Senator McCain gave an excellent concession speech. We are thankful for his grace at what must have been a very emotional time for him. President Elect Obama gave the MOST thoughtful speech I have ever heard, bar none except Martin Luther King and the I have a Dream.
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For the first time in my adult life, I am ashamed of my country. If ignorance is bliss, there are a lot of happy liberals out there. Keep drinkin the kool aid.
I wrote in my candidate. Go Democracy!
I tried to write myself in as the vice president but the machine wouldn’t let me 🙁
Alanna, thanks for your leadership on this blog and out in the real world. Your endorsement contained just the words of healing we needed to hear about working together in the future, even across party lines if need be (God forbid!).
Alanna and Elena are GREAT examples of working together across party lines. We should try to follow their example and focus on issues rather than partisan bickering. Could you imagine Alanna calling Elena a communist and a terrorist for supporting Obama? Could you imagine Elena calling Alanna a racist for supporting McCain? Why can’t all Americans work together the way these two have done?
Congratulations America! We have finally abolished the vapors of the Confederacy, and at the center of this great triumph is the battlefield on which the war to end slavery was fought. Virginia is Blue!
For those who remain loyal to a party or some other idea before our country’s future and the more perfect union we are becoming, remember the slogan with which George W. Bush was swept into office: “They had their chance, they have not led; we will.”
When this country rejected the peace and prosperity of the Clinton Era for the moral bankruptcy, corruption, and ineptitude of the Bush Era, many Americans were elated. The rest of America was very worried. But, we rallied behind George Bush after 9/11. He WAS our President too. He still is, in fact. We have gone where President Bush has led us.
Here’s hoping the next 8 years will be exactly the opposite.
Now if only his speech writers were allowed to make policy he’d make a great president. Unfortunately there’s more to running a country than selling votes. Greatest salesman in history bar none, but we’ll have to see about his presidency.
Remember, the majority voted for Nixon and W also.
So suddenly now this is all about race NGL? Come on, if it was Obama would have lost big time, and you know it! I hope that every time someone has a problem with an Obama action that the race card isn’t now going to be played, but then that’s the way is was with the illegal alien debate wasn’t it. God help us, because if interjecting race tore PWC up, then this may just tear up the country! How long before Rev Wright makes a visit to the new white house………….hmmmmmmmmm
This is the first election in my life where my candidates won, all of them.
This is also the first time in my adult life where truly I have witnessed that the system can work, we may have to fight and give up our lives, but in the end change is possible when we come together and manifest our will by vote.
I’m having trouble writing, it’s so unbelievable…the sacrifice of Martin Luther King, of Malcom X, of so many black and white youths that volunteered to fight for civil rights in the southern states in the 60’s. All justified in one day.
I think Phil Ochs said it best in the last line of his song “The war is over”
One legged veterans will greet the dawn
and their whistling marches as they mow the lawn
and the gargoyles only sit and grieve
the gypsy fortune teller told me that we’ve been deceived
you only are what you believe…
…and I BELIEVE the WAR is OVER!
…It’s Over!
…It’s OVER!
May God bless and Preserve the United States Of America!
Congrats to all who are celebrating today. Obama was not my choice by a long shot, but he deserves our respect and support. I hope he keeps the best interests of our country at heart always, and that the Democrats will reach across the aisle. Enjoy the day.
Thanks, Emma. That is mighty neigborly of you:) I am so happy and my heart is full. Much love to you all!
should be “neighborly”
So, nobama, does that mean you should leave America (as some suggested Michele Obama should do when she made a statement like yours)?
Turn PW Blue,
Your name came true. Now, will our BOS turn blue in 2011? 🙂
Emma,
You are right our elected officials do deserve our respect and support. I remember last year after the local elections, there were some that just wouldn’t give it up with the trashing, name calling, and disrespecting those that had been elected to represent us. I don’t want to see this happen again, but we know it will.
Diversity Gal,
I bet you are absolutely ecstatic!! When I heard of Obama coming to Leesburg & Manassas you were the first person I thought of. I’m glad you made it to both events.
Enjoy the day!
No matter what happens, I am overjoyed to be living through history.
That said, doesn’t “Obama” sound like a cologne?
“The scent of freedom…Obama….”
Rod2155, you wrote the words for me. I’m just glad that you could say them before reaching the age of sixty.
Si Se Puede, BA-BY!
Pinko, We are free again. Free from Uncle Sam listening in on our cell phone conversations. Free from from having what we say thown back in our faces by some right-wing nutjob. Perhaps you should post a list of your favorite nazis, it’s your right.
Censored. I still have Frank Wolf, to keep me grounded in reality.
I keep an electronic journal in which I occassionally write. Last night I wrote of a little girl in Virginia who asked her mother why the ‘colored people’ went to the back of the bus. She was told that is just the way things are.
Most people alive today do not believe that social phenomena really happened. I can assure you, it really did. The act for which Rosa Parks is known didn’t end the back of the bus forever….it merely gave people the hope that one day, you could sit anywhere on that bus you damn well chose.
Moon-howler, I remember segregation on buses and in the public libraries in Albany, Georgia. I remember separate water fountains and restrooms in Rich’s in Atlanta. My high school wasn’t integrated until I was a senior. We’ve come a long way, baby!!! Yipppeee!!
M-H, Censored, I went to Annandale High School in Fairfax. It was not desegregated until 5 years after I left. I went to Va. Tech and it integrated during my junior year. I can still remember a “white only” sign at the entrance to the Frost Diner in Warrenton. We have come a long way is an understatement.
I am sad that Frank Wolf is still my congressman, as a veteran I find his willingness to send troops into harms way offensive when coupled with his unwillingness to support veterans benefits; particularly for those wounded while at war.
I am enormously happy we have President Elect Obama, Senator Elect Warner, and Congressmen Elect Nye and Perriello from Virginia. We can start moving past the racist and divisive rhetoric and start debating solutions. I hope we can bring everyone with meaningful constructive ideas to the table.
It was a great joy meeting many of you for the first time face to face yesterday at the polls.
In particular, a Republican volunteer named George was very optimistic (easy to do at Evergreen precinct) and very friendly despite our clear differences of opinion. Stay active an involved George, we all need you.
–Perhaps you should post a list of your favorite nazis, it’s your right.–
And the Neo-Nazi Winners are:
Greg Letiecq
Robert Duecaster
John Stirrup
….with support from Corey Stewart who has the most hair out of all of them, I believe.
Thanks Emma. I appreciate your comment.
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I worked at the polls yesterday as an Officer of Election. I have been doing this for more than 30 years. I love it even though the day is long. I arrived at 5:00 a.m. and did not leave until 10:00 p.m. last night. Yesterday was grueling but very exciting. Whether you supported McCain or Obama, it was wonderful to see the voter turnout.
I listened and studied for months. I am an independent I was one of the undecided voters. After much deliberation with my self and with God, I decided that I had to vote for Obama. I like McCain and think he has been a honorable servant but I just could not cast a vote for him. I looked at the moral issues that many of my friends pointed out as to why they had to vote for McCain. Their entire moral issue was based on the abortion issue. I am a person who is both pro-life and pro-choice. I know that sounds strange. However, what I do know is morality can not be legislated. I believe in the sanctity of life, of all life but women should have the right to make their own personal decisions. The sanctity of life is another reason that I am against capitol punishment. So my decison to vote for Obama was not based on those issues.
To say that I am overwhelmed by the historical significance of this election is an understatement. When I was a teen blacks could not vote, had to ride in the back of the bus, could not drink at a “white” water fountain, could not eat in a restaurant, walked on the opposite side of the street, were demeaned and treated as 4th class citizens. I thank God for Mom everyday because she taught us that we were all created equal and she raised us to judge a person by character and not by the color of a person’s skin. I remember many discussions between her and my father about this very issue.
I believe Obama represents what is best about our country. Look at his life. Single mom, abandoned by his father, raised by his grandparents because his mother died very young. He could have been bitter and negative but he rose up. I think for every person of color he is a beacon of hope. We should also remember he has some of each of us in him, both white and black. He is overwhelmingly the choice of the people, both in the popular vote and in the electoral college. I believe he is the Joshua of our time(if you know biblical history you will know what I mean). Obama has been placed in this high position, not only in this country but in the world. Let us all join together and lift him up in prayer and pray for him in the days to come. He has a huge job ahead of him.
Emma
Good to see you.
After McCains unbelievably gracious speech last night, I hope many take the cue and lose the anger that has consumed so many. Negatives may force change, but that change never lasts because it was not intended for good, just for anger.
I stand with Alanna, Emma, and millions of Americans who truly do put their country first.
Here is hoping that we never again see Americans advocating against the prosperity of their own nation because they have ideological differences with the person we elect as our President.
Look at this collection of photos from around the world! So moving!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/04/reactions-around-the-worl_n_141187.html
–When I was a teen blacks could not vote, had to ride in the back of the bus, could not drink at a “white” water fountain, could not eat in a restaurant, walked on the opposite side of the street, were demeaned and treated as 4th class citizens.–
Marie, thank you for sharing these experiences. People don’t understand that these human and civil rights violations existed less than a lifetime ago and so cannot understand African American and minority communities that are still living with residual anger. I think it’s important to recognize that socially and politically, change cannot and does not happen all at once, and that it takes extraordinary amounts of time to heal. The timeframe alone should make us think four times before we implement unjust and hurtful laws that can last decades, well beyond our own life spans.
Marie, P as P, and others, you said it best. There is a historical relevance to this election that must be seen through the prism of race. It is only a part of this story. But it is a significant part.
Yes, there is historical relevance to this election. I guess what I really wanted to say is I never thought in my life I would see a person of color be elected President. Hope I am around to see the first woman to hold the office.
Shelly B. Thanks for posting the collection of photos. I am thrilled to see that our great country will once again be respected in the world and looked to as a model.
Let the healing begin. As WhyHereWhyNow said “Here is hoping that we never again see Americans advocating against the prosperity of their own nation because they have ideological differences with the person we elect as our President.”
Thanks, Pinko.
You know I did not even really think about those past experiences until last night when I saw Obama and his family on that stage. It gave me goosebumps.
Well said, Jurturna. I was disappointed, but unlike some people I talked to today, I don’t want Obama to fail. I love the U.S. way too much for that kind of thinking. Add to that the infectious joy of the lovely, pleasant woman who empties my office trash can every morning–she was up almost all night celebrating downtown–and all I can do is look ahead.
This is what “james” had to say just a few short days ago:
james, 3. November 2008, 11:40
Well Mr. NGL the offer I made previously (which you have never responded too) to meet me in person still stands. I would like to see if you would be able to make such nefarious comments to me in a personal setting. It’s completely amazing that such people as you that have such a negative outlook on life and the population in general exist. I strive to look for goodness in people. However persons such as you bring down the population in general and drain the positive energy from their lives. I honestly feel sorry for you.
Twinad speaking now: I can really tell you strive to look for goodness in people, james. What positive energy you have after you hit the sauce! You better just go to bed face down in your koolaid tonight.
Hi Scott!
It was AWESOME meeting you Tuesday! Hopefully we will meet again soon.
Twinad,
James is clearly a desperate soul, he deserves our pity. Must be a pretty sad life to be willing to waste time and play such silly games on our blog.
Immigrants rarely use words like nefarious after being here 3 years.