If I want to listen to a preacher I will go to a Holy Roller church. Have no intention of listening to Obama. I will miss Bush 43, darn it!
On Nov 5, 9:46�am, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "If there is anyone out there who still > doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who > still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who > still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. " > > Some of us have never wondered this and have lived our life by this > idea. > > We just get pissed when the lazy, stupid and unmovtivated shove their > hands in our pockets or slow us down by whining about how bad things > are. > > Welcome to America, it's been here waiting for you the whole time, > glad you finally noticed it. > > On Nov 5, 9:41�am, wncs woke up in a blue state > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA: If there is anyone out there who still > > doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who > > still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who > > still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. > > > Its the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and > > churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited > > three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their > > lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that > > their voice could be that difference. > > > Its the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and > > Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, > > straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to > > the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue > > States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. > > > Its the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so > > many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve > > to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward > > the hope of a better day. > > > Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on > > this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come > > to America. > > > I just received a very gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought > > long and hard in this campaign, and hes fought even longer and harder > > for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that > > most of us cannot begin to imagine, and we are better off for the > > service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him > > and Governor Palin for all they have achieved, and I look forward to > > working with them to renew this nations promise in the months ahead. > > > I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from > > his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the > > streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the > > Vice President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. > > > I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of > > my best friend for the last sixteen years, the rock of our family and > > the love of my life, our nations next First Lady, Michelle Obama. > > Sasha and Malia, I love you both so much, and you have earned the new > > puppy thats coming with us to the White House. And while shes no > > longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the > > family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my > > debt to them is beyond measure. > > > To my campaign manager David Plouffe, my chief strategist David > > Axelrod, and the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of > > politics - you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what > > youve sacrificed to get it done. > > > But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - > > it belongs to you. > > > I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didnt start > > with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in > > the halls of Washington - it began in the backyards of Des Moines and > > the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. > > > It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings > > they had to give five dollars and ten dollars and twenty dollars to > > this cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the > > myth of their generations apathy; who left their homes and their > > families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; from the not- > > so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock > > on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who > > volunteered, and organized, and proved that more than two centuries > > later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people > > has not perished from this Earth. This is your victory. > > > I know you didnt do this just to win an election and I know you didnt > > do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the > > task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the > > challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - > > two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. > > Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans > > waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to > > risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie > > awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how theyll make the > > mortgage, or pay their doctors bills, or save enough for college. > > There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools > > to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair. > > > The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get > > there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been > > more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - > > we as a people will get there. > > > There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agree > > with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that > > government cant solve every problem. But I will always be honest with > > you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially > > when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of > > remaking this nation the only way its been done in America for two- > > hundred and twenty-one years - block by block, brick by brick, > > calloused hand by calloused hand. > > > What began twenty-one months ago in the depths of winter must not end > > on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek - > > it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot > > happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without > > you. > > > So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and > > responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder > > and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember > > that if this financial crisis taught us anything, its that we cannot > > have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers - in this > > country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people. > > > Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and > > pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. > > Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried > > the banner of the Republican Party to the White House - a party > > founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and > > national unity. Those are values we all share, and while the > > Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a > > measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have > > held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided > > than ours, We are not enemies, but friends...though passion may have > > strained it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those > > Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your > > vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your > > President too. > > > And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from > > parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the > > forgotten corners of our world - our stories are singular, but our > > destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. > > To those who would tear this world down - we will defeat you. To those > > who seek peace and security - we support you. And to all those who > > have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we > > proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from > > our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the > > enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and > > unyielding hope. > > > For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our > > union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us > > hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. > > > This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for > > generations. But one thats on my mind tonight is about a woman who > > cast her ballot in Atlanta. Shes a lot like the millions of others who > > stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for > > one thing - Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. > > > She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no > > cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldnt > > vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the > > color of her skin. > > > And tonight, I think about all that shes seen throughout her century > > in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the > > progress; the times we were told that we cant, and the people who > > pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. > > > At a time when womens voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, > > she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. > > Yes we can. > > > When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the > > land, she saw a nation > > ... > > read more �- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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