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It looks like Barack Obama has the election in the bag with his win of Ohio. I am going to go ahead and call it for him and say congratulations to Barack Obama as the next US president. If this election was just judged by campaigns Obama’s campaign was far more effectively organized and operated then the at times inept McCain campaign. Despite the media and cash advantage Obama had, McCain has no one but himself to blame for losing this election after running such a poor campaign. To put it simply Obama deserved to win.
Everyone else feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section.
2:30 pm on November 4th, 2008 1
Key to winning the election
-700 Million to one Billion dollars of special interest money.
-Media darling where you get mostly positive stories
-Bring a full deck to play the race/religion card at every turn
-Have no real history that people can use aganst you.
-Sell soul to satin for the victory.
2:36 pm on November 4th, 2008 2
Well, I was following it on MSNBC television until Olbermann reared his ugly head. I can tolerate that other dyke on the show, but I'm in no mood for his bullsh!t.
2:53 pm on November 4th, 2008 3
By "deserved" to win, I hope you mean the election (which should go to the most popular), and not the presidency (which should go to the most suitable candidate). How sad that there's no way to distinguish the two.
We're all f**ked.
3:11 pm on November 4th, 2008 4
Well he just won it. Welcome to BIG GOVERNMENT folks….
3:22 pm on November 4th, 2008 5
Yeah, Jimmy Carter's presidency is now at the top of my reading list. Unfortunately this is a necessary purgative, like Roh Moo Hyun, where what he's not is more important than what he is. The GNP aren't exactly saints either.
It's frustrating, though, that Korea and the US have again switched to 180 degree opposites. Poor LMB now has to deal with being the Democrats' Asian job loss scapegoat for this round (in the past Japan, Taiwan, and even Singapore have been the "reason" for Detroit's decline).
3:24 pm on November 4th, 2008 6
Good…maybe some of his leftover $650 mil in campaign money (and billions in war money as soon as he cuts slingload on Iraq and Afghanistan) can go into a welfare pot for people on the dole. I'm sick of supporting my lazy-ass stepdad and step-siblings anyways.
A New Deal for a Great Society!
3:24 pm on November 4th, 2008 7
By the way GI, I wholeheartely disagree that McCain has no one to blame but himself. First and foremost, the majority of the blame for McCain's defeat rests solely at the feet of Bush, who ironically has beaten John McCain twice now, the first time coming in the 2000 republican primary. Remember South Carolina anyone? McCain had all kind of momentum in that one until Bush decided to play dirty in South Carolina by pandering to the extreme religious right.
Honestly though, the republicans would have had a hard time winning this one even if they were to somehow reincarnate Ronald Regan. This was a referendum on Bush's policies and unpopularity as much as it was a win for Obama and a loss for McCain.
Now, let's all get in line for our cheese, redistributed wealth and nationalized health care.
3:31 pm on November 4th, 2008 8
This is what democracy means. The thing many have sacrificed for, even in places like Iraq.
The people have spoken. A new commander in chief has been chosen. Salute and march.
3:37 pm on November 4th, 2008 9
Oh, I'm saluting all right JoeC.
By the way, I'm all for having a black president, an Asian one, a Latino one, a female one, whatever…I just wish the first black president would have been just a tad right of center rather than left.
3:46 pm on November 4th, 2008 10
damn
3:55 pm on November 4th, 2008 11
Lets see how Rah-Rah everyone is for Obama after he starts his B/S?
We could not have a worse president, than if we had Osama Bin Laden up there…cut from the same cloth.
He might be YOUR president, but he is definitely NOT my president…
I see Obama's days in the White house (do we still call it that?) numbered…there are some very scared & pissed of Americans out there right now.
4:15 pm on November 4th, 2008 12
Man, I am flabergasted by some of the comments in this thread. This is a moment to celebrate what America is all about. I would hope that we don't all forget that.
A quote from John McCain, admirably gracious in defeat:
"These are difficult times for our country, and I pledged to [Obama] tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face. I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our goodwill and earnest effort to find ways to come together."
