not America”????
So here I am………on a journey. A journey to keep myself educated, to educate those around me that want to know, to keep up with what’s really going on, to keep others “in the loop” and to challenge those who have just been set on cruise control for so long like I was. I have found myself watching the news, taking notes, doing my own homework, reading things I would’ve never read at age 30–like The Bill of Rights. I have found myself posting things on FaceBook and then finding that I have inspired this already amongst my friends. I have found that people thank me for putting the info out there that they otherwise would’ve never known…..because they don’t have time to look it up themselves. I personally don’t have the time either…..I just have way too much passion to not MAKE the time.
So after some encouragement from some great friends (Thanks Erica and Dave) and a bold dare from Glenn Beck……..here’s my blog. Sweetly named “The Right Right Winger” by my friend Dave. Although I consider myself to be a conservative with Christian values……it is seeming that more and more are taking a “side” and I don’t want to be wrong…..I want to be RIGHT. So here we are and here we go. I will be posting all kinds of stuff that I find……info that I learn through books and through watching news……this will contain facts and opinions. SO I CHALLENGE YOU TO DO YOUR OWN HOME WORK. Don’t take my word for it, look at the info for yourself……that way when you are telling it to someone else you can back it up better. That’s what this is all about…..getting the word out, because we sure can’t rely on the media to do it these days. They have way too much to lose, so they can’t be honest and fair in their reporting…………..why do you think they reported on Obama’s dog and Michelle wearing shorts to the Grand Canyon??? They can’t tell you the real stuff or thier would be an uprising in this nation!
READ, do your homework, leave comments, tell friends, stand up for what you believe is right!! You may lose friends in this fight…..I already have! But the message it TOO important for me to be quiet and sit still while our country is ripped to shreds and we all become slaves to the governments plan………….
ENJOY and GOD BLESS!!!!
