Obama to Name Napolitano, Peña, Daley to Transition Team

This dissapointment of the election has greatly depressed me. I just pray now that I will over come this horrible time in my life. Sandra/New York

Well,for all of you who voted for change and voted against Hillary, hope you got the change that you were looking for. LMAO.

BUYING THE WHITE HOUSE…is media going to touch this subject at all?
After two years of campainging and spending $600 MILLION+…Obama got 52% of the vote, compare to 51% Bush in 2004!! hmmm
that $600 million got him about 900,000 more votes.!!!!
so the next president has to raise $1 BILLION to get the white house back?
Is public financing dead? is this what America want to model…buying white house with lots and lots of money…hmmm

You haven’t even begun to feel buyers remorse yet. This is just politics as usual. I am looking forward to 2010 when all the disaffected voters are making there choices.
Obama/Biden are no more than a couple of snake oil salesmen who struck it big.I didn’t care for McCain either, but at least he wasn’t pushing the “share the wealth” lie. You can’t promise everyone everything and then come thru

It won’t be long before Obama’s goons will show up to demand higher taxes on hard working real Americans and small businesses.
Now, the election unleashed Obama as a liberal serpent spewing Marxist venom that will destroy this great country.
I’ve had very nice and pleasant dreams since Palin was put on the ticket, but that turned into a nightmare last night with Obama raping me and pillaging this country.
May God bless America.

ME”Woohoo! Welfare checks for everyone! It’s screw working whitey time.”
You mean like the real big one we the taxpayers just gave Wall Street?
You mean the one where we the tax payer funded the luxury spa week for AIG employees?

Geecee – Being half-black did get Obama onto the national stage while a state senator, did generate media buzz while a state senator, did get him open endorsements from people who have never endorsed anyone (Oprah anyone?), more of the black vote in the primaries, did get him more newly registered and transferred Rep voters, did box his critics/opponents in (esp when they would cry racism!), did bring in intl interest, did add a level of “vote for him or be a racist” pressure to the electorate …
Hey, he used what he had to win — and that included being half-black.

So what is Daley going to represent the tradition in the Democratic party for old style patronage and corruption?

If all that do not like their rebate/welfare checks please donate them to charities!!
It is time to come together!!!!!
Enough is Enough!!!

Hallelujah and thank you God!! This is the happiest moment for so many people. It’s our job now to stand up and help Barack Obama do the good work that needs to be done. I’m so proud to be an American today!

Sandra, now you get to feel the way many of us felt for the last eight years.

I bought the White House!
Posted by: DCRealtor
Is Bush having a yard sale? ;)))

LOL. It’s too bad that McCain’s gracious, conciliatory and laudable concession speech last night has apparently not rubbed off on many of his supporters. Lots of bitterness and sarcasm here.

TO ALL ON BOARD;
The Elections are over,The Camapaigns are Over.The reality is President Obama is our President, and we must support him regardless if you agree with him or not, Just as we have all Past Presidents good or Bad. How are we suppose to go forward as a country if we are divided? Its time to support our New President, Help Him and Pray to give him Strength through these tough times.
UNITED ONE NATION UNDER GOD!
DIVIDED WE FAIL!

Now that this small matter of business is taken care of, we need to move o n to bigger and better things.
IMPEACH Bush!
It’s the only way to stop the pro business and anti-environmental regulatory changes that he’s initiating that Obama will find tough to overcome.

to DCRealtor:
That’s right! I bought the White House! I contributed, like 2 million+ other Americans, to the Obama campaign in order to keep YOUR choice out of office! WAHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! EAT IT!!!

Jake,
How about coming clean on all the sniping that came from the Bush admin on Palin and the McCain campaign disfunction.
Based on the effusive comments I saw on TV today, I think I spotted 2 more ‘Obamacans’ who crossed over to vote against McCain:
1. Condi Rice
and
2. George W. Bush

i supported mccain and i have no regrets.
but for now, my prayers and best wishes go to OUR new president and his new administration.
for us mccain supporters we need to give this a chance and be as gracious as was mccain in his concession. originally i supported hillary and she has been gracious as well-so for now i take my lead from them in hoping for a good transition in the best interest of our country.

Just so y’all know, I voted McCain and don’t have sour grapes in me mouth. I am somewhat concerned about what Obama will do vs. what he has said. However, his election is truly historic, and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. He is a smart guy, so we’ll see. He also enables me to travel overseas and not get called a fascist. Selfish and shallow, I know…
Bill Whittle has a good column on this today that I suggest all sour grapes losers read.
If the nation prospers under Obama, I will be the first to say that I was wrong and he will have my vote in 2012. Now, it’s up to him.

Nevada 2,
I definitely agree that we need to support our new president. Also, John McCain’s speech was the most gracious speech I have heard from any politician. I truly believe that he will support Obama in anyway he can.

One should be gracious in victory of course, but it’s hard not to take a shot at some of these whiny, right-wing nerds typing away on the computer in their parents’ basement.
Grow up kids. Why are you still whining away? Get out and contribute something positive to your community. Try to improve the lives of yourself and those around you.
This Democratic election was a tremendous grass votes victory.

Hopefully the Republican Party will see this time as a mandate to reform itself. It has been highjacked way too long by the right-wing evangelical crowd. The party needs to reach out, become more inclusive, more tolerant.

This dissapointment of the election has greatly depressed me. I just pray now that I will over come this horrible time in my life. Sandra/New York
Posted by: Sandra Stotsky | Nov 5, 2008 12:14:43 PM
* Sandra I’m just very happy that the youth like me, was able to influence an election that will shape our future. so to your intolerance and ignorance we say good bye. It’s generation X’s time to shape this world and bring the peace we so desperately call for. We, generation X, have learned the color of your skin does not matter. It’s the content of your character and Americans, young and old alike, have realized there is nothing we can to do change God’s plan. Thank you God for again showing us that you love all your children~

as a mccain supporter i have to admit that i was moved to tears watching the effect of obamas win on african americans. we have allot to be proud of today.
if nothing else, if that is all that changes, at least the face of racism was slapped in the face… that in itself is a reason to celebrate regardless of partisan issues.
we live in the most incredible country on earth, God Bless America.

Buying the White House? The majority of Obama’s funds were given by ordinary people giving $25, like I did. So that is DEMOCRACY people, that is how it works. Every time Palin had some horrible new attack, I donated $25 more dollars. You all can remain racists and haters, go ahead if that is how you want to live your life. But we’ve put up with 8 years of Republican nonsense, so it’s our turn.

won’t be anyone from the Bush failure team that’s for sure.

The country has changed a lot in the past 15 years. GOP has to stop being a all-white party with extremist views and start being a more inclusive party without injecting religion in public domain. Leave religion to the churches. There was a reason why church and state were kept seperate. You tinker with this fundamental principle and this is what happens. Religion and faith are beyond the grasp of any human being. If GOP chooses Palin as it’s representative after this, I can predict right now that GOP will only shrink further.