Yes, we did!
4:33 pm on November 4th, 2008 13
After a long fought race, it is now over. After the celebrations die down, there is a lot of work to do.
4:43 pm on November 4th, 2008 14
I'm not happy camper simply because I lean just a tad to the right side of the fence when it comes to politics, is all. Having said that however, electing the first black (yes, I said black and not African-American) president is something that all Americans should be proud of.
President-elect Obama is obviously a very smart and eloquent man, and I hope and pray that he's able to deliver on all of the promises he's made, and is also somehow able to successfully channel the hope and energy he has created in his followers for the good of all Americans.
4:48 pm on November 4th, 2008 15
How much of Obama's campaign promises will he keep?
5:01 pm on November 4th, 2008 16
And on the bright side: Korea can kiss their FTA goodbye.
5:21 pm on November 4th, 2008 17
"I’m not happy camper simply because I lean just a tad to the right side of the fence when it comes to politics, is all."
Does that mean you also condemn Bush's Sovietizing of Treasury and Wall St.?
"How much of Obama's campaign promises will he keep?"
Well, he doesn't even take over for another three months.
Powell, Buffett, Lugar, Hagel, Volker: Do these sound like the names of radical leftists?
Obama has pledged to run a bipartisan Presidency and I have no reason to doubt him since that's been one of the key messages of his campaign. There's no need to cry that the sky is falling just yet. Let's give the man a chance first before we dismiss him out-of-hand.
Finally, Obama does not deserve credit and admiration just because he's "black." I would not have wanted a Sharpton, Jackson or Keyes in the White House. More than just being black, Obama has style and class. I believe that is the most important reason why he will help restore America's battered image in the world. Who knows, it may even be "cool" to be a Yank again — I can even hear Bootsy Collins playing live in the "White" House already!
GI, thanks for the forum here during this campaign. Peace and good luck!
5:54 pm on November 4th, 2008 18
@15 "How much of Obama’s campaign promises will he keep?"
In his acceptance, he alluded to the fact that many things can't be done in one year or one term. Choices must be made. He won't be able to satisfy everyone.
The things I will be looking for next are the people he will be choosing immediately for his administration. We already know there will be a puppy.
I expect he will appoint someone like former senator Chuck Hagel to the State Department. Korean papers have identified him as a Korean expert. Hagel, partnered with Biden would be a strong team to restore our international standing. I believe their will be a Korea-US FTA, but there will be some renegotiation for better terms. Powell might be a safe bet for DoD but I expect Gates to be asked to stay on for a year or two.
I guess I will just be looking for appointments made on professional competence, not just for homeboy cronies. Clinton brought in an entourage of Arkansas bubba's and Bush brought in a team of Texacrats. Department and agency heads had better have the resume and experience to merit their positions. We don't need another show horse commissioner running FEMA.
7:29 pm on November 4th, 2008 19
Oh boy.. will he be Our (USA) Roh Moo-hyun?
I sure hope not.
10:39 pm on November 4th, 2008 20
The only big mistake, and one that probably doomed his candidacy, was choosing Palin as his running mate. Otherwise, he ran the best campaign he could. From Rev. Wright to the birth certificate to the last minute "issue" of the aunt in Boston, every millstone the Republicans tried to put around Obama's neck slipped off. Given the changing mood of the country over the last four years, any Republican contender would have had an uphill battle. Don't blame the man; blame the party.
11:15 pm on November 4th, 2008 21
"This is a moment to celebrate what America is all about."
When Bush won in 2000 these same long haired, flag burning, baby killing, (ACLU)free the rapist types, were rioting and threatening a revolution. ALGORE led the charge!
11:24 pm on November 4th, 2008 22
His first act will be to do away with all the affirmative action programs and minority business set aside programs. His win shows that these programs are programs of a bygone era and are no longer applicable.
11:39 pm on November 4th, 2008 23
All I can say is: I'm glad the whole election campaign is finally over.
How many years has this saga been going on for? When do they start the next presidential race?
11:48 pm on November 4th, 2008 24
"The only big mistake, and one that probably doomed his candidacy, was choosing Palin as his running mate."
Choosing Palin was kind of like deciding to date a kongju (princess). She looks great from far away and even better close up. You can't believe how lucky you are when she starts warming up and spending time with you. For a while, all is well and it almost feels like you are in heaven. Then reality starts to set in and you realize an essential truism about kongjus: It's always about THEM in the end, and once you are no longer useful to them, it's See ya, buddy! Did anyone notice how Palin "went rogue" towards the end of the campaign? A classic kongju move. "Hey, I was only looking out for No. 1!"
We should all be counting our blessings that she didn't manage to weasle her way into the White House. The jokes about President McCain needing a taster were not very far from the truth. A kongju as the most powerful person in the world would have been very scary indeed.
As for McCain, I hear he was always quite the player. Apparently, however, he didn't learn enough about kongjus after all these years — or, more likely, like many men he just didn't care.
1:24 am on November 5th, 2008 25
McCain fought long, hard and admirably right until the end. Considering everything he was up against (massively outspent, a slowing economy, and an overwhelmingly unified media for his opponent), he actually did well. Obama won, but not by much; the president-elect would be wise to remember that as he plans his transition.
3:15 am on November 5th, 2008 26
418000 Americans died in WWII fighting to defeat some of the most evil ideologies in history. 65 years America spits on their graves and elects the perhaps the most corrupt and evil facist twin (abiet with better makeup and nice smelling cologne) to the presidency. I am sorry my fallen bretheren for that great sacrifice of yours we have spurned. May GOD have mercy on the USA.
7:56 am on November 5th, 2008 27
Raymond is onto something. Fascism consists of <a href="http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=nation+in+crisis+national+renewal+anticonservatism" rel="nofollow">three elements: anticonservatism, a myth of national renewal, and a conception of a nation in crisis.
I think we checked all three boxes.
8:26 am on November 5th, 2008 28
I'm betting that Al Qaeda will make an announcement praising the victory of their "Muslim brother." Mind you, I'm not saying Obama is a Muslim; I'm saying that UBL is going to try to rub this in our faces and claim victory. It'll be interesting to see how the country reacts.
8:42 am on November 5th, 2008 29
Forget UBL. First up to challenge the new president is none other than Russia. They announced today that they are deploying missiles near Poland, and also threatened to jam the new US missile shield in the area: http://www.kyivpost.com/world/30759
9:20 am on November 5th, 2008 30
Rob, no problem. He changed his mind and supports missile defense nowadays.
9:47 am on November 5th, 2008 31
He lacks experience and I'm unsure of his value system but he will probably turn out to be OK. Of course our founding fathers build in the impeachment safeguard just in case the people make a mistake.
10:13 am on November 5th, 2008 32
lol Mark. Looks like he's well on his way to ending the war in Iraq ASAP too, just like he said he would during the campaign.
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer Robert H. Reid, Associated Press Writer – Wed Nov 5, 1:18 pm ET AP –
BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials said Wednesday they don't expect Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops hastily from Iraq because he told them last summer that he wouldn't make a decision without consulting them and U.S. commanders on the ground.
With violence down and the economy No. 1 on American voters' minds, the Iraqis said they believe the new president will take his time before fulfilling his promise to end the war in Iraq, which costs U.S. taxpayers $12 billion a month at a time of financial crisis back home.
Exit polls Tuesday showed that only one in 10 American voters considered Iraq their main concern in choosing a president, suggesting that Obama will focus more on the economy when he takes office Jan. 20.
"Obama has to deal with Iraq's issues in a positive way and have a sense of responsibility to correct the situation in Iraq, as well the situation inside America," said Salim Abdullah, spokesman of the largest Sunni bloc in parliament.
