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The revolution begins now. Hit the jump for the full transcript of Obama’s victory speech.
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.
It’s 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.
It’s 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.
It’s 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.
It’s 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 just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he’s fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and the love of my life, our nation’s next First Lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the White House. And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics – you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to – it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington – it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory.
I know you didn’t do this just to win an election and I know you didn’t do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime – two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor’s bills, or save enough for college. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America – I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you – we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government can’t solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it’s been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years – block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek – it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers – in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House – a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, “We are not enemies, but friends…though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.” And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn – I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world – our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down – we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security – we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright – tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing – Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons – because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America – the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves – if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. 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 doubt, 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. Thank you, God bless you, and may God Bless the United States of America.
chez
non violent revolution
GATTTTT.
YES IM SO HAPPY AND MY MAMA CRying RIGHT NOW so AMAZING. PRESIDENT OBAMA
OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go America
the riot begins now
My president Is Black…
sike
Obama!!! McCain…..BYE BYE BITCH!!!! lol
VICTORY!
Finally…
OBAMA ALL DAY!!!! FUCK WUT A HATER SAY!!!!!
yes he did it. im glad that the US elected him as president. history has been made!
change gon’ come, its official!
OBAMA ‘09 January Cant Come Soon Enough
YOUR President is Black
now for OBAMA 2012!
HELL YEAH!!! GOT MY HYPED UP!!
No man WE did it. OBAMA 4 CHANGE
I’m so ecstatic right now. Nov. 4th 2008 is a historical day.
Black History. Point blank, period.
history
this is becoming a landslide. but did anyone see that obama’s rally in chicago is turning into a dance party haha.
WOOOOOOW IM SOOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW
HISTORY IS MADE
OBAMAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank God for Obama….the better candidate regardless of color….now for a lot of hard work…..
WE did it…
IT`S ON AND POPPIN` NOW! THE REAL WORK STATRS TODAY!
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Obama 08
Lets GO!!!
Obama to infinity!
Revolution? SMH.
Ya’ll don’t even know what kind of change Obama will bring.
He’s told everyone half truths.
In 6 months, ya’ll will be pissed off just like you are now.
Obama is half white…but, yeah…’black’ president.
Acting like Obama is more human than human.
Americans are suckers.
change the world!
HELL YEA
http://www.breakindownthegame.com
>Revolution? SMH.>
so i take it you’d rather have a president whose supporters have called obama everything but the n-word in public? or whose VP candidate essentially scared off potential mccain voters due to her relative inexperience and full-blown jackassness?
you sound like someone who wouldn’t tell cops the killer is in 4b.
thats whats up
refuse_to_be-doped eat a dick with aids on the tip. man i can’t believe this is happening, its surreal. god bless America!
I voted for Eric B.
I can’t believe it. We did it!
our president is black
Witness history and soak it in… Change starts NOW!!!
Yes he did it!!!!!
Germany congratulates Barack Obama and the United States of America.
Thanks for voting for change!
So can i get that 40 acres and a mule now or is there some type of hold on it.
Maybe a reparations *cough* i meant OVERDUE STIMULUS check lol
But for real, Im not gonna be mad when i go to work tomorrow. My employees are still gonna hate me, im still gon make them do work. But Im gon be cool, because A BLACK MAN is the President of the united states
Change Gonna Come
I am very happy…
Francisco Ogalde, from Chile.
a hug…
damn my mom was going nutttttttt
this means change.
now i can put my 3.892 GPA to good use.
yeah!!!!
my president is black!!!!!
I wanted 2 vote for MURS but he wasn’t on the ballot. Dammit! OBAMA 08
Canada got y’all back, Obama did it!
This is huge, black people stand up!!!!
this is awesome. but our work isnt done yet to make change really happen! next 4+ years are gonna be great
Obama 4 real! Congrats!
shit honestly its big because hes african american
but i think most of america is happy because its not a republican
hopefully our troops will be home soon
and familys that are struggling will hopefully struggle no longer
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So can i get that 40 acres and a mule now or is there some type of hold on it.
