Jack & Jill Politics

rikyrah: This article says that President-Elect Obama is going to do a "WALK-THROUGH" of HIS NEW HOUSE and to PICK UP HIS KEYS!! [on Monday] :>) :>)

A Passing of HOUSE KEYS

(CBS) When President-elect Barack Obama meets with President George W. Bush at the White House on Monday, will there be substance on the agenda as well as a tour of the Oval Office?

Joe Lockhart, the former White House press secretary in the Clinton administration, said that Obama's visit will be partly practical - a walk-through of the residence, typical of new home owners.

"When you buy your home there is a day where, when you settle, the seller and the buyer come and they walk through the house; that's literally going to happen," Lockhart told The Early Show anchor Chris Wragge.

THERE IS MORE

Stroll Mr. President-Elect!! This is YOUR HOUSE NOW!! :>) :>)

OUR HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET!

rikyrah: Seem as IFFFF Faux Spews figured out that their questions -- DON'T COUNT!!

FOX NEWS CUT OUT FROM QUESTIONS AT OBAMAS FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE

President-Elect Barack Obama held his first press conference yesterday, one that focused mainly on the current economic crisis. One detail that flew under the radar, however, was which networks and newpapers got to ask questions, or, rather, which one didn't get to ask a question. As Media Bistro notes, one network who was not called upon sticks out: Fox News.

It will be interesting to see how the conservative network adjusts to a political reality in which the Democratic Party holds the White House and substantial majorities in both houses of Congress. Michael Wolff, a Vanity Fair columnist who is writing an authorized biography on Rupert Murdoch's career and family, claims that even Murdoch is embarrassed by Fox News:

THERE IS MORE:

My reaction: BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

Just STAND UP when HE enters the room! That's all you get!! :>) :>)

President-Elect Obama!! YES HE DID!!

GreenLady,

Good for them. Fox News don't deserve sh%t. I'm glad they didn't get called...........Nanny Nanny Boo Boo! lol

Palin Blamed by Secret Service for Death Threats

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/11/8/205...

According to the Daily Telegraph in London:

Sarah Palin's attacks on Barack Obama's patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against the future president, Secret Service agents revealed during the final weeks of the campaign.

Wade Hatler's diary :: ::

The Republican vice presidential candidate attracted criticism for accusing Mr Obama of "palling around with terrorists", citing his association with the sixties radical William Ayers.

The attacks provoked a near lynch mob atmosphere at her rallies, with supporters yelling "terrorist" and "kill him" until the McCain campaign ordered her to tone down the rhetoric.

But it has now emerged that her demagogic tone may have unintentionally encouraged white supremacists to go even further.

The Secret Service warned the Obama family in mid October that they had seen a dramatic increase in the number of threats against the Democratic candidate, coinciding with Mrs Palin's attacks.

Michelle Obama, the future First Lady, was so upset that she turned to her friend and campaign adviser Valerie Jarrett and said: "Why would they try to make people hate us?"



Lorrrrrrrrrrd......I don't wanna see this hillbilly trash on the national stage again!

Please let her @ss stay in Alaska!

Justice, many were aware of the potential for violence against President-elect Obama and McCain/Palin knew or should have known that their terrorist speak could spark a fire of emotions in a person filled with hate.

I believe this is why Powell and so many others spoke out. I it was intended to end those attacks before something terrible happened.

You are exactly right. The intent was only to stir up emotions. There is nothing about Palin that requires anything beyond frontal lobe development. They knew it and played off that.

You don't delibrately and continuously dump chum in the water and then act surprised when a feeding frenzy breaks out. They were appealing to the lowest common denominator. The same way that Palin's "subliminal Sexuality/seduction" jumped out of the TV for some people, they knew the terrorist rhetoric would have the same effect on the hateful, consequences be damned.

darkphoenix,

I despise that woman. John McCain should resign from the Senate. He is a disgrace because he chose this piece of lowlife, hillbilly trash. He lied to his supporters that Palin was ready to serve & therefore put the country at risk. Palin is dumb as dirt. I'm f-ing stunned that she didn't know Africa was a continent. OMFG! What else does she not know?

I simply hate her because the terrorist rhetoric could have easily escalated into something very violent and gotten people hurt. John McCain's silence about the behavior of their supporters speaks volume!

msmartin: Nice analysis! :>)

McAncient/the UN-VETTED ONE sure cost the gub'ment lots of Secret service $$$$. **shaking my head*** SHAME!

US elections: Time Square Joy
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=kDaExfi5fHs&NR=1

NYPD "We Love You" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn OBAMA Rally
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_YACdv7Nl9Y

This guy is nuts...but it's a good video. Philly on election night. Celebrators in the street yelling "Obama". A guy shows up wearing a McCain shirt and a samurai sword and is arrested. The kids go wild....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vynzd9cpQRQ

rikyrah: MORE TELEPHONE CALLS for PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA:

OBAMA IN PHONE TALKS WITH SEVERAL MORE WORLD LEADERS

November 8, 2008 ·

US President-elect Barack Obama on Friday spoke by telephone with leaders of six US allies including Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari to thank them for their messages of congratulation, an aide said.

“This afternoon President-elect Obama returned calls to several leaders who earlier in the week had expressed congratulations on his election,” a member of Obama’s transition team said in a statement.

They included President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero of Spain.

He also had a “long, cordial” telephone conversation with Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, according to the prime minister’s office, as controversy swirled over remarks by the Italian leader about the US president-elect.

The gaffe-prone Berlusconi on Thursday described the African-American president-elect as “young, handsome and even tanned” and warned that many awaited him practically as a “messiah.” He then refused to apologize.

Obama has been inundated with foreign plaudits after triumphing over Republican John McCain to be elected the nation’s first black president Tuesday, with even US foes such as Iran and Cuba offering praise.

On Thursday he spoke by phone with the leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico and South Korea.

The 47-year-old future commander-in-chief spoke with Pakistan’s president Friday in the midst of strained relations between the two war-on-terror allies over a series of deadly missile strikes in Pakistan’s tribal regions on the Afghan border.

On Monday, Zardari warned the new US commander for Iraq and Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, that the attacks were “counterproductive.”

AFP


-Ummmm. Do ya think that he has ENOUGH MINUTES on his PLAN???

Just askin'. . . . . :>)

CONGRATULATIONS!!! MR. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA!!

She looked so good in that dress and so did Sasha in hers. Ms. Malia is so tall, she is a fashion designer's dream. I bet she'll get offered lots of free clothes.

She is a stunning girl, the height and the bone structure.

It kind of saddens me to see this happening because the media will scrutinize every fashion misstep, even as a child. Wait until she gets a pimple or goes walks out in sweats while leaving gym class.

Or goes through that awkward stage during puberty where you gain weight, pimples, the whole nine yards.

Of course Malia doesn't demonstrate she'll have those problems, but I remember how Rush Limbaugh got into Chelsea Clinton - who everyone could see was right at the awkward stage of puberty with Bill Clinton was elected - but she's blossomed into a beautiful young lady.

