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  • Posted By: jfleury2751 @ 11/06/2008 12:18:54 PM

    As the grandmother of bi-racial grandchildren, I am appalled that Obama continues to be touted as the first African-American President. In truth, he is the first bi-racial President whose DNA consists of Caucasian and African genes. I am completely for each of us reaching our potential and beyond despite our race, religion or gender - NOT because of it! Whether Obama is a great President, just a mediocre one or a complete failure remains to be seen. It should not hinge on who his paternal ancestry is.

  • Posted By: N.Franklin @ 11/06/2008 12:18:33 PM

    I have an official announcement, I will the GOP front runner for the Presidency in 2012. Thats right people, mark your calendars and get your checkbooks ready, we have a lot of campaigning to do. We are gonna take America from the jaws of socialism, and reclaim our spot as the "beacon of hope" that Reagan created. I dont make change, I make money.

  • Posted By: rollingeyes* @ 11/06/2008 12:16:16 PM

    Wow... I have read so much oppostition against Obama.. yet he won the election.. Is that because the hard working Americans that actually researched and took the time to look into this man and his so called WORD of change, are the only ones that can afford to be on the internet or own a computer? And that this only proves to me that he trully was voted in just because he is black, oh wait half black and half white....

  • Posted By: elithian @ 11/06/2008 12:15:48 PM

    gadawg21 @ 11
    Yes, I too agree that the respect should be given in proportion to efforts to earn such respect. Bush came in with support and he himself eroded it by ignoring the will of the people. If Obama fails to attend to the will of the people he too will erode his support and respect. To deny it to him up front says more about you than about Obama.

  • Posted By: xlene10 @ 11/06/2008 12:14:03 PM

    It is so sad to see by the percentage of negative comments that we as a people are still divided. That is what makes end up in this position that we are in. Oh how deep does the knife of opinons and freedom of speach cut. United we stand divided we will fall.

  • Posted By: powefolks @ 11/06/2008 11:00:02 AM

    I hope that Obama considers placing Bill in the UN and Hillary on the Supreme Court - If not on the Supreme Court, I would like to see her head a committee for Health Care

    • Posted By: gadawg21 @ 11/06/2008 11:05:34 AM

      Wow! Now that's change we can believe in....more of the Clintons. Sounds like the same old song and dance to me! How soon they forget.

      • Posted By: SDgranny @ 11/06/2008 12:13:16 PM

        I do not believe the Clintons should have any more public offices! The people have spoken, if they wanted Hillary Clinton, she would have got the Democratic nomination. Bill Clinton made a mockery of the Oval Office with his little "cigar". Enough is enough!

    • Posted By: doctorpaul07 @ 11/06/2008 11:03:44 AM

      Please know that Hillary's last "Health Care Reform" proposal made it a crime for either a patient or a doctor to render / accept medical care out of their geographical area. Better read the old documents before getting too excited about that, and I think that there are far better choices for the Supreme Court than Hillary.

      • Posted By: powefolks @ 11/06/2008 11:10:36 AM

        That would diffintely have to be addressed as US citizens travel country wide and world wide - but any program offered would have to be tweeked - no one ever gets it right the first time - point is, this system isn't working either

  • Posted By: odjsss @ 11/06/2008 12:12:39 PM

    Face It, the USA has put their own selfs in the predictament that we are in . Give the President a chance!!!Disc him when he fails, but, he is not God, nor will he ever be. He's a man with a family, and he is not white. nor African American. He is Barack Obama, and the next four years will tell this country who that is.

  • Posted By: WHY @ 11/06/2008 12:11:49 PM

    I thought running for president meant you where all gun ho american. With Obama not putting his hand over his heart for the national anthem and wanting to change the american flag because he doesn't believe in it and what he thinks it stands for sounds like communists or on the worst end all gun ho Muslim !!!!!!!!!!!!!.

  • Posted By: tomstand @ 11/06/2008 11:40:41 AM

    No healthcare reform, just lies, no troop backing, NO international backbone!!! THE DEMOCRATES ARE BACK!!! Other countrys dislike us because we under the REP. party have a backbone and are standing up as AMERICANS!!! GO OBAMA, Lead us like we have never been lead before......You don't have a clue what to do and the road to NO WHERE HAS JUST BEGUN!!!