"We are not concerned that he will take a unilateral decision to remove troops quickly from Iraq since he needs to discuss this issue with the Iraqi government first," Abdullah said.
Iraqi officials were skeptical of the Illinois senator when he launched his candidacy two years ago, pledging to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of his inauguration.
At the time, Iraq was reeling toward all-out civil war, with Shiite and Sunni gunmen battling in Baghdad's streets while rockets and mortar shells detonated in the Green Zone, the U.S.-protected area of central Baghdad where top Iraqi officials live and work.
The prospect of U.S. troops leaving Iraq quickly was popular among American voters but alarmed the Shiite-dominated government, which feared a withdrawal would remove its main pillar of support.
But violence receded after last year's U.S. troop buildup, which Obama opposed.
Nevertheless, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said most Iraqi leaders still assumed that John McCain, who supported the troop buildup, would succeed President Bush.
Their opinions began to change after Obama visited Baghdad last July, al-Dabbagh said. He said Obama's meetings with Iraqi leaders, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, convinced them he was a serious contender.
Obama also told the Iraqis that his 16-month withdrawal timetable was not rigid and that he would be willing to adjust it if necessary, several Iraqi officials said.
"He told us during his visit to Baghdad and meetings with him in Washington that he would not take any hasty decisions in this regard, and any decision that concerns Iraq would be taken after thorough discussions with the Iraqi government and military commanders in the field," Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Al-Arabiya television.
Meanwhile, events in Iraq have made it easier for Obama and Iraqi officials to find common ground for systematically withdrawing the U.S. force — currently at 151,000 troops — without risking a sudden plunge into chaos or a political battle in Washington and Baghdad.
Iraqi forces are doing more of the fighting, suffering more casualties and spending more Iraqi money for their own defense, though critics say they could pay a lot more.
This year, U.S. and Iraqi negotiators hammered out an agreement that would remove U.S. soldiers from Iraq's cities by June 30, with the last American troops leaving the country by 2012. The accord still must be approved by parliament by year's end when the U.N. mandate expires.
The draft agreement has drawn strong opposition inside Iraq, but government officials are hopeful that parliament can approve the pact in time for the deadline.
That would largely satisfy both Obama's pledge — and the Iraqi goal — of an orderly end to the U.S. mission.
As the U.S. returns rolled in early Wednesday, Iraqi doubts turned to admiration, not only for Obama but for a nation that would choose a president from a racial minority — an example for a country like Iraq struggling to reconcile ethnic and religious communities.
After McCain conceded defeat, ordinary Iraqis exchanged text messages on their mobile phones, congratulating one another as if they themselves had cast ballots.
"I would like to congratulate the American people for an admirable example of democracy and elections," Sadiq al-Rikabi, a top adviser to al-Maliki told The Associated Press. "We look forward to working with him to consolidate relations between our two nations."
Iraqi officials expressed hope that a new U.S. president, not personally invested in the war, would help usher in a new relationship as the need for U.S. troops declines.
"I think there is a reality on the ground and sooner or later, Mr. Obama and his working team will see that Iraq is playing a major role in the region," al-Dabbagh said. "Iraq is a major cornerstone in the region and needs to be supported."
12:25 pm on November 5th, 2008 33
LOL, some good comments such as "Damn" and "this is what America is all about", along with "our Roh Moo Hyun". He starts with a clean slate with me. I suspect it will be a rocky road ahead for him during the next four years, and I am sure the world will be watching. lets see what happens before anyone throws him to the wolves.
1:34 pm on November 5th, 2008 34
What is up with the irrelevant Roh Moo-hyun comparisons? Is Obama a frog-in-a-well nationalist? A hard-core ideological warrior? A foot-in-the-mouth buffoon who lacks any ability whatsoever to communicate effectively?
No wonder the GOP lost: Total disconnection from reality!
2:53 pm on November 5th, 2008 35
Gerry, for me it's not about Obama the man, but about political ideology. Of course as an American I wish him luck and hope that he does well, but that doesn't mean that I have to blindly fall in line, hop on the bus and start drinking the Obama Kool-Aid just yet.
