{"id":2405,"date":"2012-11-09T23:28:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-10T05:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2012-11-09T23:28:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-10T05:28:48","slug":"obama-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/?p=2405","title":{"rendered":"Obama victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We watched returns at home, just Bob and I, and drank a bit of bubbly to celebrate. Today comes the clip of Obama addressing his workers &#8212; tears streaming down his face. He shook hands, hugged all 700 of them! <div id=\"attachment_2406\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2406\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/car-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"car\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/car-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/car-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/car-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/car.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is my car &#8212; people don&#8217;t do the bumper stickers here so much &#8212; but I sure did &#8212; all these people won, except for Tom DeGree &#8212; first time candidate running against the Republican incumbent in this conservative district. He made a good showing &#8212; and maybe next time. He is gay, a teacher and the owner, with his partner, of Wilde Roast Cafe. On Wednesday we picked up political signs we were assigned and I took all these stickers off my car. It is over. Feels like a new beginning.<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nAfter our sign was stolen, Bob made a big sign (note the &#8220;plan ahead&#8221; issue) urging people to vote &#8220;no&#8221; on the two constitutional amendments &#8212; banning gay marriage and voter ID. The amendments failed. <div id=\"attachment_2407\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2407\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-625x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"no\" width=\"625\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2407\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-625x468.jpg 625w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/no-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/rockaria.net\/bluebirdprairie\/wp-content\/uploads\/no.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now, he is working on another sign that will stay up awhile. It will say, &#8220;End the Madness. Bring our troops home now.&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We watched returns at home, just Bob and I, and drank a bit of bubbly to celebrate. Today comes the clip of Obama addressing his workers &#8212; tears streaming down his face. He shook hands, hugged all 700 of them! 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