Sen. Barack Obama Resigns His Seat Effective Sunday

November 13th, 2008

The transition office for President-Elect Barack Obama released the following statement:

“It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have served the people of Illinois in the United States Senate.  In a state that represents the crossroads of a nation, I have met so many men and women who’ve taken different journeys, but hold common hopes for their children’s future.  It is these Illinois families and their stories that will stay with me as I leave the United States Senate and begin the hard task of fulfilling the simple hopes and common dreams of all Americans as our nation’s next President,” said President-elect Barack Obama

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DEBORAH said on November 13th, 2008

Illinois will miss you tremendously but you now have the chance to serve the nation in the same capacity that you have done for the state if Illinois. My family is so proud and honored that you are our president. May God Bless You!

wayne goddard said on November 13th, 2008

Please bring back the fairness doctrine President OBAMA

Jacariana said on November 14th, 2008

I am so proud to be an African American young lady. Obama is the perfect example of how my generation should be. I will enjoy these four and hopefully eight years of Obama presidency. I will be in college fall 2009 and I am excited to see how Obama being in office will help education become better.

faye said on November 14th, 2008

i that he is married to a powerful black women. that seem to stand by her man That he does not to work he know that she has his back. And that now how to handle herself .

brittany white said on November 14th, 2008

blah blah shut up, dont now body care about Obama or the fact that yall black every one knows that mccain should have won “okaay”! Lol

brittany white said on November 14th, 2008

just playin obma over mccain all dai Mccain all day!

Alisha said on November 14th, 2008

I AM SO PROUD TO BE A AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUNG LADY…I THINK OBAMA IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW OUR GENERATON SHOULD LIVE….I HOPE THESE NEXT FOUR AND HOPEFULLY EIGHT YEARS ARE A BLESSING TO ALL MANKIND

Nathan W said on November 14th, 2008

Im proud to be an African American! Obama I thank you. Not only for your LEADERSHIP, but for your ambitions. You are awsom! All I can tell you is keep putting GOD 1st, (like you have already done) and know FAVOR aint FAIR!. GOD bless you and your family!

Edward alexis said on November 14th, 2008

I’m very happy to be apart of history. I’m proud that my young black brothers and sisters got out and voted to make this happen. I would like to also thank the white voters for believing in us and a black man to be president of united states of america. They did not give us the forty acres in a mule, they gave us fifthy states in a white house. You go obama and michelle. I wish u guys while. And I hope u guys find a dog for your beautiful daughters. This Edward alexis from brooklyn center mn

Edward alexis said on November 14th, 2008

I ment well in the fifth paragraph

Tasharia said on November 14th, 2008

MY PRESiiD3NT iiZ BLACK..!

LYNN said on November 14th, 2008

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niani said on November 14th, 2008

cant he just do both

thomas willis said on November 14th, 2008

This world is changing and it’s the people of this wonderful nation that’s converting this place that we live into a world of love,peace and understanding. It feels good to know that this world we live in is not as corrupted as one would think, now we have our first African American President, this proves that this great nation has grown to become one. I’m proud to say that I am an American! Congrats Barack Oboma!

Jeffrey Agyapong said on November 14th, 2008

I will first thank God for every thing,and congrats Barack Obama and the American pupil as a whole God bless u all.

Jessica Hamel said on November 14th, 2008

I am not black but love the ideas Obama bring to the table. I surely voted for him. Let’s remember not to get off track and get all “black powered”. Obama’s victory has nothing to do w/ black Americans.

LYNN said on November 14th, 2008

JESSICA HAMEL…OH DAM!!!.. HERE WE GO AGAIN WHAT NOW ??..OBAMA IS NOT A ..”BLACK AMERICAN”.?? WHAT PLANET DID YOU VOTE ON?.AND DID YOU NOT NOTICE HIS COLOR?.OH I GET IT YOUR ONE OF THOSE THAT THINK IT WAS EVERYONE ELSE BUT THE ..”AFRICAN AMERICAN “.VOTE THAT GOT HIM IN THE WHITE HOUSE!!..TO LATE BABY WE ARE..” BLACK POWERED”..AND YOU ARE..” BLACK POWERED”. ALSO!!. YOU VOTED FOR A ..”BLACK AMERICAN”.. OR ARE YOU THAT CLUELESS!!.IT’S PEOPLE LIKE YOUR SELF THAT ALL WAYS LOOK FOR EXCUSES TO EXPLAIN..” PROGRESS “..BY PEOPLE OF COLOR .