Maybe a reparations *cough* i meant OVERDUE STIMULUS check lol
But for real, Im not gonna be mad when i go to work tomorrow. My employees are still gonna hate me, im still gon make them do work. But Im gon be cool, because A BLACK MAN is the President of the united states
Jamel said this on November 4, 2008 at 9:35 pm”
HAHAHAHAHAHA
ikr
dude i live in a racist backward town in england so im gonna get loooads of side eyes. but for reals this is awesome……..all thats left is for them nuccas that are on maury on the regs need to clean up their act
Is that why you voted for Obama? Because he is black? That—is—racist. That is apparently all that he has going for him. $750,000,000 can buy a lot of votes.
I’m a grown man. who’s crying right now.
YEAAAAAAA THAT MEANS PALIN GONNA GET A REALITY SHOW OR BETTER YET POSE NUDE. i hope the latter cuz i don’t have cable =P
OBAMA FAM
i shit my pants when i heard of this
Is that why you voted for Obama? Because he is black? That—is—racist. That is apparently all that he has going for him. $750,000,000 can buy a lot of votes.
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Think for a second; do you honestly think there’s enough blacks in America to win an entire election?
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I thought for a long time—-I didn’t say that blacks won the entire election, but I do see comments indicating that people voted for him because he is black–I’m completely aware of the small percentage of blacks in this country—they could never do this on their own—I said that $750,000,000 can buy a lot of votes.
it doesn’t matter what color he is, or how historic the day is. you people are overlooking the fact that his policies are asinine. i give the love affair until june 09. he won’t make a good president. i’m sorry to shit on your parade, but it’s the truth.
Think for a second; do you honestly think there’s enough blacks in America to win an entire election?
Muzzie said this on
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what kinda question is that obviously there is
really ignorance won this for obama
so obama can thank the “niggas”
I’m a grown man. who’s crying right now.
^^^
I aint mad at you fam I almost let some tears drop myself
toast 2dopeboyz
If God made us equal the real mystery is how come a brown skinned president is history?
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Is that why you voted for Obama? Because he is black? That—is—racist. That is apparently all that he has going for him. $750,000,000 can buy a lot of votes.
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Think for a second; do you honestly think there’s enough blacks in America to win an entire election?
Muzzie said this on November 4, 2008 at 9:49 pm
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61% of Obama supporters are white…
BARACK OBAMA!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!
im lovin’ life right now….and for you ignorant fucks im white…i voted for him for his fuckin views on health care, energy, gay marriage, abortion, and all that….end of the Bush Era….it feels good!
yo Joe Budden isnt even HAHAHA JP
yo CONGRATS YOU WE CAN OBBBBBBAMMMAAA!!!!!! I love it
@methods; that’s exactly what I meant. If anything won out this election, it’s obvious it was the passion. The passion the McCain voters didn’t have.
YES WE CAN!!!! Obama 08 baby
It also why NOT to vote Republican, and there’s a lot of reasons there.
baracks even said that “CHANGE GON’ COME!”
HE DID IT MY ASS. WE DID THE MAJORITY. DONT YOU FORGET IT. HE BROYGHT THE HOPE.
Revolution? SMH.
Ya’ll don’t even know what kind of change Obama will bring.
He’s told everyone half truths.
ok, honestly, i KINDA agree with dude. i’m not singing the praises of obama until 2010. he’s still a politician. there’s going to still be sacrifices that everyone will agree with, and i’m sure obama has people he has to cater to that funded his campaign, and so on. my thing is how much change will go down. obama is in office, but i hope everyone is not going to sit back and hope this guy makes america better all by himself. but wait, clinton handled shit fairly well by year 3… hmmm. fuck it. let the madness begin!
The majority of Republicans that I know are those who work hard and have pulled themselves up by the bootstraps and made something of their lives—-the people that I know who are on the dole are all Democrats or too lazy to register to vote.
change the world!
HELL YEA
http://www.breakindownthegame.com
ron paul ‘12
the people that I know who are on the dole are all Democrats or too lazy to register to vote.
^^^^ so i take it all your republican friends voted for obama?
i just gotta say… my God have mercy on us all. killing babbies and same sex merriage is not right. end of story, hA.
uh, am i the only person who voted for nader?
CONTRATS TO OBAMA.
