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America changed today- a new page in our History was written

Tonight America has turned a page in History, we finally put an end to a Chapter in our History that many weren't proud of. Today, Barack Obama, an African American was elected to be our 44th President. The message that no one can deny is today you can indeed grow up to be anything you want to be. Today America has turned a page for Diversity, and it is indeed a Historic Victory.

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I am in my late 50's and can easily remember the Civil Rights Movement. I remember the 60's in Hollywood where my generation stood up for Peace. We wanted more for America, and Americans, and had sit-ins, love-ins, and marches. Now look at today....today we answered the Dream of Martin Luther King.....

Today a Dream has indeed come true for millions of people that fought for equality!

United we Stand for the United States of America.

Now we all need to work together to bring America back to the Glory she used to be :)

Posted by Kathy McGraw, Riverside County CA Real Estate on 11/04/2008 11:06 PM

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31 Comments on America changed today- a new page in our History was written

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2008

I pray it is a good change. I am proud of our country that we have come this far with race. I grew

up in the time where riots were in our schools.

Kathy

It needs to be a positive machine of movement with progress, and not a machine of turning a cheek. I was not proud of a lot of things in the last number of years. Being a veteran I have mixed emotions. I am always one for fighting for my country, but it make me sad when in the same day a bill supplying money for foreign relations was passed no problem and the same day a bill was vetoed turning down guaranteeing children have insurance. The kids are our future, they our our investment, and they will be everyone's future.

Sincerely

Tom Braatz

Sandy- Change is never easy...and we have a lot of hard work to get the economy back, but we can do it. I too lived with the riots......I hope we have moved past that now. I hope that now everything us old "hippies" wanted of peace and equality will indeed come true. But it is us that have the power to help with this change.

Tom- I too am a Veteran, and I too hope that we start moving into a Positive Direction united as Americans, not divided by our own ideologies. Our children are indeed our future, let's work together for their future.

Kathy - My husband is a veteran, my 2 daughters married military. One daughter voted for Obama, one for McCain. That seems very odd to me.

Americans need to unite now and let this man lead us forward.

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2008

Kathy: I was so taken with what I saw while Obama was making his speech. There he was... just another face in the crowd... the Reverend Jesse Jackson... blending in with the rest of the tens of thousands... with tears streaming down his cheeks. What a sweet vision of this man... whom some revere and others despise... just standing there as another American... overcome with tears that America finally shows it has enough faith and confidence in itself to elect a black man President. What a touching sight. Kathy... thanks for sharing...

Hi Kathy,
No matter how one voted, now is the time to put politics aside and work together. Indeed, I pray that "united we will stand" that's the way America will grow and prosper.

Hi Kathy

I share your thoughts. This emotional packed night was nothing short of amazing. Through this tough election process of negative campaigning, came the end result of a new spirit of Patriotism, a witness to the power of Democracy. I pray the anticiipation of " A change has come to Americans" will heal and unite the divided and turn the minds of the people to believe that in our " Great Country of America" anything and everything is possible. I wrote a post on this also honoring both presidential candidates and their courage to be willing to take on the challenges that face not only our United States but the world. We owe them a debt of gratitude.

Kathy, this is a beautiful post. Though I am not an Obama fan and I'm very nervous--more so than yesterday--I know we must ALL extend our hand across the table and work together to keep this great country what is it and always has been, a FREE country. It takes more than one man to keep our big engine running. The past few years "it" has indeed needed some adjustments, and I now pray that the adjustments are going to benefit ALL Americans.

Nice post!!!

I just hope the BS of the last 8 years doesn't continue. For the past 8 years I've had to listen to "I didn't vote for him, he isn't my president" This kind of thinking needs to stop and even if you didn't vote for someone, if you are an American, then the person elected is your president. If you don't feel the person elected is your president, then you need to leave to a new country where they have someone elected you feel is your president!

Virginia- You stated "we need to Unite now and let this man lead us foreword".......and that is it in a nutshell. Having a good image with other World Leaders is very important....and I am ecstatic that many in the World are saying America is indeed on it's way back to our Glory.

Karen- I watched the news, the speech with my own heart and memories, and my own overwhelming feelings. Listening to Maya Angelo say that America has Grown up made me teary eyed.....We are not a country of one-we are a Country of Diversity, and I am proud to have seen it embraced last night in those crowds. Thank YOU Karen....

