Dear Mr. President-Elect
The TV Guide
November 20th, 2008
Yesterday was my last full day here in Detroit and while I’m very sad to be leaving for SoCal in a couple of hours, I’m really looking forward to the warmer weather. Tracey and Zakiya came over to Sarah and Mark’s place (where I’m staying) to hang out for a little bit yesterday afternoon. I recorded a short clip of Princess Zakiya talking about President-elect Barack Obama … a topic she came up with all on her own. The little girl is growing up so fast and she is now paying attention to things she sees on TV on the news. I whipped out my little Flip Video camera and recorded this little rant:
LOL! Tracey tells me that she saw the excitement in people since Obama has been elected and she is happy to talk to anyone about her endorsement of our new president. I know it looks like propaganda but my girl is smart, she knows what’s what all on her own ;)
Sarah, Mark and I had planned on going out to the movies last night but our laziness and the bitter cold got the better of us … we ended up staying home. But, we did make time to participate in Join The Impact’s new campaign to help win same-sex marriage rights in this country. You may recall that they were the folks who organized the National Day of Protest for Marriage Equality last weekend and now they’ve started a new postcard campaign. Click HERE for all the deets but essentially, folks are being asked to send a postcard from their hometown and mail it to President-elect Obama before Thanksgiving asking him to help repeal the Defense of Marriage Act once he takes office. Here are pics of Sarah, Mark and me with our postcards that will be mailed to Obama this week:
I really love this idea and am happy to participate. I urge y’all interested in fighting for marriage equality to participate as well.
As I said, I’m off to LA in a couple of hours but I have to send out all my love to the fine city of Detroit for another great trip. I’ll be back again for Xmas … but I gots to get back to the warmth of SoCal right about now. I’m meeting up with Darion, Steph and Alek upon my arrival in LA tonight for a midnight screening of Twilight. OY! It’s gonna be a long night ;)
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November 20th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
She is so cute!
November 20th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I’m going to a midnight showing of Twilight too!!! Can’t wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 20th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
omg! shes adorable!!
November 20th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Have a great flight! Your friends seem so cool! I am going to see Twilight when I am in Newport next week for Thanksgiving! It will be hard to not peek at your review. I finally finished the book!
November 20th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
she is sooooo cute! barack obama barack obama. i love barack obama the end! hahahaha TOO CUTE! =]
November 20th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
OMG she is SOOOOO cute!!
Also I did my postcard!!
http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/album/65531/Project+Postcard+Album/photo/2842095/Kristen+-+Boston%2C+MA
November 20th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Oh my gosh…possibly the cutest thing i’ve ever seen :)
November 20th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
she is way too cute! i remember when i first started reading your blog she was in diapers- now she’s talking politics! so cute ;)
jealous you’re going to the midnight showing- can’t wait to hear what you have to say!!!!!
November 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
You go Princess Z!!
Trent, thank you for always posting about sweet baby (now big girl, ack) Zakiya…it’s the little ones like her (and my girl of course :D) that give me hope for our future!
Also, triple love the pics of you, Sarah and Mark with your postcards (you guys are on the website slideshow too.)
My 3 year old and I went and picked out our postcards yesterday, mailed them, and I put our picture of us holding them in her baby book.
These really are historic times!!
Wow, that was a novel. :)
November 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Ok…that was probably the CUTEST thing I’ve ever seen. Go Zak, go Zak! :-)
November 20th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
SOOO cute!! “Go bakobama, go bakobama, i love you bakobama.” adorable.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Aww, what a cutie.
Go Barack Obama indeed!
November 20th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
That is the CUTEST thing ever! How great you have it to show her when she gets older too.
The postcard idea is fantastic– thanks for calling it to our attn– I’ll be sending one from MA (first state to allow it!) soon!
November 20th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
She’s the best!
Plus she’s got a big heart:remember when she worried about her Elmo falling on his back?”Are you okay?”Love her!
Thanks for sharing Trent,you’re the sweetest too…
November 20th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
omg Zakiya is just too cute for words :)
November 20th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
So. Freakin. Cute.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
She was so cute! Little kids say the funniest things!!
November 20th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
LOL What a sweetheart. So cute!
Ironically, the day of the election my 6 year old “voted” at his school for president. I had asked him who he voted for. He said, Ovama! I laughed because that was the day I decided to vote for him too (and we hadn’t discussed the election at all at home prior). I asked him why and he said “I like him, I think he is a very nice man. He will make a good president.” Kids say the darnedest things for sure.
November 20th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Awww…
November 20th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Pam Anderson has her own message for the Pres-Elect. Check it out:
http://www.howlegit.com/link/link_details/pamela-anderson–8217-s-requests-to-barack-obama–legalize-marijuana
November 20th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
My niece says his name the same way!!! She is five and thinks his name is Rocka-Bama! I LOVE IT!!! Though she went through a phase of wanting McCain to win since we were all so “mean” and wouldn’t “pick him”, she did eventually decide she liked Rocka-Bama better because he had a “funner” name!! Kids are awesome!
November 20th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Trent I have been coming here for many years. I love your spin on the celebs and I love that you are an ex-teacher from Detroit since I was born and raised in Toldeo, Ohio.
I LURVE watching Zakiya grow in your pics o’ moment and hearing her talk about Barry was just a nice touch for long time fans.
Still wear my PITNB shirt with pride
Love from Southern Georgia
Barbra
November 20th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Oh my gosh, she is so freakin’ cute!!!! I mean, she is always adorable in her still shots, but getting to see her talk, and about Obama(!), was super precious. I wanna eat her up!!
November 20th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Aww she’s so cute!
November 20th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!! She is so incredibly cute!!! L O V E
November 21st, 2008 at 5:21 am
That was one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen, she’s so adorable! Her mommy must be so proud!
November 21st, 2008 at 7:11 am
Zakiya is so freakin’ cute!!! Smart cookie, too! :D
November 21st, 2008 at 8:28 am
She is too cute.. i too love the I love barack Obama at the end
November 27th, 2008 at 6:00 am
OMG That has to be the cutest little girl I have ever seen!
‘The end’.. ha! LOVES IT!
Go Obama