I got a MMS message from my mother this morning that read "Hello Obama 4 more years, goodbye house, can you tell I'm upset" with a picture of the lake house I grew up in with the flag flying at half mast.
The hint that she was going to sell the lake house I grew up in if Obama was elected came about 4 months ago. I don't know if she'll go through with it but the intent is definitely there.
The property itself has been in my family since the early 20's. It's the house I was brought home to when I was born and planned to buy from her at some point in the not very distant future.
Quite honestly the message nearly made me cry. At her ignorance and the general end of the world reaction that people have had during this election. I don't remember people ever having an outlet like Facebook or texting etc to screach out their angry brain-farts but I also don't remember this strong a reaction in general. And for some reason this message from her really got to me.
This is a woman that drove around with no less than 3 magnet flags & ribbons all over her car after 9/11, was all flag-waving hooray patriotic for the 8 or so years following it.
I love her dearly, but for fuck's sake. This half-mast shit makes me want to die.
And just in general at the Facebook crap, even YouTube... Honestly at what point does some of this actually make the Secret Service go ... "ok motherfucker... the fuck did you mean by that exactly" because even on my average-ass-average Facebook, I see stuff that rides the line between free speech and threatening the President's life.
