For those of you making negative comments abouts the election win, I just don't understand you. For the first time in years, America has a leader that already has the admiration and respect of the international community. Given the Image America has had overseas for a while now, you should embrace the fact that this election win has given you guys a new image and once again you are seen as the Nation who dare to dream and dare to make a difference. I appluad you for that. Now just as the majority of you came together to make a difference in the election, now that the election is over, why not get behind your new leader and together turn things around for yourselves and become the envy of the international community again.

Oh….! If you hadn't realised, I'm not American

Good Luck President Obama

Bush had to get the briefings "in-person". His reading level is probably equal to his illiteratcy!

Wow. C'mon haters, take the loss like men and women. Mccain lost fair and square. If you voted, then there is nothing you can do. Leave it at that and fly your american flag high! The world is already starting to admire us again!!
If not, there is always Canada and other countries to move too.

See you on January 20th in D.C.

Congatuations
President -elect Obama
Vice President-elect Biden
You have just given America and the world a breath of fresh air. As a Canadian we welcome our new neighbour. America will now be a better place for all.

All I can say is that I feel sorry for some of you. It must feel awful to have to carry around such negativity and in some cases hatred. Hate and/or negativity only hurts the person it possesses.

midwest mom – you are so misguided; sleep better a night. He has no idea about foriegn affairs. SO WHAT WHERE HE GRADUATED from. People with ignorance like you is the reason why he won.

neither of them have a freakin clue. one is just a smoother talker and will take a bigger step toward socialism than the other. america loses either way. screw moving to canada, I'm going to Mars…

It is a great day to be an American! President Barack Obama will be president of the entire country, not just those who agree with him. He will call no on unpatriotic.

I will remember this day for the rest of my life, as the day we the people took our country back.

It is truly a SAD DAY for America when our dependents have elected into office an Empty suit who is now part of a VERY DANGEROUS TRILOGY!

Absolute Power corrupts absolutely and Reid, Pelosi, and Obama have already proven they are corrupt so look out America we are going to experience "Change"!

During the LBJ years I lost many good friends and relatives to the War in Vietnam, During the Carter years I was a young women married to a Silicon Valley Executive making good money, with two children in Grade School, I wish I was kidding when I say I couldn't afford shoes for my kids!

I will survive because I'm resourceful, but I FEAR our Nation will not!

OBAMA AND BIDEN RULES. GO AWAY HATERS

Betty – be quite!!! no body cares what you think or the hate that is within you.

To Cricket put your real name down there. If you are going to rant do not be a coward, Put your face on the internet.

Not going to happen, Scared someone might recognize you.

As a Canadian I would like to congratulate the American People on their choice of President/Vice President. But I would also like to draw attention to the comments of a few who think it is now necessary for them to leave their country for 4 years and perhaps come to mine. Well, simply stated : WE DON'T WANT YOU ! We have our own problems regarding unity , negativity and supporting our own government. When faced with a problem you should be working to find a solution that is right for your circumstance, not running away from it !! Get involved with your choice of political parties, and make a difference. That is what a democracy is all about ! And when it doen't go your way, THAT IS ALSO WHAT A DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT !!

YOU SAID IT BARBARA!! here here! JESSE HELMS IS DEAD!

Hate,Lies and deception has brought us to this major turning point. We have to move forward with respect and decency, not only for our new president but for each other. WE cannot heal until we stop this maddness.We are not savages, we are proud americans. I am still emotional over the history that I witnessed last night. Let that be our starting point. I couldn't be more proud of Our great country and of Obama.

God bless our new president, and God bless America

John,

You should move to Mexico since Canada is the most liberal country in the world behind Amsterdam.

Congratulations to our new President-Elect. These times are hard in our Nation. I believe we will prevail, but not until more damage is done. I can honestly speak for those of us that are having a hard time financially. Some of us wonder if our children will have gifts under the tree this year, I don't worry about that too much, I only worry if my children will have school clothes or food on the table. Gifts come last on our list. My children didn't get school supplies this year, and probably won't wake up on Dec. 25th to wrapped gifts under the tree.

Many of us struggle each month to provide housing, utilities, and food for our families. There is no work in my community. Even the minimum wage jobs are given to high school students.

Many of you do not know what it is like to wake up and look at your childrens faces, knowing they need things that you can't give them right then, to try and explain why they cannot go on a field trip that costs $5, hoping and praying that money comes together so that you can at least put food on the table, pay rent for one more month, and secure utilities for just another month. And then do it all over again.

I am in college to make a difference for my family, after being denied through my entire marriage of my education. Now, as a single mother with 4 children, I am tired. A family member bought life insurance a few years ago, and she too is tired. She is tired of scratching to make ends meet. And it saddens me to hear that she is ready to give up if she can't make ends meet this winter. Many of us are tired. I am tired of the Republicans being the voice for the rich.

It is time for change. I don't know yet if Obama will bring that change during his term, but I have faith in him. My vote counts.

Congratulations to US on this historic day!

I keeping reading you can trust Obama, HOW MANY TIMES HAS HE LIED. WAKE UP America, he is a politician and nothing more. You Obama lovers are so brain washed.

I just want to thank Rush Limbaugh for making it so easy for me to vote for Obama.The daily hate speeches of him and his followers on this blog made me see just how dangerous the right wing facist zealots have become.

