BUT......
I think some of y'all are acting like everything will be great now. Racism will go away. We're all going to have more money in our paychecks. We'll never have to worry about health care again. Wake up "Americans."
I hear people saying, "Now I'm finally proud to be American." That's pretty ignorant to me. Not even ignorant, more like idiotic. We'll see how proud you are when Obama makes a decision you don't agree with. Were you not proud when we were attacked on 9-11 and your first thought was..."Lets go to war! They cant come here and attack us like this!" People take for granted how much freedom we have here. Try doing half the things we do everyday here, in other countries. Try talking bad about the president there. They'll rape your mother and cut your tongue out. Go to China and try preaching about God to their military and wind up on the wrong side of a firing squad in the middle of town.
People that say they are only proud now, show to you that they have no loyalty. If you aint loyal to me during the bad times, I dont want you around during the good ones. That's my basic principle in life. I know struggle, but I dont cry about it. Not on the outside anyways. But I do know who around me now, was there when it was bad. Those are loyal people. And they have earned my loyalty as well.
This shows a new breed of what will become known as being an "AmeriSTAN". Someone who hops on the boat when it looks like the weather is beautiful, but jumps ship when a storm is approaching. Everyone cried about how this country sets you up for failure....how you can't get ahead because society hates you...how Katrina was actually a conspiracy to destroy minorities and poor areas...but now?? Super Obama is here! He will stop all the wrong doing in America and everyone will be happy! Damn man, I wish that was the case, but unfortunately, its not and never will be.
I could never defend Bush. He has got to be one of the worst presidents we ever had. There were so many inside politics, corruptions and scams during his administration that he made people in America really dislike our government. He stained an already stained country. But what country DOESN'T have a messed up history?...countries full of scandals and people who hate their government....that's the WORLD.
Change, change and change.....the dictionary defines change as "to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of something different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone."
We need change in OUR lives. With our new president, we have a great opportunity to not only see our government change for the better, but ourselves as well. If we REALLY want to see this country change, we need to change our whole mentality on things NOW. Not yesterday...not tomorrow but NOW. We can't fix mistakes made in the past. All we can do is learn and prevent new ones from happening tomorrow. So now you have no excuses. Don't blame the president for your life being wrong. Right your wrong and take control of yourself.
I'm not trying to REIGN (pun intended) on the parade, but if we all REALLY want this to work out....change comes from within US....not who's in the White House.
In closing I want to say that I'm excited about the fresh face we have up in office and the new paths and opportunities that can possibly be open to our youth. It is this election that has ispired a generation and given hope to every single person in America that ANYTHING can be achieved through hard work and dedication. So congrats to our new direction and hope for the future...President Barack Obama!
And with that being said....here's Obama's great victory speech!
COMMENTS
MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK MY LAMBOS BLUE
THANK GOD FOR CHANGE
wow man u took the words out my mouth. a lot of people think hes the fucking messiah or something. hes a great politician, but remember HES A POLITICIAN. just got hes president doesnt mean everything he does is gonna work. u cant take from rich people n give to poorer people forever. eventually they will run out n the number will get lower n lower i garuntee u...
but i dont agree with the racism. i think this will stop a lot of that, n honestly with us younger people its almost non existent.
this isnt to say i think it shoulda came out another way. obama is the best out of all them for us. n honestly even if jesus himself ran as republican nobody would vote for him. its not all bush's fault at all, its democrat n repub, but we needed a fresh party.
but realize this people, its kinda impossible to give everyone free healthcare AND less taxes. europe has free health, but also EVERYONE there pays AT LEAST what the "rich" r supposed to here. he has a tough job ahead of him but i think he can do it. im excited n kinda scared at the same time cuz idk how the crazy ass muslims r gonna handle this but well c. luckily i dont think baltimore is on top of anyones list to attack lol. this is what america is all about tho, n it shows racism isnt much of a matter anymore. he got 40% of white votes THATS AWESOME!!