BUT HE HASN’T DONE ANYTHING YET, HE’S GOT A LOT OF HYPE TO LIVE UP TO. HOPEFULLY HE’S LEGIT. AND HOPEFULLY HE STILL DEFENDS THIS COUNTRY, AND DOESNT TAKE TOO MUCH OF MY MONEY TO GIVE TO CRACKHEADS ON THE STREET LOL
You know exactly what I mean
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i just gotta say… my God have mercy on us all. killing babbies and same sex merriage is not right. end of story, hA.
marytr said this on November 4, 2008 at 10:14 pm
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this is a free country, you may not believe it is right to do this things, and I do not either. but this is a country based on freedom and those are two issues that one should be able to choose for themselves.
knock knock…………
who’s there?
CHANGE BITCH!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“HOPIN I CAN TRUST THIS BROTHA…”—NASIR JIZZONES..
now hopefully he can live up to the hype but Congrats!!
What does CHANGE BITCH mean? What can he possibly change? He’s black—is that what you think change is?
i am waiting for all the people who said they would kill themselves if obama wins to do so… there is gonna be a lot of funerals to attend.
i just gotta say… my God have mercy on us all. killing babbies and same sex merriage is not right. end of story, hA.
marytr said this on November 4, 2008 at 10:14 pm
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this is a free country, you may not believe it is right to do this things, and I do not either. but this is a country based on freedom and those are two issues that one should be able to choose for themselves.
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just because people have freedom doesnt mean its right. just because i have the freedom to go out and kill somebody right now doesnt make it right. change has come???… nah the end of the world is coming. like i said “may god have mercy”.
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WE did it…
One of the best speeches ive ever seen
maryt, why are you so goddamn unamerican?
haha yea barack quoted sam cooke! im glad some1 else caught that
it’s been a long time coming…change gon come!!!!!
CHANGE means trying something new…forgetting about this Bush shit…and making USA liked in the entire world again!
YES WE CAN! WE DID IT! OBAMA TILL 2012 AND THEN TILL 2016!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA! R.I.P. MADELYN DUNHAM (OBAMA’S GRANDMOTHER) YOUR BABY DID IT!!!! WE DID IT!!
whoever said they’ll kill themselves if Obama wins…they should…so good…
MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i’m still in disbelief. and that was a very well written speech.
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See, for once our votes DID make a difference! Pat yourself on the back America, we did it.
Only in America, This is a Blessing for the country!!!!
finally, been waiting so long for this.
The fact that the whole world was pulling for Obama to win, not just the country says alot right there!
I can’t even explain/describe my emotions right now. To have a black president is so inspiring to my generation and myself to rise and overcome any situation that faces us. To be able to see what Martin Luther King wonce dreamed come true is truely beyond any emotion. Now I hope and pray that Obama makes due on his part and continue to make those changes that he is doing now!
*Side Note-
my mom is so hood! She said “WE POPPIN CHAMPAGNE!”
shout out to all the slave owners
- Souljah Boy
dont u guys hate it when the media keeps saying first black president……..urgh
OMG now theyre showing MLK
i bet our ‘collegues’ will be saying shit 2moro
SMH
………haters
and LMAO at we poppin champagne
I’m happy Obama got in and shit, but what the fuck? Half these posts are just as pathetic as the racists AGAINST Obama. You all are looking at duke’s skin colour. Who the fuck cares if he’s black? Is that why you voted for him? Because you and him share the same skin colour? If so.. smh. Sure, change is coming, but the only change is that he’s not following Bush’s footsteps, not because we now have a ‘black’ president. Holy fuck, smarten up.
haha Americans showed we are done with fear and ready for change.
I just came back from Times Square, what an amazing night!! New York Is buzzing!!!!!!!
This is legendary.
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method,
so standind up for what you believe in is not american??? you obviously voted for a color or maybe money but not your morals. -method “you may not believe it is right to do this things, and I do not either.”
YES YOU CAN OBAMA and The United States of America….Congrats from Canada it’s a special day for everybody in the world…I’m glad i could witness history tonight i’ll never forget it….
Hell yeah, im so happy Obama is president. oh and fuck all you retards who are bitching and moaning that the government isnt going to come to your house and spoon feed you even though obama is president, just shut the fuck up. if you think everything in america is a conspiracy then get the fuck out
YO 2DOPEBOUz..talk off the auto-start for the Ludacris – One More Drink f. T-Pain (Video)..that shit is fucken annoying when it starts auto..
