Watching Obama on 60 minutes ___ It's like I'm dreaming

[bigtree]

Truthful, confident, optimistic, competent, enlightening, informing, resolute . . . our new president!

[TahitiNut]

1. He actually speaks in complete, grammatically correct sentences.

He uses 2 and 3 syllable words! He has an IQ higher than his shoe size!

[bigtree]

3. my gawd!

what will the neighbors think!

[glarius]

23. The neighbours think you Americans have made a WONDERFUL choice!

We Canadians are your nearest (along with Mexico) neighbours and we are overjoyed with your new president. I know, from all the polls that the rest of the civilized world feels the same way. It is a pleasure to listen to a person who is so intelligent, informed, sensible, calm....there just can't be enough praise for him.
For the first time in 8 years I won't be worrying that your president will be getting the world embroiled in another conflict somewhere. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU AND FOR THE WORLD. GO OBAMA!

[bigtree]

25. finally

. . . we have a president who is representative of us . . . not some pretend cowboy with dr. strangelove as a sidekick.

[Hieronymus]

15. Those are the words I used when Bill Clinton replaced Poppy Bush.

[babylonsister]

2. I just can't get over it myself, or him, even as big of a fan as I was and am.

I have such high hopes and confidence in him!

[bigtree]

7. I'm a convert

. . . and he has consistently surpassed my expectations and hopes for the position, even as I disagree with him on some particulars of policy.

[babylonsister]

8. I know, and I'm glad.

:hug:

[chimpymustgo]

11. Same here.

[Atman]

4. I thought you were about to say "Korean Airlines."

Pledging...

.

[qanda]

5. He said he reads and I actually believe him

[stray cat]

9. But has he read my pet goat?

[qanda]

19. LOL

:rofl:

[Mme. Defarge]

6. Think about it ...

his presidency is actually legitimate. No wonder the world can't wait for his inauguration because he IS the president.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

20. That's a vaild point - this is the first time since 1996!

[Mira]

10. articulate, caring, credible, comfortable in his skin, charming, handsome and promising

what I had hoped he was planning to do:
talk to the people about what he is doing and why he is doing it.

Coupled with the traits we are listing that kind of communication and care will provide him and us a wonderful experience after the darkness we just suffered.

God speed Obama !

[spanone]

12. after eight years of bozo the clown, it is beyond refreshing

[Mojorabbit]

13. I took my mom out to dinner

and missed it. Is it online anywhere? I can't believe I forgot all about it being on tonight.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. It's still on.

Started late due to the football game. On commercial now. Coming back with more.

[Contrary1]

28. You might be able to watch it here online here...

Most likely tomorrow or later in the week.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/60minutes/

[Mojorabbit]

50. Thanks! nt

[Contrary1]

55. The video is up now...

if you still are. ;-)

[renate]

62. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

I missed it. Thank you so much for the link!!

:loveya:

[Swamp Rat]

68. Thanks for the link. n/t

[roody]

64. 60 minutes' website

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4608198n

[Subdivisions]

14. Ok, now I'm leaking moisture from my eyes. n/t

[malaise]

16. I'm lovin' it

Nirvana!!! :fistbump:

[nugzie]

17. watching those two together

makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside :loveya:

[Lex]

18. I still absolutely flabbergasted by it all!

Wow.

[Raschel]

27. Me too. I think it's sinking in slowly for me.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. They are such wonderful people.

I so look forward to this presidency.

[babylonsister]

24. The excitement hasn't worn off. I look forward to all of it! nt

[Raschel]

26. Pinch me!!!

I don't care how shallow it sounds, I cannot believe we have a Black President!!

I wish it would have happened when my children were small, but I'll settle for now!

[babylonsister]

30. I can't believe I never thought of that watching this interview.

But I was so taken with a smart, charming, funny president his color never occurred to me.

[bigtree]

34. My thoughts raced back to Malcolm, Martin . . .

Stokley Carmichael, young Thurgood Marshall and other black leaders . . . all reflected in the makeup of the man.

[babylonsister]

36. Yes! So many people have influenced him in his life, yet he still

seems humble to me in a way. He knows about that mountain, but knows we'll be pushing him up it!

[Raschel]

37. It's one part of this election that hasn't sunk in for me yet.

Maybe I'm in some kind of cynical denial. I really didn't consider it happening in my lifetime.

When I voted I didn't seem to have the big emotional feeling I was expecting, like so many said that they had. It seems to be sinking in little by little.

[XOKCowboy]

49. I'm kind of proud of myself for that..

I grew up in a very racist environment. Watching tonight I was just happy to have been part of electing such a great man for President. Not a black President just a great President. There is hope for us all.

Excellent interview. I'm still grinning.

