“We Have a Chance”
(166 views)I’m struck after the Presidential results:
-The Republicans booed during McCain’s give-it-up speech at the mention of Obama’s name. The Democrats applauded McCain in Chicago during Obama’s speech.
-On XM radio, there were GOP ads running anti-Obama during the post-election results. Waste of money? duh. Idiocy at the helm in GOP land? Yes.
-The Republicans in AZ all looked alike. Fake blonde hair coiffed on heads of women and men with TV anchorlike comb overs. All white except for maybe 4 blacks. No other minority. They looked like characters of Wizard of Oz … no hearts, no brains, no courage. Soulless shells standing robotically.
-Grant Park, Chicago was ethnically diverse and the people looked real. They didn’t look like mannequins. They had hearts. They had souls. They had compassion. They hung on the words of the brilliant Obama as he didn’t talk about himself but talked about us and how we can be of service and have a chance to make a difference.
He restored our faith. He restored our democracy. He is President Obama.
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An anonymous user says:
Some of the quotes today on the morning shows I love:
“The voters of America lead a quiet revolution.”
“The steps of the White House were built by slaves. How far we’ve come.”
Maya A: “For once America will not be defined by ignorance.”
An anonymous user says:
The spilling out into the streets with joy says everything. People could not contain their joy for hope and change. There would have been none of that if McCain had one. The true RepBots don’t know the definition of joy. The Repubs that crossed over–welcome.
mhotness says:
Not only is America celebrating the newly restored hope, the entire world is. I received an email from a friend who lives in Paris and she told me that people were in the streets celebrating with fireworks being shot off in the sky.
(for pictures of the world celebrating, visit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com)
This is huge. We are a part of something really monumental here. This is the first time in my life that I’ve been truly moved, touched, and inspired by a political event (most of my adult years have been plagued by Bush’s failed presidency). Now I understand why so many people reminisce about the 60’s.
Sure actions speak louder than words, but I believe that Obama is going to be a good (if not GREAT) president and that when he says he will always be honest about the challenges we face, I believe him. And I believe that he wants, with every part of his being, to make this country and world a more prosperous and peaceful place. And that I find inspiring.
For the first time in my life, I can honestly say I am proud to be an American.
JohntheChristian says:
Congratulations for those of you who voted for Obama, I truly mean that. I hope and pray he will be a great president that serves the people of this country faithfully and leaves it in a better place than when he found it.
However, I am insulted by the rhetoric spewed during the celebration. Those of us who voted Mccain are not soulless robots. We are not racist monsters. We are not “RepBots” as you have called us (I am not even a Republican). Obama has preached Unity throughout his entire campaign, and if he truly believes in Unity, he should be ashamed of some of his supporters who are all too happy to split the country again between “Us” and “Them”.
At the end of the day, the Country, and the president, is the servant of the people, ALL of us. Not just those who voted a certain way.