Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[lykomancer]

"Let freedom ring. And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring— when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children— black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics— will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!"

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[maxxim-huzzah.livejournal.com]

I'm not someone who cries over anyone famous, but damn I was close. Obama is no saint and he's inherited the right to be the hope/scapegoat of the Bush-shit that all of us have to tackle. Yet I'll take him as my president. He's got the integrity and humility to see what we're in for, and to honestly TRY.

Knowing that he did it, now it makes me want to be out there too, to be REALLY helping the US back on its feet. *restless*

No matter what happens in the future, I hope today is a great start for both you and Edward. Take care of that wonderful heart of yours. *hug* ♥

[lykomancer.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm afraid for Obama on many levels. He's not going to have it easy, being the first black president, assassination attempts, inheriting Bush's mistakes...

...and I am infinitely MORE afraid that he's going to let us down. So many people got so deeply emotionally invested in this, in him, and I'm terrified he's going to betray us, disappoint us, fail and fall.

On the other hand, I've never believed any public figure as much as I believe him. His heart's in the right place. His courage is exemplary; his spirit indomitable.

When CNN declared that they'd make sure that President Obama held to his campaign promises, I was enraged. A news network is NOT a political watchdog group! What the hell were they doing!
...but I thought, as soon as I flipped the anchorwoman the bird, that Obama would take this news with his typical grin, comfortable with the challenge. He intends to keep his promises, so what does it matter if CNN tries to keep score.
And that's what makes him a better person than me.


Mmmm... ♥ The fact that so many of you guys thought of me and my relationships gives me the deep down warm fuzzies! Thank you, thank you. *hugs!*

[maxxim-huzzah.livejournal.com]

Yeeeah, there's always a backlash...but then, there's always a tide coming back in too. :3 People dared to hope, and for right now, it's riding high.

The yes vote to Prop 8 in California makes me angry and rather sad for the people who honestly believe that banning gay marriage is somehow saving THEM from something wicked. The Roman Catholic Church (why, oh Catholic brethren, WHY) and the Mormon Church were big fundraisers for Prop 8. Am I the only one who sees the irony in this? >XD

CNN was sputtering this morning about how the 'losers' of the election were Evangelical Christians, Social Conservatives and one more group I can't remember. I thought it was an insult to the Evangelical Christians who DID vote for Obama, because it took more than all the minorities to help him win.