STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

wetbandit42 · Marc Jacobs

RE: Election Results are IN and it's Obama...

boobaby · Kate Spade

I've been an Obama supporter a long time. I knew he would win. I've been saying it since 2004, driving everyone around me crazy. That said, last night, I had the strangest feeling that I've never felt before. I almost felt sick and then I realized, the feeling was hope! LOL

FWIW, I hope they rescue a dog. smile

joy0302 · Kate Spade

boobaby- I was just about to type that and I realized you already said a rescue dog. I hope they adopt a dog from a shelter. What a great way to advertise for shelters and possibly help save many dogs!

kmd · Kate Spade

Oh, it would be awesome if they rescued a dog. I mean, look at my handsome man to your left! Someone stranded him when he was a baby, but I saved him from a horrible demise.

Elle · Hermes

Cortney1982 wrote:

ttara123 wrote:

But Palin almost looked like she was going to cry!
I noticed too! She was probably going to miss her wardrobe, the national spotlight and the celebrity treatment.

Rightfully so! I think she asked to speak last night, but was declined by the McCain camp - she had alot of supporters herself, and I'm sure she was disappointed she did not get to address them. McCain's concession address was his best of the entire campaign (IMO), and it felt like the 'real' McCain had reemerged.

Y'know, I don't think I've been this happy, um, ever. I am happier today, because of this election, than I have ever been for anything in my lifetime. I didn't even think this morning to go out in search of newspapers to save, and many of them have sold out around here! I'll have to see what I can scrounge up ....

ETA - Husband just scored me an unread copy from work

! I'm not normally a sentimental sort, but I think I will collect as many different ones as I can for keeps. A box full of newspapers from this event would be a lovely thing to unearth in 50 or 60 years ...

Kelly · Hermes

I didn't even THINK of a newspaper! oh no, I hope I can find one!

ViViDogWear · Kate Spade

. McCain's concession address was his best of the entire campaign (IMO), and it felt like the 'real' McCain had reemerged.

Agreed agreed! I must have been lucky. I had to provisional vote since my polling place was about an hour away by my folks' house. We were lucky to have a polling place in our condo's pool house and there were about as many volunteers as there were voters.

The only thing I am REALLY SAD about is Prop 8. It just seems all like a flip flop. In my layman understanding - we have a progressive vote on a president elect but a conservative vote on marriage rights? It doesn't personally affect me in anyway - I just think that no one should be allowed to say who one can or cannot marry. That's about as archaic as arranged marriages.
just my humble opinion. overall - i'm just glad Bush is on his way out ...

Elle · Hermes

ViViDogWear wrote:

The only thing I am REALLY SAD about is Prop 8. It just seems all like a flip flop. In my layman understanding - we have a progressive vote on a president elect but a conservative vote on marriage rights? It doesn't personally affect me in anyway - I just think that no one should be allowed to say who one can or cannot marry. That's about as archaic as arranged marriages.
just my humble opinion. overall - i'm just glad Bush is on his way out ...

I agree, it spoils it. Apparently minorities voted overwhelmingly in favor of it, which seems all the worse, not that they were the only ones. Gee, we have our civil rights now, screw you! If it makes you feel any better, a lawsuit has already been filed to overturn it on the grounds that the changes are so large (removing basic rights from a minority group) they should be considered a constitutional ammendment, which requires a 2/3 majority to pass. Crossing fingers ....

It's looking like our Dem. candidate for Senate just squeaked it out this morning - we must have some seriously slooooooow counters 'round here

because the the votes cast on election day proper still haven't been counted! Bah!

tina242 · Kate Spade

I am super happy about Obama's win! I am more of a Republican on the economic issues (i.e. not a fan of spreading the wealth and I think government should stay out of our business for the most part) but a Democrat on social issues (i.e. not a Palin fan, if you know what I mean). I was very touched by the reactions by people of all races! So many happy tears!

I agree about Prop 8 as well. I know the supporters say they are trying to protect marriage - but that's hilarious to me given the divorce rate in our country!?! My parents' divorce really screwed me up; having a loving couple (no matter the gender) as parents would have been 10 times more stable.

jj · Kate Spade

McCain's concession speech was so classy - I was really touched. I think he's a great guy, and it's too bad his campaign was so poorly run.

As somebody who has never been affected by civil rights (is that the right way to say it?), I loved hearing from people who fought so hard for equality in the 60's and are now witnessing the election of a black president.

I just hope Obama's people can keep his momentum going and really make a change for the better, like keeping Americans engaged and eliminating apathy.

Suasoria · Chanel

Re prop 8: we can't discount the impact of churches on African-American and Latino voters. I think we make a mistake if we call out race/ethnicity as opposed to religion in this case.

I was personally very disappointed with the No on 8 campaign. They did a terrible job of communicating the very issues that Elle mentions - civil rights. There was a "teachable moment" in this election and we wasted that opportunity. In contrast, the Yes on 2 campaign never once wavered from their message that this was about compassion for animals. Why didn't the No on 8 campaign address compassion for people? If you saw their commercials you wouldn't even have known what prop 8 was about.

Right now I'm just bugging because I received emails from four people to sign a toothless petition to the governor (who has no power in this situation) - people who didn't try to lobby me BEFORE the election. It's like, NOW you're putting energy into this issue? Where were you two weeks ago? Not paying attention? In addition to 2 and 8, the CA ballot this year included abortion rights, environmental issues, criminal justice system changes, and a very important redistricting initiative that could change CA from a blue state to a red state. Um, didn't any of these people notice these before today?? Or was it just about Obama, Obama, Obama?

Grr. Su angry.