Obama rises from political obscurity to verge of history

[Forkboy]

WASHINGTON - The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory — a surprising victory, surprisingly large.

And amazing it was. It made it possible for him to stand today on the verge of being the first black person ever nominated for president by a major party.

One could guess the thoughts of the blacks and whites in that crowd: Can you believe that our state — South Carolina, first to secede and first to open fire in the Civil War — is now catapulting a black man to the front of the presidential contest in a year that bodes well for Democrats?

"Race doesn't matter," some began to chant. "Race doesn't matter!"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_el_pr/obama_odyssey

[BeyondGeography]

1. Kids these days

[Cha]

2. There are so many great

stories coming out of this campaign and when we have time to reflect on all the historical precedents it will be boggling. Not in the least is the way the majority of voters refused to be brainwashed by the noise that gave us bush and the War On Iraq.

[ulysses]

3. for once, it's good to live in interesting times.

:thumbsup:

[elizm]

4. For the first time in my adult life, I am SO proud of my little RED state here in SC...

And I was honored to help GOTV in North Carolina last week. The Carolinas delivered two pivotal wins for Obama. The Carolinas ROCK!