" I agree Ms. Intellect. "

" OBAMA is what the world has been waiting for.
He won fair and square. Lets support him. America is a country of diverse cultures, ideology, race, religion, and social class.
I respect different opinions, but its challenging for me to except crtitism of this brilliant man, when he hasn't been given a chance to prove himself.
It makes me wonder where this critism is coming from is it because of his skin color that he has been called a "Socialist" ??
He has stated that he is not!!!!
Lets not forget that the wonderful peace loving Martin Luther King was once called a Comunist, because he wanted freedom and equal rights for all.
My opinion is that whenever a person of color reaches a position of dominance and hierarchy, they are viewed with suspicion. Give president elect Obama a chance. "

" What I am going to say is ludicrous, but it makes a lot of sense. The economy was stable in January. No one can deny that. It seems when the Democrats took over Congress in Jan. of 2007 they provided no oversight of the Mortgage industry, the Stock Exchange, or the banks. There are committees that do this!
It seems that maybe the Democrats wanted the economy to go bad so they could elect a Democrat. McCain could not attack Congress since he was a Senator. So he was in a Catch 22. "

" ms jones,
Is that sarcasm I sense? WOW, I barely caught it. I'm not conceited however, I let my work speak for me. Ummm let's see, salutatorian from high school, summa cum laude from college, 4.0 graduate studies.....I guess I am intellectual.

Of course President Elect Obama will constantly be under the microscope. However, this article is bringing up facts that are no longer relevant. The fact is - he is the President Elect. We can constantly critique him for his every move but the fact remains, he represents all citizens of the UNITED States of America. A word many of us have never even acknowledged (UNITED). Together we stand, divided we fall. We are fighting among ourselves about facts that are no longer relevent. The race for President is over. Now it's time to support our new President. He will be the NEW commander in chief whether you like it or not. "

" Ooh, msintellect, with a name like that, you must be smart. Wagreen1, are you kidding President Bush was attacked from the day he was elected. So, if all you Obama voters can’t take the questions and criticism, you leave the Country. Lastly, when you refer to someone’s wounds received as a POW in a derogatory manner, that is being disrespectful. I am even willing to go out on a limb and say that you have never served your Country or been in combat, much less a prisoner of war. I guess you have been too busy making excuses and blaming all of your failures on “the man”, right, wagreen1? FHSMCT, to what hatred and violence are you referring? Are you referring to people questioning Obama on the issues? I’m sorry but as president elect, he has opened himself up to questioning, and rest assured he is being treated with kid gloves in the media; unlike President Bush. What saddens, but does not shock me, is the open racism that is being displayed by my brothers and sisters. We have made playing the race card an art form. For any other President elect, this line of questioning would have been par for the course, however for the messiah, it racism. We questioned GW bush at every turn, blamed him for circumstances such as Katrina; and any other shortcoming that we have. We fail to take responsibility for our actions and place the blame on all other facets of society. We call all other members of society racist, to further our own agenda, while voting for a presidential candidate because of his skin color. Obama is the President elect and all of the honorable citizens of this Country will stand by him, however that doesn’t mean he will not be questioned on the issues and his stances; that comes with the office, and it is not racist to ask these questions. "

" Walgreens, first of all let me say that the opinions of a bigot such as you mean nothing to me. Walgreens how are you not being disrespectful: “SHORT ARM JOHN”? Do you know that his arms were injures in a POW camp? You are a racist and not worthy of comment. My challenge to you, discredit one of the statements confisus_sum has made and try to do it in English. Msintellect, what is your profession? You talk about the researching of facts but don’t attempt to dispute them. McCain still graduated from the Naval Academy. What have you done? What is your contribution? He spent years as a POW even with offers to be released he remained a prisoner; again, what have you done? What are the discrepancies? Are you referring to the Keating Five of which he was exonerated, or are you referring to his personal life and marriages? Let me guess morality matters to liberals now, right? Sprinkleboy, we’re glad you left too. Barbara, you’re still a racist. "

" The people of these United States Of America have spoken and the results showed that OBAMA IS OUR NEW PRESIDENT ELECT. Lets support, encourage, and believe in his ability. The world is changing and Obama represents that change. Lets all come together conservatives, liberals, old, young, black, white, asian, hispanic, rich, middle class, working class.

Obama won and thats final, there is NOTHING you can do about that now. If you are a proud, loving, supportive American then you would support this brilliant, magnificent, new president elect.