Also, I don't think the comparisons with Roh are all that far off either. Both are lawyers. Both are liberals. Both won elections by making wide use of technology (Internet, text messagesas, etc.) in successfully attempting to reach and energize young voters. Both were ushered into office by voters hungry for change…
3:54 pm on November 5th, 2008 36
Test
3:54 pm on November 5th, 2008 37
Have a great cartoon…anyone know how to upload it?
3:56 pm on November 5th, 2008 38
Test, none of my comments for the past few hours have been getting posted.
4:15 pm on November 5th, 2008 39
calmseas, I think GI Korea's email address is gikoreaonline@yahoo.com.
JoeC, some of mine from last night never got posted either, have no idea what's going on. Spam filter maybe???
4:42 pm on November 5th, 2008 40
OK, I'll try another comment.
Shortly, the republicans are going to have to get together and decide the future of the party. What are they going to rebuild around? Even before the election, there was a vocal advocacy group promoting Gov. Sarah Palin as the future leader of the party. If the republicans decide to rebuild around that brand … umm … God bless 'em. Just remember, several prominent republicans who defected from McCain gave Palin specifically as one of their reasons. I think many intellectual and urban republicans won't want to follow under her standard.
Then they have to take a good long look at some of their long held core beliefs. The obvious ones that comes to mind are the principles of economic fundamentalism; that financial markets, left on their own, will operate most efficiently and are self correcting. No less than Alan Greenspan had to admit last month that the current financial crisis revealed a fundamental flaw in that theory.
There will probably also be changes within the sub-groups of the party. Maybe the religious base may become less intolerant and fundamentalist? What becomes of the neocons?
The party members will be doing a lot of soul searching in the coming months. There will probably recriminations and violations of Reagan's 11th Commandment, but it will be interesting to see what emerges from it.
5:23 pm on November 5th, 2008 41
I am shocked and saddened to know of all the terribly close-minded and racist comments left on this comment string. Wow. People who leave comments like the choice ones from above really prove how ignorant they are within the first sentence.
Wow.
7:04 pm on November 5th, 2008 42
Mine seems to have been filtered as well.
7:48 pm on November 5th, 2008 43
i know this wasn't my election.. but from the world's perspective 4 years of mccain after 8 years of bush would have been a disaster… so i'm glad a good choice was made…
record numbers of people voted and it actually looks like democracy was really in action… if so many people voted and obama won shouldnn't you be proud at least that there was such a high turnout?? instead of just wading in and bashing the person who won…
i know if we had such a high voter turn out here it would be a miracle.. but hey our pm just took over from his predecessor without even a hey do you actually want me to be pm
10:48 pm on November 5th, 2008 44
To all all the sourpusses out there, a few words from the man himself in Chicago on Nov. 4, 2008:
"This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can."
1:15 am on November 6th, 2008 45
Last attempt to resubmit a message that didn't go through yesterday.
Re: #27
The democrats are delivering us to fascism? Before they were charged with leading us towards socialism; never mind our recent Wall Street bailouts under republicans. Then it was the democrats were on a path to communism. Then they were serving us to terrorism. I guess if you throw all the scary 'isms' up against the wall, something may stick.
Anyway, fascism has always been characterized as a militaristic state under threat, as you say, of national crisis. I don't know where you have been the last 7 years. but if you hadn't recognized the police state aspects of the Patriot Act, Guantanamo Bay, and 'enhanced interrogations' we are told were necessary because of national crisis, then you weren't paying attention.
I still say that when the people are allowed to make free and fair choices through elections, then it can only be called democracy. All we have to do is defend that process. That is what all military and government members are sworn to do when they take that oath to 'support and defend the Constitution,' and not some individual or political agenda. If that democratic choice is found to be wrong, we get to change it again four years later.
1:22 am on November 6th, 2008 46
I made one last attempt to repost a copy of a comment that refuses to show up after 3 attempts in the last 20 hours. Other comment have gone through. So, I guess there must be some problem with its contents.
