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President-elect Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, after being elected into the White House Tuesday night. Here’s the transcript of his speech:
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.
We are, and always will be, the United States of America.
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Barack Obama’s Victory Speech
It’s the answer that led those who’ve been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain.
Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he’s fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they’ve achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation’s promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation’s next first lady Michelle Obama.
Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the new White House.
And while she’s no longer with us, I know my grandmother’s watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure.
To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you’ve given me. I am grateful to them.
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best — the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America.
To my chief strategist David Axelrod who’s been a partner with me every step of the way.
To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you’ve sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn’t start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation’s apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.
This is your victory.
And I know you didn’t do this just to win an election. And I know you didn’t do it for me.
You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they’ll make the mortgage or pay their doctors’ bills or save enough for their child’s college education.
There’s new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it’s been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night.
This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.
It can’t happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.
Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it’s that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.
In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let’s resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
Let’s remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.
Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those — to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
That’s the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we’ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight’s about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons — because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America — the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that “We Shall Overcome.” Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination.
And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.
Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves — if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.
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This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
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Loved the coverage of the rally. Such hope in everyone. Hope it stays.
WOOOOOO! Obama is awesome im so happy he won he’ll do so much for the US :)
YES WE CAN!!!! YES WE DID!!! GOD BLESS BARACK OBAM!!!
he has a lot of work ahead of him, and it will be so hard, but he was (and is) the best choice for president. i believe that he can get america out of our current state, and help us become the wonderful country that we were, are, and always will be.
OBAMA ‘08!!!!!!!
agreed
Great acceptance speech! It sounds like there will be change I hope and that is what America needs right now! Great coverage!
:D
This is how its suppose to be.
Jared, you gotta make that CHICAGO part really big, seriously! :razz: :P
So freaking, hysterically happy about this election. It showed you don’t have to stoop to the gutters or play dirty tricks to win an election. He kept his head up and his eyes focused on the price. There is hope for clean politics
Good for him! :)
omg! thank god Barack Obama won!!
I can’t wait to see what he will do now!! ♥
I am SO Proud
Yeah he has lot work ahead of him to take our money that we work our ass off and give it to the people that are capable of working!! Oh I forgot he’s gonna pull troops out and give us another terrorist attack on our country. If you heard the news today that our econmy will go up either if McCain or Obama wins. He’s not gonna protect our country. This is the end times for our world.
OBAMA!!!
YES!
God Bless you all for voting. Change has come…
Trudy U.K.
im sooo happy obama won!
GObama :)
God bless America with a smart and unifying president. Now it is up to us to give all our support so he can accomplish many things.
all talk but its nothing……
Congrats Obama!!!
God bless America! Much needed prayers to the path of evil and destruction!!
i am soo happy. i cried when i saw that he won :]
I’m so happy for this win!! I just pray that God will protect him from all his enemies and guide him to make all the right decisions for the Americans and America!
Enjoy the party because reality sets in and it aint pretty.
Im crying because bad things
are indeed coming to America
and the world.
I feel sick
Revelation from the Bible is really coming.
People are blinded from false teachings and prophets.
The one as many thought will lead the way looks handsome
and is a smooth talker. Little many know he is Satan.
When perverts,terrorists and communists and Hollyweirds,moneyseekers are behind Obama’s victory it smells rotten.
God help us all.
Karl Marx Manifesto is now happening in
America. So sad and scary.
yvonne THE ONLY THING THAT’S SATANIC IS YOUR LOGIC AND IQ
WORD!!!
go barack!!!
WORD!!!
go barack!!!
Stupid desperate Americans voted for Powerful Pharaoh of Egypt. Ramsey even looks like Obama. The Renaissance times will become hell.
Idiots turn their backs,laugh and mock Moses who is not a good speaker for Israel because their demands and change was not granted by God asap.
Some of us know what happened in that dessert.
It was death and chaos.
Foreshadowing of America.
Signs of the times for the U.S. and the world. Not good @ all.
#26 I agree!
Yvonne you truly are a dumbasss if you actually believe that. Then you better run for your life for more then half of your country voted for him so MORE then HALF of American are satans! Hear that everybody yvonne is saying we half of Americans are satanist
disgusting
Talk but is nothing. Just the way he says all that and not very earnestly seems like he is just saying what the people want said. I wouldn’t be surprised if nothing happened. and if something does I don’t think it will be good.. hopefully, this will be a short 4 years.
” ann -Oh I forgot he’s gonna pull troops out and give us another terrorist attack on our country. ”
FOR THE BILLIONTH TIME ANN -
NOT A SINGLE IRAQI WAS AMONGST THE 9/11 HIJACKERS!! IRAQ DID NOT SPONSOR AL’QAEDA AND WE ILLEGALLY INVADED A SOVERIGN COUNTRY!!