Maybe finally the returning Clinton team can return all those W keys they removed from the computer keyboards in the White House when President Bush took office. (These are adults?)
Well, they will have to, if they want their computers to have any O keys.

To “nevada2″, and posters like him:
Thank you. God bless you, and God bless America.

My Hispanic father moved to W Pennsylvania years ago left Texas for good…He’s 87 and he was told this morning that THE BLACK PANTHER party
did not let white voters vote in Pa and Ohio by not letting them leave their cars in the parking lots. Sorry Dad, Obama won by people who wanted change.
I agree with the previous writer, the McCain crowd was rude when Obamas’ name was mentioned..When Obama mentioned McCain the crowd was pleasant and clapped…
Thank God for the American Way

The Far Religous Right will not understand how they lost. For years, the Republican brand has shown the only way to victory for them is a campaign full of attacks that America will simply not stand for. Even after all the polls and the American people asking the Conservatives to stop attacking, they didn’t. This has become a part of the new Republican brand– support your party’s endeavors, but not your country’s endeavors. They have shown very little progress in realizing that the campaign they ran did nothing for their cause and what they are fighting for. People now see Republicans as unyeilding, prejudice, hostile, & unruly. Instead of promoting peace and attacking Obama’s policies, they used the tactics that Americans are not fond of.
Today is a new America and its not about electing the first African American President; I knew we would eventually do as such. Electing Obama stands for our rebellion against tactics we do not approve of or like. The youth came out in full force, after years of sitting on the sidelines and let elders who lived in a different time, shape a future they will not be around to see. We understood now it was our responsibility to change USA & the World and we took the platform and the only candidate who asked us to do our part. That’s why people voted for Obama. He’s allowing us to come together to make choices, realizing we may not always see eye to eye, but because of our common bond of being American citizens, we can overcome any obstacle set before us. Obama has started a movement among the youth, that values service in many various forms, and can come together to face any problem that the world may deem impossible. I’m proud of the American youth today because they’ve had their say.
American Youth= Change You Can Believe In!

You crazy liberal loons can’t give a rest can you,still insulting McCain and republicans in general grow up. Your candidate won so get over it you still are a bunch of poor winners. I’ll bet if we survive the next 4 years most of you will deny voting for your messiah. God help them for they not know what they have done.

To Big Mike..there were two Black Panther “wannabees” who stood for a little while outside of a polling place and were chased away by police. They were a distance away as allowed by the law and when they tried to move closer the police stepped in….they did not stop ANYONE from voting!

One of the things we should learn from this election is character assassination & negative attacks do not rally take you very far.
Obama is a decent, brightest of all, ethical & even tempered man.
He never took the low road, his opponents took to counter the character assassination.
I think it should be a lesson of life time, and for who ever will be running against Obama after 4 years, that character assassination of Obama had not worked in 2008 and, will not work for him or her in 2012.

I pray that even Obama detracter’s can muster up enough grace to give him a chance,after all we Democrats have have to injest the present horrible administration’s antics for 8 gruelling years!

Someone mentioned that business about the keys on the typewriters or keyboards that someone was to have removed when Clinton left office. Now that my friends is holding on to a grudge Please let at least some of that stuff go. You need to grow a little or you’ll end up bitter and a little bit nuts!

john – get some mental health treatment.

‘john’ & ‘ RGeier ‘ et. al.
keep thinking that way and you and yer boys will remain inconsequential for decades to come..
same people.. saying the same stuff.. will lose the same way…….OK by me…
Every time I read comments like yours it gives more credibility to Obama’s classic statement:
‘they take pride in their own ignorance’

Congratulations USA.
The rest of the world is full of “shock and awe” by your inspired and selfless choice. From the darkness, incompetence and fear of President Bush to the civility, intelligence and hope of President Obama … in one lifetime, in our lifetime … unbelievable.
The feeling of the people in much of the world towards the USA has gone from hatred to admiration in a single day.
You may not realize it yet, but yesterday was the single GREATEST day in the history of your nation, in the eyes of the world.
The world is so proud of you.

This presidency will be a joke and hell. It will be a long 4 years. Obama has no clue what to do with all that is being passed down to him. He has no experience! Everyone who voted for him will see what a fake he is when he does not do what he promised the American people. I’m sick of hearing about him already. This is crap.

I was terribly disgusted and depressed when Gore and Kerry lost their bid for office, to the point of saying, “to h*ll with all of politics and NEVER AGAIN will I support another politician”. So when Obama came along and I first heard him speak at the Dem Convention of 2004, I knew then that if he ever decided to run, I could do NOTHING ELSE BUT SUPPORT HIM because he spoke to all Americans in a manner which stated we should be inclusive. That is what TOUCHED THE VERY NERVE THAT MAKES US PEOPLE AND AMERICANS!
As surprised as I was when he announced his campaign, my husband and I supported him through funds and any work possible to help him achieve success. Last night was the fruition of that caring and support.
For those here who would rather HATE, I feel sorry for you because you [despite having hearts filled with racism and hate] will reap the very same rewards and benefits that those of us who supported him throughout his long journey will reap. From the beginning, he has been ALL INCLUSIVE rather than DIVISIVE AND DERISIVE as McCain and Palin had been and even encouraged. They too will even reap the rewards from his administration.
So this leaves me with one very important lesson and that is in order for the Republican brand to rise again, they indeed need to deliberately examine their core beliefs and determine how they can change in an effort to once again be a strong, viable and inclusive party. Until then, they will stay right where they lay today because too many of us observed their very real ‘rotten to the very core’ empty campaign and its rhetoric. The majority of Americans REJECTED it with this overwhelming victory and that should speak volumes to the Republicans. Whenever the GOP deliberately and decisively scrubs its image clean with changes to its core beliefs that reflect good basic American values, then perhaps it will once again rise. Until then, thank God, those bankrupt ideals will lie as dead as McCain and Palin’s campaign along with our current POTUS’s LACK of CHARACTER, JUDGMENT AND POLICIES.

The freedom that America has enjoyed has now ended with Obama becoming president. Bible prophecy is being fulfilled as Obama sets the stage to usher in the Anti-Christ. God, please have mercy and forgive Americans for what they have just done by electing Obama as president.

Fear is our only enemy and the future is what WE make it.

M.O – I plan on giving him a chance (he is now my President also)…but your statement is a little hypocritical since the DEMS were making fun, belittling, and under-cutting GW Bush as he was still running for President.
Please do not get preachy now about giving anybody a chance.

I an an ordinary person who no longer was “proud” to be an american. I feel empowered now having someone leading and representing our nation who is a common person that struggled in life and understands our struggles. It is not easy being of color and society has rejected us. Barack Obama will help us all to gain our pride and hold our heads up high once again as an american in the greatest nation in the world.

