It’s over and yet just beginning
November 5th, 2008 at 3:34 am by Suzanne Geha under News
All night, we were on the air broadcasting results in the most historic election in the annals of America. No matter how you voted, no matter who you supported, you couldn’t help but to be fully engaged in the oldest and most cherished of all the rights and privileges afforded Americans. It was a right denied so many for so many years but on this night, no one could deny the unprecedented number of us who turned out to cast our ballots.
We all knew this election would be like none other. We knew, before the last vote was counted, a black man or a white woman would assume an office never before available to them. Isn’t it something, what a difference 232 years make?
Some of you are absolutely jubilant tonight. Some of you are inconsolably disappointed. But all of us should take our cue from Senator John Mc Cain who spoke of how proud he was to have had the chance to run for President and how proud he was that America could bring itself to do something it had not done before: Elect an African American to the White House. We should also take our cue from Senator Barack Obama who said he did not win everyone’s vote today but he wants to earn everyone’s support. He wants to be President of all Americans and asked for our help.
Grace in defeat and grace in victory. It’s something to watch, isn’t it? No two people ran harder or longer or tougher. In defeat, Mc Cain was Monday morning quarterbacking, acknowledging the loss and claiming the failure was all his doing. In victory, Obama was Wednesday morning reality checking, acknowledging the win and admitting the success will not be all his doing.
So after all this time, Decision 2008 is finally over, and yet the hopes and dreams and expectations it brings are just beginning.
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It really is something. Although I voted for McCain I am proud that America has come this far and finally actually voting for an African-American and a woman (almost)to office. I also enjoyed the fact most American’s I have spoken with about the race did not seem like the were at all concerned with the fact that Obama is African-American.
it’s interesting that obama has been campaigning full time for 2 years, after having served in the senate for about 18 months, before that in chicago for $12000 a year, yet, he has a home valued at close to 2 $million, and has had unliited millions for campaign money? how?
hopefully, he’ll do a good job with the mess we’re in, and he certainly has all the media glowing. katie couric talked as if we elected abe lincoln, while her cbs co-hort said ‘we need him to get to work tomorrow because this country is in a mess’. sound biased?
unbelievable words from a senior cbs anchor, but no suprise.
the celebration in detroit with guv was pathetic when you look at the shape this democratic state is in.
it is fitting that we have a minority in the white house, but let’s remember and give credit to his white mother and grand parents who raised him after his ‘dad’ moved on to other women and more booze when he was 18months old, privileged to be in this xountry from kenya.
Tom, you just like alot of people will have to get over YOUR issues with race and the fact that America is changing….the fact that his mother is white has nothing to do with the fact that he still has had to live through and overcame the African American experience. Don’t let fear rattle you… everything will be okay!
I am also born from a white mother and black father and I know from personal experience that people look at me as black instead of white. Obama didn’t make an issue of his race and I don’t either, I don’t think other people should. Regardless of his race, this country was ready for a democrat in the office. President Bush has lost the nation’s respect and it seems that most of the people I talked to want a change of pace. I am pretty sure Mrs. Clinton would also have won.
Despite all of this, I can say that when they announced that Obama had won, I was happy to be an American. This is a huge leap in RACIAL EQUALITY and also (almost) GENDER EQUALITY