Local residents react to new president

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

By Rusty Murry - Nevada Daily Mail

At left, Jill Biden, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, President-elect Barack Obama, and Michelle Obama wave to the crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2009, during the inaugural opening ceremonies. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration, a tradition dating back to George Washington's 1789 inauguration. --Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class George Trian, U.S. Navy

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia Jan. 18, 2009. President-elect Obama is taking part in inaugural events leading up to his swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20, 2009. --Sgt. Jeremy Kern, U.S. Army

The swearing in of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America on Tuesday, Jan. 20, is certainly a forward step in the historic march of America. More than a million people flooded into the nation's capitol to the view the inauguration and the following parade which boasted more than 13,000 participants.

And even though the issue of race was evident, it was not a point of focus. People from all over the world watched this event with interest. The event not only marks a changing of the guard in Washington, it may signal a change in the way America is viewed by the American people, many Democrats believe

Charles C. Nash, a "committed" Democrat, said the event was historic and that it was "a great inauguration for the country to be proud of." As the first African-American President, Obama is living proof that "our country has finally lived up to its promise," said Nash.

"It was great," local Democrat Jim Adams said. "It brought tears to my eyes, it was an event we've needed for some time." The message he took from the President's address was that America needs to take "responsibility for our state of denial of profligacy," or extravagant self indulgence, stated Adams. "Well worth it," was Adams' response to the estimated $170 million dollar inaugural price tag.

With his family by his side, Barack Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the United States by Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. --Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo, U.S. Air Force

"It's a cheap price to pay if we can keep from going in the tank."

The fact that Obama lost by about 3,000 votes in Missouri may indicate an already changing view of America. It is the first time in a long time that Missouri, a swing state, did not go with a winning ticket.

Adams thought the new President would do a fine job and that America will be much better off than if there had been another Republican administration.

Above, An American Bald Eagle, symbol of the United States, stretches his wings during the inaugural opening ceremonies Jan. 18, 2009 at the Lincoln Memorial. --SPC Daniel J. Herrera, U.S. Army

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THIS COUNTRY IS TOTALLY SCREWED NOW.

-- Posted by mcb on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 6:17 AM
Welcome to the third world, and a new Chicago-style corruption. GOD HELP US!

-- Posted by mogirl99 on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 8:29 AM
-- Posted by lib&free on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 9:22 AM
$170 million dollar inaugural price tag, would that money been better spent feeding the hungry or helping the homeless?

For all of you who voted for this guy and have been so duped by the media spin in believing that this guy is this first black president. Lets not forget his mother was white, so he is by birth the race of his mother.

Were there other "black" presidents? Some historians have reason to believe people don't really understand the genealogy of past U.S. Presidents. Research shows at least five U.S. presidents had black ancestors and Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president, was considered the first black president, according to historian Leroy Vaughn, author of Black People and Their Place in World History.

Vaughn's research shows Jefferson was not the only former black U.S. president. Who were the others? Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. But why was this unknown? How were they elected president? All five of these presidents never acknowledged their black ancestry.

Jefferson, who served two terms between 1801 and 1809, was described as the "son of a half-breed Indian squaw and a Virginia mulatto father," as stated in Vaughn's findings. Jefferson also was said to have destroyed all documentation attached to his mother, even going to extremes to seize letters written by his mother to other people.

President Andrew Jackson, the nation's seventh president, was in office between 1829 and 1837. Vaughn cites an article written in The Virginia Magazine of History that Jackson was the son of an Irish woman who married a black man. The magazine also stated that Jackson's oldest brother had been sold as a slave.

Lincoln, the nation's 16th president, served between 1861 and 1865. Lincoln was said to have been the illegitimate son of an African man, according to Leroy's findings. Lincoln had very dark skin and coarse hair and his mother allegedly came from an Ethiopian tribe. His heritage fueled so much controversy that Lincoln was nicknamed "Abraham Africanus the First" by his opponents.

President Warren Harding, the 29th president, in office between 1921 and 1923, apparently never denied his ancestry. According to Vaughn, William Chancellor, a professor of economics and politics at Wooster College in Ohio, wrote a book on the Harding family genealogy. Evidently, Harding had black ancestors between both sets of parents. Chancellor also said that Harding attended Iberia College, a school founded to educate fugitive slaves.

Coolidge, the nation's 30th president, served between 1923 and 1929 and supposedly was proud of his heritage. He claimed his mother was dark because of mixed Indian ancestry. Coolidge's mother's maiden name was "Moor" and in Europe the name "Moor" was given to all blacks just as "Negro" was used in America. It later was concluded that Coolidge was part black.

President Bill Clinton was "black enough." In 2001, Clinton was honored as the nation's "first black president" at the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Annual Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.

Lets stop holding hands and crying about how much of a historical day that was. Wait we are all going to start crying when he and the Democrat Congress (who is responsible for the down fall of this country over the last two years) take away all of the states rights and the civil rights of the people.

