YAY!!!!!!!!!!! He has 297 electoral votes and needed 270 to win! McCain only has 139 right now!
OBAMA WON!!!!
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Dave
Dave
Halle-freaking-lujah!!!!!
What a relief!
What a relief!
hooverwheelaway
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Yay!
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Cheers from me, as well. I just heard McCain's concession speech and thought it was classy and gracious. I think one of his biggest mistakes was listening to the Rovian handlers who convinced him to bring Palin onto the ticket. And frankly, I hope Republicans do try to run her in 2012. It would be the best gift they could possibly give Democrats, as many of their moderates would move in our direction.
Having said that, I'd like to shout-out a big FUCK YOU to Fox News, who, despite their best efforts to demonize Obama and Democrats in general, found their power over the thinking man's electorate quite diminished this time around. I've been watching Fox a lot the past couple of months and have been awestruck at their Republican agenda. If news outlets like CNN and NPR lean five degrees to the left, Fox leans 90 to the right. Even they must laugh out loud at their 'fair and balanced' slogan.
At any rate, here's hoping we can move society forward in true, real ethics, morals, and equality for at least a few years. Among other things, I want to live to see the day when young people marvel there was ever a time when gays couldn't marry, just as people younger than me marvel there was ever a time when blacks couldn't eat in the same restaurants as whites, or go to the same schools.
Maybe this is the very beginning of the end for old-school bigotry and superstitious, fundamentalist ideology. Just maybe.
Having said that, I'd like to shout-out a big FUCK YOU to Fox News, who, despite their best efforts to demonize Obama and Democrats in general, found their power over the thinking man's electorate quite diminished this time around. I've been watching Fox a lot the past couple of months and have been awestruck at their Republican agenda. If news outlets like CNN and NPR lean five degrees to the left, Fox leans 90 to the right. Even they must laugh out loud at their 'fair and balanced' slogan.
At any rate, here's hoping we can move society forward in true, real ethics, morals, and equality for at least a few years. Among other things, I want to live to see the day when young people marvel there was ever a time when gays couldn't marry, just as people younger than me marvel there was ever a time when blacks couldn't eat in the same restaurants as whites, or go to the same schools.
Maybe this is the very beginning of the end for old-school bigotry and superstitious, fundamentalist ideology. Just maybe.
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Well,
The American voters have spoken and Obama will be the next President.
I have to admit, many reservations about Obama and his policies do exist still within me, but I am prepared to give him a chance.
He is going to need the support of all Americans since he has a very tough road ahead of him. I also hope he realizes that governing too far to the left, like Bush did to the right, is not good for America.
Run a moderate course Pres-Elect Obama, and you can be assured a second term.
The American voters have spoken and Obama will be the next President.
I have to admit, many reservations about Obama and his policies do exist still within me, but I am prepared to give him a chance.
He is going to need the support of all Americans since he has a very tough road ahead of him. I also hope he realizes that governing too far to the left, like Bush did to the right, is not good for America.
Run a moderate course Pres-Elect Obama, and you can be assured a second term.
What an historic night!
<font face="Verdana">Awesome! Exhilarating! This is what I imagine it must have been like when Bobby Kennedy was running for president or Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech on the Mall in Washington.
And, the crowds. The sense of unity. Inspiring. Uplifting.
My hope is that we're having a dynamic shift in our collective consciousness as a nation.
<font face="Verdana">Awesome! Exhilarating! This is what I imagine it must have been like when Bobby Kennedy was running for president or Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech on the Mall in Washington.
And, the crowds. The sense of unity. Inspiring. Uplifting.
My hope is that we're having a dynamic shift in our collective consciousness as a nation.
Congratulations, America!
From an outsider in Oz. I'm really pleased for you as I believe your new President will mark the beginning of a rennaissance of American society. He stands the best chance of bridging one of the major divides in your country - that between Anglo- and Afro-Americans. Once that's achieved, you'll be on your way to integrating the other cultures in your community - Hispanic, Korean ... dare I suggest gay ... and through that, you'll again become a leading light of the world, rather than a faded shadow of former greatness. Congratulations, and all the very best for the coming four years.
From an outsider in Oz. I'm really pleased for you as I believe your new President will mark the beginning of a rennaissance of American society. He stands the best chance of bridging one of the major divides in your country - that between Anglo- and Afro-Americans. Once that's achieved, you'll be on your way to integrating the other cultures in your community - Hispanic, Korean ... dare I suggest gay ... and through that, you'll again become a leading light of the world, rather than a faded shadow of former greatness. Congratulations, and all the very best for the coming four years.
