Politics 2008:The Caucuses and The Dem/Rep Conventions

[darling1]

So how many of us will be in DC Jan 09. I will be there with bells on !!!!!!!

To see Jesse in tears, to see young black men at Spelman cheering. It's too much!!

[Ten/Four]

Originally Posted by darling1

So how many of us will be in DC Jan 09. I will be there with bells on !!!!!!!

To see Jesse in tears, to see young black men at Spelman cheering. It's too much!!

I've already requested the day off from work!

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by Ten/Four

I've already requested the day off from work!

they better show it at my daughters school...im going to email her teacher and make sure! if not, she will be at home with me!

[RedefinedDiva]

At first, I didn't like Michelle's dress, but after a while, it grew on me. She had on a shrug/bolero and that took away from the dress. Without it, the dress was actually nice. I guess it comes down to particular taste.

[SummerChild]

PRAISE G-D!!!!

I have been crying all morning. Especially when I think of the impact on the American youth (of all races) - and how their world will be different b/c of this. I am also extremely relieved that, for the first time in 8 years, we will have a President that I believe is smarter than I am. LOL. I rested really easy last night knowing that we will have a President who might be smart enough to figure out some of the issues that plague our day...and humble and strategic enough to reach across the aisles to form coalitions to get it done.

I am proud as an African-American, as a former student of President-Elect Obama and as an American. I'm proud of America for having "grown up" as one of the commentators last night stated.

I liked Michelle's dress. I especially loved that it b/c it included red - such a bold and flavorful color, and it looked good on her. I was glad that my First Lady did not come out in tan or some other drab color!! She's got flavor and isn't afraid to show it.

I think that the American public will figure out once and for all that Michelle is actually just a very regular, confident, intelligent woman and wife. Women in Chicago used to remark about how she was plain looking and/or how come her daughters' hair wasn't always to the 9s. In some cases, it was petty and somewhat short-sighted. But hey, if you're not an extremely busy and important career woman, I guess they wouldn't understand. She isn't the movie star type where she's always going to come out in the outfit that looks like she took all day to select it. She's not a trophy wife or a woman who is going to be focusing on being seen and not heard, like other women that we've seen during this campaign season and in past elections. She's a real woman, and as such, I suspect that she thought she looked good, and wasn't overly concerned about it. I feel her b/c I think that she reps well for all confident and career-driven women who know that they are the bomb and are not overly concerned with anything. I love her b/c she is like so many confident, extremely smart, down-to-earth and pretty AA women that I know.

I will be so proud to have her as my First Lady. Finally, a First Lady that I can look up to instead of trying to figure out what they think about anything b/c all they do is stand behind the President and smile.

SC

[mccoyred]

Originally Posted by RedefinedDiva

At first, I didn't like Michelle's dress, but after a while, it grew on me. She had on a shrug/bolero and that took away from the dress. Without it, the dress was actually nice. I guess it comes down to particular taste.

EVERYBODY is talking about that dress! http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2...as-an-opinion/

[AKA2D '91]

Originally Posted by darling1

So how many of us will be in DC Jan 09. I will be there with bells on !!!!!!!

To see Jesse in tears, to see young black men at Spelman cheering. It's too much!!

I missed the last trip to DC, but not this time....
I'm there... Jan 20-22!