PHOTOS Oh what a night............ (Very, very, very pic heavy!)

[Jackeens]

[PeaceNikki]

1. I think I have something in my eye...

:cry:

[here_is_to_hope]

Tha would be hope...n/t

[terrya]

6. The boyfriend and I got weepy when the President-elect brought his lovely family on stage.

The b/f also recorded it for me. I now have a permanent keepsake of that amazing, wonderful night. :-)

[PeaceNikki]

And the fact that you got to share it with someone you love makes it that much sweeter,

doesn't it? :)

I was with some very dear friends and very glad to share it with them.

[terrya]

10. Sure does!

I made sure I'd be with him. :-)

Doug said, when he and I were getting weepy, "this is right out of a movie". And it was. It was...magical. An actual happy ending.

I'm glad you were able to share that wonderful night with dear friends.

[Sydnie]

16. I shared my first glass of champagne with my son who had turned 21 just weeks before

on that night.

He had seen me cry so often over the last 8 years over the direction that blivet** was taking the country but he didn't see me cry that night. Not one tear. A peace came over me that I hadn't known for so long that all I could do was smile.

The tears come now when I see threads with such hopeful pictures. But, this time, they are tears of relief.

[PeaceNikki]

20. Beautiful!

It was such a feeling of relief. I know we ALL had the feeling of doom that they might do something to steal it again. These images portray the hope, love and unity that we all share. :)

[bertman]

131. Sydnie, that's the same reaction I had. Just a serenity and calmness that was sublime.

During the runup to the election there had been so many tears of joy and hope reading the stories of people who never ever would have even dreamed that such a moment could happen.

I had to be out of town for a seminar so I didn't get to share it with my wife and in-laws who were all big Obama fans, but still it was sweet. So sweet.

Thank you for the pics, Jackeen!! and the memories.

[Spiffarino]

48. Me too,

...dammit, and I thought I was done with the tears!

[margotb822]

130. I wonder if we will choke up forever when we see these pictures

I think so!

[mokawanis]

2. Such an exciting night

I love looking at the pics, thanks for posting!

[firedupdem]

3. Thanks again for great pics!! I'm still giddy over this election! n/t

[tekisui]

4. Bookmarking this.

Thanks, I am welled up again.

[calimary]

61. I just have this shit-eating grin that won't stop.

Look at everybody in those pictures - looking so elated! So happy - for a change! What a difference an election night makes.

We had an election night party at our house - lots of hugging, cheering, hollering, hooting, crying, dancing, laughing - everybody was HAPPY! It felt like this big weight was being lifted - like the storm clouds that had locked us all in for years were clearing away, and sunshine was breaking through.

I felt so relieved! As though we'd all broken free!

VERY beautiful series of photos! A keeper. I'm definitely bookmarking this, myself.

[Hope And Change]

5. Wonderful pics.Thanks posting.K & R!

[NanceGreggs]

7. I'll have more to say about this OP a month or two from now ...

... I may have stopped blubbering by then.


What a GREAT time to be alive!


(And thanks!)

[oldtime dfl_er]

41. Me too

I can't really even see to type right now.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Amazing photos!

Thank you for posting them!

Even though these are silent, they shout out our joy...

I hear them clearly...

"We Have Overcome" is my favorite!

K&R

:patriot:

[phusion]

9. These photos give me chills...

I'll never forget that night.

Let's keep that energy going, k?

[tigereye]

11. wow, I have tears in my eyes!

that was so moving to see- all those folks, so happy, so many young people, so thrilled, so diverse, so excited!


Can't remember ANY recent Pres. election where folks were so excited.



:bounce: :bounce:

:wow:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Thanks, and here's video I took of that night:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiHWMaiDOjA

[Jackeens]

30. That video gave me goosebumps, thank you! n/t

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

13. Thanx Jack. You made me cry. Again. k&r nt

[JimWis]

14. Thanks for the great pics.

[Window]

15. Wow! Just wow! Very powerful, moving pics. Thanks. K/R.

:kick:

[Starry Messenger]

17. I wish I could rec this more than once.

Simply gorgeous. Thank you.

[FrenchieCat]

18. I am supposed to be moved by this global spectacle?

Cause I am...... very much so. :cry:

[Cha]

19. Those pics are so powerful..they have

the power to make us go all verklempt these many days later.

