tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post6604593900265473633..comments2024-02-21T05:16:20.541-05:00Comments on Carolina Blogger | North Carolina Blog l Family Travel | Food Blogger: Dixie and the South On Inauguration Day of Barack ObamaCarolina Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07875194881183827575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-52856582047883429302009-01-23T13:03:00.000-05:002009-01-23T13:03:00.000-05:00Beautiful post, thanks so much for the inspiration...Beautiful post, thanks so much for the inspiration today!<BR/><BR/>blessings,<BR/>melissaMelissa @ The Inspired Roomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711494549892860307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-10700357689159491102009-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:002009-01-22T18:13:00.000-05:00I came here by way of Sandy Carlson .. and I am so...I came here by way of Sandy Carlson .. and I am so glad I followed the link. <BR/><BR/>I can't say which have touched me more, the original article, or the comments it inspired. <BR/><BR/>I was born in Dixie, the Mississippi delta, I was there during the civil rights movement, a child of eleven, hiding under the bed from the bullets, because we tried to vote. It was a dark period, but when I read a post like this one, and comments such as it inspired, I can see hope realized --- and indeed, for the first time in this old one life, I can feel that hope. <BR/><BR/>Not just because Obama is a "colored" man, but because we all, every race and creed, voted for him. He was indeed, the people's choice!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for making me feel so darn good -- I thought it couldn't get better, and there you go -- making this old one cry tears of joy, once again.Amias (ljm and liquidplastic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14722413697537828830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-19941392542734956592009-01-21T11:01:00.000-05:002009-01-21T11:01:00.000-05:00My mom's family is from southern Georgia, and I re...My mom's family is from southern Georgia, and I remember noticing on a trip "home" when I was in high school that I only saw black people in service positions (cook, nurse, waiter, etc.). In my extended family's world, that's just how it was - and this was just a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>It both broke my heart, made me feel ashamed and angered me. So, as a Southern woman once-removed, I, too, have had chills and tears about the historical significance of this inauguration.Mary @ Giving Up On Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879039457971511498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-34911677880164557182009-01-20T14:19:00.000-05:002009-01-20T14:19:00.000-05:00Regardless of politics, I believe that most Americ...Regardless of politics, I believe that most Americans agree that Barack Obama's election shows how far we've come in the struggle for civil rights. I am so glad that my daughter will grow up in a world where this was and is possible.a Tonggu Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02793668358074527237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-71799103826061206982009-01-20T07:37:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:37:00.000-05:00What a beautifully written post. Thank you.What a beautifully written post. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-5674982982141924322009-01-20T07:13:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:13:00.000-05:00Amen...I am so amazed at the HOPE I see on people'...Amen...I am so amazed at the HOPE I see on people's faces and hear in their voices. President-elect Obama seems to be such a marvelous combination of charisma and intellect tempered with humility. We'll be having lunch together at work today and watching the ceremony. Amazing...Belle (from Life of a...)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17948665147630448055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-70821438741719955562009-01-20T07:07:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:07:00.000-05:00I live in the south too, and fortunately I was bor...I live in the south too, and fortunately I was born in 1967 and didn't have to witness a lot of the hatred with my own eyes. However, I was certainly raised around a lot of hate-filled people (blind really, full of fear) who didn't want things to change. <BR/><BR/>I am so grateful my daughter won't know that type if life. Our church is fully blended with all races and nationalities. Thank God for each wall of racism that is torn down.<BR/><BR/>I pray God protects President Obama and his family. They have a rough road ahead of them.<BR/><BR/>God bless America.<BR/>bBeth in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492590083823556624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496085967822115527.post-76567323636403071032009-01-20T03:57:00.000-05:002009-01-20T03:57:00.000-05:00We certainly have come along way in the past centu...We certainly have come along way in the past centuryUpstatemammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862359333933751151noreply@blogger.com