2008 Letter from Japan
posted by on November 3 at 22:08 PM
Hi Sloggers,Two weeks ago I cast my ballot from the U.S. Navy Base in Yokosuka, Japan. My husband serves in Navy Band Seventh Fleet here (tunes not bombs!) and it was thrilling to fill in the “Obama/Biden” spot and help elect his new boss. Everyone I’ve talked to on the base is voting for Obama, and the Japanese agree. My spouse votes in your state, so he also got to support I-1000 and death with dignity in Washington.
Since we don’t have time to go to the town of Obama, we will spend tomorrow morning (Tuesday evening in the U.S.) glued to the coverage and praying for decisive, progressive victory.
Emily
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I'm going to university in Japan, and yesterday I met up with a bunch of kids from the ESS (English Speaking Society) club. They asked me who I was voting for, and when I told them Obama, they started chanting "Yes we can!".
The fact that Obama can reach these kids who don't care at all about Japanese politics is amazing. It makes me even more excited to see him as president.
Hey, cool! You anywhere near Tokyo? We could have a Slog party. :)