NOW STOP WATCHING FOX NEWS AND PICK UP A BOOK ONCE IN A WHILE
God is more than powerful than more than half of America!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what an awful dress michelle wore she looks like satans wife!
what an awful dress michelle wore she looks like satans wife!
I pity our troops and military that voted for McCain…….they dont want Obama the politician but McCain who is their own the real Cmdr. in Chief.
I can’t believe the sheer stupidity of some of these statements.
All I can say is, thank God WE, along with Obama, will prove to you reactionary dim$hits just how wrong you are.
People seem so blind. How could all of those red flags be ignored?? This certainly could be the end of America> We’ve lost our freedom and liberty. How can this be happening??
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i voted
Obama’s speech was so beautiful. I have never sat and listened so intently to a speech for so long. But I grasped every single word he said. He is an amazing speaker, an amazing person, an amazing father and husband, and will be an amazing President to the USofA. He will change the US for the better, and he will change this world. I may be an Australia, but I look forward to his presidency and leadership.
Congrats Obama!!
The bad guys always wins” temporarily”.
Stupid desperate Americans voted for Powerful Pharaoh of Egypt. Ramsey even looks like Obama. The Renaissance times will become hell.
KATE …
1- IT’S Ramses NOT RAMSEY
2- THE “The Renaissance times ” ENDED IN THE 17th CENTURY
3- MOSES WAS Persecuted by THUTMOSE THE 1ST NO RAMSES
4- THEREFORE THE ONLY ONE WHOSE PROVEN TO BE STUPID IS YOU
Please God spare those who love you and even those who reject you and God save America.
AMerica is now doomed!
morons who voted for obama. wait and see. it’s the downfall of U S of A!
dat his wifey? ugh! fugly!!!!
morons who voted for obama. wait and see. it’s the downfall of U S of A!
dat his wifey? ugh! fugly!!!!
I’m happy as one can be, GOD BLESS BARACK HUSSEIM OBAMA AND HIS FALIMY!
michelle obama looks like she just stepped out of a belated halloween party dressing in a costume as first devil how ridiculios is that its not halloween anymore its election night and thats what you chose to wear i dont get it ive never seen anything like this beforein all my life who dressed her and will she continue this form of dress? can you see Jackie O dressing like that NEVER!
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay OBAMA! congrats! finally we’ve got a voice! i cudn’t help but shed a tear coz i was thinking of my grandfather n our ancestors who suffered like hell! it’s guna be a peaceful america n a peaceful world! hopes the world will recognise that the Blacks are worthy…
“who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time”
hahahha they are ROLLING IN THEIR GRAVES
“who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.”
yeah the answer is people vote on skin color and words alone. not what you actually stand for. if americans were smart they would have all voted third party but nope! prepare for more wars and more taxes. a whole lot of hell.
beautiful amazing speech. my hopes are renewed for this country.
yvonne… seriously, shut the ******* up. You truly have big issues, go get help.
Honestly, never in my life did I think I would see this day. I’ve never been so proud of our country. I’m not ashamed to say, I cried. I have not been this euphoric since 2001. I have never felt such hope. Most importantly, we never have to lie to our children again when we tell them,
“You can be anything you want.”
Im really glad that obama won, we have overcome racism and afroamericans deserve this victory… And the wars will be over, thats great!!
so scary
John33 -dat his wifey? ugh! fugly!!!!
John33 (and bob) SHE ISN’T UGLY BUT IT’S NICE TO SEE THE CRITERIA BY WHICH YOU SELECT YOUR COMMANDER AND CHIEF
YOYO-People seem so blind. How could all of those red flags be ignored?? This certainly could be the end of America> We’ve lost our freedom and liberty. How can this be happening??
THAT’S RIGHT YOYO ‘CAUSE WE ALL KNOW OUR FEEDOM AND LIBERTY FLOURISHED UNDER DUB-YA
Peace - The bad guys always wins” temporarily”.
HENCE WHY THE REPUBLICANS WERE EVENTUALLY KICKED TO THE CURB
i’m proud of america today. i’m glad that our country understands that we need a change and that color shouldn’t the sole factor in picking a president.. congratulations obama, your hard work has paid off. i’m glad to call you president.
OMG.
im soooo happy right now!!!!
I didn’t vote for Obama, but have to admit, that was a fabulous acceptance speech.
McCain’s concession speech was the best speech his given - not for snarky reasons - it was really just a great speech, too, and I think his best to date.
I can’t wait until Russia, Iran and whoever else decides to test the President with no experience whatsoever> But I’ll be too broke from trying to pay taxes to care. What an end to a great country.