OBAMA! OBAMA! We appreciate you. "

" sweatr, first of all pal you cannot read. No one was disrespecting McCain for his service. We are questionsing his loyalty, you know the story of him leaving his first wife, don't act dumb buddy. Second of all ifyou think that all of confisus_sum statements are true, you are a bigger idiot than he is. You conservatives can dish it but you can't take. You all are so out of touch and soon will be out of mind. Ramp and rave but Obama is President of these United States. If you don't like it leave the country. "

" Look walgreens, I don't know how many times I have to explain it. If you don't like what I post, don't respond to it. But if you do respond, respond with facts, and not rumor and supposition. Your points are effectively insignificant. The thread is about comrade obama. I know that you were taught this spin by the democratic party and the liberal media, but step outside the collective and think for yourself for a change. BTW, do you honestly think anything will come out of a Cheney investigation? Did anything come out of the multitude of Clinton investigations? Wake up, and quit being led around by politicians and their mouthpieces. Hey sprinkleboy, where was your vilification of the 8 years of treatment received by President Bush. Is it only when the democrats are scrutinized that southerners are backwards, clinging to our guns and bibles? So if we give up our ideals of smaller government and states rights, will that make us progessive enough to live with you in D.C.? No thanks, I like it here much better. "

" confisus_sum
2) McCain is barely educated and his experience was less than Obama's. (I guess 30 years in Congress is less than 147 days. Must be the new math)

No, this is not new math. I was referring to him completing his naval academy education experience at nearly the bottom of his graduating class.

With his experience in Congress, he has had major discrepancies in his work and work ethic.

You try to insult peoples' intelligence by researching facts. Anyone can google information. That doesn't make you a rocket scientist or any better than the next person. What is your contribution to society besides commenting on every article posted in the tandd, a newspaper only known to people in Orangeburg and the surronding areas or people from Orangeburg and surrounding areas. I am curious. What is your profession? "

" Wow! I love Orangeburg but I do not regret moving. SC is like going back in time. "Who moved my cheese" i actually feel from reading this that people actually hate President Obama. He is our new Commander in Chief and will have my full support the same as GW Bush even though i don't agree with all of his policies. Stop crying and be supportive. So glad to be in MD and working in DC. Hopefully i will see some of my SC family at the inauguration. "

" confisus_sum, again what you say does not matter. You are so bitter you need therapy. McCain has accepted losing and so will you. Again I say you must work for the paper because they print your idiotic comments without carefully reviewing your misinformed comments. I say too, that you will be in the minority in '12, the reason I respond to yours especially because you are special needs person and you need to realize that this is not the 50's or 60's and your point of view is your point of view, but the sad part about it is you and a just a few of your redneck friends are the only ones think like that. danson must be one of your redneck friends if we elected an anit-chirst what in the world was Bush/Cheney, by the way is'nt he being investigated or something, I wonder why? You tell us confisus_sum, I know that you know. How about Palins minister who believes in witch crat danson you must not know about that. How about we get the truth about McCain from his first wife, thats right the first wife he left when he came back from being a POW, and find out she was in that accident. confisus_sum and you other rednecks are full of it. All of you should find a big cave to hang out in and never come out. OBAMA/BIDEN '08 "

" There's been a lot of discussion about having some kind of testing for voter eligibility and you can certainly see the justification for it from the comments from this article. Probably most of the people wouldn't have been given the opportunity to vote for either candidate. Anyway, seems as if Obama is putting together quite a team so we will soon be able to judge him on his merits. It does seem odd that when a conservative gets in trouble it is when he trys to lean in the direction of a liberal. G. W. Bush is a compasionate conservative, which translates to a liberale, i.e. Democrate. Therefore, he doesn't veto those bills coming from a democrat congress because he leans in that direction. Those programs that he initiated, both Prescription Drug and No Child Left Behind are Liberal programs. The bailouts that Paulson are doing are Socialism programs. Bringing Freedom (Democracy) around the world, does that sound familiar? Should, how about the Clinton Initiative, this has been the hangup about getting Hilliary the Sec. of State job. So there you have it, W Bush is not popular with either party....let's see how Barry Obama fares. "

" What the heck are you talking about?

My Nov 20, 2008 6:52 AM and Nov 21, 2008 3:08 PM contain verifable "facts".

If you want to speak of gross errors in fact, for starters, in your Nov 20, 2008 3:53 PM posting, you clearly implie that PEOTUS Obama has 147 days in office in the Senate.

Assuming you're speaking of his time in the Senate, PEOTUS Obama, with his having entered the Senate in 2005 and having served until his recent resignation on November 16, 2008, in the math I was taught, that's a heck of alot longer than 147 days!