You who voted for this guy remember how much you like him, when the fetus' of aborted babies are piled in the up in trash cans, when gays are married and Nevada turns into a small version of San Francisco, when you cant afford to hunt because there will be a 500% tax on ammo. After they do everything they can to disarm us like Hitler did Germany. For you veterans, who voted for him, enjoy the thought of allowing openly gay people to serve.

Ask somebody from South Africa what it's like.

-- Posted by Bodybag on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 9:22 AM
For once stop making gun control about "Hunter's losing their right to hunt." That's not what that means at all. The Democratic version of gun control is to ensure that Semi-automatic weapons don't get into the hands of minors or sadistic individuals who would turn our schools into more Columbine's and our streets into war zones.

Second, stop making this whole election a race issue!!! You claim that he's not the First Black President.....well then what is your problem with him. If you claim he is the race of his mother, which is white, GET OFF YOUR RACIAL COMMENT SOAP BOX!!!!!!!!!! Some people in this town gave up their hatred ways in the 60's.............and the world has been just fine ever since!

-- Posted by lib&free on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 9:34 AM
WAIT and SEE what happens, going to be ALOT of SORRY VOTERS!!!!!!!!

-- Posted by no more boom on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 11:30 AM
lets try and give this man a chance. he certainly cant do a worse job then bush has done the past 8 yrs. get over ur red necked racism and embrace this change. because whether u like it or not. its here. so deal with it.

-- Posted by concernedcitizens on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 11:45 AM
lib&free, you are correct on one point, gun control has nothing at all to do with hunter's rights. It has to do with the Government disarming the American public, plain and simple. That IS the Liberal agenda.

-- Posted by victor1208 on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 12:12 PM
You embrace him I don't want to.

-- Posted by no more boom on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 12:42 PM
I for one proudly voted "for" Obama. I feel sorry for the people on this site and their racial comments. I think we have more to worry about than the color of a persons skin. Especially since most of us don't even know what our ancestors were. So many senseless murders/assassinations have taken place in our history for this same type of thinking (if "think"ing is what it is). More like ignorance.

Too many african americans have been denied or repressed to do the same things we have enjoyed throughout history. Whether it be sports,education,politics,employment, etc. I think its high time we have a fair playing field where if you have the ability you can participate. Not just because of the color of your skin. African americans have fought in many of the same battles and lost their lives as people of white skin...to ensure "our" freedom.

I am proud that as a country we have gotten past the "ignorance" and elected the best man for the job.

-- Posted by fourthlittlebear on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 1:15 PM
fourthlittlebear, you poor, delusional soul, you are the racist, for you think people dislike Obama because of his color. You are a racist because you voted for him because of his color, not is ability to lead this country. Sadly, it is this reverse-racisim that Obama elected. If he was white, he would have not stood a chance.

-- Posted by victor1208 on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 1:52 PM
AMEN victor 1208, if people had listened to what he was going to do he wouldn't had a chance!!! Closing that prison is the worst thing to do, I bet I could get some answers from those ______. I have seen first hand how American"s get treated, but oh no we are mistreating those poor souls, let'm all GO, we'll see what happens, they'll all be FIRST CLASS people, they won't even think about killing anymore American's!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Posted by no more boom on Wed, Jan 21, 2009, at 2:51 PM
Actually I learned from myspace people that I had to drop and Youtube, the far left liberal extremist are also critical of Obama they consider him too moderate and since they couldn't get Ron Paul or Green candidate Cynthia McKinney they was hoping that McCain would win so they could have violent protest like they do in Seattle and San Francisco and carry on their belief of an Anarchy against the U.S.

These are the type of people that bomb-sabotage medical labs for experimenting on animals and are against hunting because they believe it's cruel to kill animals.

-- Posted by guesswhom on Thu, Jan 22, 2009, at 6:52 PM
When the govt. attempts to ban semi-autos on any type of firearm it is about hunters, sportsmen and women, the gun collector or anybody who wants to own firearm.

Think about this. When we are all disarmed and the THUG breaks into your house and he has weapon (wait he's not suppose to have a weapon because its against the law) (oh, wait its also illegal to break into somebody's home) and wants to rape your three year daughter and slice your freaking throat (oh wait its illegal to rape and murder) and the police are to busy to help. What are you going to do? Are you going to say, please don't hurt me Mr. Thug, your not suppose to do that. Then he blows you stinking brains out all over your kitchen floor and then he rapes your daughter then cuts her a new smile from ear to ear. Then what?

So we don't need anymore laws or take away the right to bear arms, which is guarantee by the Missouri State Constitution and US Constitution.

-- Posted by Bodybag on Fri, Jan 23, 2009, at 6:44 PM
i'm gay and i'm going to get married in the middle of the nevada square! see you ladies there!

-- Posted by Flaming4Jesus on Wed, Jan 28, 2009, at 6:57 PM
ROTFLMAO!

-- Posted by guesswhom on Thu, Jan 29, 2009, at 1:10 PM

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