During his State of the Union Address, President Obama highlighted Desiline Victor, a 102-year-old woman who, because of Republican laws in Florida meant to discourage people from voting, was told that the wait to vote might take as long as six hours. But supported by a crowd throng of people who supported her, she proudly wore her "I Voted" sticker in half the time, after standing in line for three hours.
A 102-year-old woman, standing in line for three hours to vote? That's bordering on barbaric, and not something that any free or democratic society should ever allow, especially not in the "greatest country on earth." Yet that's exactly what this brave, determined, patriotic lady did.
This morning, Fox News hosts Brian Kilmeade, Martha MacCallum, and Bill Hemmer asked, "What's the big deal?" and went on to mock Desiline Victor:
“How long was she on line?” Hemmer wondered, casting doubt on the story.
“What’s the big deal? She was happy,” MacCallum quipped. “She waited on line, she was happy that she voted.”
“They held her up as a victim!” Hemmer agreed. “What was she the victim of? Rashes on the bottom of her feet?”Listen to the audio of this hateful fool fest here.
I don't think there is anything barbaric about standing in line to vote. Just because one is of advanced age doesn't mean one should be treated any differently than the others who had been waiting in that line. That, is what America is about. Making sure everyone is treated equally, you know, equality and all. And while I actually do consider myself an out, proud, progressive gay man, I have to say, this is a non-story, unless you use it as an example of what it means to be an American to our apathetic youth and young adults who refuse to vote for whatever reason.
ReplyDeleteSo you see absolutely nothing wrong with a 102-year-old woman having to wait in line for three hours to vote? Meanwhile, since I turned 18, I've never stood in line more than 5 minutes to vote. But I'm a white male in a mostly white, conservative area.
DeleteFunny that an "out, proud, progressive gay man" has to hide behind "Anonymous" comments, btw.