Barack Obama Wins

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Obama makes history
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Sen. Barack Obama will defeat Sen. John McCain to become the next U.S. president, CNN projects. Projected wins in West Coast states helped give the Democrat the magic number of electoral votes.

[rebelAfrika]

Never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.

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Obama's message to Blacks: "You Have Done This"
Published Monday, November 3, 2008 by Hazel Trice Edney, National Newspaper Publishers Association

WASHINGTON - In perhaps the most candid direct message to black people since his Democratic nomination, then Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, on election eve Monday, credited black voters for his historic political rise, promising to make a difference in their lives if elected.
"Everyone under the sound of my voice understands the struggles we face. Everyone understands the fierce urgency of now. You all know what's at stake in this election," Obama said in a live telephone conference with black leaders Monday morning.
The "listen only" call included a spectrum of speakers, including civil rights icon Rev. Joseph Lowery, Oprah Winfrey, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn.
Obama listed a string of issues disparately faced by African-Americans, including the struggle to recruit good teachers and, the struggle against under-funded schools, double-digit jobless rates and having to work two and three jobs to make ends meet.
"I mention these issues because this community, our community, the African-American community, during these challenging times, suffers more than most in this country," he said. "Double digit inflation, double digit unemployment, stagnant wages, our kids are more likely to drop out, more likely to be in jail, more likely to die. We're going to have to do better. And if we continue the momentum we've seen across this country over the last several weeks, we can do better."
Obama credited his success in key states to the record turnout of black voters that had already participated in early voting.
Pollsters show near black solidarity behind Obama, about 95 percent.
"We've seen record turnouts for early voting among African-Americans in states that have not been in the Democratic column for a generation," he said. "States like Georgia where we're seeing lines going around the block, people waiting for four, five and eight hours."
Also citing historic get out to vote efforts in North Carolina and Virginia, Obama said, "Our campaign is alive and thriving in all of these states as well as Florida and Ohio, And mainly it's because of an energized African-American community. You have done this. Through your hard work, your commitment to this movement, you have forever changed the political landscape of this country and we have to keep working to keep up the enthusiasm. We're seeing things like we've never seen before."
In a euphoric moment, Obama, running comfortably ahead of his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain in most polls, imagined how a black family in the White House would change America beyond public policy.
"I'm convinced that not only are we going to change this country, but we're going to change this community," he said. "We're going to change our sons, our daughters, our grandchildren, how they look at themselves. We're going to transform barriers in the world. We're going to change the hearts and minds of people around the world. That's a powerful thing. That's more powerful than any policy out there and any governmental program," he said.
He described his family in the White House.
"I can imagine Mahalia and Sasha running on the South Lawn and Michelle with her elegant self. And I say to myself that that's the kind of signal that will indicate that change really has come and that America has moved beyond the shadows," he said. "I hope all of you guys feel that same excitement and that same soberness. And I hope that in the next 36 hours, we do everything in our power to make sure that we bring this reality about."
Recalling the civil rights movement, Obama says he owes the black community.
We're going to have to do better. And if we continue the momentum we've seen across this country over the last several weeks, we can do better."
Obama credited his success in key states to the record turnout of black voters that had already participated in early voting.
Pollsters show near black solidarity behind Obama, about 95 percent.
"We've seen record turnouts for early voting among African-Americans in states that have not been in the Democratic column for a generation," he said. "States like Georgia where we're seeing lines going around the block, people waiting for four, five and eight hours."
Also citing historic get out to vote efforts in North Carolina and Virginia, Obama said, "Our campaign is alive and thriving in all of these states as well as Florida and Ohio, And mainly it's because of an energized African-American community. You have done this. Through your hard work, your commitment to this movement, you have forever changed the political landscape of this country and we have to keep working to keep up the enthusiasm. We're seeing things like we've never seen before."
In a euphoric moment, Obama, running comfortably ahead of his Republican opponent Sen. John McCain in most polls, imagined how a black family in the White House would change America beyond public policy.
"I'm convinced that not only are we going to change this country, but we're going to change this community," he said. "We're going to change our sons, our daughters, our grandchildren, how they look at themselves. We're going to transform barriers in the world. We're going to change the hearts and minds of people around the world. That's a powerful thing. That's more powerful than any policy out there and any governmental program," he said.
He described his family in the White House.
"I can imagine Mahalia and Sasha running on the South Lawn and Michelle with her elegant self. And I say to myself that that's the kind of signal that will indicate that change really has come and that America has moved beyond the shadows," he said. "I hope all of you guys feel that same excitement and that same soberness. And I hope that in the next 36 hours, we do everything in our power to make sure that we bring this reality about."
Recalling the civil rights movement, Obama says he owes the black community.
"There's a lot of debts that are out there, a lot of obligation that I feel toward people who sacrificed far more than I did," he said. "A lot of people who preceded us, people who came before us and maybe didn't think they'd ever have an opportunity to vote much less see an African-American run for the presidency of the United States."
Nearing conclusion he recalled how far his campaign has come over the past two years.
"You know what they said last year. They said the country wasn't ready for this. They said we should wait a little longer, work a little harder. We didn't wait. We seized the moment. But, we did work harder. Now we're here at the precipice of one of the most extraordinary moments in our nation's history at a time when we need to rejuvenate our faith in our country and in ourselves."

