President Elect Barak Obama

Comment #14

Tenaj — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:48:14 GMT

<br />I am proud the way America of all races stood together for one cause. That shows that we united regardless of the color of skin. I have a renewed respect for America and saw for the first time that the color of someone's skin was not an issue for the good.

Comment #13

onenumber — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:41:38 GMT

To Josie: Barack Obama IS Black. You can call it bi-racial if you want, I guess you have never heard of the "one-drop rule". This was a term started during salvery and continued on through segration which means if you had one-drop of black blood you are considered black. From 1910 thru 1931 at least 10 states (mostly southern) adopted "one-drop" statues.

Comment #12

josie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:55:27 GMT

Obama is not black, he is biracial (white-black).

Comment #11

josie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:50:55 GMT

He is not black, Obama is white-black.

Comment #10

onenumber — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:09:27 GMT

Littleoldlady: great post. I am truly grateful that I am here and able to be a part of history. My son, 22yrs old voted for the 1st time and actually shouted after casting his vote. I pray for our President Elect and his family that God them safe throughout his term. We know things are not going to change overnight, so we must give him an opportunity to put his plans into action.

Comment #9

justxploring — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:58:40 GMT

<br />Without unity we will fail. I realize it's customary for the media to poll groups to get its statistics, but everyone was separated into categories. I think I was in the "number of White women over 50 who like chocolate, play the lottery and have trouble sleeping" category. :-) Obama 48%, McCain 42%, Willie Wonka 10%<br

Comment #8

spy153 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:15:04 GMT

I was proud for the black community too. Although I still am afraid of Obama for a president. For me, this race was NEVER about race. I booed Al Gore when he was campaigning pro abotion and gay marriages, and I boo Obama for the same thing. Only, on top of that, he is anti-american. But he does have a good health care plan. I just hope he can pull it off without causing america to lose their shirts. In any case, I believe the man who won was the man who GOD meant to win. I believe it was no accident. I was glad to be alive to see it and my children were glad too.... [ More ]

Comment #7

Gentlespirit — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:44:06 GMT

I am so filled with joy until my cup is over flowing!!! :)

Comment #6

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:16:11 GMT

Amen sweetheart! :)

Comment #5

jim695 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:11:24 GMT

<br /> I remember those things, too. I'm white, so my perspective is somewhat different than yours; I saw it happening, but you experienced it. I'm fortunate that my parents taught me to look past the color of someone's skin, and to treat everyone as I'd expect them to treat me. The past indignities your family, and your people, were forced to endure can never be indemnified, but we have now taken an historic and significant step forward, bringing us closer to the goal of finally ending rac... [ More ]

Comment #4

charh20 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:36:46 GMT

A Moment In Time,,,,,

Comment #3

charh20 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:34:48 GMT

This is absolutely wonderful,,,,,,,,,a moment time...

Comment #2

Piaceri — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:33:00 GMT

I pray first for our Country, and I also pray for Obama. As a conservative, I am proud to be part of history that has elected the first black president - even if I didn't vote for him. ;) It is past time for ALL of America to look past color - and I pray that people of all colors and races judge each other by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.

Comment #1

Litebets27 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:24:14 GMT

Amen!

Original Blog Entry: President Elect Barak Obama

Littleoldlady — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:54:23 GMT

I am so blessed to be able to see this moment. I have wondered all of my life if we would ever have a black President. I remember the signs that said colored and whites only . I knew what n word meant growing up and it always made me feel like I needed to apologize for being alive and that I was somehow less than anyone else. I can remember my mother being very pregnant and traveling with us and we had to sit on the back of the bus. I can remember the riots for equality; the dull drudging jobs (thats all we could get) cleaning some white lady's house and scrubbing her floors. I remember leaving Indiana because my dad was afraid that we would be killed in the night. To me Barack is a sign that Jesus is still in the blessing business and he does NOT MAKE MISTAKES! I can only pray and ask Jesus Christ to lead him so that he can lead our country back to some of the GREATNESS it has lost and to help to pass legislation to help the ones who are most vulnerable.

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