Early voting

Hi! I'm waiting in line to vote early at the Broward County Library. It's a beautiful day, so I don't mind the long wait outside.

 

Look who I bumped into at the polls!

 

I think I know who is getting my duck friend's vote . . .

Cronin, Doreen. Duck for President. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Print.

Obama's inauguration

Michelle Obama is looking especially beautiful today, of course.

Her dress/coat combination is very elegant, and it has just the right amount of sparkle. I especially like the interesting texture and the detailed neckline.

The olive green leather gloves are a great accent. I think it would have looked a bit too precious if she'd gone with white or a pastel color to match her dress.

I can't wait to see what she wears to the ball!

ps. To read Barack's inaugural address, visit barackobama.com.

Who wore it better?

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To learn more about our First Lady's fashion sense, visit Mrs. O.

Debate

Did you catch last night's debate?Michelle O looked great as always.

I think she is the best dressed First Lady since Jacqueline.

ps. One time my mom and I saw Jackie O at JFK airport. We honored her privacy and pretended not to notice.

pps. Trivia question: What was JFK airport originally called?

Presidential memories

Do you remember the first time you ever voted in a presidential election? My first time was for Walter Mondale in the 1984 election. (He lost to Reagan.) It was so exciting to finally be grown up enough to vote. I even hosted a small debate-watch party in my dorm room.

And speaking of debates . . .

The first debate of the Obama election takes place this Friday at Ole Miss. Here's a poignant article about the choice of locale: npr.org.

And here's a message from Michelle:

Voting in Florida

It's really hard to vote in Florida. Yes, I'm one of the idiots who voted for Buchanan by mistake in 2000. Allow me to explain. I had never seen a butterfly ballot before, and I was in a rush because I was on my lunch break. As soon as I spotted Gore's name, I quickly punched a hole. When I went back to double-check before submitting my vote, I saw that I had poked Buchanan by mistake. I tried to get one of the poll workers to help me, but no one was around. After a few minutes, I gave up and punched a gazillion holes in the correct box for Gore, and rushed back to work.


The second time I voted in Florida, I WAS TURNED AWAY AT THE POLLS. I showed my voter registration card which stated that I was in the right place, but the poll worker took one look at me and said I had to go vote someplace else. I showed him my card again, and he said that it was wrong, and told me to go vote down the street. I said, "where down the street?" and he shrugged his shoulders. I asked to see a supervisor, and he told me that the supervisor was busy, and then he shooed me away! Boy, was I mad. When I got to work, I called the County Supervisor of Elections, and they told me to come to their office to vote. When I arrived at the office, they checked the computer which showed that I HAD BEEN RIGHT ALL ALONG, and they apologized profusely for the misunderstanding.

The next time I tried to vote in Florida, the poll worker told me that my signature was wrong. He called over another worker who agreed with him and said that there was no way that my signature was the same as the one on my card. They called over the supervisor who had me sign again, but at a higher surface. He determined that I was in the right, apologized for the knee-high table, and let me vote.

I finally figured out how to avoid being harassed at the polls--I either vote a few days early, or I send in an absentee ballot.

Election 2008

Have you registered to vote yet? It may not be too late. Visit voteforchange.com to check your registration status and get driving directions to your polling location. The site also includes information on absentee ballots and early voting sites.

Wednesday night's dress?

I haven't been able to find any good pictures of the dress Michelle Obama wore last night. It was a sleeveless bright blue number with big shiny flowers around the neckline. Personally, I think it's her most daring outfit to date. What did you think of it?