It will be interesting to see if that ever stops in my case.:cry::fistbump::)

[babylonsister]

21. Oh, my. It gets no better! nt

[annabanana]

22. Callin' out around the world, Are you ready for a brand new beat?

Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear
Just as long as you are there
So come on, every guy grab a girl
Everywhere around the world
There'll be dancin'
They're dancin' in the street

This is an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughin' and singin' and music swingin'
And dancin' in the streets

[Jackeens]

27. Yes we are! Well, in Ireland anyway!

[BrklynLiberal]

65. Did you fly into Chicago for election night??

If so, how did it go? Where did you stay?

[jwirr]

23. Favorites include the We Have Overcome and Jessie crying. But

I want to know who the group of men watching tv in the yard are. Not names so much as what is the message in that photo.

[Jackeens]

26. The caption on that photo -

Kenyan family members of U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama celebrate after his victory in the U.S. election was announced, at the family's homestead in Kogelo village, Kenya, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. The village is where U.S. Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama's step-grandmother lives. Barack Obama's Kenyan family erupted in cheers Wednesday, singing "We are going to the White House!" as Obama became the first African-American elected president in the United States.

[jwirr]

34. Thank you.

[Odin2005]

24. The GF and I were crying out in shear, utter joy ar 10PM central time that night.

GOBAMA! GOBAMA! GOBAMA! GOBAMA! GOBAMA!

YES WE DID!!!

[RC]

25. This picture tells me more that all the pictures combined...

This tells me President-elect Obama knows the weight of the task ahead of him.
It also tell me he really loves his wife and this is not just a show for the public.
All things we have been lacking for way too many years.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

46. He loves her. I know we're going through a horribly tough time, but this is a good time.

We have a good man for president. My God I've prayed for something like this for a long time. This man is sincere and a good man. How did we get so lucky?

[rocktivity]

28. Steve Colbert theorized that Jackson's tears were caused

by his realization that Obama's victory puts him "out of a job..."



:rofl:
rocknation

[C_U_L8R]

29. oh goodness I'm weepy all over again

thanks for the great pix !

I'm gonna need to invest in hankies for inauguration day.

[madamesilverspurs]

31. Still smiling, still crying, still walking on air

as we put on our hard hats and pull on our work gloves and reach for the shovels and brooms for the work ahead.

How very, very appropriate that we will share a common grace around our Thanksgiving tables.

Our election night celebration concluded with a single word.

Amen.

[mamalone]

32. The really important question is.....

Where can I get one of those "Baptists for Obama" pins?????

I want one. very. much.




As usual Jackeens, this was wonderful. You do good work, girl:)

[Jackeens]

36. Here ya go!

http://www.zazzle.com/baptists_obama_button-145202503730008888

LOL!

[mamalone]

97. OH MAN!!

Girlee, you just made my day! :woohoo:


thanks so much:hug:

[Bucky]

33. Three weeks later, the feeling still hasn't worn off. It's less intense, but it'll never go away.

Thank you for posting. I'll never forget the night.

[all.of.me]

35. I love the one with the tv in the backyard! Priceless.

It's amazing to me, still, that an oppressed segment of our society, oppressed for hundreds of years, finally has a voice. I'm blown away every time I think about it. Thanks for posting these photos!

[graywarrior]

37. My God!

Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you!

[lolamio]

38. Beautiful pictures from a beautiful night! And more tears in my eyes! Thank you for posting.

:loveya:

[xiamiam]

39. thanks..unlike any other night ..ever...we experienced worldwide joy..still amazes me...once in a

lifetime experience ...i mentioned to my Republican aunt the magnitude of this event..and that I had never witnessed an event which created such happiness around the world..hmmmph, she says. we'll just wait and see...you're wrong says me...it already happened..a unifying spark occurred already, what's next is next..but you cant deny that it happened..if nothing ever occurs again..that night..that joy..is unto itself remarkable...

[quiet.american]

44. I'm in absolute agreement. If someone ever asks me to name a day of perfect joy... that was it! nt

[Indiana_Dem]

40. Geeyawd! I can't stop looking at these with tears welling up in my eyes! All the happiness and joy!

I love it! In the top 5 happiest moments in my life! :)

[patrice]

42. Power to the People!!!

Thanks Jackeens_for_Obama!

:fistbump:

[MadMaddie]

43. Oh What a night.....

Oh What a night it was!! That night displayed Americans of all races, creeds and colors celebrating the future of America.

A night never to be forgotten!!