    • Posted By: Supergenius @ 11/06/2008 11:42:37 AM

      Didn't the "Bridge to Nowhere" start under a Republican initiative? Oh wait...that's right...it was Palin. lol

      • Posted By: Prettycop @ 11/06/2008 12:11:03 PM

        She was the fashion model ....I forgot she wanted to be Vice President...Yeah right. From my reading and understanding you have no clue what this world has just experience. I am not looking at Obama's skin color, because we have only had white man in the white house, so why look at color now. I look for Obama to do his best with a job that he has to walk in already split apart. That's what we should be looking for togetherness in stead of thowing stone and knocking yourself out.

    • Posted By: WPD192 @ 11/06/2008 11:42:28 AM

      Ladies and gentleman, introducing the best and brightest of America.

  • Posted By: sopoliticallyincorrect2008 @ 11/06/2008 12:10:55 PM

    That is real stupid of every half minded person to say. It does not matter what the color of his skin is; All that matters is the job he does for this country. Truth be told, No one ever looked at him as a Democrat from the beginning of the election. All people saw was a dark skinned man trying to run the "WHITE House." I am just eager to see what the future brings. I am happy to see a change in my lifetime.

  • Posted By: 521tommy @ 11/06/2008 9:42:20 AM

    Great ideas? They are great if you believe in higher unemployment,welfare,higher prices on goods and services. SPREAD THE WEALTH!

    • Posted By: waterconserver @ 11/06/2008 9:57:48 AM

      People will understand soon enough. The economic sunami is coming America.
      Thank you all you christian and catholic voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania! I hope it lands squarely on your shores. How could you in good conscience vote for a man who backs abortion, partial birth abortion and stem cell research of any kind? I hjust don't understand what you are going to say to God to defend that choice. Aren't you listening in church?

      • Posted By: LS MO @ 11/06/2008 12:10:52 PM

        There is a separation between church and state in this country. The evangelical right needs to learn the virtue of tolerance. Go Obama!

    • Posted By: eagles1776 @ 11/06/2008 10:01:31 AM

      If you are opposed to spreading the wealth please be sure to say no thank you when it comes your way. No one will force you to take anything you are opposed to. Please leave the rest of us alone.

  • Posted By: mickp @ 11/06/2008 12:10:49 PM

    I appreciate the comment of leepdx, but we need some cabinet people with experience and Clinton's crew has the experience. Because of the GOP domination of the presidency since 1981, except for the Clinton years, there were few democrats in cabinet level positions. I hope Obama selects the best people, Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative to be in these positions. I think most Americans were not unhappy with the cabinet members of the Clinton era, just with Clinton and his intern problem.

  • Posted By: a sad american @ 11/06/2008 6:01:55 AM

    it will be a transition alright-ALL DOWNHILL-oBUMa used his race to get what he wanted and nothing else. he has no experience and he's just another bigot in the pile. he really went overboard to get the blacks to vote didn't he. now they can just sit back and wait for the handouts.i am sick and tired of my american way of life being turned upside down for foreigners or for some one other than white. what about my relious beliefs,MY language, MY flag. I'm sick and tired of pressing one for english-you want to speak spanish-GO BACK TO PURTO RICO. YOU want to wear a scarf on your face for a license-GO BACK TO where you came from. Of course oBUMa got the young vote-most of them are to young and stupid to know any better-they don't want to work for a living-they want to play a race card and have it given to them. I have all the respect in the world for someone who goes out and gets an education and does something for themselves. but to get a job,housing just because of your color or your spanish-your nothing but a bum. and guess what folks-oBuma is going to owe these people BIG time-so start looking for your third job-you'll need it-I'm not saying all of them but a vast majority. You don't see the irish,chinese,armeinen,or any other ethnic group demanding everything in their language-just the lazy bums-press 1 to go fyourself,press 2to go back where you came from.everything that our forefathers have ever fought for, all the immigrants that came over here and learned a skill(that I say they are darn good at)and earned a living and came here legally-well thats all gone-send all the illegal immigrants back to where they came from and have them come here the right way. Not to change out beliefs, to change out culture, not to change and destroy our land. We have a nation UNDER GOD-you don't like it go back to where you don't. You BURN OUR AMERICAN FLAG-send you back to where you came from-go back and destroy your own land. You come over here and just kick us in the teeth-well sooner or later we WILL ban together and fight back. Some of you snot nose pukes have no idea on life. You have American soldiers fighting so you can have freedom of speach and wehat do you do-YOU CRAP ON THEM. GOD forbid when all oBUMa muslim friends come here (if they arn't already) and start their holy war-alot of you pukes will be hiding under the bed. So don't give me that oBUMa for change crap-the only change we are in for is going quicker down the tubes. no i am by far a racist-just been around long enough to see what your young generation is doing to this country. go out into the real world! racsim is alive becasue you keep it that way-you want all kinds of speacial "treatment" becasue of it. I for one am sick and tired of it