HEY DANNY GET A LIFE HAVENT YOU ANYTHING BETTER TO DO IN NEW YORK
YES, WE CAN!!!!!!!
All you bloody americans who are so raciest
you make me sick.
you are the devil not obama.
accept it.
It feels like even the air is cleaner now. You just want to jump out of the house and sing for Joy. That was an inspirational speech. I feel such pride for my counry. God bless Obama, the newly elected president of the United States.
STFU hannah Duncan
All the way from Australia; congratulations America, you made the right choice! I am so happy for you and your country.
And to all those haters, pessimists, bible-thumpers and cynics, here is an Aussie quote for you, “eat a spoonful of concrete and harden the **** up!”
I honestly thought his speech could have been a little better. It wasn’t inspiring and I felt like I heard it before.
I was actually very surprised at McCain’s concession speech. It was very respectful and the way he addressed it was moving. He proved that he wasn’t a sore loser.
Obama won’t be my president. Clinton was my president. Bush was my president too. At the end, the real winner (the real president) is Biden. Taxes, taxes, taxes.. it’s our sad future. It’s Obama’s dream.
way to speak up for the gays, maybe good things still are possible in a world of biggots
OBAMA AN IDEALIST AND LUNATIC!!! PULL HIM BACK TO EARTH!!!!!
So i bet his auntie will now then be a US Citizen??? HAHAHAHA!!!!
I have high respects for americans ’til today!
I felt relief, that I did not know I was holding,
its not up to us
But if the Canadians were voting. . .
We would vote for Obama, because it feels good inside
When he won, I actually cried.
Why ? because my gut is telling me,
This will open the world
To what its meant to be
Collectively we all desire
the world to be a better a better place
This wish is universal
man or woman all religions, and every race
sanna lavallee~ canadian girl
I felt relief, that I did not know I was holding,
its not up to us
But if the Canadians were voting. . .
We would vote for Obama, because it feels good inside
When he won, I actually cried.
Why ? because my gut is telling me,
This will open the world
To what its meant to be
Collectively we all desire
the world to be a better a better place
This wish is universal
man or woman all religions, and every race
sanna lavallee~ canadian girl
Congrats for America
you had voted for right president
World supports this man
GO Obama !!
from Indonesia
My first US Federal Election, I’ve now helped elect 2 World leaders in under a year.
Can I have a puppy too?
Get ready for even higher gases prices. Oy.
Congratulations America! The world is celebrating your choice, your new leader. Peace and love
I still cant believe that Barack Obama won today. I am celebrating evry second of the day here in Africa. YES WE CAN!!!!
He seems like a good man, best wishes to him and making the right decisions!
He seems like a good man, best wishes to him and making the right decisions!
we think this is bad?? guys the things hes going to do to our country.. compared to this its nothing. Its only the tip of the iceberg. God is coming back- Read Revelations
yes we can!Obama will change america and make everyone see what we’re cable of!!!!Obamaaaaaaa
Congrats America,
The whole world celebrates with you today. This is the perfect outcome for America and the world as a whole.
This is a proud moment in World History. This is a proud moment for the human race. Well done America!
Respect Obama, and be patient!! Think of what how he is taking over this country. He has lots of work and we all need to be involved in the restructring of this nation.
A new revolution of the “heart, intellect, and mind” to undertake the serious challenges confronting the United States of America.
To those who “fear”, surrender the fear and negativity! Join the greater percentage of Americans who can “see” and “hear” so we can work “together” to accomplish great things on behalf of our country.
The people who elected this man are so blind. A man who was seen with the book “The Post-American World” in his hand, and a man who has said in his own book, “The Audacity of Hope”: “I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.”
How blind can the American people be?
Who has been the BEST President of this country?
Lincoln for freeing ppl. from slavery?
Reagan for bring down the wall? freeing the hostages?
Franklin Roosevelt for working hard to end the Great Depression?
Washington for being America’s first President?
Barack Obama certainly made history and deserves all of the accolades coming his way- he worked hard during his campaign and he deserves his victory- but will it come at a “cost” to America and all of us?
Time will tell what kind of a President he will be- good, bad or indifferent- hopefully this country will be stronger and more secure in 4-yrs. time… that is all we can hope for and hold onto- hopefully BO will be able to produce the kind of change he says he wants to bring to America… if he can produce then I will gladly swallow my doubts/insecurities about him, his wife, his “advisors”, and all of the ppl. whom he surrounds himself with.
He will be our President come January- for that reason alone he deserves respect whether you agree with his proposals, plans, values, etc… or not.
