Anything But Gray

It is rare that I am shocked speechless.
Rare that something is so beyond my comprehension that I can't even put into words the exasperation that is going on in my head.

This is not a joke….

I do not typically post political posts for a few reasons. I'll tell you why….

• I don't like my views out there for public consumption because I believe politics is a really personal thing and people can get VERY heated when discussing it. Hell, even Zak and I can come to near blows when we have a political debate…
• To be honest, I don't feel I know enough about politics to have a really strong debate with someone. I know enough to be able to talk about politics and to understand what's going on when I read things but to really strongly debate? I don't have enough facts, typically and I just don't feel confident to debate.
• I hate arguing about stuff I cannot change…

So that's just a few reasons….

But this has me so completely frustrated that I can't help it. I have to post. I feel like I'm in some kind of twilight zone…I keep thinking, This can't be for real. No way. No effin' way did they just award this man the Nobel Peace Prize.
But for real, it is. Unbelievable. 

When Obama was running for office I went to a website where they have the voting records for senators. Because we all know that candidates will say anything when they are campaigning, so to truly get an idea of what a candidate is about, I go to this site to see how they have voted on certain issues, during their terms. There were so many bills that Obama was supposed to vote on but instead of yes or no…for or against….whatever….it had n/p. You know what that means? NOT PRESENT! That means the man wasn't there voting on issues! He was too busy campaigning! So for me, I had no real clue what Obama was about!  That and his total lack of experience were my biggest problems with him, then. I'm not even gonna get into what my problems with him now, are. Luckily, I don't have to because as his approval rating keeps plummeting and even his staunchest supporters are wavering, everyone else is doing the talking for me. Good.

I am sad. I am honestly sad. I thought it spoke volumes for progress in our country when he was voted in. As much as I felt he was not the man for the job, white or black, as his lack of experience left me feeling he was just not ready for that position, but I was still so proud of Americans. So proud of us, for how far we've come…..but the longer he is in office, the sadder I get. I was so happy I saw this in my lifetime. So happy that my children will not have an America that has never elected a black man into the presidency…..but the price America is going to pay for that pride and progress is going to be too high. I don't know that, in the end, if it will be worth it. Obama is just simply not the right man to blaze this trail…..

I mean really, how many years has he been politically active? What, exactly, has he done? The Nobel Peace Prize? Seriously?

For Christ's sake that succubus Angelina Jolie deserves this more….