My mother

[teenagebambam]

has voted a straight Republican ticket since 1947 because "my father told me to always vote Republican"....

...still occasionally says "colored" when referring to African-Americans...

...just announced she will be voting for Obama.

Ladies and Gentleman, Hell has frozen over.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. LOL Been hearing a lot of these stories around here lately :^)

[Egnever]

2. I think they just jumped the shark last night

the vileness reached a level that can no longer be ignored by the American public. On one hand you have a candidate calling out to people to join together to get serious about our countries problems and work together to fix them and on the other a call to everything that is ugly in our natures for no other purpose than to bring people down.

The contrast is stark and in the end I like Obama have faith the American people are a good people and that they will reject the posturing and divisiveness

[teenagebambam]

4. Yes, it was Palin that put her over the edge

She says Palin reminds her of a Barbie doll....

....and my sister was never allowed to have a Barbie Doll because "she looks like a streetwalker"

[peace13]

3. You need to give your mother a huge hug and a kiss!!!

My mother has yet to turn and I can tell you that I have tears for you right now. Oh to have a mother who could open her mind and listen to the facts. You my friend are the luckiest. Peace and love, Kim

[BlooInBloo]

5. Making inroads to the bigot vote - awesome!

EDIT: Not snark - that really is awesome.

[teenagebambam]

8. In her defense...

...I really don't think she's a bigot in her heart (she once invited a homeless African American woman to live in our house for a spell, against the rest of the family's better judgment), it's just that it never occurred to her that colored might be the teensiest bit offensive.

[Claire Beth]

6. Which state does she live in?

I hope it is a swing state and that most people feel the same way she does.

[teenagebambam]

7. Well, there's the rub....

...Florida. But she's sure to talk Obama up to all her confused senior friends!