Here’s hoping President Obama can deliver…
I’m so thrilled:) and for all the ones shaking in their shoes….get over it! be productive not predicting….we all know you guys didn’t accomplish enough with your lives to even consider your silly predictions….whiners are good just for that….whining….go whine somewhere else…the USA is celebrating today!! Yes we can!!!
*yvonne @ 11/05/2008 at 1:16 am
*kate @ 11/05/2008 at 3:36 am
and all the other whiny bitachy haters Shut the fucck up.
George Bush was the dumbest person ever elected as president and served two terms. He wasted billions on war in iraq, killing thousands of innocent people in the process including the troops. He ruined the economy and the liviliehoods of millions of americans.
Obama is a great choice as the new president and will bring about change that will improve the lives of all americans and people all over the world. God bless him.
I feel bad for the US … little do they know that he is all talk and no show
It’s not Obama that scares me… it’s his closet-racist-never-proud-of-America-until-my-husband-started-campainging-for-the-White House- wife!
Everyone knows that in today’s world, the wife definitely has a say… I can only begin to shudder to think what kinds of “advice” she will be lending him towards running this country…
Sad,sad,sad….SCARY!
This man won’t even prove he’s a natural born US citizen, and the document he posted on his website didn’t have the SEAL on it. It was his own grandmother, who was oh-so-proud to have the possibility of her grandson being president, who said that she *watched him* be born in Kenya, and she died the day before the election. Imagine that. Think about it, people. The charge is still in court that he produce the documents, and he still hasn’t.
Very sad and very scary. People should have known when the Hollywood bunch endorses something it can’t be good. Just take a look at how screwed up all of them are. Now all of you idiots who don’t even vote with your own brain but do what some idiot in the movies tells you to do, that’s stupid. Now we have a president, that pretends to be black, (he is just as much white as he is black) and is ok with kiling babies. Well here we go. I guess whatever happens more than half of you asked for it. I just hope it doesn’t affect to badly those of us that new better.
even though i only know the biggest and universal things that has to do with America, I personally think that for you americans, Obama was an excellent choice. I might be a 13 years old girl, from Europe, Findland, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t care. Call me hypocriticall or obsessed, but i really do care. reading all those things about the wars and stuff, it just makes me think that will the Earth ever be safe? Will the desagreements between black and white, gay and straight, America and Iraq ever stop? I might be a coward, afraid of everything from cheese to spiders, but i still do care. do i show it or not, i really do.
I am a happy women this morning. WE DID IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am VERY afraid for this country!
Obama doesn’t have a clue about anything!
Barack H Obama, 44th president of these United States.
GOD BLESS OUR NEW PRESIDENT, and GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!!!!!
Beautiful Speech
#94 and other negative comments….
#94- are you implying that he had his grandmother killed? That’s what it reads like from your comments. STUPID. Written by a true dumb redneck republican.
go stick your head in the mud
the ignorant minority has now become the ignorant majority… stand in line and wait for your free handouts… god forbid you should ever have to work for your country or your own money..
Michelle is the scariest thing i’ve ever encountered….she’s mean, bitter, angry , chip on the shoulder…i can deal with obama, but not that shru of a wife. she’s s mean ol’ BUTCH…..and ugly too.
his babies are adorable tho…..very, very cute!
America was not founded by Muslims and was surely not built by them
I hate this fu@king guy.
i can’t wait to turn over more of my hard earned dollars to the lazy sob’s on the south side….i’m so glad they can collect checks from teh gov’t each month and sit around doing nothing all day, while I keep working real hard to support the ********.
croneyism -unregulated gas prices- bailouts-rewards for fuckups- payback war- rich getting richer- middle class worked to death. this **** had to stop. we now have honor, intregrity, intelligence and dignity running the country but he surely got handed a wickedl mess. u feel me. we must pray for divine intervention. while we try to figure it out trust GOD to work it out. if what yor eyes see and your ears hear offends u —-rely on your heart —your inner spirit . We needed a change.
Change is agreed… but the corruption has always been there and always will… that is why they get into office in the first place, to feed their own needs… whether they start corrupt or end up that way, they always benefit financially
the reason the middle class is struggling is because they are lazy and want a good life handed to them for free….that’s not how it works. you have to get out there, work hard, get educated and contribute in order to succeed….sorry, NO FREE LUNCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To Zac, USA, Kate, Grrr and all the other people hating the overwhelming decision of the AMERICAN PEOPLE…move somewhere else. The AMERICAN PEOPLE have spoken and the message was loud and clear…we all want change. we are no longer living in the 50’s…the is a DIVERSE country and Obama has reached out to people of all color/s nationalities and has given us all hope. The diversity at Grant Park is representative of this great COUNTRY. The all white, racists republicans hopefully have learned a thing or two from the campaign that Obama ran. ITs a new day, deal with it or move to another country …move to Russia, there’s not blacks there….LOL
dude we have a black president! MLK this ones for you! there were reports of the beautiful smell of marajuana in the air when it was announced that obama won, how rad is that?! i hope he leagalizes it!
