Comments on: Barack Obama Wins The US Presidency!

By: Claire Voiante

Claire Voiante — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:18:02 +0000

I am certainly excited about what an Obama presidency will bring to our beleaguered nation. He is very articulate to be sure, and seemingly has the intellect and composure to be successful in the highest office of the most powerful nation on earth. However, I am a little skeptical about his level of experience, alleged ties to unsavory organizations and religious affiliations. I voted for him, primarily because of bitterness at the incompetence of the Bush administration. I remain disenfranchised with America so far in the 21st Century, and came across a political graphic that does a fairly good job in capturing this sentiment.

http://www.cafepress.com/usa21stcentury

By: claudia

claudia — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:20:52 +0000

thank you America for giving this historical moment to the world. I also got teary and very happy when I found out about the results that I’ve been following so enthusiastically.

Congratulations America!
Congratulations to President Obama from Austria!

By: Dasha

Dasha — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:49:35 +0000

I’m so happy for all of us but Barack looked pretty shook up. It’s sad that neither his grandmother nor his mother were able to witness this amazing accomplishment.

Yes America!!!!! Yes we did!!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:28:05 +0000

Congrats again from Canada!!!! If I could have voted it would have been for Obama! I wish him and the states all the best!!

By: nola girl

nola girl — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:46:35 +0000

I love how Obama cheerleaders are already saying he won’t be able to do everything he promised. That’s not what HE said. This is hilarious. Let the excuses begin. And before you bash me, I’m not saying that because he’s black. I don’t care if he’s purple, I feel the man has some very, very shady associations, he made tons of broad promises without clear specifics, and he needs to come more to the center if he wants to last past his 15 minutes of fame.

By: eiBeauty

eiBeauty — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:19:29 +0000

Democracy= majority rules= popularity

By: PB

PB — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:05:15 +0000

Congrats to Obama for making history. I think both candidates sucked but it was the matter of the lesser of two evils I guess. I honestly do not feel this will change anything other than history of having a black president. I can not bring myself to support Obama as I do not trust him but I do trust our new VP and so I will keep faith in that.

By: iki

iki — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:22:01 +0000

lol people are so obsessed with their ~experience. George had none and still became a president.

By: christine

christine — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:51:35 +0000

*voted

By: christine

christine — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:51:08 +0000

i totally agree with devin and frank. i am disappointed with this election. this was clearly popularity and not experience and that is sad. i think many people who woted for obama only did so to see the 1st black president. i have no problem that he is black, but i do have a problem with lack of experience. we’ll see how things go….i just wonder what all the people who voted for barack will say if shit does hit the fan, that’ll be interesting.

By: jensK

jensK — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:43:02 +0000

Kara – well said, your statement is what this country is ultimately about it expresses perfectly why so many people voted the way they did. now is the time to united under our new president and move forward, kudos to you Kara, thanks for you statement.

By: Presley

Presley — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:32:40 +0000

Kara – well said!!!!

By: ObamaGal

ObamaGal — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:27:15 +0000

yay! I’m a Virginian and this has been a crazy day, week, month, and year for us. I’m so incredibly happy to have Obama as president. I’m amazed that Ol’ Virginny pulled it out. I’m even more amazed at the response from non-Americans on here. It just goes to show that if the rest of the world is ready, its about time the USA catches up! Obama/Biden 2012 :o)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:11:15 +0000

Oh Trent!! I’m really happy and excited for all of you Americans; your post brought me to tears of excitement you really transmitted your feelings and emotions that seemingly are shared by thousands of Americans, I’m so happy that all of you are able to live and experience democracy because sadly it doesn’t exist here in Mexico and I don’t think that I’ll get to experience it any time soon.
Much Love
Andrea

By: CC

CC — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:10:13 +0000

***NEWSFLASH***
Politicians rarely, if ever, make good on their promises.
I’ll give everyone a moment to pick themselves up off the floor.

Sheesh.

By: kara

kara — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:47:19 +0000

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.

By: yo

yo — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:12:39 +0000

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

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:36:22 +0000

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. :(

By: K

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:33:44 +0000

Things are going to get better, I finally do not have to be ashamed of my country’s president.

By: justin

justin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:09:11 +0000

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!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:57:21 +0000

oh and I’m also disappointed about prop 8 but, in good news San Fran is already planning an appeal because its unconstitutional.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:56:07 +0000

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.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:40:46 +0000

“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.

By: jadedsweetie

jadedsweetie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:29:05 +0000

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!

By: Snapshot Fashion

Snapshot Fashion — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:28:33 +0000

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!