What an incredible day. Thanks to all those that have helped along the way….MLK, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, Tupac Shakur, Jackie Robinson…everybody! WE MADE IT
congratulations from germany
awesome.
we were a part of history.
relish it…and we can tell our future offspring where we were on November 4th, 2008, 10:00pm CNT.
we saw Barack Obama get elected as the 44th president of the U.S.A.
BOOYAH!!!!!
OBAMA IS SMART WITH HIS MOUTH ..HE KNOWS HOW TO TALK ILL GIVE HIM THAT BUT AS FAR AS BEING A PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES ONLY TIME WILL TELL LETS HOPE HES MAN OF HIS WORDS AND STICK TO THE PROMISES HE MAKES ABOUT C.H.A.N.G.E. I SUPPORT THIS MAN BC HES SPEAKS LIKE A PRESIDENT HES MUSLIM ALTHO HE DENYS IT I DONNO Y I WOULDNT FUKIN DENY SHIT IM MUSLIM AND IM PROUD BUT YEA I WAS SCARED OF McCAIN TAKING OFFICE THAT OLD MOTHERFUKER 2 GOD DAMN OLD YA DIGG BUT YEA IT AINT ABOUT RACE ANYMORE BC IM WHITE MYSELF ITS ABOUT *CHANGE* IN THIS COUNTRY SO LETS HOPE WE WILL SEE THAT.
matyr you are an ignorant ass dude. do you not understand what freedom is? thats what I am believe in. I am a constitutionalist and believe that you have the right to choose.
correction.. we did it.
PPl complained cuz obama is black and they feel that only black ppl voted for him…if thats why they voted for him so what im sure they’ve voted for ppl under more ignorant circumstances….do u know how many times ppl have voted a white man into office without thinking twice about it…..So for all the haters you can kick rocks!!!!!! P.S TO ALL BARACK SUPPORTERS CHANGE WILL NOT BE TOMORROW.IT MAY TAKE LONGER THAN YOU THINK!!!!SRY!!!
oh and by the way I am white and I don’t give a fk if he is black or white. I believe what in what he says and thats it, I do think he will be great for our country.
aww damn watch so many rappers like lil wayne make so many gay songs about a black president and having the hook yes we can.That bitch Kanye and his suckoff jayz are probably gonna be the first in line to do it.
then there gonna talk a bunch of shit about obama
Hopefully im wrong
@Cannons
And Beyond!
This was one of the most important days in the US’s HIstory. Regardless of who the Democrats chose for their leader they needed to show the world that as a nation they were ready for change from where the Republicans were headed.
I’m from that cold ass country to the North and I can tell you as a country we were more excited for your election than our own this year. This is about change for more than the US, but most importantly for you.
Congratulations to Obama and the Democrats and Joe Biden. This is a day I’m sure none of us will ever forget…and a SPEECH none of us could ever forget.
If you missed it….smdh.
methods,
i never questioned what you believed in. okay you believe people should have a choice and all im saying is obortion and same sex marriage is not right (in which you agree) and it will have an effect on our nation and THAT wont be good for our country.
The revolution of gay people begin. I have nothing against Obama personally at all but I don’t care for what he stands for. He’s backing the gay people which is wrong and he’s for abortion that’s totally wrong poor little babies don’t have a chance. To me that’s just saying go ahead kids have more sex when your young who cares if you get pregant you can go to the doctor and kill the tiny human being you have in your stomach. Seriously I think he’s gonna be like all the other presidents. Man it’s crazy that he’s wants to pull the troops out of war that’s just slapping them across their face and saying you guys can’t do anything. I don’t mean to say this but isn’t that what our soldiers signed up for is to go to war and fight. I know you all will hate me for saying that but I also know peple who are over there and all i can do say pray and support them the best I can. I didn’t vote cuz I knew for a fact that Obama was gonna win. He had people like Snoop Dogg who was voting for cus of his skin color. I heard that one commercial when Snoop said “vote for Obama cus he’s African American” that’s wrong I think you should vote who you think who is the best candidate not of they’re skin. Well maybe Obama will be a good President and I could be wrong but I just voicing my opinion and thoughts. Please don’t call me racist either cus i’m not.