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Dear Bush&CO,
Please dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
brettsomers
Please dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
brettsomers
The sun is shining.
This is truly a great day.
This is truly a great day.
Good Morning America..!!!
"You, The People Have Voted" as Anderson Cooper said, and boy DIDNT YOU SHOUT!!!such a nerve racking night....its not just United States that is buzzing, the whole world is....TV , Radio, Talk Shows & Web Bloggs.......you really did make history....It really does feel like a new start for all!!!
Congratulations, Mike
"You, The People Have Voted" as Anderson Cooper said, and boy DIDNT YOU SHOUT!!!such a nerve racking night....its not just United States that is buzzing, the whole world is....TV , Radio, Talk Shows & Web Bloggs.......you really did make history....It really does feel like a new start for all!!!
Congratulations, Mike
gyrafoam
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When all the celebrations end the reality of the daunting task ahead will set in.
He will be held to a higher standard and the mess he has to try to clean up is the worst I've ever seen.
Yes, when the party is over, Obama is really going to have his work cut-out for him.
We can only hope he is able to begin to turn this ship around in just one term. A very daunting task indeed.
Now, another question is-----will Karl Rove continue to pull the strings behing the Republican Party and instruct the current administration to leave with a "scorched-earth" policy? How devastating that will be for Obama-----and a VERY real possibility. AS IF there weren't a big enough mess to clean up as it is!
He will be held to a higher standard and the mess he has to try to clean up is the worst I've ever seen.
Yes, when the party is over, Obama is really going to have his work cut-out for him.
We can only hope he is able to begin to turn this ship around in just one term. A very daunting task indeed.
Now, another question is-----will Karl Rove continue to pull the strings behing the Republican Party and instruct the current administration to leave with a "scorched-earth" policy? How devastating that will be for Obama-----and a VERY real possibility. AS IF there weren't a big enough mess to clean up as it is!
polkanut
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Keven,
Can you give us a brief glimpse of the European/German reaction to Obama's victory?
Can you give us a brief glimpse of the European/German reaction to Obama's victory?
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turquoisedude
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I am so pleased!
I was nervous that he wouldn't win - this is great news for America and the world! Congratulations!!!!
I was nervous that he wouldn't win - this is great news for America and the world! Congratulations!!!!
seeitrun2006
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Great day in America!
I went to bed at 10:00pm. Then I woke up at 12:30am went to the back bedroom TV to keep from waking up my wife and dog. Charles Gibson and George Steponopolis were announcing Barack had been elected president. I was so exicited I could barely go back to sleep.
However since GA is very repulican they have been calling into 98.5 WSB FM radio this morning calling Obama the everything from being the anti-Christ to a racist communist leader.
I think if the republicans could re-direct all this fear/hate energy into getting the economy fixed and this nation healed if will happen a lot quicker and take 4 years to do it!
I went to bed at 10:00pm. Then I woke up at 12:30am went to the back bedroom TV to keep from waking up my wife and dog. Charles Gibson and George Steponopolis were announcing Barack had been elected president. I was so exicited I could barely go back to sleep.
However since GA is very repulican they have been calling into 98.5 WSB FM radio this morning calling Obama the everything from being the anti-Christ to a racist communist leader.
I think if the republicans could re-direct all this fear/hate energy into getting the economy fixed and this nation healed if will happen a lot quicker and take 4 years to do it!
Tim,
The European reaction is joy.
Pure, unadulterated joy.
Except for much of Georgia and some factions in Israel, all of Western Civilization has been hoping for this moment.
If you think my criticism of the last eight years has been severe, you should see how the rest of the free world has felt.
We feel as if a dear friend, always a bit eccentric, but good of heart, had fallen under the ban of an evil spirit.
Concrete hopes and wishes will, no doubt follow. But one commentator in today's press summed it up rather well:
The victory celebration in Grant's park had only marginally to do with 1968. Go back another 103 years, to find the hope realized.
The European reaction is joy.
Pure, unadulterated joy.
Except for much of Georgia and some factions in Israel, all of Western Civilization has been hoping for this moment.
If you think my criticism of the last eight years has been severe, you should see how the rest of the free world has felt.
We feel as if a dear friend, always a bit eccentric, but good of heart, had fallen under the ban of an evil spirit.
Concrete hopes and wishes will, no doubt follow. But one commentator in today's press summed it up rather well:
The victory celebration in Grant's park had only marginally to do with 1968. Go back another 103 years, to find the hope realized.
seeitrun2006
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Oops!
I hit the post button too quickly!
