Obama Wins! Good news or not?

[kahuna]

(robbo @ Nov. 09 2008,19:25) kahuna your avatar is near the mark,think the board would look better if it was removed,considering what time of year it is even more so.

I'm not certain exactly what time of year you are referring to Mate...But my avatar is just a joke for
my good friend PanzerPorn to whom I made a promise that I would use his composite photo as my avatar for a few days...

Be patient...It will soon be replaced...

[geosight]

(strocube @ Nov. 10 2008,04:57) Election 08 

    
     My parents decided that they would move to the U.S. when I was three-years-old. In all the years that I've been here I've never once felt patriotic, or proud of being an "American", however that may be defined. I was just here because this is where I was brought.
I lived in this country as a permanent resident until I was twenty-six, that was when I finally decided to go through the hassle of becoming a U.S. citizen. The only reason I even did that was because I wanted to travel and I did not want to travel on a Colombian passport. My last name being what it is, the possibility of it on a Colombian passport was such a potential cluster-fuck when it came to traveling anywhere, that I thought it worth the bother of becoming a U.S. citizen.
    
    At the swearing-in ceremony there were people in tears and waving little American flags. People were being photographed with their families; they were happy and celebrating. All I could think was, "Look at those rubes. Thank god this shit is almost over. Looks like I'll be able to get outta here and be able to make it to the beach while there are still a few hours of daylight left, yes!" I had gone to the ceremony by myself. I really didn't think it was anything to celebrate. I looked at it as some unpleasant but necessary bit of business that needed to get done, like going to the DMV or the dentist.

    The first time I ever voted was in 1992, for Bill Clinton, and that was only because I wanted to stop his republican opponent, shrub the elder. I held my nose, as they say, and voted for the lesser of two evils.
    
    I never have, and still don't use the collective "we" when referring to the various actions of the U.S. I never say, "when we invaded Iraq, Granada, Panama, Viet Nam, Afghanistan . . ." or wherever. I always say, "when they", or when the U.S. invaded . . ." I never had anything to with it. In fact I was probably out protesting whatever the latest invasion may have been. I am not a nationalist, nor am I patriotic in any way. I should also mention that I feel exactly the same way about the country where I was born--Colombia.
    
     I've always felt that politics was a scam perpetrated by the rich and powerful to pacify the masses by giving them the illusion of "democracy" or that they actually had say in the way things were done--usually to them. To me, politics, democracy and all the rest of it have always been just big lies, in a long parade of lies, like Christianity.
    
    So given my outlook, I suppose it's not so strange that I find myself struggling to put into words my thoughts about the recent election of Barack Obama for president. I was shocked to find that this actually mattered to me, even though part of me feels that I should really know better. I imagine it's like something Charlie Brown would feel if he ever got to actually kick that damn football; wonder, disbelief, joy! This election seems really significant to me. It seems that in some way this country has actually taken a step towards living up to the promises of all the rhetoric pounded into us in school about "justice", "equality" and all the rest of the American mythos that we were expected to internalize, but that I never did.
    
    I guess what I'm saying is that I am a cynical bastard whose found himself taken aback at actually caring about, and maybe believing, however tentatively, in this thing we call "America". For the first time in all the years that I've been here I actually feel that this really is my country. 

    Just as a side note, I'd like to add that if there were any justice in this world the shrub and the criminal cartel that he fronts--BADLY, would be hanging by their balls for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

pretty good post there .....

[rossco]

Terrific post - a very personal view.

I hope that Obama is everything he has been made up to be.

I was a little shocked by his first appointment was of Emanuel as Chief of Staff. As the CNN bulletin said - 'he has strong family ties with Israel'.

Not sure what message that sends to the Islamic Arab world - one of the key World areas desperately needing a diplomatic solution. Israel's history of compliance with various treaties/directives has not been positive. IMHO the US has a huge role to play in the Middle East and that can only be achieved with a less biased diplomatic approach.

[BlueBallz]

Seriously, how can we have "change" when over 90% of the numpties already there get elected again? Two years ago, Pelosi said' "its going to take a lady to clean up the house." Well, she hasnt even moved to clean up blatant corruption in her own party. We are doomed...........

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!!

[alan1chef]

Ok guys...I changed my avatar...re-took my pic without tightening my stomach this time...happy now? If you look closely you might even see the scar that runs from below my navel up to my sternum. That is from one of the operations I had back in 1979 when I had cancer at the age of 27.

[Eazy_Sleazy]

If Obama can strengthen the US dollar so I can have more baht to fuck the LBs...hellllll yeah!!! Oh yeah, and buy more Zithromax (oops I hope Pacman doesn't get mad).

[assist]

This may be my post in this Forum for some time.
As a result of the US election outcome, I have made the decision to leave home for the next 4 years and become more directly involved with a guerrilla group on our Texas/Mexican border which is fighting to protect our nation against illegal and undesirable immigrants.

I have been in contact with this group for a number of years, and now I will finally join them.

I know many of you won't understand- - but I have not made this decision lightly.

Nothing you can say or do will stop me from doing what I truly believe in.

These border crossers must be stopped at all costs.

If this works out the way I hope, it's possible I will never come back.

In truth, from this group of patriotic group of Americans, it was the LB with the white bandana and the disproportionate bolt-ons, that really persuaded me to make this decision.

[abba]

Possibly you are referring to  the "Shining Smoking Gun" guerilla group?

Their reputation precedes them ...