# You did it. Congratulations. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 5, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199 "2008-11-05T04:08:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/1 "2008-11-05T04:08:15Z")
God bless President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/2 "2008-11-05T04:08:49Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/3 "2008-11-05T04:09:26Z")
I can’t stop crying. This is such an emotional moment. I really appreciate your words. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/4 "2008-11-05T04:10:23Z")
Lots of Canadians are interested in this result. ---
**Author:** ![Merkwurdigliebe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/5 "2008-11-05T04:10:25Z")
wooooooooooooooooooooo! ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/6 "2008-11-05T04:12:30Z")
Thank you thank you thank you. From a foreigner. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/7 "2008-11-05T04:12:35Z")
I am so happy right now. I just wish his grandmother had been able to see it. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/8 "2008-11-05T04:13:50Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/9 "2008-11-05T04:14:02Z")
I owe \*\*Shayna \*\*a drink. I wanted Obama to win, but I believe I told her I’d buy her one when he did once. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/10 "2008-11-05T04:14:30Z")
I am so happy! John McCain has called Barack Obama and conceded. I was there when he announced on that cold day in February in Springfield, and backed him since that speech in 2004. I think we have a leader. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/11 "2008-11-05T04:14:33Z")
It ain’t over yet, folks-we’ve still got to rebuild our country and our reputation. After I have a shot or three of Tully, of course. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/12 "2008-11-05T04:17:09Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It ain’t over yet, folks-we’ve still got to rebuild our country and our reputation. > > After I have a shot or three of Tully, of course. And, um… finish counting the votes too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m for the Big O, but this is very early. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/13 "2008-11-05T04:18:07Z")
Jesse’s crying and I nearly am too. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/14 "2008-11-05T04:18:27Z")
> [@ParentalAdvisory](#): > > And, um… finish counting the votes too. > > Don’t get me wrong, I’m for the Big O, but this is very early. McCain just conceded-I think I’ll I’ll have that “Big O” now. ---
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/15 "2008-11-05T04:19:27Z")
Congratulations… President-elect Obama Vice President-elect Biden I’m Very Happy! ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/16 "2008-11-05T04:19:58Z")
It’s a good day. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/17 "2008-11-05T04:20:34Z")
And John McCain’s concession speech is something to be proud of too. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/18 "2008-11-05T04:20:45Z")
I think all of us can breathe a great sigh of relief that at least the waiting is over. For Obama supporters (most of the regular posters here), I think we can be encouraged that the victory has been decisive. There was no significant hidden racist segment in America. We can move forward and hopefully work with the moderate conservatives who have been practically ousted by their own party to fix some of the damage that has been done to our economy, our foreign reputation, and our honor. History has been made today. Good luck, Barack Obama. ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/19 "2008-11-05T04:22:24Z")
I bought a bottle of champagne on the way home from work tonight, hoping I wasn’t jinxing Obama. I just opened it while listening to McCain’s concession speech. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199/20 "2008-11-05T04:23:05Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It ain’t over yet, folks-we’ve still got to rebuild our country and our reputation. But the fact that we elected a man whose middle name is Hussein is going to be enormously helpful in rebuilding that reputation, especially in the Middle East but also elsewhere in the world. And McCain’s concession speech is very good. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-did-it-congratulations/471199.md?page=2)