Proud to be American.
By on Nov 4th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Proud to be American.
According to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, more than “one-third of voters said the 2008 presidential election has made them ‘more proud’ to be an American. … Former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton may also have a hand in that sentiment. Some 40% of women over 50 years old, a core Clinton constituency in the primary, said they were more proud of their country — the highest level of any sub-group of voters, according to the poll.”
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Wow, one third talking like Michele Obama. OK, right wing talking heads, it’s time to call one third of this country for being unpatriotic.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:48 amI am proud to be an American… and I’m proud that (seemingly) most Americans have seen the tactics employed by the right-wing as what they are, attempts to disenfranchise your rights as an American citizen under an umbrella of fear.
We are far better then that, and, hopefully, today we will prove that.
November 4th, 2008 at 9:49 amWhy should anyone be proud of having a choice between neo-con Tweedledee and neo-con Tweedledum
http://www.sunstateactivist.org/ssablog/
November 4th, 2008 at 9:58 amI’ll be more proud of my country if Obama wins. Less if Johnah McPalin does.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:00 amI am proud to be an American today. I echo raynman’s thoughts, I have seen the quiet determination on the faces of my fellow citizens to make ethical, rational, and healthy choices.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:01 amI am proud of the Democrats who have refused to join in the nastiness and vandalism of our opposites. I choose to refrain from gloating or demeaning the unhappy right in any way, and will instead offer to discuss and work towards healing the divisions wrought by the departing establishment.
I’m also very relieved and happy today.
PEACE!
I do, however, reserve the right to poke at trolls .
November 4th, 2008 at 10:03 amTroll poking is as American as making a right turn on red!!
November 4th, 2008 at 10:03 amI have always been proud to be American, even during times when I haven’t always been proud of what my country is doing.
Just as a mother is always proud of her child, there are times when that child does things that cause his mother some alarm.
I am not proud of the way our country invaded another country who had never attacked us. I am not proud of the way we have tortured our captives. I am not proud of our economic policies that have enriched the rich and impoverished the poor. I am not proud of the way our country has weakened our environmental controls in order that we might exhaust our planet faster. There is a long list of things I wish we had done differently in the past eight years, and another list of black marks from further back in history that I wish weren’t there (slavery, McCarthyism, etc.)
But what makes me proud of my country is that America is filled with — well, Americans. Americans, for the most part, are decent people. Most Americans genuinely care about others and want to do right by their fellow man. Americans do learn from their mistakes, even if they backslide every so often. I may be naive, but I have always believed that Americans will eventually do the right thing, even if it takes them awhile.
There is nothing wrong with America that what’s right about America cannot fix (yes, it’s an old quote — Bill Clinton included it in his 1993 inaugural address). And the fixing starts today.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:03 amAccording to der Bible, ‘pride’ is a sin.
Pride in laundry doesn’t relate to pride in turf or more importantly, pride in community.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:05 amBilbo Hussein Baggins Says: Wow, one third talking like Michele Obama. OK, right wing talking heads, it’s time to call one third of this country for being unpatriotic.
In order to vote this morning I had to stand in line with those people adorned in their camoflage jeans, bouffant hairdos, and lily white skin.
Made me feel creeped out knowing that 95% of them were voting uninformed, and couldn’t tell you why they are afraid of socialism, or people with extra melanin in their skin.
The only thing that made me feel better was knowing that they are a shrinking minority. I used to teach their children who, thanks to the internet, are more informed, and therefore less like their parents.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:06 amLike this one:
00mpp00 Says:
Who uses fairy tales to make an invalid point because he lives in the land of oz or some such.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:06 ammisshusseinmolly for President 2016!
or Secretary of State in the Obama Administration
or both
November 4th, 2008 at 10:09 amI proudly cast my vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:12 amGod bless and keep our beautiful country.
more than “one-third of voters said the 2008 presidential election has made them ‘more proud’ to be an American. …
Does that mean that nearly 2/3 of voters are the same or less proud to be American?
November 4th, 2008 at 10:13 amI am proud of the American people trying to do the right thing by peacefully voting. When I see the hate at the McCain and Palin rallies I am not necessarily proud to be a white person in America.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:15 amIf somehow another election gets stolen I will not be proud to be an American.
Posted this before but in the spirit of AMerican pride and optimism it bears a second look .
November 4th, 2008 at 10:15 amhttp://www.avaaz.org/en/all_of_us
The whole world and our collective fates hang on our remembering who we are as a nation and what we have represented to the world .
HOPE
Let’s hope this is a good indicator of things to come :
November 4th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Anyone want to bet the Over/Under (of posts) before rhf shows up and call us Obamaheads?
November 4th, 2008 at 10:17 amMaybe.
Need to see the worst excesses of Bushco undone, whoever the next administration happens to be. But no question that seeing a lot of moderate conservatives come to their senses has been encouraging.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:18 amToday is the day that RetardReady and Timmeh melt down realy good. When Obama wins their despondency will spin out of control. Any bets on the excuses? I think I will go with some variation of an Acorn delusion.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:24 amHang them out by their chads to dry.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:26 amEven KKKarl Rove predicts a 338-200 Obama blow-out today…
November 4th, 2008 at 10:28 amMolly @ 8 – Nicely said.
From my perspective, at the moment, my generation seems to be proud of the great legacy we have inherited. Which is a cop-out of sorts.
