I do a lot of dreaming at night, but not until last night have I ever had a dream about electoral politics. It was such a vivid one, and I woke up stunned, because I’d just watched the Democratic Convention erupt in total pandemonium after voting in a Hilary/Obama ticket for 08!
This is truly strange, because at this point, while awake, I am not very impressed with either of them. But in my dream, it somehow felt so ultimately right: to have, for the first time, a woman and a black man on the ticket. And in the dream, there was NO doubt at all, that they’d win and win big.
This will not leave my mind this morning, in fact has set it off racing in many different directions.
If ever this country needed some strikingly visible symbol for the whole world to see, that we have indeed awakened from a very long and nearly fatal coma, what could be a better one? How could their be a stronger message that we know huge change is needed at the top, and that we, as a people, are brave enough to demand it and make it happen?
I know this is all intuitive rambling and pretty worthless stuff in rational terms, but what if? What if the two of them..together, could do things neither of them could ever accomplish on their own? (like get elected, for one thing!) And what if each has just what the other doesn’t have, and somehow they could/would understand that and blend their different assets? Because maybe, deep down, underneath all the political posing they both have to do for the cameras, they BOTH want the same thing very badly: to bring us back from the ragged edge, and help America become who she could be?
In order words, what if both of them are more or less pretty powerful symbols of what this country needs now, to survive and to thrive, in ways that DO serve the greater good, not just that of those at the top?
Ok.. have at it..rip away! There has to be at least two thousand reasons this a) could never happen, b)SHOULD never happen or c) I need to not eat radishes before going to sleep!
I like your dream scribe especially this part of your assessment, What if the two of them..together, could do things neither of them could ever accomplish on their own? (like get elected, for one thing!) And what if each has just what the other doesn’t have, and somehow they could/would understand that and blend their different assets? Because maybe, deep down, underneath all the political posing they both have to do for the cameras, they BOTH want the same thing very badly: to bring us back from the ragged edge, and help America become who she could be?
I think there is a chance for your dream to come true.
I like it, Scribe. Maybe you are more psychic than you think. I’m a believer in universal shared consciousness and messages from the cosmos, but then I believe just about everything.
I’ve been cynical about both these people, but will forgive their faults that I perceive because they are politicians. And the people need politicians in order to have any power. More power to women and blacks!
You have dreamed up a very progressive ticket.
If you want to talk about weird – I dreamed about high school football. It was vivid and exciting at the time.
Yes — but I definitely could’ve done without Condi Rice.
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An interesting dream indeed, scribe!
In my experience, dreams provide a safe place for us to experience alternate realities without consequence to waking life. They seem to be precognitive (foreseeing actual future events) only rarely.
In light of my personal opinion of Hillary, I’d say that this:
refers to her latent potential rather than an actuality. I don’t personally believe that her primary interest is actually in the greater good; her well-tried centrism is a basic matter of political expedience & self-interest. A simple question of power.
In any case, our national reformation involves more than just the window-dressing of diversity. Imo, the damage done to the US’ world standing will still need to be addressed when both Clinton & Obama have left the political stage. We’re barely aware of the extent of the damage as it is. Accordingly, the ’08 election itself will have minimal effect.
I’d be happy to be proven wrong in these opinions, of course. Who wouldn’t?
This is going to be hard to put into words, but in my dream, it was more about what was latent in them both, (that they may or may not even have conscious awareness of or have acted out thus far in their lives.) It seemed to me more about what these two people possibly represent..in terms of what we as a nation need to jump starting a badly needed course correction that will for sure go on a long time before this ship can find it’s true course.
As badly as I’d like to see a woman president, on the surface, Hilary would not be my first choice by a long shot. But then, what if? What if her role isn’t to “fix everything”, but just to be part of instigating the initial course correction, because she DOES have power and money and high visibility TO get elected, with the right running mate? Who knows, huh?
Aha — yes, I understand now! Cool.
Speaking of Hillary, over on Cspan 2, Judicial watch is having a panel on her, listing all of her “crimes”, which include all of the things she was accused of in years past and some new ones thrown in for good measure. They feel a duty to inform citizens about her since she may be running. Oh dear, will they never let go.
THey will continue to “swift boat” anybody they deem is a threat to their insane ideas. And of course, it will be okay, the ends WILL justify the means just because it is THEM. (But nobody else can get away with that!)
What an interesting dream, Scribe.
I have had some similar thoughts in my eyes open daytime dreaming. Most especially on a focus of potentiality rather than current actions.
Like you, I am not a big Hillary fan because of her political expediency during recent years in the senate. I am not a fan of doing the “right political thing.” I want more integrity than that. I want, do the right thing whether it is politically advantageous or not. Yet, we must begin somewhere in order to make it a potential for REAL people to be in these positions,real people who have the best interest of the citizens they represent at heart, not just the corporate citizens with all the dollars.
On the other hand, I find a lot to like about Hillary in many areas and I hear quite often from those who supposedly know her well that she is a very caring and lovely person to have as a friend. I suspect that is there.
Mr Obama. . .I love his speaking ability. I love what he says he stand for and his way of expressing it. I have not been wildly enthusiastic about some of his votes in the senate.
I think both of these people have great and untapped potential to be far more than we see now. I also think that in the days ahead of us, we need a transition team. . .because the transitions this country needs to make are not going to be easy and are not going to be without huge fights and threats and nastiness from the powerful elite and their corporations. All transitions have their difficulties. The team that gets that transition moving forward are going to do many things that I won’t agree with, but they will chip away at things in order to pave the way for those who CAN make the big changes that are needed.
We are far behind every other advanced country in putting a woman in the office of the presidency. And we are certainly off the charts in our racist desires to keep people of color out of seats of power. I think the two of them together could show something, might show something, have the potential to show something that we as a nation need to see and learn very badly. I am quite concerned for both of their physical safety though. We have a lot of crazy people in this country, and most of them have guns.
A very interesting dream. The behind the scenes politics of these times will be something. . .I would like to be a mouse in the corner. HEHEhehe
Hugs
Shirl
In this case, Shirl, I think I’d rather be a flea.
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“I think both of these people have great and untapped potential to be far more than we see now.”
I get the same sense of it, Shirl. Like what we can see of them..is possibly only a small portion of who they are, or what that combo of powerful energies energies could do break up this terribly destructive downward spiral.
scribe,
your’re getting sleepy, veeery sleeeepy.
No come back tomorrow with a better dream…K?
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Or the Kucinich Feingold dream ;)?
Hey…you dream with the candidate you HAVE, not the ones you might want!
Not sure I even want to sleep anymore, ever! This thing is STILL stuck in my head.
but at this point I can still be rooting for someone else to get the nomination. If they were nominated would I vote for them? Hell yes, and I will barring that something profound happens in the mean time. A woman and a black man President and Vice President of the free world! There’s plenty there to soothe my primary bruised spirit with.
comforting than the thought we might lose the Senate because of a stroke!
I think it is telling that both women and blacks have been shut out of the power making business in this country and you dream about both of them taking charge of the most powerful office in our country. Maybe that is what we need to focus on – coming into our own power. Somebody told me that the story they heard about Obama was that he has a very good self image. He likes himself. He likes who he is. We should all come into our own and like who we are and let nobody, NOBODY, shove us into any corners. We will not be put down. We will not be shut out of power!