A positive moment in history

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

U must have quit paying attention at the end there. Dont blame ya'!
(L-A-N-D-S-L-I-D-E VICTORY!)

3% of the popular vote is far less than a landslide, and showss how outdated the electoral college is. Sorry, try again.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Here, I'll say it: much as I'm disappointed that so many people, even people I highly respect, were sucked into the demi-god/rockstar hoopla and blindly voted for him BECAUSE he's black instead of IN SPITE OF the fact that he's black, I honestly hope for OUR sake, that he can actually accomplish something good here. If he truly does, I'll even vote FOR him next time. There, how's that for positive? Really, I mean it.

[Nick_Ninja]

<snip>were sucked into the demi-god/rockstar hoopla and blindly voted for him BECAUSE he's black instead of IN SPITE OF the fact that he's black, <snip>

Sorry Frank, but you have no idea who I really am or what I'm all about. I take exception of your labeling of being 'sucked in' and 'blindly voted for him .....'. Without rehashing the obvious it basically boiled down to the lesser of two evils and how their value set reflects on my personal beliefs. The color of his skin had nothing, and I repeat -- NOTHING do do with why i voted for the guy. The 'R' crowd currently doesn't even come close to my value set and it seems to have been the same for many others.

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

Sorry Frank, but you have no idea who I really am or what I'm all about. I take exception of your labeling of being 'sucked in' and 'blindly voted for him .....'. Without rehashing the obvious it basically boiled down to the lesser of two evils and how their value set reflects on my personal beliefs. The color of his skin had nothing, and I repeat -- NOTHING do do with why i voted for the guy. The 'R' crowd currently doesn't even come close to my value set and it seems to have been the same for many others.

Actually bro, I think I do. I know you and a few others I know and also highly respect DID carefully pick the guy based on your beliefs and that's the great thing about America......but I also saw a shitload (majority) of other people who DID get sucked into the hoopla. If you look at the black vote it's obvious that to most of them it WAS the color of his skin that determined their vote. The scariest thing I saw was the fervor and the hysteria surrounding this campaign like no other I've ever witnessed. When I see people that gung-ho, it reminds me of people blindly following other notable leaders in history....like Jim Jones, or Hitler. Not that I truly believe he's of that particular caliber, but it remains scary that people get that adamant. The hysteria is exactly the same, only the words are different. I wouldn't have voted for McCain if I thought there was a better candidate, Dem OR Repub. But I'll be damned if I will get all hysterical over ANY candidate. That to me smacks of lemmings going over the cliff.

S'ok bro, I still love ya man......and you're invited to come over Steve's and watch Blazing Saddles with us tonight if ya like!

[dapper]

The hysteria is exactly the same, only the words are different.

I do not know if this is true or not, but it sounds accurate.
We can only change the direction of the river 1 degree at a time.

Bush gave the 'with me or against me' song & that's unloving.
Obama gave a friendly speech & wanted the people to let him know if the gvt is working or not.

Yes, If it is working and it will blah blah blah.
No, If it is not working the way we want it.

No is thy answer. Smaller gvt is "the change we need".