If McCain had been elected, we wouldn't have seen Bridget until he left office (cause Bridget, from the rare pictures seen of her, already looked like being a McCain was affecting her on the weight tip).

I hope not. Michelle will probably do her best to keep the girls off the radar.

Michelle is the classic African-American momma - if anyone in the elected office says the shyt about her daughters that Limbaugh and Don Imus said about Chelsea Clinton, she will find a way to get in that ass, and she will be so smooth about it, they will be left bleeding as she climbs back into the Secret Service limo and drives off.

I hope so too. Michelle seems very down to earth and grounded.

Hopefully, they will take a cue from the Jackie O and even Hillary and keep them out of the public eye.

msmartin: I AM SO SURE!! They have done a good job so far. :>) :>)

rikyrah: Here's another "OPINION" from Mr. Roland:

WE ARE TRULY FREE NOW

The day after Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, my mom sent me the following text message: "I woke up this morning, did my prayer time and then turned on my TV to see if anything had changed. Thank God it hadn't."

That was the feeling among many African-Americans and others Nov. 5. Yes, indeed, the first African-American was elected to the most powerful position in the world. The world didn't implode. But I can assure you that a lot of folks stood a bit more upright and walked differently after watching such a historic victory.

SKIP

And at 11 p.m. Eastern time, when CNN called the election for Obama, all I could do was look at the video wall and see a black man as president. Then I focused on the monitors to see the cheering crowds in Chicago's Grant Park -- black, white, Hispanic, Asian, men, women, children. There were folks from all walks of life, and they were experiencing something none of us ever envisioned.

What went through my mind? The countless black men who returned home from the war and were lynched in their military uniforms. They courageously fought Hitler and Mussolini to protect the American way of life, only to have their lives taken by so-called American patriots who didn't want their racist way of life changed. I thought about the millions of black children who had to huddle in one-room schoolhouses clawing their way to an education because separate but equal, even when overturned, ruled the day. My mind thought of countless African-American men and women who went to work every day having to sit in the backs of buses, drink from colored water fountains, get their food from the backs of restaurants, unable to stay in the very hotels they sang and danced in.

I literally felt our slave ancestors breaking the chains and yelling, "We are truly free now!"

SKIP

In the same year, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will celebrate its 100th anniversary. What many may not realize is that the NAACP was created after a race riot in Springfield, Ill., the same city where Obama served as a state legislator for eight years and where he launched his presidential campaign.

Some may call that coincidence. Others may say it's divine order.

Whatever you want to call it, all I can say to President-elect Barack Obama is "thank you." Our ancestors thank you. And America thanks you.

Roland S. Martin is a CNN contributor and a talk show host for WVON/AM in Chicago.

THANK YOU ----Mr. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA!!

GOD BLESS YOU!!

President-elect Obama's radio address.

Transcript of President-Elect Obama's Radio Address
WASHINGTON - The following is a transcript of President-elect Obama's radio adress

PRESIDENT-ELECT: On Tuesday, Americans stood in lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen. It didn't matter who they were or where they came from; what they looked like or what party they belonged to - they came out and cast their ballot because they believed that in this country, our destiny is not written for us, but by us. We should all take pride in the fact that we once again displayed for the world the power of our democracy, and reaffirmed the great American ideal that this is a nation where anything is possible.

This week, I spoke with President Bush, who graciously offered his full support and assistance in this period of transition. Michelle and I look forward to meeting with him and the First Lady on Monday to begin that process. This speaks to a fundamental recognition that here in America we can compete vigorously in elections and challenge each other's ideas, yet come together in service of a common purpose once the voting is done. And that is particularly important at a moment when we face the most serious challenges of our lifetime.

Yesterday, we woke to more sobering news about the state of our economy. The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month that our economy has shed jobs. In total, we've lost nearly 1.2 million jobs this year, and more than 10 million Americans are now unemployed. Tens of millions of families are struggling to figure out how to pay the bills and stay in their homes. Their stories are an urgent reminder that we are facing the greatest economic challenge of our lifetime, and we must act swiftly to resolve them.

In the wake of these disturbing reports, I met with members of my Transition Economic Advisory Board, who will help guide the work of my transition team in developing a strong set of policies to respond to this crisis. While we must recognize that we only have one President at a time and that President Bush is the leader of our government, I want to ensure that we hit the ground running on January 20th because we don't have a moment to lose.

We discussed several of the most immediate challenges facing our economy and key priorities on which to focus in the days and weeks ahead to ease the credit crisis, help hardworking families, and restore growth and prosperity.

First, we need a rescue plan for the middle class that invests in immediate efforts to create jobs and provides relief to families that are watching their paychecks shrink and their life savings disappear.

Then, we'll address the spreading impact of the financial crisis on other sectors of our economy, and ensure that the rescue plan that passed Congress is working to stabilize financial markets while protecting taxpayers, helping homeowners, and not unduly rewarding the management of financial firms that are receiving government assistance.

Finally, we will move forward with a set of policies that will grow our middle-class and strengthen our economy in the long-term. We can't afford to wait on moving forward on the key priorities that I identified during the campaign, including clean energy, health care, education and tax relief for middle class families.

Let me close by saying I do not underestimate the enormity of the task that lies ahead. We've taken some major actions to date, and we will need further actions during this transition and subsequent months. Some of those choices will be difficult, but America is a strong and resilient country. I know that we will succeed if we put aside partisanship and work together as one nation. And that is what I intend to do.

CPL
This is one for you. This is India Knight's take on what Barack Obama really means. the lowdown is her mother is an Indian Sufi Muslim, her step father Andrew Knight the media baron and often mistaken for Princess Diana's handmaiden according to her post.
Damn if she didn't put the hammer on the nail.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/column...

The Black Middle Class in Britain.

Now, some British classes' heads will commence to exploding because no sooner than they get their hands around discrimination based on class, but now they will have to factor in race as well.

Hopefully they will learn from the Americans stumbles and do better.

She. Did. That.

The black middle class EXISTS.

she was on point.

Here's article about Italians getting angry at their Premier for a tasteless joke he made regarding Obama.

I feel extending a hand of support for all the Italians that are upset. I know what it's like, we've had Bush. We know the feeling of looking at your leader in disgust. Keep your head up non-racist Italians, there's always hope.

Thanks so much for posting this link. Such a tasteless and disgusting comment. Glad to know that the Italian residents feel the same way.

http://www.princeton.edu/WebMedia/flash/special...


Roundtable discussion at Princeton U. with Cornel West and other scholars.

Thom Hartmann had that on his weekly (daily?) commentary about the idiotic antics of Silvio Berlusconi. I happened on it on Friday afternoon.

There is one black member of Italy's parliament presently, and he pronounced it as effing embarrassing. That's all right. Berlusconi's time is coming, too.

