Final results thread

[viddy]

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

Good speech.

[Rog]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Not really as glam really...

glam?

[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.

[Dirty0900]

Originally Posted by Rog

glam?

Cameron or Brown arent characters with mental stand out personality features. I dont think multi millions of pounds will be spent on whoring their policies to us - unless its through a dodgy deal with Russia or something.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Originally Posted by Rog

glam?

That 0900 boy always brings a smile to my face.

[Rog]

Originally Posted by Dirty0900

Cameron or Brown arent characters with mental stand out personality features. I dont think multi millions of pounds will be spent on whoring their policies to us - unless its through a dodgy deal with Russia or something.

true!, you're right

[Rog]

Originally Posted by 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.

i wonder if the streets will be running rivers of gold tomorrow.........

only joking Sean! I hope your optimism is well placed and that he will make a difference to the USA and the world

[gambit]

Well, shit, Prop 8 was passed.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Rog

i wonder if the streets will be running rivers of gold tomorrow.........

only joking Sean! I hope your optimism is well placed and that he will make a difference to the USA and the world

I guess what I was really trying to say was that Obama's victory speech went a long way, in my opinion, to changing the country's tone. We seemed to go immediately from angry, divisive scare-mongering and focusing on all that's been wrong with the country, to squarely focusing on what we can do to make it right. After almost two years of daily battling, I find that incredibly refreshing.

So say whatever you like about it, I am in a good mood today, and will be for quite some time.

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by gambit

Well, shit, Prop 8 was passed.

I just tell myself these are no more than the death throes of anti-gay attitudes*, not a long-term trend.

The day will come eventually. Women, blacks, gays..... progress ultimately moves in a decidedly liberal direction. Those who hate eventually find themselves on the wrong side of history. The important thing is not to give up hope.

(*EDIT: with a footnote that a few of those opposing gay marriage would not necessarily see themselves as anti-gay)