Comments on: What A Feeling!

By: Jeri

Jeri — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:45:24 +0000

Red,

There were 599 people who voted for Obama in Franklin County.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:38:18 +0000

real quick: I did not like her dress either

By: debateur

debateur — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:57:52 +0000

I think he’s come into office at a very challenging time. I sincerely hope he can make a difference and get the economy back on track. It’s not going to be a simple job.

By: Aaroneous

Aaroneous — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:19:54 +0000

I’m not an Obama supporter. Mainly because I disagree with his view of certain policy issues. However, I am interested to see just how well this freshman senator makes the transition to being president and how he implements the promises he has made during the campaign. While people are excited that he’s new and anxious to “change” Washington, he has already started to surround himself with career Washington-philes. Best of luck to him and to our country in these trying times…

By: Red

Red — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:01:11 +0000

Jeri: What a surprise! I have never seen you here before. Thanks for commenting. I doubt he did in your county. What did he get in Franklin county? Maybe a dozen votes. Interestingly I just read that Utah for once was not the reddest state in the nation.

By: RBK

RBK — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:47:17 +0000

Yes, my respect for McCain returned after months when I listened to his gracious and dignified concession speech. The McCain that many had liked, before the campaign became so acrimonious, certainly seemed to have returned. I suspect that is the sentiment of many.

Now both have to really put the words regarding bipartisanship into action.

By: hannah friedman

hannah friedman — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:58:10 +0000

My humble musical letter to President Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4bZw9FmXZ4

Love,
Hannah Friedman

By: RJ

RJ — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:48:58 +0000

I’m so excited for Obama.. and I’m so glad the campaigning is OVER!!

By: Jeri

Jeri — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:45:57 +0000

What a great night it was last night. The country is moving in the right direction. I believe Obama has brought Americans together as one nation. I also was overwhelmed with emotion. I know they do not compare to emotions of Oprah, Jessie Jackson, and Martin Luther King’s daughter. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated, “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character”. That dream came true November 4, 2008.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:53:37 +0000

When I got off work last night I went straight home and turned on CNN. I watched for several hours as various states fell into Obama’s hands. Finally the spokesmen couldn’t come up with a route that would lead to McCain winning. At 9pm, while sitting in my living room, I watched as CNN announced that they could predict with certainty that the next president of the United States of America would be Barack Obama!

Shortly after this announcement, McCain gave a speech that greatly increased my respect for him. I was very emotional as well when Obama came out to speak. I was so caught up in the speech, the emotional people, and the joy that I was feeling. Obama almost came across as a great ecclesiastical preacher with his “yes we can!”

Realizing that this was going to be a moment in history that I would never forget, I tried to take it all in, breathing in my surroundings and emotions. There is something about the majority of society realizing that we truly are all equal that brings tears to those that have seen decades of oppression.

I haven’t seen the racism as intimately as some but I do see the importance of this great election and the steps forward we are taking.