Tonight I had dinner with many. Tonight I had dinner with many of the men and women who made Vancouver what it is today. But it was I, at this time of breaking bread, it was I who made a mark.
Here I was, at a private dinner with a bunch of 60+ Vancouver Conservatives. I married a man with Conservative parents. Me... as Liberal as they come. This evening, I dined at Il Giardino with over forty 60 somethings in a private dining room. Though they loved to argue their conservative ways, they also LOVED to hear my Liberal ones. I sat with a couple whom I got along with famously - that was, until we discovered we were from the Left and from the Right. BUT they wanted to know why, why if I was American, why I would vote for Obama. Other than his charisma and his ability to really wear a suit, what could I tell them? I'm a Canadian.... more interested in US politics due solely on the sex-appeal? How lame can I be? More lame maybe, if I was dishonest and pretend I give a sh!t about Harper and the rest of them. I'm a Liberal person, I feel the need to stay Liberal, regardless of candidate.
Here I was, at a private dinner with a bunch of 60+ Vancouver Conservatives. I married a man with Conservative parents. Me... as Liberal as they come. This evening, I dined at Il Giardino with over forty 60 somethings in a private dining room. Though they loved to argue their conservative ways, they also LOVED to hear my Liberal ones. I sat with a couple whom I got along with famously - that was, until we discovered we were from the Left and from the Right. BUT they wanted to know why, why if I was American, why I would vote for Obama. Other than his charisma and his ability to really wear a suit, what could I tell them? I'm a Canadian.... more interested in US politics due solely on the sex-appeal? How lame can I be? More lame maybe, if I was dishonest and pretend I give a sh!t about Harper and the rest of them. I'm a Liberal person, I feel the need to stay Liberal, regardless of candidate.
3 comments:
Bravo to you!
I come from a long line of conservatives (though I've never been one myself), but even my mother who has NEVER crossed party lines before is voting for Obama.
I think a simple answer to the question you were asked is that the US needs a change, and McCain represents 4 more years of Bush policies. Plus, the idea of Sarah Palin inheriting the presidency is as preposterous as it is scary. My opinion.
and LA... that's why you and I could totally hang.
You guys know for sure that whom ever is gonna win this election, nothing is changing in the US , its all about money, Mc Cain or Obama, it stays the same.......
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