These and others . . . "

" Walgreens, you keep coming on this site accusing people of working for the paper and presenting misinformation. EVERYTHING mentioned be confisus-sum can be verified with a few minutes of simple research. I know that may be too difficult for you to accomplish after all, all you do is come on the site and call people names. Your comments about a veteran disabled while a prisoner of war was very disrespectful and shows the type of character that you truly have. FHSMCT, where is your validation of the inaccuracies. How this works is you have to actually provide proof of inaccuracies and not just say that they are there. Who is this pero, what does your comment even mean. If it means that this Country is in for a terrible time when Obama takes office then you are actually correct. As for your question: Who is Andy, it seems to me that he is a very intelligent individual that is concerned enough about the direction of the Country that he took the time to write a piece describing his point of view. As for all the “haters” they are unable to provide an intelligent debate so they call names. Barbara, you’re still a racist, so get over it. "

" To confisus_sum: Sometimes I have to sit back and laugh to myself because you always seem to write what I am thinking. Like the part about you learned from the democrats on how they treated President Bush for the last eight years. Now they know how it feels, is definitely right. And I especially loved your letter about responding to everyone's comments. Bravo! "

" I don't need to respond to your comments. You are doing a great job showing your hate. Yes, you are hateful and mean RACIST. I feel sorry for you. Only God can take your hate from you.
GOD HELP US ALL! "

" 1) For the last time I DO NOT work for the newspaper. But I am proud of their effort in staying unbiased.
2) fhmsct claims to read 4 newspaper per day. Fine, then why can't you dispute my posts with facts rather than rhetoric?
3) While you may know people with shady pasts, they were not running for President. Maybe you should associate with a different group of people. Bill Ayers is an issue.

Walgreen's (sp) attempt at disputing my post amounted to name calling and hate speech. Not ONE fact to defend their position, and not one fact to dispute mine. If what I say doesn't matter, then why do you respond to it EVERY TIME? Blindly supporting the most inexperienced marxist nominee for President is not my plan. He wanted the microscope, let's see how he looks under it. I learned from the democrats treatment of President Bush for the last eight years, let's see how they like it now. "

" 1.
confisus_sum:

It's a sad fact that the average native born American can't pass the written test that immigrants who apply for US citizenship are required to take, much less one on current affairs.

2.

It constantly amazes me how, with all the access to information we in this country have (print, broadcast, internet, etc), how misinformed people are and how persistant so many are in standing by and defending thier ill informed beliefs.

I daily read at least four (4) newspapers as well as watch various news broadcast then, the next day, listen to co-workers and other's conversations where the "facts" they spout are 180 out from the truth.

And God forbid if you point out the errors and provide validation for what you say!

3.

I am even more saddened, but not surprised, at the on-going rash of hatred and violence that has been directed at people who voice or otherwise show their support for the President elect.

It is an utter embarassment to all that this country supposedly stands for and supposedly represents!

I'll never say that the PEOTUS is perfect (none of us is) but the standard to which so many seem to be holding him to, before he has served a single day in the national residence, is impossible for anyone to meet!

P.S. People keep throwing "Bill Ayers" name around. I'm know for certain that, in Orangeburg county alone, I can point out a whole lotta folks whose pasts are not exactly something they would like rehashed. Many of the people who enjoy throwing out the Ayers factor count many among that multitude as friends and associates . . . "

" sick of crying said "You act as if people voted without thinking" well of course they did take a look at this video www.HowObamaGotElected.com I guess this was the reason why the democrat party was out handing prefilled sample ballots out because they know most of the democrat voters have NO CLUE and can not think on their on. Barbara can you respond to anyone here without calling them a racist. Is that the only way you can reply so that must make you the biggest racist here. "

" WHO IS THIS ANDY GUY........THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO NOW......

BIG UPS TO ALL MY HATERSSS!!!!!!!!! "

" confisus_sum you must work for the newspaper. It's funny all of your backward and misinformed information always make it on this sight. You can ramp and rave until the sun comes down and Barack Obama will still be your president get over it. The allegations that you make are not true and you know that they are not and you still make them. You sound a whole lot like Sarah just blapping at the mouth. McCain ran and nasty and bad managed campaign and was outclassed in every way. So confisus_sum go back in your cave and keep that negativity to yourself. You are in the minority pal, not only did American celebrate Obamas historic win, the whole world celebrated. Southern backwoods thinking is over. Take a hike and save your ink, what you say going foward does mean a hill of beans. OBAMA '08 "

" wagreen1-I was outraged by your insensitive comment about McCain's short arms as well as the moose killer. You apparently don't know why McCain's arms are short, which means you're not as informed as you think you are. His arms were broken as a prisoner of war. I'm glad my handicapped daughter doesn't live near you since you are intolerant of imperfect people. I feel sorry for your shortsightedness. And-alot of people hunt. Thanks Mr. Sanders for your article. "

" Remember: Dec. 21th, 2012. That day will occur under Obama's term.

