How McCain lost my 2x Bush voting, fundie mom (in Nevada)

Here`s a great diary.

My mom is the same. She taught me racism was bad, but than I'd hear her say, 'The blacks are such a spiritual people.' or 'Those Hispanics sure are hard workers.' I judged her for that, as being prejudiced, without realizing she was trying her damndest in her own way NOT to be. And my mom also has a bi-racial grandson, and I have a bi-racial nephew, though I rarely think of it, and when I do, I'm very proud. My nephew is an incredible human being.

The differences? I thought my mom, who I've called, 'narcissistic', would love Palin. She does not care for her one single bit!

1. My mom sees the racist ugliness the McCain campaign is pulling, but still believes McCain is an honorable man.

2. She is not sure that Obama will win, but she cries during his speeches and believes he is 'annointed'. She watches even more than I do, and I am very proud to say that my maternal family is so gung ho for the Democrats that it even shocked me. They LOVE Obama. I've heard weird comments as a child, such as a whispering of, 'he's black'. They also live in a very small town in NE Ohio where it is not uncommon for people to be a bit prejudice and behave like rednecks.

3. She is extremely angry at what she's seeing from the Republican Party.

I guess for all the stuff I've posted here about my crazy, fundie mother, she has grown, and that is more than I can say about most people. My atrocious, abusive, manipulative, narcissistic mother has turned into the mother I always wish I had. It took breast cancer, and her realizing my sister and myself were telling her the truth, along with her working class, down-to-earth family to help her see the light. I probably respect her more than anyone right now.

and also liberalmuse.

and realize you were on the wrong side of history. I was ambivalent about politics during the Viet Nam war and throughout the '70's. A switch fliped inside my head when Ronald Reagan ran for president. No way, I thought to myself, could/should a "B" actor become the leader of the free world. And I never looked back.