This is one of the proudest days in American history.
Obama’s the future. I can’t believe it happened.Change is really here.
put the baby up for adoption!. and as far as the homo’s, i think they are confused.
CONGRATULATIONS PEOPLE,WE DID IT.
@ marytr
please just shut up. be proud that America has a young, african american runnin the office startin in january and not that old piece of shit McCain.
chris,
i am proud to be an american, i am however NOT happy that my country supports the things that i do not believe in and for THAT… i will stand up and voice my opinion. moving away will not do anything either, thats what cowards do.
p.s. your comment said nothing
Its finally time..
My president is a black man, joe.
what ever happen to “DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE!!!”
America really proved something to me tonight.
We have a real challenge in front of us, but we are far better positioned for success with Obama than with McCain.
Time to start on a new path…
This is such an historic moment not because we gained a victory, Its because relief is finally here. Not because we have a black president its because the right person has been chosen. I do believe John Mccain gave a vailant effort though I dont support his ways and his methods, I do believe he fought until the very end. What does this mean for Americans? For some it means seeing an end to a selfless meaningless war which should have ended so many months/years ago so we can have our surviving troops home for the holidays to be with their families. For others it means an end to the recession and get back on track with saving money, better homes & education for our kids. For the rest of us it means a BIG ASS VICTORY for over 437 years we have struggled, survived, sang, prayed, and waited for a change to come, We might still suffer the effects of racial dis-harmony and hate, We might still see injustice based on our skin tone, still might deal with stereotypes from oppressors but thorugh it all we have stuck it out and never gave up…. So here we are today Nov 5th 2008 after a record turn-out in the polls the people have spoken and we have now the expectance of Mr. Obama to make good on his “Honest” Words.
Congrats to Obama and to Mccain for a spirited (at times) race, But I will savor this moment in history with one day sitting down with my kids and telling them of this day….
Martyr-
um if you were talking to me, i didn’t say that you should leave if you disagree with policies or things our country has done. i said you should leave if you are so ignorant as to think that everything in society is a conpiracy. i was referring to the fact that a hard working intelligent black man has been elected president which shows that hard work and devotion can lead to success and acheivement, even if there are racist bastards out there. you are free to stand up and voice your opinion, im just saying that if your opinion is some ignorant bullshit that blames everyone else for everything and thinks that you are unable to do anything for yourself, then why don’t you go somewhere else.
It’s pretty amazing to witness history in our lifetime, especially something as monumental as this. I’m Canadian, but this shit feels more important to me than our own federal election because it is
Wow finally did it.We found a greater way to piss white people off.Get elected into office.I wonder if he is going to turn the state bird into a chicken,well fried chicken.
On another note.The best day in History is when we became free not when a black man won the presidency.Yeah it`s nice to see blacks could go that far,but just cause the man spoke a good game doesn`t mean he`s going to be able to deliver.No i`m not hating i`m just viewing this realistically.Campaigning is like a mixtape before a cd.The mixtape is raw great but then the cd only has like 4 out of 15 good songs.When I start seeing the change i`ll start commending,until then its oh well.
lol @ chris….
id love to see u in a POW camp for how every many years….
congratulations to obama! but i feel he’s become so hyped that it won’t be possible to live up to all the expectations that everyone has placed on him. it’s not fair to him…hopefully he proves me wrong because i feel america voted for the right person but for the wrong reasons…using a basketball analogy…it’s kind of drafting milicic instead of carmelo…you picked him only on potential…and we know how that turned out…or like kwame haha
betterthanchris,
no i wasnt talking to you. i said that because i knew people would just tell me to move. but go ahead and voice your opinion.
