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Now that Barack Obama will be moving into the White House, some things will change.

For one, if he has a smidge of success, you'll see more black politicians come on the national scene. That's a good thing. But it hinges on Obama being successful. Since he is widely regarded as the first black person(he's really only half black, but that is another issue) to get the highest office in the land, he has to succeed. If he doesn't, others after him may not get the opportunity. It isn't just because he's half black, either. It's because it is a change from the norm. Hillary Clinton would be facing the same problem had she won.

Another change will be how young black men approach life. Some will fall into the same stupidity that they're in now, but others will rise above that because they now have an example of what they can accomplish. Young black men don't need to try and be like athletes or rappers. Education is first, the other stuff second. Obama represents that.

Some things will never change, however. It's hard to break people of old habits. There will still be those who feel they are superior because of their race, gender, height, weight or age. That's what we need to work on. I've decided to give you a cheat sheet. Here goes:

Skinny people: You're not better than fat people because you're skinny. Maybe you worked hard to get there, but you're not better than anyone.

Tall people: You're not better than short people. You were blessed to be tall. Be thankful.

Race: I don't care what race you are, you are NOT better than anyone who is of a different race. Period. Understand? Let me know if you don't.

Gender: Men are not better than women. Don't use the bible to justify that idea, either. Read the whole passage if you're confused. Ephesians 5:21-32

Rich/poor: Rich people are not better than poor people. Sure, some rich people worked extremely hard to get rich, while some poor people have worked extremely hard to stay poor. But rich people are not better than poor people. Some poor people have worked hard, but just can't get over the hump.

Are you just as excited as I am? You just don't know how happy I am right now. This election is almost over and I can't wait! No more negative ads. No more talk of lipstick on pigs. We won't even have to hear the word "maverick" anymore.

No more finger-pointing and weird facial expressions by John McCain. No more talk about "change" from Barack Obama. “Saturday Night Live” may even stop with the Sarah Palin skits (I know, long shot). After Nov. 4 we will be free from all of it.

Don't get me wrong. I respect all the candidates. But they are making the election more painful than it has to be. I wanted to hear about gas prices, the economy and the war. Not about how much they spend on clothes or ads. And why should I care about some guy named Joe who is supposedly a plumber?

So on Nov. 4 lets have a huge party to celebrate the end of the election season. We can even have cake and (low fat) ice cream!

Dirty politics. We've seen it time and time again. When will it end? I think never. Both major parties do it and they each have intent to smear the other, I think.

For example, I believe Barack Obama's campaign knew that John McCain didn't mean anything racial by the "that one" comment from last week's debate. Even Mrs. Obama said she didn’t it was racial when she appeared on "Larry King Live." I think McCain was being disrespectful, but that's another issue. But Obama's campaign put out a statement right after the debate about the comment and in my opinion suggesting that it was racial. I think they're wrong. But maybe they think it would do them well to play the race card. I think they would wrong to assume that.

John McCain's campaign knows that Obama is not a terrorist. But that didn't stop Sarah Palin form insinuating that at a rally recently, saying he was "palling around" with terrorists, referring to William Ayers. It has been reported that at some McCain/Palin rallies that people have screamed out "kill him." I don’t know whom the folks were referring to but either way that is not a good thing.

Both parties need to put a stop to it and last week both sides tried to have nicer campaigns. But they need to do more, like not bait citizens. Each side should talk about the issues and that's it. That's just my opinion. What's yours? And which campaign is dirtier, McCain's or Obama's?

I have not been a fan of "Saturday Night Live" since, well never. But I used to respect what they were trying to do. But all of this political stuff lately is really not funny to me. The way they mock Gov. Palin is really disturbing. Some people will actually be thinking about these skits when they're in the voting booth. Although I think SNL mocks all the candidates equally, I think they need to leave politics alone. Tina Fey is funny but she should leave Palin alone.