Cross Posted from OC Progressive. Why post here? Because we need to defend good Democrats who aren't afraid to share how the feel about our President. Please support Bev.
One of my favorite Democrats, Beverly Haut, sent Total Buzz her story, I Kissed Obama. It's not as torrid as that of course but it's a very sweet story from someone I know who put a lot of heart and soul into helping elect President Obama. And not only that, she was so helpful and positive with Gary's campaign.
I looked up into the eyes of the President, and he looked down into mine. I laid my left hand on his bare right arm, thrust my right hand into his, and said, "I’ve been waiting for you since I was 12 years old. Thank you, Mr. President."
I stood as tall as my 5? could reach (he’s 6 feet 90 or something), raised my head and leaned in, and he leaned down towards me. Suddenly, I kissed him on the cheek. I don’t know why, I had nothing else to say that wouldn’t take 20 minutes, I
kissed him, and he didn’t pull away. There was one of those kinda-sorta-almost shoulder hugs, not really touching, almost there, so I kissed him again, and again he didn’t pull away. And damn, if I didn’t kiss him again! He smiled down at me ~ he looked directly into my eyes
~ and said, simply, "Thank you."
It was over. He moved on. My heart was in my head, I was upside down
and right side up, all at the same time, down the rabbit hole on the
bus being driven by Hunter S. Thompson and every last one of the
Founding Fathers. I felt dizzy, yet more solid than I had in years. I
wondered why I wasn’t crying; I’ll cry for a good shoe sale, but not
now. There was no reason to cry; I’d had a "moment" with my President,
and not just a moment, a FREAKIN’ EXCELLENT MOMENT!
So it really bothers me that some of the OC Republicans can't help but attempt to belittle and ridicule Bev's sincere adoration of our President. It's not only wrong, but just uncalled for, I hope she knows that I support her and know how involved, outspoken and amazing she is. Yes, she's an "activist" for a lot of the things that I hold dear. She's outspoken and sometimes even harsh but I will always come to her defense because she's passionate and dedicated, something we could use more of, not less in Orange County.
I'm changing my mind and posting some of the comments behind the cut. I don't want to give them more traffic than necessary but if you are as appalled as I am, please go defend Bev. The fact that the OC Register is allowing such comments is beyond me. Many of them violate their TOS rules and yet there they are, for all to see.
# trod Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
What an ignorant woman! Are you kidding me? Why on earth would you act that way towards this man. How disgusting. This man is a politician who was elected merely because he is black. Are you seriously telling me you think this man is some sort of hero? Boy, I would love to see your reaction towards him after one year in the presidency. People think he’s screwed things up already.......you aint seen nothing yet. The past is ALWAYS a perfect predictor of the future. This woman "Bev" should be ashamed. How disgusting and ignorant. And, to think, this is written for all to see. For shame.
# proudcoconut Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
This lady is just looking for her 15mins of fame... really? really?! I can’t believe OCR gave her this much space to rant about her kissing Obama a whopping THREE TIMES (blegh). How about if Total Buzz went back to blog about noteworthy and important topics.
# Bee Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I threw up in my mouth while reading this tripe. Sorry, he is not my messiah, Jesus Christ is.
# John Coktostone Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Wow. What a psycho.
# Julie Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I would be embarrassed to be bragging about this. I guess you don’t get out of the trailer park much.
# kevin Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Clinton had his Monica, Barak has his Bev...
# Adolph H Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
How is this news? You kissed someone not of your same race. And the only reason this person is in office was because according to the masses he was the lesser of two evils.
How sad your proud of this.
# Steffy Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww. I hope she washed her mouth out with soap
# X-DEM Says:
March 24th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
I get a feeling of "deja vu" looking back at the old pre-WWII films of the adulation poured on to the previous leader of the Neo-National Socialist leader back then. Same old, same old. This President is leading the country to a Democratic-Socialist government and the people see the man, not the menace of a government controlled economy. Soon, if you want a job, you have to join the Democratic Party and show your party affiliation by non-secret ballot. Failure to comply will mean being sent to the labor camps (oh! re-education camps!) in North Dakota.
By the way, I know Bev, she's an over the top personality but harmless and even if you think her adoration is too much, I don't think the comments are called for, she deserves better as we all do. She worked very hard to elect Obama in Orange County, the hotbed of Republican wingnuttier. This is why I wrote this, I still think we should stand up for people who are not afraid to be who they are. Bev is one of those people.
UPDATE - I heard from Bev, the OC Register had to delete a lot of comments, so at least they are monitoring it and asking how she's holding up. I'm glad to hear that and should give them credit for that.