JJP, this week has been so exhilarating and historic...I still get emotional at the scope of it all.

However, just a few hours ago, my maternal grandfather passed on, his body has been weak and frail for a long time, and a bout with pnemonia made his fight harder. He was a wonderful decent man who survived through a life threatening aneurysm over 30 years ago. And because of that experience, he was continually thankful for life and not afraid to show emotion and compassion for others. He also helped me cope with the passing of my own dad over 14 years ago.

I am presently far away from my family because of my husband's career and so I had not physically seen my grandfather or the rest of my family since late last year. Of course it pains me not to have been able to visit him during this last hospitalization and or passing---but I know he is peaceful and no longer weary. And because of that I am comforted.

My family and I are all so proud of the life he led, what he stood for, and the lessons he taught us all. I am not sure he was aware of Obama's election to Presidency, as he was very weak his last days of life----but I am sure he would have been proud. One of his favorite artists was James Brown and his favorite song--- "Say It Loud(I'm Black and I'm Proud)."

Monie,

you know you have my prayers. Your grandfather knew you loved him. He knew it completely.

Monie,

I am sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God comfort you with his everlasting love!

Justice 58, Thank you for your kind words.

{{{{{{Monie}}}}}}

I'm so sorry for your loss. My prayers go out to you and yours.

MsKitty, Thank you for your prayers.

Oh Monie,
I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad you are comforted in knowing he is no longer weary and at peace.

Stay strong.

Honey01, Thank you for your kind words.

Monie: Thank you for sharing.

Here's a song of comfort for you/family:

GOING UP YONDER (Tramaine Hawkins)

God Bless ALL.

GreenLadyHere, Thank you for sharing that inspirational song.

Monie: My pleasure. God Bless you/yours!

Monie, to you an your family, MAY THE BLESSINGS BE!

spirit_55z, Thank you for extending the blessings, I appreciate it.

Rikyrah Those photos are on Flickr. It's an official release from the Obama campaign. Isn't it nice that we have a tech savvy President. Web 2.0 all the way!!!

http://flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/

rikyrah: Saturday, November 8, 2008 - DAY -73 on his "JOURNEY TO JANUARY!":

1. WORD(S) for the Day: ECONOMIC RESTORATION


2. DOCUMENTATION/ARTICLE:
OBAMA RECORDS FIRST RADIO ADDRESS

CHICAGO—President-elect Barack Obama used his first radio address Saturday since winning election to press for action on his proposals to restore the economy.

In the weekly Democratic radio address, Obama hit upon key points that he made during a press conference a day earlier, saying that he recognizes "we only have one president at a time," but that "we don't have a moment to lose." He called on Congress to pass an economic stimulus package, which President Bush has not yet committed to supporting.

"Let me close by saying I do not underestimate the enormity of the task that lies ahead," Obama said. "We’ve taken some major actions to date, and we will need further actions during this transition and subsequent months. Some of those choices will be difficult, but America is a strong and resilient country. I know that we will succeed if we put aside partisanship and work together as one nation. And that is what I intend to do."

THE ENTIRE ADDRESS IS PRESENTED HERE!

3. He will REST with the FIRST FAMILY!! :>) Well DESERVED!! :>)

President-Elect Obama!! First Lady Michelle! First Children - Malia & Sasha! :>)

rikyrah: HEAD BOW on this SAD EVENT.

50 Killed, Scores Hurt As Haitian School Collapses

God Bless ALL!!

rikyrah: Well, I found an UPDATE on Dr. Maya:

Seems as IFFF she introduced First lady Michelle in September AND she FEELS a POEM WELLING up inside of her - re Mr. President-Elect Obama!

-Umm - "Whycome" it's taking sooo long!!?? He's only been campaigning for almost 2 years!!

Poet Maya Angelou Writing A Poem About Barack Obama

A little late!!

President-Elect Obama! :>)

i hope he doesn't invite her to read at the inauguration. there are too many talented poets for him to limit himself to her. she doesn't deserve to be a part of this moment. she had her day in the sun with clinton. pres-elect obama: just say NO to maya angelou!

an aside: i also hope he has really good singers there...not so much the usual suspects (no hip hop popular folks...john legend being the exception)...but i mean REAL voices. my humble opinion.

I wish Jennifer Hudson weren't suffering such a tragedy for more than the obvious reasons, she did a wonderful job singing the anthem at the DNC.

I wholeheartedly agree. Angelou was very loyal to the Clintons. Nice to do a poem for President O, but her time has come and gone for presenting at the inauguration.

caligirl: CO-SIGNIN' :>) Beyonce has offered. SHE has a REAL VOICE!! :>)

Of course, the "JJP CHOIR" COULD do "back-up!! :>) :>) I'm available!! :>) :>)

President-Elect Obama!! First Lady Michelle!! :>)

i hope he takes a pass on beyonce too. she's too pop-culture-ish for this occasion. it would be nice to see some lesser-known yet hugely talented people perform for a change (fisk jubilee singers or harlem boys choir come to mind). IF he goes for big names, then patti labelle would be one i'd love to hear...someone who could tear the roof off the sucka, as the saying used to go! but that's just me...

I would absolutely DIE of happiness if the Fisk Jubilee, Spelman-Morehouse Glee Club, or Harlem Boys Choir honors the next President at his Inauguration. The idea of either of these groups singing our most patriotic songs is just TOO much.

caligirl: (fisk jubilee singers or harlem boys choir come to mind). IF he goes for big names, then patti labelle would be one i'd love to hear...someone who could tear the roof off the sucka, as the saying used to go! but that's just me...

These could work for me 2. :>)

However, a multicultural, "we are the world"-type group and/or several groups of a variety of "cultures" would be best. IMHO

Annnnnnd, in the spirit of "reflection":

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE

As encouragement to President-Elect Obama! :>)

ENJOY!! :>)

I'll put Kathleen Battle and the Harlem Boys Choir in the hat.
Barack's inauguration will be a very historical occassion. The collaboration of Kathleen and HBC, will, IMHO, set a sweet and powerful tone for the occassion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVyBjqY3r0k&feat...

spirit: Kathleen Battle; Back in the day, -er -um waaaay back, I used to hang out with her when I visited The Univ. of Cincinnati. I was dating a musician at the time. Since there were very few AA's at the time, they "all" use to hang together, on occasion. He played an instrument.
She probably would NOT remember. She been sooooo many places since then. She still maintains her talent!! :>) Nice memory!! :>) :>)

Way cool, GLH! I love Kathleen Battle and Leontyne Price too. Kathleen collaborated with Wynton Marsalis some years back. Sweeeett!

spirit: Standing "O"! Bravos!! :>) :>)

I added her to the list of all the other Johnny Come Lately folks who have jumped on the Obama train now that's it's pulled into the station.

I found it so disheartening to hear from so many people who've accomplished so much still not BELIEVE and TAKE ACTION. He had to "prove it to them" first. Not only that but in a way they stood in opposition.