    • Posted By: diva7766 @ 11/06/2008 7:32:16 AM

      Sad American, wake up! This country is a melting pot of cultures and races and always has been. Unless one is a Native American Indian, we are all immigrants. As for the soldiers who are fighting for this country and dying for this country, they are not all white Americans. I guess for you, it is ok for Hispanic Americans to fight and die for our country, but beyond that, they are not worthy of your respect or consideration. Illegal immigrants.... they come here for a better way of life, just like immigrants from Europe did. If they could come here "the right way" they would but for many it involves money that they don't have. They come here to try to make a better life for themselves and their families and the "white Americans" take advantage of that by hiring them to do the jobs that most white Americans won't do for pay that is insulting. So if you are sick of the illegal immigrants coming to America, look only to your white American neighbor who hires them for $3.00 an hour to toil and labor as landscapers and housekeepers and ditch diggers. This is America, the land of the free, the land of opportunity??? we are a diverse country of white, black, Hispanic, Asian, Indian and more, deal with it and accept the fact that the days of whites reigning supreme is over. And yes, Sad American, I am white and I am sick and tired of narrow minded people like you spouting about your rights as an American by degrading others. It is called ???human rights??? not white, narrow minded American rights. Deal with it! Yes we can and yes we did!

      • Posted By: rollingeyes* @ 11/06/2008 12:04:40 PM

        I agree 100% with sad American.... The melting pot, melting pot, sick of hearing that crap... Immigration has been going on for centries. The difference is, that in the past when you came to America you adabted with the American way of life, not the other way around.. My grandfather came from Hungry, just become the communist took over and closed off all access out of his country. He came thru Ellis Island has as a legal immigrant... He took classes to learn the English languages, he also took courses to learn a trade. He told me that when he came to America he became an American and left behind his old life. He was a Proud Man and he passed that on to his children and grand-children. He told us of the hardships he had growing up under a govt that didnt give a rats butt about them.
        He lived the American Dream... FREEDOM.... The American Dream is nothing more now then a free handout, here you go, how about a little free housing, free education, free free free.. No Pride in that... And what a disgrace to have Obama as President, he doesnt even respect his Flag or the Pledge....

        • Posted By: rollingeyes* @ 11/06/2008 12:08:57 PM

          dang, didnt mean to repeat it...

      • Posted By: rollingeyes* @ 11/06/2008 11:12:54 AM

        i agree 100% percent with a sad american... my grandfather came from Russia, just before the communist closed off all access to anf from... He told me that when he came to America he became an American and HE changed, not have the whole friggen Country change for him... All this crap about the melting pot.. My grandfather was not an illegal he came thru Ellis Island as many thousands did, not speaking one word of English.. He took classes to learn the language and then took more classes to learn a trade.. That was the American Dream! Now the American Dream is to come to America to get fee education, housing, health care.. ..

    • Posted By: aprilloveall @ 11/06/2008 6:21:25 AM


      What are you talking about? Let me respond first and foremost to your lack of knowledge of the use of English language. You are obviously illiterate; not only in thought, but you need to learn how to utilize words correctly. Second of all, how dare you try to rain down on this most historic moment with your rhetoric and hate! It is people like you that obviously still have hatred in your heart and cannot see outside of you little box that you call a life! Barack Obama has never asked for a hand-out, he became a lawyer and then the most prestigious figure of all- the NEW leader of the free world! Your bigotted comments and behavior are not warranted. Remember, he is a citizen of this country, otherwise he could not become President. As a black woman, I am proud to say that I shed tears of joy and pride as the America that I love saw fit to elect a man deemed capable and ready to repair this ailing country. So, instead of spouting hatred, jealousy and mis-truths, why don't you try to see the new America that we can become; the America that we are. A nation that is accepting of all people, including bigots like yourself!