i hope he can live up to the hype,one man cannot change the world everyone has to work together if we want a good economy , more jobs and to END WAR…im sad that california looks to have passed the ban on same sex marriage, i truly hope it is overturned,we can no longer deny rights to american citizens while pointing our fingers at other countries who do the same things,obama please repeal the patiot act! legalize weed! and please let all americans get married if they want to! peace love music and freedom!
bob @ 11/05/2008 at 1:31 am
“what an awful dress michelle wore she looks like satans wife!”
you can say whatever you want her about her dress, but she will be sitting pretty in that big WHITE HOUSE!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU GUYS ARE ALL RACISTS LOSERS…GET OVER IT AND MOVE TO AN ALL WHITE COUNTRY, they do exist, you know…
brenda @ 11/05/2008 at 10:21 am I hate this fu@king guy.
HATE ALL YOU WANT BRENDA, THE FACT STILL REMAINS THAT HE IS NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!!!
Countries all over the world are happy that the AMERICAN people have made this decision. Did you see the world-wide celebration that took place???? It was amazing….China, Australia, England, Greece, Italy, just to name a few….there were ALL elated with this decision!!! So you and your little racists friends can go and move to another country since you oppose this decision so much…you do have that right you know….MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
reality @ 11/05/2008 at 10:12 am “the ignorant minority has now become the ignorant majority… stand in line and wait for your free handouts… god forbid you should ever have to work for your country or your own money..”
Realtiy, go somewhere and STFU with your racists, hateful rants!!!!
I am still wondering of Obama can deliver, face it the Presidency is a much larger job with a larger workload than a Senator, or Community Organizer ever has. He will have to deal with domestic and foreign emergencies.
Truth is he probably not pull out of Iraq quickly as the situtation is stablizing over there and he can just sit back and claim victory. But Afghanistan is still in trouble and Pakistan is dangerous place.
What he needs in his first 100 days is an issue that he can define his Presidency that both the Red and Blue Staters can get behind.
As a father of two young daughters I would like to see him take a stance aganist the global sex slave trade. It is evil, disgusting and tied to Al Queada as well. It is one of ways they fund their operations.
“So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other.”
It’s time to get a job. All you 20 and 30 somethings on welfare. Get on birth control and get a job. What is your problem losers? Do you think Barack wants you to sit on your butts and wait for your welfare checks?
Time to go to work! Time to stop expecting handouts from the government.
Get a job and make some real change!
To all the repuke-licans that hoped Obama wouldn’t win, I hope you are barfing your brains out while you pack your bags and move to another country because you are worthless and you are not welcome here. You spent months talking Obama down and being a bunch of mentally retarded arseholes, crying that you were gonna leave this country if Obama won. So? WTF? Why aren’t you packing your shite and leaving? GET THE **** OUT!! We don’t want you, get out, we don’t need your fucked up ideologies. It’s time now for you conniving, little, racist, dumbshits to cry and huddle in the corner like the little betches you are. SUCK IT!!!!
BTW this message was brought to you by the person who promised to come back and rub this shite in your repuke-lican faces when Obama won.
OWNED.
no 20-25 and 29/30 what are you all sitting in some trailer park thinking up this s..t? Sad sad pathetic people just when I thought I could wear my stars/stripes proudly I have to read some nonsense from a bunch of losers. did you even vote? All I can say is GET A LIFE.
this is not about racism….that’s silly. it’s about capitalism vs. marxism.
people who work hard are going to have money taken from their pockets to give to those that are lazy, and refuse to understand that you have to work HARD to get “things”. There is a difference between a group of people that need help b/c of disabilities they have thru NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN (which i’m happy and proud to help) and those sitting on their porches all day b/c they do’nt want to have to work…..yeash, you must be one of those..
that’s right!! I agree!!!
get off your A S S, please…do something with your life!!!
and u know i’m also happy to help these people get up and move, education, whatever they need, I had the same help thru student loans…but they have to be willing to do it and they are NOT. they are LAZY LAZY LAZY LAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!
OBAMA!!!
I’m so happy <3
Wish him Good Luck!
God Bless You.
This country is set up for everyone to get an education and to find a job.
However, this country is full of people whose job is to take advantage of the welfare system.
Welfare checks and public housing was supposed to be temporary help until a person found their footing. It is not supposed to be a permanent lifestyle.
