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Nov. 7th, 2020 06:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dolariTakeaways from the Biden/Harris speech tonight.
1) GodDAMN it was good to see a genuine smile from our future leaders, instead of a smirk.
2) I've never been a fan of PolitiSpeak, but for once, I welcomed it instead of a rambling angry know-it-all blubbering into the wind.
3) Kamala Harris. First woman vice president. First black vice president. First south asian vice president. I have some issues with her, but I am damned proud she has three firsts.
4) Biden said "transgender." He didn't forget us. I hope that continues.
5) Biden also said "Republican." If he wants to reach across the aisle and work with Republicans, I want a promise from him: Call Them Out On Their Shit And Dish Out Consequences. President Obama reached out and McConnell stalled his presidency for YEARS with that.
6) Biden scared Ada for some reason. She spent most of the speech tucked and hiding in my arms. Tried to convince her he was a nice guy but she wasn't having that.
7) I didn't get choked up until the fireworks.
8) When I heard Simply the Best and the camera drone panned over cars I thought we went to a Chevy Commercial.
I'm looking forward to the next four years. But I'm also looking forward to consequences for the last ten. You want to work with the Republicans? Fine. There HAS to be a reckoning, though, if not for the past actions, for the ones they may take in the future.
Good luck Mister President, and Madam Vice-President. We're counting on you.
1) GodDAMN it was good to see a genuine smile from our future leaders, instead of a smirk.
2) I've never been a fan of PolitiSpeak, but for once, I welcomed it instead of a rambling angry know-it-all blubbering into the wind.
3) Kamala Harris. First woman vice president. First black vice president. First south asian vice president. I have some issues with her, but I am damned proud she has three firsts.
4) Biden said "transgender." He didn't forget us. I hope that continues.
5) Biden also said "Republican." If he wants to reach across the aisle and work with Republicans, I want a promise from him: Call Them Out On Their Shit And Dish Out Consequences. President Obama reached out and McConnell stalled his presidency for YEARS with that.
6) Biden scared Ada for some reason. She spent most of the speech tucked and hiding in my arms. Tried to convince her he was a nice guy but she wasn't having that.
7) I didn't get choked up until the fireworks.
8) When I heard Simply the Best and the camera drone panned over cars I thought we went to a Chevy Commercial.
I'm looking forward to the next four years. But I'm also looking forward to consequences for the last ten. You want to work with the Republicans? Fine. There HAS to be a reckoning, though, if not for the past actions, for the ones they may take in the future.
Good luck Mister President, and Madam Vice-President. We're counting on you.
