Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Proud



We have a new president-elect.  I have been never been more proud of my country, and more hopeful for the future, than I am at this moment.  And I am humbled to have been a part of this historic moment.

41 comments:

  1. Oh honey! This is a beautiful day! Hugs to you, my friend.; )

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  2. hooray! And I have to say, John McCain's concession speach was the epitome of grace and warmth. He should have been himself and left Karl Rove at the curb.

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  3. Could not help but cry. We all should be so thankful for the outcome of this election.

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  4. Do you think Washington finally gets it now?

    I intend to savor every moment of this! What a victory speech.

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  5. We pursued this exit in Germany also attentively, dear Mary…
    on a good future in America and the remaining world!
    Best greetings from Germany
    ♥☼♥Barbara♥☼♥

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  6. Well, congratulations to your new president and to all Americans ! I must say that I am personnally relieved that Mr Obama was elected, and this is the general feeling here in France and Europe. May God assist him in his very difficult task !

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  7. Congratulations to your new president and to all Americans!:-)) This really is a historic moment for the American people but also for the whole world. You are proud with reason and may God bless you and may this change brings only better and brighter future for all of you there and for all of us around the world!

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  8. I pray that we all rally around our new leadership, and give them our support. That is what being a good American means.

    God bless America.

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  9. I am hoping for great leadership...not matter who won, that is what the US needs right now!

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  10. So proud to be American. So proud of us all.

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  11. I am thrilled for you - lets hope the future is brighter for all.

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  12. What a great election night, and morning after! This is a moment in time that will forever be held in history books and we can say we were a part of it.

    : )

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  13. I am so proud of our country, too! I was wondering how long it has been since I've felt this sense of hope and pride, eight years? more? and then it hit me - never before have I felt this. Today is, indeed, a beautiful day.

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  14. Beautiful tribute - and yes, I am proud too! And I totally agree with the poster who said McCain was the epitome of grace, and class- now these tow can meet and start the change we all want sooo much. God Bless America and may He hold our new leader in His protection and wisdom.
    Blessings,
    Colleen

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  15. I've always enjoyed reading your blog and put it on my A list to read first. However, it feels like I'm living in Germany in 1933. Good-bye.

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  16. wow. i feel badly about carla, and you when you read her post. i agree with halcyon: mccain's speech was his best ever, and i am thrilled that obama has been elected. i feel hopeful for our country! jkj

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  17. I am very hopeful for our future. I also feel that John McCain's speech showed such class. I hope he will work with Mr. Obama. I'm very happy the Obama is our new president!

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  18. I too am happy and PROUD!

    I hope to see a woman President one day too -- YES WE CAN!

    Hugs, Pat

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  19. I feel so great today! It was so awesome to experience such a great day in our Nation's history! The future looks bright now!!! YAY!!!

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  20. Wow let's hope we all feel the same way in a year and 4 years from now !!!!

    God Bless America,
    Kathy :)

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  21. It was amazing to see the crowds gathering all across the country and in other countries too. To see so many celebrating this historic event. Never, in my lifetime, have I seen such jubilation when the President Elect has been announced. Never have I seen so much hope on the faces of people. It's awesome. I pray that God will bless our country and lead President Elect Obama in the direction that is best for the USA. My hubs went out and grabbed two newspapers to commemorate this day. They will be kept for the younger kids to reflect upon in the future.

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  22. I'm also proud!!!!!!!! Congratulations America

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  23. i want to share your post on facebook

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  24. I let my children stay up late to watch the results roll in with us. I made sure that my two oldest knew that they had just watched history happen.
    I pray that we can now get past the garbage that was slung in the elections and find a way to come together as a nation instead of as parties, groups or people.
    I cried over both the speaches.
    *hugs*

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  25. Congratulations to President-elect Obama. I hope the people of this country will come together and be proud to be Americans now...
    Miss Janice

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  26. What an historic outcome! Celebrations all over the country!

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  27. Hey Mary....I'm glad you saw the humor in it. There are some who just can't laugh at anything lol. I hope you are right. I guess we'll see in the next 4 years. I hope he is a great leader and this country is a better place for it. I have my doubts...but I'll give him the chance to prove me wrong...that won't stop me however from coming back here in 4 years and saying "I told you so" LOL...thanks for laughing and not getting mad at me. I can't understand why everyone can't just enjoy each others differing opinions...I know I do. Have a great day!

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  28. Altho I am on the other side and was very disappointed with the outcome of the election, I will pray very hard for Mr. Obama to lead our country to the very best of his ability. We all stand together and stand strong.
    I was very proud of McCain's concession speech and very heart-warmed with the victory speech Obama delivered, as well.
    AND, I AM SO DAMNED GLAD IT IS ALL OVER I COULD SPIT !! hee hee...
    Now we can get back to FUN things!!
    love, bj

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  29. Mary I am so proud of Barack Obama and the campaign he ran! I hope and pray he will bring this divided country together. It does my heart good to see our BJ say she will pray hard for his term in office to be productive. Isn't it wonderful all those comments coming to you from around the globe saying how hopeful they are,I am so proud and hopeful too, God Bless our country!

