Obama, Obama, Obama

Some said it would never happen, I say it's about time:

2008 Election: Winners and Losers - The Fix:

All the talk that Obama's poll numbers were inflated as a result of the fact that voters did not feel comfortable telling pollsters they would not vote for him due to the color of his skin proved to be bunk.

In Harlem convenience store, an immigrant enclave - On the Scene: Witnessing History - msnbc.com:

“People will love the United States more than ever,” Barrie said. “Do you know why? Because we showed the world already that this is United States. … We are human beings, everybody is equal.”

Obama's victory caps struggles of previous generations - CNN.com:

Moses says he is amazed that Obama has helped lead the country through a racially transformative moment without anyone getting killed. Pivotal events in America's racial history -- the debate over slavery, the assault on segregation -- sparked widespread violence, Moses says. "I don't think people appreciate how delicate it is to move the society around these questions without descent into chaos or into pockets of chaos," he says.

Nation Finally [Crappy] Enough To Make Social Progress | The Onion - America's Finest News Source:

Although polls going into the final weeks of October showed Sen. Obama in the lead, it remained unclear whether the failing economy, dilapidated housing market, crumbling national infrastructure, health care crisis, energy crisis, and five-year-long disastrous war in Iraq had made the nation crappy enough to rise above 300 years of racial prejudice and make lasting change. (courtesy Grossberg)

NAACP:

Yesterday, we ushered in a new era. Yesterday, we destroyed the remnants of Jim Crow, abolished a one-color-fits-all definition of leadership, and declared that our nation would rise above the politics of the past. Yesterday, we witnessed the most inclusive election enjoyed by the largest best- informed, motivated electorate in our nation’s history. Yesterday, we elected an African-American man to President of the United States of America.

I pray that Obama does such a tremendous job that this is never an issue again, and we look forward to future presidents of all genders, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds!