it was time for change in the usa and what a great change this is.

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God Save America. The first step in the downfall of a grear country. The worse thing has happened to America!!

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As an ex-pat, I am worried about the US; I did not vote for either candidate based on their vice-presidents, however I sincerely hope that President-elect Obama can put the country back on the right track. He can hardly be worse than his predecessor!

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3. First step?? Your having a laugh! Hopefully this man will pull you back from self destruction and alienation from the rest of the world. Years of presidential madness have ruined you and dragged down the rest of us.

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If the author of comment number 3 is an American citizen I hope one of the first things Obama does is enforce better standards of spelling and Grammar in schools. God Save the English language.

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America elected George W Bush twice so I’ve no great faith in their ability to pick a leader.
This one probably can’t do worse – and he has the chance to do far better.
I like his ideas about leaving Iraq. Now if only we choose to do the same……

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a great day for everybody. Hopefully he can restore the worlds faith in what a great country America can be. An intelligent, articulate man in the white house. Thank you USA.

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He seems better equipped than McCain to do a good job in my opinion.

It doesn’t matter to me if he’s black, white, blue or purple, if he does what he plans to whilst in the White House, America has made the right choice.

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Potentially the American Tony Blair – young, dynamic and with a real appitite for social change. Lets just hope he isn’t crushed by the weight of expectations.

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Thank god, finally i have faith that not all americans are trigger happy racist red neck hicks.

He’s skin colour doesn’t matter – its what he stands for and believes in that will ultimately save american from itself.

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Martin Luthers dream has finaly come true.
Well done Mr Obama

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Hmm…yes Rog, who would have thought 50 years ago that things would progress so far?
Race is still an issue in America (like here too).
I just hope he doesn’t get bogged down like the president they had during the last depression.
Somehow he’s got to be able to pay for all that needs doing while at the same time cope with reduced income for the government.

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I hope its a good day for the USA, but I am afraid he will be like BLAIR and ruin a great nation. Look at the legacy we have been left with as a result of the lies and the spend spend attitude of BROWN without saving for the rainy days.

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I believe that this was long overdue, and to the people putting the guy down before he has even begun, why don’t you keep your mouths shut till he makes a mistake, and if he doesn’t get it right first time would he be any different to all the other clowns who took office before him?

I have no doubt that Senator Barack Obama, will make decisions that wont be popular or right at times, god knows we all now leaders like that here in the UK, but what counts is how a person reacts when he gets it wrong, our leaders just lie their way out of situations like that, instead owning up to the fact that they got it wrong, I don’t believe for one minute that he is a guy that would even try to do that, he knows too many people are watching his every move, and waiting to put the knife in.

One good thing has come out of Barack Obama winning this position, it will stop Black and Asian people from using the colour of their skin as an excuse when they don’t make the grade, this clearly sends out the message, it doesn’t matter the colour of your skin, if you have the ability there is no limit to how high you can rise.

Good Luck Barack Obama

Jim of Bearwood

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Antony, they kicked our ass. Then went on to become a world power last century.
Including coming up with stuff the stodgy British and Canadians didn’t want to bother with.
They also deal with problems the rest of us don’t have to the same degree.

Jim – some will have voted for Obama BECAUSE of the colour of his skin. Race is still an issue, probably will be for decades to come.
I’ll take his youth and vision any day – and his different approach to fundraising!

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30 – good point.

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Martin Davies your comment “some will have voted for Obama BECAUSE of the colour of his skin” the reason why they voted is irrelevant, what is more important is the fact that they did vote, unlike here in the UK.

Another aspect that should be noted is the fact that people of all races and creeds, are allowed too have a free vote in the USA, unlike places like Zimbabwe.

Personally I feel that the USA, like the UK causes as many problems as it solves, but there is no disputing the fact that it’s the land of the free, and can now give unequivocal proof that for anyone with the right ability, there is no reason why you cant rise to the topmost position in the US government.

antony j, “ he will be like all the other prez,s worse than useless” wow your obviously a psychic who can read the future, can you tell us what other predictions you have made that have been proved accurate? I am fascinated in people like Nostradamus.

