In 1992, I married a white man from a conservative Indiana family. His parents weren't very accepting of the union. My new father-in-law said, "We're
concerned there are too many cultural differences because of your race." I asked him, "What do you really know about my culture?" He didn't respond.
One of the definitions of marry is: to combine, connect, or join so as to make more efficient, attractive, or profitable.
Last night, America married a Black man. We made it very clear that we wanted to combine our efforts with Obama's efforts to
make this country more efficient and profitable. Barack Hussein Obama became the very first Black president of the most ethnically diverse nation in the world. I wonder
how my former in-laws feel about that historical marriage.
One of the most annoying phrases my former boss used was "No worries. You're not married to this [idea or project]." This is the first time I'm actually happy
to repeat a corporate buzzword. Americans are married to a Black president - at least for the next four years. If he does a good job during his first term, we'll marry him again
in 2012.
I know lots of conservative Americans are unhappy with Obama's victory. Now they know how I felt on November 3, 2004. I wasn't very happy to be married to George W. Bush for another
four years. I cried for two days.
Bush's re-election campaign was the most divisive and hateful campaign I have ever witnessed. He kept the country distracted
from the war and our failing economy by aggressively pushing to add discrimination against homosexuals to the US Constitution. Every American who voted for Bush in 2004 betrayed their country.
A lot of Bush's 2004 supporters jumped ship in 2008, choosing Obama instead of the usual GOP hate tactics. Democrats won the presidential election and have control of both the House and Senate.
I guess Bush's 2004 supporters didn't want to be married to Republicans for another four years. Other than my own divorce, Americans divorcing Republicans is the best divorce ever.