      • Posted By: Nestor192 @ 11/06/2008 11:16:04 AM

        Aprilloveall, lket's wait and see what he can do for this country, personally I think like most its human nature, some times things come your way and some times they don't, but be honest with yourself: most of the voters that for Obama just did it because he is a new fresh face that snowed every one to believe that he is the savior of all things in this country and for you to sit and say that you are a black woman, you ought to be ashame to show the anger and hipocrism to other writers and not have the respect to see things as for what they are, then you are part of the group that voted for Obama just because he is a Black American and not for his intellegence nor experience that he dosent posses, you might just gave it to the first joe on the corner just because of the Historic Moment to see this come to past. Obama is no one special, he is just a man people can you see and his followers are acting like he is the great mesiah and all are going to regret the so called Historic Night of November Fourth 2008, he will not fix anything just like any other President that has taken the Oval Office and have turned it to a circus and have screwed all of us and you too are included so do you think that Obama is going to perform miracles and bring America Back from the dead and heel those who are dying of world disiease, and terminate hunger, I think not it is obsered to even think of this man as the hope and deliverence of the economy, please wake up and see reality, the reality is that the economy will not be fixed over night and he will tell you this now that he has the helm and will give an alloted time of eight to twelve years. He is begining to plant the seed for his second term. I am saying he is not there to fix things but to have made history and take over the country's high position and use it for his best interests. this is just my opinion and I do respect everyones opinion, but April before you speak see what Obama Followers were saying about the emcumbants that lost, so please save all of the joy, the first 180 days this man will really show his true colors and what a snow job he did to you all that brought him to power, Question if you say that he is ready to lead this country, then why is it he did not go to his natal country Kenya and try to help those that are in real need to prove to us that he can make a difference here. I hope that we don't live to see and regret that so called historic night. Just his name sound like he is a sleeping cell "Barak Hussein Obama" Could he be the anti-christ? LOL

      • Posted By: sisterjane55 @ 11/06/2008 9:59:50 AM

        Is he truly a citizen of the U.S.? Wasn't it rumored that he is not?

      • Posted By: mom2bellalia @ 11/06/2008 6:52:45 AM

        The MAJORITY OF COLLEGE EDUCATED WHITES

        • Posted By: mom2bellalia @ 11/06/2008 7:33:59 AM

          Sorry about all of my repetions guys; first time commenting here! lol.

      • Posted By: chapudy @ 11/06/2008 6:53:15 AM

        Amen! I am a white woman who also voted for Mr.Obama. Watching it all on t.v. brought tears to my eyes.What a beautiful sight to see people of all races brought together. He deserves to be president ,he won the election, & also the popular vote! The hateful comments make me sick! I would like to see Hillary get some position.

    • Posted By: mom2bellalia @ 11/06/2008 6:50:13 AM

      I think what was great about the vote is that the MAJORITY of COLLEGE EDUCATED WHITES voted for Obama! Which screws up your whole theory that the white who voted for our president are " too young and stupidknow any better- they don't want to work for a living..." You really are a sad American, I have been around these states and I see the beauty of the people and I don't feed on hate. This is a new day and I wish all hateful people would just die off so that we could evolve as humans. This country, believe it or not, was founded on freedom of religion and it was a place for all people to come and be free. That is America, YOU don't like it? YOU get out! We used to be the greatest country in the world, and with Obama as president we will be again!

      • Posted By: ConcernedAmerican10 @ 11/06/2008 9:44:42 AM

        I think it is sad that people are focusing on the color of his skin...people have overlooked his associations and his lack of experience. We can only pray that the good Lord guides him because he will need that guidance, especially working with Pelosi and the rogues in Congress. AND, I AM AN EDUCATED WOMAN - I just don't fall for the velvet-tongued speeces. It is sad that most people are concentrating on making a statement about race.

    • Posted By: tg2570 @ 11/06/2008 7:17:35 AM

      The KKK "preach hate" software must not have a spell check feature...you guys should really address this issue, it makes you seem much dumber than you actually are.

    • Posted By: tg2570 @ 11/06/2008 7:08:22 AM

      For one that claims to be so "American" and have seen so much, I would really love to know which hole you crawled out of...Nothing you say in a concise thought, nor does it make sense. The mere fact that you can't spell correctly demonstrates your ignorance......My advice; get and education, get you facts straight and get your head out of your ass, maybe then you'll be a happy American (with a capital " a").

    • Posted By: mom2bellalia @ 11/06/2008 7:00:26 AM

      The MAJORITY OF COLLEGE EDUCATED WHITES voted for Obama, that kind of screws up the theory that "most of them are to young and stupid to know any better-they don't want to work for a living..." It's sad to say but I think most of the... um... "snot nosed pukes" in this country are more mature than you are. RESPECT OUR COUNTRY AND RESPECT OUR NEW COMMANDER -IN-CHIEF, IF YOU CAN'T THAN YOU SHOULD LEAVE. I have been all around this country and have become friends with many of the people that make this country a mosaic of interesting cultures. Once all the hateful people die off the country will be fine... I pray you don't have children that you can pass this BS onto.