2:07 am on November 6th, 2008 47
While I don't agree with Obama's policies (what we know of them) I am very glad that this election is finally over. I wish Obama luck and look forward to see what he really ends up doing for this country.
2:14 am on November 6th, 2008 48
Rob, No I won't be jumping on the Obama band wagon with my cup filled with Kool aid. I have never been a fan of the Pelosi, Reid, Murtha, and Kennnedy tribe either. And what you say about political ideology is true as well, and comparisons can be made with Rooh as to how they got elected. Yet Obama has modified his stances on most of the issues he used to attract voters during the campaign and its more than possible he will continue to move to the center. (I could be wrong). So until his administration is sworn in and actually makes their direction known, I will give the new president the benifit of the doubt.
2:58 am on November 6th, 2008 49
"Yes, we can???"
The brainwashed masses following their "Dear Leader" blindly…now what country to the North does this remind us of?
"We Have" been getting the job done since before the Revolution of 1776…some moronic fool that seems to think he is the next Mesiah, who ha virtully NO experience and a highly questionable past, will not waltz into our lives thinking we will just adopt the same glazed over "Deer in the headlights look" of his supporters and allow our country to be turned into a socialized state.
As Democrats have pillaried Bush for the past 8-years, so will the Right now enact the same on YOUR Moronic Leader.
"What goes around, comes around."
3:53 am on November 6th, 2008 50
One day McCain is going to have to tell us, 'What The Hell Was He Thinking?', when he chose his running mate.
Now, Fox News reports that she didn't know what countries made up the North American Free Trade Agreement. She didn't know that Africa was a continent. She thought it was a single country!
I thought that show 'Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader' was a put-on. I couldn't believe that working adults much less senior elected officials could be that clueless.
Is our education system that bad that we would give a high school diploma, much less a college degree to someone so poorly informed?
4:26 am on November 6th, 2008 51
May I remind everyone of the defeat of my hero, Ronald Reagan, who lost his heated primary battle in 1976 to Gerald Ford. He told his supporters that the cause indeed does go on. "It's just one battle in a long war and it will go on as long as we all live," Reagan said. He then quoted Sir Andrew Barton, who in his St. Barton's Ode make have taken a thing or two from Leonidas:
I will lay me down and bleed a while.
Though I am wounded, I am not slain.
I shall rise and fight again.
The next day, Reagan spoke to his campaign staff. "Sure, there's a disappointment in what happened, but the cause goes on," he said. "Don't get cynical. Look at yourselves and what you were willing to do, and recognize that there are millions and millions of Americans out there that want what you want, that want it to be as we do, who want it to be that Shining City on a Hill."
Suck it in, guys. Barack Obama is our President — a shining example of what America is all about as the first African-American President — a historic milestone. Honor the man and the achievement as something America should be proud of.
However, as a DEMOCRAT that's another story. The Republican Party has shot itself in the arm, foot, gut, and finally this election put a bullet in its left eye. Conservatism has many names, i.e., centrist populism is the label someone pinned on Palin. Regardless, for those who are conservatives — people who believe in a strong national defense and foreign policy, responsible and pro-growth fiscal policy, rich and grounded family and moral values — it is time to join the movement to redefine what the Republican Party is. It has lost its way — and in my opinion, drifted too far to the right.
Right now the discussions are starting in earnest. If you care, instead of bitching about Obama here — let your venom fly in emails to your favorite Republican Congressman telling him why you think the Republican Party sucks — and what should be done to make it win in the next election.
I believe there is going to be a lot of movement to emulate the Democrats on how they used the internet and text messaging with great effectiveness. Get in on the ground floor and start dropping notes on the popular conservative blogs — instead of condemning Obama. The conservative power-brokers pay attention to the comments.
And become part of the 47 percent of America who will be watching Obama like a hawk to hold his feet to the fire on his promises. If he thinks the next four years are a free ride, he's sadly mistaken.