ashley said on November 14th, 2008

i think brittany white should be punched in the mouth, never the less….i am very proud of my country for the best decision we have made in a long time
way to go OBAMA

Dean said on November 14th, 2008

I don’t think those girls should attend a public school for the very fact that not every one liked that a “BLACK MAN” is their leader. We can’t forget that there are still a lot of racist and biggits in this country that’s just waiting for an oppertunity to hurt these people.

Dean said on November 14th, 2008

Been the first Affrican American to become the commander and chief of this country, i hope it serves as an empowerment to us as people and open our eyes to the fact that there is no hill too tall to climb and we should aim for the skys and no matter what anyone has to say always believe in your self.

seschris said on November 14th, 2008

Jessica Hamel,

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG. OBAMA’S VICTORY HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH BLACK AMERICANS….BUT IT’S A BLACK THING AND I DON’T FEEL LIKE HELPING YOU UNDERSTAND!!!

mad max said on November 14th, 2008

Jessica hamel,

Byotches like you make me sick!!! Whenever a black person achieves something that was previously considered unachievable; you white people want to take his blackness away from him. Like he could never have achieved that if he were 1000% black so it must have been that .000001% caucasian blood that made him good enough to be president of the US. PHUCK YOU MF!!! You and racist scum like that @**#@#*@*. WELL PHUCK YOU MF’s BECAUSE WE GONE CELEBRATE OUR VICTORY (BLACK PEOPLE) UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME. WE GONE EAT FRIED CHICKEN WINGS, DRINK KOOL-AIDE (SOME 40’S TOO) UNTIL WE FINISH CELEBRATING AND AIN’T SHYT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT CAUSE YOUR PRESIDENT IS BLACK BYOTCH!!!

shawkilla said on November 14th, 2008

?~?%?% riqht obama….!!!!!!!!!

PreciousPoole said on November 14th, 2008

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT’S SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE A BLACK PERSON TO BE THE U.S.A PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!I IT SEEM LIKE WE GOING BACK TO THE OLD DAYS WHEN I WASN’T BORN!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW AFTER YOU,THERE’S NOT GON BE ANOTHER BLACK PRESIDENT IN THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN,THAT’S WHY WE GOING TO ENJOY YOU UNTILE THE TIMES IS UP AND THEN WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER PRESIDEN T!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

LOVE YOU,
PRECIOUS POOLE

bizzle said on November 14th, 2008

watsbangin obama runin it yehmean

bizzle said on November 14th, 2008

watsbangin obama runin it watspopin whiteboyz

D. Alexander said on November 14th, 2008

Praise the Lord for what He has done! I am honored and elated to be a part of the history of the FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT of these United States of America! As Mr. President Elect BARACK OBAMA takes his position we must collectively and continually keep him and his family lifted up in our prayers for wisdom, guidance, strength and protection from the evil one. Of course, he must resign as Senator he has been PROMOTED to a higher position. Hallelujah!

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mad max said on November 14th, 2008

brittany white,

find the children’s BET blog cause this political blog ain’t for ya. THIS IS GROWN FOLKS BUSINESS lil girl!!!

Jazmyne walton said on November 14th, 2008

I’m just happy that we got a black presdient and you guys who wanted Macain to win need to shut up cause your just stupid

Audrey said on November 14th, 2008

May God be with you and your family, as you enter the most powerful office in the world. Just keep doing what you have always done, and that is serving the people. Thank you Mr. President Obama.

d-money said on November 14th, 2008

all day obama we got us a black prez tyme 4 a change

laurisha said on November 15th, 2008

MY PREZ IS BLACK MAYBE NOW I CANET SOME GRANT

LA PRAYER said on November 15th, 2008

God Bless America and our new President of the Unites States of America. I am sure that Mr. Obama will do his best to be the best President the Unites States has ever had. Pray for and with him as he run his course in his appointed position in histories time. God Loves him and I pray that he edify Barrack as Barrack and his family continues to edify him. Glory!!!

