A slap from Yo Momma!

So I have been consumed today with the circus that is NY politics but I took a breather this afternoon to read some news  and as I gazed through Salon I stumbled upon a blog they like called Angry Black Bitch.   Now of course I was drawn to it for just the name (as I identify with it) but upon reading I must say kudos to this lady from St. Louis who is rocking it out and keeping it ever so real.  Today she was pontificating about the news coverage of the elections and what her opinions were on it, so I decided I might follow her lead and throw my 2 cents in.

I have read (and will unfortunately continue to read) the multitude of political meandering going on about this presidential election. I have read pieces talking about the historical part, the trashy bits, the he said she said phenomenons and the like. What has escaped me is solid pieces that truly define the cross roads that we are at as a country. I mean we can talk all day about the personalities that are playing out here and who deserves what, but the honest truth is that in this country we are a M.E.S.S.  What really kills me is that it’s not one segment of the population, when I look about I see examples of it everywhere.  From folks losing their homes, to people sending their children off to die to the rise of modern racism (Islamic Hate).  No section of the mass American public seems to be able to get it together.  Let it  be known that I include myself in this larger group, I like many people I know struggle from paycheck to paycheck and overdue notice to overdue notice.

So when I hear people talking about what matters in this election, I am dumbfounded that people don’t seem to get it. We are on the verge of a meltdown people, if America was your sister or cousin you would have been on that Intervention show begging them to get into rehab.  So the question remains about who is the best Doctor (Presidential prospect) to fix what ailes us? I of course have my own opinions about who that is and won’t speak about it here, as I still think asking someone who they are voting for is the ultimate in poor taste.  I do however beg everyone to start also having these internal conversations with yourself.  Instead of asking whose spouse is doing what or whose children are cutier or less slutty…PLEASE PLEASE begin to ask who is going to protect the rights of your vagina? Who is going to make your student loans not bankrupt you? Who is going to bring your cousin home from Iraq in one piece and who could care less if he came home in a body bag?  At the end of the day whoever you think makes the better choice for your life make it happen and go out and vote on November 4th.