They Feel Safe to Come Out Now - but what happens after he disappoints them?
http://tinyurl.com/6nb7b9
http://tinyurl.com/5fye8o

"Dumb and Dumber"

Ha.

h&f: WOW!!! These are GREAT FINDS!!! :>) :>)

Johnny Come Lately folks Very APPROPRIATE!! :>)

THANK YOU!! :>)

Wasn't she down for Hillary? As GreenLady would say, Whycome you wanna write now, Dr. Maya?

islandgirl550: Yes. That's what the article states and what we observed. SOOOOOO. . . . .

President-Elect Obama! :>)

President Elect Obama's largest concern is the economy. Currently $700,000,000 is being used in a variety of ways to reliquify banks. With it come certain rules we are all for to keep the American people from being abused by the financial institutions. We have all had discussions about executive compensation in this regard.

Another issue in regard to abuse is the fact the Fed has accepted a variety of collateral in order to receive other types of loans. Bloomberg is currently attempting to find out what type of collateral is being accepted. If it is s@#$ we the taxpayers are on the hook w/ no recourse except more government debt and higher tax rates to pay for it. If it is quality and the institution we have the long run prospect of being reimbursed by the financial institution.

President Elect Obama must begin to quietlyarticulate what he expects financial institutions to do in order to obtain funds from the FED which by law he does not control. His naming of a Treasury Secretary will speak volumes as to what he will do and expects from the financial instituitions receiving funds from the government.

More on Bloomberg suit here: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarch...

Rob, how about 52% of that $700 billion going to pay the bonuses of CEOs of those failing banks?

You said it yourself - if you're getting corporate welfare, there should be no money to pay bonuses, especially to the CEOs responsible for the bank failures.

You guys are so great about posting some of the best pics online. Thought you might get a kick out of this one

LOL!

roschelle: LOL!!! :>) :>) Waaay funny!! :>) Thanks!! :>)

I have been itching to tell you guys this: I reserved my room for the inauguration in JULY!!! I didn't want anyone telling me that I was crazy. But, Ha ha! I have a room and will be going down over MLK Weekend. I hear most rooms are sold out.

Hey Island Girl...I reserved my rooms after the 11 consecutive primary wins!!

I decide after the Will.I. AM. song that this was a MOVEMENT. And I was FIRED UP and READY to GO.

I knew Oprah was right, (the nation shouldof known that) when she said ...Are you the one...


I ordered my gown for the ball yesterday. I too will be in DC

Are you going to the inagural ball or one of the other ones?

We will be at the inaugural ball that Obama and Michelle are at FIRST.
I told my hubby that we need to ball hop just like Barack and Michelle. He thought that was arrogant. I was like I just do not want to stop celebrating and I figure the other balls are going to be waaay more fun. Cause the first ball is going to be packed with those folks who just have never ever been down with my peeps...y'know?!

Guess I will just have to be humble and grateful to be at ANY ball.

Ball hopping! That sounds like a plan. A group of us are going down to DC. I think I want to ball hop as well. I've been trying to find info on this but there isn't too much out there yet...

whiterosebuddy: Whoooo! Hooo! :>)

Look at-choo!!! :>)

Take pics/videos!! :>_

ENJOY!! [for all of us!!] :>) :>) God Bless You!! :>)

President-Elect Obama! First Lady Michelle!! :>)

islandgirl550: Well just CONGRATULATIONS!! :>)

We share in YOUR JOY!! :>)

ENJOY!! :>)

I reserved a room also. But I have to cancel because two of my daughters have to take important state exams that day. I am truly P.O.

Hold on to that reservation!!!!

Anybody watch "Realtime with Bill Maher" last night? Farai Chideya was a panelist.

I'm afraid that I must now add Farai Chideya to the growing list of "AA Obama Haters" featuring Tavis Smiley.

Not only did Farai sit on that panel and attempt to DISCOUNT Barack's victory...she was simply embarrassing to watch and I cringed for the full hour everytime that she opened her mouth. I thought she was ivy-league educated, but last night she came off as very dumb.

Lastly, we should establish one other list for all of these people claiming Barack (only after the conclusion of the race)...I call it the "Too Little, Too Late" Crew...here are the members:
1. Bob Johnson - BET Founder
2. Vernon Jordan
3. ...

she's been dreadful to watch this election season. i really think something happened over at npr... their people seem to have been given secret lobotomies or something. farai chideya, michele whatshername... horrible. they seem beaten down by life and have taken the "if u can't beat 'em, join 'em" mentality.

LoL, Michele Norris...I don't get to partake in NPR as much as I would like, so I haven't really seen Norris in action.

I do have a clue as to what might be getting all these AA personas on Public TV/Radio so upset. All of their programs are at a minimum, partially funded by the federal government...

And who will be running the federal government come 1/20/2009 at 12Noon? You guessed it! And Barack has promised to CUT the waste...

Tavis and Farai were hired to add diversity to public broadcasting...and not undercut the next President of the US.

Michele Norris is occassionally on the Meet The Press Panels. Juan Williams and one of his Schizoid personalities comes out to play on NPR too. I've started naming them.

He's "Freddy Fox" on NPR and "Walter the Waterboy on Faux News Sunday. Because these coons are visible on tv, they're even more dangerous. Coons, BEGONE, I SAY!!!!!

She really ticked me off making excuses for Palin's ignorance. For 8 years, we've called out Bush's lack of eduction, but because Palin has a uterus she gets a pass? I don't think so. I'm tired of this country celebrating stupidity and ignorance!

No she didn't you should watch it again. What she told Bill was to be careful how he framed his references to her incompetence. He replied that he's referred to Bush as a Bimbo as well, but let's be clear here. Bimbo is an insulting term applied to women. So his argument is weak. She did agree with any of Palin's policies.

People need to be cautious in creating this "us" vs. "them" meme when we don't agree with each other. It is very easy to pick her as the other woman and it's a slippery slope that would single us all out for not doing what some people want.

Today it's her tomorrow it could be you. That way of thinking is very destructive. The Republicans have been doing this for 30 years and it's culminated the past 8 yrs, but you can see how destructive that is I'm certain.

Who called Palin a "wahsilla hillbilly looting nieman marcuses from coast to coast?"

Was it an AA? No____.
Was it a democrat? No____.
Was it a republican and a senior advisor of the mccain campain? YES! Ding!Ding!Ding!

This isn't about "Us vs Them." I love Obamacans and others who had voted for Republicans all their lives before this election, but who decided in 2008 to cast their vote with Barack.

You should watch the show again. Something "ain't right" with Farai.

Sepia: I'm tired of this country celebrating stupidity and ignorance!

