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[ms.Rain]

I voted.....Congratulations OBAMA!!!! God Bless!!

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I have to admit I cried with the tears of ultimate joy when Obama won. America has come a long way.

[Couzifer]

A president for the whole world!...its a new dawn!...thousands miles away from beein' an American but deep in ma' heart I kno' wat tha fuck it means for an African-American(Afro) to be the PRESIDENT of the United States of America - I can't be wrong, I'm proud to be a KENYAN!

[ms.Rain]

You are right, Having a Black president is very very deep. There is New HOPE for us. Now thangs back on track.

[ms.Rain]

Pics in my city (Seattle): This is my favorite - an Ethiopian cab driver was so overwhelmed with emotion, he stopped his cab and dropped to his knees to pray... Incredible.



I feel him, i was thanking god too.

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more pics from Seattle:

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[XCAPEE]

Can't immagine things became hot this way after the Black man took over the white house,An african again ...Damn this is Great!....couz i respect your personality as a kenyan, be proud bro...it's not easy, Damn i am feeling good! Martin Luther said it.


Peace out..111111111111111111111111111111111111111

[ms.Rain]

it was amazing being apart of such great joy.

[ms.Rain]

Obama's speech is going down in history... if you heard it you and know about speeches know he executed perfectly.

[Twenty6]

true dat...been replaying it since yesterday

[Couzifer]

Thanks for those awesome pics ms.Rain, I could see tha' excitement in em' pics. This is great, really great -- Do You People Understand??!!

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Couzifer said:

Do You People Understand??!!

My people??? Im not quite sure who you are talkig about?

[Couzifer]

ms.Rain said:

Couzifer said:

Do You People Understand??!!

My people??? Im not quite sure who you are talkig about?

Everybody! :D

[ms.Rain]

Yes I think most of all the people do get the impotance of this. Of course more than others depending on where they live or their age. All our media is talking about this historical event. It's almost like a movement to some folks.

[ms.Rain]

lol...by the way.... I dont consider alot of people in America "My people". I think America is a great place and I have pride, but there is too many value diversities.

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for those who have not seen the victory speech click here:

http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/resul ... eech.html#

[Xblaze]

4 real, America has come a long way, i culdnt say shit for at least 60secs, i gotta give it to white America, this is no joke, 50yrs ago u would've been shot if u were a minority heading to the polls, the police would've fuck.ed ur ass up str8 G style for just trying to blend in with whites, 50yrs later a black man is the POTUS, the dream of martin luther king jr, malcolm X, even the violent Huey Newton and Seale, the dream of white people frustrated with this racist bullshit, the dream of 2pac, Rosa Parks, just came thru, people believed in this dude, all color and races, just proves the system works, this aint PDP lol, a country where the fuck.ing system works, just like Obama said, "if any country still doubts America's democracy, this is ur answer", they are truly still, The united States of America.

[ms.Rain]

By Tim Wise, BuzzFlash. Posted September 18, 2008.

For those who still can't grasp the concept of white privilege, or who are constantly looking for some easy-to-understand examples of it, perhaps this list will help.

White privilege is when you can get pregnant at 17 like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist that your life and that of your family is a personal matter, and that no one has a right to judge you or your parents, because "every family has challenges," even as black and Latino families with similar "challenges" are regularly typified as irresponsible, pathological and arbiters of social decay.

White privilege is when you can call yourself a "fuckin' redneck," like Bristol Palin's boyfriend does, and talk about how if anyone messes with you, you'll "kick their fuckin' ass," and talk about how you like to "shoot shit" for fun, and still be viewed as a responsible, all-American boy (and a great son-in-law to be) rather than a thug.

White privilege is when you can attend four different colleges in six years like Sarah Palin did (one of which you basically failed out of, then returned to after making up some coursework at a community college), and no one questions your intelligence or commitment to achievement, whereas a person of color who did this would be viewed as unfit for college and probably someone who only got in in the first place because of affirmative action.

White privilege is when you can claim that being mayor of a town smaller than most medium-size colleges, and then governor of a state with about the same number of people as the lower fifth of the island of Manhattan, makes you ready to potentially be president, and people don't all piss on themselves with laughter, while being a black U.S. senator, two-term state senator and constitutional law scholar means you're "untested."

White privilege is being able to say that you support the words "under God" in the pledge of allegiance because "if it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me," and not be immediately disqualified from holding office -- since, after all, the pledge was written in the late 1800s and the "under God" part wasn't added until the 1950s -- while believing that reading accused criminals and terrorists their rights (because, ya know, the Constitution, which you used to teach at a prestigious law school, requires it), is a dangerous and silly idea only supported by mushy liberals.

White privilege is being able to be a gun enthusiast and not make people immediately scared of you. White privilege is being able to have a husband who was a member of an extremist political party that wants your state to secede from the Union, and whose motto was "Alaska first," and no one questions your patriotism or that of your family, while if you're black and your spouse merely fails to come to a 9/11 memorial so she can be home with her kids on the first day of school, people immediately think she's being disrespectful.

