I wish I could be happy today

[Oeditpus Rex]

But, it's official: I still live among bigots, and that knowledge is tearing at my gut.



I feel cheated of the joy that so many of you feel.

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. It was posted in a "proposition 8" thread that at least in CA

there are still votes being counted. Cross your fingers for that one, and hope that the others are overturned when we next vote.

[LeftyMom]

2. Same here. I'm pissed.

If I catch the neighbor with the Yes on 8 sign outside it will go badly.

[Shell Beau]

3. Well we are moving in the right direction. It may be slowly, but

it is happening. But bigots will always be out there unfortunately. We just have to keep fighting the fight.

[Lucian]

4. There's still hope, Oedi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3585209&mesg_id=3585209

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. I heard that sometime between 5 and 6 a.m.

About the challenges, that is. Nobody said anything about the uncounted ballots. That would explain the low numbers — like, less than 50 percent turnout in San Francisco, which is impossible to believe.

It could be four weeks before those are certified, because all the signatures have to be checked.

I shall hold out a glimmer of hope.

[RevCheesehead]

5. Do you think a hug would help?

:hi:
:hug::loveya::hug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Wouldn't hurt

:hug: :loveya:

[AlCzervik]

6. yup and i still have my signs up.

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. I just took mine down

The haters across the street still have theirs up. Displaying their ill-based righteousness, I assume.

[AlCzervik]

13. my neighbors took all their signs down, the republican neighbors that is.

between 8 and 9 last night they all went poof.

[crispini]

7. Ya know, I managed (and lost) a local race

so it does make for an awfully bittersweet victory.

Just enjoy the mixture -- the sweet and the sour-- that is life.

[Gormy Cuss]

11. Yes, it's not a happy day here either.

I'm ecstatic that at the national level we have the potential for reversing the Bush power grabs and human rights violations but the Prop. H8 win angers me. It shouldn't even have been a close contest.

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. It shouldn't even have been up for vote

[Parche]

12. We Cant Be Sad

We need to fight back
and rid this world of these kinds of things

:grouphug: :grouphug: :hi:

[jonnyblitz]

15. I was happy and "teary" to see all the AA kids ecstatic on the tv

when victory was declared last night but that lasted for about an hour. today i don't even want to read the happy/gloating threads. I don't feel it anymore.I am actually kind of in a funk as if McCain had won. :(