:grouphug: :fistbump:

[MarthaMyDear]

45. Thanks so much again, Jackeens! YOU ROCK!

:)

[rockymountaindem]

47. That seems like a long time ago already, and I can't get happy seeing those pics anymore

We are so screwed over as a result of all Bush's financial and economic chickens coming home to roost simultaneously...

The foreseeable future is going to be all about keeping our own and our country's heads above water. Yay.

[stillcool]

49. it's not easy to hope...

Sad...absolutely nothing has changed, but people have already given up.

[jhrobbins]

75. It, of course, depends on the individual-hope is a staple in my everyday

life. I find it as necessary as eating. I cannot imagine living without hope.

[barbtries]

89. i'm with you

hopelessness is the bottom of all feelings. i fought to get it back after my daughter was killed, and through this bush presidency i suppose it was half hope and half DU that got me through without a serious mental illness.

[Chorophyll]

118. Hi. Been reading back through all the posts here...

Thought I'd say "hi" and give you one of these: :hug:

[barbtries]

120. thank you

:hug:
i'm looking at the pictures again and showing them to my son and still teary.

[democracy1st]

50. well you could have got John McCain and a ultra conservative supreme court

[rockymountaindem]

51. That's not my point at all n/t

[ksimons]

52. Excellent!! Thanks for posting this!!! nt

[LaStrega]

53. Great. That totally fucked up my mascara. k/r n/t

[wellstone dem]

54. Sometimes things do go right

Sometimes

by Sheenagh Pugh


Sometimes things don't go, after all,
from bad to worse. Some years, muscadel
faces down frost; green thrives; the crops don't fail.
Sometimes a man aims high, and all goes well.

A people sometimes will step back from war,
elect an honest man, decide they care
enough, that they can't leave some stranger poor.
Some men become what they were born for.

Sometimes our best intentions do not go
amiss; sometimes we do as we meant to.
The sun will sometimes melt a field of sorrow
that seemed hard frozen; may it happen for you.

[brer cat]

74. Thank you for sharing. n/t

[mecherosegarden]

55. OMG, I am crying again

Thank you! :cry:

[Condem]

56. All wonderful, jackeens, But, the Kenyans by the TV

That's special!

[liberal N proud]

57. I don't think I have seen an election so celebrated

Celebrated world-wide no less.

[Tatiana]

58. K&R. The whole world was waiting to exhale. And finally did. n/t

[JNelson6563]

59. Thank you a million times over!

I'll never forget this incredibly wonderful event, seeing these pics was like re-living it. :toast:

Julie

[FrenchieCat]

60. I'm still feeling it.......kinda of like being liberated from terror!

[gauguin57]

62. *sniff* Those darned onions again!

:cry: :) :cry: :)

[jillan]

63. What a great thread.

I'm still smiling.

[BrklynLiberal]

64. Thanks Jackeens...all those pictures captured the feeling of that night perfectly.

It seems that everywhere in the world, people were cheering and dancing.

Great collection.

To be saved and treasured.

[SeattleGirl]

66. Aw, ya done made me cry again!

Thank you so much for posting these!

They are beautiful!

[glowing]

67. I don't get why people didn't like Michele's dress.. I thought it looked great.

It fit the mood of celebration quite nicely.. and looked awesome next to the kids.

[ACTION BASTARD]

68. MM wonders if the RW celeberated like we did when Bush was elected?

But their anger, frustration and sorrows after OV (Obama Victory)is sweet and sustains me.

[angee_is_mad]

69. That last picture

is a heartbreaker. I am so glad that he is still alive to see this!!!

[grannylib]

70. I was on my knees, weeping with joy and relief...and I cried on and off

for two days, and still get teary thinking about it.
Wow...what a night indeed!!

[shellgame26]

71. It was like

a triumphant ending in a Hollywood movie. I kept thinking AMERICA IS BACK!

[Dangerously Amused]

72. I will never, EVER get tired of reliving that incredible moment.

I hope someone gathers up all the "best of" photographs of that moment and publishes them in a book. I will buy it.

Thanks. K&R.

[Seldona]

73. Thank you for sharing.

Inspirational.

[Arugula Latte]

76. What a night, indeed.

When they announced that Barack had won the presidency, our little family of four cheered and embraced. Then we went out on the porch to shout our joy.

I'm so glad my kids got to experience that. They'll never forget it, and neither will I.

[AllyCat]

77. My God, I'm tearing up again. Favorite pics:

The men watching the TV outside in the daylight (Kenya?)
Barack hugging his daughter
World reaction: Paris, Israel
And Chicago...all those PEOPLE!!!