Most immigrants who came to this country from Europe such as the Irish, Italians, Jews, Greeks, Polish, Germans etc were too PROUD to take welfare. They worked 2 -3 jobs to feed their families. They went without brand name clothing and cars. If they did have to live in public housing and many of them did in they got out really quickly. It is a shame that young American born people today do not have that work ethic. No, they would rather sit on their porches and get welfare checks.
to..”time to get a job” @ 11/05/2008 at 11:32 am that’s right!! I agree!!!
get off your A S S, please…do something with your life!!!
and u know i’m also happy to help these people get up and move, education, whatever they need, I had the same help thru student loans…but they have to be willing to do it and they are NOT. they are LAZY LAZY LAZY LAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!
who are the “They” you are referring to? I know you’re not trying to imply that ALL African Americans are lazy and dont want to work.. Its so funny how some of you white people are so quick to stereotype but are so minsinformed. Why dont you try doing some research first BEFORE you start throwing insults.
According to the statistics, whites form the largest racial group on welfare; half of all welfare recipients leave in the first two years; and teenagers form less than 8 percent of all welfare mothers.
KNOW THE FACTS!!!!!!
i do’nt care what color or gender, i’m not going to pay for laziness…..we Americans have to work hard and get educated to stay competitive in this world…….yeash, get over the race issue…PLEASE
i was glad to take help from the gov’t thru loans when i was WORKING my way thru college. And i’m even prouder to write a check every month to pay it back…….that’s what these people do’nt understand….the sacrafice most of us make to get that education when mommy and daddy do’nt spoon feed….yep there’s alot of us out there that actually worked our way thru, barely making it. but we did it and that’s why we do’nt want to pay for those who do nothing!!!!!
free handouts??? excuse me “reality” but **** you! i work SEVEN days a week usually ten hours a day, i bust my ass for my paycheck i have never been on welfare ,i dont even apply for assistance that i could recieve from the governemnt because i would rather eat ramen noodles for dinner then get charity that could go to a struggling family.
Pres.Obamas plans as far as ive read do not include keeping people on welfare forever in fact i remember quite well that his plan for welfare includes making people work if they want asistance and getting them job training, how is that bad? do you want people to remain poor and uneducated so they keep producing more of the same? why would anyone want that?
now is the time to lend a hand and help rebuild our country not stand around bitching and pointing fingers.
let’s get them the help they need, to educate them so they can be productive members of society………..but no more making a living off of the gov’t, or shall we say, making a living off the american middle class people who did work for their education.
cnfsd @ 11/05/2008 at 11:13 am brenda @ 11/05/2008 at 10:21 am I hate this fu@king guy.
HATE ALL YOU WANT BRENDA, THE FACT STILL REMAINS THAT HE IS NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!!!!
Countries all over the world are happy that the AMERICAN people have made this decision. Did you see the world-wide celebration that took place???? It was amazing….China, Australia, England, Greece, Italy, just to name a few….there were ALL elated with this decision!!! So you and your little racists friends can go and move to another country since you oppose this decision so much…you do have that right you know….MOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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China? They are celebrating, but if they speak against their government, they will get killed. Plus they are racist against Blacks.
Australia? Racist against native aboriginal peoples.
England? Racist against their African and Middle Eastern immigrants.
Greece? Racist against Albanian immigrants. Plus Greeks don’t like to work.
Italy? Italy’s attacks on migrants fuel racism.
All these countries mentioned above would never Elect an African!
Give this man a chance. I know I will. I did not vote for him but am willing to see if he can get the job done and make positive changes for america and our people. Remember, he’s our president elect and doesn’t take office until Jan 09.
maccain should have won he had more expirienced. its sad obama is all about the hypes. lets see how he gonna do good luck to him and to all the people stupid enough to put him to lead.
Look at the ugliest first lady in red and black. Her sense of fashion is odd! Her facial expression is always filled with angers! So unattractive.
youwillmissme @ 11/05/2008 at 1:21 pm” Look at the ugliest first lady in red and black. Her sense of fashion is odd! Her facial expression is always filled with angers! So unattractive”
Michelle looks better than that dried up, wrinkled Cindy McCain who looks like a scary, porcelain statue
some of you americans shock me. at the sound of taxes you all start screaming. well maybe if you guys weren’t in DEBT and wastin your money on a war that is pointless you wouldn’t need to make them higher so stop whining and let the man do his job and make your country a better place.
i live in canada but i am moving to the states and i now feel safe moving there with him before president. he will make an amazing president and will save the country. finally there will be change not only in the US but in the world. this is the start of something new and if you voted for him or not he will hear everyones voice and will help the country. everyone knows deep down that he was the best for this position even people all around the world. barack obama will lead the country to greatness.
also for everyone who thinks obama is the wrong person to be winning this; first off too late he did deal with it and maybe take your negative attitude to help out the country that YOU live in. Obama said for the people who did not vote for him he still does hear your voice. so stop dwelling on the fact that he won but put your differences aside and help out your own country. everyone needs to work together if you want this to be a better place.
to cnfsd @ 11/05/2008 at 11:17 am reality @ 11/05/2008 at 10:12 am “the ignorant minority has now become the ignorant majority… stand in line and wait for your free handouts… god forbid you should ever have to work for your country or your own money..”