Cynthia- Amen friend, amen. Now is the time to stand together, and the sacrifices we will need to come back are like what we needed to do in WWII. We can do it, but not if we don't work together......

June- Listening to McCain, and Obama, then Bush this morning......the one thing that I admired most was not hearing a division in any of the speeches. What I liked was the feeling that anything is indeed possible, and you can indeed grow up, as a person and a Nation......grow up and move on. Obama is the first President we will have that embraces technology-and that can only help all Americans whether they know it or not.

The World used Twitter and Facebook to follow the elections.....and what an appropriate ending last night that Obama texted his supporters thanking them :) :)

Kat- No one person has ever been more important than the Group as a whole.......you are very right, now is the time to work together for ALL of us. I want FEAR to be put on the back burner and HOPE to move on up........true Optimism for our country, for us, all of us.

Todd- Indeed Barack Obama was elected to be our President, both in Popular Vote and Electoral Vote. Now we will start the hard process of bringing our country out of the dark days that have affected so many with job losses, foreclosures, and money problems......

Good one Kathy!

Good one Todd!

I watched and listened to both of their speech...I watched/listened to MTK's daughter speak. This IS surely a moment in history and I admit...I cried.

This whole political thing opened my eyes to the closed minded people out there...and online.

Bottom line....we voted....Barak won and I will support him throughout. I am also proud that for once...Hawaii will be recognized because of him. Do you realize all these polls for best air, cleanest city etc ....never is Hawaii included. In any case, I have lived in many countries in my lifetime due to being a military dependent and especially in Hawaii...so diverse with many ethnicities...that we have no room but for Aloha.

I welcome our 44th President. The people spoke.

Sally- I too cried...I cried when I thought of how far our country has come....I cried this morning listening to some of the comments being made, and I cried with the hope and optimism that once again we can take our rightful place as a Great Nation in the International arena. I am so glad that the "separatist" behavior is over....we voted for Diversity, for Change, and now we have to work to make our vote mean something. Now we must come together and give this Generation a chance to make a difference, and to effect the Change.

On a side note.....it is wonderful that your beautiful state of Hawaii will, and has been getting some recognition.

Kathy - I sat there an listened to Barack's speech and how he reached out to both sides to encourage our nation to unite together to start solving the problems we face today and tomorrow and I too cried! It absolutely moved me to tears.

I feel the energy Kathy. What a moving new era for change. How long we have waited for such a public demonstration of equality for humanity.

I think it will be a genreational shift and an attitude shift. I think it will be very good for our country.

What an emotional night! Even my teenager daughter's had tears in their eyes. No matter how anyone voted we should all be very proud to be an American. :)

Jessica- I haven't heard a speech that moving in a long time. I have a frined overseas that told me this morning they think of Obama and his oratory skills as similar to JFK. I remember his speech too....both were moving.

Deborah- isn't that the truth.....today it amazes me how many people are looking at this election as a real step foreword for our country.

Leslie- I too think the torch was just passed to a younger generation. More than anything I love that our reputation around the world has a chance of being repaired for the first time in years.

Janice- How well you said that......"No matter how we voted we should be proud to be an American." Our country has more opportunities than many other Countries, and as was stated many times today in many countries...."Only in America." :) This is what has always made us a great country......opportunity, and now finally even the Black Population can say "even us" :)

Kathy, What an amazing and historic night! I too hope that no matter how people voted we all remember the word UNITY.

Carole- I remember 1963 and I will remember last night. Some people have a way of uniting, adn I do hope that we gain from this experience4 by learning from our past.

I hope we can work together. I am so sick of all the fighting. The fighting has kept us from getting important things done for the last 20 years, well except the politicians getting fatter and happier. What is with the half dead guy from WV? Give it up already!! I am really proud of our country.

Audrey- you make me laugh....what half dead guy from WV? Some of those guys are older than dirt....great for stories and knowledge, but not for wanting change :) We can always hope...it is when we lose hope that we are in trouble :)

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2008

Kathy: I have been a political junkie for a long time. I vividly remember watching this new guy speak at the start of the 2004 Democratic convention. The new guy's name was Barack Obama. Nobody knew him then... or at least nobody nationally knew him. But wow... what a speech he gave. I have it taped on my VCR somewhere... and I remember just being knocked over by his poise and his incredible presentation. What a journey. From an unknown in 2004... speaking at the beginning of the convention... to four years and three months later... making his acceptance speech in Grant Park in Chicago. God has truly blessed America.

