tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555715.post3443164457349181212..comments2023-02-12T08:40:32.494-08:00Comments on Geoff's Two Bits: Fragile HopeGeoff Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12361851625830195798noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555715.post-26532445189711359362008-11-06T20:50:00.000-08:002008-11-06T20:50:00.000-08:00Obama's election is a result of high turnout from ...Obama's election is a result of high turnout from his support groups: Latinos, African-Americans, under 30s, and educated whites. <BR/><BR/>Prop 8 support came from white evangelicals, conservatives, Catholics, homophobes, African Americans, and, to a lesser extent, Latinos. This drips with heartbreaking irony. <BR/><BR/>In LA County, Obama won by more than a million votes (almost 70%). However, Prop 8 wins LA with 50.4%. Evidently, lots of Obama voters also supported 8. So, before we celebrate the great Obama victory as a Messianic event, let us not forget that there is still much education that needs to occur with those who ought to be more favorable to another oppressed group. <BR/><BR/>Government has no place in the bedroom. Shit does not have to roll down hill. <BR/><BR/>To a lesser extent, this same phenomenon also occurred in SF. Obama did better there than No on 8. <BR/><BR/>Mark <BR/>who is straight but has gay married friends who worry about losing health care benefits, state tax breaks, and the other "benefits" of marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555715.post-9518641120449871442008-11-05T09:24:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:24:00.000-08:00As my daughter's African American boyfriend told a...As my daughter's African American boyfriend told a friend on the phone last night. 'Yes, man we won. Now it's time to show the world we deserve it by getting off the corner and getting a job.'<BR/>RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555715.post-1347580556162463072008-11-05T04:49:00.000-08:002008-11-05T04:49:00.000-08:00One obstacle at a time, Geoff. An African-America...One obstacle at a time, Geoff. An African-American was elected President; 50 years ago Jim Crow laws prevented Blacks from sharing the same water fountain! I'm sad, too, that Prop 8 passed. But that wall will one day fall,as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com