Realtiy, go somewhere and STFU with your racists, hateful rants!!!!
#1 You may want to learn how to spell.
#2 This is not about Racism, it is about the lazy people wishing for the ultimate dream… free money and not having to work (I believe they feel this has now been promised to them through their voting)
#3 As they say you can not fix stupid…
See he won!!! VICTORY FOR OBAMA. Kate 124 you are wacked.go live somewhere else!!! America was smart . OBAMA is our man!!!! WAAAAHOOO.
cnfsd I am Canadian, and I’m black so what are you calling me racist for. I just don’t like the guy, he looks sneaky. Watch and see what he does for your country, he’ll run it into the ground.
I think one thing everyone forgets is that like us, Obama has seen what’s happened to America in the recent years. He worries about the same things we do, day to day. So maybe he won’t make the change immediately and it’s not going to be easy like this one speech makes it seem, but he knows what’s ahead. He knows it’s not going to be easy. What makes a leader is someone who will take charge without standing down for any reason, but a good leader is someone who will take charge, but take a step back every so often and listen to everything there is to be heard, whether they agree with it or not, and that is exactly what Obama is saying in this speech. Although we’re in a rough spot right now and it will take time and more than just a moving speech to get out of, if we all work together as one nation as Obama said, change will happen. Even if it sounds cliche, if we truly believe that our voice can be heard in this time and day, we will pull through this and our country will be as one, no matter what race, religion, class, etc.
YES WE CAN!
thank you all for voting. this is probably the best for america.
allthough visible change will probably not come any time soon, i have hope that it will eventually come. and i belive that obama will help change america, for the better. this is what the country needs. america does not need a new bush. they do not need mccain. they need obama.
so thank you and good luck, barack obama!
this was extremely moving
reality @ 11/05/2008 at 2:44 pm
#1 You may want to learn how to spell.
#2 This is not about Racism, it is about the lazy people wishing for the ultimate dream… free money and not having to work (I believe they feel this has now been promised to them through their voting)
#3 As they say you can not fix stupid…
R-E-A-L-I-T-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IS THAT BETTER…You’re acting like I was way off with the spelling of reality…it was a typo…u know what that is??? People make typos all the time. I KNOW HOW TO SPELL, BUT I WAS SO ANGRY AFTER READING ALL OF YOUR RACIST RANTS THAT I WAS TYPING SO FAST AND HAD HIT SUBMIT WITHOUT CHECKING.
But going back to your ‘lazy people’ comment, who are you referring to exactly????
cnfsd, u don’t get it @ 11/05/2008 at 11:23 am this is not about racism….that’s silly. it’s about capitalism vs. marxism.
people who work hard are going to have money taken from their pockets to give to those that are lazy, and refuse to understand that you have to work HARD to get “things”. There is a difference between a group of people that need help b/c of disabilities they have thru NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN (which i’m happy and proud to help) and those sitting on their porches all day b/c they do’nt want to have to work…..yeash, you must be one of those..
No, I am NOT one of those! I have been very fortunate to have been working every since I graduated from college. When I was in college, I worked 2 jobs…I never took any hand-outs, so your assumption of me being ‘one of those’, is inaccurate…nice try though
People like Yvone, Beth, OB and Ann are the unfortunate ones of this country. You are so blinded by your fear and ignorance that you are missing out on one of the most remarkable moments this country has ever had. How about letting go of the hate and bigotry in your lives for once like the majority of THE WORLD clearly has and move forward in a positive way. Start thinking for yourselves instead of being led around like sheep. And I apologize to sheep for making the comparison!!
I will hold all who voted for him responsible for the lose of human life when the radicals he associates with come to kill us. Money comes and goes but the human tragedy will be great. The village idiots in New York experienced it first hand and they still voted him in. I feel sorry for all the innocent victims that lost there lives in 9/11. Why do you think this will not happen again. You know the **** has hit the fan when people are persuded by a good speech. Ask the people in cuba about equality for all. People 0 = 0. Everyone will be equal with 0. And do you think the red and black clothes were a statement, yeah comunist colors.
are mentally challenged? I assume you are…..sorry, ******
# 144— completely crazy unrational thinking on your part.
(shivers)
Did you ever think that the unfortunate event-911 happened on Bush’s watch?? We don’t need another 4-8 years of that !
