Eric W. Bosken (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} nd_eric_77) wrote,@ 2008-11-05 07:41:00 |
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Congratulations to President Obama and those who voted for him
Congratulations to our new president, Barack Obama. Both he and the office of the presidency deserve our respect. I am disappointed in the result, but I accept it with dignity and sincerely hope that President Obama will do an outstanding job as president.
Congratulations to all who voted for President Obama. This is a historic occasion, as nearly 150 years after the end of slavery, the US has elected its first half-black president. His race was not a factor in my decision to vote for John McCain. Their voting records were.
In the upcoming years, there will be significant changes in the executive branch of the US. As an American, I will support and stand behind our new president. We are still one nation, under God. I will also make my opinion known when I disagree with our president. But here is more "change you can believe in". When I disagree with President Obama (and I suspect it will be often), I will do so in a respectful manner. I will not resort to ad-hominem attacks, name-calling, or hyperbole when voicing my dissent. I will express my opinions, but I will not whine nor be a sore loser. I will not disseminate crack-pot conspiracy theories of how the election was "stolen". President Obama won, fair and square.
I wish you all the best in this new era of American government, and I wish the best for our great country. God Bless you, and God Bless America.
*Disclaimer: When I say "half black", I do not say this as any sort of attack, but rather a statement of fact. In much the same way that my wife and I do not refer to our daughter as being "Asian", "Chinese" or "White", but rather what she is - mixed race, I do not understand why many people seem to ignore the mixed status of President Obama's heritage.
nb: I cross-posted this with my facebook.
Congratulations to our new president, Barack Obama. Both he and the office of the presidency deserve our respect. I am disappointed in the result, but I accept it with dignity and sincerely hope that President Obama will do an outstanding job as president.
Congratulations to all who voted for President Obama. This is a historic occasion, as nearly 150 years after the end of slavery, the US has elected its first half-black president. His race was not a factor in my decision to vote for John McCain. Their voting records were.
In the upcoming years, there will be significant changes in the executive branch of the US. As an American, I will support and stand behind our new president. We are still one nation, under God. I will also make my opinion known when I disagree with our president. But here is more "change you can believe in". When I disagree with President Obama (and I suspect it will be often), I will do so in a respectful manner. I will not resort to ad-hominem attacks, name-calling, or hyperbole when voicing my dissent. I will express my opinions, but I will not whine nor be a sore loser. I will not disseminate crack-pot conspiracy theories of how the election was "stolen". President Obama won, fair and square.
I wish you all the best in this new era of American government, and I wish the best for our great country. God Bless you, and God Bless America.
*Disclaimer: When I say "half black", I do not say this as any sort of attack, but rather a statement of fact. In much the same way that my wife and I do not refer to our daughter as being "Asian", "Chinese" or "White", but rather what she is - mixed race, I do not understand why many people seem to ignore the mixed status of President Obama's heritage.
nb: I cross-posted this with my facebook.