Who are these classless, ignorant jerks who, because of their own political preferences, are spitting on one of the epic moments of American history?
Who are these people who are already claiming to know more about what the Obama Administration will be than the majority of other Americans who voted for it?
I mean, apart from “sore losers” and “whiners,” which is most evident, who are these people?

The freedom that America has enjoyed has now ended with Obama becoming president. Bible prophecy is being fulfilled as Obama sets the stage to usher in the Anti-Christ. God, please have mercy and forgive Americans for what they have just done by electing Obama as president.
Posted by: JT | Nov 5, 2008 1:38:49 PM
I have to agree. I am scared to death now of what America will turn into. Obama’s terroist relations, trying to incorporate a single money exchange, building a New World Order, etc. All of these things must come to pass in order for the Anti-Christ to take up his reign. Obama is a pawn in the scheme of things. America has now entered the darkest days of her existence with the election of Barack Obama. God help us for the mistake that was made by electing this man. No longer can we enjoy the good things of life as Obama will make sure these things are taken away.

Ahh, Conyers, Waxman…let the hearings begin!! I can hardly wait.
The only armageddon in view is the one moving towards Rove, Rumsfield, Chaney, Bush, Gonzales, etc.
Blessed Be, BabooKyra

Americans……..watch for the CHANGE in your paychecks…………..

I expect the transition team to help bring in excellent people. It’s time for a government run by intelligent, compassionate, and competent leaders. I honestly think most Americans have forgotten what that is like, with many others not being old enough to have experienced it at all. Modern conservatism has been relegated to the trash bin of history, and a new era of smart progressivism will not only repair the damage of the Reagan Era, but get us back on the upward course set by FDR and Kennedy. January 20th can’t come soon enough!

Americans……..watch for the CHANGE in your paychecks…………..

I never thought I would wish Hillary got the democratic nomination! Now we have a radical liberal to f everything up for the next 4 years. Anyone remember Carter?

I wish I had a dollar for every time the world has ended, er, I mean, every time some crack pot has claimed the world would soon be ending. Lemme’ guess you’re from a southern state and believe handling snakes somehow pleases your gods?

“God, please have mercy and forgive Americans for what they have just done by electing Obama as president.”
Leave ‘God’ out of your hate mongering. I have a personal message from ‘God’ and ‘God’ wants nothing to do with your neurotic hating and fear.

I encourage all the U.S. American’s posting their displeasure here to move to Alaska where you will be welcomed with open arms. Why suffer through a democratically run presidency when you can be with like-minded people far, far away? People like you belong in the frontier of Alaska where you can shoot guns, chop down trees, drill for oil and kill as many polar bears as you desire. Think of the freedom you will have to wear your flag pins, flag hats and flag shorts with impunity. Yes, Alaska is the place for all of you, and while you are there feel free to secede and form the Republic of U.S. American’s, with Palin as your president and Elizabeth Hasselbeck as your V.P. Go with God and live the wonderful life of a true U.S. American.

@ SonofObama:
Valerie Jarrett is African-American.

I am stunned tho’ ,..that Jean Schmidt & Michelle Bachman were re-elected……..

I just found out Obama is left handed. This critical information was obviously suppressed by the evil left-wing elitist media. I demand a re-vote!

Let the right wingers cry and be scared. Obama destroyed McCain, and the Republicans are also to blame for their loss, because they choose to become nuts, and neo cons, instead of responsible leaders. Change is coming, and the GOP are now officially near death.

Last night I cried tears of great joy because I honestly believed that I would never personally witness this momentous occasion; I never doubted this day would come but only whether I would live to see it. THANK GOD I have indeed witnessed the day my beloved nation began a new era of healing and moved ever closer to living out the true meaning of our Constitution and its all important/impressive preamble.
Now for some perspectives that I hope will help you understand what this election means to me:
(1) During his analysis last night Roland Martin reminded us that 2009 will mark the 100th anniversary for the NAACP. He also reminded us that the NAACP got its start that year as the result of a huge riot in Springfield, IL (site of where Obama announced his candidacy). The other thing he mentioned brought even more tears of joy was the final speech given by Dr. King who’s last words I shall never forget “I may not get there with you but I’ve been to the mountain top and seen the promise land”! What was so striking about remembering these words is the number of years that have gone by since those words – a little over 40 years. I firmly believe Dr. King saw this day and knew it would be 40 years when the Lord answered his prayers that this nation would one day judge an African American by the content of his character rather than the color of his skin.
(2) Forty years is a very significant number in Biblical terms here are some references to that point: The Bible [New World Bible, 1984] is replete with references to 40 years as a time period of special significance. Isaac and Esau married at 40 [Genesis, 25:20, 26:34]. A man was full-grown at 40 [Exodus, 2:11; Acts, 7:23; cf. Joshua, 14:7; Samuel, 2:10]. At age 40, Moses defended his oppressed brethren and struck the Egyptian taskmaster [Acts, 7:23]7. After another 40 years, an angel appeared to Moses in the wilderness of Mount Sinai in a flame of fire in a bush [Acts 7:30]. Saul reigned as king for 40 years [Acts 13:21]. The 40-year reigns of David, Solomon, and Joash [2 Samuel, 5:4; 1 Kings, 2:11, 11:42; 1 Chronicles 29:26; 2 Chronicles, 9:30, 24:1] are proof of divine favor. The lame man that Peter raised up and made to walk as a divine sign was more than 40-years-old [Acts: 3: 7, 23]. Eighty (or two times 40) years were ripe old age [II Samuel, 19:34-35; Psalms, 90:10]. Moses was age 80 when he was summoned by the Lord to be His messenger to tell Pharaoh to free the Israelites [Exodus, 7:7]. Eighty years was the term of Joseph’s service to Pharaoh [Genesis, 41:46, 50:26]. One hundred twenty (or three times 40) years was maximum life span [Genesis, 6:3]. Moses was age 120 when he died [Deuteronomy, 34:7].
(3) You may wonder why this is so important to me, so here are some of the things that I remember which basically led me to become the person I am today:
(a) I remember growing up during times that were difficult but also being keenly aware of the tremendous sacrifices made by men like my dad and father-in-law. They were forced to serve this nation and yet endured the ultimate indignant treatment when German POWs were treated better than them and when they returned home they still could not vote. Worse their manhood was severely challenged in every aspect, yet they never lost their dignity or self-worth.
(b) I remember the many trips, by car, to Mississippi where sometimes my dad was allowed to buy gas, many times he was denied but what I also remember is the times he was told his family could not use their rest rooms and could only imagine how that must have made him feel as a husband and father.
(c) I remember not being able to enter the front of places of business and even having to sit in the balcony of movie theaters.
(d) I remember my adult family members having to cow tail to whites, calling everyone sir or ma’am, no matter that persons age and the fear in their faces because they could not look them in the eye.
(e) I remember my early days in Junior High, after attending an all Black elementary school, and not having any idea what the teacher meant by preparing a book report.
(f) I remember joining the Air Force to serve this great nation, in spite of its short comings, especially my first assignment to Robins AFB, GA (Warner Robins, GA) where the gate guards openly called me boy or used the N word when I went back and forth to the base.
(g) I remember the hurt I felt when they told me I could not rent the very nice apartments for my young wife and newborn child but they offered me quarters far worse than the projects’ we lived in during my formative years.
(h) I remember being at a Laundromat in Warner Robins and how a white family snatched up their daughter when they realized she was about to touch our young toddler.
(i) I remember whites who would rather stand than sit next to a black following desegregation. I keenly remember the race riots of the late sixties and early seventies, even on military bases;
(j) I remember the tough racial climate during my tour in Vietnam.
(k) There are so many other things that I could list but hopefully these will enlighten some of you who have not had to endure these kind of challenges. Suffice it to say that the things my generation endured were of minor importance in comparison to the great heroes of the slave and Jim Crow days; we are standing on their shoulders and must never take for granted all the blood, sweat and tears they poured out so that we might see this great day for America.
(4) In spite of all these challenges and the concerns I have I am so blessed to be able to say that I am an American because I live in the greatest nation on earth. This election demonstrates the great strength and genius of the American way of life that our Founding Fathers made possible. It is another watershed period in the evolution of America’s unique capacity to show the rest of the world its true mettle!
(5) However,we must not rest, become complacent or accept mediocrity from ourselves, especially from our youth! It is incumbent upon each of us to take personal responsibility to help change our nation, one community at a time beginning with our families first. We have no other choice but to demand the very best from ourselves, our loved ones, friends, co-workers and associates. President-Elect Obama will need the strength and support of every single American so it is time for us to do our individual part in ensuring Change actually happens; it is not here yet but the door has been cracked wide open and Change is there for the taking but it will not happen without a fight and much sacrifice! It is time to put an end to the bitterness on what divides us and focus on what unites us . That does not mean we should forget, on the contrary we must remember. but we cannot go forward if we are looking back as we take the steps necessary to achieve Change; reflect but stay focused on the challenges before the greatest nation the world has ever known!
These are some of my perspectives which erupted like a volcanic explosion around 11:00 P.M., November 4, 2008 that I felt compelled to share with you because you are important and your involvement/commitment key to helping this nation achieve even greater heights than we might be able to imagine!
May GOD continue to bless, protect and prosper the United States of America!

