Let’s go into time, 4 years ago when a new young star come on the scene. He was the new senator of Illinois name Barack Obama. He came to help endorse the party and John Kerry and quite frankly stole the show. Let’s take a look and enjoy

Well the afterglow is still in full effect after President-Elect Barack Obama’s historic win on November 4th. As the next president moves forward with naming his Transition team and now his new Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel,we have to say goodbye to an old friend, Sarah Palin. Gov. Palin, you have been such an entertaining piece of this election, I must admit. For all of the talk of President-Elect Barack Obama’s lack of accomplishments, your lack of knowledge on many events and political topics are astounding,but as your aides have said I guess it was miscommunication to you when you said that Africa was a country and not a continent,or the Katie Couric interviews, or when you went rogue on your own running mate’s campaign.

So now your supports are almost begging you to run in 2012 and I want you to run also, because when you are fully exposed and torn apart by your own party, you will see how much they love you. You are now a scapegoat for this mismanaged campaign. Now granted, you had your part in this but I can admit it was not all entirely your fault, but to say that you, Joe Sixpack should be in the oval office is just comical. The last eight years was proof what happens when Joe Sixpack is running the country. No thanks , I don’t thing the country could hand a president that is less knowledgeable than the Last one. No thanks I will pass.

Take Care Sarah!

It’s over, as far as the election, but It is just a  joy to say President Elect Barrack Obama and to see the new first family, a vision of black love and family. I was just over come with emotion when I saw them announced as the new First Family. I reflected on my father and how much joy and pride he would have had in seeing this day that we can say President-Elect Barack Obama. I  thought of my kids and hoped that they realized the enormity of this election. I also think of the struggles of previous African-American politicians that were judged on an uneven playing field. The struggles that some had to endure and yet some still prevailed. There are some many cut the list to these 5 important trailblazers. Let’s take a look at these worthy historic warriors.

P.B.S. Pinchback, First African-American US Governor - Pinchkney Benton Stewart Pinchback was Governor of Louisiana from December 9, 1872 to January 13, 1873. Although he was in office for only 35 days he laid the ground work for blacks in US politics in this country. He was Lt. Governor behind Henry Warmoth, who was impeached and convicted. Warmoth’s removal from office led to Governor Pinchback be sworn in as the first black governor of the state.

Fannie Lou Hamer, Vice-Chair of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
- Fannie Lou Hamer fought to have a coalition of of delegates from the MFDP to the Democratic National Convention in 1964. She fought that the Democratic party delegation from Mississippi which was all-white and anti-civil rights was not a true representation of Mississippi and challenged the Democratic Party to allow members from her party to sit as delegates at the convention.  Though she never held public office, she ran for congress in 1964 and 1965 and was seated as a true Mississippi delegate at the 1968 Democratic Convention.

Shirley Chisholm, First African-American Woman elected to congress and First African_American to run for President on a major party ticket - She was a Congresswoman, representing New York’s 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first African American woman elected to Congress. On January 23, 1972, she became the first major-party African American candidate for President of the United States. She received 152 first-ballot votes at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

Jesse Jackson,Civil Rights Activist and African-American Presidential Candidate - Jesse Jackson was the first African-American Presidential Candidate who was the first serious candidate. He ran in 1984 and 1988 but 1988 was his best year where he won 7 primaries and collected over 1200 delegates. If you ever get a chance listen to his speech from the 1988 DNC. I still get chills listening to it.

L. Douglas Wilder, first African-American to be elected as Governor in the US - an American politician and was the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, and the second to serve as governor. Wilder served as Governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He is currently Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, having taken office in 2005.

Yes We CAN

Yes We Did!

It is time to go out and let your voices be heard today on this historic election day. This has been an almost 2 year build up to this campaign. The Republicans are fighting for their political lives and the Democrats are looking to seize control of the American Political landscape. I have already voted to day and it wasn’t that bad here in Connecticut. My biggest problem is here they are using a marker and bubble sheets to cast the ballots. With all the technology available we have reverted back to markers and answer sheets used on Iowa test?

Hopefully there will not be to much controversy anywhere else in the control but I doubt it. I have the funniest feeling we are in for a long night and it may not be over until tomorrow or Thursday. With all of that said, get out and vote you guys, no matter who you vote for , just do it!