Congrats to U.S. President-elect Barak Obama

[Raf]

glad to see obama won. however, bob barr in 2012!

Edited November 5, 2008 by Raf

[Daplumma]

I will congradulate Obama on running a great campaign.Not who I voted for but the country has spoken.Yes Rick you were correct but I sorta thought he would win also.I would like to have someone who has a bit more expierience and been vetted more thoroughly and not given a pass by the liberal press here.Bad news for me and other entrepreneurs in this country but it is important we give him a chance to work out his policies.The market was down quite a bit today.

Joe

[JohnF]

I disagree that this thread should ever have been started. Since it is here though, I'll say that I'm very pleased that as many people got out and looked past racial boundaries to elect a black man into office. Definately a moment in history and one to be proud of in terms of humanity moving forward.

 

That being said, I'm very dissapointed in the Canadian voters who couldn't give a flying flock to get out and create the kind of movement that we saw yesterday in our neighbours down South.

 

Congrats Obama, hope what Irishfield said doesn't come to fruition. I kind of expect the same, unfortunately.

 

Perhaps the lack of Canuck voter involvement is as much a result of sub-par political candidates and grey and greyer party lines as mere voter apathy. How many flavours of vanilla ice cream can one countenance before losing interest? Perhaps we Canucks are just becoming innured to having little to choose from and need someone to step up and offer a change, even if it's only putting the first woman or the first black man in the first office, or offering a change from the usual lies and political hackery. Hell, if some of our candidates up here in the frozen north would even be credible liars they might get my attention, but choosing between Dark Grey and Charcoal is pretty durned pedestrian. It's time we Canucks reared up on our hind legs and demanded a viable alternative from a political party. The ones we've got have lost their allure. We're mired in shades of boredom and chicanery, and the chicanery is of a low order. If the Green Party could only overcome their innate sense of typical Canuck insecurity and show some cojones they could probably garner loads of votes, if only as an attractive if unknown alternative, but they're too timid to step out of their "we're not quite as obtrusive as those Green Peace freaks, but we'd like to see some change that doesn't offend anyone" mode. Who says we have to subscribe to the liberal/conservative paradigm any longer? All we need is a viable, and ballsy, alternative.

 

Oops. I just fell off my soapbox. Gonna go now and wash away the bruising with a brew, Canuck, of course.

 

JF

[BillM]

At least the conspiracy theories and socialist rants are good for a laugh.

[Guest lundboy]

At least the conspiracy theories and socialist rants are good for a laugh.

 

Yep, we'll all be laughing soon enough

 

If you don't think B.O. is a socialist then you don't know the meaning of the word socialist. Or is there an acceptable degree of socialism that makes it not socialist? Brzezinski is a notorious socialist.

Edited November 6, 2008 by lundboy

[Roy]

I guess some folks just don't understand what congratulation means.

[Marty]

He deserves one huge congratulations. He made history and ran a fabulous campaign. He's has no excuses. He'll have all the support he'll need in Congress. What scares me is how he conceded last night that he'll need a second term to make a difference. I wonder what would have happened if he spoke those words before he was elected.

 

I voted for him but I am having some anxiety over it. He sure can speak but he hasn't done anything remotely political in his lifetime. He has the biggest stage in the world to make his debut. The best election sign I saw said "Vote and Pray". Didn't mention a candidate. Perhaps the most sensible slogan out there.

 

We need some serious campaign reform here. The money and negativity in this election was both ridiculous and offensive.

 

P.S. I understand Rick wanted this to be a pat on the back to Obama thread. I doubt he really believed it would stay that way. The entire election was contentious and very negative and Obama got about 53% of the popular vote. 47% of the voters didn't vote for the guy. The nature of this thread alone invites debate.