I'm finding it difficult to not choke up.

 

 

They're playing music from "The Patriot" at the rally. f*** YEAH!!!!

Obama knew Ayers well, dont kid yourself. Ayers helped launch Obama's political career-in Ayers own basement, they served on the same board that funneled money into Palestinian terror groups, they know eachother quite well and are friends on top of that. I begrugenly support the president...the office, not the man. I could never bring myself to support someone who is as awful for this country as Obama is. Prove me wrong and I will gladly eat my words. From safe haven in Toronto.

And he's a muslim! And I heard that Malcom X might be his father!

McCain is such a gracious man. I disagree with his policies, but he is an American hero.

 

 

Not to disparage John McCain, but every single concession speech in the history of US elections by the losing president has sounded almost exactly like that. Don't you watch Andy Rooney on 60 minutes? :lol

 

 

What were you expecting him to say?

 

? I expected him to say exactly what he said seeing as how every single concession speech has sounded just like McCains...

You're just making it seem like it wasn't good enough.

 

 

That's not the way I intended it...

I didnt vote for Obama , but as an American I am proud . Obama proved the greatness of American tonight . I personally hope that he governs as a moderate and not a liberal.

I personally hope that he governs as a moderate and not a liberal.

 

 

I think all indications are that he will continue his move to the center, thankfully.

I personally hope that he governs as a moderate and not a liberal.

 

 

I think all indications are that he will continue his move to the center, thankfully.

 

It's Obama's country now, he has four years to make good or f*** it up. Is there a supermajority in any of the chambers of congress?

I personally hope that he governs as a moderate and not a liberal.

 

 

I think all indications are that he will continue his move to the center, thankfully.

I agree on both counts.

I didnt vote for Obama , but as an American I am proud . Obama proved the greatness of American tonight . I personally hope that he governs as a moderate and not a liberal.

 

The first beer at a Suns game is on me. :thumbup

I just have a question...what exactly about Obama makes people so excited? He has no political accomplishments. He has never been good at the job as a senator. He is a U.S. senator based soley on the incompetence of the Illinois Republican Party. I mean, what is it? Do you people even know where he stands on any issue? Judging by his voting, he doesnt appear to the majority of the time. What is it about an obscure candidate with absolutely no qualifications that has made a country go gaga? Ignorance? Apathy towards the republican party? I just dont understand.

I'd just like to add this in here, somehow.

 

NOTHING has "changed" in this country.

Proof? Tune into the BET channel. I'm wondering how many black people voted for McCain in this election...I'm guessing 0, actually.

 

It's amazing how there's a channel on TV telling others to vote for a guy just b/c of his skin color...yet the other race is the one always accused of being "racist."

I'd just like to add this in here, somehow.

 

NOTHING has "changed" in this country.

Proof? Tune into the BET channel. I'm wondering how many black people voted for McCain in this election...I'm guessing 0, actually.

 

It's amazing how there's a channel on TV telling others to vote for a guy just b/c of his skin color...yet the other race is the one always accused of being "racist."

 

way to take a stand dude. :patriot

 

 

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Time for Change!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy :notworthy

I'd just like to add this in here, somehow.

 

NOTHING has "changed" in this country.

Proof? Tune into the BET channel. I'm wondering how many black people voted for McCain in this election...I'm guessing 0, actually.

 

It's amazing how there's a channel on TV telling others to vote for a guy just b/c of his skin color...yet the other race is the one always accused of being "racist."

I wonder if Obama wasn't running if BET would be pro Cynthia McKinney or if they'd be running their usual generic "go vote" ads. The two party system really is becoming disgusting.

In all reality, the black race has caught up to the white race in terms of racism. Black folks go about it different than white folks, using leaders such as the disgusting Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and hiding behind affirmative action and political correctness. Not all black people, a small minority, just like in the white race. Probably the same percentage, just more white people in the country to apply that percentage to. Both sides are equally wrong. People are people, the fact that race was an issue in a presidential election sickens me. I would of been much more surprised had a woman been elected than a black man truth be told.

In all reality, the black race has caught up to the white race in terms of racism. Black folks go about it different than white folks, using leaders such as the disgusting Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and hiding behind affirmative action and political correctness. Not all black people, a small minority, just like in the white race. Probably the same percentage, just more white people in the country to apply that percentage to. Both sides are equally wrong. People are people, the fact that race was an issue in a presidential election sickens me. I would of been much more surprised had a woman been elected than a black man truth be told.

 

I know this may not be convenient for you, but in reality there are probably as many if not more people who voted against him because of his race. This is all useless speculation.

In all reality, the black race has caught up to the white race in terms of racism. Black folks go about it different than white folks, using leaders such as the disgusting Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and hiding behind affirmative action and political correctness. Not all black people, a small minority, just like in the white race. Probably the same percentage, just more white people in the country to apply that percentage to. Both sides are equally wrong. People are people, the fact that race was an issue in a presidential election sickens me. I would of been much more surprised had a woman been elected than a black man truth be told.

