There’s really nothing that I can write today that will suffice in light of what we’re all to witness today around noon EST. Either you should be out partying somewhere right now, especially if you’re in Washington DC, or on your way to sleep so that you can wake up tomorrow in a different world than you went to sleep in.
Getting elected is only half the battle. Actually becoming the President, minus the -Elect suffix is a whole different ballgame.
Tomorrow, I hope that everybody gets a chance to take some time to just appreciate Obama’s entrance into the White House. I work for the Feds so I’m off to enjoy it.
Either way, people, we’ll be back Wednesday with some of that good ole VSBin’…however, today…
We’re going to take some time out to honor and recognize, President Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America.
Get like me.
And because most of us are negroes…lol…sing with me:
Lift every voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us,
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod,
Bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat,
Have not our weary feet
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears have been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered,
Out from the gloomy past,
Till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years,
God of our silent tears,
Thou who has brought us thus far on the way;
Thou who has by Thy might
Led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, Our God, where we met Thee;
Lest, our hearts drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee;
Shadowed beneath Thy hand,
May we forever stand.
True to our GOD,
True to our native land
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST
I’m thankful that I will get to witness this historical moment. I’m filled with so many emotions and wish that I was in DC right now, but I will be celebrating and watching the Inauguration from the West Coast.
I am not gonna let you test my gangsta before that one *mccain point* puts hand to bible! I will not!!
*special limited edition presidential stars*
one PJ has the baby dropped? Two….. why everybody so upset about the obama hennessy bottle? I dont understand? now the obama draws, t shirts, sweat suits, ties, bottles, shot glasses… i know its a bit much but why is the hennessy bottle the final straw? I mean its a commemorative event.. most people will be having a celebration alcoholic drink anyway and a portion goes to the thrugood marshall college fund.. yall quite trippin buy the liquor and pass on those cheap a$$ bedazzled hoodies and sweats and shyt….HAPPY Obama DAY peeps!@!@!@
@Shay-d-lady,
LOL @ “bedazzled hoodies”
I am about to bring my head and pillow together in a meeting for the next 6 hours so that I can wake up and head to the HISTORIC AUBURN STREET in ATLANTA to commemorate this special occasion. Yes we Did it. But Change doesn’t happen over night. Prayers are needed for our 44th President. Keep him and his family lifted up daily. MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK.
i’m so happy i’m back in the states in time to celebrate with everyone here – g’obama!
…these words have never been as poignant as they are now. And, just so u know, I sang the whole song…at 6 o’clock in the morning. LOL.
Revel in the day, everybody.
…peace.
ooooooooooooooooooooh, guys the moment is nigh!!! my best friend and i have organised the mother of all inauguration bashes in jozi! we have invited 30 of our closest friends over, ordered lots of food and bucketloads of champagne – and we’ll be watching it all on the big screen tonight!
from johannesburg, south africa – this is superwoman saying…. ‘CHEERS!!!!! over and out!!!!’
I’m at work now but my boss informed me that we will be leaving at 11:30 to watch!
I said prayers for Obama and his family. He’s gonna need it in order to start cleaning up this mess Bush has gotten us buried in!!!!
I’m working today as well and can’t focus cuz I wanna be watchin’ all this stuff. Cursed be the hand that signs my paycheck and forces me to be in the office today!
I’m in the office but they are showing it in the conference rooms and you are free to watch it from your desk. What are you going to do to help Obama?
Yea I’m also in the office 2day just like yesterday
But my boss went 2 DC 2day so aint much work gettin done 2day! Congrats Obama.
I hope all this love and support last through out Obama’s term cuz u kno those 2520′s gonna throw everything at this man (basically all Bush’s garbage left behind) and we can’t turncoat on him in a couple of months when he have 2 raise taxes or something!!!
@Tasty Kake215,
Welcome!!!!
**Special Edition Obama Diva Dust ™**
btw… you in Philly? with a name like Tasty Kake215… its kinda obvious
and I’m STILL hurtin because of Sunday
@blackberry molasses,
Yea, guilty as charged.
Yea, Everyone was pissed in the city that night! I was more pissed that the streets won’t get salted or plowed unless its 4 in or more!!! Sun nite was bad but this morning in South Philly was horrible!!! Nutter need to rethink those cutbacks!
@Tasty Kake215,
Say word… why did I d@mn near bust my a$$ walking to Starbucks at Broad and Pine. BROAD AND PINE!!! FREAKING CENTER CITY and the sidewalks are skating rinks.
Philadelphia (and Mayor Nutter), I’ma need y’all to do better. If Jersey can handle their sh*t then you should be able to.
@Tasty Kake215,
welcome!!!
*special limited edition presidential stars*
Since there’s a Jay-Z quote for EV-ER-Y-THANG…
“My President is Black, my Maybach too / and I be got damned if my diamonds ain’t blue / My money’s dark green and my porsche is light grey / And I’m headin’ for DC, anybody feel me?
