Or, “Sunday Morning Puke Fest”…

Donna Owens at the Baltimore Sun asks six people what Obama means to them.  Grab your bucket, its about to get nauseating.

Vicky Johnson, Gwynn Oak
PERSONAL: 40-year-old married mother of one
PROFESSIONAL: Event planner

Obama is the only chance we have to turn a corner and look for the horizon again before we go down for that final time.

He’s a life jacket.

Get that?  He’s the only chance we have…

Ruthadele Harrison, Baltimore
PERSONAL: 78-year-old widow
PROFESSIONAL: Retired special education teacher

All the people who wanted to achieve, but were laughed at and told their dreams were not a possibility. It’s possible now.

Of course!  Millions of people flood into this country every year to have their dreams laughed at.  How did we miss that?

David C. Miller, Randallstown
PERSONAL: 40-year-old married father of three
PROFESSIONAL: Chief visionary officer of the Urban Leadership Institute

One very important thing Obama has done is help to redefine the image of black manhood and masculinity. Even on street corners in the neighborhood, you’re hearing young brothers talk about Obama. People around the country who don’t see or know much about African-Americans or black men, now have a different lens. It shatters the typical stereotype of things.

Obama shows that you can grow up without your father, in disadvantaged circumstances and still become somebody. He shows that you can love and respect your family; when he kisses his wife and children it doesn’t look contrived. That’s a positive message for the black community and everyone because family has always been the backbone of this country.

Yeah, they sure are talking.  The black generational role model is doing a fine job.  For kicks, skip to the end of the video and hear black America’s real role model say, “I’m gonna let my muthafuckin white boy turn the muthafuckin computah off beatch!”  I should make a YouTube vid and end it with, “now I’m gonna go and let my muthafuckin black boy take out the trash.”  Whatcha think?

Keion Carpenter, Woodlawn
PERSONAL: 30-year-old father of three
PROFESSIONAL: Retired NFL player and founder of the nonprofit foundation Carpenter House

As a young African-American man, what’s happened with Obama has been so inspirational to me. It made me think, ‘Wow!’ We really can do anything. We can strive and reach for things that are unthinkable. You just have to stand tall and keep fighting.

Remember, that was a retired NFL millionaire.  Life must be really hard for him.

The Rev. Marcus Garvey Wood, Baltimore
PERSONAL: 88-year-old married father of two children, grandfather of four and greatgrandfather of one
PROFESSIONAL: Co-pastor of Providence Baptist Church in West Baltimore

We studied the prophets and we said somehow or other the day could come when ‘Ethiopia shall stretch forth its hand.’ So we had thoughts along that line. But we didn’t know when or who or what.

If Barack Obama becomes president, it does not mean that racism is gone. No. It’ll always be here. I don’t see it ever leaving until people decide within themselves how they’re going to react to other people of different racial groups and so on. We haven’t overcome some things. We’re still in poverty. We have overcome discrimination in terms of color, but that has changed to economics, which is worse.

Dr. King had certain visions for America.

Of course, we laughed at him back then. Because what he often talked about would happen in America, we knew it wouldn’t happen. But that’s the way it’s been with society all along. The reformers come, like the prophets in the Bible come. They all have their … plan. But some reformers do not see the future come to pass. And some the Lord leaves around to tell the story.

Awesome!  The Ethiopian hand shall stretch forth and straighten all us bad people out!  That’s all America need’s, a good straightening out!

Tiona Kuniken, Baltimore
PERSONAL: 23-year-old single mother of one
PROFESSIONAL: Student at Morgan State University and state employee

Obama is promising to change many of the things that I believe will affect my life and my son’s life in the future. For instance, Obama believes that college students and aspiring students should have the opportunity to serve 100 hours of public service each year, and in turn receive money toward tuition. He also believes that the government should restructure the public school system.

I feel like Barack Obama is a pilot of the plane of change, and everyone — regardless of race, gender, previous party association, social class and education — can get a ticket. We need him as president. But no matter the outcome of the race, I will savor this moment forever.

The government sure has done a fine job the last fifty-sixty years “restructuring the public school system” hasn’t it?  Yes, dear G-D in heaven, we NEED him!

Remind me again who’s obsessed with race?

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