“Really, an historic night last night. You may have heard, Barack Obama will be the first black president of the United States of America. ... Obama is also the first Democrat to receive more than 50 percent of the vote since Jimmy Carter, the first senator to be elected since Jack Kennedy, the first Muslim to be ... I said too much.” FirstsMaySaidStatesLastsAmericaNightBlackPresidentUnitedUnited StatesToo MuchHeardPercentVoteDemocratBarackSenatorsUnited States Of AmericaHistoricLast NightJimmyCarterJack Kennedy Author:Jon Stewart
“Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for.” BlackPartyDiedObjectivesBarackPanthersBlack PantherElectoral ProcessBlack Panther Party Author:Bobby Seale
“See, Barack been, um, talking down to black people on this faith-based... I want to cut his nuts off. Barack, he's talking down to black people.” PeopleWantBlackTalkingCuttingBarackBlack PeopleNutsFaith BasedTalking Down Author:Jesse Jackson
“A lot of people are wanting him [Barack Obama] to be the president just because he's black. But I think he does have some good views.” PeopleThinkingDoeBlackPresidentViewsBarack Author:Trey Songz
“Jesse Jackson also said he thought Barack Obama was talking down to black people by lecturing them on things like fatherhood and being a responsible husband. Jesse thought it was insulting, not only to him, but to his former mistress and their love child.” PeopleChildrenSaidBlackTalkingHusbandResponsibleFormerBarackBlack PeopleFatherhoodMistressInsultingChildren LoveLecturingTalking Down Author:Jay Leno
“I was with - he wasn't the president then, but - Barack Obama, when he was running, in Washington, during Black Congressional Caucus Weekend, and did a panel about global warming with him. It was almost as if I switched careers for a while, and became a political activist.” IfsRunningPoliticalBlackPresidentCareersBarackGlobal WarmingActivistWeekendCaucus Author:Lawrence Bender
“Barack Obama may be black, but John McCain is the first Albino presidential candidate: he's completely see-through!” FirstsMayHumorFunnyBlackBarackPresidentialCandidatesMccainPresidential Candidate Author:George Lopez
“Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair. In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked that idea.” MenSaidIdeasCountryMomentsJoyNationsBlackCommunityLossSocietyTearsDespairBuiltMajoritySlaveSimplicityBarackReliefUnexpectedGood ManGenocideShockingStunningLandslidesTears Of JoyA Loss For WordsUnexpected Moments Author:Michael Moore
“Barack Obama didn't get elected president, would never have been elected president, had he decided to run as a black candidate. In order to reach the broadest number of people you have to speak to their interests as broadly as you can.” PeopleHas BeensRunningOrderSpeakBlackPresidentInterestNumbersDecidedBarackCandidates Author:Gwen Ifill
“You notice that all the minorities are going to be voting for Barack Obama because he's a minority. He's going to be their hero; he's going to be their white knight if you will, or in this case black knight.” IfsBlackWhiteCasesHeroBarackVotingMinoritiesKnights Author:Frosty Wooldridge