We are all in this together, Walk besides Obama and climb our way out of this mess the US is in. OBAMA IS CHANGE!!!! TIME IS HERE !!!!
It boggles the mind to see so many bigoted people that are still out there. Congrats to the Obama camp. I hope that you do make the world better. And to all those who supported McCain and can’t seem to stop acting worse than a child who isn’t getting what he/she wants, grow the hell up!
Thank you, people of America, for opening your eyes, your ears, and your minds!!!
For the past 8 years I wondered what had happened to ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave’… WE’RE BACK WITH BARACK!!!
There is a reason why the U.S. is a great country, and the reason is its people, who come from every corner of the globe in search of freedom and justice. Yes, those things are hard to find sometimes in America too. What makes America great is that its people never quit trying, they never stop searching for a better way.
My faith in the promise of American ideals has been restored today! Our long dark night is coming to an end, so let us rededicate ourselves to the task of rebuilding and moving forward, and let us never forget to bring the rest of the world, the world that has always sustained us and renewed us, along this time in peace and prosperity!!!
a jaw-dropping and tear-jerking speech…
I know Obama will win….
God Bless Obama…..
AMERICA IS DOOMED!!!
thanks to all obama voters!
I really was not moved by this speech. I too found McCain’s concession speech much more moving and heartfelt. The great thing about this election is the amound of awareness and I hope it continues. I wish Obama all the best of luck, the world needs a strong leader right now.
WOOOOT WOOOOT!
BARACCCCCKK OBAMAA !
i was so glad he was voted for prez. yknow i think he could be the next MLK. i dunno he reminded me of him when i saw his speech. GO OBAMA!!!!!
What a beautiful speech! It honestly brought me to tears. It was beautiful.
Totally Off Topic- normally I LOVE Michelle Obama’s clothes, but that red and black dress was horrible!!
can someone please tell me what is so great about this guy???? God bless Obama?? HE BELIEVES IN ABORTION HE DOESNT LOVE GOD. he has creepy terrorist friends, he wants communism, WHAT THE HECK IS SO GREAT ABOUT HIS GUY???
God help us.
i am amazed at Obama’s speech, his poise, his strength and belief in working with all of the world to make it a better and happier place for not only the U.S. but also to make a change in the world. i have hope now, this was an amazing election. congrats President Obama!!! what an amazing feeling you must feel right now, but a lot of pressure for change too. good luck and you have many on your side and hopeful for change!!!!!
Tomorrow all rednecks report to the nearest cotton field for orientation.
Barack husseim obama is the new president of US, this is almost too good to be true, I’m soooooooooooooo happy!
God bless him and his family
As I canadian I can say that this victory does not only belong to the states but the whole world! As I black person, Obama winning the election means that the word impossible has been taking out for all black people all over the world! I know that now if a black person(bi-racial) can be president then there is nothing that I can’t do in life!
Great speech Mr President! good work ^__^
A speech is just words… we will wait to see if all this bullsh** can walk the walk.. we will all be better if it can. One person does not run the country… it is everyone else around them you need to watch.
I am still on cloud nine…..President Obama. I never thought I would live to see this. I am proud and very, very, very happy.
AUSTRALIA LOVES OBAMA!
:)
Anyone who voted twice for George I’ve-got-*****-for-brains- Bush should shut the **** up…the Republicans screwed this country up like nobody’s business, they started 2 wars they couldn’t finish, took us to the brink of a recession, tortured people without trial in Guantanamo Bay and left us with a health care system of a third world country!
yvonne *kate & bob
Obama’s your president wait deal with it
What does “yes we can” mean? We can do what? This is never specified. Neither is the “change” he keeps talking about. So all we know is that something is going to “change” and we can do “something”. Obama supporters must have the IQ of a kumquat.
@OH SNAP:
Sorry Folks,
Obama is no different than Bush, Clinton etc, he is a puppet and like them lied about everything,
You Obama and Bush supporters out there, name one thing Obama has done that he promised to do, name one!! you can’t No You Can’t !!and as well name one thing George W Bush a hole did not lie about? name one? No You Can’t. !!
Obama is our last leader and he isn’t even American, the Ambassador of Kenya and his grand Mom testified under oath that Obama was born in Kenya, why would they lie? we know Obama is a Liar period like all the rest before him, it isn’t a race thing it is reality and been here for decades and decades, grow up and No You Can’t, God said Put Your Faith In NO MAN, that means NO MAN Not even Chocolate Jesus Obama..
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