Yes, We Did! Senator Barack Obama, by most projections, has successfully won the 2008 Presidential campaign and has been elected as the 44th President of the United States of America. I gotta tell ya, and this his the God’s honest truth, I never imagined that the US would elect an African American President in my lifetime. I cannot express … truly … cannot express the immense sense of pride and genuine happiness that Senator Barack Obama has won the White House:
CNN projects that Barack Obama will be the nation’s 44th president. As polls closed on the West coast, the Illinois senator was projected to receive enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold. Obama is projected to win California, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii. He also is projected to win Virginia, a state that hasn’t voted for a Democratic president since 1964. As Obama built up a commanding lead over Sen. John McCain, senior aides to the Arizona senator were growing pessimistic about his chances. When asked if they saw a path to victory, two senior McCain aides said no.
Here are a few pics from Grant Park in Chicago, IL were the Obama Victory party will be raging all night long:
A few times over the past few weeks I’ve let myself wonder what it would be like to have the Obamas as the First Family and … it’s an amazingly exciting thing to look forward to now. Michelle Obama, as David likes to say, will be the new Jackie O. But the real winner here is America. We have finally decided, as a Nation, to move beyond racial bounds and elect the right person to lead our Country thru these perilous times. I’m literally swelling with pride and happiness. This is a moment that I will remember for the rest of my life. Much love and congrats go out to President-elect Barack Obama! You’ve got a lot of work ahead of you … but I’m confident that you’ll be able to lead our Country toward an amazing new future.
I hope to update this post with video of President-elect Obama‘s victory speech … stay tuned! After the jump, watch the full video of President-elect Barack Obama‘s Victory Speech tonight …
America did good tonight! I’m very much looking forward to an amazing new future for the US of A!
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Trent, I have to say that I have a whole new respect for you. You has spoken with such passion, intelligence and eloquence over the past few days regarding this election, yours was one of the few blogs that I could read without thinking to myself just how dumb some people can actually be. Thanks so much, you are truly cool!!!:)
Before I start I would like to say that I am a registered Republican and kudos to John McCain on his concession speech and I also agree with other posts that this was in fact a popularity contest and not about who was better qualified for the job because ultimately until they become president you don’t know how qualified they will be unless you base it on experience and 2 yrs is a short timeframe. This nation was founded on the belief of “by the people for the people” It is obvious that the nation needed change I just hope corrupt politics don’t continue to get in the way. I know there are many people out there who don’t agree with the job Bush or Congress has done and many are doubting the job that Obama could do. In all seriousness it is time for Democrats and Republicans to put their differences aside and and find that somewhat happy median in the middle All their fighting and fingerpointing only leads to one thing and that is a divided nation and hurt citizens. The country is not a democracy of politics for politicans but a democracy to do what is right for US….. The United States of America.
One Nation! It’s time. Only United can we stand.
Congrats from Ontario Canada
I canvassed for 9 hours in Philly yesterday. I can’t begin to count the number of stranger’s doors that I knocked on or the miles I walked. But when Obama won PA and then VA and it was announced, I couldn’t stop crying. I and so many others have worked so hard for this, and I cannot begin to express the immense pride I feel for this country and its people. We are heading in a new and wonderful direction.
to candance also a military wife :
your husband is on a ship you say must be navy or marine corp no war will ever change that i know cause i am former navy and money is a issue when you are career military democrats always give military less money and they downsize i am waiting to see how fast they pull out of iraq too fast will be worse than it is now if i were you i would be worried someone is president without any military background
OH MY GOD! This is history in the making,yall! This will be in our children’s text books and to be able to say that I LIVED THIS and that I VOTED and that my one vote COUNTED is such an amazing feeling!! I never thought I’d see this day so soon, either, but im glad we did and look forward to the best 4 EFFIN YEARS PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL GIVE US!!
To keep the peace and keep a lot of folks from getting nervous, we should develop a list of celebrations and behaviors we should probably avoid on November 5th:
1. No crying, hugging or shouting “Thank you Lord” – at least not in public.
2. No high-fives – at least not unless the area is clear and there are no witnesses
3. No laughing at the McCain-Palin supporters
4. No calling in sick on November 5th. They’ll get nervous if too many of us don’t show up.
5. We’re allowed to give each other knowing winks or nods in passing. Just try to keep from grinning too hard.
6. No singing loudly, “We’ve Come This Far By Faith” (it will be acceptable to hum softly)
7. No bringing of barbeque ribs or fried chicken for lunch in the company
lunchroom for at least a week (no chittlings at all … this may make us seem too ethnic).