Start predicting the events that will lead up to that date. I hope that you and I will be around and be able to alter the course of this prediction. "

" Read the Book of Revelations. The anti-Christ has been elected and now those who voted for him are in for seven years of bad luck. Glad I'll be going to Heaven soon! "

" The best thing to do is set back and see if Obama can back up half of the bull that he promised to do. Seeing is believing! And you can believe that we have alot of S--t to see coming up in our near future! Lets see what hes does for the middle class people? Like the old saying goes the Rich get Richer and the poor get poorer and the middle class people pay for it all! And you can take that to the Bank!!!!! "

" Well done confisus_sum. Excellently written and with verifiable FACTS; that is very unusual for the posts on this site. They say that name calling is the backbone of a weak argument. So when these people get caught in their lies, and are unable to have an honest debate, they call names. Of course you know that now you’re going to be the biggest racist of all, right? HA HA HA. This would be laughable if it wasn’t so sad. "

" 512 Obama Voters 11/13/08-11/15/08 MOE +/- 4.4 points

97.1% High School Graduate or higher, 55% College Graduates

Results to 12 simple Multiple Choice Questions

57.4% could NOT correctly say which party controls congress (50/50 shot just by guessing)

71.8% could NOT correctly say Joe Biden quit a previous campaign because of plagiarism (25% chance by guessing)

82.6% could NOT correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot (25% chance by guessing)

88.4% could NOT correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket (25% chance by guessing)

56.1% could NOT correctly say Obama started his political career at the home of two former members of the Weather Underground (25% chance by guessing).

And yet.....

Only 13.7% failed to identify Sarah Palin as the person on which their party spent $150,000 in clothes

Only 6.2% failed to identify Palin as the one with a pregnant teenage daughter

And 86.9 % thought that Palin said that she could see Russia from her "house," even though that was Tina Fey who said that!!

Only 2.4% got at least 11 correct.

Only .5% got all of them correct. (And we "gave" one answer that was technically not Palin, but actually Tina Fey) "

" The comments against this article are indicative of what is wrong in America. People don't try and educate themselves to the facts. If they don't like something that is said, they answer with namecalling and lies. Let's look at some of the comments:

1) If you disagree with Obama you should leave the US. (Sounds eerily like communism)
2) McCain is barely educated and his experience was less than Obama's. (I guess 30 years in Congress is less than 147 days. Must be the new math)
3) I am suprised the editor let this rant get published. (Should the editor abridge free speech?)
4) White southern church preach racism. (Name one)
5) The democratic majority congress has a lower approval rating than the President, so that is why REPUBLICANS lost THEIR seats. (this one is particulary idiotic)
6) What is a looser? Did this mean Obama was loose with his associations?
7) Obama is not a socialist. (He is, check his platform against the socialist party USA website)
8) Obama doesnt pal around with terrorists. (He does, Bill Ayers ring a bell? Called him a "family friend" in his latest book)
9) Obama will only raise taxes for $250,000 earners. (Not so. Already has lowered threshold to $100,000, and likely will copy Clinton who started at $250,000 and ended at $42,000. And why wouldn't he, since he has already hired his old staff. This is change?)
10) Everyone should have healthcare. (Why? Is that guaranteed in the constitution? You want to reduce health care costs, then enact tort reform, or ban lawyers.)
11) Obama can fix the countries problems. (What has he published in the form of a plan that demonstrates this fantasy?)
12) Installing a democracy in Iraq did not benefit the American people. (Impossible to explain to people who don't understand global politics and strategic presence in volatile areas)
13) If you don't agree with Obama, you don't have Jesus. (No comment necessary here)
14) The economy was worse two years ago. (Obviously Mr. Utsey has been asleep for two years. Rumplestiltskin slept through the democrats failure to provide oversight to freddie and fannie, Obama's campaign cash cow, gas was $1.87. Unemployment was down, stock market was at the highest level ever, banks were flush with cash, and consumer confidence was peaking.)
15) If you disagree with Obama you should shutdown because the game is over. (Rest assured that is NOT going to happen for me. Obama wanted the microscope on him and now he has it. I submit that he will look a whole lot different under it. Maybe on December 5th, when he is declared ineligible to be President, he will be more upfront about who he is.)
16) Obama was ordained by God to be President. (This comment is just scary)
17) The points in the first paragraph are not true. (This one is too easy. All the points, save the religious affiliation are true and easily documented. Once again folks are too caught up to really do any research.)
18) Obama's failure to live up to his campaign promises already, are just minor distractions. (You cannot be serious. If he is already changing his promises, what is next?)
19) The inauguration is a happy time. (Not if you are a resident of D.C. The D.C. government predicts the event to bankrupt the city. Wonder if Obama will use any of the 600,000,000 in campaign contributions he received to help pay the cost?) "

