Vote for Hope

Once again and I apologize to those of you that are getting tired of the political blogs, but I can't help but pull it from my mind. As Americans we are in a very unique position as November gets nearer and nearer. In my mind I pray that we see Obama win big, that we see our country get the change that it desperately needs now. While in my hometown last weekend, a few different times conversations came up with people there that involved the election. First of all, when it came up, I was so glad because that means that people are interested in the election and interested in politics, which hasn't been much of the case for a while. But when the comments were made about the elections from these people I couldn't help but be so disappointed. I'm sincerely sorry if this offends anyone and I am only writing this to sincerely give my side of the story.

I was confronted with very uneducated answers to very complicated questions and came across some who really had no idea what they were talking about. I say this as a concerned young adult, as a registered Republican, as a moderate, as someone who has gotten a great education and someone that enjoys learning and as someone that always respects both sides of arguments. I say this as a woman, as an American and as someone with knowledge of other countries than our own, if Obama does not win this election, we are headed into another 4 years of war, of environmental destruction, and of political tyranny. We are headed into an era where women don't have rights with their own bodies, where our vice president is a disgrace to women, where our president is older than most of our grandparents. We are headed into 4 years with a presidency that doesn't have the same ideals that the majority of the nation does and a government that is so far out of touch with my generation, even though we have the potential to offer so much.

It was apparent to me after my visit to my hometown, (and I'm sure this is the case in many smaller towns), that America is vastly under educated and that through that lack of education, many Americans are voting without even understanding the underlying issues of this political race. These people are voting for things they don't understand and giving power to the politicians because they have no idea what to do, politicians that are using that lack of education to promote their own bank accounts. Comments were made to me about how Sarah Palin is worth voting for because she has "real issues" and those issues like a down syndrome baby and a pregnant 17 year old daughter make her "just like everyone else." Well perhaps that's true, but perhaps, like Obama says, "education starts at home," and perhaps Sarah Palin should be spending more time with her family and educating them instead of running for a position that she has no place in running for.

The state of our nation is truly at a turning point and it's this election that will put us over that tipping point on so many issues or that may let us reverse some of the damage we've done and move ahead in a positive direction. When you vote for Obama, you are voting for a man with values, a wife that is a strong and motivated woman, a duo that are educated, well informed and open to new ideas. You are voting for hope, for change, and most of all, you are voting for freedom, for morality, for change.

Vote for freedom, for morality, for a man that can move us forward and not back. Vote for someone that has years and years ahead of him to change the world. Vote for an educated man that can educate our country. Vote for strength and renewable resources for the future. Vote for endurance, for a healthier world. Vote for our planet. Vote for Obama.

Vote for hope.