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Our Person of the Year
November 17th, 2008
BET.com has named President-elect Barack Obama as its 2008 “Person of the Year.” We have concluded that no other person has had a more profound impact on Black America. Not only has he inspired a level of enthusiasm unprecedented in recent memory – prompting people of all ages and races to register, vote and become politically active – but he has inspired hope in a political system that many had written off as aloof, ineffective and uncaring. Obama smashed through the color barrier, crushing McCain and his female running mate, Sarah Palin, among women voters, African-American voters, voters under 30, Hispanic voters, first-time voters and voters who earn less than six figures a year. In his historic victory speech, Obama told a crowd in Chicago of more than 125,000, “If there’s anyone out there who still doubts America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of democracy, tonight is your answer.” BET.com believes that Obama indeed represents the epitome of the dream alluded to by the founders. Do you agree that Obama should be the 2008 “Person of the Year?” Post your comment below.
As far as iam concerned president-Elect Barack Obama is indeed the Person of the Year, not only for what he was able to achieve, but indeed because he epitomize the American Dream.
I can’t imagine anyone else as man of the year, for BET, TIME, NEWSWEEK, or any other publications. I just can’t imagine it.
The announcement to run; the campaign theme and message (Change We Can Believe In); the win in IOWA (game changer); the speech in IOWA (vote changer); the battle for the nomination with Hillary Clinton (unrelenting); the choice of Joe Biden as Vice President (home run); the RACE speech (will go down as a great one); the Democratic Convention; the campaign against John McCain/Sarah Palin, the poised and steady hand he handlied the economic implosion (Presidential); the nearly flawless campaign, the win (historic), the “Team of Rivals concept (my personal favorite strategy); HIllary Clinton as Secretary of State and Eric Holder as United States Attorney General (my personal favorite nominee);; the inauguration ( I know it will be historic and memorable); Day one on the job (hitting the ground running- good idea); letting Americans know economy will get worse before it gets better (telling it like it is); the puppy mania (get the puppy soon); the First Lady (first class);the first daughters (cute as can be);
I can’t imagine anyone else being man of the year after all this. In one word:
My final word…….BRILLIANT.
BRILLIANT.
(I hit the submit button before typing my final word.)
I’m also not an American, but still i do know and believe that OBAMA is the man of the year. He is beyond what we call man of the year. I personally think he is man of the univers for this matter. He aint God but he’s is being used by God to let us and the whoel world see that anyone can do anything. All we have to do is believe. YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I believe OBAMA is the greatest president of america. America never had a president like OBAMA before and will never have ONE like HIM in the future. HE is the person of the year. This is the most known usa president worldwide. I love HIM for who HE is, the most intelligent president among all other presidents of america ever had. PLEASE MR. OBAMA ESTABLISH YOUR EMPIRE TO THE MOST DISTANT PART OF THE EARTH. Although I am HAITIAN, but still you have my vote.
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I VOTE FOR OBAMA AND IAM THE MOST PROUD OF HIM. I BELIEVE THAT MR. OBAMA IS HE PERSON OF THE UNIVERSE BECAUSE BEING JUST THE PERSON OF THE YEAR IS TOO INSIGNIFICANT. YOU ARE THE MAN MR. OBAMA.
I love barack obama and yes he will be a good president, for us black people of the year.
I think that barack obama is the best president for black people, he’s the hope and the dream for us , yes I belived that barack obama will make a good president for us black peopl, yes I M SO PROUD OF IT TO.
yes!!!!he’s the one. He’s an inspirational figure right personto be president of the United States. The world look forward to a great leader McCain and Pailn were wacked jobs!!!.
yes OBAMA is person of the year he is an example and insperation for change in the minds of young african american males and females today. beacause of him winning this race every child is inspired to be the best the can be in life and get there act together. so if he can do that then i highly agree that hes person of the year
yah..am from kenya and obama represents this side too…but more than that hes the peoples president and a beacon of hope to all africans,african americans and all people with roots in the motherland.Go OBAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
this was not only a dream for mr. dr. martin luther king, jr., but for so many others…i’m 25 and i have never been as passionate about my voice being heard for anything as i was for this 2008 presidential election…when mr. barack obama won pennsylvania, my four year old niece said i’m glad mccain didn’t win, LOL…to know that someone has that effect on people, especially a four year old, is amazing…i cried when they announced our next president of the united states is barack obama…and i still shed a tear of amazment, excitment, hope, and faith everytime i think about it, see a picture of him and our beuatiful first family, and hear something about this great moment in not only history, but black history…i shed a tear for my grandfather who was a vetern who fought day in and day out so that his grand children, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren could witness this moment…i cry for all my ancestors who thought they would never see this day and for my brother (r.i.p.) who was not here to witness this…and for my four year old niece who now knows she can go a couple of steps further in this country…the best child of God, the best man won…congratulations, mr. president-elect, barack obama and strong black family
OBAMA IS AND WANTS for all of us ,
what USA is SUPPOSED TO be about.
All Freedoms
Real Democracy/ full REPRESENTATION
All the Constitutional Amendments
yesss! the dream has became true!
BARACK OBAMA ROCKS!!!!!!!
BARACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is a history maker, a beacon of light on a hill, a life changer, and surely deserves to be person of the year. Me and my family are more than happy to call him Mr. President. Go BARACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think that Mr. Obama deserves “person of the year.” not only does he portray what the majority of America is, but he is also an inspiration to everyone, not only blacks. he has shown that it is possible to accomplish goals, hopes, and dreams with hard work and dedication. i know that race was a contributing factor for a large amount of people voting, but obama takes it a step further by encouraging everyone, no matter what race one is, to challenge themselves to work for what they want out of life without letting the issue of race being an obstacle. in all seriousness, obama is a very intelligent young man that has the compassion and potential to change America for the better. i urge everyone to follow in his footsteps of hardwork and accomplishments to better their own lives instead of depending on others for something that could be done ourselves. granted, it is a huge task at hand, but he is capable of handling it. so, to Mr. Obama, KUDOS TO YOU from new jersey.
I AM FROM THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND CALLED DOMINICA IN THE CARIBBEAN AND WE ALL LOVE OBAMA.WE ARE HAPPY HE WON THE ELECTION HE IS A GREAT MAN.
THE CHANGE HAS FINALLY COME.YES, I DO INDEED THINK MR. BARACK OBAMA SHOULD BE BET 2008 PERSON OF THE YEAR. HE HAS INSPIRED ME IN SO MANY WAYS. HE HAS TOUCHED NOT ONLY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY BUT PEOPLE FROM ALL RACE IS FASCINATED BY MR. OBAMA’S KNOWLEDGE AND WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. WE AS PEOPLE NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND HELP THIS PHENOMENON MAN TO CONQUER . JUST TO THINK BACK ON HOW MANY OF OUR ANCESTORS (AFRICAN AMERICANS) WAS TREATED SO BAD IN THE PAST,FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TO BARACK OBAMA, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS DAY WILL COME. LET US REJOICE AND PRAY THAT GOD WILL BLESS AND SHIELD HIM TO DO WHAT HE NEED TO DO AS THE LEADER OFTHIS COUNTRY. GOD IS IN THE BLESSING BUSINESS. AND, I DO FEEL AS IF GOD HAS GIVEN US THIS EXTRAORDINARY MAN TO BE OUR PRESIDENT.
So tell me dose Barack know of the Hidden History of Washington ,DC? Is he finlly going to gave our Brother and Sister their the right to vote?Is he going to liberate us from our Eruopean Colonization will he? can he, Or dose he even want too?????