HUSTLETREES U DONT HAVE A LAMBO...STOP FRONTN NIGGA
FIRST OFF I THINK IF UR GONNA PUT OBAMA'S FACE ON JESUS THEN LET IT B A BLACK JESUS...I SEE WAT UR SAYN BOUT THE 9-11 THING AND I COULD B ONE TO SAY THAT WEN THEY BOMBED US I DIDNT FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE WENT TO WAR...I FELT LIKE THEY HAD A MOTIVE...THEY WOULDNT HAVE PLANNED SUMTHN LIKE THAT WITH NO MOTIVE...THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS ALWAYS MADE IT THEIR BIZNESS TO WANNA SOLVE OTHER COUNTRIES PROBLEMS AND WEN THEY STARTED INTERFERING WITH THE WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST, THAT TRIGGERED IT...I MEAN IS ANYSIDE REALLY WRONG WITH THAT WAR...DOES ANYONE REALLY KNOW...ONE SIDE SAYS ITS THEIRS ANOTHER SAYS ITS THEIRS...SO WHO ARE WE TO B IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT TAKING SIDES WITH THE JEWS...IM NOT SAYN THE ATTACKS ON 9-11 WERE RIGHT AT ALL BUT I AM SAYN THAT THEY HAD A MOTIVE AND WE SHOULD HAVE SAW THAT COMING
AS FOR OBAMA BEING OUR SAVIOR...I DONT THINK HE WILL B A SAVIOR...HES NOT JESUS...HES NOT MOSES...BUT HE IS A GREAT INFLUENCE AND A LEADER...AND THAT IS WHAT US AFRICAN-AMERICANS WERE LACKING ...A LEADER...JESSE JACKSON AND AL SHARPTON HAVE TRIED BUT IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT THEY ARE NOT DR.KING AND MALCOM X...EVRY1 KNOWS BLACK PPL ARE ROWDY AS SHYT AND FOR 50 YEARS ALL WE REALLY NEEDED WAS A LEADER AND WE GOT ONE...OBAMA 2012
BKBullshyt....if you really want to know why we were bombed learn up on Islam...they hate secular societies...they despise AMERICA...not a political party..the few people who bombed us on 9/11 were basically being a voice for the majority. Learn about something before you speak on it.
props on the article brah...that shit was real talk.
yo mos real! i would vote for Jesus if he were under the republican banner. i would vote for Him if he were running as part of the communist ticket. i doubt I'm the only person too...
@DefTone: We were attacked because of our foreign policies. Don't buy into that "they hate us for our freedom" bullshit. These "Islamic" radicals use religion as a front and take advantage of the peoples disenfranchisement.
That was the most intelligent thing i've ever read on this website in regards to Reign's article.
He is a politician yes, all of them have skeletons, they are going to come out sooner or later.
And reign is dead on when he mentions in a paraphrased form that on jan. 20th, you guys are acting like all of a sudden that its going to be candyland for you guys. it depends on us more than anything.
I voted for Obama, because he seemed the lesser of the 2 evils that are politics now a days. And IT SEEMS as though he has more change headed our way in our great country.
And anyone saying they are "finally" proud to be an american are plain ignorant. Yes, its ok to be proud of your culture trust me, but you might as well be yelling "I TAKE THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY FOR GRANTED!!!!"
Anyways, props Reign.
For the Most part I agree with what you said about black people changing their own minds and excuses for your failures can't be blamed on no1 but yourself Black People...
But I disagree with what your sayin about What Obama Represents... Sure he's not a Prophet and it would be Blasphome to say anything like that... But what he does is Empower a whole nation from Rich White Folks to Poor Black folks that a difference can be made with Hardwork, Execution, and Faith...
I do believe that it was in God's plan to send us such a Charasmatic Black Leader in at one of our lowest points in American History.. Lets Embrace this Black People: Put down the Blunts, Alcohol, Hoes, gambling, and other things induced by the Devil and pick up a Book, go to school, Treat others with respect, and humble ourselves in order to show the racist's that we are a Devine People... Yes We CAN!! At this day and Age anythings possible... OBAMA 2012!
thank u...everybody acts like he runs EVERYTHING like hes a new dictator or something
i mean i wanted him to win, dont get me wrong, and he seems like he has a good heart and wants to change the way things work..
