US ELECTION RESULTS THREAD...
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Soldato
I think this is true and it's amazing but the person who tries to bump him off will be a rabid fanatic, those people don't change!
Soldato
Oh well Killa_Ken, best start on hiding those millions from the IRS then. On the upshot, a lot more people around the world like your country now, so it's probably become a bit safer.
Permabanned
Finally Americans have done the right thing and voted in the right person.
I hope he turns that country around.
I hope he turns that country around.
Soldato
Imm, intresting. So does that mean that the black voters do not normally turn out at elections? I wonder what sort of comparison there is to previous elections with non black candidates. Wow, i probably come across as a racist now.I would have voted for Obama, but looking at this graph it's clear some ethnic groups only chose him because of his colour! You can hardly call white america racist as it was almost 50-50:
Looking at that graph I'd say it's not white america that's the racist group at all...
Full link - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/us_elections_2008/7709852.stm
Man of Honour
Going from that the black people are the racist ones :S
Soldato
Man of Honour
You only just realised ?
Pretty much. Didn't realise Obama being black had so much of an impact
US Presidents are only allowed to serve two terms in office. His second is just coming to its close.
Soldato
OR because his policies were attractive to those segments of the US society, but being an idiot is fine too.
Congratulations to Obama, I certainly agree that many outside the states see this as a hugely positive choice for America to make. My only real concern is that Obama may try and change too much too fast for the sake of change.
Knowing something is bad is only the first step in making it right, I really wish our politicians would learn that!
The juggernaut that is America is pretty much stopped right now, It gives them the opportunity to start it back up, in a new direction. I have no idea whether it will be a better one, or if Obama has the Vision and Will to ensure it changes direction. He does have a majority in both houses and a mandate from the people to do it though.
For the first time in 8 years I genuinely wish America luck.
Knowing something is bad is only the first step in making it right, I really wish our politicians would learn that!
The juggernaut that is America is pretty much stopped right now, It gives them the opportunity to start it back up, in a new direction. I have no idea whether it will be a better one, or if Obama has the Vision and Will to ensure it changes direction. He does have a majority in both houses and a mandate from the people to do it though.
For the first time in 8 years I genuinely wish America luck.
Soldato
Had you even bothered to know (or even look up) even a smidgen of the history of a country you're trying to label... You'd have known that up until recently the vast majority of Presidents in South Africa have been white males.
It's only since Nelson Mandela in '94 that black African males have been in charge.
Associate
Or maybe they voted for the outstanding candidate regardless of color, and the only reason McCain was so close amongst the whites was due to racism?
Soldato
Nice personal attack.
Caporegime
I think the fact that some of the Deep South States - Virgina, Colorado, New Mexico have voted for Obama shows a clear sign that it is more than his skin colour that got him the votes. Those states are tradionally a Republican State, and they all swinged Democrats this time round.
I find that very hard to believe.
Soldato
Whilst I agree that the majority of voters in the States would have voted due to his policies, it's hard to ignore the fact that many Caucasian males simply voted for McCain simple because they thought Obama was an Iraqi, a Muslim or "an Anti-American".
I'd also hazzard a guess that many African American citizens voted for Obama simply because he was Black. Certainly not as many as the White voters that voted for McCain, but there is bound to be a sect of people that did the same thing.
Soldato
Regardless of colour a Democrat was going to be in the White House this time round, it would have been a woman or a man of mixed heritage both of which would have been history making so its a moot point.
The black population of the states is staunchly Democrat whether the candiate is white or black with only a small minority of hispanic Cubans known to be Republican voting so the black vote isn't a surprise. John McCain hasn't made this a race issue, Obama hasn't made this a race issue so I don't really see why we need to?
MB
The black population of the states is staunchly Democrat whether the candiate is white or black with only a small minority of hispanic Cubans known to be Republican voting so the black vote isn't a surprise. John McCain hasn't made this a race issue, Obama hasn't made this a race issue so I don't really see why we need to?
MB
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Soldato
Similar to this country, in America a President is only allowed to serve 2 terms in office. George Bush has been in power for almost two full terms now (8 years) so his time in charge is coming to an end. Bush's term ends on the 20th January 2009.
Soldato
I hope this really does bring about a change, my hope would be a big change to their foreign policy