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I am truly saddened and disillusioned by the way this democratic campaign has turned out and is currently unfolding. Now don't get me wrong... I love a good fight to the bitter end, but this is not a hockey game, it's the race to the White House. In this case, iit has become a bit more than even I can chew off.  One candidate has an out of control Pastor; and another has an out of control husband.  You can't dream this stuff up!  And, I bet the writers in Hollywood are shaking their heads thinking, you can't even write this stuff it's that good!  Honestly, we have two great candidates, but let's not forget that they are also politicians and need I say more?  Politician means : someone whose main political motive is self-advancement.  Does that also mean “at any cost?” I understand that this is how our system works.  I just felt the need to share my opinions and start somewhere, instead of sitting here wondering how others felt.  Nothing I am about to share is new information.

On one hand you have a man who "preaches" great hope and change; and on the other hand a very strong women, with somewhat questionable white house experience, but certainly is not clueless. Not by a calculated long shot folks! So then the question would be this... who is a better candidate?  Barack Obama because Oprah says so which is basically how this who thing started... or Hillary Clinton for the shear romance of having a woman president.  

For the first time in my 50 years of existing on this planet, I have become very outspoken politically.  How brilliant it is that for the first time in American history we have a woman and a black man both running for President in the same party.  What happened to brotherly love among the Democratic Party folks?  I AM ashamed to admit I am a Democrat.  I AM completely, without a doubt embarrassed by what has taken place between these two most brilliant candidates.  Dividing your own party........ For shame on you both for not playing fair.  What is fair by the way?  Does that word even exists anymore?  And even though my juggler veins at times seem to have been pinched politically, I am proud to be a Democrat.

After watching Jeremiah Wright over the past few days (again) and then hearing Barack Obamas response, I myself became outraged from deep within.  How can a man be part of a church for over twenty years and not have this effect the way he thinks and acts in the world; then publicly deny that he was present?  Ok, Barack Obama, maybe you were not present.  I will give you that.  Maybe you were unaware of what was going on in your own church and not one church member ever made these beliefs a topic of conversations in any bible study group or pot luck dinner... Ok...  BUT, how about distancing yourself from your Paster publicly on the day of your Presidential campaign announcement eluding he was not present for the biggest day of your life (outside of your wedding and baptizing your children), then we come to find out through your own Pastors words he was in the basement praying with you and your family........ Oppps I say!  You know what really blows my hair back Barack Obama, it’s the fact you lied about it, publicly.  There is a saying, if it’s too good to be true, chances are  it’s not what it appears to be, and frankly, I am beginning to wonder if that truth fits, wear it.

Now I have not forgotten about our dear hearted, compassionate, Hillary Clinton, of whom every time I see her hug her daughter feel like I am watching another episode of Mommy Dearest... but ok........ What  goes on in the Clinton house, stays there... as far as a candidate, I am a supporter.  I believe she is up for the fight of her life and I give her much credit for being able to keep those gloves on.  Let’s call it what it is… She is a woman running for the office of the President of the United States of America in a mans world, and you know what, get over it!  She has what it takes to do the job! I love that!  Did you hear me I LOVE THAT!  That woman has Kahunas!  I feel she can do what it takes to turn this country around.  

Think about this… Who is Barack Obama?  Where did he come from?  Who are we really dealing with?  Does anyone know?  Please help me understand this Obama Phenomenon.  At least with Hillary Clinton, you know who she is, what she is about, and where she came from.  

In closing, for all I know, I know nothing.  Who really does when you think about it, know everything?  I have met a few that did and I ran for the hills.  The only one that does, believe it or not, or so “they” say is God.  I can say my heart is broken and I am saddened, confused and frankly scared for what may come depending on this election.  I am in the last phase of my lifetime, and I still believe in the hundreth monkey effect. What concerns me is our children and what we are leaving behind for them.  All our decisions make up their future. So please, rethink your truths and be as sure as you can be in voting who becomes our next President.  Take everything to heart and leave no stone unturned in finding your truth.  Look beyond some of your insights and realize how you vote in this election, effects the generations to come.

I welcome all views on my blog and thanks for posting.

Skye Rivers