cecilenoe said on November 15th, 2008

THAT NORMAL THE NEXT PRESIDENT ELECTED BARACK OBAMA.
THE KING OF THE LORD ,THE KNIGHT OF THE LORD RESIGN TO THE SENAT. LET GOD DO WITH IT AS HE WILLS
GOD IS GOD.
HILLARY WILL BE THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATES OF UNITED-STATES. EVEN THE HATRED NO OK WITH IT.
SHE KWON THE WORLD LEADERS AND HER EXPERIENCE WILL BE BENEFIT FOR THE KING .NO BULL NO BIAS.
I APPROVED IT.
GOD BLESS THE KING AND HIS FAMILY ,GOD BLESS JOE BIDEN AND HIS FAMILY, GOD BLESS UNITED-STATES OF AMERICA .
IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARD JENNIFER HUDSON SHE MUST SING AT THE INNAUGURATION AND HAVE A HIGHEST SECURITY BECAUSE THE EVIL CAN USE HER TO GET OBAMA.
LET GO DO WITH IT AS HE WILLS TO DEFEAT OUR ENNEMIE.GOD IS GOD.

alice said on November 15th, 2008

one thing i learned this election is that the boys club will always be the boys club, no matter what the color or size

alice said on November 15th, 2008

one thing i learned this election is that the boys club will always be the boys club no matter the color or size

david said on November 16th, 2008

We are all proud of half white man and black people did not vote him in.

david said on November 16th, 2008

We are all proud of half white MAN.

david said on November 16th, 2008

We are all proud of half white man and he thinks as a white person .

LYNN said on November 16th, 2008

“NEGRO DAVID”. ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR ..”BLACK’ ..SIDE?? I GOT A IDEA FOR YOU . IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE ..”AFRICAN “..IN YOU WHY DON’T YOU CUT IT OUT OF YOU!!.THAT WOULD SOLVE ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS.

olounwa said on November 18th, 2008

YEP, “AFRICAN MONKEYS RULE”!! SWINGING ALL THE WAY TO THE USA.. (FROM KENYA SPECIAL DELIVERY!!LOL!)

Nathan said on November 18th, 2008

OBVIOUSLY KENYAN MEN DON’T RAISE THEIR OWN CHILDREN EITHER, JUST LIKE SOME OTHER CULTURES. KENYAN’S ARE NO BETTER AND NO WORST THAN ANYBODY ELSE!

Sarah said on November 18th, 2008

olounwa,

yeah, Obama’s Kenyan father did not put a high priority on fatherhood so stop trying to take credit for Obama’s success. You don’t even live in your native country. Obama is an African American with no connection to Kenya. So what he visited Kenya once and has relatives there. He can’t even speak the language, some connection. And none of them is going to the white house with him nor did he discuss them in his campaign. So all his Kenyan father did was contribute sperm!!!! Dogs do that too. So I guess Obama’s a white American with melanin too huh???

jfffnn said on November 18th, 2008

The bottom line is Obama’s farher was both AFRICAN AND ABSENT.So nobody can realy put a premium on the fact he was African when he was absent leaving it up to his white grandparents too raise him.

jfffnn said on November 18th, 2008

Pardon typo;should have read really,now did I lie ?

amelia smith said on November 18th, 2008

I am grateful that at 41 years old that I am able to share in this historial time. I agree that “You don’t pick the time, the time picks you.” And I know that President Elect Obama and his wife Michelle will do an awesome job in bringing this Country into a United Front, not a united “F RONTR 21;̷ 0;..

