Dems: Let Do This Together
Posted by Michelle Moquin on November 3rd, 2014
Good morning!
For the past few days, I have been struggling with what to write for today, the day before election day. I have been perusing the net frantic for something that will inspire all of you to vote tomorrow. I usually write my blog the night before so that it is ready to post at 9:00 AM. But last night with my computer screen filled with various open windows, I went to bed earlier than usual, with nothing written.
I woke up this morning at 6:30 AM and surrendered to my thoughts and decided to just write what was on my mind.
I have always voted for as long as I was of legal age to vote. I have always voted Dem. However, I voted Dem because my parents did, not because I had any knowledge of what that really meant.
I wasn’t involved in politics. at. all. I never was interested in watching the news nor did I ever pick up a newspaper except to read the entertainment section. I knew very little about the president that I was voting for and even less about anyone in Congress. Hell, I didn’t even know what Congress was. I didn’t vote on policy because I had no idea what was happening, and frankly I really didn’t care. Politics was not interesting to me, and I felt that my vote and my voice didn’t matter much as it seemed to me, men had all of the power in politics.
Well…I was correct that men had all of the power, but what I didn’t realize is that it was because women gave it to them. However, I did learn that my voice did matter, and I saw proof of it. My way of getting involved in something bigger than myself was being a voice for those that didn’t have one. I got involved in the protection of animals and that was only because I had a good friend who introduced me to the horrors of how animals were treated in factory farms and animal testing. I realized that I could be a voice for animals and bring about change. And I did, very passionately.
When I started my blog in 2007 I had no idea what it was going to be all about. I just knew that I didn’t want it to be about one subject. So I named it “Michelle Moquin’s A Day In The Life Of…,” with a plan to blog about just that.
Because of the world wide web, I had more access to what was happening here and around the world. My eyes began to see and read things that I never would have seen and read. And as I began to blog, I could feel my world open up and my interests expand. As I researched my passions about certain things on the net, I was exposed to other things that interested me and inspired other blog writes.
It was then that politics started to peak my interest. The first reason being that you, my readers, I discovered were politically savvy. Most of my readers knew way more and were much more involved in politics than I was. You inspired me to dive in deeper, and better myself in the political arena
Secondly, I knew of the atrocities that happened to women but I began to be exposed to the plight of women on a grander scale around the world and it deeply disturbed me to my core. I began to see that how women were treated here and around the world, was directly connected to world politics.
The more involved I got the more I realized how little I knew. What I did come to learn very quickly was how I had put my future into the hands of others, and blindly trusted, because of my ignorance of the political environment.
I am a person who likes to be in control and here it was hitting me in the face, knowing that I had been giving up my power and control of my life, and my rights to others. And I could see that other women were giving up their power and control to others, as well. And those “others” were mostly men, who had no idea what was important to me and other women or what was in my and their best interest. It was a huge wake-up call.
Because of these reasons, a political animal was born. I found that I was watching the news 2-3 hours every night so that I could educate myself on the politics in our country and abroad, the political system in general, and be able to blog from an informed position.
I felt empowered in politics for the first time in my life, and I felt disenchanted by the political system.
Because of this dichotomy, and the fact that others felt as I did, I knew that in order to feel truly empowered, I needed to use my voice to inspire others so that we together could bring about change.
Barack Obama made it easy for me. From the moment I first heard him speak on the radio, I was so inspired by what he was saying, I had to pull my car over so that I could give him my undivided attention. I discovered what he valued and who he was as a person, so when he announced he would run for president, I knew that he was one man who would support women’s rights and issues if he was given the opportunity, and had a majority in Congress.
I do not believe in coincidences. I think things happen for a reason. And as I look back over the years, it is clear to me now why I started my blog.
Many people call my blog a “women’s blog.” And it is.
If there is one thing that I can leave in my legacy is that I HOPE I was able to be there for women and empower women.
Through my blog, I give women a platform so that you can voice your challenges and your successes and be heard…
By showing women that even if we don’t share the same values, we can respect our differences and come together and support our sisters so that we all have the freedom to chose what we know is best for us and our bodies…by showing women that when we do come together we have the strength and power in numbers that can bring about change and empower all women.
And most importantly show our daughters and granddaughters by example, that women are valued. That our opinions and our intelligence do matter. And by coming together in support of each other for each other, we can get what we want.
That we do not have to get approval or permission from men to do what we know is right for us. That we are the controllers of our minds and bodies, our future, and anything else that affects our personal livelihood and well-being.
All we have to do is demand it and it is ours. We aren’t going to be handed our power – we have to take it. We women alone, together, are strong enough, powerful enough, wise enough, to make the decisions that are best for us that will change our lives and the future of our daughters and granddaughters.
Ladies: I HOPE today to give you the courage and strength to demand your equality by using your voices and the power of your vote. I wish with all my heart that you will open your hearts to all other women, seize this moment because it is OUR time, to come together for womankind and take what is rightfully ours, just by being born a woman, a human being.
Unlike what I thought a many years ago that my vote and voice didn’t matter, it does. Even more so today. Please do not be how I was for so many years, giving control of what mattered to me most over to men, trusting they would do the right thing, as if they knew what was best for me.
Men are a powerful part of the political system, and that cannot be avoided, yet. :) But we do have the choice to chose which men we want to partner with. I don’t need to go into what has been said over and over again, and what has been shown over and over again through their actions, just what the repub men think of women. We all know how truly sickening it is.
