Comments on: Obama calls victory a “defining moment in history”

By: jeremy

jeremy — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:53:30 +0000

comments by sndtim:
more ignorance…exactly what we as Americans are tired of. you are exactly why he (Obama) has a very real chance.

By: Diana in Illinois

Diana in Illinois — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:41:51 +0000

I’m fired up!!

By: sndtim

sndtim — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:16:48 +0000

obama,, you need to know that you put your right hand over your heart and face the flag when the national anthem is played or pledge to the flag is said… is oprah going to be the ambassador for africa? i suppose if i wanted to attend your church i would be sent away since of i am white, huh?

By: kbsamurai

kbsamurai — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:30:28 +0000

It is a defining moment.

No revolving door dynasty please.
Bush.
Clinton.
Bush.
Obama (NOT Clinton).

Obama has this independent Texan’s vote.

By: mcclaud

mcclaud — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:29:42 +0000

“It means NOTHING else Barack!”

Of course it does. It means that the color of your skin does not have to be a factor, that there are Republicans willing to vote for the right candidate instead of toeing the party line, and that for the first time in America, there was a Clinton who was less qualified than Bill running for President.

Hate to say this - but McCain being quoted as saying, “We could be in Iraq for a hundred or a thousand year,” just totally ruined the public to any further Republican candidates.

By: Tom Oldani

Tom Oldani — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:08:11 +0000

One reason Obama will be a better president than Clinton: he’ll have more time. Think how long it must take for Hillary to do her hair and makeup! Obama just has to roll out of bed and take a shower. He doesn’t even need to comb his hair. Think about how much more he can accomplish in that time!

By: Rob Thrasher

Rob Thrasher — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:10:29 +0000

Obama could be right here. It is a defining moment. He is wrong about what it defined though. It defines a few small things. First and foremost: Hillary can be defeated. She is not the defacto nominee anymore! That is it Obama, nothing else. Secondly, McCain is still in it. It means NOTHING else Barack!

These candidates have it made, and I will tell you why Obama is our likely next President. We are in a precieved POST-WAR era. Many think we never were at war, while many more think we have won or are winning the war, even in the back of their minds. No more attacks since 9/11 means the Democrats will sail into office. Simply look at history. It defines the future.

By: Lexington

Lexington — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:37:41 +0000

Generation X can claim Obama. Hillary is a Boomer icon. The results in Iowa may signal one change that’s happening right on time.

By: Peter Robb

Peter Robb — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:35:58 +0000

As an undecided voter, I was moved by the victory speech of Obama. The focus was on the most important issue: a generational shift away from divisive, fear-exploiting rhetoric of defining persons and states as blue and red to a vision for the only sustainable path forward - the UNITED states.

We are all weary of the disingenuous, shrill tone of hate radio and other mainstream media. There is not a civil war as Dittohead, Hanadee, Savage, O’Reilly, Murdoch and their ilk would have us believe. In the land that tipped the powers of kings and despots on their collective ear more than 200 years ago by creation of this great experiment in democracy, there is a growing desire to reclaim the promise of a Republic of the people, by the people, and for the people. (And corporations do not qualify for the rights of the individual.) The abuses in the halls of power and the consolidation of corporate greed has finally awakened the sleeping giant: true democracy.

Obama, Huckabee and Edwards have all tapped into this yearning. Obama’s speech lifted the level of discourse out of the extreme partisanship of the last 15 years and into the realm of statesmanship. Thank you Obama for leading us to a possible rediscovery of our potential as a true democracy.

By: marsha ricketts

marsha ricketts — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:51:50 +0000

I am proud of you obama…you have made this about the issues and not about race. Its not about black or white its about the best person for the Job.