  • Posted By: odjsss @ 11/06/2008 12:07:45 PM

    We are One Nation Under God with Liberty and Justice for All. God is REAL. Abortion is wrong!!But, Obama is only a man trying to clen up a mess that has been a mess Whitewater.

  • Posted By: katzleo @ 11/06/2008 12:06:59 PM

    I was certain it was going to be Bernardine Dohrn as Atty General and her husband Bill Ayers as SecDef. This would allow Ayers to blow up the Pentagon, military facilities and recruiting offices at will and legally. There would be no restraint (on anything that is anti-government) whatsoever with his wife as head of Justice.

    Certainly similar people with equally specialized backgrounds could be found for other jobs. Why not Al Gore at Energy?

  • Posted By: maloucarr @ 11/06/2008 12:05:22 PM

    I agree on definitely watching what our incoming administrators spends our money on, but we also have to take into consideration that it wasn't the Democrats that got us into this deep of a hole, it was the idiotic Republicans and their ideas of gradeur.

    maloucarr

  • Posted By: Livingoutloud @ 11/06/2008 12:05:20 PM

    Senator Obama's personality tract past, let's see - Rev Wright, Bill Ayers, Palestine, transformed from Islam to Protestant( although the Islam faith does not recognize and excile transformer), he is backed by our enemies, the PLO, and several other factions of Islamic persrausion and he is about to landslide HIS race with more gifts to enjoy. Well, guess he better the jobs back in the USA fast to cover the tax base he will need for his people.

  • Posted By: insideofme@hotmail.com @ 11/06/2008 11:31:36 AM

    Have you notes that since obama won the election, he is not smiling anymore? what happened to him? The presidency already came up to his head? The night of the election, he should have been very happy, and smiling like he always did, but instead it was very hard for him to smail.
    He shows he changed, and it is a bad start, for america.

    • Posted By: airleg1 @ 11/06/2008 11:34:28 AM

      His grandmother who raised him died the morning of the election.

      • Posted By: whitefemale @ 11/06/2008 12:04:32 PM

        I think you are confusing "not smiling" with dignity, pride, humility, and the realization that he now has so much to do to help our country....combined with the lost of his beloved grandmother. No wonder the US is in the mess it is with so many negative people waiting to pick on the other person.
        GIVE THE MAN A CHANCE!!! If our lives even somewhat improve while he is in office, I will be out knocking on doors asking for votes for another 4 years!

    • Posted By: ajjbm2003 @ 11/06/2008 11:46:38 AM

      What are you talking about? He smiled, he always smiles. And if he didn't smile a couple of times, for those that judge something so minial, it's because he was weighing the enormity of what him being elected president in our country means. It's a time to be reflective. Are these the types of things you make your decisions on? Wow.

    • Posted By: 70malibu @ 11/06/2008 11:46:18 AM

      Don't you think exhaustion and - oh yeah - the loss of his beloved Grandmother -- MIGHT have something to do with this? Not to mention that our nation is in the crapper financially. Get a grip!

    • Posted By: Supergenius @ 11/06/2008 11:37:02 AM

      wow...that's probably the most ignorant commentary I've read on this board. You're judging the guy because he wasn't smiling after 18 months of endless travel, lack of sleep, and constant inflammatory untrue attacks by right-wing idiots? I'd be a little stressed out too....think we all would be. I'm sure Obama's primary thought at the time of the election was, "GREAT! Now I get to get some sleep finally!"

    • Posted By: sebs112 @ 11/06/2008 11:36:39 AM

      What the heck are you talking about? He smiled, he was happy but WE are in trouble...the fact that he's laying the groundwork so quickly after his victory speaks volumes about how serious he is to lead our country out of this mess. You should feel relieved he didn't take two weeks off and make appontments days before he is to take office. What would you prefer he do?

  • Posted By: Lisa33 @ 11/06/2008 12:04:29 PM

    BILL RICHARDSON ALL THE WAY! This man is qualified, a true leader in the Hispanic community, already familiar with foreign policies, and this will be the ultimate thank you to the Latino community for their loyalty. He needs to show Latinos that they WILL help in leading this country too.

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