i would like to point out that although obama may have worked hard and is intelligent and has become successful and achieved much, what he plans to do in making everything free for the middle class and free for him and free for her……this will strip away any incentive or work ethic that people to go out there and become something else. america has survived(through prosperity and crisis)this long not as a socialist country but as a democratic country where you choose if you want to own your own business or be just another person working a 9 to 5 shift. as soon as people start getting free handouts, they start lounging around and getting nothing done. sure there are people that are in dire need of welfare and social programs but what about the people who dont need it? although they wont admit it, theyre just too lazy to go out and live the american dream by starting out with their own hands and either using those hands to better this nation or help bring a bottle or crackpipe to their lips. sure america is ready for change, hell im ready for change…..but this much change? idk man. im no racist bastard, id love to see a black president just as much as anyone else that visits this site but i would like the nation that came about as a result of hard work, devotion, and other things to stay as a nation that readily allows someone to become their own boss and make more money than everyone else because they can and WANT IT. why tax someone extra money cuz they worked their ass off to get to where they are? taxes are a regular part of life but there should never be a penalty for working harder and putting in more effort than everyone else. thats like telling a 5.0 GPA high school student that he cant get into yale based only on the fact that he has a 5.0 and not a 4.67 like the rest of the incoming freshman. yea im a white high school student, but are you gonna be just like the “racist bastards” and cut down every valid point ive made here because of that? im not gonna lie, im excited to see how the next four years turn out because the transformation from smiles and happiness on the faces of many of those that voted for obama will turn into frowns and fear for what new measure or law he will try and pass through congress. i support some things that obama brings to the table but defenitely not in this case.
I can go to sleep having witnessed a dream…
Real talk though this is just phase one like he said in his speech. We have a lot of work to do and it starts with people taking an interest in the state of affairs of this nation and being willing to put in work to make their communities better.
black america
thankyou America!! y’all finally woke the fuck up…change can finally begin, for all of us.
Obama= the World’s President..thank god!
drew,
there will be no penalty for working harder under the obama admisistartion. this country runs on a progressive tax system and the people who will be paying more in taxes will be paying approximitly the same rates they paid uder the clinton administrtation — when pleanty of folks were doing just fine.
i think you and others who speak of “handouts” have been watching too much fox news and listening to too much of joe the plumber.
and you speak of socialism, but what do you call the huge bailout that just occured? smelled a bit like socilaism to me.
i hear you and think we all deserve the right to our own opinions, but black… white… whatever. don’t forget he is of mixed ehteniicty. all i ask is that you give the man a chance because obviously the past 8 years have not been working.
werd
drew,
there will be no penalty for working harder under the obama administration. this country runs on a progressive tax system and the people who will be paying more in taxes will be paying approximately the same rates they paid under the clinton administration — when plenty of folks were doing just fine.
i think you and others who speak of “handouts” have been watching too much fox news and listening to too much of joe the plumber.
and you speak of socialism, but what do you call the huge bailout that just occurred? smelled a bit like socialism to me.
i hear you and think we all deserve the right to our own opinions, but black… white… whatever. don’t forget he is of mixed ethnicity. all i ask is that you give the man a chance because obviously the past 8 years have not been working.
werd
“..and though it seems heaven sent/we aint ready to have a black president” – 2pac
It feels like New Years everywhere, all across the country people are texting me sayin they’re out runnin around going wild. his speech was beautiful. it’s almost like people around here are slow to going to bed and dont want november 5th to start because november 4th, 2008 is so historic. we’re living in a chapter of a history book right now.
yea tomorrow isn’t going to feel anything new, probably not going to feel a change at all but it’s history and we’re livin it.
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It’s funny for me as a Canadian too see how many fellow Canucks are on here talking about how this election was more exciting than our own because that’s definitely true. Obama touched SO many peoples lives it’s remarkable. The world has been watching too see which way you would go as a country and although I respect McCain, America is in need of some serious change. Obama is a preacher of hope to a nation in a dire situation. I do believe he has GREAT judgment, the poise to handle tough situations and the most important thing is the fact he has inspired hope into the lives of SO many, who must now inturn take it on themselves to as barack put it, “be your brothers keeper”. Not just Americans, but Canadians, Europeans, people from France and England. This man has rose to the top of the world with ease and I don’t think he wants to stop anytime soon. He is ready to lead and despite the fact naysayers want you to believe you he was a dangerous choice.
He was the best thing you could have hoped for.
