Final results thread

[cacophony]

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.

Originally Posted by cured

McCain's campaign speech was pure class. It sucks we couldn't see this side of him during the campaign.

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.

[chuck]

Indeed. Classy speech by McCain.

He should have told the redneck fucks in the crowd to shut the fuck up already.

I liked how his leaving music was the theme music from Crimson Tide - where the submarine sinks beneath the water. Apt.

[chuck]

Oh yeah baby!

[Troy McClure]

Senator McCain was very good in his concession speech. I hope those who voted for him follow suit. It's going to be tough to talk some of those loonies back off their ledge.

Although, might I add President Barack Obama sure does have a great ring to it.

Jason

[gambit]

Damn, there's a possibility Obama could get 375 EVs.

I like what Keith Olbermann said, and I'm poorly paraphrasing here. Every civil rights moment was basically pushing equality onto whites, forcing them to give blacks a chance in society, and now, this was a choice by the nation to elect a black president.

[Troy McClure]

'Cacophony' you are right about Gov. Palin.

Also, I was watching Congressman Lewis and Tavis Smiley on NBC. Both looked like they were bawling off screen, and for good reason, too.

Personally, for me being half-Caucasian / half-latino, I can't believe this has happened. I was crying too.

Jason

[gambit]

Oprah was crying. I don't think I've seen a black face that wasn't crying.

[BrotherLovesDub]

Originally Posted by gambit

I don't think I've seen a black face that wasn't crying.

i was in seattle, surrounded by white faces and i didn't see a white face that wasn't crying.

[viddy]

Epicness in Chicago last night. I wish I still lived there!

Good speech.

[Sean]

What a gorgeous night and morning. After almost two years af arguing for this man to be our next President, it was an unbelievable feeling to see the race called for him the second polls closed here on the west coast.

And what struck me most as events unfolded throughout the night was how much things immediately changed - and I don't just mean my feelings of stress about it all finally disappearing. Obama's victory speech was, especially on the second viewing of it, incredibly forward-looking. Nothing about the flaws of the other party or the divisions we've seen being so clearly highlighted throughout these campaigns - it was all about where we need to go now. It reflected everything he's been saying for the past 2 years, and even before when you really look at it.

And one of the first things I heard this morning was his full name, Barack Hussein Obama, being invoked as something to be viewed with pride and excitement instead of being used as a weapon against him.

It feels like we're heading into a positive new era.