Color ado

olounwa said on November 19th, 2008

hahaha!! SARAH , just WHO ARE YOU TRYING SO HARD TO CONVINCE.. ME OR HIM, OR EVEN BETTER YOURSELF?????.. !! keep talking….!!! and praying that barack OBAMA changes his name…. FORGETS WHO he is , AND WHERE HE COMES FROM…. ! infact, dont YOU THINK THAT HIS NAME IS TOO AFRICAN FOR AMERICA? hahahaha!!! . damn, everytime YOU SAY IT.. you are paying TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER..!! and that HUSSIEN middle name, once again, his fathers, dont you THINK he should have got rid of that too?,.infact, he should have renamed himself.. BARRY SOTERO.. much more IN KEEPING WITH THE BLACK AMERICAN TRADITION , DONT YOU THINK SO?. !! hahahaha!! And ANOTHER PROBLEM ,, his parents WHERE ACTUALLY MARRIED…, which is NOT ., in the tradiion of black america ,so dont sweat it.. . IT MAY PISS YOU OFF, BUT WITHOUT HIS KENYAN ROOTS NONE OF YOU WOULD BE TALKING LET ALONE ANYTHING ELSE!!LOL!.. OBAMA KNOWS THAT.. its not something i EXPECT any of YOU TO understand or APPRECIATE AT ALL.. LOL!!
NOW, WHERE IS THAT TREE, ?ITS TIME FOR ME TO SWING FROM THE BRANCHES !!(a kenyan tradition you know!)
hahahaha ha!

price lessR 30; !!!!

olounwa said on November 19th, 2008

sarah.. now you give me a “native country?” . you are an american, to you AFRICA IS A COUNTRY!!, so please.. stop talking cos its far to funny to bear.. lol!!priceless.. “my native country”.. now, go to wikepedia and get cracking!!!.
white america knows far more than most of you do about africa… they actually READ BOOKS..!!!

now, DO I LIE ABOUT THAT?.
COS YOU KNOW THE OLD JOKE.. dont you?.

KENYANS RULE!!! lol!!!

hahah ahaha!!!

olounwa said on November 19th, 2008

funny though, who actually said that obama was not BLACK ENOUGH?. ,mmmmm? i WONDER?? cant think of WHO SAID THAT???. …

olounwa said on November 19th, 2008

sarah.. here are the rules.. foreigners do not support presidential canpaigns with money , foreigners are not appointed to cabinet positions, foreigners are not taken on in advisory positions in any administration.. so your little peeve about obama ’s kenyan family was a bit POINTLESS.!! OBAMA HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH HIS KENYAN ROOTS, BUT YOU DO..! i wonder why exactly??. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM ??. mmmmm? CONDITIONING RUNS DEEP DOESNT IT SARAH.. ?.its called a slave mentality.. keeps you ALL IN LINE.. makes sure the whiteman is always the right man and that you all WORSHIP HIM ..and always will.. even the carribeans are better than that.. money and bling are not the thing.. THINKING is all that counts.. now, better put on my LOIN CLOTH, I HEAR TARZAN CALLING..!!!LOL!

jfffnn said on November 19th, 2008

BLACKS IN AMERICA DON’T GET MARRIED !!! What a revelation,completely news to me since I was in a wedding three weeks ago.

Sarah said on November 19th, 2008

OLOUNWA,

YOU ARE A TWISTED AND VERY DEMENTED INDIVIDUAL INCAPABLE OF CIVIL DISCUSSION. YOUR UNREASONABLE ANGER AND GENERALIZATIONS AND NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES ARE VERY EVIDENT OF YOUR LACK OF TRUE INTELLIGENCE ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICANS HOWEVER, THEY DO TELL A LOT ABOUT YOUR MENTAL STABILITY AND LACK OF “A LIFE”, THAT AND THE FACT THAT YOU BLOG ALL OVER THE INTERNET POSTING NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT AFRICAN AMERICANS TELLS MORE ABOUT YOU AS A PERSON THAN YOU RANTING EVER WILL. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO POST SEVERAL MORE DEMEANING COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THIS ONE BUT I’M DONE WITH YOU THIS ISN’T A DISCUSSION AND MY TIME IS TOO PRECIOUS TO WASTE ANY FURTHER ON THE LIKES OF YOU.

GOD BLESS!!!

mad max said on November 19th, 2008

why yall wasting time on this olounwa a.s.s.h.o.l.e.? she talkin all this s.h.i.t. on the internet where it don’t matter. why ain’t she runnin for office or workin in the government to help africans or african people in the uk? who cares what that b.i.t.c.h think? she ain’t got no pull nowhere cause she spend all her time on the internet. f.u.c.k. that b.i.t.c.h. and the broom she rode in on!

jfffnn said on November 19th, 2008

mad max
Truth be told,ain’t nobody goung too vote for her in the UK and she is liable too get killed if she goes to Nigeria because they will not tolerate her shyt either. Enough said,now lets move on to more relavent subjects.

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