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  30. Amen Mary! When I listen to Barack Obama talk, I am reminded of the Kennedys. He will be a great President. I haven't had a chance to soak it all in, I didn't stay up last night, and I had to watch Pooh and Tigger most of the day, so I need to get off the computer and watch the news shows and try to catch reruns of the speeches! Have a great week Mary! Sue

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  31. I was proud of our country too up until yesterday. I guess for the majority of Americans it doesn't matter that babies die due to abortion, it's all ok as long as we make history. Right??? I don't get it.

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  32. Mary,
    DITTO to everything you said. I visit your blog regularly, but had to post today to share in the pride and the hope we feel today.
    Carol in PA

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  33. Mary, I share your pride, and I admire your courage. To all those who read Little Red House: it is in the small friendships that we build - whether over the traditional picket fence, on the supermarket line, or over the blogs in cyberspace - that we make our biggest difference. Don't stand for one negative person's one negative remark. We are all in this together. There is not one person I know who wants our children to suffer, our economy to fail or our planet to deteriorate. Do not accept the idea that millions of your fiends and neighbors voted to destroy our liberty and our American values. It simply is not so. There IS a real America, and it's 50 states wide, and 50 states standing tall and proud. I look forward to the good work ahead of us.

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  34. congratulations my dear and here's hoping for a better world.

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  35. Congratulations also from the middle of Europe! :)

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  36. Thank you for your wise words, Demelza!

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  37. Oh mary...I know exactly how you feel. Of course, i was slammed a bit for saying waht i did on my post yesterday but hey.
    I got a kick from a comment left
    by one of your readers...Halcyon...that is exactly how I felt too! That speech Sen. Mc left us with was classic Mc of 2000. Too bad he did not use that persona throughout his campaign. : )

    Take what Nikki and Bj said...they may have been on the *other* side but keep their humor and love intact. I am so sorry that this Carla can be so negative. Sad really. If we, as a people, can not
    disagree politically yet remain great friends, well then, how very sad this would be.

    I am so proud to have been able to experience this historical moment in our nation's history.

    Bill was in tears...as a young boy, he was in school in the South. (His dad was stationed there) He had good friends on base who were not permitted to attend the same school in which Bill was enrolled. To have come frim that to see what ranspired on November 4th was overwhelming to him...to me...to us all.

    Love,
    Sue

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  38. I too was so happy that Barack Obama was elected. I told my husband that for all the negative comments made about him and how bad it would be for our country if elected, then WHY did so many people VOTE for him? Let's all pray for him that he and his team can start to bring about change for all of us, it will take time and it will not be an easy task, but he will need prayers. My DIL and Granddaughter went to hear him speak in Florida and she said it was awesome and the crowd was huge! John McCain gave a great speech in the end and I feel that Sarah Palin did not help him. I never understood how someone can say they are Christian and yet turn around and act mean, I have to say that for the most part Obama did not do that, he spoke about his plans for the country, every so often he did make comments, but not in a hurtful mean way. As far as Reverend Wright, all of that was so taken out of context, and Wm. Ayers, the same with that. And, may Fox News go down the drain. . .their reporting is filled with hate!
    God Bless America, I am happy Obama won!

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  39. I'm with you, Mary. I have never felt this way after an election. The hope, the joy, the pride in our own America that has finally, been able to step away from a past so stained with racism and to see this man, Barack Obama, FIRST, as a man, who just happens to be African-American. I'm a conservative Democrat and I have minor disagreements with some of his policies, but am so very happy to finally have had a candidate run for this office, largely refusing to use the hatred and fear tactics that have become so common and that have turned so many away from our voting privilege. I finally believe that it is possible for Washington to get some real work done without tearing each other down. I hope all members of Congress, regardless of party or belief, will join with him and extend a hand back in cooperation and with respect. We all need our leaders to grow up a bit if they are to see us through some difficult times ahead.

    Blessings,

    Michelle

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  40. Hi Mary;
    Coming late to the celebration but had to join you anyway. I am proud to be an American in a way that I have never felt, ever, in my lifetime. Everything has changed, Everything is possible. What a speech, what a night! In our lifetime we didn't get to experience the New Deal, or the innocent prosperity of the 50s, or the call to service of JFK . We were too young. We came of age while students were being shot at Kent State, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were being murdered, Watergate, the greed and self-centeredness of the 80s and 90s, wrong wars for the wrong reasons, and the continual degradation of our reputation in the world that took us so far from the vision of the founding fathers that my children are now studying in school. But now we can dare to believe that it can work, we can do it, we can change– and change the world. We have an honest, intelligent leader who can inspire us to not just follow him, but to want to lead like him. It's a really special time to be an American.
    Marcia

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