The Democrats own Washington now — like a runaway train without Republicans to apply the brakes — and if the Democrats actions of the past hold true again when they have been in power — they will be again be shooting their toes off very soon.
Help join the new and improved Republican Party to ensure that conservative values (slightly right of center and not the fringe element neo-cons) make a difference come the next election.
5:32 am on November 6th, 2008 52
Michael Jackson may make the short list for Ambassador to Korea – From the prices they are willing to pay for his concerts Korean people must love him and would probably be thrilled to have him here.
5:45 am on November 6th, 2008 53
Gents I checked the spam filter and did not see your comments there so I’m not sure what the issue is. Let me know if the problem continues.
8:27 am on November 6th, 2008 54
Juli, racist comments? Really? Granted I haven't read every single word of every single post, but I haven't noticed any racial comments either. The one comment that could qualify as being racist had one of these at the end of it
, so I'm pretty sure the guy was joking.
I agree with you JoeC. If the republicans try to rebuild around Palin it's going to be a rough road. By the way, when McCain chose her, he was trying to appeal to the republican base (far right), and also steal some of Hilary's supporters away from the Dems by selecting a woman. Great idea, wrong woman…
Gerry, I hope you didn't take offense to my comment about the Kool-Aid. I wasn't referring to you, just saying that I wasn't yet convinced about Obama is all…
10:20 am on November 6th, 2008 55
Rob, LOL, no offence taken, no anst on my part. I have to learn how to say what I want, while conveying the proper tone. This is not the first time I have been misunderstood for the same reason.
12:11 pm on November 6th, 2008 56
A weird thing happened today…it's happened every day…and it happened again today: the sun came up.
I am disappointed in the results of the election, but at times like this, saying 'why us' is not the most productive use of our energy. Who is to blame…how the campaign could've been the run better…who might've been a better candidate.
At times like this, the better question is 'what now?' The sun came up. As it did yesterday. As it will tomorrow. And we'll do the same. We'll stand for what we believe in…oppose those who are wrong…support those who are right…not back down…not sit down…not shut up.
We'll pull our socks up and get ready for the days ahead and fight for what's right.
We'll fight for marriage…fight for life…fight for lower taxes…fight for a strong America…fight for the 2nd amendment…fight for free speech…fight for a sound energy policy…fight for Supreme Court justices that are constitutionalists and originalists.
Just as we stood up against President Bush and President Clinton when they were wrong, we'll do the same for the next four years or as long as BHO is president. When he's right, we'll say that. When he's wrong, we'll say that.
We have done these things and will do these things because we're not tied to party or president. We are tied to principle.
Today as the sun comes up, we'll take some time to reflect. Take some time to feel bad or sad. And then day after day as sure as the sun comes up, we'll get up too and fight for what is right…as long as there is breath in us.
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Continue Misson…Out!
1:47 pm on November 6th, 2008 57
"Barack Obama is our President — a shining example of what America is all about as the first African-American President — a historic milestone. Honor the man and the achievement as something America should be proud of."
Thank you, sir!
3:59 pm on November 6th, 2008 58
Well, Obama is not wasting any time. It's begun.
He has a new website, http://www.change.gov, where he is actually offering to take online applications for non-career (appointed) positions to departments and agencies in his administration.
But hold on. Remember, 'Ask not what your country can do for you …," and 'A thousand points of light," and 'It takes a village?" Well, you haven't seen nothing yet.
Obama is apparently hoping to mobilize the massive support and enthusiasm that turned out for his campaign into some extremely ambitious national service programs:
The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.
Maybe it's the optimistic community organizer in him, but with so few Americans joining the military or showing any interest in national service or sacrifice in the past generation, I just don't know.
Maybe Obama knows or recognizes something in us that we don't. When he talks about the audacity of hope, many of us might role our eyes and say that's just hopeless optimism.
I wish him luck. We'll see.
7:39 pm on November 17th, 2008 59
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