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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:31 pm
by Whistla
this is the biggest thing since putting a man on the moon!
a man with skin that isnt white (hows that bagelator?) in the white house!
seriously this could and indeed should bring a sea change in how the world views america.
good on ya US krew!
now its time that the UK got a decent person in power.
Obama makes Brown look like a dinosaur!
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:37 pm
by did
2nd that big up obama
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:37 pm
by whineo
DJ Whistla wrote:its time that the UK got a decent person in power.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:39 pm
by felixgash
Whineo wrote:DJ Whistla wrote:its time that the UK got a decent person in power.
Chris Eubank?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:48 pm
by ajantis_art
result! (good one)
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 1:49 pm
by pdomino
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:02 pm
by pk-
felixGash wrote:Whineo wrote:DJ Whistla wrote:its time that the UK got a decent person in power.
Chris Eubank?
needs to be
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:08 pm
by elbe
pk- wrote:felixGash wrote:Whineo wrote:DJ Whistla wrote:its time that the UK got a decent person in power.
Chris Eubank?
needs to be
badman, check the gun fingers and blades
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:12 pm
by ben freeman
There are so many racist rednecks in this country, it's hard to believe that he even got a shot at it. I know 80% of my office at work voted Mccain.
I voted Obama, but really, The republicans are gonna do everything in there power to not let him get anything done..... cause those jackasses in government are only thinking about the next election, and their partisan politics...all they do is argue. They sit around and bicker, and don't solve any of the real issues. They tackle stupid issues that really don't matter like: putting a statue of Bush up on the white house lawn...yay or nea?
Fuck.... getting the military spending cut in half, give everyone healthcare, raise the age limit of social security, make the government more efficient, get lobbyists OUT of government, etc. They will keep putting off the real issues until it's too late. I hope Obama will actually fix this stuff, but the chances aren't likely, people will get in the way as always.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:16 pm
by bellybelle
bagelator wrote:he's mixed race, not black. i wish people would get that right as someone said this somewhere else:
"all this stuff about him being an inspirational role model for all young black kids, he's mixed race ffs, you wouldn't write he's a role model for all white kids would you, that would be patronising and ridiculous, but it'd be equally true"
why do people find it so hard to acknowledge that he is black and white?
because the "drop rule" has always applied. Do people think of Halle Berry as a beautiful mixed race woman or is she touted as being a black beauty? When people give props to Tiger Woods, are they saying this is a talented mixed race golfer? Seriously....drop rule has *always* applied...unless mixed race people have been able to escape racial stigma because of their white half....which I really don't have any evidence of. I'd like to see some, tho.
it *is* inspiring for young black kids because they might have a bit more faith that their race can't entirely be used against them. i mean, as much as people want to strip race from this, no one can deny the historic nature of this election. Hundreds of years of slavery in the US--Jim Crow laws--Brown v. Board of Ed--the idea that anyone even remotely non-white would be president is freakin huge. And you can even see the start of that in our media. Instead of only seeing mixed race women stand in for black women in commercials and on television, there are black women on TV getting house loans, taking care of their families, depicted as doing regular people stuff instead of the whole 15 men who's the Father and Cops bs that they've been given. Its nice to feel like maybe I'll get a chance to just be a regular person without the whole neck twirking, finger snapping, eye rolling stereotype that precedes me before I even open my mouth. The opportunity to get to be more than a vicious stereotype is staggering. And no one can take that from me.
Not saying things are fixed or over by any means. Racism isn't over. Homophobia isn't over. Sexism certainly isn't over. But it just looks like we can really start on that now. Here's to hoping that the election means more people care...and will be willing to commit to following through and holding his administration to some of the promises he offered.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:28 pm
by sinc_vision
bagelator wrote:he's mixed race, not black. i wish people would get that right as someone said this somewhere else:
"all this stuff about him being an inspirational role model for all young black kids, he's mixed race ffs, you wouldn't write he's a role model for all white kids would you, that would be patronising and ridiculous, but it'd be equally true"
why do people find it so hard to acknowledge that he is black and white
i think it's kinda missin the point to see it this way. it's not whether he's specifically black, or equally black and white. the key issue here is that he's african american, of a darker skin tone. to elect him is an unbelievably enormous step for the country to take
nesslei wrote:i don't know, this just feels so momentous... even as an outsider looking in. i feel overwhelmed by what this means now for america and will come to mean for the future of international relations.
i'm so happy for all our american friends and fam right now. it must feel pretty amazing to be part of this.
