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.
If McCain’s campaign had even approached the intelligence of his concession speech the race would have been a lot closer.
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.
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
Will do.
Congratulations again! 
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.
Today was the first time I voted.
I’m sitting here with tears of joy running down my face.
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.
Thank you. I wasn’t even the age of majority then but I remember the constant bitching by Republicans quite well.
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?
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]
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.
Because it’s not as blatant as you seem to think it is that that’s all it was.
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?
Jolly good show, old chap.
Yes, you’re allowed to dance, even so.
taps toe
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.
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.
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.