Well, congratulations are in order to our next president, Barack Obama. It's historic!

I can now say I've lived through one of America's greatest tragedies (9/11) and one of America's greatest victories (electing a president not based on color but on qualification).

There has been drama amongst my friends with this election. We would always debate at lunch and in class, but people took something I said and twisted it, making it seem as if I was calling democrats crazy. I wasn't. I have respect for them.

Here's what I said: MSNBC had 74% bad things to say about McCain; only 13% about Obama. CNN spent $1.2 million covering Obama's run while they only spent $200,000 covering McCain's. Fox News only had a $100,000 margin of difference in their spending due to Obama's going across seas, etc. That is fair and balanced. I thought it was crazy how people go to these sources and then vote for Obama.

Was I calling anyone crazy? No. Is Fox News fair and balanced? Yes. Are they biased? Yes. There's a difference though. They may lean toward the right, but at least they give both sides of the story.

As far as questioning those people who voted for Obama based on that information, I cited my uncle. He doesn't have a TV or a computer so the only information he gets is from his neighbors and watching TV with them...in a very pro-Obama neighborhood. It's not right to get one side of the story and then go and vote without hearing both candidates strengths and weaknesses. I think anyone would agree with that.

People have made a huge deal out of what I said, saying they've lost respect for me. Well, I've lost respect for them because they keyed in on only the word crazy.

I'm saddened by what has happened. Rumors were spread about me and thank God I had someone to rely on to stick up for me and tell them it wasn't what I meant. I don't think those relationships will be as strong as they once were.

I can count three people in particular who have hurt me immensely and though I'll still act kind toward them, I can't yet forgive them for being my friend but going behind my back and saying dirty, hurtful, and untrue things about me.

The End.