Amazing. Just amazing

[BobTheSubgenius]

78. I can't picture 10% of that emtion coming from the other side if McCain had won.

Was he a candidate that INSPIRED? I mean......REALLY INSPIRED people?

[Dem2theMax]

79. OK. DU needs a tissue box. A BIG tissue box.

Bawling tears of happiness - AGAIN. I think this is going to be a very teary eight years. :) :) :)

(Yes, eight. I'm thinking ahead.) ;)

[ConsAreLiars]

80. Thank you so very much. I posted a link in the Photography Forum

because that is such an excellent collection of truth telling and very compelling photos. Thank you for the work you did in bringing them to us.

(And yeah, they made the tears run again.)

The link to the Photography Forum: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=280x47861

(edit tiny typo and add a bit)

[wiley]

81. More Please!

I want a three hour TV special with no commentary. Just people celebrating. It should be a Thanksgiving special broadcast on all network channels.

[Sunnyshine]

82. These capured the moment exactly- like watching history be made all over again. No need for words.

:fistbump:

[AtomicKitten]

83. Oh what a night indeed.

thanks for posting these great pictures

[alphafemale]

84. There go the waterworks again.

:grouphug: :patriot:

[Hekate]

85. The sight of Rev Jesse Jackson weeping was so moving to me. What a long journey he's had to this day

Thanks for posting.

Hekate

[BlooInBloo]

86. :)))))) The vote heard 'round the world...

Followed by the collective sigh of relief heard 'round the world.

[66 dmhlt]

87. Don't think I'll EVER get tired of looking at those pics - thx!

[barbtries]

88. still makes me

:cry: and :cry:and :cry:and :cry:and :cry:

i wonder if it always will. very special night, one of the most memorable nights ever.

[Tesla]

90. I would have given my right arm to be in Chicago that night!!

I worked the polls, so I got home right as he took Ohio!!
Made my day seem worth it!!
I LOVED it that he took Ohio, it makes me glad to know alot of my neighbors are smarter than I thought they were!!

[sellitman]

91. We would of cried if McCain had won. What's the big deal?

;)

[paparush]

92. I want to hug Joe Lieberman's mom!

(and then grope his wife, but that's a different story!) ;-)

[AlabamaBrightBlueDot]

93. Wow!

Even today (almost 3 weeks post election) I still get teary eyed. Thank you for sharing these.

[SIMPLYB1980]

94. Awesome! Great post.

:toast:

[zanne]

95. Well, out comes the Visine...

My favorite "I'm not crying" product! Wonderful pictures! Thank you!

[stuntcat]

96. aw the last one

it's so nice! okay maybe that guy's not that old but pictures like that make me think of all the people I wish had lived to see this.

[1776Forever]

98. I think as long as I live this moment will always bring tears of joy. It is a good thing for sure!

There were so many tears in the last 8 years. Personal and public. I will always be grateful to Barack for running for the Presidency. It was truly an act of unselfish love of country and the good of the planet. God bless him and his lovely family.

[Smuckies]

99. Great pics. nt

[ailsagirl]

100. In all my life, I have never seen such an outpouring of pure joy from

so many people, in so many places, including all over the world. I'm so proud to be a part of that!!!

[grantcart]

101. bookmarked

keep them coming

[David Zephyr]

102. Packed with emotion and joy.

Thanks.

[xxqqqzme]

103. The king is dead!

Long live the King!

I think our collective elation on November 4 was equal parts joy over surviving the last 8 years and our hope was reborn. I became a 'born again' American that night.

[IDemo]

104. I thought that New Year's Eve of 1999 would be the greatest celebration of our time

Little did I and the rest of the world know what was to come over the next eight years, and what a celebration would happen in 2008 to kick off the true beginning of this century.

[TAGGLINES]

105. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THIS POST

Just for a brief moment in time, my cynicism has failed me...I am again that 18 year old kid marching in the streets, for change...for hope...and for the common man. I am so proud of this land and its ability to re-invent itself.

[ThatsMyBarack]

106. I never tire seeing these!

After seeing so many photos of pain, we now have lots of photos of joy! :party:

[SaveAmerica]

107. Thanks for posting those!! I was dead to the world with exhaustion after the election,

I didn't get to see very much of the 'after-party'. Thank you!!!

[dubeskin]

108. We have overcome...

That's so powerful. Awesome, and thanks!

[mtnsnake]

109. If those pics don't bring tears to your eyes nothing will

Very nice!

