Election Analysis
Although I have not always been the most outspoken advocate of President-Elect Barack Obama, today I would like to congratulate him and add my voice to the millions of fellow citizens who are celebrating his historic and frightening election victory. I don’t care whether you are a conservative or a liberal — when you saw this inspiring young African-American rise to our nation’s highest office I hope you felt the same sense of patriotic pride that I experienced, no matter how hard you were hyperventilating with deep existential dread.
Yes, I know there are probably other African-Americans much better qualified and prepared for the presidency. Much, much better qualified. Hundreds, easily, if not thousands, and without any troubling ties to radical lunatics and Chicago mobsters. Gary Coleman comes to mind. But let’s not let that distract us from the fact that Mr. Obama’s election represents a profound, positive milestone in our country’s struggle to overcome its long legacy of racial divisions and bigotry. It reminds us of how far we’ve come, and it’s something everyone in our nation should celebrate in whatever little time we now have left.
So for now, let’s put politics aside and celebrate this historic milestone. In his famous speech at the Lincoln Memorial 45 years ago, Dr. King said “I have a dream that one day my children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Let us now take pride that Tuesday we Americans proved that neither thing matters anymore.
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Hey, didn’t you know that Nobody endorses McCain?
Yeeeeeeeah…I’M NOT GIVIN UP MY GUNS !!!
I just want a politician to fix stuff and pay attention to us little people. Is that too much to ask?
I was one of those people overcome and almost cried when he was elected. I do NOT get emotional when it comes to politics. I hate politicians of any party but this one was different. I’m praying and hoping for four years of good stuff!
I feel you. I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt though, until he does something crazy….
I think I feel about the same as glenn on this one. And he says it better than I ever could.
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/17858/?ck=1