" Once again I ask you, WHERE IS THE HATE IN Mr. Sanders letter????? You just say there is hate, but you can not tell anyone where the hate is in that letter!!!! I feel like donating to the charity of your choice if you can show me hate in that letter. But I KNOW MY MONEY WOULD BE SAFE. "

" PS
Post Election Poem

The election is now over
The results are now known
The will of the people
Has been plainly shown
Let us be friends
Let our differences pass
______________________
______________________
~ Francis Matthews

(last two lines redacted in the spirit of cooperation and civility) . . "

" Everyone who beleives this should leave the United States. Good-Bye! "

" There is no need to point the finger and blame anyone for America's economic deficiencies. The fact is Barack is our new President. It's really not rocket science. He was the better choice. He was more articulate, composed, and educated. McCain was a 'hot-head', barely educated, and his track record in our government was not even measurable to Baracks'. Don't get me started on Palin. I do agree that Americans caused a lot of our own debt problems. My tax money pays people who don't work as well but we must remember, ALL races are accounted for when it comes to government assistance, and yes they should work harder and make better decisions. However, I work hard and have a good respectable job but still find the cost of living becoming unbearable. The only complaint I have for Andy is before you point your finger at Barack's shortcomings, let's not forget McCain had a lot of issues that were unfavorable and not to mention the sports anchor (who attended various schools a semester here and semester there) Palin. I am a female but I feel she was not competent enough to represent our country as VP and God forbid if something happened to McCain (as President). "

" Well said! It seems as thought the truth as hurt some folks! Time will tell them, as the past has shown them! We will reap what some have...you know the rest! "

" "and all you Bush haters will stop complaining and start working and paying taxes like the rest of us" - That is the most assinine statement I have heard this year. How can anyone in their right mind agree with anything this ignoramous is spewing? It implies that people who voted for Obama are all on welfare and voted to insure they get their monthly checks, which is so stupid I am surpised the editor let this rant get published. "

" 1.
RE: "We've just elected a person who is not a Christian (he attended a church for approximately 20 years where hate and racism were taught)."

Until recent times, that sure sounds a the accurate description of just about every non-minority church in the south.

In a 1963 speech at Western Mich Univ, MLK, Jr stated:

""We must face the fact that in America, the church is still the most segregated major institution in America. At 11:00 on Sunday morning when we stand and sing and Christ has no east or west, we stand at the most segregated hour in this nation. This is tragic. Nobody of honesty can overlook this.""

Unfortunately, that is still the case today in all too many congregations.

2.
Why do sooooo many people persist in the false belief that President Elect Barack Hussein Obama is not a Christian?

Should we also so label (non-Christian) anyone in America, who adamantly, ardently and openly opposed the civil rights movement (to include the vast majority of non-minority Christian congregations that did thusly) "non-Christians"?

If you don't have a European sounding name, are you thus automatically "not a Christian"?
[RE: "We've just elected a person whose middle name is Hussein."]

To follow that misguided logic, the Ngyuens, Sihanouks, Khans, Parikhs, etc, etc of the world who happen to be Christians should automatically be branded "not a Christian".

I have yet to hear much of any uproar over the verifable fact that the current President's father, himself a former POTUS, had business interests, via the Frank Carlucci headed Carlyle Group, with the Saudi Binladin Group (a construction and equity management conglomerate grossing $5 billion U.S. dollars annually). That business entity belongs to the family of the most wanted terrorist in the world.

3.
"The interesting fact that you won't get from NBC is that Congress' approval rating is lower than Bush's."

Might that just happen to be a contributory cause for the number of GOPers who lost their seats and thus the number of Demo seats gained on Capitol Hill?

