this is an amazing day

[manu1959]

setting aside what obama may do.....

the us just elected a minority to the presidency.....wow.....just wow....

to think this country once treated people like obama as property and now he is the comander in chief......

all i can say is i hope he does a good job....he has a huge weight on his shoulders...

[-Cp]

setting aside what obama may do.....

the us just elected a minority to the presidency.....wow.....just wow....

to think this country once treated people like obama as property and now he is the comander in chief......

all i can say is i hope he does a good job....he has a huge weight on his shoulders...

Uhh.. care to tell me how he's a minority?

[hjmick]

It is something, a Hawaiian President. Didn't think I'd see it in my lifetime.

[LiberalNation]

One more class ceiling broken. A historic night no doubt.

[manu1959]

Uhh.. care to tell me how he's a minority?

he ain't a european american.....

tradgedy is he can't win now...he inherits the worst economy in 70 years and a war on two fronts.......

[-Cp]

he ain't a european american.....

tradgedy is he can't win now...he inherits the worst economy in 70 years and a war on two fronts.......

Right.. he's an American just like ALL OF OUR Presidents have been.. what's yer point?

[manu1959]

Right.. he's an American just like ALL OF OUR Presidents have been.. what's yer point?

don't be dense....it doesn't become you.....

[hjmick]

In all seriousness, and in deference to -Cp, while I do not believe that Obama is the right man for the job, while I do not agree with the man's policies, the election of a Black man, even half Black, is historic. I never had a doubt that it would happen in my lifetime, I just wish it had been someone other than Barack Obama.

To -Cp: He is a minority in the sense that he looks like a Black man. That's where it begins and that's where it ends.

[manu1959]

In all seriousness, and in deference to -Cp, while I do not believe that Obama is the right man for the job, while I do not agree with the man's policies, the election of a Black man, even half Black, is historic. I never had a doubt that it would happen in my lifetime, I just wish it had been someone other than Barack Obama.

To -Cp: He is a minority in the sense that he looks like a Black man. That's where it begins and that's where it ends.

well said...i am going to enjoy watching this board over the next four years to see who supports our president and who treats him with distain and behaves like those that you condemned here and other places over the past 8 years...

also pity barracks grandma died the day before he was elected.

[The ClayTaurus]

I think it says a lot of our country to go from complete oppresion of a race to having someone from that race elected to the most powerful position in a relatively short amount of time.

I certainly hope he's all he's cracked up to be, however, because the magnifying glass will be large and intense, and if he fails, I fear he'll have done more harm then good towards racial relations.

[manu1959]

I think it says a lot of our country to go from complete oppresion of a race to having someone from that race elected to the most powerful position in a relatively short amount of time.

I certainly hope he's all he's cracked up to be, however, because the magnifying glass will be large and intense, and if he fails, I fear he'll have done more harm then good towards racial relations.

well said....wife and i were just talking about that....

[Hull]

No matter how good or bad of a job he does, whatever it is, the American people are going to reep what they sowed.

God help us, and hide your guns.

[hjmick]

I think it says a lot of our country to go from complete oppresion of a race to having someone from that race elected to the most powerful position in a relatively short amount of time.

I certainly hope he's all he's cracked up to be, however, because the magnifying glass will be large and intense, and if he fails, I fear he'll have done more harm then good towards racial relations.

Well said, Clay.

[manu1959]

No matter how good or bad of a job he does, whatever it is, the American people are going to reep what they sowed.

God help us, and hide your guns.

hate to tell you but obama prays to the same god you do......don't see congress passing legislation to outlaw guns.....not to mention recent scotus rulings.....

[Kathianne]

setting aside what obama may do.....

the us just elected a minority to the presidency.....wow.....just wow....

to think this country once treated people like obama as property and now he is the comander in chief......

all i can say is i hope he does a good job....he has a huge weight on his shoulders...

I tried to rep. You are saying what I've been saying for a long time now. While I don't think his being black was enough in and of itself, I have to assume neither did the multitude that voted in favor of him. I don't think this was race driven.

The race thing may cause problems down the line, but Euro worries were always misplaced. It wasn't race, it was philosophy. The majority go with Euro thought, we'll see where that takes us.