The hateful comments that appear here show the extent to which the nation has been run for the past 8 years by the least intelligent amongst us. Fortunately, they all reside in one part and for the most part call themselves republicans. Surely, come Jan 20th they will be out en masse just as they availed themselves at the outset of the Clinton administration.
They will be well funded by the likes of richard mellon-scaithe, et. al. and supported by the fascist right-wing talk radio network along with faux news. These hypocrites are clearly becoming a self-destructing minority and will continue to self-destruct over the next 4 to 8 years.
Though preliminary, the election returns show a clear divide of this “new” monority. Their stupidity in offering up a candidate that promised to give the nation nothing more than a continuation of the bush administration. Let’s pray for these fools but more ahead with the challenging work that lie ahead.

I hear you Bill, Dayton Ohio. I hear you.
tip of the hat . ..

Such fear, and hate. Such ignorance of real issues. Have we become so provincial and tiny minded in this economy that we cannot for a minute admit that maybe some good will come from this? Have our lives and discourse become so negative, that we cannot be governed by someone for whom we didn’t vote? We allowed GWB the chance to run things. Fueled by Rove’s “republican machine” and Cheney’s isolationism. We have deregulated banking, and product safety, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals. We have eliminated the consumer and patient’s right to sue, deeming any suit brought against a corporate concern as ‘frivolous’. We have sat by and watched as oil companies post record profits and are deregulated. We have run two wars while trying to lower taxes. I make more than 300,000 dollars a year and nothing McCain could say would convince me that he had any new ideas. I watch the blogs and see the ultra right conservatives paint one ridiculous scenario after another. Talk about what happed on Hannity last night like he has a clue about anything. And now, the day after the election, we have people here praying for his downfall or for 2012 to come quickly so we can get right back to where Bush left off. It’s pathetic. Be a patriot, support someone you don’t agree with, give the man a chance the way we all gave Bush a chance. Try to be civil, for goodness sake. Just a little civility, is it too much to ask?

So sad !!!
I see a lot of angry republicans in here,
The whole world respect us again bcos we elected somebody like Obama, respect that we lost thanks to you Republicans by voting for a retard like Bush.
So now we can travel proud of being american.
Congrats everybody !!!!

Not voting for Obama isn’t racist my friend. However spewing hateful rhetoric to a fellow Christian is. This is precisely why this man is now our President. It was time to stop the hate – how best to do that then to present America with a leader that still accepts them as his people even though many show complete ignorance towards what this country truly represents.
I remember an interview recently with a voter that was convinced that Obama was a Muslim terrorist. The really neat thing is that Obama will represent that man equally without prejudice. Obama truly is the only man I believe that could do that successfully. This will be truly inspiring to watch. Obama will be inclusive of all Americans – truly the type of leader the Founding Fathers had in mind all along.

A hopeful American and Obama Supporter, Josephine, writes:
“The majority of Obama’s funds were given by ordinary people giving $25, like I did. So that is DEMOCRACY people, that is how it works.”
Maybe. Or Maybe not.
According to what the Obama Campaign told the Washington Post, ( one of the Main Stream Media Newspapers who backed Obama openly) the following is true:
1. Contributions under $200 were not reported to the Federal Election Commission as to who they came from. Unlike other campaigns, the Obama campaign did the minimum reporting allowed by law – and names, addresses, employers, etc. on any transaction less then $200 are not required by law.
2. The vast majority of the Hundreds of Millions of Dollars collected by OBAMA campaign came in over the Internet. This includes both large numbers of transaction over $200 dollars and those under $200 dollars which came in over the Internet.
3. The Obama Campaign said they did not record who’s credit card, checking account, check card, debit card or gift card any transaction ( large or small ) that came in over the internet was charged against. The Campaign said they did not believe that such information was even collectible over the internet. Other past democratic campaigns told the Washington Post this last claim by the Obama campaign was not correct – such information was available as part of an internet donation.
3. The Obama campaign indicated to the Washington Post they relied only on the information the individual keyed in on the Internet as to the Name of the Donor, Address, Donor’s employer, etc.
4. The Obama campaign never attempted to see if the name & address keyed in matched the name & address on the credit card / bank account / check card / debit card / gift card used to make the transmission. The Campaign instead indicated they did not even attempt to capture the name on the credit card / bank account etc.
The Bottom line here is that neither Josephine, nor the Federal Election Commission, nor – according to the Obama Campaign – does the Obama Campaign really know where that money came from because they did not even attempt to collect any objective information about the source of the money.
Only what some unknown person, in some unknown country, keyed in – or had a computer generate and submit – on the other end of an internet transaction.
Could the Obama Campaign have collected this information – of course – internet businesses collect credit card names and billing addresses all the time.
The Obama Campaign however claims they did NOT and that it was not their goal to do so.
I also am hopeful – but I also do not know who financed the Obama campaign and I do not attempt to deceive myself into thinking I do.