Soo
werd,
your right, the bailout reminded me of socialism but i never said america doesnt have socialist influence. hahaha i wrote too much in that last comment and i got confused wen i read it over the second time. im not as educated as everyone else on these things even though id like to be. yea i learned who joe the plumber was like two days ago and im still confused on that. and when im not at school or work, i try to hear what all the news channels have to say, not just fox news lol….i am willing to give the man a chance and i agree the last 8 years havent been working. im just a kid tryin to make sense out of politics which is a waste of time cuz “everyone” can never really be happy. idk about the second to last statement i made in my first comment, that was pretty stupid of me to say. you make way better points than i do werd, and in less words too haha. im bored of all the “talk” and im hopeful for the “action” that will come as a result of this election.
THANK YOU AMERICA, From Denmark!!!
Dont kno how ppl here think Obama will fix shit. To fix this country you need money. and there are several ways to do that which dont fuckin matter when the US dollar is goin to be worth as much as the peso. Where is this guy gonna get all the money for social healthcare. in japan they have that and they ticket you when you eat to much. knowin this country theyll outlaw certain fuckin foods. And healthcare is the only thing obama and mccain disagreed on so STFU about obama bein a better choice. He nvever said a fuckin thing bout stopin wars. He even told the Iraqi leaders he wasnt gonna pull out. And as a hard woring decent man. LMFAO. Motherfucka fucked his own people when he let some guy build projects in Chicago. Dont remebeer the details but somethin bout some dude buildin the projects and kickin ppl out to collect cash and buyin obama an expensive million dollar house. It wouldnt matter if Mccain was in or Obama we were and are still fucked. Since when did the gov’t start likin colored ppl? And just cuz he black dont mean shit. WHO KILLED MALCOM X? anyways hes half white, wonder what wouldve happened if he was full black. REMEBER IT DONT MATTER WHO IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY(GOVT) STILL GONNA FUCK US, TALKIN OUR MONEY, AND OUR FREEDOM. man where you think he gonna got the money from, the rich conglomerates that funded his campaign or your ass who just went into a booth, marked a piece of paper and put into a macjine that can be hacked. Voitn works all of a sudden cuz a black guy became president. Man stop bein stupid already.
Is this real? I feel like I’m living a dream…
this is amazing! It’s nice to know I’ll be able to tell me kids they can truly do anything and become anything they want to be
Obama!!!!! im so proud to be black right now….you just dont know?!!! obama!!!
Obama Obama Obama! I´m really happy that Obama is americans President!!
Greetings from Kosovo!!Europe
my first election…my first vote…my first black president!
BARACK OBAMA! YES WE CAN
@ martyr
so who would you want as president??? that old fart McCain??? im glad Obama is president. hopefully he can change everything that Bush made that turned life into hell.
ok, so… he did it… now what? drew is right. i’m already kicking my feet up. show me the money.
Dont kno how ppl here think Obama will fix shit. To fix this country you need money. and there are several ways to do that which dont fuckin matter when the US dollar is goin to be worth as much as the peso. Where is this guy gonna get all the money for social healthcare. in japan they have that and they ticket you when you eat to much. knowin this country theyll outlaw certain fuckin foods. And healthcare is the only thing obama and mccain disagreed on so STFU about obama bein a better choice. He nvever said a fuckin thing bout stopin wars. He even told the Iraqi leaders he wasnt gonna pull out. And as a hard woring decent man. LMFAO. Motherfucka fucked his own people when he let some guy build projects in Chicago. Dont remebeer the details but somethin bout some dude buildin the projects and kickin ppl out to collect cash and buyin obama an expensive million dollar house. It wouldnt matter if Mccain was in or Obama we were and are still fucked. Since when did the gov’t start likin colored ppl? And just cuz he black dont mean shit. WHO KILLED MALCOM X? anyways hes half white, wonder what wouldve happened if he was full black. REMEBER IT DONT MATTER WHO IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE, THEY(GOVT) STILL GONNA FUCK US, TALKIN OUR MONEY, AND OUR FREEDOM. man where you think he gonna got the money from, the rich conglomerates that funded his campaign or your ass who just went into a booth, marked a piece of paper and put into a macjine that can be hacked. Voitn works all of a sudden cuz a black guy became president. Man stop bein stupid already.
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*in Riley Freeman voice* BOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ayo gumbotron! fuck outta here! turn the music back on!
salty ass fucker. OBAMA ‘08, change is here yo like it or not!
It hasn’t SUNK in yet…but it hit home.
