A folding metal chair...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Next to a big folding table, with scattered crumbs, empty water bottles...

Data entry results that no longer needed to be entered...

A computer that was streaming Obama live...

I watched from that chair as his words reached out to me...and to all of us.

ALL of us...

Americans.

How proud I am of him! And of us too...For he stood on our shoulders as he reached for the stars...

And with our help, tonight, he reached them!

How proud I am to be an American, again!

:patriot:

President-elect Barack Hussein Obama...

[Dennis Donovan]

1. My pride is BEAMING, Peggy!

:patriot:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. As is mine, my dear Dennis Donovan!

:patriot:

[Lionel Mandrake]

3. This is a historical turning point.

You helped make it possible.

You have every reason to be proud.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you so much, my dear Lionel Mandrake...

And I am proud of my small part...

For every victory is made up of such parts...

We all have our contributions to make...

Large or small, tangible or hidden...

A truly historic moment!

[madeline_con]

5. For he stood on our shoulders as he reached for the stars...

That's beautiful. :cry:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear madeline_con...

Oh, thank you, sweetie...

I didn't mean to make you cry...

I hope your tears are not sad, but emotional...

:hug:

[madeline_con]

15. They are tears of joy, I assure you. :) n/t

[rvablue]

6. AND, how proud are we of you California Peggy......stood strong til the last moment!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. I thank you, my dear rvablue!

My role was small, just entering data...

I'm really no good at banging on doors, or making calls...

But data entry I can do...and so I did!

It did help the campaign focus on who needed more persuasion...

:hug:

[rvablue]

11. I lived in CA for more than a decade......don't ever forget that every moment you give matters!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. I won't soon forget it...

Thank you...

:hug:

[SeattleGirl]

7. I am beyond words, Peggy

What an incredible, beautiful, astounding and awesome day for all of us! :cry: <--------Happy tears!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear SeattleGirl!

It's funny, but when I'm emotional, as I am tonight, then I find my words more easily...

It was truly an amazing day...

And the next four years will be life-changing!

:hug:

[northofdenali]

13. Peg, it's folks like you who kept up the hope

when many of us thought hopeless was even too much to grasp for.

:hug: friend, now our jobs really start, and I can't wait to wade in!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear northofdenali...

Thank you for your very kind words...

I had to hope!

Otherwise, my despair would have taken control, and I couldn't have borne that...

And yes, the job really starts now!

I too cannot wait to get going!

:hug:

[UrbScotty]

16. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

I just found this tonight.

How proud I am of him too!

It is exhilarating to see our hard work pay off!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear ih8thegop!

Aw, sweetie!

I am enormously moved at your thoughtfulness!

Thank you for your comments!

Every day, I am prouder and prouder of him too...

The next four years are going to be amazing!

:hug:

[NanceGreggs]

18. Ah, Peggy ...

You always manage to capture a moment and hold it - not like a moth pinned to a piece of cardboard, to be scrutinized and analyzed, but like a butterfly perched on the tip of your finger, there for all to admire - just for a second or two - before it takes flight and continues to fulfill its destiny, undisturbed.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. My dear Nance...

Oh, boy...

I'm not the only one who knows how to capture a moment, you know...

Thank you!

Your eloquence is breathtaking!

:hug:

[Aloha Spirit]

20. Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!! I love you!! Hugs for everybody. You all... you who are reading this. You rock.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I thank you, my dear beat tk!

You have helped make my night very special!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

21. Thank you for including the "Hussein," Peggy

I refuse to believe that Muslim children (not that Obama IS - we all know that!) have no right to believe that they too could be President one day!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear DTBK!

Well, I did want to acknowledge that that is his whole name...

And so, I wrote it out.

And I agree that Muslim children should have their dreams realized too...

Thank you!

[PBS Poll-435]

23. This thread needs K/R amnesty like KNAW.

Would rec if I could Peggy.

Thank you so much for your work. It has paid dividends.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

25. My dear prodn2000!

Thank you, sweetie!

My work was but a small part...

But still I am proud to have had that part, no matter how small it was!

When we do difficult things, when we're lucky, we get our reward...

And getting Obama elected was the reward for ALL of us!

:hug: