Comments on: More on Obama and McCain http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/11/04/more-on-obama-and-mccain/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Terrar http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/11/04/more-on-obama-and-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-5236 David Terrar Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:43:59 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3532#comment-5236 It has been fascinating being here and witnessing the election first hand. Defrag started to finish early on Tuesday as a percentage of attendees drifted off to vote, and the conference started to be torn down around our ears. When CNN called the election for Obama the second that the California polls closed, there were pretty emotional scenes. It was clear that most African Americans actually didn't believe this was going to happen in their lifetime, and when it did the feeling was overwhelmingly "anything is possible now". That was contrasted with walking around Colorado Springs today. This state has been staunchly Republican because of the size of the military and religious groups here, but it went Democrat on Tuesday. I saw a number of Republicans today who just couldn't accept their new President and what has happened. However, I've also been watching Republican pundits on the news shows (except for Fox) talk in terms of needing change and getting behind the new President. Reaction from the average Joe military in Iraq has looked very positive as well. Even George Bush has been saying the right things in terms of going out of his way to smooth the transition. All pretty historic, and I'm glad I was here. It has been fascinating being here and witnessing the election first hand. Defrag started to finish early on Tuesday as a percentage of attendees drifted off to vote, and the conference started to be torn down around our ears.

When CNN called the election for Obama the second that the California polls closed, there were pretty emotional scenes. It was clear that most African Americans actually didn't believe this was going to happen in their lifetime, and when it did the feeling was overwhelmingly "anything is possible now". That was contrasted with walking around Colorado Springs today. This state has been staunchly Republican because of the size of the military and religious groups here, but it went Democrat on Tuesday. I saw a number of Republicans today who just couldn't accept their new President and what has happened. However, I've also been watching Republican pundits on the news shows (except for Fox) talk in terms of needing change and getting behind the new President. Reaction from the average Joe military in Iraq has looked very positive as well. Even George Bush has been saying the right things in terms of going out of his way to smooth the transition. All pretty historic, and I'm glad I was here.

]]> By: Thanks Mr Taxpayer, that will do nicely | AccMan http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/11/04/more-on-obama-and-mccain/comment-page-1/#comment-5235 Thanks Mr Taxpayer, that will do nicely | AccMan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:24:49 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=3532#comment-5235 [...] What was that I have been saying about dealing with corruption in the US and the need for change? Didn’t the US government think for one moment that such hand outs should be absolutely conditional on execs in these failed organizations NOT getting their paws on some of the booty? It should be no surprise that the original post garnered some 273 PAGES of comments, 100% of which were negative on the news (on my quick scan through) [...] [...] What was that I have been saying about dealing with corruption in the US and the need for change? Didn’t the US government think for one moment that such hand outs should be absolutely conditional on execs in these failed organizations NOT getting their paws on some of the booty? It should be no surprise that the original post garnered some 273 PAGES of comments, 100% of which were negative on the news (on my quick scan through) [...]

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