 

I know this may not be convenient for you, but in reality there are probably as many if not more people who voted against him because of his race. This is all useless speculation.

I wasnt talking about politics at all really, so much as the state of race relations in general. The white race isnt as racist as many people, like the previously mentioned Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, would have you believe. Then again, I personally think they are among the biggest racists in America. The thought of a black person being racist is just taboo for whatever reason while at the same time it is easy to label a white person racist for any little thing.

I don't think many people disagree with you on that.

Well its best to get the point across that blaming lower than expected voter turnout for Obama on racism is just ignorant IMO. And even if it is the case, they are easily offset by the people who voted for him with no idea of who he is or what he stands for, all they've heard is "change" and know hes not George Bush. Unluckily for them and for everyone, Obama is likely Bush lite.

Well its best to get the point across that blaming lower than expected voter turnout for Obama on racism is just ignorant IMO. And even if it is the case, they are easily offset by the people who voted for him with no idea of who he is or what he stands for,

 

I think that's pretty much what I said.

 

all they've heard is "change" and know hes not George Bush. Unluckily for them and for everyone, Obama is likely Bush lite.

 

We shall see.

I doubt we will see a change in the reckless spending. In fact, Obama's monetary policy, what has been laid out, is extremely wreckless. Obama has no intention of bringing troops home and is, IMO, more likely to engage Iran than McCain was. Obama has a strange fascination with strong relations with Israel which is the complete opposite of what we should do. I dont think he is an extremist or anything, but the main reason he got elected is because he wasnt a republican and hes not George Bush. Obama is more like Bush than McCain could ever of hoped to have been, even a little bit of light reading would of made this painfully clear. Same poorly thought out spending, same awful foreign policy(which so far, is identical to W...although, considering this is an area where Obama is completely ignorant on, and gets his policy from a multitude of advisors, this isnt shocking). People wanted change, but I have to say they will be sorely disappointed, as it will be very much the same if not worse. Bush was pretty liberal and thats what lead to many people disliking him, and Obama is in a league of his own as far as liberalism. I never have and never will understand the appeal.

That's one of my other great annoyance is when white people say "well certain black people are just as racist as white people, they just do it in different ways bla blah blah" "BET!" And those same people are the same ones who spout lines about how slavery ended 200 years ago, they should get over it. STFU, seriously.

 

It wasn't that long ago that a very famous and popular Cassius Clay walked into a JC Pennys in Miami and they refused to sell him a jacket because he was black. Point being that it is part of our recent history that white America was openly racist like that toward a minority group.

looks like he may have won Indiana.... wow. Bush won it by 20 points, a Democrat hasn't won there since Lyndon Johnson.

Ted Stevens is winning his re-election . Alaskans are awesone

An essay I wrote about yesterday on facebook:

 

November 4th 2008; a defining moment in the history of this great nation we call The United States of America.

 

It is a day that I honestly thought I would never see. To my amazement and great pleasure, a new generation of America has come about. Gone are the days of bigotry in America. Gone are the days of separation. Gone of the days of judging someone not by who they are, but what color their skin is.

 

Gone are the days of an African-American (or any other type of minority for that matter) having to tell their son or daughter that they can be whatever they want, EXCEPT for President of the United States of America.

 

Yes, America has risen above its shameful past.

 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr once said this in his famous "I Have A Dream" speech:

 

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character."

 

I think after this 2008 presidential election, it is safe to say that Mr. King's dream has become a reality.

 

President Barack Obama did not win the election because he is black. John McCain did not lose the election because he is white. Instead, the American people looked BEYOND race and chose Obama because they felt he can be a better advocate for CHANGE.

 

Of course, there are going to be a few people who continue to live in the days of past America....who say such things as "I don't want to live in a country that is run by a black man" or "Obama is Muslim, he is a terrorist" (Obama is not Muslim, he is a life-long Chrisian--but even if he were Muslim, so what?), or "I want to move to Canada"...or "Obama is a socialist"

 

My friends, although these ideas are very un-American, distorted, twisted, and wrong...you have every right to state your opinion and express your beliefs.

 

However, to those who have not joined this movement towards equality yet, I wish to ask you this:

 

Why shall we continue to bask in this idea of division? Shouldn't we all come together? Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Women, Men, Children, Elderly, Rich, Poor, Democrat, Republican, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu. We all need to join as ONE if we want to steer this country in the right direction. After all, this is the UNITED states of America, isn't it? We cannot continue to live in a country divided. Why? Because divided, we fail.

 

Yes, indeed this country has come a long way. But there is still work to be done.

 

 

At last, America is beginning to live up to its creed. I am very proud to call myself an American today.

This country has a few states that determine who becomes president. Those states went for Bush in 04 and for Obama last night. The popular vote is 1% higher for Obama than it was for bush in 2004. It seems blatantly obvious to me, that just like in 1992, its the economy, stupid.