Thought for the day.
“Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt”

“ he will be like all the other prez,s worse than useless”

Jim of Bearwood

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Expat from Tividale – I am still uk citizen over here in Ohio-I could not vote in the election, but hope that it brings a change for the good, to the US and the rest of the world-
I stood next to Barry at Cleveland Airport some years ago and he was on his own, not having made the spotlight back then, but I knew of him and he left an impression with me -
Anyone coming over to the US for a holiday, try to spend a day in Selma Alabama, this will open your eyes to what realy went on back then around 1964.
Back then in the UK, around 1964, we were “mods” & “rockers” & “skinheads” and not realizing exactly what went on over here.
We all need to work together, pull up our pants and kick some butt.

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I think he’s a globalist puppet. He’s hardly said anything, his track record is highly questionable. The media exposure – like the corporate backing – seems absurd. His race and his character overwhelmingly residing over his policies which, on election night, were practically non-existent despite the 6 hour coverage.

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He’s got a little time yet to formalise his policies. Don’t forget, he’s also got to get Congress and Senate to agree before he can do some things.
Their presidency has quite a bit of power in the small things, and in war, but less power (and some influence) over larger things. Thats where Congress and the senate come in.

Our system is somewhat different – as we usually have the PM with a ruling majority in parliament.

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You don’t need bombs, just economics. Despite wishing to ‘bring the troops home’ and ‘stop interfering’, by his own admission this guy is a globalist. He wants open borders and his presidency is but one more step towards a single world order..yep, the (fake) Republicans were also calling for this. Missiles or dollars..same thing when it comes to crippling people (including Americans), unless they comply. Obama is a defilement of the American Constitution, who is using a false pretext (youth, race, vigour), to get what he wants. If it came down to policy things would have been different IMO.

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John, loved your comment “I THINK HE’S A GLOBALIST PUPPET. HE’S HARDLY SAID ANYTHING, HIS TRACK RECORD IS HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE”

Ever heard the saying “Actions speak louder than words”????????

Are you saying you prefer people like Tony Blaire? Remember? “Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime” we have had to have a turnstile system in our British prisons, you have to let one out before you can lock another up, and of course there was Maggie holding her shopping basket up, after she put 3 million on the dole, and sold off all our industries and stripped the country of its assets, after her rule we had to sell the shopping basket to survive because we couldn’t afford anything to put inside it.

Then there was Gordon, they keep saying he was the best chancellor ever, so why did he steal all that money from our pension fund to keep the country afloat???? shame he didn’t use his own pension fund, and wouldn’t it be nice if he actually paid tax on his pension when he picks it up, like all us workers in the UK have to do???? So yes while they were all mouth, none of them had the interests of the British people at heart.

In 4 years time I may well be condemning Barack Obama as the most useless president that ever held office, but as yet, to me he is able to walk on water, in 4 years time I will be able to make an informed decision based on actual facts and his track record, not on my own hate filled obsession to put people down.

Expat in Desert, “AT LEAST GEORGE W. KNEW THAT HOLDING A CLENCHED FIST TO N.KOREA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN AND ALL MADE SURE THAT THEY KNEW THEY HAD A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH AND THEY COULD NOT RULE BY OPPRESSION AND FORCE OVER THEIR OWN PEOPLE”

N.Korea still has nuclear weapons!! Iran still has nuclear weapons!! Afghanistan, yes thanks to George W Bush, all its people can go about their daily business without fear of being killed????, and of course Robert Mugabe was terrified when he heard the name George W Bush and Gordon Brown, the whole world trebles when those two start taking control, not because of what they can do but because they have seen the disasters they are already responsible for.

So all these people that cant wait to put this guy down, some advice, make sure you keep your feet clean, the taste of a big foot in your mouth, even your own can taste horrible.

Jim of Bearwood

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36 Adam.
Read up on web and in books, this is where a great march went from Selma to Montgomery, there is a famous bridge in both film and pictures, in Selma, next to the bridge is a small museum dedicated to the march, you can read letters from the people at the churches, men & women beaten up before the march.
It followed on into the UK, how did the North Street (Dudley) race riots begin ? I can’t remember but will look into it-

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And Jim..I’d say the same thing if he was white, or any color. It goes beyond race but some people cannot see past it.

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hes black so what, is he going to be any good??

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Well done Obama, I have vistied U.S.A. alot and I have Aa few friends over their, and I still think it is an racist country, I believwe he will do well.

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Because the USA’s foreign policy affects our foreign policy and if he’s going to be a war-mongerer our troops are going to berather overstretched!

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