i was trying to think of something to say to mark the occasion and was stumped for words, but ness, you've just gone done said it like you were reading my subconscious. big up to all the US fammo, you've done something incredible and something that I really didn't believe I'd see at this stage of my life. huge respect to all of ya.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:37 pm
by nesslei
DJ Sinc Vision wrote:nesslei wrote:i don't know, this just feels so momentous... even as an outsider looking in. i feel overwhelmed by what this means now for america and will come to mean for the future of international relations.
i'm so happy for all our american friends and fam right now. it must feel pretty amazing to be part of this.
i was trying to think of something to say to mark the occasion and was stumped for words, but ness, you've just gone done said it like you were reading my subconscious. big up to all the US fammo, you've done something incredible and something that I really didn't believe I'd see at this stage of my life. huge respect to all of ya.
celebratory drink in honour of obama and the power of ESP at DMZ on sat, what say you dan?
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:38 pm
by andreamia
eLBe wrote:badman, check the gun fingers and blades
everyone was crying at the bar last night. so proud of florida - espesh ORANGE COUNTY ... orlando really pushed it and may have secured the state as blue. today should be a national day off work .. everyone was happy and elated and hugging one another, like a victorious footy match, up till 4am celebrating ..
a friend of mine said at the end of the night "now i'm not embarrassed to call myself american"
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:46 pm
by bellybelle
andreamia wrote:eLBe wrote:badman, check the gun fingers and blades
everyone was crying at the bar last night. so proud of florida - espesh ORANGE COUNTY ... orlando really pushed it and may have secured the state as blue. today should be a national day off work .. everyone was happy and elated and hugging one another, like a victorious footy match, up till 4am celebrating ..
a friend of mine said at the end of the night "now i'm not embarrassed to call myself american"
victory in one area in FL....but the 2nd amendment passed here yesterday, defining marriage as the legal union between one man and one woman. it was a bittersweet victory here, unf
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:09 pm
by legend4ry
The speech he did was epic.
Hopefully he can do all hes promised cause it effects the world as well as America.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:25 pm
by Coppola
I don't think half the people in my year even know who Barack is, let alone his policies.
i was shocked because not many people realise what a significant step this is.
ii always thought that stephen fry would make a good prime minister in england
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:44 pm
by sinc_vision
nesslei wrote:DJ Sinc Vision wrote:nesslei wrote:i don't know, this just feels so momentous... even as an outsider looking in. i feel overwhelmed by what this means now for america and will come to mean for the future of international relations.
i'm so happy for all our american friends and fam right now. it must feel pretty amazing to be part of this.
i was trying to think of something to say to mark the occasion and was stumped for words, but ness, you've just gone done said it like you were reading my subconscious. big up to all the US fammo, you've done something incredible and something that I really didn't believe I'd see at this stage of my life. huge respect to all of ya.
celebratory drink in honour of obama and the power of ESP at DMZ on sat, what say you dan?
i think you already know the answer
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:58 pm
by djshiva
bellybelle wrote:andreamia wrote:eLBe wrote:badman, check the gun fingers and blades
everyone was crying at the bar last night. so proud of florida - espesh ORANGE COUNTY ... orlando really pushed it and may have secured the state as blue. today should be a national day off work .. everyone was happy and elated and hugging one another, like a victorious footy match, up till 4am celebrating ..
a friend of mine said at the end of the night "now i'm not embarrassed to call myself american"
victory in one area in FL....but the 2nd amendment passed here yesterday, defining marriage as the legal union between one man and one woman. it was a bittersweet victory here, unf
prop 8 passed in cali too. 1 step forward, 5 steps back.
gay people are still second class citizens, and i am pretty pissed about that.
on a more positive note: one thing that was heartening for me, is that at my field office i was organizing, we had an irishman, an italian and a dutchman who came over just to knock on doors and get out the vote for obama. they knew that what we do affects the entire world, and they did the only thing they could do: talk to people and make them understand how important their vote was.
i am really proud of the rest of the world right now, too.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:02 pm
by kindofblue272
TheEvilGirl wrote:all ii know is he better change shit or people are gonna be piiiiiiiiiiiissed.
not that im saying mccain would do any better...im just sayin...
well he's got a democratic house and senate backing him and a good number of them probably have him to thank for their seat. not to mention his millions of supporters from this campaign aren't going to go away. he'll certainly be a force to be reckoned with.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:59 pm
by theevilgirl
