Amazing for the 1st TIME IN HISTORY an African American or woman will lead a major party ticket!

[wndycty]

Folks let's put our bickering aside to celebrate that history has already been made. We will be victorious this year, we will. I hope its Obama, but despite everything I could still support Hillary. We should ALL be excited. . .and no matter what anyone says these are two really good candidates!

[Nimrod2005]

1. Kind of sad it took this long

[Duke Newcombe]

2. Kinda sad we have to put up with this..

...inept administration for as much longer as we do! x(

Duke

[Bluebear]

3. I am very happy to join in toasting this historical fact!

:toast:

[FredScuttle]

4. And It is oh so vital one of them WIN

otherwise, we probably won't see either happen for a long time.

[Ellen Forradalom]

5. They are both magnificent candidates

That's my position and I'm sticking to it!


:toast:

[wndycty]

9. Oh my god! I have not seen you on DU in ages!!!

How have you been? Are you still in Hyde Park?

:hug:

[Ellen Forradalom]

23. I'm still around

But usually stay the hell out of the GD forums.

We all moved to California a couple of years ago! I'm in suburban LA. Who you backing this time around?

[robbedvoter]

6. That much is sure - and I am celebrating this! Diversity is our strength and I hate

for the MSM to make our strength into a liability!
Great point to make today! :toast:

[sellitman]

7. It's the platform, not the sex or skin color that matters.

The unfortunate thing is the person who would have helped the poor the most was the white man.

Go figure.

[wndycty]

11. It is the platform but the fact that we has a party and hopefully as a nation. . .

. . .have faith that an African American or woman can lead this country is a great thing. And Edwards would have been a fine leader as well, but this is Barack or Hillary's year. I'm very hopeful that we will see Attorney General John Edwards.

[Sonicmedusa]

12. But we have Novelty Canditates

Isn't that just fabulous? :sarcasm:

[sellitman]

32. Still better then what "they" have.

And by a long shot.

[SammyWinstonJack]

34. "Isn't that just fabulous?" Not really. And everyone regardless of which candidate they support

should be OUTRAGED at what the media set out too do and succeed in doing to Edwards and Kucinich. They keep getting away with smearing our Democratic Candidates and we keep letting them. We don't pick and chose, they do. :argh:

But hey, never mind about that, this is an "historical" election every one. :woohoo:

And if our "nominee" can't beat the repug or it's close enough too steal AGAIN!, this "historical" election won't have meant a thing.

[TheDeathadder]

8. yeah

it's pretty cool I'm very happy to see it went down in my lifetime. What's best is I believe both Clinton and Obama are such good candidates that we can expect to see many more female and african american candidates or better yet many more female and african american Presidents in the very near future. The times have finally changed.

[napi21]

10. YEES, that's wonderful, but one of them BETTER WIN!

Personally, I don't care which one! I'm sooo afraid that a Pub will get into the WH again! To me, the MOST IMPORTANT thing is the SCOTUS!!! The long term effects of a packed SCOTUS are staggering!

[JohnnyLib2]

13. Rejoice! As someone posted yesterday, "I'm a 2 way winner."

This grandpa is happy to have lived to see it -- and to have Democrats leading the way is an extra blessing.


(and we now return to feudal wars....."

[Seabiscuit]

14. I don't give a flying fuck. I care about issues.

[LiberalHeart]

30. Amen. Window dressing doesn't cut it.

[Andy823]

15. Yes is't great

But if they don't win, what good is "making history" if we get stuck with another republican adminstration?

[wndycty]

16. They will win!

:kick:

[terrya]

17. It is historic

And if Obama is the nominee, I will support him. No question about it.

I don't want to elect some old white male this year. I want to be a part of history.

This is a great post and I recommended it.

[Madam Mossfern]

21. That's a racist and sexist

statement

Posted by terrya
"I don't want to elect some old white male this year."

Edited to include "ageist"

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

24. Eurgh.

:puke:

Note: "Eurgh" and ":puke:" are NOT about terrya's post.

[terrya]

28. I would think that after more than 200 years of white males elected President....

we'd be excited for a change.

BTW: John McCain, if elected, would be 4 years older than Ronald Reagan was when he was elected in 1980. I stand by my "old man" comment.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

35. You can almost smell the repressed feelings, innit? -nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

25. As an old white male, I disagree.

And am completely in accord with the post.

[flyarm]

18. and both will lose to McCain in Nov..just count on that!! you were warned about it....remember that.

[cali]

19. do a little research

most major indicators are that a dem will win in November. And JE would have been the riskiest of the three.

[flyarm]

36. you are a jokester..!! come on down to SC and fla honey!!eom

[cali]

37. SC? You really don't know wtf you're talking about. eom

[terrya]

27. I completely disagree.

McCain has latched on to Bush's record. If he wants to hitch his wagon to a man with a 30% approval rating, that's his choice. I firmly believe the American people will reject that.

[biscotti]

20. It is fabulous

we as a nation are evolving!

[NoPasaran]

22. It's a great time for our country and our party!

:toast:

And to the McCainiacs: Welcome to my Ignore list!

[Bonobo]

26. Women have a long way to go apparently if it takes the wife of a 2-term POTUS...

to go up against the grandson of a Muslim, African goatherder.

[terrya]

29. What a delightful contribution to this thread.

Not.

[Bonobo]

31. Was that a denial of the substance of the comment?

Or are you just feeling pissy in general?

[knowledgeispwr]

33. It is definitely historic and exciting

I don't see how anyone could downplay it. With the history we have had in the US, it is definitely noteworthy.