Stock market does not respond well for the result of election, today. It is falling!!!

I wrote this poem when my mixed race grandson was born in 1999. I think it actually speaks to what Americans just accomplished. I woke him last night so he could see history being made and told him to never forget he lives in the greatest country in the world, and someday he will tell his grandchildren he was alive to see this country moved forward to a better place:
I’m the melting pot baby and I’m coming to town,
I’m the melting pot baby, gonna’ turn things around,
I’m gonna teach my children tolerance for race & creed,
& to only judge others by their works & their deeds
Shakira is black and Susan is white,
I’m cocoa brown and my momma is light.
Lu is yellow and White Feather is red,
We will all get along when the haters are dead.
The Bernsteins have a Menorah, the Smiths a Christmas tree,
We all respect each other and the right to be free,
To practice our religion without fear from hate,
Let’s spread the word around that it’s not too late!
My heritage comes from far away & many different places,
All kinds of folks with all kinds of faces.
Light skinned, dark skinned and shades in between,
This is the greatest melting pot the world has ever seen.
There are some that say I should be a bit confused,
But I know where I belong- the haters aren’t amused.
I make up this great country- the red, white & blue,
We will all live together when the haters are through.
The future of America is shining high & bright,
The melting pot babies will make everything allright.
We’ll teach the world our lesson to live in peace & love,
‘Cause the melting pot babies were sent from up above.
I hope when I grow up to be the President of our nation,
So I can humbly use the power of the station,
To show the whole world that hate is not the way
The Melting pot babies are here to save the day.
Peace out
Veronica

“It continues to amaze me how ignorant and racist this country remains.”
Well…adjust your expectations to have most of the racism dwindle down in about 40 years, when children of today are adults then and know reflexively to discard the hatred that their elders faithfully preach.
I can find no place in Matthew, Mark, Luke or John where Jesus advocates for one second even temporarily granting safe harbor to hate, enmity, venom, or bitterness in one’s heart.
BTW, my favorite quote from a blog post on fivethiryteight.com was when a retired western Pennsylvania couple reported to the Obama volunteer, when asked about their voting preference, used the “N” word when saying,
“My husband says we’re voting for the xxxxxx.”
We’ve come a long way. And in the future, the journey may almost be complete.

It is one thing that people can be down when their candidate does not win a position. But some of the empty headed crackpots on radio and these blogs make one wonder what percentage of our population is without a full deck. Wishing the new President well is a first step to wishing ourselves well. The better he does, the better we do. The end times junk and holy roller baloney along with the veiled threats and lunatic fringe statements are totally un-American.

Reality Check: “1. Contributions under $200 were not reported to the Federal Election Commission as to who they came from.
2. The vast majority of the Hundreds of Millions of Dollars collected by OBAMA campaign came in over the Internet.
3. The Obama Campaign did not record who’s credit card, check card, debit card or gift card any transaction ( large or small ) that came in over the internet was charged against. ”
How was it that the FEC could rapidly identify exactly how much Obama’s aunt gave? Federal campaign finance records indicated his aunt Onyango contributed at least $65 to Obama’s campaign in July and September, in $5 and $25 increments. The fundamental basis of your concerns is flat out untrue. The small dollar donations were in most cases reported. They just weren’t subjected to the same back checking that larger donations require.

Bill, Dayton, OH: Thank you for sharing your sentiments. I normally don’t read really long posts :-) but read every word of your post (through teary eyes I might add). God bless you and your family. God Bless Barak Obaman and his family. And God bless the USA.

“Grandma (or Grandpa), in school we’re learning about the historic day when Barack Obama was elected the country’s first black President. What did you do when you heard the news??”
“Well, honey, I went on the internet and posted a lot of hateful comments about how everything was going to go to hell.”
I guess you could always lie and say you were gracious and adult.
Must be awful to be such a sad sack!!

All right, anyone who posts on this blog regularly knows I supported McCain. But if the semi-racist attitude I see in some of these comments continues to be a theme among McCain supporters or republicans, I am switching back support to the democrats…I would rather live in a Canadian-style “socialist” country than a racist one. I mean that.
Have some dignity. Follow Mr. McCain’s example of respect for the victor of the election, which was won fair and square. Politics is a tough game and both candidates swung hard. Obama won. Get over it and get to work.

Why are is everyone ready to anoint Obama the next messiah or the next satan? Why doesn’t everyone take a break, and reserve judgment until he is actually in office?

Obama’s presidency will cause the Second Civil War. Charles Manson might be right…Helter Skelter could be about to happen. BTW…I’m a registered democrat.

The speech that Barack Obama gave was reminded me of FDR’s ‘Rendezvous with Destiny’ speech. And, in this election, the new president-elect took a big step toward breaking down the red state-blue state mindset that he has consistently challenged since bursting on the national scene. For the first time since the founding of the GOP in 1854, New England will be without a Republican in the U.S. House.

pam:
You blame Clinton for the current economic crisis.
If it was so important to regulate the mortgage and loan industries, and it the Republicans were so committed to it – why didn’t the Republicans do it when they had control of the White House, the Congress and the Senate for SIX YEARS?

The American people have come a huge distance to be able to vote for a black candidate.
It is a tremendous day for the entire world.

After reading these comments I laugh at the hypocrisy that exits on the left. Eight years ago when George Bush was elected, I heard and read so many comments stating “Bush is not my president.” So much hate and malcontent form the left over the last eight years (the party of inclusion, right?) has permeated the news papers, web sites and liberal news channels. Now the left has a president elected, and we on the right are supposed to just accept him. You have got to be kidding! Obama is my president weather I like it or not. But I will never agree with his stance on abortion, taxes, the war in Iraq and many other issues. I will never attack him personally as has been done by the liberals in this country while they are out of power, but I will fight for my beliefs. I am 36 years old, and I am no position at this point in my life to run for office, but this election has given me the motivation to do so later in life. God bless America as we travel down this uncertain road. I hope Obama is ready for all the challenges ahead of him, but I doubt it.
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Oh, really? And you know what else I heard a lot after Bush was elected each time? “If you don’t like it, why don’t you leave?”. I won’t forget that any time soon.

The man has just been elected and those who didn’t want him in the first place tell us we are doomed. Take a deep breath, go for a walk in the park, thank God for this America and wait and watch. He is your fellow citizen. Give him some time to show us his plans and who he will work with in his new government. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, is a good reminder. I am sure you would appreciate it if the people who didn’t vote for you would kindly put a sock in it for a few days so you could give it your best. He really wants to do the right thing and he now gets his chance to show us all if he can. That is the way our democracy works. Thank God!

