i will admit to you fine folks that these results have me a little teary-eyed. it feels like we've managed to bring to a close 8 years of pure malevolence and finally we have some hope for the future. and the fact that obama won by such a large margin is so far beyond my expectations. i can only imagine what an incredible moment this is for the african american population, young and old. did anyone see the shot of jessie jackson on CNN? the man is outright sobbing. regardless of what his recent reputation has been like, that's a man who has been fighting for civil rights since black people were getting firehosed in the streets. it has to be an incredible moment for him, as well as everyone else of course.
and of course we can't overlook the fact that the election of the first black president could not have happened without the support of white and latino america, too. it's a huge statement about unity where the conversation usually revolves around division.
ahhhh i'm not saying anything new. i'm just rambling because i'm still reeling from the tremendous relief.
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Originally Posted by cured
McCain's campaign speech was pure class. It sucks we couldn't see this side of him during the campaign.
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agreed. also, i found myself irrationally angry at sarah palin's visible red teary eyes. she was barely keeping that smile on her face throughout the speech. mccain lost a hell of a lot more than she did and he kept it together and was sincere and gracious about his concession.