Bottom line: If soooooo many folks are soooooooooo good at prognostication, shouldn't they be picking Lotto numbers for a living and living off the profits? . . . "

" It seems to me that all of you who are complaining about President elect Barak Obama's victory over John McCain and Sarah Palin (The Gop) are no more than very very sore loosers (you probably get extremely upset when the Gamecocks loose in landslides as well...like they did in Florida). In both instances the best and most prepared candidate/team won. This is the American way Mr. Sanders. I'm surprise you didn't learn that while you were studying so hard in high school and or college

Your letter was indeed well written, but it hinges on the same claims (or lies) of John McCain, Sarah Palin, and Joe the Plumber, that President elect Barak Obama is a socialist or Marxist and pals around with terroists.

This only shows that your understanding or ability to interpret plain english is somewhat thwarted. All during the campaign, President elect Obama's plan was that everyone who makes under $250,000 annually will get tax cuts, and those making more will get a tax increase. How do you, (as interpreted in plain english), conclude that this is "spreading the wealth around?"

Everyone should have affordable health care, education needs to be improved in this country, the troops should not be in those senseless and selfish wars. Mr. Obama's focus is to fix these downfalls in our country, unlike President Bush who promised to track down and capture or kill Osama Bin Laden over seven years ago.

What he did was concentrate on helping his colleagues in the pharmaceutical, auto,Wall Street and oil industries get richer. (Are you one of them?) He got Saddam Heusin captured and killed, what did that have to do with stopping terrorists, or helping this country?

You and all off your supporters are sore loosers who want to prevent people who are less fortunate than you from making progress. This indicates that what you really need is Jesus. "

" It yet amazes me after the FACT, that we are still with these same antics...These antics did not work prior to the election, and they won't work now. It has become so obvious that americans have decided to think for themselves, with that they chose to elect Mr. Obama as your president as well as mind. Can you ever be satisfied with anyone other than a Republican in the seat. You people, are the very reason why this country and more so this state has been held back for so long. Instead of letting people draw there own conclusions from what they see, you decide to just dispell the negative sides of any candidate that you so choose to disagree with. This is America people. You talk about approval rating of congress is low....because democrats controlled congress; you forget to mention the VETO power of the president. You see, most people view congress as the president, as the manager of the country and congress. If he likes a bill, he signs it. If he doesn't, he VETO it, but you fail to mention that as well. And when a bill gets passed through a democratice congress, a bill that most citizens, including democrats like and it then gets VETOED, of course it make people disapprove of congress, because they don't quite understand the process. And for you to go on and present these false claims of congress approval, is disingenuous. Also, you mention the last 2 years the democrats so call controlled congress, but yet you failed to mention what happen the prior 6 years, that has lead us to this point.

This is the very reason why when I see all these posts, I just refuse to respond. Because, having a fair and impartial discussion with half of you is impossible.

The conservative-republicans, the liberal-democrats, and all other labels that you used to identify people and allow yourself to be identified is the biggest problem of all in this country. I am hoping that one of these days all of america will wake up and get informed.

One thing we can take from Mr. Obama, its simple and he put it out there for you. If you were happy with the direction of the country for the last 8 years, then you need not vote for him because that was gonna change and it would not be the same. It is simple.
Now since the media started throwing unused terminology for most people since college, such as socialism, marxist and others....It's obvious youare nothing more than a bandwagoner.

But I hope you realize that people are alot smarter than what government gives them credit for being. And guess what...we as american citizens are getting smarter. Blacks, whites, asians and latinos are learning to get informed, gettting more engaged in the political process and how it affects everyday life for ALL, not just oneself. I know it scares most of you closed minded people and I am glad that it does. So you might as well get used to it. Use that energy, that you use to brainwash others and think about how your position on someone else's ideology really affects you and your loved ones and your community as a whole. Don't be fooled people.

And let me make myself perfectly clear. I am an african american and I am proud to have voted for Mr. Obama, but i did it not because he is black, but because when he stirred the pot...WE WERE ALL IN IT TOGETHER! All races, all genders, all nationalities. With a love for this country and ALL the citizens that reside in it, and make it what it should be. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTIES AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.....NOT JUST THE SELECT FEW!

And if, Mr. Obama cannot and does not attempt to fill the greater needs of this country...I will protest against him as I did against Mr. Carter, Mr. Reagan, Mr. Bush, Mr. Clinton and George W.

I know there are alot more people that feel about this the way I do, than feel about it the way that you do.....That puts US in the majority and you in the FEW!

Be honest with YOURSELF people...trust your OWN mind.

Enuff Said!

