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"If life gives you lemons, make a Lemon Drop!" Craig de Martini, Philosopher & Reamer
The Change Is Historic
America has chosen a new leader.
The son of a Kenyan father and a white mother from Kansas has been elected the 44th president of the United States. The Dirty Martini Lounge celebrates the amazing rise of Barack Obama, the senator from Illinois.
Obama has electrified the nation. His visions of change and hope has inspired millions of voters. Many poured onto the streets of the Castro in San Francisco, hundreds jumped for joy at a block party in Oakland and thousands celebrated at Grant Park in Chicago when Barack Obama was announced the winner. Rob and Craig popped a bottle of champagne in honor of the change that is coming.
"We are grateful that the voters connected with Obama's positive message of hope and change," asserted Craig. "It's been twelve years since I voted for a winning president," Rob added.
The DML looks forward to the end of the Bush administration. There is much work that is needed to undo the damage that the Republican leadership has brought to this country - change will not come easy. Today we celebrate the victory because there's lots to do tomorrow.
Not All Change Is Good
Voters in California have eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry.
During this historic evening, when the door to the White House opened to the first African American president, another door was slammed for gay and lesbian citizens. It has certainly been a roller coaster night for Rob and Craig. Tears of joy and shouts of praise were abundant as Obama was lifted to the highest office in the land. Later the mood became somber as the duo realized that their marriage was truly in jeopardy.
"It is hard to put in words what I am feeling. Gratefully, we are surrounded by loving family and friends," Rob shared. "But when the majority of voters decided that Craig and I do not deserve the same as them, it became a bit overwhelming."
Proponents of Proposition 8 have asserted that their cause has never been about discrimination and that gays and lesbians are afforded the same rights as marriage through domestic partnerships. The Dirty Martini Lounge declares that separate but equal is never equal.
The election of Obama as president is our light at the end of the tunnel. As a community, we must continue to keep our eyes on the prize. We must remember why we were so affected by Obama's success - that America does eventually fulfill her promise - and that one day, maybe not in our lifetime, our country will elect the first out gay or lesbian president of these United States.
Yes we can, too. And it will be fabulous. In the meantime, Rob and Craig will let no church put asunder what God has brought together.
Craig wishes to remind our readers that just because our marriage has been eliminated, gifts will still be accepted on our June 24th anniversary, as well as our other anniversary on March 3rd. Give, give, give. Give till it hurts.