Obama Supporters: Do not give anyone lectures on hatred. I have been viewing the blogs for months and have been shocked by the vile and disgusting comments, a vast majority of which have been posted by you. He had all of you to run the most negative campaign I have ever witnessed so that he could give the public appearance of being a untier. John McCain is a great american and acutally served his country. Obama bought the election. Once the media is through with their lovefest I am hopeful you will then see how really stupidily you casted your vote.

This might be the first intel briefing that has actually been READ in nearly eight years.

Enjoy your win, it will only last 4 years, He WILL DISAPPOINT all of you. Remember don't complain in 2 years; you voted for him. He is your President not mine. His Change is not the change we need, higher taxes, governement control health insurance etc.

I will sleep better from now on knowing an intelligent, critical thinker, Harvard Educated, who know more than I, will be entrusted with this information….ahhhh, what a relief!

". If you can't support this change, please leave. Don't just make threats — actually follow through. We'll all be better for it!"

Still waiting for all the left-wing moonbats who said they'd leave after 2000 to actually do it…

You reap what you sow. Negative thought and/or action brings negative thought and/or action in return. A little positivity may well serve you better in the future

There goes my money to someone who didn't earn it

Everyone deserves a chance though…. I hope you prove me wrong, I doubt you will…. but I'm giving you your chance.

Andy, as if the last 8 years haven't been volatile and humbling for
Bush. Our country is a mess, and all the hostile negativity on here certainly isn't going to help. The only way our country will bring about any kind of change for any of us, is not by relying on one person to do it-no matter what person has been voted in as president. This country belongs to us, the people, and it's about time we start taking responsibility and own up to what WE need to do to clean up the mess…..

Following an 8 year abject failure, the bar has been set pretty low. Let's hope that President Obama sets the bar higher for the next President–he certainly can't do any worse.

And as a life long Republican (sans Bush), let's hope the RNC offers us a better choice than Palin come 2012–THAT certainly shouldn't be too difficult.

For the people that want to move to Canada… good luck! I tried it when Bush was elected for a second term, it's not that easy.

What's in store for me next year?

No raise. -Confirmed
No Christmas bonus. -Confirmed
No performance bonus. -Highly Unlikely

Meanwhile, I spent over $80 on a hand basket of groceries at the store last night. I'm actually kind of looking forward to a tax break, and if that means our CEO (who got an $11 million raise this year) has to pay more in taxes, so be it.

Trickle-down economics didn't work, the rich get richer, etc.

Politics as usual isn't working, change is here, let's see how it goes. It can't be worse than where Bush has put us.

wow – it is amazing to see intellectual power overriding the illiteracy and ignorance in this country!!!

It was like a New Year's eve yesterday (watching on the TV sets)

Amazing – Let us hope this is better for all of our future…

This is a great individual that we as Americans can trust.
Obama taught us that with hard work look what we can do!
Change the world!
God bless him!

»VICTORY! VICTORY! V…VICTORY! HURRAH! HURRAH! Ooh!

John,
It makes me laugh everytime some lunatic comes and says this is the biggest mistake we ever did. Just look back to last 8 years and you think anybody is capable of making bigger mistakes than that moron Bush?

Trust me. That mistake was committed in 2000 and we just fixed the glitch.

»What a MEMORABLE/HISTORIC day! Wow!

For all of you who predict disaster (or great times) in the future of USA, I recommend this: Copy and paste this stream of postings and save it on your computer. When summer 09 comes around check to see if things turned out the way you said they would.

-you might be surprised to learn that everything is not as it seems
-you might also be surprised to learn that America is a great country

Barack is fortunate enough to not have any parents who were president before him. We don't have to worry about him trying to make Daddy proud by finding a killing a leader that we later found out had nothing to do with 9/11 – instead, he'll find and kill the leader who actually WAS responsible for 9/11.

Stop being a sore loser – you hate it that much, leave the country. So much for your fake patriotism.

»AMERICA! What a country! America Rocks! Wow!

For the millions that did not vote for Obama, when a DONKEY grows the economy, yuo benefit from it too. So, say all you want to say, but we'll remember what Jesus recommends us to do: If someone asks slaps you, turn the other cheek. (Meaning, resist hate and you'll win them over)

Remember it took TWO Donkeys to help US out: Roosevelt and Clinton

People The Election is Over, The Campaigns are over, It is time to stand Behind President Obama regardless if you agree with him or not. The reality is he is OUR President and we must support him,Just like our Past Presidents Good or Bad Today is a new lets stop the Division and UNITE AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD!

I voted for Obama, but I don't think McCain would have been that bad. It was really Palin that did it in for me (that accent). I really hope that once the nation's problems are looked after that investigation goes deep into the past Bush administration. The checks and balance system is out of control and I would really like to see those criminals given the sentences they deserve.

My hope is that all he has promised is true and all that has been said and is suspected is false, becuase if even the slightest bit of what has been said about his affiliation with extremists, and thoses who could jeopordize our national security and way of life (religious freedom, democracy, etc.) is true, we are all in for a wake-up call unlike we could ever imagine. We have seen it in other places in the world and we could be experiencing it ourselves. Let's hope all these voters are right about this man they believe will save us all, remember, the majority based their decision on money and race. Are those really the best reasons? What if we didn't know what race either of them were and the economy hadn't been and issue, would the other issues of his background, the company he kept, comments he has made and other items of interest changed anything? What if he had been German-American and had the same background or controversial issue following him…who would have won?