SHUTDOWN....GAMEOVER! "

" It is so amazing how many people forget the fact that over 60% of White Americans voted for Obama. Most of you on here making negative coments, who are probably white, are blaming the wrong people for Obama's success. If you take the time to read a study the Word of God, Obama's presidency is very clear!! "

" I will say it again. Yes, you are hateful and mean racist. That is why you are so angry. President Obama deserves a chance to try and make this United States a better place. Why would you want him to fail? Get over it. "

" Andy half of the statements in your opening paragraph are not true. Who cares about his middle name? And what does that have to do with getting South Carolina the educational, healthcare and business opportunities the state need and rightfully deserve. You are focused on such minor details at a time when so much is at stake in our country and our state. I was born in S.C., live in Baltimore and work in D.C. I left S.C. because after college there weren't any jobs and many of us had to leave S.C. just to get a decent job.

All this divisive banter here serves neither you nor the state of S.C. Senatoer Obama was elected obviously because he was the best candidtate his name notwithstanding. Instead of these minor distractions focus on working with your new President (and puhleeze lay off that Fox Noise channel) He's the only President you have and you ain't gonna get another one anytime soon. "

" Andy half of the statements in your opening paragraph are not true. Who cares about his middle name? And what does that have to do with getting South Carolina the educational, healthcare and business opportunities the state need and rightfully deserve. You are focused on such minor details at a time when so much is at stake in our country and our state. I was born in S.C., live in Baltimore and work in D.C. I left S.C. because after college there weren't any jobs and many of us had to leave S.C. just to get a decent job.

All this divisive banter here serves neither you nor the state of S.C. Senatoer Obama was elected obviously because he was the best candidtate his name notwithstanding. Instead of these minor distractions focus on working with your new President (and puhleeze lay off that Fox Noise channel) He's the only President you have and you ain't gonna get another one anytime soon. "

" I am going to the President Inauguration; Would any of you like to come? The fact that we have a new President is a happy time for all "

" Barbara

please show me anywhere where he said he hates black people? Your the ONLY ONE to break out the race card. People can disagree with your Messiah Barry and not be racist. Lets all pray that your liberal savior does not try to remove God from anything else that your liberal party likes to do. Since saying God might offend someone you liberals want to remove God from everything thats a FACT...

sickofcrying

you said "You act as if people voted without thinking" well bingo your correct, people did vote without thinking. You mean the record number of blacks that voted because they cared about the issues yea right or the fact they were voting on the Barrys skin color. The democrat party was handing out prefilled ballots so. Why do they do that is it because they felt the some of the people voting are to stupid to know who to vote for so they need a prefilled sample ballot so yes some voted without thinking. "

" Some might think anyone could have won in 2008. If the Republicans had run Mitt Romney, Obama would not be swearing in on Jan 20th. There was NO WAY, Obama could tie Romney with Bush like he did McCain!! And that is what won Obama the Presidency!!! "

" To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt "

" Well written Mr. Sanders. To Barbara, he never said anything about hating black people. There you go bringing race into it when nothing about race was even mentioned. To sickofcrying, looks like you are doing a little bit of crying in your response. If you knew anything about gov't then you would know that congress pretty much runs the show. They can veto anything the President signs. Go back to school and learn a little about gov't. It might suprise you what you can learn. "

" Where is the hate in this letter??? Everyone knows Obama is going to be the new president.
What he is saying that the Democrats who took control of Congress in 2007 should bear some of the blame for this economic crisis. Some people might have to read the letter twice in order to understand it.
By the way, economies are cyclical and the easiest person in America to blame is the President. "

" so•cial•ism- a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done. I placed this definition here for people like sickofcrying. Obama’s policies are socialist and rest assured the media never attempted to point this out because they made every effort to get him elected. Obama hung out with a non-repentant terrorist who stated he wished he could have caused more damage of course that didn’t matter and the media brushed it under the rug. Obama mentioned that he would abide by campaign finance reform, but took money from anybody that would give it to him just as quick as it came in; that also was of no consequence. He went to a church led by an obvious racist, for several years, and mentioned that he never heard the racist sermons that erupted from the pull-pit; that only made him more endearing. If McCain would have done any of the above, he would have been tarred and feathered. Now, however, Obama has been elected and we are asked not to question his policies or ideas and if you do, “your hate is showing”, you’re a racist, or “hater”. Did anything stop the uneducated, hateful masses from blaming everything on President Bush? Your right the manager does get the credit or the blame, but let’s remember that, and as the manager Obama will have to stand and face his criticism. If people feel that Obama has wronged them, real or perceived, they have every right to come kicking and screaming, and that is not racism that is freedom of speech. If you don’t like it, then you leave Barbara and Stopthecrying. Obama will place a larger financial burden on the taxpayers of this Country and that means the people that actually pay taxes. Not the ones that file and get back substantially more than they paid in. Our tax system should not be a means of wealth redistribution or welfare system. Money should not be given in the form of a bailout to the auto industry to show support for the union. People should not be denied the right to vote on unionization do to thug tactics in the form of Obama’s card check. So far Obama who has not taken office yet is making several bad decisions and he has earned the right as President elect to be called on those decisions weather you like it or not. Lastly, you liberals sure are scared of Sarah Palin aren’t you? It’s amazing how many times her name shows up in these posts, especially when the topic is not relayted to her. Very well written Mr Sanders and thanks for bring some honesty and integrity to the T&D. "