BUT the guy isnt God, he cant do everything
i really hope he turns alot of shit around though
black, white, asian, old, young, whatever...we just need to concentrate on whats best for the country...i think Obama can bring alot of good but nobody is perfect...i think this election showed alot of truths in the world...theres still racism everywhere...im from the south...and im white (sorry guys) haha...but i saw so many people who had no specific reason for the absolute HATRED of Obama...just based on "I don't want a black president" but then again the other side is exactly the same...alot of people voted for Obama specifically based on race...i think the better candidate won the election...even being a typical republican i thought Mccain wouldonly continue the downfall of our country...but im sick of hearing people say "Oh yeah OBAMA BITCHES" we got our president, now stop talking about it and start trying to follow his lead
Gregthedc - Have you seen any video of the people celebrating in the streets after hearing the Trade Center had two planes driven into it? They were celebrating like their team won the World Cup. I would like to know what foreign policies you are talking about because I could not tell you the foreign policies of any other countries. I doubt you have any idea what I am talking about when I say they hate secular societies. Read the Koran and then tell me what you think.
all you talking about 9/11 need to go watch "Loose Change" before you try and talk shit on one another... because you are all so very wrong haha
ah yo mos_real420 what you mean how "them crazy ass Muslims are going to handle it" you ignorant feeble minded human, you are talking about a whole religion when you in fact need to be referring to a few extremists. You come on here and try to spit some knowledge of how racism is non-existent among the younger generation but that's been replaced with ignorance, discrimination and a prejudice and you my brain washed friend have made that evident. At the end of the day all I have to say is don't get into topics thats way over your head bro.
hey 100gram- thats y i specified the "crazy ass muslims" sorry i guess it does sound bad i actually meant literally i wonder how the crazy ones r gonna take it i didnt mean to group them all together i think islam is actually a cool religion just some of them take it to the extreme. it actually kinda reminds me of the puritans that came wit the pilgrams that would fuck people up for not following a strict code.
so stop tryin to tell me what i am ok bro. if anything this topics prolly over ur head mr 100 grams get the fuck outta here. n yea far as i see racism is pretty non existent among younger people u dont agree? besides retard redneck douches that dont even see black people. if anything its more of U GUYS AGAINST US. i spent ten fucking minutes praising a black president n ur ignorant enough to call me racist. dont talk to me til u get outta highschool man
hey 100gram- thats y i specified the "crazy ass muslims" sorry i guess it does sound bad i actually meant literally i wonder how the crazy ones r gonna take it i didnt mean to group them all together i think islam is actually a cool religion just some of them take it to the extreme. it actually kinda reminds me of the puritans that came wit the pilgrams that would fuck people up for not following a strict code.
so stop tryin to tell me what i am ok bro. if anything this topics prolly over ur head mr 100 grams get the fuck outta here. n yea far as i see racism is pretty non existent among younger people u dont agree? besides retard redneck douches that dont even see black people. if anything its more of U GUYS AGAINST US. i spent ten fucking minutes praising a black president n ur ignorant enough to call me racist. dont talk to me til u get outta highschool man
He's My own Personal Jesus!
I agree that he cant change everything!
But he has already changed the way that a nigga from a low class neighborhood like myself looks at the average white person
Because I never thought in a million years that millions and millions of white people would vote for a Black Man
Thank You White people!
He couldnt have done it without you!
I take back almost all the shit Ive ever said about chu!
Obama in 2012!!!!!!!!!
90% of Black People voted for OBAMA
My question is where the fuck is dat other 10%
I got some choice words for them fuckin faggotts
Even though McCain aint as bad as I thought
No black person should have voted for him!