But the good news is, those days can be over because we women have the power to change it. I have faith and I trust that you will use that intelligent mind of yours and vote Dem with me tomorrow on election day. Do not worry, (Don’t buy the BS that if you vote Dem in Iowa your neighbors will know you didn’t vote repub.) NO ONE will know how you voted unless you tell them. It will be our little secret that we women came together at the polls to support each other. That is why I am calling election day, ”Women’s Day,” because if we come together and support each other it will truly be a day we women will not forget.
This is it. It may be Obama’s final term, but it could be the beginning of something amazing and empowering for women, because if any male president will kick some ass for women, it will be our president Obama. I believe that if we women pull through for our president…if we vote and create an administration that gives him the power to do what we as women want, he will pull through and fight for us.
Let’s not give up our power like we have for so long. Let’s show up for each other. Our power comes when we take it…when we come together for each other and support our sisters. I’m doing all I can and counting on you all to do the same. Let’s do this together. Sending you so much love.
Blog me.
Peace out.
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Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: We all know what this means by now :)
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November 3rd, 2014 at 11:36 am
Love this one Michelle. If this doesn’t inspire the lazy ones to get out and vote nothing will.
November 3rd, 2014 at 1:08 pm
Love the cartoon! You do have big balls Michelle to take on the Right. :)
I saw something this morning stating that a new Harvard poll suggested the millennials are going to vote republican, at least those that will actually go to the polls.
http://www.iop.harvard.edu/likely-millennial-voters-grabs-upcoming-midterm-elections-harvard-youth-poll-finds
We are still doing something wrong as I believe the young people DO NOT UNDERSTAND what they are actually voting for and how it will affect their futures.
I ditto Michelle, PLEASE VOTE tomorrow! Remember, if you are registered to vote by mail and missed the deadline, you can drop off your ballot at your local polling place.
Please stop voting republican and eroding women’s rights. VOTE DEMOCRATIC!!
/SB
November 3rd, 2014 at 3:01 pm
Nice write, Mischa…
I remember when I was of age and decided my vote didn’t matter and I thought politicians sounded like lying fools, and my father read me the riot act …
…and he told me about women fighting for the right to vote (which actually infuriated me)
…and so I’ve voted ever since, mostly Dem, with some wasted votes (green party, libertarian, etc…too bad they aren’t viable parties but it’s useless to vote Nader, a few rethug, too)
Last time: Get out and VOTE (except for some here who are always spouting crap about preserving YOUR country, you can stay home if ya like : )
Luv, Zen Lill
November 4th, 2014 at 6:04 am
[…] Social Butterfly:) Thanks to you too for cheering on to vote! Thanks for the tip on voting. In addition to that I want to add that if you are a vote by mail voter and you decide to vote at your polling place tomorrow instead, you must turn in your ballot AND its envelope to a poll worker. If you cannot turn in both ballot AND envelope, you must vote provisionally. […]
November 4th, 2014 at 6:04 am
[…] Joan: Thanks. In my opinion, I am just being logical, and looking at the facts. If some women can’t see the war on women that the misogynistic repubs keep presenting to them, there is no HOPE for them, as I don’t think anything I can say will matter. Let’s just HOPE that enough women support women at the polls that it won’t matter. That is my goal. […]
November 4th, 2014 at 7:20 am
Howie, that was fantastic!. So how did it turn out?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:21 am
Howie my oh my I loved it. Who is Dartagnan?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:23 am
Howie, I couldn’t get in to ask Who is Dartagnan?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:24 am
Howie, where do I find the book you get this stuff from? I love it.
November 4th, 2014 at 7:25 am
Howie, this one was just great! But I need to know what happened? Did Adam make it? Did Vivv survive?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:27 am
Howie, I used to love the time traveling Adam did. I understand he had two humans with him. What is Bita and AH going to do if he doesn’t survive?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:29 am
My english is getting better Howie because this russian really enjoys your UFO chronicles. How many EspX did Vivv have to kill to get the rescue party to show up?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:31 am
Howie, I live in the Philippines so it is difficult for me to get as much access to the WiFi as I would like in my village. Please tell me what happened to Adam and Vivv.
November 4th, 2014 at 7:33 am
Howie, all my male friends here in Argentinian want to know if I know you personally. I tell them you fly over on your space ship and fuck my brains out regularly.
I don’t tell them about the blog I tell them you tell me these things when you come to visit me.
This one has them crazy for the ending. Tell me more please.
November 4th, 2014 at 7:34 am
Howie, I can definitely sell you to a studio. You are missing out on an opportunity of the ages. Let me represent you.
November 4th, 2014 at 7:36 am
Howie, love the details. I am in astronomy. You send me to the stars with my scope with relish every time.
But this one is especially exciting. I am a big fan of Adam the Time Traveler. I hope he makes it. Let me know what happened.
November 4th, 2014 at 7:40 am
Howie, when my mother named me Venus, I suspect my she had an encounter of the 3rd kind. People say I am mysterious. I love your UFO stories.
I could close my eyes and see your story unfold before my eyes. How big is Vivv’s space ship and how many crew does it hold? Who are his chief officers?
Who did Adam take with him?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:43 am
Yesica, I had to laugh when I read your post. I tell my male friends the same thing. They freak out because I am so beautiful they wonder why I don’t date men.
I am gay but I use Howie as by beard. LOL to hear you tell my story.
Howie, I need and ending to your latest. What happened to Vivv and Adam? Will AH be okay and who is Bita more upset over the possible lost of Adam or AH?
November 4th, 2014 at 7:45 am
Howie, I couldn’t get in yesterday so I’m going to write this on both blogs. I need to know what happened.
I got goose bumps reading your post.