" Andy,
You hit the nail on the head. Barbara, I saw nothing in his post of HATE, other than he stating the obvious..Where Osama attended Church for the past 20 years. WTG Jeramiah Wright. Sick, with the way the President to be wants things to be over here, we might just be in the NEW EUROPE. "

" Once again we notice you can't even question Obama on the issues without being called a racist and having some individual of color play the race card. Mr. Sanders you letter was well written and makes several good points and rest assured not all black people are race baiters like Barbara. As for you sickofcrying, you still live here and I'm sure that you never complained about President Bush, right? Get over you’re self-righteousness. "

" So to disagree with comrade obama is to be a racist? So does that mean that all blacks that disagree with President Bush are racists also? Time to retire the race card, it is no longer applicable. "

" Great letter Mr. Sanders. You nailed it right on the point. It is obvious that some of the writers who responded to you have no clue as to the world's conditions or philosophy.
We are going to get "change" for sure...but it'll be more of the same old Clinton-style socialistic policies right out of Karl Marx's playbook....everything points to it.

MK "

" Mr. Sanders you sound like the most misinformed person on earth. You might as well get over it because we picked the best candidate. You don't even know this man to make the comments you made. You sound like an old racist backward country white male who has never been anywhere. You are hating so bad you probably red in the face. Get over Mr. Sanders, you always have the option to move to say Mexico or Canada. Like it or not he is your president and minds and will win again in '12. The good ole boy days are over buddy, so go back in your cave and weep. OBAMA/BIDEN WINS, SHORT ARM JOHN AND MOOSE KILLER SARAH LOSE. HAVE A GOOD DAY MR. ANDY SANDERS "

" THANKS, ANDY, FOR TELLING THE TRUTH. THE SUPPORTERS OF OUR NEW PRESIDENT ARE BASICALLY LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT FROM THOSE OF US WHO WORK. IT'S REAL DISAPPOINTING TO WORK HARD EVERYDAY AND GIVE IT AWAY TO THOSE WHO WON'T. I JUST HOPE THIS "CHANGE" THAT SOME WANTED COMES BACK TO HAUNT THEM AND MAYBE THEY'LL REALIZE WE DIDN'T HAVE IT SO BAD AFTER ALL!!! AND THOSE WHO TALK ABOUT "RACIST" ARE THE BIGGEST RACIST OF ALL. "

" Your hate is showing. You just had to go there'
Why can't you accept the fact that OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I had to accept all of the presidents that did not give a hang about me. But I prayed and lived with it. In spite of this God saw me through 69 years . Come on, stop the hating. Only God can move this hate you have for Black people. "

" BOOO HOOO Mr. Sanders, it seems to me that you know a whole lot about a man you have never met. You make acquisitions and sarcastic remarks like you personally know the President Elect Obama. Let’s face it the “NEWS MEDIA” did not have to bring anything to the attention of the American people that was not already known. You act as if people voted without thinking. When you cast your vote did you think about it or just did it because the “NEWS MEDIA” had you believe that the Democratic choice was a socialist. If there is a problem in Washington the finger pointing goes to the manager in which case it is, President George W Bush, so if you think people are not noticing the hard economic times then you are as dumb as the thought process that went into making the pick for Vice President of the Republican Party. So I say to you Mr. Sanders stop crying, because like it or not there is a new Sheriff in town, get behind the President to be and help bring about the change that is needed in America and stop whining because your candidate did not make it. If you don’t like the system or the pick for President then move to Europe. "

" Thanks Mr. Sanders for the excellent letter and point of view. I couldn't have said it better myself. Let's see what our new president can do. "