Fuck Dat
@deftone as a muslim i have to strongly disagree with you. you need to learn up on something before you make such an ignorant statement. islam means peace. those that allegedly committed the acts on 9-11 (btw... i think it was an inside job) spoke for a small minority of muslims. as a matter of fact most muslims denounced those attacks, but i guess you were not paying attention to that. and besides not all terrorist are muslims. have you ever heard of the irish republican army. they are not muslims nd they have a powerful and very organize organization. i also have another terrorist organization thats not islamic, you ready for this, the us government. the last one is the most powerful one on earth. get ya facts straight before you slam islam.
on the contrary... he's either that or arabian. It's known fact that he isn't white. More of a chance of him being black due to the fact that it is Ethiopia that bore the 12 Tribes of Israel. You clown, whether you are joking or not.
congratulations on obama being the first black president.....i just hope everyone doesnt jump the ship on him changing all our problems with the snap of the finger
deftone:
please...do me a fovor n go n do sum research b4 yu start gettin into stuff tht yu obviously know little about..
i culd bet a well amount of money tht yu didnt read the "qu'ran" (koran,,smh)..so dont be stereotypical..
I am a muslim..n i am sure there r more on this site..just cuz there r some..lemme correct tht many dumass groups tht bomb n kill innocent ppl..n then hav the nerve to put the word "islam" in the reason y they do it...
tht doesnt mean thts wat the religion is bout..
smh...thts wat the media does to yu deftone..
I just want to say that obama won cuz of the black, white, and hispanics votes, but the hispanics votes were more than the white people.
moreover, i dont think the 9/11 was cuz of the US. The 9/11 happened cuz the indian people believe in that. thats their belief to bomb and explode themselves. they teach childrens that americans are their enemies.
who ever wrote this article is a stupid mf. your probably a white racist fucker haten on obama cause u voted 4 mccain.get over it bitch!
Nah but on the real... its the fuckin executive branch... shits not gonna change... if/when he puts some new justices in the supreme court shit might change but if not then there wont be much of a change... ppl seem to be forgeting that congress runs shit not the president
THANK YOU finally somebody said it. people please pay attention in civics class. Congress is the legislative branch. let's break that down for the slow people. Legislative = Law making, bill passing.
Luckily, Because of Obama's success there are alot of new people being electing into the senate and house. and Obama gets to pick new judges for the supreme court. Lets hope the asses in congress start doing what they're supposed to do.
yea but guess what his party now has majority in senate and a HUGE majority in congress AND HE GETS TO APPOINT 2 MORE JUDGES. hes gonna get anything he wants in there pretty much, so hed better propose some worthwhile bills kna mean. n he better not go back on his word on alternative energy cuz thats like #3 most serious shit right now. he has MAD POTENTIAL tho hopefully he does good wit it.
yea but guess what his party now has majority in senate and a HUGE majority in congress AND HE GETS TO APPOINT 2 MORE JUDGES. hes gonna get anything he wants in there pretty much, so hed better propose some worthwhile bills kna mean. n he better not go back on his word on alternative energy cuz thats like #3 most serious shit right now. he has MAD POTENTIAL tho hopefully he does good wit it.
Checks and Balances homie...every branch needs to step forth for change to be made. Yes, new judges would help...but u need a pres to appoint them and a congress to approve. Congress is powerless when faced with opposition from the pres via vetoes and the supreme court any bill as unconstitutional should they choose to do so. when all three branches work together with the people they are supposed to be reppin in mind, change CAN be made...
yo speaking of energy...tell me why they found a way to make a car run on air...fuckin AIR! and they arent gonna release any until at least 2011?
like what the fuck? gas prices are mad high and they wanna hold out on shit like that...come on now
because the government is controlled by corporations... they makin too much money on oil to let you put out a car that runs on AIR. lol. there was a hydrogen car made a while back that they didnt release for this reason.
I like the blog. We need to start things at home first, gov't can't do everything, even Obama said so himself.
Parents, take the video games, TV remotes out of your childrens hands every once in a while & help them w/their homework to get better grades in school (in turn be smarter than those around the world) & let them go outside & get some exercise to help obesity.
People, recycle & conserve energy. Take the bus/train to work every once in a while if it's available. We are so tied to foreign affairs & it's our own damn fault. Turn off stuff when you don't use it & unplug it too. It's sounds so easy b/c IT IS!
Don't live above your means, don't max out those plastic cards, that's how much of the financial meltdown became a real mess in the first place. Banks were just spending our money stupidly & it came crashing down.
Change starts with us!
