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[gfish]

"I've never been prejudiced in my life," said Sharon Fleming, 69, the wife of a retired coal miner, who spends hours at the union hall calling voters on behalf of Obama. "My niece married a black, and I don't have a problem with it. Now, I wouldn't want a mixed marriage for my daughter, but I'm voting for Obama."

Barrayar is a metaphor for America, isn't it? I can't believe I didn't see that before.

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[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

Barryar?

[ilmarinen.livejournal.com]

Not sure I get the reference.

However, the anecdote is encouraging--in that, I know there are plenty of folks who are uncomfortable with the concept of, say, their daughter marrying a black man, however, hopefully that won't stop them from voting for Obama.

Are my expectations too low? Too high? I don't know anymore.

-B.

[waysofseeing.livejournal.com]

Bujold grew up and lived for a long time in rural Ohio. Any metaphorical or other resemblance between Barrayar and the more conservative areas of America are, of course, utterly coincidental.

[vixyish.livejournal.com]

Ben and Beth Bailey sat in the back and clapped politely, but they remained unpersuaded. They said they were likely to break from their tradition of voting Democratic and might well not vote at all.

Obama "just doesn't seem like he's from America," said Beth Bailey, 25. Ben Bailey, 32, noted that Obama's middle name is Hussein, "and we know what that means."

Remember how I was telling you I don't dare to hope? That I can't bear to be optimistic anymore? THIS. This is why. That there even EXIST people this stupid, let alone that there are whole counties, whole cities, whole states of them. That this conversation even needs to HAPPEN. There aren't words for my disgust for this country right now. This is why I don't dare to hope-- we can't count on logic and reason anymore.

[triskadekaphile.livejournal.com]

Ha! VorKennedy!