He is NOT black!!!
Congratulations, Barack Obama, on being the first black president-elect.
History was made. All things are possible if you only believe. If you don't get into the race, you will never know what you can do. Yes we can!
To God be the glory, for great things He has done, is doing and will do.
I am so proud and happy. Tears of joy came to my eyes as Obama gave his acceptance speech. He covered all races standing there and at home. He's for all Americans, and said to those who voted against him that "I will be your president too."
My Bible tells me over and over to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15). As I watched and heard Obama, I was reminded of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He fed 5,000 with two fish and five loaves of bread. People came to see Jesus for different reasons. Some to criticize, others for food, others for the word.
Then along came Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- preacher, speaker so eloquent; 250,000 attended the march on Washington. and the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Now, when Barack Obama speaks, he draws 100,000 and more.
A change has come. A change for better things to come. Hope for the hopeless, peace, faith, unity, coming together regardless.
It's not about Obama. It's about all of us -- God's people.
It will take a long time to clean up this mess. Please give Barack Obama a chance. He will do good.
Let us all pray for him and his family, and everyone.
I wish my parents, brothers, Dr. King and others had lived to see this. But to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1).
Juanita Vining, Aiken, S.C.
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He is NOT black!!!
oh let go, namasta.
To Juanita Vining, Aiken, S.C. on Congratulations to Barack Obama, on being the first black president-elect. I'm 71 years old and never heard congratulations to being a WHITE President.
Something missing here. Congratulations to being elected as President would have been more appropriate.
Wonder where this nation would be if President Bush had received this kind of support? I do hope PE Obama can learn to feed the masses with 2 fish & 5 loaves of bread. The way the media describes the economy, that may come in handy.
He is not black is a glass half empty / glass half full kind of statement. He is certainly more African-American then most people who must live under that classification. The problem is not his skin color and parental origin but rather the fact that we are even still having this debate. The problem is that so many Americans of color whether black, brown, red or yellow lacked hope and belief that they would ever see a leader of this country that more closely resembled their own demography. While I don't agree with anyone who supported either candidate solely based on said criteria, I don't think you can degrade the siginificance of this milestone or the enthusiasm, patriotism and pride many feel as a result.
Well said martinez, though it will be a good thing when race is NOT an identifier of peoples. Character, accomplishments and HEART are the qualities we should look at.
I4PUTT, Bush had the same chances as any other President, and he was a god-awful one. The opinions that have been voiced about him over 8 years are well deserved, and history will mark him down as an abject failure. This was Bush's fault, not the people who have the opinions.
GAC...great point, sir...then why all of the fear about what's being said about Obama's character? Not God bless America, but.....
Copperhead, you contradict your 7:37 post with your 7:40 post. I know you don't see it, but aware people do.
Just for the record, Barack Hussein Obama is MULATTO (a person who has one negro parent and one caucasian parent). Now he enjoys "rock star" status as president-elect. However, when he takes office, and is unable to honor his campaign promises, the huge crowds of supporters will shrink, and finally disappear, and the kool-aid drinking "newbies" who wanted to boast about being part of the "CHANGE" effort will be guilt-ridden and remorseful. If you should decide to pray, then pray that the U.S.A. is still free and salvagable after these next four years.
namasta you are an idiot!
namasta you are an idiot!
No President has had to endure the steady onslaught of negative opinion from the media and the left that President Bush has endured with grace. He foolishly thought he could win over the left by spending and agreeing with many of their positions. But the left is not about policies, they are about power. Even this current financial crisis seems to be created just for the election. The media says it is the worse crisis since 1929 but completely ignore 1979. President Bush made many errors in judgment as President but he kept us safe for eight years. Let us pray that Obama can keep us safe for four.
Oh please Ms. Vining...All credence of sanity goes out the window when you decided to place Jesus Christ within human context of human beings like Obama and Martin Luther King or any human for that matter...Jesus Christ was God in human form all those years ago when he was born, preached, died and rose again for our salvation...He was and is your creator not your equal...Find another example why people should be applauded for voting into office a person of nefarious character as well as ties to other persons who have criminal as well as terroristic ties...I have come to the point of acceptance of this man only because he will be inaugurated as our President come January but I don't have to like it...I will pray for him as well as continued prayer for this nation...But I digress, Ms. Vining, do not seek to put God Jesus Christ into the picture...It is more than utter foolishness...It is blasphemy...