Gee, what a surprise!! 0bama named William Daley, a member of the Chicago Daley family that has owned that city for the better of the last 50 years, to his team!!
You know, the brother of the mayor who is the son of the mayor who managed to get JFK elected by invigorating the Democratic base so much that thousands of dead people arose from the grave and voted for JFK!
Looks like 0bama is starting to pay back the people who helped buy the White House for him.

I fear this election has racially divided our country from some of the emails I’ve heard. “Now, WE dominate”????? “Now, it’s OUR turn”??? What’s up with that? McCain/Palin were never given a chance since Charlie Gibson’s first interview. After that, the media took off in a frenzy and no one listened.

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Former Obama Campaign Supporters and former Obama Detractors need to stop being distracted by name calling and their own emotions.
Obama is a man, good or evil or a mix of both, like most mortal men are.
He is not a Demon nor is he the Messiah.
But he is a politician and he deserves watching.
75,000 (corrected number) homes are being foreclosed on EACH WEEK – more than a quarter million homes per month. Who is going to pay for feeding and clothing and medical care, etc., etc. for those families thrown out on the street ? We all are. That is a simple fact.
Politicians did this to us – Democratic and Republican Politicians working together – took their eye off the ball – or were bribed by money and power to do the wrong thing.
It did not happen by accident.
We also did it by not keeping a close watch on what they were doing.
Obama is another Politician who needs to be watched by all Americans with a critical eye.
Following where the money is coming from and going to would be a great first step.
Follow the money and you find most truths.

McCain supporters — get over it.

As an Arizona Citizen, I would beg him to take Janet Napilatino, or as we commonly refer her to as Crappy Nappy, away, far far away. She has managed to bankrupt our state. In my opintion, this would the best thing to come from this election!

The election is over and we have to get along with each other. You need to blame mccain for losing because if he did not fight dirty then he may have won the election. We got to know mccain for his dirty deeds. Blame Bush and MCcain for losing the election.

It’s been less than 24 hours and we already have Obama naming Rahm Emmanuel and Bill Daley , both components of the corrupt Chicago machine. Next name to look out for is Patrick Fitzgerald; he is the federal prosecutor who has been indicting and convicting the political criminals in this state. Can almost guarantee that he is not long for that job. One must protect the people who brought you to power.

Former Obama Campaign Supporters and former Obama Detractors need to stop being distracted by name calling and their own emotions.
Obama is a man, good or evil or a mix of both, like most mortal men are.
He is not a Demon nor is he the Messiah.
But he is a politician and he deserves watching.
75,000 (corrected number) homes are being foreclosed on EACH WEEK – more than a quarter million homes per month. Who is going to pay for feeding and clothing and medical care, etc., etc. for those families thrown out on the street ? We all are. That is a simple fact.
Politicians did this to us – Democratic and Republican Politicians working together – took their eye off the ball – or were bribed by money and power to do the wrong thing.
It did not happen by accident.
We also did it by not keeping a close watch on what they were doing.
Obama is another Politician who needs to be watched by all Americans with a critical eye.
Following where the money is coming from and going to would be a great first step.
Follow the money and you find most truths.

We all know race is not an issue here (yeah, whatever…)but I’m puzzled by a couple of things:
1. Obama is black AND white – as in a little bit me, a little bit you – so what happened to the term “bi-racial?”
and
2. I haven’t heard any “black folk” giving “white folk” any of the credit for voting for and electing a “black” president.
Just wonderin…

I think what a lot of people on this board don’t understand is that its not about Senator Obama the man, its about what he represents. For many he represents hope for the future.
As a Christian the bible tells me to fear not, to love my neighbor and not to worry about the future for God has a divine plan for us ALL.
I don’t understand the fear and hate in so many peoples hearts towards Senator Obama and his family. Aren’t you all tired of being afraid? Aren’t you tired of being angry? Aren’t you tired of being divided? Disagree, yes, but try to find some compassion in your heart. This is Christ’s true message.

It’s funny how some of you can call yourself Americans while praying that Obama fails. Whether he was your choice or not I feel that it’s our jobs as Americans to get behind our leader and do our part to help make this country better. No leader that we elect will ever be perfect and I think that’s a mistake that people make. No Obama isn’t a Messiah nor is he someone that is trying to ruin the United States of America. From what I’ve heard he’s actually trying to make it better for everyone, not just the rich not just the poor or middle class but everyone. And I personally don’t see anything wrong with that. Maybe some of you have become cynical or are just so filled with hate that you can’t see what’s really important. It’s not about us as individuals but us as a whole. If this one man was able to inspire millions of people to actually get out and vote you have to take notice, think what else he might be able to inspire. How many little kids went to sleep last night and actually thought maybe I can be president or a doctor instead of a rapper or an athlete? How many adults will be inspired to go out and better themselves b/c they see this amazing example of what can happen when you work hard and never give up even in the face of adversity? This man is someone who embodies all of us black, white, latino, rich, poor, whatever. So whatever you’re bitter on angry about just get over it, maybe you need a hug I don’t know.

pd: I give those white people credit for supporting Obama. ..For seeing his ideas and not his race…but let the people of color have there few minutes ok…this means alot…i kno it may seem like you are being ignored…your not…and also he earned every vote he got..he doesnt (obama) doesnt owe anybody anything but to do the job we hired him for…ok?..sounds good to me!

This election result came from a coalition of people from all ethnic backgrounds in America . . .
It is a tremendous victory for all peoples.

This election result came from a coalition of people from all ethnic backgrounds in America . . .
It is a tremendous victory for all peoples.

I don’t think RUSSIA got the memo;
President Dmitri Medvedev took advantage of the euphoria in America today to order the deployment of missiles inside Europe as a response to US plans for a missile defence shield.
Speaking within hours of Barack Obama’s election as the new US President, Mr Medvedev announced that Russia would base Iskander missiles in its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad next to the border with Poland.
He accused the West of seeking to encircle Russia and blamed the US for encouraging Georgia’s “barbaric aggression” in the war over South Ossetia in August. He issued a warning that Russia would “not back down in the Caucasus”.

Obama received MORE of he white vote than Bill Clinton, Gore, and John Kerry.
That’s just amazing!!!

Obama received MORE of the white vote than Bill Clinton, Gore, and John Kerry.
That’s just amazing!!!

Nice Job Obama people you did the best job.
My hat is off to you.
Now the real test will start as we see what happens next.
Enjoy your victory!

A supporter of former candidate Obama, “munzio”, characterizes the detractors of former candidate Obama:
“It’s funny how some of you can call yourself Americans while praying that Obama fails.”
Only a fool would hope the leader who represents him/her to the world would fail.
Calling anyone who suggests Obama should be treated the same as any other elected politician a fool is just more devisive name calling.
You are not supporting the President Elect by calling your fellow Americans names.
You are hurting the President Elect and the country by attempting to deepen the political divisions.

