So how many of you are pleasantly surprised to have seen a black man elected president of the USA?

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

[Tesha]

1. Pleasantly surprised; wasn't sure I'd see it in my lifetime! (NT)

[Suich]

5. I used to think it was time for a female president;

didn't even think about an African-American president!

I'm so excited!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[mzteris]

2. more like ecstatic!

I never thought I'd live to see it. I grew up during the Civil Rights movement - in Georgia and Alabama. We've come a long way baby! (And it's about gd time!!!!!)

[Rude Horner]

3. If you would have told me two years ago

that our next president would be a black man named Barack Obama, I would have called you insane.

He couldn't have come along at a better time. I actually have hope. I haven't had that in ages.

[madeline_con]

4. It's great, but I never based my adoration of him on that.

I think he's right for all of us. He's just awesome! :woohoo:

[TankLV]

6. I am finally, again, PROUD to be an American...

where I wasn't not for the past eight years...

[shadowknows69]

7. I don't think pleasantly surprised really covers it

I'm amazed, joyful, honored to have been a part of history and generally in a pretty good mood for a change.

[Luna_C_06]

8. I AM I AM!!!

Please, A-A DUers, tell us how you feel. I'm stuck on the TX side of the red river, just south of OK, so I'm mostly surrounded by a bunch of pissed-off white people and I really want to hear your POV.

[MiniMe]

9. I am pleasantly surprised that the best man won

It's been 12 years since the best man won

[Zookeeper]

10. Thrilled and surprised. I was a child during the civil rights...

movement and grew up challenging the racism I heard around me.

I'm white, but this affects me on a very deep level. Tonight is for crying and celebrating. Tomorrow is for marveling at how far we've come as a nation.

[trashcanistanista]

11. I am moved to tears. It is a great day to be an American.

[ProgressiveFool]

12. Oddly enough, not surprised at all

I'm not surprised at all that Barack Obama won. I realize it is incredibly significant, the breaking down of barriers, but I think it really just came down to him being the best man for the job (not just in this election, but the best we've had since Gore - better in some ways, because Gore didn't display his true qualities until after the election, in opposition).