8. No leaving Kool-Aid packages at the water fountain (this might be a sign that poor folks might be getting too uppity).
9. No Cupid Shuffle during breaks (this could indicate a little too much excitement.)
10. Please no “Moving On Up” music (we are going to try to remain humble.
11. No doing your private “Happy Dance” (unless you’re in your office with the door closed)
12. Please try not to yell — BOOOO YAH!
13. Just in case you’re wondering, doing the ‘Running Man’, ‘Cabbage Patch’
or a backhand spring on the highway is 100% okay.
Just incase…its a JOKE! so enjoy…………
this makes me so happy!!! and so proud to be an american! the fact that the whole country…even the whole world…comes together in celebration brings a tear to my eye. it’s truely amazing!
my heart is so happy and this is a great victory for my party and for america. things are only getting better from here. and i loved barack and michelle embracing each other before they left the stage, it was a beautiful moment!
“mccain was incredibly gracious in his concession speech. he would have made a wonderful president had it not been for that insufferable idiot sarah palin.”
You’re kidding, right? You won. I sincerely hope Obama does well, because I care about this country. But I also have a feeling that everyone who keeps talking about “blubbering like a baby” will be very disappointed when he can’t make good on all of his promises. Has anyone been paying attention to the analysis that shows there is NO way he can do everything he’s said he’s going to do? Get over Sarah Palin- your hatred for her is sickening. I love how people talk about people who supported prop 8 as being full of hatred, but then turn around and talk about how much they hate Sarah Palin. How horribly hypocritical.
Well I have to admit I’m a little disappointed, as I’m worried about my money and the wonderful taxes I forsee in the future.
But Congrats to Obama he was the most popular. I just wish him luck, as already the news stations are talking about how he might not do any of the things he claimed he would during the election.
oh and I’m also disappointed about prop 8 but, in good news San Fran is already planning an appeal because its unconstitutional.
You dont know what you just did to America by electing him…it has nothing to do with color, the fact that people have to mention color is still a sad day in America. But in two years when our troops are there and we have no money, i’ll get to say i told you so!
Things are going to get better, I finally do not have to be ashamed of my country’s president.
Congrats to Obama. His speech made me get misty-eyed. I really enjoyed the presidential historian speaking on CNN last night. I saw her getting emotional over the significance of last night and it just really hit home with me how amazing the outcome is.
My husband and I -registered Republicans- were part of the unpopular vote of Obama in our county here in AZ. I am glad we did what we did though. I hope Obama is the change that we are so desperately seeking here in the US.
May God bless him and his labors to come.
PS- Boo to AZ for Ban on Gay Marriage. :(
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! And to all the buzz-killers commenting: can’t you give us our moment of happiness here? And can’t you, regardless of your politics, recognize how enormously monumental this is for our country, that MLK Jr’s dream has finally come true? PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!! : D
Congrats to the new president. And to the naysayers: he is the president-elect. You are entitled to support whomsoever you choose, but if you are a true American, you will give a fairly and truly elected man a chance to do his best. The truth is that no president can achieve everything that they would like to. That is because most of their decisions are not autonomous, and they do require the elected representatives of the House and Senate to support these measures. President-elect Obama was not elected because people are naive enough to think he is superman and can save the world (i.e. the US), but because they believe in his vision and agree with his ideas on what would make this country stronger. This previous administration has shown time and time again that they are not listening to a significant percentage of this population. What many people wanted–while understanding that every personal desire cannot be the focus of any administration–is what we want in our personal and professional lives–to be respected and listened to, to be considered and our input weighed, regardless of the final outcome. And that is one of the reasons that this particular man was able to appeal to so many people. He reflected an obviously significant percentage of the population’s views on issues of concern to them. I am a Democrat. I am also black. But I did not vote for Barack Obama because he is a Democrat and because he is black. He is an intelligent and impressive man in his own right and I am confident that he has the ability to lead this country in a positive direction.
***NEWSFLASH***
Politicians rarely, if ever, make good on their promises.
I’ll give everyone a moment to pick themselves up off the floor.
Sheesh.