William…I meant, will Obama select Bin Laden as part of his administration?

I know what you meant Jimmy, and it was of course, bitter and sarcastic.

Valerius,
everyone gave Bush a chance. Bought into the weapons of mass destruction stuff. Backed him initially. He made his own mess, otherwise his approval ratings would not be at 17%

For those who fear for President-elect Obama’s safety, some disturbing news:
Newsweek has released highlights of its Special Election Project, which allowed reporters to gather behind-the-scenes information on the presidential campaigns with an agreement that none of their reporting would be published until after Election Day.
The Obama campaign was provided with reports from the Secret Service showing a sharp and very disturbing increase in threats to Obama in September and early October, at the same time that the crowds at Palin rallies became more frenzied.
Bigotry and hate have no place in this country. This election has proven that Obama is supported by people of all races, creeds, beliefs, …….
I believe one of the startling statisics last night was the number of white, educated people who cast their ballots in favor of our new president. Education does make a difference. The more educated, the more advanced are critical thinking and reasoning skills.

I did not vote for Obama but I will now support him in his endeavor to fix our country. As many of you have stated, yes he is NOT a messiah. There is only one Messiah and that is Jesus Christ and he is the one in control of this country, not Obama or any other political person. Nor would have been John McCain had he won. We are to pray for our world leaders and that is what I intend to do. I do feel like this was made into a racial election and that is sad. May it not divide our nation further in the coming days. Although I do not believe in a lot of Obama’s beliefs on major issues, I believe that we need to give him a chance and see what he can do. I do know that a lot of the promises he made to get into office, he will not be able to accomplish. But then what politician has ever really done what they say they are going to do. It is all hupla! God Bless America.

Jeannette,
Obama has transcended race. His support came from: young, old, white, male, female, working class, black, hispanic, college educated, Catholic, evangelicals and even some conservatives.

What????? I can NOT believe someone would write this….
Obama’s cabinet: Jesse Jackson, Michael Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, and Rev. Wright. Enjoy America. Just so he doesn’t paint The White House a gaudy purple. There’s a reason that it’s called The White House. 1461 days till we vote this monkey out of office!!!!
This statement is almost as bad as the one that stated the world is coming to an end because of Obama is our next President. I am completely amazed at the ignorant narrow-minded remarks…
Look people….Get your head out of you’re a*s and realize that this country was founded on freedom….freedom to be black, white, yellow, or any other color….and the freedom of religion…to believe as you choose….If this world hasn’t came to an end by the turning of the year 2000, by Hitler, or by the Republican Party it sure as he**l won’t come to an end because of an African-White man becoming President. How about being thankful that you live in a country where you can express yourself instead of trying to suppress other people that DO NOT believe as you do. No matter who is President when God decides to bring us home…he’ll do it! So instead of using that energy to convince people “it’s the end of time” and “the monkey out of office” how about you get on your knees and pray for forgiveness because I’m sure God doesn’t want someone like you in heaven with Angels, all the many different colored angles! Go back to that bible and read about how Jesus didn’t mistreat anyone no matter whom they were… I read my bible and I am white and I don’t appreciate these remarks but as I stated before I will contribute them to ignorance. You people probably haven’t even read the Constitution of the United States… NOTICE THE WORD UNITED…..

The left really need a new playbook. Those of us who didn’t vote for Obama aren’t stupid, nor are we racists. We just might not agree with his ideology. Ever think of that?

Cool….Clinton-type people back in the White House.
Hope and change.
When am I getting my middle-class tax break? And my kids will soon be going to college for free thanks to Obama!
And doesn’t it feel like there is less global warming today because Obama was elected?
Posted by: Richard J.
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You should be getting a dividend check from
the $85 Billion “bail-out”, I mean “loan” we gave
out to AIG soon. The first payment with principal and interest is now due. Don’t hold your breath though.

Sandra Stotsky:
Personally, I hope/pray you don’t.

Obama will go down as one of the greatest statesman in US history. He will actually talk to people..even bad.
Does anyone ever wonder why most of the world hates the good old USA? Have you listened to RUSH, or his clones? They spout hate and can’t even tell. They were calling Obama grant part gathering a similar to WWII book burning days.
Enough of the hate….Most Americans have no clue what it is to be BLACK or some other minority and talk like they understand.
Bottom line in USA: All opportunity is not created equal. It is worse if you are Black and poor. Haven’t you listen to RAP?

Hope and change is here.
I hope I can keep some of my change when barrack got done with his tax plan.

Reminder to all: Note the voting numbers, the “African Americans” did NOT elect Barrack Obama, The AMERICAN PEOPLE DID. This was not a race about skin color, it was about character, and who was RIGHT FOR THE JOB.
Enough of this trying to belittle, the AMERICAN voter. WE VOTED, WE MADE OUR CHOICE. that is FREEDOM.

What happen to WORLD PEACE?
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Wednesday after Israeli forces killed six Palestinian militants in an eruption of violence that disrupted a four-month-old truce along the Gaza Strip’s frontier.
Kassam attacks from Gaza continued on Wednesday afternoon with a rocket landing between Sderot and the Sha’ar Hanegev region.
President Dmitri Medvedev (Russia) took advantage of the euphoria in America today to order the deployment of missiles inside Europe as a response to US plans for a missile defence shield.

RC, quick reality check. First, if the name and address supplied with a credit, debit, checking account number etc. does not match the bank will refuse the authorization and the money will not be transfered. It is therefore completely reasonable to expect that whatever money is transfered by the banks is actually from the person they claim they are. Most online transactions these days do not store account numbers, as it poses a huge potential security risk for the account holders. This used to be more common, and look how many of those databases used to get hacked or left lying around on a laptop somewhere and all the account information compromised. Second, if even Obama doesn’t really know where the money came from, at least he won’t feel like he owes anyone anything :-)

Yes, all of you Democrats were so nice during the
Bush Adminstraion.
And now you want us to bow down.

DOW IS down 500. Wall Street is celebrating!!!

I finally feel comfortable in the leadership of our country. I had nothing against McCain, I just felt nothing when he spoke. It seemed hollow. When Obama spoke, I believed. Thats what made my vote. Not his skin, not his spending, just the fact that I could actually believe who I wanted leading this country. Thank you Mr. President Elect

Ella 2:21:26 pm – I loved your post!

Jane -
You are correct. No one can know until actions are shown, but is that not true of every candidate? Can you tell me how John McCain would of done?

David King
We know what McCain would do as he has a history and he is consistent with that history.
Obama has no history.