[babylonsister]

51. Good for you, and you are right. I think he's a great man who will

do wonders.

:fistbump:

[Raschel]

53. I'm proud of you too. And he will be a President for all of us!

[JanusAscending]

66. Did you see the movie,

"Guess who's coming to dinner", with Sidney Portier?? They had it on TCM the other day. I love the lines where Sidney says to his father," Dad, you think of yourself as a black man, I think of myself as a man". This is so appropriate to the generations since the mid 60's. It will continue to get better and better as each new generation takes over. I have great hopes for my 2 yr.old grandson, who's Mommy is half black, his daddy is German/Irish, and his Grandma(me) is Scot/Irish and Native American. God gave this little boy golden CURLY hair, and blue eyes, and a permanent light tan!!! In other words, he's a "mutt" like his President!!!:fistbump:

[glowing]

72. I guess being 29 and only having seen pics, read books, and heard from my mother's lips

about the Civil Rights Movement, I don't have those memories of what it was like. I grew up with integrated schools, and was taught to never judge a book by its cover.. always look inside to see the person and if the person is of value. When I looked at our Dem. contenders this year, I didn't look at their colors or gender, I was looking at their policies... That's the novelty of the hard work, the marches, the beatings, the first of this and the first of that to integrate our society... The joy of NOT knowing that era by first hand accounts, but by history alone, is a tribute to all those who worked so many years ago. My eyes see the quality of the character and not the color of the skin...

[NutmegYankee]

29. Down with the BCS baby!!

:woohoo:

[democraticco12]

31. Can't wait till January 20th

Bush can still screw things up more than they are, believe it or not.

[Azlady]

32. Determined, caring, focused.

He is our President.

[Deja Q]

33. It's like sex; except I'm getting it!!

A new President! W00T!!

[cilla4progress]

35. Crying for joy

Not a day has gone by since the election that I haven't teared up...tears of wonder, gratitude, disbelief, astonishment, and finally, joy.

[GenDem]

54. I do the same thing

I have cried almost daily since election day. Every time I think about the past 8 years and then see Obama. I am just overcome with the same emotions that you describe.

[MineralMan]

38. A real President

for a change. He thinks. He speaks. He laughs. He smiles. It's been a long, long time since we had someone who was not a rube in the White House (Sorry Bill).

I am looking forward to his Presidency more than I can express.

[rebel with a cause]

39. My daughter said something today that surprised me.

She had gone out with a friend and I called her to pick up the area paper, perhaps a Chicago one also, so we would make sure to get a copy of the thank you letter from Obama. She came home with two papers, the Chicago Tribune and the Southern Illinoisan. While I looked through the CT for the letter, I pulled out a section of Obama pictures. In the meantime, my daughter went through the SI to find an article that was not too flattering to Barack and then his letter. She read the letter to me from the SI and we looked at the pictures from the CT. With the papers spread out around us, she looked at me and said "I'm proud to be from Illinois. I know it sounds silly, but maybe for the first time I am proud of where I live."

I understood what she meant. I had brought her here from NYC when she was almost five years old. She was the only non-white child in her class then, and she met a lot of racism at that early age. Two other bi-racial children came years later and was in her age group, but that did not make life easier for her. Even though there were also good people here that were good to us, living in Southern Illinois became like a curse to her. But Obama changed all that for us, even though the majority of people here in the southern part of the state did not vote for him in this past election. His election allowed her to be proud of who she was and it allowed her to be proud of the state where she had spent most of her life time. It surprised me that she had found the pride she feels now, but I am very thrilled that she has. Only hope it lasts.

[bigtree]

41. that's really important stuff

I struggled with issues about my own self-worth as one of a few persons of color for miles around in my suburban town in the 70's. I know what validating moments like this can mean to folks striving for identification and acceptance.

[Raschel]

42. I'm glad you said that.

I started to write about how I felt about little children sitting in school and seeing a Black President in the history books, and how they would feel.

This is what thrills me.

[rebel with a cause]

47. She had a hard time of it and my son had even a worse one.

I learned as they grew up what evil hatred other people were capable of, but it took college courses in race identity and racism to even come close to really understanding it.

My daughter told me one time when she was a teenager that I knew what it was like to face racism when I was with them, but when I went somewhere alone I was just another white person and did not have to deal with it. She of course was right.

[tridim]

40. This man is going to win over my Republican parents, I just know it.

After he won I predicted they'd "like him" within 3 months. I might have to amend that prediction after seeing this.

Nobody that watched tonight can honestly say the Obama's are anything but amazing people. People like Rush will try, but in the back of his mind he knows Obama is going to be a great President.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

43. he's the man now dog - eom

[Stinky The Clown]

44. You forgot "genuinely good natured"

I am SO looking forward to their term as our first family.

