I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." (Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1963)
Indeed, it was a historic moment... and the celebrations were amazing. i am not American, but I felt happy to have been here during these historic times!
@Dots: Hi, I'm not American either but I think this a historic moment for the whole world! Let's hope that Mr Obama and his Government will meet our expectations.
Oh nice! But Obama is going to need a lot of luck and supporters/advisers who are both intelligent and compassionate — I can only wish him much, much luck!
Thank you for your visit and comment, Antonella. I must say that your avatar is just the cutest thing!!
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, I'm glad you like it. Have to agree with you about the election result, I still can't quite believe it. I hope he makes good choices with the people he surrounds himself with - not that I have any reason to doubt his judgment yet, he has done a fantastic job already.
Best news ever that Obama has won the election. He seems to speak with a lot of integrity - but is perhaps not quite as gifted an orator as the late great Martin Luther King Jnr! Hope we start seeing some of the promised "change" soon - won't be a moment too soon!
Hi, stumbled upon your blog! Cool video! You know, when Obama won, and the newscasters began saying it was a historical moment, because "a black man had won" I was flabbergasted. You see, it never occured to me he was black. I thought he was a person... A man... I think a lot of people my generation and younger are color blind. That was proven by the fact the majority of young people of America voted for Obama. So I just kind of don't get the "black man has won" thing... As a matter of fact, we are so color blind, that we even could see it as reverse discrimination. I don't know if that makes any sense to you. For we don't see him as black OR white. If we wanted him to win, we wanted him to win for his ideas, not for his color, and I hope if he got elected, than that's why. I hope I am not offending you, I just wanted to share that with somebody. On the other hand, I guess I do see where older Americans are coming from -- they never thought they would see the day when prejudice would be so lessened, and I have to respect that. Having said all that, I will say this. I didn't vote for Obama. Not because of any reason other than I didn't agree with a lot of his policies. Especially abortion. I am against it. It is the taking of life. However, I will try to help my country now that Obama has won. I will pray and work... Okay, that's about all I wanted to say, just that it didn't occur to me that Barrack Obama was black, LOL, until the newscasters mentioned it! Gee, I guess I am coming from a different paradigm than older Americans...
Krissy :) http://sometimesithink-krissy.blogspot.com http://fromjlandtoblogger.blogspot.com (please sign the Directory of Blogs!
@ Everybodu: Thanks for your comments. Yes, Mr Obama is above all a man, the colour of his skin does not really matter, what is important is what he will do from non on. :)
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Indeed, it was a historic moment... and the celebrations were amazing. i am not American, but I felt happy to have been here during these historic times!
@Dots: Hi, I'm not American either but I think this a historic moment for the whole world! Let's hope that Mr Obama and his Government will meet our expectations.
Oh nice! But Obama is going to need a lot of luck and supporters/advisers who are both intelligent and compassionate — I can only wish him much, much luck!
Thank you for your visit and comment, Antonella. I must say that your avatar is just the cutest thing!!
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog, I'm glad you like it. Have to agree with you about the election result, I still can't quite believe it. I hope he makes good choices with the people he surrounds himself with - not that I have any reason to doubt his judgment yet, he has done a fantastic job already.
Best news ever that Obama has won the election. He seems to speak with a lot of integrity - but is perhaps not quite as gifted an orator as the late great Martin Luther King Jnr! Hope we start seeing some of the promised "change" soon - won't be a moment too soon!
on my obama post, i added a paragraph re mlk jr.
hoping that obama will help turn our country around.
have a great upcoming wkend.
huggies...
Hi, stumbled upon your blog! Cool video! You know, when Obama won, and the newscasters began saying it was a historical moment, because "a black man had won" I was flabbergasted. You see, it never occured to me he was black. I thought he was a person... A man... I think a lot of people my generation and younger are color blind. That was proven by the fact the majority of young people of America voted for Obama. So I just kind of don't get the "black man has won" thing... As a matter of fact, we are so color blind, that we even could see it as reverse discrimination. I don't know if that makes any sense to you. For we don't see him as black OR white. If we wanted him to win, we wanted him to win for his ideas, not for his color, and I hope if he got elected, than that's why. I hope I am not offending you, I just wanted to share that with somebody. On the other hand, I guess I do see where older Americans are coming from -- they never thought they would see the day when prejudice would be so lessened, and I have to respect that. Having said all that, I will say this. I didn't vote for Obama. Not because of any reason other than I didn't agree with a lot of his policies. Especially abortion. I am against it. It is the taking of life. However, I will try to help my country now that Obama has won. I will pray and work... Okay, that's about all I wanted to say, just that it didn't occur to me that Barrack Obama was black, LOL, until the newscasters mentioned it! Gee, I guess I am coming from a different paradigm than older Americans...
Krissy :)
http://sometimesithink-krissy.blogspot.com
http://fromjlandtoblogger.blogspot.com (please sign the Directory of Blogs!
@ Everybodu: Thanks for your comments. Yes, Mr Obama is above all a man, the colour of his skin does not really matter, what is important is what he will do from non on. :)
Sorry for the spelling mistakes! I posted the entry without reading it back! And I cannot edit the comment!!!
It was a historical moment filled with hope. We needed that above all else...HOPE. (Hugs)Indigo
Yes it is indeed a great moment. As Indigo says HOPE. Laine xxx
http://lainey-lainesworld.blogspot.com/
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