# F\*ck yeah!!!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 5, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200 "2008-11-05T04:09:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/41 "2008-11-05T05:10:56Z")
> [@lavenderviolet](#): > > You called it. Now liberals (who seem to have short memories) will get to find out how it feels to always be on the defensive instead of being the ones complaining. Oh please. I remember full well not agreeing with everything Clinton did, either. I’m still fully enjoying this historic moment, thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/42 "2008-11-05T05:11:43Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > McCain, amidst the booing of his supporters, finally got to shed the wingnut road he had to walk and speak about Obama like a normal human being. I thought his speech was beautiful, actually. If McCain’s campaign had even approached the intelligence of his concession speech the race would have been a lot closer. ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/43 "2008-11-05T05:14:42Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > 1. i did not offer my country’s help, i was lamenting that i personally could not help. > 2. I hope your attitude is not shared by the americans that voted for Obama. > > 3,4,5, and the rest, excised from post in order to maintain the thread out of the pit. Don’t listen to lavender–he/she is just a sore loser lashing out at anybody who happens by. Obama’s supporters (the MAJORITY) believe in good relations with friendly countries such as yours. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/44 "2008-11-05T05:16:36Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > Oh, that’s right, in fact he did. He was against the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse, but then apologized for his position after he lost the primary there. And now, he comes on, all high and mighty, and tries another phony and disgusting apology after he got his ass kicked. > > Therefore, I ask the following question: Is it not time for the hagiographic treatment of St. McCain to finally end? Can we not, now, and for all time, discard him to the dustbin of history? Eh, yeah, he’s done it before. And no one forced him to walk the party line per se. He could have gone his own direction, been stronger once he got the support of his party. I criticize him for not doing so. But he’s done. He’s not coming back in 2012. He gained nothing by the speech (which I didn’t see as an apology, really) except possibly saving some face in the annals of history. Didn’t come off as phony to me, not nearly as phony as the crap he spouted his entire campaign. Seems like if we can’t even take something like that without picking at the ulterior motives behind it, no wonder the country is as divided as it is. I’m not apologizing for him, and I’m not giving him any more credit than acting like a damn human for the first time in more than a year (except when he had to show dismay over his supporters calling Obama an arab). But do we have to take away this tiny bit of credit that seems due him? ETA: **chique** , a-fucking-men ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/45 "2008-11-05T05:19:24Z")
> [@Rich\_Mann](#): > > Don’t listen to lavender–he/she is just a sore loser lashing out at anybody who happens by. Obama’s supporters (the MAJORITY) believe in good relations with friendly countries such as yours. Will do. Congratulations again! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![bufftabby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/46 "2008-11-05T05:20:30Z")
Y’all should have seen my college campus when the news came out. People were _literally_ dancing in the streets. “My president’ black. How _you_ doin’?” Real good, brother, real good. ---
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/47 "2008-11-05T05:22:06Z")
Today was the first time I voted. I’m sitting here with tears of joy running down my face. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/48 "2008-11-05T05:24:20Z")
> [@Ponch8](#): > > That’s damning with faint praise, now isn’t it? The US has removed its collective hand from the deep fryer. Medical attention and physiotherapy may result in successful rehabilitation, it may not, but you can’t overestimate the importance of having taken that first step. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/49 "2008-11-05T05:25:38Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > Oh please. I remember full well not agreeing with everything Clinton did, either. I’m still fully enjoying this historic moment, thank you very much. Thank you. I wasn’t even the age of majority then but I remember the constant bitching by Republicans quite well. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/50 "2008-11-05T05:27:17Z")
> [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](#): > > I’m not apologizing for him, and I’m not giving him any more credit than acting like a damn human for the first time in more than a year (except when he had to show dismay over his supporters calling Obama an arab). But do we have to take away this tiny bit of credit that seems due him? Why should he deserve any credit for “acting like a damn human” when it is quite obvious that his speech was a blatant attempt to restore his tarnished reputation, and nothing more? ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/51 "2008-11-05T05:27:31Z")
Oh, thank god. [sub]Next time someone asks “when’s the last time you cried?” the answer for me will be “Nov. 4, 2008.”[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/52 "2008-11-05T05:29:22Z")
> [@chique](#): > > If McCain’s campaign had even approached the intelligence of his concession speech the race would have been a lot closer. You can say that again. Truly a heartfelt and remarkable speech by the Senator from Arizona. Goes to show that really you can’t hate the player, you really should hate the game. President Obama. Good. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/53 "2008-11-05T05:30:53Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > Why should he deserve any credit for “acting like a damn human” when it is quite obvious that his speech was a blatant attempt to restore his tarnished reputation, and nothing more? Because it’s not as blatant as you seem to think it is that that’s all it was. ---
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/54 "2008-11-05T05:31:26Z")
Are we allowed to dance in here if we’re happy about Obama’s win but aren’t interested in getting all “in your face” with our Republican colleagues who love this country as much as we do? ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/55 "2008-11-05T05:33:45Z")
Jolly good show, old chap. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/56 "2008-11-05T05:34:49Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > Are we allowed to dance in here if we’re happy about Obama’s win but aren’t interested in getting all “in your face” with our Republican colleagues who love this country as much as we do? Yes, you’re allowed to dance, even so. > [@Emma Goldman](#): > > If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your Revolution! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/57 "2008-11-05T05:35:55Z")
_taps toe_ ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/58 "2008-11-05T05:36:54Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > Are we allowed to dance in here if we’re happy about Obama’s win but aren’t interested in getting all “in your face” with our Republican colleagues who love this country as much as we do? Yes – the OP calls for “satisfaction, optimism, and, dare I say it, perhaps even a bit of ebullience (within the proper boundaries of decorum and dignity)”. So it shall be a positive dance. BTW you’ll be wise to give me an arm’s length of a buffer zone, I’m a notoriously uncoordinated dancer.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/59 "2008-11-05T05:37:26Z")
So has anyone figured out what **Fiddle Peghead** ’s so joyous about? I reckon it was either a raise at work or s/he won a lottery. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200/60 "2008-11-05T05:41:19Z")
No doubt, one of the most memorable evenings of my life. I keep crying. The most important thing Obama said during his speech, for me, is ‘‘I promise to always be honest with you about the challenges we face.’’ Honesty. Yeah, we could use that. From the race perspective, just wow. MSNBC played about 10 minutes of silent footage following the announcement that he had won. No words were necessary. What a powerful moment. This is so huge–not a victory for black people only, not a victory for white people only, but a victory for those of us who are tired of the idea that we share separate histories and separate values, tired of everything being cast as black vs. white, tired of divisive rhetoric. I think if America is going to be arrogant, we’d better be arrogant about the right things. The United States is great because it is a nation founded on diverse cultures. Our country is built on hundreds of years of immigration, disadvantaged people working hard, people fighting for equality. Our strength, indeed, is in our ability to turn our ideals into action despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Finally our leadership is going to be representative of this. Finally we can show the world who we are. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-ck-yeah/471200.md?page=4)