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Jestgar

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happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
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Still waiting.

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DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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quite proud of self ;)

Had a 101 fever for most of the day, horrible flu and stuck in bed......fever broke, all fluids have been kept in for more than four hours, and I just voted. The whole thing, including travel - 25 minutes?

:)

back to bed!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Ya done good, Susie! :D

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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wish we could give out ................GOLD STARS...............SUSIE Q

You would get a zillion..........good job girl............unless...........you cancled out my vote. :lol:

Take care of yourself honey bunny.

Judy

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
Posted

Yippee! Susie managed to vote. :) :)

Ashley voted too, for the first time! She just turned 18 recently. :) :)

As I post this, results are coming in. This will be an historic night, no matter who wins.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted
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My God. The whole world has suddenly changed.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Yes it has.

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Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
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Yes it has.

True Dat.......Patti :)

cruelshoes Enthusiast
cruelshoes
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About time!

neesee Apprentice
neesee
Posted
About time!

Yes it is! :D

neesee

Lisa16 Collaborator
Lisa16
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Wow~! What a night! Whichever side won there was going to be a very big and very important first.

The year I was born interracial marriages were actually illegal in this country. My own relationship with my beautiful man would have been illegal. It is like a miracle to think that in my lifetime things have changed so much.

I heard a very wonderful introduction to Obama yesterday on the radio. It was from a student in Philadelphia, I believe. It went something like this:

Rosa Parks sat so MLK would walk

MLK walked so Obama could run

Obama ran so that we all could fly.

Immortal words. No matter what side you were on, this was a fantastic election between two very worthy men.

I wonder what is next? We might be in for a bit of a bumpy take off.

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
JNBunnie1
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Wow~! What a night! Whichever side won there was going to be a very big and very important first.

The year I was born interracial marriages were actually illegal in this country. My own relationship with my beautiful man would have been illegal. It is like a miracle to think that in my lifetime things have changed so much.

I heard a very wonderful introduction to Obama yesterday on the radio. It was from a student in Philadelphia, I believe. It went something like this:

Rosa Parks sat so MLK would walk

MLK walked so Obama could run

Obama ran so that we all could fly.

Immortal words. No matter what side you were on, this was a fantastic election between two very worthy men.

I wonder what is next? We might be in for a bit of a bumpy take off.

D'you know what's really been bothering me? MLK said his dream was of a day when his children would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. And yet ALLLLL the freakin media coverage I see of Obama is about the color of his skin. I'd like to hear more about the content of his character, I don't care what color his skin is. I just feel like this presidency should be about more than race relations.

ShayFL Enthusiast
ShayFL
Posted

It was an Historic race from the beginning to the end. It makes me proud to know that my daughter can run for president if she wants to. There is no longer a glass ceiling. :)

neesee Apprentice
neesee
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D'you know what's really been bothering me? MLK said his dream was of a day when his children would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. And yet ALLLLL the freakin media coverage I see of Obama is about the color of his skin. I'd like to hear more about the content of his character, I don't care what color his skin is. I just feel like this presidency should be about more than race relations.

Somehow, I think he was elected because of the content of his character. As far as I know, african-americans are still a minority race in this country. That means people of all kinds of races voted for him. I did and I'm white.

It is historic because he has opened up the political world to all of us, not just white men. We are all Americans.

I hope the media cools it too.

neesee

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
Judyin Philly
Posted
D'you know what's really been bothering me? MLK said his dream was of a day when his children would be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin. And yet ALLLLL the freakin media coverage I see of Obama is about the color of his skin. I'd like to hear more about the content of his character, I don't care what color his skin is. I just feel like this presidency should be about more than race relations.

woops........had to do a edit......it was Lisa 16 who gave such a great quote from a Philly student. Thanks loved it

Bunnie

Gosh, Isn't it amazing how we can all see things in such a different perscpecitve.

I didn't think Obama or the media were playing the race card. IMO there were so many times he tried to down play it with positive statements about what he wanted to be remembered for. Sure he is proud of his mixed heritiage but I didn't see him using it his advantage.

Obama even quoted MLK with the 'content of his character and not the color of his skin' as you said.

Isn't it great we live in this country where we can share how we can see and listen to the 'same interviews' and come away with totally different opinions of what we hear.

Viva la difference. :)

Thanks for sharing. You know I was just thinking.......Maybe we see things differently becasue of the news stations or cable stations we listen to. :lol:

Would really be interesting to see if we listened to the same ones. ;)

I would love to see this thread continue in a fun and informative manner as I know we aren't to really be able to talk politics here.......

Maybe we can call it..............media interpretations instead. :lol:

Judy in Philly

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

Edited the post and Opted out - no comment after all - Best wishes to all

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted
I'd like to hear more about the content of his character, I don't care what color his skin is. I just feel like this presidency should be about more than race relations.

Exactly. It doesn't matter to me if we have a black president, or a woman. I honestly feel this country is ready for either one. The problem with this election is, it was based on the color of his skin, and not his character. From all I have learned about the content of his character, we are in big trouble. Many people were afraid to vote against him, they were afraid of the uprising that may have occured had he not been elected, and well they should be. By the way, he isn't our first black president, he is bi-racial, remember his mother is white. We seem to be an angry nation, we need to get back to taking care of our country, no matter what color skin we have.

When our country is having troubling times, we should pull together to fix our ailing country, we shouldn't have to worry about who is going to attack who. I am worried about what will happen to this country now, I hope my worry will be unwarranted.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

This is not directed any anyone. There are a few subjects on this forum that tend to bring out a lot of emotion. Politics is one of them. A good healthy discussion is great, but please keep in mind that words can offend. Choose wisely. ;):D ....carry on.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Character was the one of the main reasons for my choice of candidate.

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

Character was the main reason for my choice of canditates.

neesee Apprentice
neesee
Posted

I think both of the candidates have good characters. I voted on the issues. Especially health care. It's shameful that a country like ours lets people go without proper medical care. We can spend billions killing innocent children and people in Iraq, but we won't take care of our own citizens medical needs. That needs to change. Unfortunately, I think health care is already dead in the water due to the bailout of the economy.

neesee

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