MAJOR CO-SIGN!! :>) :>)

At the risk of being boring - No more NU-CU-LAR!! Whooo! Hoo! :>)

President-Elect Obama! :>)

I wouldn't necessarily classify her as a hater. Look we are all really happy Obama is in office. What we don't want is another Black face in a high place that does nothing for us. So we need to watch out for the hero worship. And we also need to get real. He had to spend so much time making white people feel comfortable supporting him that we collectively were just holding our breath. Even the FISA scuffle was an argument amongst (white) netroots vs. (white) general population with some of us sprinkled in. He could offer us reparations but would we be ready to take them? Do we have it together enough to create opportunities for ourselves or do we need someone do it first? If so, why? He believed in himself and didn't need to wait. Look how the CBC acted. Look how the Clintons and Clintonistas acted. Oprah said on the Ed Lover show that Michelle told her and Maria Shriver to BELIEVE he was going to win no matter what and that she (Oprah) created a vision board specifically related to this. I mean this was after she had endorsed him, but before Hillary finally conceded. So everyone needs to go to the change.org site and start telling him what you want because it's not going to happen by osmosis, because it's fair or any other reason than we hold him accountable AND we step in line prepared.

into the HATER pile she goes.

Co-signing Rikyrah. Annnd I don't think she'll be recitin no poetry come Inaguration Day, Janurary 20, 2009. I propose: Poet Laureate, Rita Dove.
Here' one of my favorite poems by Rita

"Exit"

Just when hope withers, the visa is granted.
The door opens to a street like in the movies,
clean of people, of cats; except it is your street
you are leaving. A visa has been granted,
"provisionally"-a fretful word.
The windows you have closed behind
you are turning pink, doing what they do
every dawn. Here it's gray. The door
to the taxicab waits. This suitcase,
the saddest object in the world.
Well, the world's open. And now through
the windshield the sky begins to blush
as you did when your mother told you
what it took to be a woman in this life.




http://people.virginia.edu/~rfd4b/compbio.html

You may want to rethink your list. I know you do not ave that much server space. Perhaps just African Americans. I am already dreading the holiday parties where all the Caucasians and Jews tell me how down they were w/ Obama.(Sarah Silverman was hysterical).

As to things to look forward to a lesson on how to rule. I suggest everyone actually(re)read Machiavelli's The Prince or The Discoursed(the latter is better). It is very clear the how management and communication skills of the Obama campaign were superior. Ruling is very different as there are areas where he has great control(National Defense/Foreign policy) and those where he input(domestic policy).

Rob M: Thank you for YOUR advice. I've always found it to be sagacious!! :>)

Webb: I'm going to search for the VIDEO since I don't get Bill.

I'm afraid that **whispering to you** don't know this person.

But, I support your concept. :>) Sooo, I'm going to suggest Dr. Maya Angelou. She didn't quite hate, but her support of billary was sooo over the top - as if Mr. Obama had no qualifications to be in the game. I mean, she had NOTHING positive to say about him during the primaries.
THEN, I don't think that I heard her voice in support of hime - AFTER he won the primaries. She wrote NO POEMS, NOR did she make any appearances on HIS behalf! [unless I missed something.]

Also, even though I didn't expect it, Dr. Condi came out blubbering when Mr. President-Elect WON! -Um, "Thanks - but No thanks!.

President-Elect Obama! :>) First Lady Michelle! :>)

I think a lot of the Black people that (barely) survived Jim Crow are DAMAGED. Their mindset is warped. It's an inferiority disease that has been passed down to their kids and grandkids even after Civil Rights. She thought a white woman was going to "save" her. That's what I felt. I found it truly frightening. It's almost a miracle Oprah was able to pull herself out of that and support Obama cuz none of her contemporaries or her good friend Dr. Angelou did.

Absolutely.

h&f: Interesting perspective. Glad that I was raised by parents who were "Jim Crow SURVIVORS" and came out of it with a "superiority mindset!"

Whew! We were always told that WE were THE BEST!! :>)

Annnnd, truth be told, I, too, am a J.C. Survivor! BUT I was also a FIGHTER during the process!! :>) So, I must have been [to use your concept] "immunized" against the "inferiority disease." :>)

Re Dr. Maya, the article that I cited [in another comment] states that Dr. Maya is a "civil rights activist." Hmmm?

President-Elect Obama! :>) :>)

THANK YOU!!! it's inaccurate to think that american black folks of a certain age came out warped. my 96-year-old grandmother voted for pres-elect barack obama in the primaries AND the general (as did my parents--both in their 70s). jim crow made MANY black people more determined than EVER.

I agree GREEN LADY.... Angelou WAS over the top!! Made me sick, that she could DISS her own roots given her history for some estrogen? O PUHLEEZE.

Angelou was on TV yesterday on MSNBC she was talking about how he was not just a black President because 60% of whites voted for him too.

Condi is a BAMA girl at heart, she has just had to keep it on the DL.

I run to the TV everytime I hear Obama's voice...and I look and inhale and say...that is MY President....MY President...he looks like me and he is MY PRES. I. DENT!!....

Lord help me, I am goign to be glued to the TV for the next four years. I have never watched and listend to every Presidential word..but I will for the next FOUR years and will be hoping and praying for another FOUR.

whiterosebuddy: Co-sign on Dr. Angelou! Wonder what SHE got from billary? Selling herself for WHAT?--- a couple of APPEARANCES??? Hmmm?

Next 4 years: Keeping a supply of JJP "popcorn" and my GREEN Tea! :>)
Feel free to have some!! :>) :>)

Joining you in PRAYER!! :>)

President-Elect Obama! :>) First Lady Michelle! :>)

I will be watching and hopefully I won't be disappointed (I have faith in my buddy) President Obama. Once we make it through four - we should talk about the 2nd term. :)

nickwah22: That's a plan. :>)

Oh my goodness, so it wasn't just me!!!!! I was like, damn Farai, no you are not defending Sarah Palin!! She definitely gets added to my coon database. She was wack to the 3rd degree...

Hahahahahaha, "coon database." Damn!

She wasn't defending Palin. Bill Maher has some serious misogynistic issues that come out at times like these. The word Bimbo is not a genderless description. We have a huge chunk of the country that is still solidly RED. Do not belittle or underestimate your rival/enemy. What would have been a better discussion and more probing would have been to talk about why some women (not most) were willing to overlook some major flaws in Palin and why they don't feel they're getting their concerns heard. And yeah some of them are easily duped but insulting people - like how some of the No on 8 folks are doing by calling all Black people homophobic is going to create more tension and shut down any conversation to resolve differences.

bill is a total asshole, but that doesn't excuse farai's cowardice. she barely even dispelled the prop. 8 myths. she needed to speak up, or why bother being on television?

I'm gonna need to scan the archives but there was another Black female journalist on the panel right after Palin was chosen and she warned Bill about how he framed his criticism as well. This isn't the first time he's heard this. I was disappointed with Farai's incorrect quoting of the 70% exit poll misinformation as well. Actually I was really pissed off! Maybe she voted for McCain. Too bad!

Yes, she was defending Palin on the sole basis of gender, and no Bill wasn't being misogynistic. Sorry, I'm not going to defend someone just because she has a uterus like I do.