White privilege is being able to make fun of community organizers and the work they do -- like, among other things, fight for the right of women to vote, or for civil rights, or the eight-hour workday, or an end to child labor -- and people think you're being pithy and tough, but if you merely question the experience of a small-town mayor and 18-month governor with no foreign policy expertise beyond a class she took in college -- you're somehow being mean, or even sexist.

White privilege is being able to convince white women who don't even agree with you on any substantive issue to vote for you and your running mate anyway, because all of a sudden your presence on the ticket has inspired confidence in these same white women and made them give your party a "second look."

White privilege is being able to fire people who didn't support your political campaigns and not be accused of abusing your power or being a typical politician who engages in favoritism, while being black and merely knowing some folks from the old-line political machines in Chicago means you must be corrupt.

White privilege is being able to attend churches over the years whose pastors say that people who voted for John Kerry or merely criticize George W. Bush are going to hell, and that the United States is an explicitly Christian nation and the job of Christians is to bring Christian theological principles into government, and who bring in speakers who say the conflict in the Middle East is God's punishment on Jews for rejecting Jesus, and everyone can still think you're just a good churchgoing Christian, but if you're black and friends with a black pastor who has noted (as have Colin Powell and the U.S. Department of Defense) that terrorist attacks are often the result of U.S. foreign policy and who talks about the history of racism and its effect on black people, you're an extremist who probably hates America.

White privilege is not knowing what the Bush Doctrine is when asked by a reporter, and then having people get angry at the reporter for asking you such a "trick question," while being black and merely refusing to give one-word answers to the queries of Bill O'Reilly means you're dodging the question, or trying to seem overly intellectual and nuanced.

White privilege is being able to claim that your experience as a POW has anything at all to do with your fitness for president, while being black and experiencing racism is, as Sarah Palin has referred to it, a "light" burden.

And finally, white privilege is the only thing that could possibly allow someone to become president when he has voted with George W. Bush 90 percent of the time, even as unemployment is skyrocketing, people are losing their homes, inflation is rising and the United States is increasingly isolated from world opinion, just because white voters aren't sure about that whole "change" thing. Ya know, it's just too vague and ill-defined, unlike, say, four more years of the same, which is very concrete and certain.

White privilege is, in short, the problem.

[Emigee]

well, i dont have words to express the feeling i have. its like christ came and is chilling in town for a while, this is the greatest thing to happen in the world and to America. i have done some report to show it that even God up in heaven is having fun and is happy about the win. ms Rain you have made me feel like i was there, thanks for the photos!!!

Congratulations to President Obama and am proud to be Kenyan

Celebrations are hitting town to town, city to city, country to country and continent to continent. We have seen celebrations done all over the places in the world and in Kogelo, Kenya so many cows have lost there lives due to the political victory in just concluded US elections, there is one place people are not giving a look and fore seeing what the celebrations are going on there. Am reporting live from heaven and i am Emigee Hussein, every one here is in party mood and its the only time the Almighty has allowed wine into the premise as a party instrument and not for digestion as before, Moses is on the decks and spinning the wheels of steel, and Noah is the lead MC of the Event. After staying the whole night waiting for the results now they can call it a celebration. God has made his Press conference and some of the things he has mentioned include his full support for the President elect Barrack Obama and he was in a jovial mood and he says he will work with him to make earth a better place and for sure some of the key things he mentioned is people should learn and work for unity. He mentioned creating us from his own image and we should be proud of the President Elect in the US. His speech was rather short but he was very emotional for his son Barrack Obama has won the election. He fore sees success and promised his helping hand to guide President Barrack Obama. People are every where i can see Samson on the dance floor and all he told me Was “I cant believe another black man has rose to power and is seen as hope, i am black from Ethiopia and i had power like physical and he is from Kenya and with political power. The world has seen black is power and more so good fresh power” those are his words Samson who was once the strongest man who ever lived. Angle Gabriel is so full of joy can’t even figure out how to express it, his robe has swept the dance floor while he was dancing and for sure it’s very slippery. Elijah is chanting “tonight!!! we getting Holy Ghost Crazy” i mean he has been dancing ever since the elections were cast early November 4th , the mood here is more than the State of Illinois, reports are falling that God has gone to take a rest and Jesus is left in charge of the celebrations going on in Heaven at the God’s tears Garden, the attendants are so many close to half a million people, this is for sure victory here in heaven and its loud i cant even hear my voice, i have had a few interviews with some high profile people here and all of them talk of true change and excitement is all shown on there faces. I talked to Peter, Zachariah, Obadiah and Isaac and they are all happy and are sending congratulatory messages to Obama. Well at this rate and with Jesus in charge he may turn every liquid to wine even bath water. Any way lets hope Jesus will not do that. It is evident that President Barrack Obama enjoys support all over the world and also in heaven. It is not only in Kogelo, Kenya where the party’s at. The party is all over the world from Chicago to Japan here in heaven and every where. Well I don’t want to miss out the party so i will hand back to our correspondent back in earth. Wait!!! I hear reports’ coming that Obama is the second Christ and that is from a Memo Written by God and he is granting him the wisdom better than the great King Solomon to guide this world and unite the nation. And there it is, he is declared the SECOND CHRIST, that’s it form me Emigee Hussein back to our correspondent in earth.