I think if the republicans could re-direct all this fear/hate energy into getting the economy fixed and this nation healed it will happen a lot quicker and NOT take 4 years to do it!
I hit the post button too quickly!
I think if the republicans could re-direct all this fear/hate energy into getting the economy fixed and this nation healed it will happen a lot quicker and NOT take 4 years to do it!
David,
A-men to that. When I look at the nastiness and outright viciousness of many Republicans over the last eight years, I see a party reflecting a base which is completely off the rails.
The only relevant question is, how long will the Republicans need to realise that their chosen path is taking them away from the Constitution...
Unfortunately, these last years and months have driven nearly the entire literate, intelligent and reasoned wing out of the republican party. I don't just mean moderates, when people like Peggy Noonan and George Will are being called traitors, you know all that is left are the whack-jobs. For the first bit, things will get even more extreme. Maybe Palin should just take those spiteful people and secede with them. There aren't all that many intolerant dictatorships left, but I am given to understand North Korea shall soon require a new glorious leader.
A-men to that. When I look at the nastiness and outright viciousness of many Republicans over the last eight years, I see a party reflecting a base which is completely off the rails.
The only relevant question is, how long will the Republicans need to realise that their chosen path is taking them away from the Constitution...
Unfortunately, these last years and months have driven nearly the entire literate, intelligent and reasoned wing out of the republican party. I don't just mean moderates, when people like Peggy Noonan and George Will are being called traitors, you know all that is left are the whack-jobs. For the first bit, things will get even more extreme. Maybe Palin should just take those spiteful people and secede with them. There aren't all that many intolerant dictatorships left, but I am given to understand North Korea shall soon require a new glorious leader.
Congratulations!
Overhere in the Netherlands most people favoured Obama over McCain. Yesterday the wife of a former Christian Democratic Prime Minister was here on TV and she too hoped Obama would win.
As a matter of fact in most countries Obama was favourite. Only four countries had a majority for McCain: Algeria, Cuba (?!), Iraq and Congo. One wonders....
Louis
Overhere in the Netherlands most people favoured Obama over McCain. Yesterday the wife of a former Christian Democratic Prime Minister was here on TV and she too hoped Obama would win.
As a matter of fact in most countries Obama was favourite. Only four countries had a majority for McCain: Algeria, Cuba (?!), Iraq and Congo. One wonders....
Louis
jasonl
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YAY!
You should've heard the whooping and hollering around 10pm at the Dell factory when they announced Obama was president.
Obama might be the John F Kennedy that we never got to have back in the early 60s.
Now, that being said, can we all get along now?
You should've heard the whooping and hollering around 10pm at the Dell factory when they announced Obama was president.
Obama might be the John F Kennedy that we never got to have back in the early 60s.
Now, that being said, can we all get along now?
Kudos To McCain's Classy Exit
I voted for Obama and I'm thrilled by the results. But I do have to give credit to John McCain for a very dignified and classy concession speech. He hit all the right notes and (this time) shut down his supporters who had to never to boo when Obama's name was mentioned. I only wish McCain had shown more of that grace during the campaign. But what's done is done. Now, let's pray for Barack Obama. He'll need our prayers in the days and months to come.
I voted for Obama and I'm thrilled by the results. But I do have to give credit to John McCain for a very dignified and classy concession speech. He hit all the right notes and (this time) shut down his supporters who had to never to boo when Obama's name was mentioned. I only wish McCain had shown more of that grace during the campaign. But what's done is done. Now, let's pray for Barack Obama. He'll need our prayers in the days and months to come.
Since my family is split the Oboma ones of us were on the phone and e-mails celebrating. One of my cusions that works for the goveerment in DC and was appointed in the 90's by President Clinton has invited her borther and sister and my wife and I to attend the Inaugration itself and some of the balls. We are thrilled. I am looking now for plane tickets from our airport to Washington DC. So far Northwest Airlines is the cheapest at 341.00 round trip per person.
This is the REAL America!
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
I join with others rejoicing in the victory not for the Democratic party, for revenge but for our nation and the world. It will be interesting to see just how this country can come together. Will everyone put aside partisan foolishness and name-calling and work side-by-side to make this country and this world a better place. All we have is hope. May "the better angels of our nature" lead us forward.
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America."
I join with others rejoicing in the victory not for the Democratic party, for revenge but for our nation and the world. It will be interesting to see just how this country can come together. Will everyone put aside partisan foolishness and name-calling and work side-by-side to make this country and this world a better place. All we have is hope. May "the better angels of our nature" lead us forward.
peterh770
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Now let's see how they deliver. The focus is on them...
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