Bill has ALWAYS called out Bush for his stupidity and ignorance, so why should he back off of Palin?

I have zero respect for anyone STILL trying to defend the pick of Sarah Palin. That hoax is up and anyone still trying to perpetrate it is seriously demented and shouldn't be trusted with sharp objects.

Cosiging, Miranda. Let that bitch carry her own water and douse herself with it.too!......."I'm melting!, I'm meltng!..... And she can take the rest of the little flying monkeys with her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE

spirit: "Whycome" she had to "denigrate" the color GREEN? Couldn't she have some other color skin?? Chartreuse would have worked!!:>)


I'm just askin' . . . . . . . .

GLH, heeheee! Even chartreuse is too good for her. Anyhooooo..., Ding,dong, wicked witch begone!

spirit: U R correct!! :>)

Ugh. I saw this too. I remarked to my husband that I remembered her being smarter than she sounded last night.

I caught the vapors watching Farai. What is her problem? Let's work to make her insignificant...hee hee!

The NYT has excerpts from Arab bloggers reacting to the Obama victory. It is really fascinating and some of the posts are quite moving:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/opinion/08web...

I can't get enough. This is the best high ever!

rikyrah: Found some MORE cartoons:

POLITICAL CARTOONS (msnbc)

There's a MAJOR SLIDE SHOW!! :>) ENJOY!! :>)

President-Elect Obama!! :>)

Those were great!!
thanks

whiterosebuddy: My pleasure! :>)

rikyrah: Mr. Roland reports on Transition Team:

TWO African-Americans Named to Obama Transition Team

There are some heavyweights on President-elect Barack Obama's economic advisory team, and among the 17, two are African American.

They are:

Roger Ferguson, president and CEO of TIAA-CREF. He is the former vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. He was at the helm on Sept. 11, 2001, and is widely credited with stabilizing the financial market from imploding (Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was out of the country). According to its website, TIAA-CREF is a Fortune 100 financial services company that is the leading retirement system for people who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. With over $435 billion in combined assets under management (12/31/07), TIAA-CREF serves 3.4 million active and retired employees of more than 15,000 institutions.

Dick Parsons, chairman, Time Warner. A moderate Republican who was often mentioned as a potential cabinet secretary under President George W. Bush, Parsons has an extensive banking background and is one of the savviest operators around.

Mr. President-Elect KNOWS!! :>) :>) He's getting the BRIGHTEST and the BEST!! :>)


President-Elect Obama!! :>) :>)

Isn't Roger Ferguson the guy Bush passed over when Greenspan stepped down? He gave it to Bernanke instead.

Brothers just get cheated..they earn and they give it to someone else all the damn time.

Just pisses me off...O well.

Yeah but at least they can't blame him like they would've if he'd been in charge.

We would not have been in this mess if Ferguson had been picked!!
Greenspan made the mistake. Ferguson would have known that and corrected it long before they had to call in Paulson to be treasure Secretary.

Ferguson KNEW what needed to be done. Bernanke was nothing but Bush's pawn for the rich boys to keep siphoning off the wealth of America.

I remember reading about Ferguson's brilliant performance as Fed acting chairman during the 9/11 attacks. Here's more:

"Ferguson, 54, was best known for his calm handling of turmoil in the financial markets that erupted on Sept. 11, 2001, after terrorist-commandeered planes struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon..."

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/roger-fer...

rikyrah: Found some more cartoons: [which is rare for me :>)]

Victory Fist Jab/"bump"


LINCOLN SALUTES OBAMA Funny! :>)

NEW POLITICAL LANDSCAPE A TRIBUTE to LIEberman! HAH!! :>) :>)

GreenLady: Have you found any with Jefferson Davis spinning in his grave?????

island: LOL! :>)

I love these Lincoln cartoons...

claudia: :>) Me 2!! :>)

A LITTLE LENGTHY BUT A MUST READ!!

This article from the Huffington Post is written by a former Right Wing Republican and a founder of the Religious Right. His name is Frank Schaeffer. It is a brilliant and somewhat emotional endorsement of Obama, that echoes through all of our dreams.

Frank Schaeffer is the author of CRAZY FOR GOD-How I Grew Up As One Of The Elect, Helped Found The Religious Right, And Lived To Take All (Or Almost All) Of It Back. Now in paperback.

Obama Will Be One of The Greatest (and Most Loved) American Presidents. Great presidents are made great by horrible circumstances combined with character, temperament and intelligence. Like firemen, cops, doctors or soldiers, presidents need a crisis to shine. Obama is one of the most intelligent presidential aspirants to ever step forward in American history. The likes of his intellectual capabilities have not been surpassed in public life since the Founding Fathers put pen to paper. His personal character is also solid gold. Take heart, America: we have the leader for our times.

I say this as a white, former life-long Republican. I say this as the proud father of a Marine. I say this as just another American watching his pension evaporate along with the stock market! I speak as someone who knows it's time to forget party loyalty, ideology and pride and put the country first. I say this as someone happy to be called a fool for going out on a limb and declaring that, 1) Obama will win, and 2) he is going to be amongst the greatest of American presidents.

Obama is our last best chance. He's worth laying it all on the line for. This is a man who in the age of greed took the high road of community service. This is the good father and husband. This is the humble servant. This is the patient teacher. This is the scholar statesman. This is the man of deep Christian faith.

Good stories about Obama abound; from his personal relationship with his Secret Service agents (he invites them into his home to watch sports, and shoots hoops with them) to the story about how, more than twenty years ago, while standing in the check-in line at an airport, Obama paid a $100 baggage surcharge for a stranger who was broke and stuck. (Obama was virtually penniless himself in those days.) Years later after he became a senator, that stranger recognized Obama's picture and wrote to him to thank him. She received a kindly note back from the senator. The story only surfaced because the person, who lives in Norway, told a local newspaper after Obama ran for the presidency. The paper published a photograph of this lady proudly displaying Senator Obama's letter.)

Where many leaders are two-faced; publicly kindly but privately feared and/or hated by people closest to them, Obama is consistent in the way he treats people, consistently kind and personally humble. He lives by the code that those who lead must serve. He believes that. He lives it. He lived it long before he was in the public eye. Obama puts service ahead of ideology. He also knows that to win politically you need to be tough. He can be. He has been. This is a man who does what works, rather than scoring ideological points. In other words he is the quintessential non-ideological pragmatic American. He will (thank God!) disappoint ideologues and purists of the left and the right.

Obama has a reservoir of personal physical courage that is unmatched in presidential history. Why unmatched? Because as the first black contender for the presidency who will win, Obama, and all the rest of us, know that he is in great physical danger from the seemingly unlimited reserve of unhinged racial hatred, and just plain unhinged ignorant hatred, that swirls in the bowels of our wounded and sinful country. By stepping forward to lead, Obama has literally put his life on the line for all of us in a way no white candidate ever has had to do. And we all know how dangerous the presidency has been even for white presidents.

