Saturday, November 22, 2008

Obama's behind the scenes (wo)man

Better Lovers,

I present to you my tenacious, vivacious Grandma Betty. Every night, leading up to the election, she would watch CNN and pray for an Obama victory. At mention of Palin, she prayed even harder! Sometimes, she would confess to staying up an extra hour at night, losing sleep to pray diligently on her Rosary.

She continually said, regardless of who became president, she would still say the rosary to keep him alive. If McCain had won, she would have prayed extra hard to keep his cancer and oldness at bay because "that Palin. Oh! That Sarah Palin! Can you imagine if she became president?"

She cried the night of the election, and contentedly sighed during McCain's concession speech (her first break, not having to pray againt Palin). She enthusiastically toasted with Sparkling Cider and gave hugs that cut off circulation. Her work praying for a victory was done, but she quickly shifted gears, praying that the new President Elect be kept safe, her rusty-trusty ol' Rosary at her side.


Don't worry Obama. A little, Rosary-wielding, white-haired, Italian, Catholic, mother-of-ten from Bellevue has got your back.

3 comments:

KJW said...

Let's get Betty's face on our next BL shirts.

Nicole Kristine said...

I love Betty forever. How cute can someone be?

I think we should do better than Kelly's idea about the BL shirts. I think we should get a BANNER.

Or hats.

Jodi Christ Superstar said...

I vote for Betty to be the next Better Lover of the Month. In order for her to win (it will be a tight race for sure) I will pray to my rosary everynight and cry with joy when she wins. Go Betty !