WOW – THIS JUST IN:
"Al Qaieda leader Osama bin Laden has released a tape in which he praises Allah for the election of our Muslim Brother to lead the Great Satan." Tape to be played on CNN shortly………
nice.

I am so proud that this country spoke yesterday like it has never spoken before. It is wonderful that we have elected our First African American President. This is an exciting historical event. However it is equally important and exciting that our President Elect Barack Obama is also a Brilliant, Humble and Strong Leader who, along with Vice President Elect Joe Biden will lead this country into a new Era. An Era where we will learn to work together to bring this country back to the land of opportunity, the land that everyone in the world will want to imitate. We as Americans want to regain the respect and Awe that we once had in the world. This is the United States of America and we are ready to get to work healing this nation. The people that wish to stay behind in ignorance and hate will find themselves in the minority, no longer the majority. God Bless America this country I love.

I am sooooo pleased with President Elect Obama and his VP Joe Binden's victory. I’m even more pleased that I don't have to hear Sara Palin's voice anymore. Why McCain ever picked her as a running mate I’ll never understand. Guess he really didn’t want the job as president but didn’t know how to get out of the race gracefully.

To ugh!

Grow up. Election is over. Wake up and join the process.

Obama Obama Obama The Great Obama Obama Obama

We ALL have to work together and bear the burden of progress. The difference between Obama and McCain is how Obama believes we can all do good together and how he urges to do so, as one nation, regardless of our individual sociopolitical alignments. I feel so proud to be an American today.

John, as long as you live in this country President Obama is your president or else move.

I pray God touch your heart to be kind and clean the ugly words that comes out of your mouth.

Please don't be naive enough to think "hope" is enough to turn this country around. It is in a mess initiated by Clinton, perpetuated by Bush, and now handed to Obama. Please do not also allow yourselves to think that Barack can deliver all he has promised, as shallow and obtuse his promises were. It is going to be an incredibly volatile and humbling four years for him. You all better buckle up.

Ummm Brian – In Canada – did you actually SEE the results of your last election??? Harper won 14 more seats. Canada is tired of Socialism. (I lived there for 25 years so I can speak to it). Does your husband like it there though?

The reason so much attention is put on race is because white people put so much attention on race. We live in a racist country…that can not be escaped. You don't have to like him but he is our next President. So deal with it. We have had to deal with EIGHT years of that fool that never had a clue. The winds of change are blowing. Get in line or you'll be blown away.

America should be proud that your democracy is strong, over 100 million of you marched to paricipate in your election and you electrified the world. From a Canadian perspective I would like to see this change take place to heal the word economy. Our enemy is still free, alive and laughing at you from his caves in Afganistan and Pakistan. I hope that President Obama with CIA and the other intelligence agencies track down this terrorist and his network and as Obama promised, "Kill Bin Landin". Let's face it George Bush and the Republicans have failed at this fundamental task.

I am waiting till the Democrats throw Obama to the dogs as they did the Clintons. They will do anything for the party. Lets see how he deals with Pelosi. His butt is in the hot seat Jan 20 and he will not be able to hide from tough decisions as he did in the senate.

I see by the division of opinions here,that even with the history written
last night,the people of the U.S still have a long way to go.
The pettiness of poltics should be cast aside when all is said and done and the re-building of the country should be the prime focus for
its citizens.You can disagree without being disagreeable but the common ground on which you walk should not divide a people but
unite in the co-operation of making the country the shining beacon it has been through the years.

Lot of people are bitter in this forum. Look I voted for McCain too but now Mcain voters should not whine. This country and its politics is about coming up with an intelligent argument and convincing other people of it. Sure 52 % americans disagree but I am not going to be bitter about it. I will sharpen my argument and convince my fellow Americans. Now that Obama is the president. Lets support him and be the best we can be!

I will never claim that arab as my president!!!!! This county will divide because of this election pick. P.S. TO YEE who commented earlier, you have been in this country 20 years, and you still can't put together an english sentence that makes snese. Go back to communist china where you belong..

I thank God we all live in a country where we call can vote. I am proud that Obama is the President-elect. I am proud of everyone who voted, no matter who you voted for. This next years won't be perfect but I believe we will be better off as a nation than we were at first. God Bless America!!!!

In all fairness:

The neo-conservatives have had eight years, and they have tried their ideas. I don't think the gloom and doom predictions are fair since we are already in really bad shape. It's time to give Obama a chance, he will look out for the vast majority of people in this country.

But even if you do not agree with him:

IT IS TIME FOR ALL AMERICANS TO UNITE, TO RESTORE OUR GOOD NAME AROUND THE PLANET, AND TO GET THAT SOB BIN LADEN ONCE AND FOR ALL.

YES WE CAN!!!!!!

Lawerence – is Bush YOUR President??? I doubt it. I'm with John. Obama is the President of the US. Not MY President. I didn't vote for him. He will go down as THE biggest failure ever. He has set up a house of cards and it will fall in his first year.
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Thank you America for not listening to the Fear and Smear, half truths and lies of Mc Cain and especially Palin. Bill Ayers was a 60's radical not a terrorist,the ONLY people killed were some of the weathmen, when one of thier bombs prematurely deplyed,they were symbolic bombings (wrong yes, terriorist no), the media needs to interview him, he receives his funding from the Annanberg foundation, Reps who donated to McCain, socialism no, it is our progressive tax base (increased taxes to the oil companies is how Sarah Palin gave each Alaskan checks), believe Colin Powell, Barack is much better equipted to protect us and lead us in the World.