I'm just PROUD TO BE AMERICAN, i've never felt like that before last night...
go live in a third world country for 1 year and come back and see how proud you are
yea for real go to any other country for that matter. cept amsterdam lol id fight for a country im allowed to blaze in haha. but for real ive been proud to b american ever since i realized most places really suck ass.
yea for real go to any other country for that matter. cept amsterdam lol id fight for a country im allowed to blaze in haha. but for real ive been proud to b american ever since i realized most places really suck ass.
yo nigga even if i aint supposed to blaze up in here but yo i do it anyways so who gives a fuck if im in amsterdam plus amsterdam aint no country lol. but yo anyone in dallas know any connects that sell that white rhino thats some good ish
Exactly! I dont know if im proud yet
But before today I have never really thought of myself as an American!
Shout Out to John McCain also!
Thats right I said it. Shout out to John McCain!
He made a really good speech and he really made me beleive that he has no problem with calling a black man his president.
John McCain really surprised me last night!
Saying Obama isn't Jesus is just plain stupid. Nobody is expecting him to be anything other than what he is. The reason for the celebration is the plight of my people in this country. To go from former slaves to the president is a minor miracle.
I spoke with an 85 year Black woman who never thought she would ever see this day. She told me about some of the things she went through as a child and adult, and to come to this point is amazing.
Barack hasn't been sent down from heaven to save the world, but he did give us a glimmer of hope in a world that hasn't given Blacks or minorities much of a reason to hope. Now I can look at my son and tell him with a strait face that one day he could be president too.
That is powerful and should never be understated with a comment like Barack isn't Jesus.
And for the record Jesus was a Black Man!
Its a Major Miracle!!!!
Native Americans had it worse than us. And we won't see them as president for a good minute.
And hell no I wasn't proud to be an American after 911. I was saddened on that day and long after that because this country had brought that tragedy on itself and was reaping what it had sowed for many years.
I worked for Aiborne Express after 911. I took a package to the water and waste department in my city. The woman behind the desk wouldn't take the package because she said "there is an Arab boy who goes to school at the college down the road. That is the America I know, but after this election that America has changed forever!
For the first time in my adult life I'm proud of this country for being able to put reason above race.
Thats pretty ignorant man, we didn't "bring 911 on ourselves" its a tragedy man, did those people in the towers do something to deserve dying? it was a wake-up call to show us that no matter what happens if we stand together we can overcome anything...so how can you not be proud to be an american? go to canada with that bullshit
i think what Elohim is saying is truth. the way america brought 9-11 upon itself is by the medelsome foreign policy. the government of this nation feels the need to dictate what every nation does within its own borders. that kind of behavior makes people mad. im not saying that 9-11 was a good thing, but i believe the government participated in it. think not, then ask yourself why go to war in iraq when iraq had nothing to do with the attack while the alleged culprit, osama bin laden is stll roamin earth a free man. that had his family and allowed them to leave the country the day after 9-11. would they possibly know where he could be. man you people need to wake the fuck up and see what the fuck is going on around you. use ya minds to analyze shit for what it is and stop being gullible lil sheep.
Very well said, but we can not ignore the hope that he gives millions of people who never thought something like this was possible
Thank you Reign! Well said.
Hustletree420 need to check himself and the last article's comments. Screwface was the first one to quote Young Jeezy! F#ckin Biter!!!!!
your stupid
i agree on how we take the rights we have here for granted. most people I've met don't seem to understand how lucky they are. i mean I have lived in a country with limited rights and i have seen a man shot to death in front for me for simply for following the mainstream religious beliefs.
do Not take your basic rights for granted.
i wish obama do something good for palestinian people and i wish the usa stop dick riding israel and being blind of all crimes happening up there .. it's time to stop decimating the palestinians man
and just for the record i see some niggaz arguing about jesus was " black " or " white " it doesn't matter .. the color is nothing it's all about believing , i'm muslim and our prophet mohammed wich was arabian said : there is no difference between black or white , arab or not arab men .. all it matter is what they do good in life !
Congratulations Obama is the president of USA. IS not a victory only for the Afro-americans. But For all the africans all around the world. !!!!
