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BarefootGoatGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1495 Posts
Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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 Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 07:09:23 AM
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honestly, i was not a big supporter or either candidate. yet, i am excited about the out come of this monumnetal election. having a black president is a huge deal, especialy in an era where many americans still remember the often bloody outcome of the civil rights efforts. also, i believe that obama is a very intelligent man and will not let his policys differ too far from the will of the american people. i know that there are a lot of dooms dayers out there talking about the mess we have just made by electing him, but that was said about Thomas Jefferson too and he successfuly steered this country through some sticky situations in it's critical infancy.
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laluna
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
New York
USA
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Posted - Nov 07 2008 : 2:00:49 PM
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I am so excited to see our country moving in a new direction...heaven knows we needed it! And yes, what an emotional, historical moment as well (I know I got all choked up walking into my polling place early Tuesday morning). One of Obama's pledges during his campaign was to make government more transparent, and apparently he's already begun doing so. Check this out! http://change.gov/ 
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Nov 08 2008 : 5:07:23 PM
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I heard an interview on NPR the morning after the election with a woman in Texas who is 109 years old. Her father was a slave. I cannot even imagine watching the changes that she has seen in her lifetime, to go from a father who was born a slave to being able to vote for an African-American president, and to see him win. It is amazing
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
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