Nice stories or even unparalleled courage isn't the only point. The greater point about Obama is that in the midst of our worldwide financial meltdown, an expanding (and losing) war in Afghanistan, trying to extricate our country from a wrong and stupidly mistaken ruinously expensive war in Iraq, our mounting and crushing national debt, awaiting the next (and inevitable) al Qaeda attack on our homeland, watching our schools decline to Third World levels of incompetence, facing a general loss of confidence in the government that has been exacerbated by the Republicans doing all they can to undermine our government's capabilities and programs... President Obama will take on the leadership of our country at a make or break time of historic proportions. He faces not one but dozens of crisis, each big enough to define any presidency in better times.

As luck, fate or divine grace would have it (depending on one's personal theology) Obama is blessedly, dare I say uniquely, well-suited to our dire circumstances. Obama is a person with hands-on community service experience, deep connections to top economic advisers from the renowned University of Chicago where he taught law, and a middle-class background that gives him an abiding knowledgeable empathy with the rest of us. As the son of a single mother, who has worked his way up with merit and brains, recipient of top-notch academic scholarships, the peer-selected editor of the Harvard Law Review and, in three giant political steps to state office, national office and now the presidency, Obama clearly has the wit and drive to lead.

Obama is the sober voice of reason at a time of unreason. He is the fellow keeping his head while all around him are panicking. He is the healing presence at a time of national division and strife. He is also new enough to the political process so that he doesn't suffer from the terminally jaded cynicism, the seen-it-all-before syndrome afflicting most politicians in Washington. In that regard we Americans lucked out. It's as if having despaired of our political process we picked a name from the phone book to lead us and that person turned out to be the very man we needed.

Obama brings a healing and uplifting spiritual quality to our politics at the very time when our worst enemy is fear. For eight years we've been ruled by a stunted fear-filled mediocrity of a little liar who has expanded his power on the basis of creating fear in others. Fearless Obama is the cure. He speaks a litany of hope rather than a litany of terror. As we have watched Obama respond in a quiet reasoned manner to crisis after crisis, in both the way he has responded after being attacked and lied about in the 2008 campaign season, to his reasoned response to our multiplying national crises, what we see is the spirit of a trusted family doctor with a great bedside manner. Obama is perfectly suited to hold our hand and lead us through some very tough times. The word panic is not in the Obama dictionary. America is fighting its 'Armageddon' in one fearful heart at a time. A brilliant leader with the mild manner of an old-time matter-of-fact country doctor soothing a frightened child is just what we need. The fact that our 'doctor' is a black man leading a hitherto white-ruled nation out of the mess of its own making is all the sweeter and raises the Obama story to that of moral allegory.

Obama brings a moral clarity to his leadership reserved for those who have had to work for everything they've gotten and had to do twice as well as the person standing next to them because of the color of their skin. His experience of succeeding in spite of his color, social background and prejudice could have been embittering or one that fostered a spiritual rebirth of forgiveness and enlightenment. Obama radiates the calm inner peace of the spirit of forgiveness.

Speaking as a believing Christian I see the hand of a merciful God in Obama's candidacy. The biblical metaphors abound. The stone the builder rejected is become the cornerstone... the last shall be first... he that would gain his life must first lose it... the meek shall inherit the earth...For my secular friends I'll allow that we may have just been extraordinarily lucky! Either way America wins.

Only a brilliant man, with the spirit of a preacher and the humble heart of a kindly family doctor can lead us now. We are afraid, out of ideas, and worst of all out of hope. Obama is the cure. And we Americans have it in us to rise to the occasion. We will. We're about to enter one of the most frightening periods of American history. Our country has rarely faced more uncertainty. This is the time for greatness. We have a great leader. We must be a great people backing him, fighting for him, sacrificing for a cause greater than ourselves. A hundred years from now Obama's portrait will be placed next to that of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt. Long before that we'll be telling our children and grandchildren that we stepped out in faith and voted for a young black man who stood up and led our country back from the brink of an abyss. We'll tell them about the power of love, faith and hope. We'll tell them about the power of creativity combined with humility and intellectual brilliance. We'll tell them that President Obama gave us the gift of regaining our faith in our country. We'll tell them that we all stood up and pitched in and won the day. We'll tell them that President Obama restored our standing in the world. We'll tell them that by the time he left office our schools were on the mend, our economy booming, that we'd become a nation filled with green energy alternatives and were leading the world away from dependence on carbon-based destruction. We'll tell them that because of President Obama's example and leadership the integrity of the family was restored, divorce rates went down, more fathers took responsibil ity for their children, and abortion rates fell dramatically as women, families and children were cared for through compassionate social programs that worked. We'll tell them about how the gap closed between the middle class and the super rich, how we won health care for all, how crime rates fell, how bad wars were brought to an honorable conclusion. We'll tell them that when we were attacked again by al Qaeda, how reason prevailed and the response was smart, tough, measured and effective, and our civil rights were protected even in times of crisis...We'll tell them that we were part of the inexplicably blessed miracle that happened to our country those many years ago in 2008 when a young black man was sent by God, fate or luck to save our country. We'll tell them that it's good to live in America where anything is possible. Yes we will.

Myth, thanks for the post.

Mr. Schaffer write of Barack Obama:

"His experience of succeeding in spite of his color, social background and prejudice could have been embittering or one that fostered a spiritual rebirth of forgiveness and enlightenment. Obama radiates the calm inner peace of the spirit of forgiveness.

I declare that Barack Obama radiates the clam inner peace of the spirit of forgiveness, because of ALL of who he is, not in SPITE of it.

Excellent write up MYTH...thanks for sharing.

I just heard a woman on the BBC news broadcast on C span...and she said that Obama has made Britain asked why they have not had a black Prime Minister.

The global impact of Obama is unfathomable his image and achievement and message of hope just spans the globe...he is a planetary influence the likes of which mankind has never seen.

That he represents America says to people all over the world they TOO can rise up and lead!!

Just co-signing on what Schaeffer wrote. I beleive he is the son of the man who is credited with starting the whole religious right political cultural wars. His son at least has learned that his dad's philosophy wins up creating a divisive nation and people.

rikyrah: Hope this isn't a duplicate:

OBAMA WINS ELECTORAL VOTE IN NEBRASKA Yaaaaa!

For the first time ever, a blue circle will appear in Nebraska on national electoral maps.
Democrat Barack Obama won the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District on Friday, scooping up one of the state's five electoral votes.

In the process, he made history and shone the spotlight on Nebraska's unusual electoral college system.

Obama won 8,434 of 15,039 mail-in ballots counted Friday by Douglas County election officials. These early ballots arrived in the election commissioner's office too late to be included in Tuesday's election results.

The additional votes gave Obama a 1,260-vote lead over Republican John McCain in unofficial returns. McCain won the popular vote statewide and four electoral votes.