For starters, ask not what Obama can do for America, but what America’s journalists can do for Americans. They can stop referring to Obama as a “black” and an “African American” President. George Washington was not called “the first white President.” None of the other Presidents is called a “white” President, although Clinton is sometimes humorously deemed “the first black President.” So Obama being described as a “black President” and “the first African American” President reveals a double standard; it is also discriminatory. How on earth is he “black,” given his “white” mother? What would his mother have thought about her son being called “black? Does this description not exclude her contribution to her child’s identity? Is this not a second implication of racial discrimination? World, wake up and smell logical reasoning! Cease regarding people’s anatomy–their type of reproductive organs and their skin colors–as politically significant. Focus, instead, on their intellect and values–their empathetic disposition, critical thinking skills, and commitment to linguistic clarity and logical consistency. This is what Obama is asking Americans to do for Americans.

The biggest drop ever in the stock market on the day after the election…arrrgh.
Obama stop the drop!

Again, you show great logic. And I can agree with what you say. But McCain has never been in the Oval Office. I am not one to argue over who is right. I just hope that we both have the same goal for our country. Greatness. Lets be American

I actually believed McCain’s speech last night. It came from the heart. If he would have campaigned the same way the outcome may have been different.
What we all need to do now is get behind Obama no matter what our differences and make this country what it once was. I know we can do this because after 9/11 this country stood as one people.

“Only a fool would hope the leader who represents him/her to the world would fail.”
Posted by: Reality Check
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Here’s an analogy for you:
If you’re a German citizen during hitler reign and you don’t support him, is that makes you a bad German ? unpatriotic ?

A Supporter of former candidate Obama moves into campaign attack mode and spouts facts that are intended to confuse everyone:
“if the name and address supplied with a credit, debit, checking account number etc. does not match the bank will refuse the authorization”
The Washington Post Newspaper, The Obama Campaign, and I all agree with that fact.
But it is totally irrelevant to what the Obama Campaign told the Washington Post they did. With the name and address information associated with the credit card.
The Obama Campaign claimed to the Washington Post that a separate name and address was keyed in as the name and address of the Donner and they did not even attempt to collect the name keyed in to the bank or check if they were the same.
So we are all in agreement on that.
You also wrote “if even Obama doesn’t really know where the money came from”.
Again we agree, “if” is the question here. I will leave it to the educated thinker to answer the question what are the reasons you would design a system where you could deny knowing your donners were violating Federal Election Law.
By the way Federal Election Law makes it a felony for very rich people to give more than a very small amount ( small to them ) to a US politician.
Federal Election Law also makes it a felony for non-US Citizens to give any money to a US politician.
My point here is that we do not know, and may never know, where the vast majority of the money came from because of the system the Obama Campaign created to track the source of the money.
I will not pretend that I do, or the Federal Election Commission does, or you do.
Contrary to the intent of Federal Campaign Finance Law objective information about where money for the Obama campaign came from is not available from the Federal Election Commision. Only the name and address information an anonymous donor on the other end of an internet transaction wanted you to think donated was reported ( in some cases they may even have wanted their own name to be reported).

pefros, try to get the point of the analogy, not the specifics.

NY Times: Cheney & Bush rev up their Wrecking Balls
nytimes — Cheney, Bush and the White House cabal are busy issuing regulations which favor their friends, at a pace unheard of in history. You can bet their shredding machines are running full blast, and that computer files are being erased or modified at a record pace. INVESTIGATE. PROSECUTE. CONVICT. IMPRISON.

Some of these comments simply reflect twenty years of Republicans only being able to win by stoking resentments and fears and by playing American against American.
That’s over. We’re moving on and President Obama will focus on what we have in common rather than what keeps us apart. We’re all Americans.

Hey I supported McCain and after both speeches am actually feeling pretty good. People (well, the majority) were REALLY not wanting the republicans, in any way, shape or form, I get it! So be it. Maybe republicans should take some lessons for next round…that’s how it works.
Some of these posts remind me of fans after the Superbowl complaining about bad ref calls. Of course, they are always on the losing side. They sound lame, too.
Both sides fought hard in this campaign, and political campaigns are not flower gardens…Obama’s even was less negative than usual…so cred to him for the most part.
Obama won…and we look silly if we start whining about stealing the election/fraud/funding irregularities (as many dems did even after 2004). Hey, the right abandoned McCain right out of the box, so he got short-changed…not fair? Life’s not fair.
I won’t say, get over it, but McCain is saying, let’s bridge the gap, and encourage cooperation. Will bipartisanship happen? I don’t know.
But at least give the guy the benefit of the doubt before he does something you hate. And comparisons with the Soviet Union and Hitler are…inappropriate and bizarre.
And racist comments are pushing me back over to the dems, so you better watch out, you might make an Obama voter out of me in 2012.

Wow, what a pathetic lot the sore losers are. They are poor lost souls who lack the basic reasoning skills demanded of those who vote. Luckily, about 1/3 of McCain supporters are reasonable folks who will come around when they see how Obama actually governs. Just like Clinton had 65% approval even during his sex scandal, Obama will as well. But the wingnuts, they will never relent, even though most of them did far better under Clinton than under Bush.

Barack Obama….President Elect of the United States……very SAD day for America and the freedom we enjoy. We will fastly become a socialist nation.
Sad, very, very sad!

Tom
I guess registering millions of people and getting them to vote is thuggish. I guess America is my gang and I am thug loving it.

What we all need to do now is get behind Obama no matter what our differences and make this country what it once was. I know we can do this because after 9/11 this country stood as one people.
Jwench, with your horrible rhetoric towards republicans before the election, you could actually ask for our support. Not hardly.

Remaining Republicans and the ‘far right’ will do everything they can to inhibit progress in the Obama administration. I would hope that they would at least wait and see what Obama actually tries to do, but, in my heart I know they won’t.
Republicans are reduced to many states that are sparsely populated. Obama & Dems will have to reach out to ‘them’ but I fear no matter what the Dems say…… it will be a hard sell.
After all this time of ‘demonizing’ Obama, Republicans will not change their tune quickly if at all.
If Obama is able to make a dent in the damage left by Bush & Cheney & Republicans, he will still hear the smears and invective of the far right.
Republicans have been good at winning, but, pretty lousy at actually governing.

Having been involved with both major parties at some point in time, I have to laugh at some of the comments here. Yes, the republicans demonized Obama. Yes, the religious right are over zealous. But I can’t tell you how often I see democrats denigrating republicans and pretending they are better than them somehow because the democratic candidate was a minority. Making blanket statements like ‘all republicans are bigots’ pretty much categorizes you as one.

Tom, I feel sad for you who thinks that we should give Obama a hard time. NO ONE gave Bush a hard time…he caused his unpopularity himself by going into a war that wasn’t necessary. Now he can’t come out of the MESS, and Obama has to clan it up. Talk responsibly next time and get the facts right.
And for those out there who believe that a black president shouldn’t be in the white house…I’ve got news for you.
If you THINK that YOU can do it better, GO AND RUN FOR PRESIDENT.

With so many of the Clinton-era players on this transition team, did we elect change or bringing back the Clintons. So much for fresh faces and new ideas. That’s change we can’t believe in.