I want future generations to be as proud of the America they are born into as we have been fortunate enough to be. That’s a helluva goal, and we have much work to do. So yeah, I’ve got pride, but with an asterisk. And asterisk that we owe it to ourselves to erase.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:29 amI, too, have always been proud to be an American, even as I was embarrassed and ashamed of some things that my country has done. That feeling has never been so acute as it has been in the last 8 years.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:29 amToday, though, I am hopefully proud — I think Americans have seen through the nasty, divisive tactics employed by some; the racism and bigotry embraced by others; and Americans are coming together in saying “enough!” of that. We ARE better than that, we do know what is fair and just, we do want to be able to proclaim, we are America and we are good.
I’ve seen 10 Presidential elections I was eligible to vote in.
I’ve voted in all 10.
I saw the violence in ‘68 in Chicago.
I saw the violence & rioting in Watts after MLK was killed.
I’ve seen cops with nightsticks beat pregnant women in the stomach for participating in political demonstrations.
I’ve seen tear gas, rubber bullets and clubs used on political demonstrators in L.A.
I watched riot police drag media people away just 2 months ago in St. Paul, MN.
I’ve watched my beautiful Country that 4 generations of my family have fought for be led by people who’s interests contained only greed and self serving activities.
I’ve watched a young man from Illinois share a message of hope the has resonated around the entire Planet.
I will vote again today.
I believe in my heart & soul today is the most important vote I’ve ever cast.
America, we will not forsake you. Our Forefather’s vision was a Country where free ideas and the right to discuss them without retribution is the most important part of a Democracy.
Join me. Vote today. Tomorrow is a new beginning, and we have much more work to do.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:30 amI will be on “pins and needles” awaiting the final outcome today. I won’t believe it until I see it. We are having some friends in tonight — I hope we are celebrating.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:31 amThe only thing that will tarnish this day will be if Prop. 8 manages to pass in California. I’m pretty confident that Obama will take the Presidency, I just hope the joy that will bring won’t have to be tempered by CA voters dragging civil rights backwards 30 years for people like me.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:32 amZimzone, and Miss Molly, I am right there with you.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:32 amAmericans, for the most part, are decent people. Most Americans genuinely care about others and want to do right by their fellow man.
Yes misshusseinmolly. This is very true and Obama has clearly shown this sentiment. The other guy, not so much. I would extend your comment to “most humans” are decent people etc.. But today is America’s day. From a Canadian to all Americans – GO VOTE (for Obama lol)!
November 4th, 2008 at 10:34 amZimzone, glad I’m not the only old fart around here.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:35 amI wonder if he’s basing that estimate on THE math?
November 4th, 2008 at 10:35 amMarie Says: I will be on “pins and needles” awaiting the final outcome today. I won’t believe it until I see it. We are having some friends in tonight — I hope we are celebrating.
I think we’ll know by 10:00 pm tonight. If Obama wins Virginia (and he will), it’ll be the tell-tale of things to come.
I think all of the liberals who have worked tirelessly for the past 4 years to get Americans to this point should be especially proud. I strongly believe that were it not for blogs like TP and those who comment on them, we’d have had a complicit media allow another epublican to hoodwink America yet again.
The Founding Fathers would have been proud of our efforts in this election to inform voters and change the direction of our country.
I doubt our battle is over. No rest for teh weary. But right now, it just feels good to have crossed the finish line :)
November 4th, 2008 at 10:40 amShin Gallon Says
November 4th, 2008 at 10:32 am
…by CA voters dragging civil rights backwards 30 years for people like me.
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If California passes Proposition 8, that won’t just drag civil rights backwards for our gay citizens, it will drag civil rights backwards for the state of California.
For when we deny any group of people their basic rights as humans, we are all diminished.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:40 amralph the wonder llama Says: I wonder if he’s basing that estimate on THE math?
I think he lacks the loyalty to stand behind McCain, and is instead joining the ranks of those who are calling this for Obama, so that in hindsight, he can say he sided with the winner. I truly think he’s that shallow.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:44 amMarie Says
November 4th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I will be on “pins and needles” awaiting the final outcome today. I won’t believe it until I see it. We are having some friends in tonight — I hope we are celebrating.
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I plan to spend my evening in my most comfy flannel jammies curled on the couch with a mug of hot cocoa, freshly popped popcorn, a fire in the fireplace, and the election returns on television. And I can’t wait.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:47 amI just returned from voting with my mom ; her 1st ballot cast in an election , ever …….
Count 2 votes for Obama in Jersey …………
November 4th, 2008 at 10:50 amWhat will be exciting for me today is if my vote counts. This is my ninth presidential election, and because of our Electoral College system, my vote has NEVER counted.
In every one of the eight previous elections I have voted in, the state I voted in went for the other guy (Washington in ‘76; California in ‘80, ‘84, and ‘88; and North Carolina from ‘92 on).
And this year I’m voting in a battleground state that’s currently polling a virtual tie.
If North Carolina goes for Obama, you will probably be able to hear my joyous whoop all the way out to California.
November 4th, 2008 at 10:52 amJohn McCain’s POW Hero status and Mavericky edge will do that!
November 4th, 2008 at 11:01 amMy sister lives in Asheville misshusseinmolly and voted with you. She waid when Palin came to NC and asked how many were “rednecks” she pissed a lot of people off. I hope so.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:07 amShayne Says:
My sister lives in Asheville misshusseinmolly and voted with you. She said when Palin came to NC and asked how many were “rednecks” she pissed a lot of people off. I hope so.
“Hey, how y’all crackers doin’?”
Please, lord, I never want to hear this woman’s voice again.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:14 amAs a memmber of Hillary’s Sisterhood of the traveling pants suits I agree.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:21 am