[Olney Blue]

45. Cerebral is back.

:patriot:

[Lugnut]

58. It's such a refreshing change.

After listening to George the Dumber for the last eight years complete sentences and multisyllabic words are music to the ears.

[Aslanspal]

46. Damn! he is smart

I hope we get Hillary, Wes Clark, Richardson, Caroline Kennedy, RFK jr., Lugar, and others for his administration it looks as if he would know how to manage them and let them shine.

I was mesmerized by his speaking and how he put things in perspective, Kroft really was out maneuvered but he has been dealing with Bush administration low expectations for years...Obama came off so real but supremely intelligent.

Obama just put alot of moderate Republicans into his column tonight.

[crazylikafox]

48. How the heck can anyone be "terrified" of this guy after watching interviews like this?

I think Barack made Rush & Hannity's jobs a lot harder tonightl.

[Blue_In_AK]

57. I so agree with you.

I was just saying that to my husband -- how could you not like the Obamas after watching that? They seem like such nice, down-to-earth people. Grounded, is the word I would use. Reality-based. And smart.

We just have to hope that the hateful people on the right will put away their anger and let themselves be inspired rather than terrified. It's a major transition from the culture of fear we've been living in for so long, but if we can transcend this, anything is possible. I guess I'll always be an idealist, but I do believe in the ultimate goodness of the human race.

[rockymountaindem]

59. Because he's an anti-American Muslim socialist with ties to foreign extremists!!!

Which is weird because I didn't know that Gamel Abdel Nasser was running for President this year...

[DeepModem Mom]

52. Same here. I was crying, finally realizing our long national nightmare is over. nt

[JanusAscending]

63. You were crying, and I was

sitting alone in my LR watching, and GRINNING from ear to ear. I smiled so much that my face hurt. I did my crying the night of the election. Wow....what a completely different feeling..to hear and see Obama speak, compared to the dreadful 8 yrs. of a spoiled, self indulgent, arrogant, illiterate puppet that called himself the pResident!!! I needed my "Obama fix" today, and he gave it to all of us!! His voice is sooooooo soothing, and comforting to me, as is our wonderful new First Lady's !! Lord, if you took me home now, I'd die a happy person!!:fistbump:

[rosesaylavee]

56. Barack and Michelle speak in complete sentences.

We were really overcome by his intelligent and witty answers tonight. Overcome. It's going to take a long time to heal from the past 8 years. But I think we are ready for this healing.

It is such a comfort to watch them together, isn't it?

[onenote]

60. and let's give some credit to Steve Kroft

who handled the interview with professionalism, courtesy and respect, without fawning.

[MiniMe]

65. Croft was grinning from ear to ear though

I think he genuinely likes the Obamas.

[LuckyLib]

61. As one writer put it, it's as if we've been in an abusive relationship for 8 years. It will take us

awhile to see what normal behavior is, to really understand that the nightmare is over.

[riverdeep]

67. My favorite two moments of this wonderful inteview:

The first was when Steve was talking about energy, and how now that the price of oil has gone back down, we have the option of putting it on the back burner, he said "this has been our pattern, we go from shock to trance", i.e. we get distracted easily. This is so true, and it's amazing to hear someone high up say it.

The second was a more informal thing. He said he doesn't tell his mother-in-law what to do, "I'm not stupid, that's why I got elected President, man". Brilliant.

[glowing]

71. I thought that was cute, and then he asked Kroft what his relationship was with his own

mother-in-law.. kind of put it on the interviewer... like duh, why am I asking this question.

I love the casual, closeness that the Obama's have.. Not that fake stepford shit.. not the "convenience".. it shows they are close, it show they talk a lot, it shows they respect and love one another mutually.. It's like normal people.. everyday people, really smart and accomplished people, but regular people.. Loved the story about the crappy apts and the car with a hole in the floor.. Just like my first car.. It cost me $300.00.

[Eurobabe]

69. I missed it, hopefully someone will post a clip?

:D

[riverdeep]

70. It's right here.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4608198n

[Eurobabe]

74. Thanks!

[tavalon]

73. I just watched the personal transition part of the show

I am in awe of Michelle. Heck, both of them have their priorities completely in good alignment. Those kids are paramount in both of their minds. I really, really like that.

[Eurobabe]

75. The SMART adults are in charge again

:loveya: :loveya:

[Sugar Smack]

76. I just saw the clip.

I know just how you feel. This is a staggering, amazing change to what we've all become accustomed to. That feeling of it being almost unreal. Everyone in my town of Durham, NC is still buoyant from the election & it seems to have inspired personal courtesy at all levels of interaction.

[dkofos]

77. It was a pleasure watching the 60 minutes interview of Obama last night.

There is no doubt in my mind I voted for the smartest MF in the room.