OOOOOOBAAAAAMAAAAAAAA (celebration video)

We left Ojiichan to put Sunny to bed, then headed over to a sports bar in South Dekalb to watch the returns. I'd been there before for a voter registration meeting and knew it was big enough that we'd get a good space.

When we got there at 7:30pm, it was nearly empty, but it started filling up fast. My husband was rather unduly proud he was the only white guy there until I pointed out another one off in the corner.

I took some video, which turned out surprisingly well considering the low light setting and organ-massaging bass. The MC was hilarious. I didn't catch some of his best stuff on camera, like when he sang partisan messages on top of the choruses to Queen songs. I know that Obama is promising an end to partisan division, but the message hadn't reached the MC yet... at one point he asked if there were any McCain supporters in the audience, then threatened to set their hair on fire. All in good fun though!

Early in the night, a family with several young children ended up there... they'd just become homeless that night. The MC took up a collection for them, and they ended up with more several hundred dollars for temporary housing as well as four job offers.



The only low point was the agony of seeing Georgia called for McCain. What about all the work that we did? What the hell was wrong with Georgia, why did it tip so much more for McCain than the polls showed? Bradley effect? Arggh, I shouldn't even think about the Bradley effect, it's an evil term designed to drive Obama supporters crazy. And are we going to be stuck with that horrible Chambliss toad in the Senate?

I went to bed with that issue leaving a small stain on the overall tapestry of extraordinary happiness. This morning, my mother called me and told me that they hadn't counted the early voting in Georgia. As of Wednesday morning, the gap drastically narrowed. Martin still has a chance against Chambliss. YES!!!! Even if we lose Georgia, I'll know it was still a close race, and our efforts showed.