Im sick of people sayin shit like that man...its not a victory for black people/african people period, its a victory for the american people...we have somebody in office who isnt afriad to make change...the fact that he's black shouldnt even be an issue...
@sportscenter, why do you wish people would stop saying that. it is a victory for black people. our people built this nation and never really live the american dream. i know barack obama is not a decendent of slave, his father was from kenya, but it is a victory for black folks. and just because we do have a brother on his way to the white house, it doesn't erase centuries of being relugated to live as second class citizens. it is however a step in the right direction. its time for american and americans to live up to the ideals we portray to the rest of the world. i am proud to be an american for the first time and no im not moving to a third world country as some idiots suggest. as an american i have a right to be proud or disappointed in the conduct of my country. does not make me unpatriotic.
yo second son shit like that is stupid when you sayin "and just because we do have a brother on his way to the white house, it doesn't erase centuries of being relugated to live as second class citizens."
slavery ended 150+ years ago stop fuckin bringin that shit up....it was very fucked up what my white anestors did to yours but i think we even now...you got a black president idk what more you want but i hate when black people always bring up slavery...move the fuck on
Man you sound crazy we know he's not GOD or anything like that.We're just saying he's hope and with that you can change alot. So if you felt like that you should have kept that SHIT!!! 2 your self (I'M OBAMA,ARE YOU?)
For many black senior citizens, they have the right to just now say they are proud to be Americans. They lived during a time when America was hypocrtical, and all the rights and freedoms America claimed to be built upon, were not given to them. How can you be proud of a country that supported the lynching of and the discrimination against your people back then???
How can you be proud of a country that allows cops to kill Black men at will for no reason other than being Black. How can you feel pride when they lied us into Iraq where hundreds of thousands of innocent people were killed? How could you be proud of a country that has more people in jail than anywhere else on earth? What pride do you take in being the wealthiest country with children starving and people going bankrupt over health issues?
I could keep going but I'm sure you get the point!
tahnk you, finally some damn body aint fooled. thinking for ya'self. thats good shit. from alot of these comments i have read, people have forgotten all that shit is happening. yeah a brother is on his way to the white house, but doesnt change none of the bullshit we have had to endure in this nation.
What the fuck is a "musslum"? I think you mean Muslim, if you're going to diss someone about their religion (in which he isn't even Muslim) at least spell it right. To be honest religon shouldn't even matter.
Kinda like this kid in my school he'll say religion is bullshit and one big cult but yet hates Obama cause he's a moron and thinks Obama is a Muslim.
my bad for postin twice, computers here at school suck ass.
Thank you Reign! I couldn't agree more with what you posted. I'm very excited about Obama winning the presidency but at the end of the day, we make the biggest difference in our lives. In this republic of ours, the president is the chief representative of its constituents (Americans). But if we don't represent ourselves in a correct manner, how is a man (or woman) supposed to do the same?
well Jesus was black..
I think ppl look a lil too highly of Obama rite now, & da 1st moment he slip, dey gon want to claim he Bush'd us. Let's b serious, do u really think Congress would pass sum of dem policies? yea I voted & picked Obama, but i aint gonna lie, I aint vote for him to win, I voted so McCain could lose, & not becuase he's white, but becuz he an old senile military vet who gon try 2 draft evrybodi he can 2 Iraq.
P.S.- Obama cool & all but yall need 2 get da factz str8, he's da 1st MIX man 2 b pres., CLINTON wuz da 1st nigga n da Whyte Howse....
voting for obama just cuz he's black is racist all on it's own. the man is not god the man is not the answer to all our problems, he's the next president of our country and hopefully he'll make a big difference from what the state of the country has been, but the people who are only lookin at the fact that we finally got a black president need to grow the fuck up. its 2008 the only people who give a fuck about race anymore are the racists, and not just white people are racist. whether your black, white, yellow, spanish whatever i dont give a fuck, what matters is that he's a smart man with great ideas/solutions that can hopefully make big things happen with this country
oh and lmao about clinton being the first nigga in the white house.. i remember they asked obama that question "do you think clinton was the first black president?" and he replied "i dont know i haven't seen him dance yet" look that shit up on youtube