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An email I sent to afterhours@msnbc.com

By Joanne takes a stand - May 21st, 2008 at 8:03 am EDT

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I sent this email after watching the election results last night into the early morning hours. I had a lot on my mind and wanted to be heard. Read below:

I tried to call in this morning but the phones were very busy. However, I feel that I had to tell you how I feel about the way things are going...I am a 25 year old African American (holding a B.A. in English) female that voted early by absentee ballot in SC because I was 9 months pregnant and afraid that I would miss the chance to vote for Barack Obama in January by being in the hospital. In January, I would have voted for Clinton if she was elected the party nominee. However, I don't quite feel the same now. Because of Hillary's extremely negative attacks on Obama and her dismissal of the power of the African American vote, if she was the front runner, I would not vote at all (instead of voting for McCain) because I am so angry at her. I am even angrier now, as a woman, because she has "lost" the race at this point and refuses to throw in the towel and unite our party. Could she, like the majority of her voters, be so against an African American president that she would actually make it hard for him to take the nomination, when she knows her chances are slimmer as every primary and caucus passes? I think so. As Barack has come closer and closer to winning the nomination, "Billary" has found innumerable ways to deny him the right: by changing the number of delegates needed, by claiming she's the swing state queen. What is even worse is that she's now claiming to lead in the popular vote, which shouldn't be taken into account because caucus votes are not included in the popular vote, and by which Barack would still lead. She's also so desperate that she's claiming Michigan when Barack wasn't even on the ballot. All of this is making her less of an "honest" woman and more of some sort of psycho maniac that wants to be controlling and feels that she has the right because her last name is Clinton. I have lost all respect for both of them. Would she have come this far in the election if she had divorced Bill when he committed adultery? I could go on and on, but I think you get my point. This election is really stressing me out and I've never even been that interested in politics, because of Barack, I am now, and might find myself in a political career in the future. Yes, he's had that great of an impact on me.

Joanne Green, endorser of Barack Obama, democratic presidential nominee of 2008. With Barack Obama, it's always "Yes We Can" (change is possible). ROCK THE VOTE.

The final statement above is my signature on my actual email address. Do you have any comments or opinions about the things I wrote above? I would love to hear them.

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