WE ARE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN. Bless you Obama/Biden

Since you Libs are the smartest people on the face of the earth, I'm sure you've heard the old saying, "Be careful what you wish for." Every 30 to 40 years the United States of America needs to see true socialism at work to bring about the true change. Your vote yesterday was not historic. You voted for a black man who was able to read a good speech from a teleprompter written for him. I can't wait to see Obama start breaking all of his promises he's made to his supporters. An Obama administration will be Jimmy Carter times 100, and that's what you Obama zombies deserve. Get ready for the next Ronald Reagan in 2012.

There you go, Barack. Now you're in a position to turn over our country's top secrets to Ayers, Wright, et al. Bet your buddies are licking their chops on this. Which of our spies are you going to turn over to Iran and Bin Laden to find and terminate? God help us as a nation now.

You two hit the ground running. Get-er-done.

Somehow Bush got the clearance despite his past drug use, so I think President Obama will be o.k. To the haters questioning his intelligence or implying he's naive, grow up. Obama clearly won the election. You would think that the party always trumpeting "Country First" would be embracing a new President and wishing him well in service to our nation. It just goes to show that there are some people with hidden agendas, double-standards, and outright hatred who have been masquerading as "patriots". A new day is here. We need to make the most of it. If Obama doesn't succeed, will you be happier being right than seeing our nation make progress? Negativity took a beating yesterday. This is an opportunity to support a positive direction instead of being trapped by yesterday's poisonous political environment. Get with the program or move out of the way while we position America for our next century of greatness.

This post us for all the McCain supportors who will post here and all over the net. To those of you who were McCain suppoters and choose to continue posting hate and angry accusations. Who will make it your life mission to spread fear and hatred among those with whom come into contact Don't worry, we won't do what you would do. We won't call you "Un American" because you dare to speak your mind. We won't call you "Unpatriotic" because you choose to speak your mind. Those tactics belong exclusively to your kind. And we, the Obama voters, the MILLIONS of Obama voters understand that what is wrong with you has to do with your complete inability to lose with grace and dignity. You either were never taught or are so full of hate you could not be taught that losing is always harder than winning. And the way you conduct yourselves after a loss tells everyone what kind of moral character you possess. So, go ahead and show us all what you are made of. We know there aren't that many of you and we will forever seek to stop you from overshadowing the good, true, patriotic Americans of all political parties. Our voices will always louder and stronger than yours. Perhaps you might spend some time reflecting on what your job should be in making this country less divided instead of continuing the policy of division that is so dangerous to the well being of the United States of American. Yes we CAN, and YES WE DID, and YES WE WILL. Nothing you can say will change that.

john : November 5th, 2008 11:57 am ET
'That schmuck will NEVER be my president! This country just made it's biggest mistake ever.'

It's 'President Obama' not 'schmuck'.
You're a bad loser? No excuse.
You don't trust him? No excuse.
You think that yesterday was really a sad day for America? No excuse.
It's Mr. President of the United States of America Barack Hussein Obama!
He's the president because that's how democracy works: people vote and he/she who gets all the necessary votes (or much more as it was in this case) gets the job. And gets all due respect that comes with it!

At least all the gay marriage bans failed. Now we can move on from black and brown to all agreeing to hate the gays. Its a great country!

People, the election is over and let's get behind our president-elect and support him for our future success as one nation. This is what democracy is about.

This to fester.

May be it's time for you to get out and leave and don't return.
This country doesn't need people like you.

Racist WT

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, God will guide you both and your family through out the time in the office. We as supporters will continue to pray and fast for you an your family.

God will definitely see and direct you through the coming years to come.

God Bless American.

Racists not welcome in Canada.

It's funny to see and read how many people are still upset and will not give Obama a chance. Hey, Barack Obama won fairly. He won not only the electoral votes but the popular vote as well.

And, John, Obama is YOUR president! GET OVER IT!

YES WE……DID!!!

~Lawrence in Denver

Hmmmmm…thought he would head to Hawaii for the funeral of his "dead" Grandmother. Oh, wait – he already WENT to Hawaii to cover up his birth certificate issue. Fraud.
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whats that smell? its uncle fester festering.

A "GREAT" man lost the election last evening, a "Great Lady," lost the primaries and to what, this ("that one").

Thank you, President Obama, for your audacity of hope! May God bless you. He has already blessed us because of you.

To those on the right that think moving to Canada is the answer….think again. First, we don't really want a bunch of right wing bible thumpers here….and you wouldn't like it anyway.

We have universal health care…a pension system that works and a bunch of other 'left wing socialist' things you don't want in the US.

Oh…and when I voted recently in our election…I only had to go two blocks to the polling station and it took me 5 mins…in and out.

Mexico is a better bet for you.

To all the people still whining: Grow a sack and be an american. You were beat. The better man won, we did not elect the guy that committed treason as a POW. We elected the smart guy for a change!

If you don't like it, then go, just go. We don't need whiners and lazy piles of human trash in this country. MOVE ALONG LOSERS!

Oh thank God its not McCain and Palin! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!

America has just made the biggest mistake in history. Obama will need at least three years to learn how to be President. Smooth talk does not a President make. Reagan.."the best offense is a good defense". Obama has no concept of American Security!

Does this mean that Obama now gets to slap Cheney around for being a total lying scum bag? I can't wait for the subpoenas to start flying once the White House is fumigated after the Bush debacle leaves.

