When Obama won, were you moved to tears?

Then I cried.

By the time he gave his victory speech, I was sobbing like a baby.

Same thing today!

Wept like a baby.

I talked more softly with my family. I walked a little more slowly around the house. Everything seemed to have a purpose.

I was at peace... Something I haven't felt for quite some time.

I felt that all was right with the world and I could go on with my life.

:hi:

while I danced in my jammies!

I've had a smile like Mona Lisa all day.

:)

:cry:

"OF COURSE he won, dummy! Sheesh."

It's a beautiful thing.

n/t

i'm tearing up now just thinking about yesterday. i took the day off work today in case the concession speech was going to be late last night. i took my usual walk around the pond today and marveled at how wonderful the day was . . . the weather was perfect and one of the ladies i always see at the pond was thrilled to see my obama shirt (i live in a small republican-leaning enclave - lots of wealthy retirees). she is euphoric as well. :party:

we agreed however that we have only just begun and that we will help president obama (doesn't that sound GREAT!) in any way he asks us . . . i am assuming that does not include telling us to go shopping. i don't need a president to tell me that. :headbang:

ellen fl

to end the game.

8 years from now!

That's when it hit me. As a white guy, when I look at Obama, I just see another guy: a very smart guy and a sharp, aggressive lawyer, but really just a guy.

But when John Lewis talked about what he went through--the beatings, the marches, the attacks, the loss of friends by racist terrorists--to help create a country that lives up to its own credo, that's when I felt it. That's when I realized that it was something more than patriotism or racial pride or a sense of equality many of my African American friends were feeling. They were sensing a weight lifted off of them.

I sensed a weight lifting off of me Tuesday, but as a teacher who has to hide the fear when one of my kids signs up for the army or marines. It's not personal, just sympathy. It's not a statement of who I am; it's a concern I choose because of my values, but it's not my ass on the line. It's a concern I'll always have the option of walking away from, even if I never take that cowardly road.

Last night all of America said "This is our leader; this is our guy." I'll never know entirely what that feels like because I've never really known oppression or the threat of oppression. But for just a moment this morning, the very eloquent John Lewis gave me a taste of what this is on a level deeper than my words can convey; this is a lifting of a powerful burden--maybe only temporarily--that our country & culture can never equally share.

I'm proud of my president; I'm proud of my country. I hope and believe last night started to erase the burden of our differences.

Cried when they announced Ohio.
Cried when they announced Florida.

Lost it completely at 11:00. :)

Especially when I heard the margin of victory in PA. I knew the race was over :toast:.

I was almost moved to drive over to Republican areas and set them off. But I figured I was enjoying myself enough without getting the police involved.

nt

That just made me blubber like a baby. I think my freeper mother even shed a few tears.

I am so proud to witness and be a part of this historic Election. The best person for the job prevailed.