My President is Black, in fact he’s half white / So even in a racist’s mind, he’s half right / Even in these racist times, we alright / My President is Black, but his house is all white / Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther could walk / Martin Luther walked so Barack Obama could run / Barack Obama ran so all the children could fly / So Imma spread my wings, you can meet me in the sky / I already got my own clothes, already got my own shoes / I was hot before Barack, imagine what I’m gon’ do / Hello Miss America, Aye pretty lady / Red, White, and Blue flag, wave for me baby / Never thought I’d say this shyt, baby I’m good / You can keep your puss, I don’t want no more Bush / No more war, no more Iraq / No more white lies, my President Is Black”
– Jay-Z from Young Jeezy’s “My President Is Black (DC-mix)”
@Monk,
wow. That verse is sick. I’m going to download that. I’ve never heard it.
@Monk, That’s all I been listening too all day….besides watching the Inauguration via streaming web. There’s only 20 people in the office today b/c of snow and we were all glued to our screens at 10:30 am. The CIO even ordered pizza and had it delivered so we wouldn’t miss a beat!
I’m so excited that I have the gigglefits! Okay, not really. I have to be at work today so I’m missing MY OWN Inauguration Party being hosted by my parents. Sadness. D@MN QUARTERLY MEETING!
@blackberry molasses,
I maintained my gangsta. I got misty, but the mascara stayed in place!!! YEEEAH NYUGUH!!!
My boss(a middle aged white guy) has been so excited and almost near tears for the past week everytime someone mentioned the inauguration. We are all working from home and he let it be known he will be unavaliable around noon because he and his granddaughter will be glued to the TV in tears.
This is such an amazing show of patriotism. I moves me. I pray that everyone not just things differently but makes a personal mission to behave/do something differently.
Of course, I have to change the topic. But for those pghers out there, I’ve noticed that shadow lounge has been pursuing an. . .interesting. . . new advertising tactic. Here’s the latest:
http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/mis/999885195.html
I am so full today. You know you are overwhelmed when you see two people simply walk into church together…Mr. President and THE First Lady. Wow.
Our work is just beginning as a people, as a culture. Yes, our recently evicted president was totally bull…but we have to remember that change starts with us.
I’ll leave you with this:
“The reason we have a messed up world is because it’s made up of messed up nations, made of messed up states, made up of messed up cities, made up of messed up neighborhoods, made up of messed up churches, made up of messed up families, made up of messed up people.” ~Tony Evans
If we can fix ourselves, we can fix the world.
2 Chronicles 7: 13-14 <—-Read that!!
CHURCH!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY OBAMA DAY EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!
It’s a good day!
@Eathan,
Say that again! Wow! My friends and I were watching this and crying like fools!
our johannesburg barack inauguration party is the BOMB!!! i feel like sending in photographs of the happy blacks/coloureds/whites…. we are CHUFFED!!
stealing a minute between items to post, i feel so blessed, so great, so superhuman…
dlala obama, YOU ARE THE MAN!!! and michelle IS THE WOMAN!!!
@superwoman,
Why was I not invited?
@YGB, errrr….sorry nana, vodacom was acting up, i guess you didn’t get my text…..
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To all my American VSB’ ers!
I can only imagine how this momentous occassion must feel for you (as a non-American myself)! I felt my heart swell with so much pride. It’s an emotion that words can’t even begin to explain, I am in such awe – I witnessed history in the making. My goodness!
Good luck to President Barack Obama and his administration. I put him and the rest of his family in my prayers (as well as the rest of the Americans).
Oh and BTW – BUSH BE GONE!
Can We sing “Lean on Me” Now????
..lol
Happy Tuesday!!! I’m so excited! I have a Black President!!!
What a day. We can all count ourselves as being blessed to have seen it. It’s time for action. Most importantly, like Tasty Kake215 (gotta give some Philly love!) said, we can’t question his judgement the first time he says or does something we don’t agree with.
Happy Inauguration Day y’all.
What a great day. I watched the inaguration today, and saw some of the Obama’s procession toward the white house. Our ancestors must be so proud. This day could not have happened without their work and sacrifice. It will take our work and sacrifice to help make the next period of our history successful. Reading the words of the Negro National Anthem was really moving also.
Happy Inaguration Day y’all!
I am writing this while my girl Mouth Full of Joy drives us back North from the Inauguration -yes we were 2 of the millions that braved lack of sleep, the Metro, the cold (each of us came back with a face full of wind burn) to stand on the National Mall and watch our 44th president being sworn in. I cried several times (and that was just during the invocation).
the energy and enthusiasm on that mall was electric as we stood and witnessed history being made. the crew of people I was with (there were 9 of us total) were intially festive through the morning but quickly became solemn. It especially touched us that we were standing next to an older woman and her church sisters who had “been here” when Dr. King delivered his speech. seeing her at the end of our day also brought tears to my eyes. It was an emotion filled morning. My walk across the 14th street bridge and I395 S back into Virginia helped me to reflect on my experience today, and though I am exhausted from lack of sleep and just in general coming down from an all time high I am even more inspied to support Our 44th President. Barack H. Obama
P.S. Liz did u notice that for all the red Our First Lady wore leading up to this moment on this day in this time she wore GREEN!
That song desperately needs a remix…