43 % of the white vote,78% of the jewish voters. man talk about success. this is a new time. you had just as many white voters in the crowd last night as any other race. its time for america to stop playing hate my neighbor and start playing rodney king "why cant we all get along"

I hope President Obama can keep Secretary Gates and General Petraeus or, at least, take their advice.

Obama must remember the milllions and millions who did NOT vote for him!

It's amazing, watching all the news segments from different stations; and all the comments, this IS/WAS simply about race.

Will we now have to hear "First African American" before Obama is introduced?

If he is going to be a President for all (regardless of history), why such attention given to the race factor.

It appears to me, that the African Americans believe him to solely be their President, perhaps he is!

John:

Is that a threat? You better watch what you say about our president-elect!

God bless Obama, his family and Biden! Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I'm confident Obama's up to the challenges facing this country. Not really sure what's wrong with the "haters". I know it's tough when your candidate's not elected. Let's at least give him a chance. My loathing of W took several years to percolate based upon his incorrect decisions. If you can't support this change, please leave. Don't just make threats — actually follow through. We'll all be better for it!

Finally, a president America can be proud of. What a refreshing change to have such an eloquent and inspiring leader.

Congratulations President Obama! I applaud your calm approach, your balanced intellect, and your belief in a UNITED America.

I support you all the way!

Hey Uncle Fester. Get out of our country. You don't belong. You must be a SCHMUCK!

It is a great day in America! Finally the world will be able to look at African-Americans in a new light. God bless President-elect Obama and give him the strength to lead us out of this horrible state of affairs.

To Scott, West Chester, OH:
There is no school that prepares common people to become presidents. Every new president is a presidnet in training…

This is a day that we will all remember for the rest of our lives. I'm one of the white seniors that voted for Obama, and proud of it. To those who are still criticizing the win and Obama – get over with it! You people are the reason the country's in the deep feces we're in.

Actually, for those considering moving to Canada, I wouldn't – it's too cold and we are way more socialist than in the US

I suspect Obama is thinking, "what on earth have I done?!"

McCain is thinking "hmmmm, Jamaica or Key West?"

I'd like to address those vowing to move to Canada: It's not as easy as "love it or leave it" makes it sound. I've spent the last seven years of my life positioning myself to qualify for permanent residence in Canada. My application is finally in progress, but it will likely be another 18 months or so before I get final approval. You've got to be educated, experienced, and young for them to even consider you. Also, all the applications and paperwork are quite expensive.
I'm very pleased for the sake of the world at large that Obama's won, but I still can't wait to move away from here. Just know that you can't simply pack up and leave because you're angry in this moment.

Enough with the hate, folks. I haven't much liked the last 8 years of Republican nonsense, but I'm an American and Bush IS my president. Whether you love him or hate him, Obama is the new president elect and whatever policies or positions we get are going to go through him. It's time to put the election aside and start thinking like AMERICANS first and republicans and democrats second.

So what can YOU do to make this country a better place to live?

Define Irony….4 years ago everyone of your Dems were out here on these boards saying the same things…"Bush is not my pres" "I will never recognize him". The President called for Unity and you failed to do it because of your bitterness over your defeat. Now you have the nerve to call for the same unity that you refused to attempt yourselves? Get real or get lost!

Any Liberal who actually thought prior to Obama's election that he would immediately withdraw troops from Iraq is sadly mistaken. As soon as he starts receving these briefings and realizing what we are truly up against in the Middle East he will continue our job in Iraq. Just one of many promises he will break

I understand the level of disappointment for the Republican Party, but only arrogance would have you not realize the extent of lies, corruption that we have been subjected to for the past 8 years by a President you probably help elect.

President Obama will not be a perfect President, but please do know, he will not be as bad as these past 8 years and next time you feel the desire to speak negatively about Obama do not forget these past 8 years!!

Hey Uncle Fester. Get out of our country. You don't belong.

Look at all the haters on this blog. Well deal with it.

To all of you republicans who are still crying… GET OVER IT!! Obama is goiing to be the president on Jan 20th. He can't be any worse than Bush.

Can we put to bed any thoughts of Obama's citizenship and eligability to be president?
To all you morons who questioned his birth certificate and his "secret Muslim Jihad"; The CIA would not give this man top secret clearance if either of those accusations were true.

Stop the lies already. The country has spoken. Sen. McCain was magnanimous in defeat as he quited a booing crowd when he first mentioned President-elect Obama's name. This was a grand gesture that, from what I read here, has affected the remaining intelligent people in the Republican party. Give our new leader a chance. We will try not to ask you to leave the country if you don't like as so many of you suggested we do when GWB got his second term.

As Lennon says "Come together, right now" [not Lenin, morons]

As a registered republican I know I joined many others who voted for change in this election.

Lets hope all the "politicians" are hearing us!!

Now Americans it is time to get off our lazy rears and "git 'er done".

This is our country and it's our job to clean it up. Not just in elections but in our everyday lives.

I am really happy that someone else thinks he is remarkably like JFK.

Go USA!!

I think it is really sad that some ignorant people still want to cling to hate and negativity when the majority of the people have already spoken. Obama and Biden will do what this country needs and reunite us. There is no room in this country for hate. That will not help us solve ANY of our problems. What we saw last night was a beautiful thing. The REAL America: Blacks, Whites, Asians, Hispanics- EVERYONE to welcome Obama as President-Elect. People of all races, all walks of live, all tax brackets…united. That's what we need. Not John McCain opening race wounds and encouraging fear among everyone. Fear of our own fellow Americans.

