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it's amazing how some people are just damn negative. if you don't truly support, then don't show FAKE support.
President Obama won ... and he won fair. if you don't agree with his policies & beliefts, then okay - fine. just watch him work.
i have faith in this man ... and not just because he's Black ... not just because he's an awesome speaker. he makes SENSE. i believe he'll do what he says he'll do. he hasn't given me ONE reason to doubt him.
i realize that many people are saying that the reason Black people voted for our new president is simply because he's Black.
well, shame on you for trying to fit us into such a simple, confining box.
don't mince my words ... there may be people who did not get into the politics of it all & DID vote because Barack Obama is a Black man ... an AFRICAN man. but understand, there are PLENTY of people who voted for John McCain SIMPLY ... because he is a White man.
for those who try to fit us (Black people) into that small box, understand this: if we didn't have REAL faith in Barack Obama ... if he was exposed as a true asshole & a liar ... if we did not think that he could run this country, run it well, and fix the mess that George Bush made ... we would have not voted for him. while you're accusing us of making a poor decision, realize that we've been greatly effected by Dubya's incompetence just as you have. we're hurting, just like you are. what i mean by saying that is - i wouldn't (and many wouldn't) vote for someone who couldn't or WOULDN'T help us with our problems.
so before you go and disrespect our new President, you need to respect our VOTE.
now ... don't get it twisted ... i AM excited about Barack Obama being the first Black president. that is AMAZING.
my mother and i sat in front of the tv and cried. it was the most wonderful feeling ... and it was the 2nd time in life i've felt patriotic. (that's a LOT coming from me) i laughed, cried, yelled, cried more, sat in awe, thought deeply, and cried some more. lol my cousin sarita and i sat up on the phone til sometime past 5am talking, because we were too elated to sleep.
i wish that all of the people - leaders and just regular people - who fought the good fight, physically & spiritually, were able to see this. i wish my grandparents were able to watch that amazing speech last night.
years of whips, blood, sweat, tears, pain, fear, sleepless night, prayers, beautiful hope and faith finally positively manifested last night here on Earth, in the United States of America, on November 4, 2008.
to those who didn't support Barack Obama through the campaign ... the campaign is over. so don't put your hope in him failing ... let's make the next EIGHT years amazing. let's support the President of the United States of America and help him to build up our economy, repair & build up our education system, get our healthcare on track, get this war taken care of, and make America PLEASANT again.
(amongst other things)
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