tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post3368682087360133992..comments2023-10-29T04:36:52.733-05:00Comments on elle, phd: Matter of Timeellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867952598756889997noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-92095323886077282122008-10-22T19:04:00.000-05:002008-10-22T19:04:00.000-05:00Joan,I had this moment when I was like, this must ...Joan,<BR/><BR/>I had this moment when I was like, this must be what my parents felt like when they heard about the other men on that card being assassinated.<BR/><BR/>For so long, I have tried to downplay the effect his candidacy has on me--worried, I think, of being accused of drinking the Obama Kool-Aid. Now, I don't give a damn if people say I'm voting for him because he's black, but being accused of cultishness is more than I can bear. :-)<BR/><BR/>But, I have come to the point where I have to admit that I am excited about his candidacy, the historical potential, the muted hope I do have for some kind of change.<BR/><BR/>And the thought that someone can take all that away from me and millions of others with a bullet (or whatever) is more than I can take (hence the tears).ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867952598756889997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19408862.post-6016214366665592552008-10-22T18:54:00.000-05:002008-10-22T18:54:00.000-05:00I kept thinking of you and this post yesterday. I...I kept thinking of you and this post yesterday. I feel like I get why this would be the one to make you cry. I just wish it hadn't been a matter of there being multiple attempts, by the ugliness at large, among other things. I'm not confident that I know how to make the "hug" sign but it's what I feel like sending in your direction.Joan Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07982954943622089736noreply@blogger.com