"They Said This Day Would Never Come"

AP:

A victorious Barack Obama portrayed his decisive first-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses as a "defining moment" that he said would lead the way to change in Washington and an end to the war in Iraq.

The first-term senator from Illinois promised "a nation less divided and more united" and told those at a victory rally they could some day "look back and say this is the moment where it all began."

Obama, 46, is bidding to become the first black president. He garnered about 38 percent of the vote, comfortably ahead of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former first lady.

"They said this day would never come. They said our sights were set too high. ... But on this January night, on this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do. You did what the state of New Hampshire can do in five days," Obama said.

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Comments

[Marmann]

03:08 AM on 01/04/2008

I don't think I've ever been prouder to be an American!

It wasn't too many decades ago when an African man and white woman were not permitted to marry in this country, and now the Democratic product of such a union has won Iowa!!!

I'm one of the people who see hope and change in Barack Obama. He's not just a black man; he's also half white. This one man represents a little bit of most of us, be it culturally, racially, spiritually or otherwise.

I personally couldn't be happier, but I've got to wonder how many angry "God-fearin', Christian good ol' boys" hit the bars, got drunk and went home to beat their wives and children. (I say this because I personally experienced this kind of behavior as a child many years ago. My father publicly supported and voted for bigot George Wallace back in the day, and I lived in the northeastern part of the country!!)

This is the first time in the last five years or so that I have felt a true sense of hope for America. However, this IS America, and if the next presidential election indeed does actually occur in the USA, Hillary may have already been chosen as Bush's successor to continue the "dynasty."

For this moment, however, I'm quite happy to feel exquisite American pride and a real sense of hope for the future of my daughter and grandchildren!

[maxcat06]

02:50 AM on 01/04/2008

Smart couple, too. Either one of them can hold a crowd.