I am so MAD

First let me say I did not vote for Obama, and if that makes everyone mad, then don't read my blog today. Second, President of the United States is SUPPOSED to be an office of HONOR (yes, I know there is Clinton and Nixon...but NONE the less HONOR). The President represents the entire country, and his behavior last night on Jay Leno is not just a gaffe to be discussed on television. Its a direct slam to the progress the Special Olympics have made over the years....and to every disabled person out there.

I have a son who was recently dx with Asperger Syndrome (high functioning autism), and I am struggling everyday with the fact his NORMAL isn't societies NORMAL. Ya know for example my two older boys were on wrestling teams and football teams by 6 years old, and my baby boy isn't to that level to even consider something like that. It seems trivial in the overall scheme of things, but some days its hard to know that people will make fun of him or be mean. And last night the President of the United States just proved that my worst fears will come true. How dare a man who worked so hard to get where he has, and overcome that mountains he had too, and to get America to make history and vote in the first African American President, then to make some off the cuff remark about Special Olympics.

Now before you all flip out, know that I'm not naive and a joke is a joke, but as a mom I'm offended, as an American I am repulsed, and my fear is that if he can just say it so quick and w/o thinking then he better use the teleprompter more and what type of person is he REALLY if he just has that type of analogy about things.

I am ashamed of the fact that my son's school has to have Disability Awareness week to create acceptance, and our President just in one fail swoop set this back tons. He needs to stop campaigning, and being a talk show celebrity and get his ass back to Washington and fix SOMETHING.