We were out in the parking lot of our apartments and EVERYBODY from EVERYWHERE walked back there and it took Obama to bring us together as 1 to pray. We have higher standards for us now; no more shooting, no more robbing, no more senseless crimes, no more failing, NO MORE EXCUSES…
We CAN do better and you can tell your children that they can be one day be President of the United States. If this can happen, you can’t say you don’t do anything because it’s been DONE; what seemed like the impossible came true and we as a people made sure that dreams were possible.
Instead of ‘Yes We Can’, it’s now ‘Yes We Did’.
I’m holding myself as well as others around me to higher standards to a man who faced what seemed to be the impossible 21 months ago.
Thank you God.
We prayed as a student body and rejoiced as one when a man who looked like us and represent our interest has made the resolve to help this country.
-and watch, Jeezy’s ‘My President Is Black’ is gon’ be the number 1 ringtone in the NATION in the morning. They played the song before I even got back to the room, but I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it.
I want to cry, but I don’t think it’s HIT me HIT me yet
I can honestly say that I am embarrassed to say that I am part of a generation gullible enough to buy into a campaign of smoke and mirrors based solely on the likability of the inexperienced candidate. In my mind this is not an issue of race or intolerance, its an issue of who can actually get us through these difficult times and obviously the Obama marketing machine was able to fool America. the wheels are without a doubt falling off this U.S. bandwagon.
You guys voted for an Obama nation and that’s just what you’ll get…an abomination.
now i dont have to move to canada, thank god!!
even tho i live in Belgium, i’m glad OBAMA won this, cause the president of the united states is one of the most powerful men there can be, his decision will be ours too, CHANGE gon come!!
THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKIN ABOUT!
he diid it….
donteventrip
…So who would you have represent you? No shit it’s marketing, same as every other candidate in every other election. Embarrassed to say your apart of what? A generation that stood up for a candidate they actually believed in. We didnt stand for Bush or Kerry so they stole it. THIS generation waited until someone whom we felt would represent us righteously presented themselves. The streets were on fire last night. Burning from celebration, from joy, from happiness, for possibility. This country was built on ideals, and beliefs. And last night, we as people, finally began to believe. And thats whats important nigga. Not just Obama being elected, but what his election represents. It represents Hope. It represents Change. And if you can’t see that, then maybe those smoke a mirrors you happen to be standing behind, got you a little fucked up my nigga.
Yes We Can.
And We Did.
*thinking to himself: now that all of the hype is over… let’s see if he can create all this change and be a dope ass president… cuz everything (like all the usual election material) is just ideas in theory… doesn’t mean they’ll be done*
Obaaama!
Greetings form Sweden, never have I cared much for who get’s elected untill this time, finally USA gets a black president, it will make a difference.
Actually got happy when I heard the news, made my day..
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Mr.G
you got a great point..
but time will tell.
=]
chris,
i would rather vote for my morals so yeah mccain. when my kids go to school i dont want them teaching my kids that same sex merraige and abortion is okay. its NOT okay. im sorry your vote went to obama ‘the baby killer’ and ‘homo backer’. i voted for what i believed in, not for any other reason. i have never werried about money or protection. i have faith in something much bigger than anything else in the world and thats whats going to take care of me. faith is all that i need. im out. DONE. so go ahead and make your little comment cuz i wont be reading it.
YES WE DID!
I was at the rally out here in Chicago. It was historical. Great to see Obama elected!
Damn black ppl better pray to god that obama doesnt fuck this up. Netter hope he doesnt bring down America(which it looks like he will) or else the black color will be solely blamed for it and then those undercover racist who talk to you lik they lik u will come out. Jus lik Bush blamed for everythin even though he had ppl in his ear and probably took only an eightball to convince. It wouldve been a lot better if McCain was in there because no one trusts him and everybody would kno he was up to no good. that would make it easy to spot his lies. Now we got some guy thats good at decievin. Fuck, i even like him, cant stand when he talks sounds half retarded when he is stutterin. Good to see somethin different when I see the president. real nice but he still a politician and politicians are always corrupt. Shuda been Cynthia Mckiney up their but hey votin dont work and whoever controls the votin machine wanted him.
the world is ready for change cause obama is here