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MrRodgers -> It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 12:19:27 AM)
America: She, who wrought that great and still young experiment in freedom and government at the consent of the governed. She, with a government that if it works hard...can get back to being of, by and for the people. She, who has her dirty laundry out there for the rest of world to see and says to that world so what, it can come clean and not wallow in the false modesty of your insecurities. We are free and industrious and they'd be better off if they were a whole lot more like us. For the first time in world history indisputably, the most powerful country in that world has as its commander-in-chief and political leader...a man of color. It is indeed...a new day in America. This, is from inside a card-carrying republican family man from Detroit who riding round with dad just north of 9 mile Rd., saw in his youth the virtual apartheid that was 1950's America. The Negros...weren't worried about black and white restrooms because they didn't even go there. I could not believe my eyes as daddy said 'lock the doors...you never know.' They...no more than glancing at yet another white tourist and only walking distance from our house. It was in my memory from the pit of my stomach of my early years...that had me hold back and understand years later during a subsequent attack upon me by a pair of demographically-empowered young brown men. Escaping into the only grocery store nearby (sound familiar ?) I breathed both a sigh of relief and of sadness that they took me for one of their oppressors. It is indeed...a new day in America.

TNstepsout -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 5:01:57 AM)
It's a new day in many many ways and one I'm so very happy and proud to see. I really never thought this day would come in my time, but I'm pleased that it has. The world is changing and our country must change with it if we are to survive and thrive. I think we now have a leader who understand and appreciates that we can and should embrace these changes with imagination, enthusiasm and the American spirit that built this nation.

celticlord2112 -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 5:26:31 AM)
America has elected a leader who despises this nation and its core principles (and who lacks any himself). The next four years will be interesting and even a tad entertaining, as the reality sets in.

Aynne88 -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 5:33:25 AM)
Bitter bitter bitter. I told you it was going to suck for you, you just proved it. Trying to gloss it over with that condescending sarcasm does not hide the real reason you despise Obama. Wooooo Hooooooooooo we wonnn!!!!![:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)]

thishereboi -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 5:37:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aynne88 Bitter bitter bitter. I told you it was going to suck for you, you just proved it. Trying to gloss it over with that condescending sarcasm does not hide the real reason you despise Obama. Wooooo Hooooooooooo we wonnn!!!!![:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)][:)] So tell us....what is the real reason he despises Obama? And then tell us how you know what he is thinking? Believe it or not, there are some people out there, who just didn't feel he was the best man for the job. Now we will see how well he does. Hopefully he will do good and the US will move ahead, but at this point, I don't have a lot of confidence.

SilverMark -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 5:41:30 AM)
let's see....the man has been President elect less than 24 hours....you can't get past your bitterness to even have some hope for our country? You claim he has no core values yet at every turn he shows he does...he is open to those of other views and for that your derision is paramount to the chance that perhaps he can indeed do things for the American people? Face the facts that the man won in a landslide and the American people believe in this chance for a new way of doing things that don't fit your Sean Hannity view of the world and so immediately the hate speak of those who share your extreme views comes to the forefront? I thought better of you(not that you care) than to automatically dismiss the opportunity for some type of newer less hate filled America. Great thing about America, I couldn't disagree with you more but, understand your right to hate the way you do.

marie2 -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 5:43:14 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers For the first time in world history indisputably, the most powerful country in that world has as its commander-in-chief and political leader...a man of color. Yeah ain't it great? For the first time in our nation's history, we're going to see that a "man of color" can fuck us up just as easily as a white man can.

Padriag -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 6:03:05 AM)
I don't see it as a new day, I see it as another day in the same old same old. Same arguments, same debates, same economic problems we had yesterday, same international problems, same wars, same everything... except that we'll have a different person sitting in the white house. The only thing that has changed is America finally got around to electing a black man for president... which would have happened years ago if Collin Powell hadn't refused to run for office.

MistresseLotus -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 6:06:55 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: celticlord2112 America has elected a leader who despises this nation and its core principles (and who lacks any himself). The next four years will be interesting and even a tad entertaining, as the reality sets in. Oh give it UP, dude! You are making a fool of yourself.

lazarus1983 -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 6:30:50 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers For the first time in world history indisputably, the most powerful country in that world has as its commander-in-chief and political leader...a man of color. Bush is a man of color?

meatcleaver -> RE: It's a new day in America (11/5/2008 7:29:17 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers We are free and industrious and they'd be better off if they were a whole lot more like us. I don't think so. This is just more imperial reflexes on show. quote: ORIGINAL: MrRodgers For the first time in world history indisputably, the most powerful country in that world has as its commander-in-chief and political leader...a man of color. Well Rome had a couple of black emperors. Hugo Chavez is mixed Amerindian-Afro-Spanish blood but since you say the most powerful country in the world, it is very difficult for Obama not to be unique. Though I do wish him well but he is after all, still a politician who will have to get his hands dirty and make questionable deals.

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