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I’ll agree that he is president, but given the unfair nature of the election and the number of laws that were broken in the process, offering congratulations is a bit much.

Barack won this election for one reason and one reason only. He took the victimhood of the brothers, a victimhood he NEVER suffered, and exploited it to the hilt. He is nothing more than a smooth talking Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton.

And South Carolina was full of idiots that were bamboozled and hoodwinked by the finest. I’m embarrassed by the Palmetto State. They should have known better.

He ain’t my president. And it kills me that he has to be hubby’s CINC, since he has such obvious disdain for those in uniform.

oh you mean the way the media wing of the Democrat Party and the losers in the Democrat party who berated and abused MY President….I dont’ think so…this thug of a man is NOT my President and I will NOT show him any deference at all.

Whoever has his enemy at his mercy &
does not destroy him is his own enemy

I emailed you why.

It is well written and for that I recommended it. Perhaps others who haven’t felt the brunt already will draw some comfort from it.

I can’t congratulate Obama and I can’t give him the benefit of the doubt when it starts as it began today.

Let’s give the guy some rope to hang himself before we open fire…there is such a thing as being magnanimous in defeat…By going after him before he’s done anything yet just makes us all seem petty and shrill…

I’d say there are things to go after already…such as his picking a hack and a vicious partisan as his chief of staff…”So how is he above politics if he picks Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff and where is the change if he’s loading up his cabinet with Clinton appointees?”

What I find embarrassing and infuriating are the moonbats on the right that are already calling for his impeachment on Red State, other sites and on youtube before the man has even been sworn in and without any evidence that he’s even committed a crime.

Com on already!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

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and a conservative,I’ll suffer in silence but not for long. When the S–t hits the fan I’ll be there.

While I understand where you are coming from, I cannot in good conscious congratulate Obama nor can I acknowledge him as President.

If I merely a disagreed with Obama on issues and policy, I would be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt and a chance to prove himself. I can even overlook some of the spin, as all politicians are guilty of doing so. And while his actions and associates prior to his presidential campaign raise countless red flags, we have all made mistakes and fallen in with the “wrong crowd” at some point in our lives.

However, it is the actions he participated in and the actions of his supporters that he condoned during his pursuit of the presidency that prevent me from acknowledging him. He violated the Logan Act, accepted foreign money in his campaign, encouraged fraud (voter and financial) and used racism to become elected. His followers used vandalism, intimidation, fraud, and racism to ensure his election. A man with such blatant disregard of the law has no business being in a position where he is required to enforce the law.

His election is not a celebration of what America has overcome but a bitter realization of what we have been reduced to. Our country has produced countless great Americans, such as Ms. Rice, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Steele, Mr. Keyes, Mr. Jindal, Mr. Garza, Mr. Vargas, and Mr. Gutierrez, who have all earned positions of prestige and power because of their achievements and who they are as individuals, not because of their race. Obama was not elected regardless of his race but because of it. As far as I am concerned if you support someone merely because of their race then you are committing racism. If you play the race card, then you are committing racism. When the day comes that a man or woman is elected president because of their integrity, beliefs, policies and vision, regardless of the color of their skin, then we will have cause to celebrate. But that day is not today and it will not be in Jan. 2009.

So no, I cannot congratulate or acknowledge Obama as president. And I will not pretend that this is a civil rights victory.

As many of you already know I am not a fan of President Bush and I have spoken out against him, but at the same time I still say I would take a bullet for him because he is my President.

Obama excepted foreign money… Ok I remember seeing a report that 12-15% of his foreign donations might of been a problem which counted for .05% of his funds, but I also saw in the same report that not all of McCain’s funds were problem free. This point stop your complaining you just being scornful.

Encouraged voter fraud… Ok is that now your excuse why Republicans lost?

And now he used racism to get elected… The only way I could see your point is if you are saying he wanted to increase African American turnout. Which is no different that trying to turn out the white evangelical vote. Also your list only includes minority Republicans…. surprising

Listen people he will be your President in a few months and the least you can do is accept that anything less is purely unAmerican. There I said it. For all the “Christians” here to see this raging hatred of a man and can’t even accept that he will be our leader. It is sad.

Many of you should be ashamed. I don’t try to act pious most of the time I am cynical, but I am completely shocked that people are so driven by their hatred to not even respect the outcome of an election.

The election was not stolen, bought, or rigged. McCain had to run against a Republican party that has been destroyed and a President in the high 20s in approval and he still got 47% of the vote. It is time to grow up and to quote the line I am reading before I post this comment

Be respectful, or be banned

It’s nice to hear a gracious, respectful response to the election result.

America faces many challenges now — energy, the economy, terrorism. Everyone, liberal and conservative, must work together now to build infrastructure, and get the country back to work. Obama is a very intelligent and superbly educated man, and circumstances will either thrust greatness upon him now or show that he (like Clinton) cannot apply high intelligence in a practical manner. For America’s sake, I hope he will be great.

Republicans under Bush and the Neo Conservatives and the radical religious right have lost support from moderates, independents and fiscal conservatives. I’ve seen a few (not recommended) diaries saying “moderates get out”. I got news for those folks: the moderates have been long gone, and we need them back!

Conservatives have a strong sensible message that celebrates Americanism as the founding fathers envisioned it, freedom, opportunity, and tolerance (”One out of many”). I would point out Eric Hoffer’s book Ordeal of Change, which does a wonderful job of articulating Americanism and debunking socialism. It was a message very much like that articulated by Ronald Reagan. Americanism is not about zealotry and mass movements, it is about practical organization by normal everyday people.

A friend of mine who is a democrat was telling me a few days ago that he favored McCain’s tax plan, because it was important to stimulate business and create jobs. This from a working-class man who is struggling to keep his home right now, but he did comprehend a long view of how capitalism works. People can and do understand these ideas. But I felt like only McCain himself was articulating his message, while others were pushing devisive wedge issues; or worse yet, trying to convince people that Obama was secretly a Muslim. I think we are seeing a real backlash against that kind of devisive politics.

There goes Floriduh, screwing up yet ANOTHER election.

Unfortunately, much of the Democratic party violated this rule for a long time. However, Republicans should continue to let politics stop at the water’s edge.

Hopefully, President Obama will defend America competently and assertively. This could even be a blessing, since it will be hard for Democrats to attack one of their own party for defending America.

Let us hope and pray that Obama does the right thing. If he doesn’t, let us hope and pray that any damage can be fixed in 2013.

Obama has these huge staffs of transition team members, economic advisors, and the like. Is his campaign paying for them? Or is my tax money paying for all these advisors and transition folks of the official “President-Elect of the USA”? Obviously during the campaign, Obama’s hundreds of millions of dollars covered the cost, but what now? I’ve heard nothing on this.

Also, I would imagine that the new unemployment numbers included the vast numbers of people employed by Obama and McCain campaigns, or at least will be included in the November report. Then again, how can Obama fire all those people? I mean, even thought there is no reason to keep them, does not that make Obama just another cruel, greedy, mean CEO for firing his employees? :^)

Obama has taken over the mantle the last couple of days.

New Tone don’t seem to mind.

But I changed my mind. I’m going to give President Obama the exact same respect that the Democrats gave to Bush.

I also hate the way he’s already arranging meetings with foreign dignitaries. He’s not even President yet. He’s acting like Jimmy Carter, fancying himself as some kind of unofficial ambassador for the US. Geez, can’t the guy wait until he’s actually the President?