Rosie spends election day with Ruby Dee...

Yeah, I took Rosie O'Donnell to task in recent weeks for not speaking out more against Prop. 8. But ya know, even in my funk today over the passage of this anti-gay marriage measure by California voters, I still love Rosie.
On her Rosie.com blog today, she wrote of spending election day on the movie set with her co-star Ruby Dee, a remarkable woman who I am so glad was still alive to see Barack Obama elected president of the United States. Ruby Dee and her late husband Ossie Davis were active in the civil rights movement and personal friends of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.

Here is what Rosie wrote:

ruby dee
civil right activist - leader inspiration
what a privilege to spend this election day
in her presence

we spoke of martin and malcolm
their words and spirits felt this november day
as the nation once again rides together toward the truth
amen amen

she walked onto the set
opened her heart
like watching picasso paint
baryshnikov fly

the crew applauded after each take
amazed - captivated
as she wiped the tears
from her ethereal brown face

such grace
such beauty
such a gift
for us all

peace be with u