There's hope, yes, but...

[aiglet]

I'm glad Obama won. I think his acceptance speech was really good. (Take a bow, Toby and Sam. Or whoever you are.)

I am, however, shocked and appalled that the same half-million voters who decided that teenage girls had a right to control their own choices also decided that for some reason, not all marriages are equalI've been skimming the

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[zeltkaiserin]

I'm totally ashamed of l.a. county.

[almeda]

Why? LA and Alameda both went heavily No on 8 ... which is part of why I'm so flabbergasted people are trying to pull the "OMG Evull brown people hate teh ghey!" card, given that the Central Valley -- not known for its PoCness -- went overwhelmingly Yes on 8.

[zeltkaiserin]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-2008election-california-results,0,1293859.htmlstory

the maps say that l.a. county voted for prop 8. the margins might be thinner here than in some other places, but I thought this county would defeat it.

that's all.