This is supose to be the land of the free. Freedom of religion, freedom to be an individual. And we watched the McCain campaign tell America that everyone but Christians are dangerous and that every person of color is dangerous. I hope that's not the America we are striving to be.

We should all pray for President Obama and this country. It is really sad to still see so much hateful messages still. All you Obama haters get over it. You’re truly being silly the AMERICAN PEOPLE have spoken.

Ok He's the winner…
1. Want to see him deliver on his promises.
2. Most importatant legislation will be enacted before he ever takes
office.
3. Hope he get oour nose out of the entire world's business, and
gets down to WHAT IS OUR NATIONAL INTEREST.
4. He needs to treat Russia with Respect, and try to partner more with
them, if not we will face dire consequences, that have been playing
aroudn since we said we were going t put protective anti-missle
systems on Russia;s back door.
5. Stop Sending monoey to the world. Send the people and things to
help people help themselves for a change.

John,
Be sure to drop us a postcard.

God Bless Obama/Biden and USA and the world as it changes in the direction of PEACE & PROSPERITY!!!!

bye bye PUMAS

TO ALL PUMAS:

I have been waiting for this for months. Finally I can say,

In your face pumas……. you lost, AGAIN, How does that feel? Maybe you can move back to Alaska with Sarah.

I'm sure Cheney has ordered up the industrial size shredders.

john November 5th, 2008 11:57 am ET

That schmuck will NEVER be my president! This country just made it's biggest mistake ever.

don't let the door hit you on the way out

John, I will defend this country against all enermies…
Foreign or Domestic!
If you do not heed to your new president pack up and move to russia.
Do not let me catch you pallying around with you know who and what!

welcome to the USSA…

Obama's win was orchestrated by GOD and facilitated by WE THE PEOPLES. McCain's demise was due to the millstone around his neck in the name of Bush; and Palin who has spunk and can "reach out and touch" needs more time to perfect her resume.

Well I did not vote for him, but he was elected I will give him a chance.

Now that he is elected, according to V.P. elected Joe Biden, he guaranteed that there will be a national crisis. I wondering what that will be! curious!

Jimmy Carter II is on the way…high unemployment , high interest rates and high taxes. Hope the American people are smarter in 2012.

When Obama gets his first whiff of the PDB, he'll be humbled.

Now HE has to go into Pakistan to get Bin Laden. And he has to figure out how to keep terrorists from getting nuclear materials. We all give the president too much credit for the amount of influence they have. The president doesn't set the price of gasoline, nor does he control the economy. These are complex, adaptive systems that run without control. About the only thing Obama will bring is the psychology that things can be better, but given the challenges, it is unlikely that he will have much real immediate impact. (neither would McCain for that matter)

To all those who have diffuculty believing Obama can handle his position majority rules and the rest of us have Faith in him, I am very proud of my new president. Negative comments will get you no where accept the decision. And thank you to CNN for giving a good broadcast this year on the election process.

I agree with RH.

With Obama, I'm hopeful that he'll get the need to know from those who know what the public has long suspected about Roswell.

Get ready everyone. The millions have fallen for the personality and the false optimism. So now he will ignore the 2nd amendment. Then he will pursue his carbon tax to the tune of $5 trillion. Should have done some research first.

Obama's election rivals that of George Bush's in that it was unearned and underserved and a product of strategy, manipulation and opportunism. It was rigged by the media when it looked like Hillary Clinton would be our next President. Obama benefitted from sexism. Prediction: he will make one of the most weak, ineffectual and fumbling Presidents yet.

Congrats to the first ever Bi-racial President of the United States. I personally think McCain was more qualified based on his experience to do the job on Day 1, but hey, I'm not black, and I'm not a hippie.

It's bi-racial….not african-american.

That's was one of the most powerful nights that i have every seen, It reminded me of all the strugles that Martin Luther King and other African Actives died for, Just to see all Black, White, Asian, Hispanic etc, gathered and cheering on Obama and Biden was very Powerful and it lets us know that we as a nation need to pull together a one. Kennedy hit it on the nose when he said 40 years ago " There shouldn't be no reason that a NEGRO could be president of the UNITED STATES.. VERY Powerful night. I even kept my children up late to SEE HISTORY!!!

You got your president, now start contributing to this great country!

Watch who you listen to. All of a sudden the Republican media is trying to tell him how he should do it. They all have these great ideas.
They're the reason we voted for you. We tried their garbage for the last 8 years. Why would it work now.
No Ed, No Babe No Alex. We voted against your loosing theories.

So now you know why the overseas ballots were so screwed up…

Time for the truth on Haji Bashir Noorzai, Wolfowitz, and Rumsfeld!

Sore winners and bitter losers…Man I love politics!

I really wanted McCain to win.

I must say I'm a bit relieved today. No longer do I have to hear people moan about their life w/ Bush.

It's no longer my problem. I'm going on with my life.

If your life sucked before Obama, then it will still suck unless you do something different.
If you were proud of your life up until yesterday, then you still have the ability to be happy.

Your happiness and success of the next 4 year will be largely determined by you, and not the president.

President elect Obama should demand to be briefed along side Bush every day…for transparency of course.