About 5,000 provisional ballots in Douglas County remain to be counted next week, but they are unlikely to change the 2nd District outcome. About half of such ballots typically are disqualified.

"We always knew we could do it, but it would be an uphill climb. It's great to see a little corner of Nebraska turn blue," said John Berge, state director for the Obama campaign.

Berge said the victory was a tribute to all the work done by staffers and the hundreds of Obama volunteers that manned telephones and walked neighborhoods in the Omaha metropolitan area.

Republican Hal Daub, McCain's state director, congratulated Obama on his win. He praised the candidate for coming to Omaha in February, saying it made for a "fun election."

"My hat's off to the leadership of the Obama campaign in the 2nd District. It was well-fought," Daub said. "By and large, in the 2nd District, it was a clean campaign. We stayed away from the extreme rhetoric."

The Nebraska results give Obama his 365th electoral vote. McCain's tally stands at 162. Only Missouri's 11 electoral votes remain undecided. {??162???}

Obama's win will assuredly spark interest in the split electoral system, which only Nebraska and Maine use. All other states are winner-take-all on electoral votes.

It was the first time since 1964 that Nebraska has awarded an electoral vote to a Democrat. The state has been reliably Republican since it voted for Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson that year.

Obama ignored Nebraska's history this year, sending 16 paid staffers into the 2nd District and opening three offices in Omaha.

THERE IS MORE

President-Elect Obama SAID that he was running a 50 STATES CAMPAIGN!!

YES HE DID!!

President-Elect Obama! :>) First Lady Michelle! :>)

Obama was just kicking @ss everywhere he planted his feet! Wow!

Justice58: Yep! :>) Annnnnd, TAKING ELECTORAL VOTES!! :>)

I love this. I love that they fought for every electoral vote they could.

rikyrah: ABSOLUTELY!! :>) :>) He's da MAN!! :>) :>)

I like this cartoon:

http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/crsbe/2008/cr...

carolinagirl: Nice find!! :>) :>) THANKS!! :>)

I like the one in Newsweek where Obama is taping the constitution back together.

it took me a minute to get it, ms. martin, but when I did, I smiled.

I like it too.

Okay, so it's the end of a very emotional and historical week. I haven't said anything b/c there's been so much going on that I cannot work together all my feelings and thoughts but, I'll try (everyone else has given it a shot):

-President-Elect Barack Obama

When Keith (I call him Keef) Olbermann called it at 11pm Tuesday night, it felt like this huge weight of anxiety lifted off my chest and I was just so overcome with emotion. I knew that I would cry, I just didn't know that I would react in the way that I did. I couldn't be happier or more proud of my country than I was that night. Needless to say, I needed a large cup of vodka and cranberry juice to calm my nerves when I came home from work to watch the coverage.

-Exit Poll on Proposition 8

I think everyone on all sides of this issue are getting just a tad bit too heated. I guess I would never really understand the strong feelings b/c I am not homosexual. I am indifferent I guess. I could give a damn who you marry, b/c it won't have anything to do w/ how my husband and I live our marraige and raise our child. Do what you want in the privacy of your own home as long as you're not a serial killer or a pedophile (that you can't do in the privacy of your own home).

I look at the results of this exit poll, and I think it is a little misleading for certain bloggers and news organizations to go on with this negative and misleading story blaming black people for the passage of this proposition. The numbers don't lie. 70% of the 224 people SURVEYED said that they voted yes. It is pretty silly to me to allow 224 (actually 157) people to represent the millions of black voters in the electorate. End of story.

-Barack Obama is not really black, but biracial.

He says that he is a black man with a white mother from Kansas. If that is how he identifies his racial background so be it. Please stop trying to put your own label on a man that has already come to terms with who he is and has labeled himself as African-American (hell, in it's purest definition). This country is in the shitter and we've got bigger fish to fry than trying to place even more labels on this guy.

-Rahm Emanual

From the litte bit I've been reading, he seems like a cutthroat guy who gets shit done. Fine w/ me. Do what you need to do to get things back on track. All hands on deck to get our country back. Quit yer bitchin' (I'm looking at you Joe Scarborough) already. There's is plenty of opportunity for bi-partisanship in other positions in the Administration.

-Sarah Palin

This woman is still in the news?!?!?! Please go away. And don't forget to put the tags back on all those clothes. That is all.


Sorry if that was too long.

LOL, not too long. i usually skip over the long ones, but this was an interesting read! :-)

You are so right! Mr. President-elect needs Rahm. He needs a hard ass!

carolinagirl: Heeeeeyyyy! Nice! :>)

from Dailykos

Lawrence O'Donnell Calls Pat Buchanan (To His Face) and GOP, "Ignorant" (Video)

rikyrah: I watched it again!! :O:!!

Mika reminded me of the "Woman" that the "Caveman( Rat KKKlansman)" dragged behind him AFTER hitting her on the head with a dinosaur bone!! :>)

She wanted to defend "him" - without question and the UN-VETTED ONE 2!

BUT O'Donnell PREVAILED!! Yes He Did!! :>) :>)

Lawrence was laying it down! And it felt so mofo good!

The McCain Campaign didn't think about the country being at risk when they put that dumb ignorant race-baiting hillbilly on the ticket and she being a heartbeat away from the presidency!

rikyrah: YES!!!! THIS is the clip that I was searching for [with NO success :>)]

I kept on saying - "Oh no he di'int!!" Annnnnnd laughing!! :>)

Now, I'm going to enjoy it again!! And again! And again! :>) :>)

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! :>)

This is HILARIOUS.

I LOVE THIS.

This is SO American.

I dare you not to crack up.

https://www.obamacoins.tv/flare/next

oops, just commented on these. actually saw the commercial for them this morning. verrry funny!

I saw it the other night when I was watching Rachel. I LMAO for about 10 minutes.

Have you seen the ads for the commemorative plates? I do not lie. I could eye roll, except that my pile of Obama post election swag is growing embarassingly big.

i saw a commercial for obama coins this morning... $9.95 for 24K gold??? yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.....

I feel you. So far I have 4 newspapers, and the latest issues of Time and Newsweek. On top of that I ordered 3 copies of the Washington Post (@ $9.95 apiece), and I'm trying to order the New York Times ($14.95 apiece) but their store site has been overloaded and I haven't been able to get in. History is expensive LOL.

it took me five hours (and 8 different attempts) yesterday to finally get my hands on the Time and Newsweek.

Ms. Kitty - you really should go to the Chicago Sun-Times and order their cover.

I'll try the Sun-Times again. I went there last week and I was getting bounced out like with the Times site. Hopefully both of them will have calmed down a little bit by now.

I'm only half laughing, cause I know I'm gonna break down and order this stuff..LOL

The same ad is running as a commercial on CNN. When it aired tonight I had to double check whether or not I was on the right channel.

what I love about it is that they don't care WHO won...they'd be doing the same cheesy ad if McCain won....