Presidential Poll

OBAMA!  I almost cried when i voted this morning.  I was diagnosed shortly before the 2004 election and wasn't sure I'd live to see the end of the Bush years.  I can't tell you how happy I was to vote.

I  just BARACKED the vote!!!

McCain/Palin!

Obama

Yeah - Hillary for me too. But since that's not a choice, Obama.

And NO on Proposition 8 (CA only) 

Thanks for the NO on prop 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  They can't take marriage away from us.....

I could not vote for either.  I voted Nader in hopes that our reps in DC will finallly wake up that they are not the only guys on the block.  Maybe someday we will have 3 parties and they will actually become responsible to the American people.

I am not into Socialism but I cried when Obama one ... not out of sadness but for the black people ... what a struggle ...  150 years ago, 30 years ago ... MLK and all those slaves would be so proud and probably would think it a dream.   I tried to explain to my daughter that there were children of slaves still living possibly but most certainly grandchildren and great grands, that here not too long ago they were killed and worse, and here we have Obama, where white people voted for him to lead the United States of America.

 I did not vote for him but it's history in front of our eyes. It's a victory for many. And it's true what many black commentators were saying, it is now true for them as well:  You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.

I was listening to some black journalists/commentators and they said when their parents would say that to them, they'd roll their eyes and laugh when their parents left the room, their parents who were maids and janitors, thinking what planet were they from.  You could see how proud they were that they could now tell their children and nieces and nephews that statement and they would be believed! 

The victory for Obama may make everyone wake-up and believe and hope and WORK for the economy not lean on it ...

Rock, another great post from you! I don't vote for Obama because of race I didn't vote for him out of principle. Yes, it's (hopefully) a move forward for ALL Americans. We still have many 'race' issues here in the U.S. that many other countries just don't have (I can state that as a world traveler) and it seems this country voted for the person and issues and not color or sex which is a good thing. I'm excited and happy and truly looking forward to the next 4 years! Buh-bye Bush!

(p.s. my laptop is acting up and couldn't change the above "don't" to "didn't")

Great post gina- I hate when people maginalize Obama's win as something that's just positive for blacks. This is a great day for all of us as a country.  I don't have ancestors who were slaves, but some who died in Hitler's camps. Anytime a country with a history of prejudice rises above that, it is significant. Someone on TV was talking about how slave labor helped build the white house and the irony of Michelle, Malia and Sasha are descendents of slaves. Obama might not have slave ancestry, but he has known the difficulty of standing in the rain waiting for a cab and having them pass him by. I feel happy for every one in this country, but we still have a way to go. The younger generation makes me hopeful and that whites will be a minority very soon. When whites no longer get cabs before blacks that will be and people no longer say, "i'm not prejudice, I have a black friend." as a way not to realize all the way avoid examining their own consciences and when a presidential candidate can say, "He's not an arab, but it shouldn't matter if we were one..."  and when diversity is something to be celebrated and not scorned or feared... that's when we will have come full circle, in my opinion. I will be happy when this country can say, "Barack Hussein Obama." with pride not scorn or fear and realize how wrong it would be to judge a man by his middle name based on that fact that a dead dictator had the same name, rather than acting like 3rd graders making fun of the kid with big ears and a funny name.

I apprecaite you sharing how much this means to you on a personal level.