FreeNLovIt

Too bad for you I will give you time you will come around just like Hillary people, if you don't then I feel very sorry for you because the next 8 years looks like will be very tough if not hell because America and the world are in Love with this Guy

Go President of USA OBAMA HUSSEIN BARACK

Do you think Obama knows what an intel briefing is?

ATLEAST OBAMAIS MORE INTELLIGENT THAN YOUR FATHER
FreeNLove it.so it will be easy for him to read the art of war.
by the way,he is not in the office to bring wars like the others do, so ,SORRY FREE,THERE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS LIKE LOVE IN THIS WORLD THAT IS BETTER THAN WAR.
I CANT BELIEVE THIS PERSON CAN BE THAT DULL,,,,,DULL DUD.!!!!
GO AND LIVE IN THE BUSH WHERE YOU DONT NEED LOVE.
LEAVE PEOPLE WHO LOVE PEACE UNITY AND JSUTICE AND LOVE FOR EACH OTHER ALONE.

Well, John, I suggest you move to Canada or Mexico.

Adios!!!

ROME WAS NOT BUILT IN A DAY, BUT IN TIME OBAMA WILL GET AMERICA BACK HER HONOR AND GLORY. I BELIEVE OBAMA WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF OUR GREATEST PRESIDENTS EVER,GOD BLESS YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA.

Godspeed, President-Elect Obama!

SOME OF YOU HAVE SO MANY BAD THINGS TO SAY!
IT REALLY MAKES NO DIFFERNCE BECAUSE THE WORLD IS CHANGING WITH OR WITHOUT YOU! ALL THE NASTYNESS IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU ANYWHERE SO GET OVER IT!
LET'S WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS, IT CAN'T BE NO WORST THEN VOTING FOR "BUSH"
THIS IS NOT A BLACK AND WHITE THING IT'S A PEOPLE THING WE ARE ONE LIKE IT OR NOT IN THE EYES OF "GOD"

For the people that think electing Obama has healed America from racisim, get your heads out of the sand.There are many more racists among the blacks than white. I hope Obama can make all of his promises come true but if I was him I would watch my back. I hope he knows that his life will be in danger everyday of his life. May God bless him and lead him to do all he can for America.Good Luck President Obama.

To Jennifer who wants to move to Canada for the next 4 years.
PLEASE GO!!!

It's people with your kind of attitude that America does not need.
We'll be happy to help you pack.

heaven help us.

I am so happy Obama/Biden won, a bonus will be not having that worthless Bush to dictate law and abuse the laws and our constitution. Another big plus will be not hearing McCain say "my friends" or Palin say "you betcha" and Joe the Plumber never to be heard of again.

FreeNLovIt & John has to get over it and try to grow up.

John wrote "That schmuck will NEVER be my president! This country just made it's biggest mistake ever."

John, your an idiot. He is your President so get used to it. I bet your one of the morons that voted for Bush, twice no less. Haven't you learned from you mistakes. It's time to unite this country and stop with the division. Just as PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA said we are not a blue America or a red America, we are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Based on this what does this tell you about how military overseas would vote

Contributions from U.S. Troops Deployed AbroadRecipient Total Number
Obama, Barack $60,642 134
Paul, Ron $45,512 99
McCain, John $10,665 26
Huckabee, Mike $7,950 10
Thompson, Fred $6,350 7
Romney, Mitt $5,550 10
Clinton, Hillary $3,240 6

Have faith in Obama.

If you were paying attention to the last 21 months you would just how smart and intelligent Obama is. Sure he will have some "on-the-job-training" so to speak but so would McCain need the same training.

Obama will handle the country better than what all you critics are imagining. Give him a bit of credit, give him a chance.

George W. Bush has been a failure.

The Republican Party is not America it is a party and does not define America.

I'm sure it'll be a nice change to brief someone who understands what's being discussed.

Obama will be just fine, do we still remember what a scatter brain and water head Bush was and still is. Obama will bring more to these meetings then he takes away, I hope pray and really believe things are going to get better. It's feels good to have hope again.

so thankful that we as Americans have the right to choose who our leaders our…and we did just that yesterday!

as for all the "President-in-training" thoughts…at least we have one that will be in training now, we have gone for 8 years with the absense of anything that looked/acted remotely like someone who we could be proud to call OUR President!

If he was in the Armed Forces he could not get the security clearance approval to get the briefings because of his past drug use. Maybe the briefings will tell him how dangerous the world really is and that they are not really our friends unless he wants the news manipulated to his beliefs.

Also, would it be too much to ask to have Obama and Biden fasten both jacket buttons? They look less than presidential with their ties showing at the bottom.

He'll need more than briefing. He better start reading materials on the art of war and grow his BRAIN!!!

Yeah, he'll be on training wheels for 4 years. Should have grabbed the Clintons for light speed economy recovery. Now we have to wait 10 years.

FreeNLovIt November 5th, 2008 11:50 am ET
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Funny how you had no problem with this when it was Bush.

Food for thought…..

"Politics is the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen." – Winston Churchill

John, NO! the BIGGEST mistake was electing George Bush! What a waste of the last 8 years of American history. Absolutely NO progress for 8 years, just Corporate GREED. Death to the Greedy Old Party!

Congratulations, President Obama

Thank God that the one with the good ticker won to handle such stressful and challenging times.

we are screwed

Operative word here is "discuss". That intelligence crew probably won't know what to do now that they have to engage a president who's WAY smarter than a sack of rocks.

john get over it he is your president like it or not we have spoken

will be like that next 8 years

because we are voting him back in 2012

Let's hope his first words to the CIA is, "Your use of torture in this country's name, stops now. Today."