Correction Christian134. Christ is YOUR creator. Stop assuming that everyone is a westernized Christain. This country is and has always been made of many faiths, i.e., African Indigenous, Native American, Hindu, Muslim, Pagan, Budhdists, you name it. If the writer sees Christ as a man, then that is what he is to her and her absoulte right to view him as such.
No correction needed ishefa...God Jesus Christ are One and both as well as my Creator and yours.... Whether or not you believe is your choice...Your choice, my choice...Your right but your also very wrong...
He YOUR choice "christian134" and those who accept and believe as you do. Your religious arrogance and bigotry is appalling. You cannot and should not speak for me or anyone esle who DO NOT believe in YOUR religious mythological dogma.
I will continue to speak the truth...My beliefs may seem appalling to you but what you believe or choose not to believe is of little importance to the truth ishefa...Truth has a way of withstanding time...The truth is out there for all to find and believe...Now there is no stopping the truth no matter who tries...There is only one way to eternal salvation and that is through God's Only Son Jesus Christ...All others are man made prescriptions that have gone into the grave not to return again...Jesus conquered death and the grave...That is truth nothing else can stand up to it...Now the Bible clearly states that all who have gone before Christ was born and for those who have not heard the wondrous news of Christ will face God and if they have led a life of kindness knowing right from wrong(which all of us are born with) then God speaks of those being forgiven and will not taste the second death...I would much prefer to believe in God and Jesus Christ than in some statue of a man who died and can be found in the dust and dirt of this world...
To speak the truth in error sometimes filled with ungodiness @ christian134, you are wishy washy and use the scriptures at times when it benefits you. You are by far on the wide and broad road. And if you know it, (Theology), Matthew and John saw Jesus as our Lord, Master, Saviour, Luke and Mark saw him as a man. Again may I remind you the tongue is an unruly evil.
From the LTE "A change has come. A change for better things to come. Hope for the hopeless, peace, faith, unity, coming together regardless" ................How did I miss all that change. I read the newspapers, watch the news, travel... and evidently I missed it.
A news report from ISI finds that most Americans are too ignorant to vote. We need a study to tell us that!?
"...Jesus Christ was God in human form"...."God's Only Son Jesus Christ"...."God Jesus Christ are One "...christian134, this is one of your biggest misunderstanding of the bible. Who was in heaven for the 33 years Christ walked the earth? Try getting a little educuation in the bible for yourself instead of what some moron in the front of the church tells you. The trininty has been proven false over and over again. You are too closed minded. I agree with you on most topics, but the trinity??? I though you were smarter than that.
The faLSE belief that Jesus was God has become widespread. I can't for the life of me figure out how smart people can make something out of the scriptures that has no basis for fact. God sent his only begotten Son to earth to save man, we call the Son, Jesus. Amen
God and Jesus Christ have always been even before you became a gleam in your parents eye s eagle...To believe any different is to openly accept the fact that your humanity is more than mortal...If your read the beginning of the Bible to the end you will find out the truth of the matter...God is the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit are One but different...I don't pretend to understand it all but one thing I do know is that God is the Creator of all...He was here and there before and always will be long after this world is no more...His Son is God in human form for the ultimate sacrifice if man's sins...Jesus was born, he lived, he died and was raised from the dead to ascend into Heaven...That is the truth nothing more nothing less...Your choice is to believe or not...That alters the truth none...
s eagle...thanks for the comment. You are correct with the vebage "false belief." I just wish more folks would jump on the education bandwagon.
I guess Christ resurrected himself. Hard to do when you're dead.
And this sanders is from your knowledge?
College christian 134. you know...that place where folks do reserch. Ever been?
Juanita needs to come down off the clouds ... which she will when she discovers Obama is no different than any other politician!
shamrock ,Juanita is exactly where she needs to be in celebrating an event, athough unimportant to you, is greatly significant for her and her own ancestors here in America. Obama is not "god" and he is also fallible and a politican.
To put it bluntly, you "white boys" have been screwing us since this country was founded . . . bout time to get screwed by someone of a different hue . . . Same crap, just a different crapper.
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