[DreadedBliss]

Originally Posted by rebelAfrika

Never thought I'd see it in my lifetime.

My sentiments exactly.

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[Jalili]

Originally Posted by DreadedBliss

My sentiments exactly.

Hell NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE IT IN MY LIFE TIME

Well.......what's going to happen tomorrow and the next few months?

Are we going to get happy and fat and stop what we are doing?
Are we going to act as if everything is alright?
Are we going to just become Democrats?

OR ARE WE GOING TO STAY VIGILANT AND KEEP THE FIGHT GOING WHEN THE SITUATION STAYS THE SAME?

Forward always.

[rebelAfrika]

HOLY S***!!! People are cheering and dancing in the street over here!!!

[DreadedBliss]

Nobody dancin' in the streets over here. But not like it's a high concentration of our people where I am .

Brother Jalili we need to be fighting even harder now I think . I'm praying this doesn't lull our people into deeper complacency.

[SpitfireLeo]

The only thing I'm left to say is 'wow'.

Lol, thare aint no dancing in the streets here either...but then again I live in Dixie Land South Carolina.

[rebelAfrika]

On the serious tip though...what I'm about to say may "sound" funny...but it's true and it's kinda sad...

It is now officially "sleepy time" for the black community. Seriously though. It's gonna be alot, alot, alot of black people "going to sleep" now that Obama is in office. So "nighty night" to all of those who got lullabies in their head RIGHT NOW AS OBAMA IS SPEAKING...and I'll see yall again when yall wake back up (when Sarah Palin or somebody worse becomes president in 2016).

[Jalili]

Originally Posted by rebelAfrika

On the serious tip though...what I'm about to say may "sound" funny...but it's true and it's kinda sad...

It is now officially "sleepy time" for the black community. Seriously though. It's gonna be alot, alot, alot of black people "going to sleep" now that Obama is in office. So "nighty night" to all of those who got lullabies in their head RIGHT NOW AS OBAMA IS SPEAKING...and I'll see yall again when yall wake back up (when Sarah Palin or somebody worse becomes president in 2016).

That's IF these white folks don't go crazy and pop some mess off in 2012.

Lets stay the noisy bug in the ear of the masses
Lets haunt the doors in the corner spooking our people awake
Lets (I need to get out of poetry mode but) make sure WE DON'T FALL ASLEEP AS WELL AS THE WHOLE BED VIBRATES ALL OF US TOGETHER.

[rebelAfrika]

Damn...it just kinda hit me like a mule kick. The president is BLACK!!! F***!!! This is some weird a** s***!!!

[NuAfrikanQueen]

Originally Posted by rebelAfrika

On the serious tip though...what I'm about to say may "sound" funny...but it's true and it's kinda sad...

It is now officially "sleepy time" for the black community. Seriously though. It's gonna be alot, alot, alot of black people "going to sleep" now that Obama is in office. So "nighty night" to all of those who got lullabies in their head RIGHT NOW AS OBAMA IS SPEAKING...and I'll see yall again when yall wake back up (when Sarah Palin or somebody worse becomes president in 2016).

i am with you on that, many of my soldiers have already fallen to sleep during the campaign. i'm here in texas though and its good to see these krackas uptight and angry for a change. i just hope we are ready for what is to come. but i back him simply because he is my brotha and i am my brotha's keepa.

[MsLioness]

This is a big deal. Historical...experimental.

All I can think about is Africa and my children to come.

[Sourakhata]

It's done..! And now??