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Barack Obama Elected President
Democrat Barack Obama was elected as the first black president of the United States of America on Tuesday night.
The 47-year-old senator from Illinois defeated Republican Sen. John McCain. Officials said voters came out in record numbers on Election Day — 130 to 140 million people.
The crowd is going wild in Grant Park in Chicago, where Obama will give his first public speech as president-elect.
Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President on January 20, 2009.
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PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
I am SO proud to be American today
I’m so happy the americans vote for this great man, congratulations to the american people, congratulations to Barack Obama the new presidente of united state.
I’m from Brazil and I never care about the alection in the US, I only hate Bush so much for all the bad he has done around the world, but this time was diferent and I fell joy and pride today, is not my country, not my presidente but I’m very pround of the american people.
congratulations to all!
My family is mourning for America… from being the greatest nation in the world, soon to be a third world country, or much worse.
Congratulations, America, for being so deceived and down right ignorant. Hope this change is what you wanted. You’ll see.
I have a joy headache
231, have a crow prepared after 4 yrs then. better yet, eat one now you douchebag.
You kids need to learn the difference between a Republican and a conservative.
Conservatives will often be Republican, but all Republicans are not conservatives.
Bush was certainly NOT conservative -
McCain is the least conservative of any of the Republicans who were in the primaries this year.
Republican is a party. Conservative is a political ideology. Conservatives want smaller government, lower government spending, lower taxes - basically Conservatives want the government to collect enough taxes to build highways and fund our national security, but otherwise leave us alone and get out of our wallets.
All Democrats are not liberals. Clinton was a moderate Democrat (like McCain is a moderate Republican). Obama is a very, very liberal Democrat. Liberals believe the government is supposed to take care of the people and will support spending for all kinds of programs to do that.
Those are really simple, baby explanations - but I am tired of seeing people who just hate all Republicans and don’t understand that a lot of conservative Republicans feel just as betrayed and disappointed by President Bush as you Democrats do.
We just have different ideas about what would have been better. We should all educate ourselves on those ideas, the very basic forms of them, so we can make decisions based upon the ideas - not a my team/your team mentality.
GO OBAMA!!!!!!!!!! YAY.
i’m glad our lives are still going .
if mccain won, we’d all die LOL.
:)
It’s a sad day for USA. He won’t be my president.
Lord Jesus, ,Have mercy on America! I believe most people have made a poor choice electing this individual based on emotions and excitement of having someone different as a US President, dont complain when your taxes are soo high you cant afford to do or buy anything anymore. Thank God Prop 8 wasnt passed in Cali, because we would have officially became the modern day Sodom & Gomorrah, but hey, we are heading there with this liberal president and with the lack of morals among our people nowadays, and the terrible example being set by many hollywood celebrities to young people. I sure hope the second coming of the Lord is near, I cannot imagine enduring 4 years, or worse 8 years of Obama as President. Its time to get down on our knees and let God lead this nation so we can once again be the Great & Blessed nation that we used to be.
all you ‘believers’ preaching God need to step back and remember the importance of acceptance.. because obviously you have forgotten that little aspect of Christianity.
I dont think McCain was terrible, but i think the choice he made in Palin was his downfall.
GOBAMA! from Australia.
god bless america!
Obama will be a good president.
God has done the miracle in blessing AMERICA GIVING IT BARRACK OBAMA as President. OBAMA has done it.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEAH OBAMA!!!!!!!!
from Indonesia: congrats for obama and americans.
there is a hope for a better tommorow. not only for americans themselves but for the world. no more violation against human rights and war based on unreasonable causes which only leaving devastation in this earth.
for love,peace and unity: go OBAMA.
Woohoo!! Germany and the rest of the whole world is happy. Congratulations America, finally the right choice! This is a great progress. Way to go!
From the UK….
Yay!
If I was American, I would have vote Obama too!
=D
So happy!
I’m so happyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy vive l’Amérique!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
history is made.. all of us are witnesses to it!!
Finally the right choice ! Yay ! *Happyyyy*
YAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
YESSSSSSSSSSSS
What a day!!!!!
Congratulations to the American people and the rest of the world
Phiwe
South Africa
Some of the comments made here from so called “americans” who are republicans and pro-Mccain really frighten me. Obama is now your president no matter what you believe or who you voted for and the fact that some of you are saying that he will fail and ruin America is outrageous. Look at what the republican Bush did to America. I think you should take John McCain’s lead and be gracious in defeat, his speech showed his class today and maybe some of you should show yours.
In years to come when our children and their children learn about American history this will be a day that stands out. Obama will succeed just give him the opportunity and your support to prove it because it takes a whole nation to create change not just one person. Every American whether your republican or democrat have to come together. Embrace the American “patriotic” way and help create the change the rest of the world knows can happen!
Well done President Obama you won convincingly and i cannot wait to see what the future holds.
amazing
i live in ireland but i stayed up until 4:30 to watch the results it was history in the making.
a victory for all people
This is a historic victory for anyone who believes in freedom.This is a victory for Martin Luther King,Malcolm X,and Medgar Evers.For those that came before us and put their very lives on the line for civil rights.This is for the three brave men James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner who didnt see color in Mississippi 1964.This is a victory for my late Grandfather and Grandmother.We as a people still have a tough road ahead.But i cant tell you in just a few simple words of how proud i am of PRESIDENT Barack Obama !!!!!!!!!!
obama is going to pick up the pieces that bush left.
They don’t get to live in the White House do they?
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