76 days till the end of the Bush administration.

Recall how fast Clinton and Bush Jr's hair turned grey and they looked worn out?

It's the PDB…Obama won't be smiling on Thursday. The challenge of change and the real-world will be readily apparent, and we will begin to see how our new President will handle Iran. The experts also typically agree that there is a 10-50% chance in the next 10 years that we will have to deal with a nuclear terrorist incident. These are serious issues that will weigh heavily on any president. I wouldn't be surprised to hear his tone change in the near future. These topics are what would present a challenge to the ethereal talk of change.

Obama's promised openness and honesty. Let's have the whole truth on Roswell, then, shall we? Nobody's buying the official government line. Well, nobody with half a brain, anyway.

Thank you Mr. President-elect Obama. We will be here when you call because we all know that it is going to take all of us as a nation to turn this mess around and get our country back on the right track. Just call when you need us and we will be here.

"However, President-elect Obama will likely get supplemental materials that provide more detailed information"

Details like the difference between sunni and shia? I think that the President asking for more details can only be a good thing…

i am immigrated from china twenty years ago.I remember back than very many jobs either you are old and young, all they have spend time some place productive way of living. but now I am watching all went down just because someone was forcefuly got in and set in wrong place white house and ex alcoholism mean no brain that is a lot to consider……… thank god it 's past now. we need get back in to old america back sos. to the make smooth trasition all house should control by democratic party that way not too much interrupting so not wasting time to fixing it.

Obama ,please don´t eat in the white with bush, he might poising ur food.

I hope all new demorcats coming in to office remember that when they take the oath over the Bible, you are swearing to your GOD to defend the constitution, not thwart it.

We know Pres. Obama is a good listener
Now let see if he is good actor

I hope the intelligence briefing should not be the kind of intelligence Collin Powell and team presented to the UN security council few years ago.

finally. some one with a brain will be getting the briefs.

President Barack Obama
Vice President Joe Biden

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOD BLESS YOU!!

id like to thank all the people who voted. now is the time for action. im sure that we all know that he will not be able to change things over night . just give him some time and i know things will be alright

Obama be very careful of Bush, I'm sure he is up to know good before he leaves.

P.S. make sure they spray after he is evicted out the white house, wouldn't want you to ketch any of Bush/Cheneys fleas.

That schmuck will NEVER be my president! This country just made it's biggest mistake ever.

"Let's get to work!" I like how Obama is already gathering his top people and getting ready to get his hands dirty. Take a break first Mr. President, the task at hand is indeed a great one. We as a people chose wisely as I have great faith we can get through this rought time.

already working and trying to fulfill his promises to the american people. i am so proud to be an american right now! he has my support!

Why give any time to Jessie Jackson? A few tears do not make up for this behavior of this past year in which he, among other things, offered to castrate Obama.
Gaff or not it was a glimpse into his real thinking.

Before November 4th, that article would not have been as half as interesting to read as it was today!

Oh, just to live one day in the life of President – Elect Obama — first time I've written that and it is so WONDERFUL!

God help us all…..please Lord show us your mercy and grace.

Good to see that everyone is working together to make this transition as efficient as possible. Change is a wonderful thing. I am confident that President Elect Obama will make all the decisions that are needed to protect the American people.

This is where he'll realize how dangerous the world is and how ill-prepared he is to be President of the US. Are we ready for a President -in-Training? Too late, we got one anyway!

May God Bless you Mr. President!
I'll be praying for you and your presidency everyday for the next 4 years.
Hats off to you!!

THANK YOU AMERICA FOR REJECTING THE POLITICS OF HATE, LIES, FEAR AND DIVISION THAT REPUBLICANS THREW AT US!

GOD BLESS YOU, BARACK OBAMA!

MAY GOD GUIDE YOU!

MAY GOD PROTECT YOU!

HOPE TRUMPS FEAR, LIES & HATE!!!!!!!

He'll need more than briefing. He better start reading materials on the art of war and grow his BRAIN!!!

If the economy didnt crash, Hillary would have been right! He would have LOST all the major states. Luck is on his side.

Yeah, he'll be on training wheels for 4 years. Should have grabbed the Clintons for light speed economy recovery. Now we have to wait 10 years.

Another EXTREMELY historic event by him reading this report.
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WWWEEEEEEE
CAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations Senator Obama for staying true to your ideals throughout an expertly-run campaign.

The biggest loser – the one that pervaded all the others – is Republican gutter politics, perfected by Rove and promoted by the likes of Limbaugh and FOX news. The lies, name-calling, and smears demonstrated by McCain and Palin were a turn-off to most Americans, and this reaction "trickled down" to state and local races all over the country. Here in Asheville, NC, we've seen the election of a Democratic governor; the resounding defeat of slime-machines Senator Elizabeth Dole (proponent of the infamous "godless" ad)and Representative Robin Hayes (who called Senator Obama anti-American); the replacement of our Republican County Commission Chair with a Democrat; and the choice of four Democrats over four Republicans running for County Commission.

Moderate Republicans, like Senator Susan Collins, may be considering a switch to the Democratic party until the GOP figures out how to stand for something besides catering to the rich and powerful while selling out American values.

Elections over…now it's time to get to work! We've got a long road ahead of us.

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