One other thing that hits me about all of this. Over the last eight years we as a country... led by our sElected President... have invaded and mauled a country... to help them "establish" their own democracy. This was all done... while the rest of the planet looked back at our own America... and saw the absolute joke of Mr Bush and Mr Cheney's so-called democracy. Little by little, step by step... Bush and Cheney were dismantling our own constitution... using the so-called Patriot Act... to take away or infringe upon our own freedoms.

The other nations of the world watched us in Iraq, and then looked at what was happening in our own country... and laughed at us. It was Bush/Cheney who were doing it, but we were standing by... letting them. Yes... the world was laughing at Bush... but they were also laughing at us. Maybe now... just maybe... the laughing will slowly but surely come to a stop. One can only hope.

Kathy... sorry to take up so much space on your post... but I just needed to get this out of my brain and heart... and on "paper." Take care... and thanks again for caring so much.

Oneof the strongest images for me last night was watching the crowds in Grant Park, and seeing Jesse Jackson with tears streaming down his face. Emotional as I was already, I about lost it then. And say what you will about Jesse -- he was one who lived through what led to this country's election of Sen Obama. Today in an NPR interview when asked about the tears he said his tears were for the sight of Sen Obama acknowledging his election, but also the tears were for Medgar, and Dr King, and Emmett, and 3 young men murdered in Mississippi, and all the martyrs who had shed blood so that we could see this moment in history. (That is a bad paraphrase, and hope I did not misquote him too badly). We are in a new place.

Kathy ~ A historic day indeed. I would also like to comment that I thought both candidates had excellent victory and defeat speeches.

NOV

2008

I'm glad the election is over. Am I hopeful? You betcha!

Kathy,

I know he is regarded as African-American by most citizens, but his mother was white and his father black.

Obama described himself as a Mutt, and I tend to agree with him and respect him for it. You can't choose one side or the other and people shouldn't choose to ignore one over the other, we should be proud of both.

So while the election was historic, it is only a small break from the status quo. I think America was just a little tired of the same ol', same ol' and therefore the charm and personality of a fresh american in office is the Change america wanted.

Anyhow, before we celebrate too much, we should all work together to get America out of the somewhat dire situation our country is in right now. I am confident Mr. Obama will do that in time, or at least I'll Hope for change.

Karen- I am glad you said what you felt needed to be said :) Probably like you I would need a lot of space to write what I would want to on our last 8 years and the mess we're in right now. One of my friends works with people in different Embassies, and one of the comments reiterated was Obama is a our 21st Century JFK but with color :) I'm glad you shared your thoughts.....

Alex- I think your sentiments were elt by many people on both sides of the Political isle. Regardless of who someone voted for I cannot see how they couldn't be moved.

Ryan- Absolutely. I think all 3 of the speeches- McCain, President Bush, and Obama were respectful and honorable to each other. So nice after all those Political Ads :)

Myrl- You betcha a lot of people are hopeful, albeit we know it will be a tough road to get us out of the mess we're in.

Sean- Your points are well spoken. It is true we shouldn't judge one part over the other but in this case hope, and a sense of something bigger than most of us, occurred from the Black Side of his heritage. Never before would someone that looked Black, let alone was part black be voted President.

I do agree that his case was helped by the mess we're in, and his message trumpted the race card. Now you are right again....the hard part begins, and we all need to work together.

NOV

2008

Kathy,

Many already felt like America is the land of opportunity for anyone willing to work hard, but for those who didn't feel that way, "The message that no one can deny is today you can indeed grow up to be anything you want to be." You are correct!!! Thanks, Fran

Fran- My undergraduate degree was in Administration of Justice ( Police Science). I will never forget one of my textbooks.....it was called "The Rich get Richer, the Poor get Prison." Believe you me, while working in the lock-up facilities I can tell you that book was more realistic than we would like to believe. I saw it over and over, and some segments of the population didn't have the same opportunities no matter how hard they worked. I saw this. I had to deal with it for years with my clients.

So, the message that now everyone can indeed grow up to be President means something to a lot of people that didn't believe before. That is what the election results did for many people.

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2008

Kathy, Thank you, thank you, thank you! It was a great day for America. This election makes me even more proud to fly our flag. By the way, I've sub. to your blog. I'm a newer Rainer & working on getting up to speed.

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