[CitizenLeft]

110. you had me at the 1st pic.

:cry:

I'm saving every one of these for whenever I'm feeling down.

Thank you! (again!)

[blondeatlast]

111. The @Lasts depart for foreign shores sometime in the next few months to stay (Bonn or Prague)

and we thank America for making us feel more welcome there than we felt in 2006 (since the move is semi-permanent). From our travels last year overseas, we know that the world wanted this so badly.

Malaysian cabbies, waitpersons, hotel clerks, all the way to CEOs--Obama was all they could talk about--and we were more than happy to share their enthusiasm.

More happy, happy tears. I don't think I will ever forget the sheer joy of that wonderful night! I'm missing my already ex-pat'ed husband terribly and I needed a jolt of great, big HAPPY!

You provided. Thank you, Jackeens!

[democrattotheend]

112. Wow, thanks so much for compiling these

They are exactly what I have been looking for to make a video montage of people reacting to Obama's victory. Do you mind if I use them? The montage is just for fun...no money is being made.

[proud patriot]

113. Great pictures , made me cry

:bounce:

[lenegal]

114. Tearing up here

nt

[Happyhippychick]

115. I thought I was finished with all of my tears over this election.

Guess not.

[robertpaulsen]

116. What's with all those American flags waving? Are Obama supporters actually pro-America?

Someone send Wasilla the memo!

:patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot::patriot:

[Chorophyll]

117. Thanks, Jackeens, for helping me spend the entire month of November

crying in public! I had just touched up my mascara, too! I'll just tell everyone those are big smudges of hope under my eyes. :D

[Kip Humphrey]

119. The last picture is my favorite. ...Thank you.

[Capn Sunshine]

121. Thought I was over that emotional wave

great pictures! I'm all misty again. Great reminder how powerful that moment was. I was still running a polling place when the news broke. I was overcome by emotion for about five minutes. All I could say was "we worked so hard...."

[JNelson6563]

122. And so now it is MY turn to thank YOU!

My thanks to you for all your hard work Cap'n. I know you were hard at it right from the start. :toast: Good to see you again, as always luv.

Julie

[Capn Sunshine]

125. AWESOME Job, Jules!

we wouldn't have taken Michigan without the ground game you left us. Seriously. Thanks to everyone in Michigan. Even the Naz!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

123. That last pic.

Kleenex please.

Thank you so much for this post.

[Jackeens]

124. Thank you everyone for the thanks! Thrilled you liked the photos - luv ya!! n/t

[nahant]

126. Election Night Pictures!

Thank you for Sharing. I just hope that the new Administration can keep the people as happy going forward as they sure did that night!!
:P
:P
:toast:
:kick:

[Utopian Leftist]

127. Oh thank you!

That brought the tears of joy back again. If only every day could be as beautiful as that one.

[Erin Elizabeth]

128. Looking at these made me realize something...

for the rest of my life, if I even think of that night, or see pics of that night like these, it will make me weep tears of joy. Just automatically, no stopping it. I will never forget where I was and who I was with and what was going on that night. I wondered for weeks how I would react and as it turned out, I stood stock still, shocked to my core (I guess I was afraid it might not happen) and tears just poured down my face and I kept thinking "it happened it happened it happened it happened." Then I started hugging and being hugged!

I'm also grateful my teenage daughter was old enough to remember it. She was with me that night.

Thanks for this thread, it's a keeper!

[WillyT]

129. Kick !!!

:cry:

:kick:

[Chulanowa]

132. That is way too much happy!

I don't think DU can handle joy like that! What have you done?!

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

133. I cried for 2 hours that night, and those pictures make me tear up again

I worked for 4 years to clean up elections, especially in my state - to get paper ballots.

When Obama was elected, it felt like a big national nightmare was over, finally.

[Oilwellian]

134. Here's a video I did of that night

I recognized several in your thread. Beautiful. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDbiujZeO0c

[concerned canadian]

135. bookmarked and heartily appreciated

[KalicoKitty]

136. Thanks for those great pictures!!!!

What a historical time! YES, HE CAN!



:kick:

[NYC_SKP]

137. This picture = the moment Barack pauses to accept that he has done it...

It just looks to me here that, with a hug from Michelle, he breathes deeply and thinks, my God, I've done it, I've won.



Awesome pictures, wish I could rec..

:hi:

[gristy]

138. oh, my

I slept through it on the 4th. But I'm tearing up now. :)