To my fellow Americans

[usayit]

Don't forget.... (everyone does)

He's half white.

My former Haitian boss has 4 kids with his white wife. 3 of his kids look like him and 1 looks like his mother. He used to joke that his blonde/blue-eyed son is more in touch with the "black" side of his family the the other three.... My son is from Asian and White bloodline.... where does that put him? I am glad that the election (for the most part) steered away from race.


Obama is a man who is from a family that stretches back to the ancestral home of Kenya. No different from McCain who is from a family that stretches back to the ancestral home of Scotland (I'm guessin). They are just both extra-ordinary men running for the highest seat in the nation.

In the end... this election is a HUGE and I mean HUGE step in U.S. history. Its big enough that even some friends of mine who grew up in a very racist household summed up enough courage to go beyond their parents.

 

[Artograph]

Congrats, Americans!! I look forward to seeing what the future holds!

:smileys:

 

[Chiller]

I just heard something funny. We had a delivery here, and the driver was one of y'all. He said....O'bummer Obama got in. :lmao::lmao:
So does that mean Bill and Monica are oot now.

 

[Big Bully]

It IS a big deal...a huge deal actually. For the first time in our nations history racism means nothing...we officially past that stage in our nations life. The fact that a minority could win the presidency is amazing and historical event for our country. I am confused as to how someone can not understand that a black man becoming president is historical. Heck, the first black millionare was 'historical'...give the guy some well deserved credit.

And just to clear things up...NO ONE I know voted for him b/c of his race. I know some people did, but a lot didn't. What do you mean you know nothing about him? Did you watch his and McCains debates? I wonder how you could have voted for McCain if you knew nothing about his running mate :er:. Obama's election marks a new start for our country.

Hopefully everyone can give him a chance to prove himself. It has been said the he has bi-partisan support, so lets just see what he can do to change our country for the better. If you don't like what he does...vote for someone else next election.

What I am saying, and was trying to say, is that if race wasn't an issue, it wouldn't have been brought up. The country is still racist. Racism doesn't just go whites against blacks or any other race for that matter. It can be visa versa. I know a lot of different races who are anti-white. But all people focus on is how racist the whites are.
Yes we will have a black president. Yes it is a first. But we should focus on the issues he plans on bringing up to the table vs what color he is. But if race wasn't an issue it wouldn't matter if he was black, or brown, or pink or purple. I didn't focus on color when I voted, I focused on issues. And all anyone knows is that he is going to bring change but no one has specified what change he is going to bring.

 

[Dmitri]

What I am saying, and was trying to say, is that if race wasn't an issue, it wouldn't have been brought up. The country is still racist. Racism doesn't just go whites against blacks or any other race for that matter. It can be visa versa. I know a lot of different races who are anti-white. But all people focus on is how racist the whites are.
Yes we will have a black president. Yes it is a first. But we should focus on the issues he plans on bringing up to the table vs what color he is. But if race wasn't an issue it wouldn't matter if he was black, or brown, or pink or purple. I didn't focus on color when I voted, I focused on issues. And all anyone knows is that he is going to bring change but no one has specified what change he is going to bring.

Get over it.

 

[MelodySoul]

No, race should not matter when you are casting your vote but at least recognize that it is monumental that America elected it's first black president. If race wasn't an issue it would have happened long before now. This is an amazing moment in history and regardless of who you voted for that should be celebrated.

 

[Artograph]

Re: Race....my 2 cents worth....I wouldn't want to see the election be about black vs white, but in this case, it is obviously an historic event...something worth celebrating as well. Not because he is black, but because (I presume) a great man is now presidnt...who also happens to be black (breaking race barriers).

I suppose the same would be true for a woman president. You vote for the person, but having the 1st woman president would be a big deal!! ...Also cause for celebration.

;-)

 

[Chiller]

Re: Race....my 2 cents worth....I wouldn't want to see the election be about black vs white, but in this case, it is obviously an historic event...something worth celebrating as well. Not because he is black, but because (I presume) a great man is now presidnt...who also happens to be black (breaking race barriers).

I suppose the same would be true for a woman president. You vote for the person, but having the 1st woman president would be a big deal!! ...Also cause for celebration.

;-)

I can see it now....24 hour shopping, 365 days of the year.

 

[clarinetJWD]

Well congrats to Obama and his supporters. I only hope now that both sides can work together to a common goal for the first time in recent history.

(I would've said the exact same thing for McCain, btw.)

 

[clarinetJWD]

I can see it now....24 hour shopping, 365 days of the year.

"A Visa in every purse!"

 

[terri36 7]

Well congrats to Obama and his supporters. I only hope now that both sides can work together to a common goal for the first time in recent history.

(I would've said the exact same thing for McCain, btw.)

Absolutely! :thumbup:

I'm just glad we don't have to sit through the campaign ads anymore.

 

[clarinetJWD]

Absolutely! :thumbup:

I'm just glad we don't have to sit through the campaign ads anymore.

You said it... they were getting nasty!

 

[Chiller]

"A Visa in every purse!"

Dude...it would be your VISA, so be glad y'all didnt get a chicklette in there.

 

[Chiller]

Absolutely! :thumbup:

I'm just glad we don't have to sit through the campaign ads anymore.

Same here..Y'all were cutting into some good TV.

 

[Dweller]

Just make sure you research the candidates completely and vote smart. And you will be fine.

I am not sure how the American people as a whole could elect a person we know so little about.

:scratch:

You had 2 years to learn about him. Water under the bridge now, but claiming that the American people as a whole know so little about him is simply wrong.