erin marie‘s blog

George Clooney - "I congratulate President-elect Obama on his historic victory, and now it's time to begin unifying the country so we can take on the extraordinary challenges that this generation faces."

EriQ - "I think it's a blessing that we've broken so many boundaries. From sports, to businesses, and also with politics. Obama has shown us that we CAN do it. Not just race wise, but PEOPLE wise."

Oprah - "It feels like hope won. It feels like it's not just victory for Barack Obama. It feels like America did the right thing."

Kelsey - "it was one of those things, one of those events in your life, where you remember EXACTLY where you were, what you were doing, what you were wearing, what you were eating, every detail. i'm so proud to have voted & been a part of history. the goosebumps i get when he speaks, prove .. we're in for something amazing. progress, change, & hope. it's all ours!"

Usher - "This will go down in history, in black history, for all of the sacrifices that the great Joseph Lowery and Martin Luther King made, this actually pays off for their sacrifice. ... I'm speechless. I don't even know what to say."

Brandon - "I think that is beautiful to see change..and by change I mean change as far as the US as a whole..accepting a black man as president..but at the same time I fear the extreme expectations people have for a man who for one is coming in after probably the worst president in history and two IS the first black man!"

Diddy - "I felt like my vote was the vote that put him into office. ... And that may not be true but that's how much power it felt like I had."

Jeffrey - "Too many people, particularly blacks, are zealously hyping up this foggy image that we are now saved and finally all our woes will be fixed....well for me, its far from it. This won't change the everyday struggles we continue to face in the ghetto, the police brutality, nor will it immediately solve most of the issues we face within the community. I'm proud of Obama, but I'm getting a little tired of blacks thinking that he will address what's wrong within our local communities - which is where we're affected the most."

Colin Powell - "We're very, very proud to have a new American president who also happens to be African-American ... As I watched [the news anchors call the election] — pretty moving moment. Everybody cried ... I am overjoyed."

Cassie - "I wish i couldve voted, but just to know that i will be around to see what he will be able to do to help american is a great feeling. seeing my familys reaction was the best, my mom said she wouldve never thought that she would live to see the day there was a black president."

Spike Lee - “It’s a great day, it’s a beautiful morning, a new dawn, a new beginning - not just in America but the world over.

Tony - "He's the first black but shit still going to be the same."

Madonna - “I’m so fucking happy right now.”

Tre - "I believe he'll be a good president, minus all the remarks such as, "we finally got a president with rhythm", and all that."