Don't you wonder what Obama and his family must think seeing so many people crying from happiness?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

I've never seen a presidency that caused people (white as well as African-American) to become so emotional. I'm sure he realizes people see him differently from the way they've seen any other president in history, and I don't think it's the fact that he's African-American. There's much more to it than that. I think after Republicans destroying our country for decades, it's finally reached CODE BLUE and it's teetering on the edge of dying. I think it's also having 8 years of an unintellectual, psychotic, evil clown running this nation at the orders of an even sicker sob, his puppetmaster, Dick Cheney. I think it's a lot of things. Everyone's nerves are frayed and everyone is so greatful to have President-Elect Obama. There's an intense sadness at what Republicans have been done to our working and middle class, and a great joy to finally have a brilliant, good, kind man in charge.

[Lisa0825]

1. Yes, that has crossed my mind many times.

It must be overwhelming. :grouphug:

[Sarah Ibarruri]

3. It must be. Not many presidents get to shake hands with that many crying people! nt

[BlooInBloo]

2. "Yah, he's aight I guess."

:rofl:

[FrenchieCat]

4. I've been sad for 8 long years.

I cry just cause I'm used to it....but now, it's like crying after having been liberated!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

5. I know. It's monstrous what Repubs have been doing to our country for so many decades nt

[gblady]

6. I've thought about....

what it must be like for his family to see the jubilant reaction
in the form of both laughter and tears...
my personal guess is that they are deeply humbled.

[Kahuna]

7. A liked and loved president. When's the last time we had one of those? nt

[Maru Kitteh]

8. It would be terrifying, I think. I dissapoint myself daily.

Not tragically or anything mind you, but still.

I can't imagine being the vessel of so many powerful dreams and the subject of so many astronomical expectations.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

10. It'd make me very nervous!! nt

[qwlauren35]

12. Ditto - I know I couldn't handle it.

No question. It's a different kind of pressure than being despised, but I know I'd snap.

I respect how he is pulling together an "inner" team of people that he wholeheartedly trusts, like Jarrett, and the social secretary. Not to mention, it will be good for the kids and Michelle to have some people around that they know well. Plus her mom. At this point, I'd say that's become a necessity.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

9. It's a lot of things.

Race is only part of it.

He's young, and intelligent, and a good man. He represents the best this country has to offer, the promise of America made flesh.

He appeals to the best instincts of people, the part that hopes, and wishes to serve others and sacrifice. Rather than appealing to their worst instincts, their fear, greed, xenophobia as certain other leaders have appealed to these last several years.

He represents an end to Bush, that's almost enough for tears of joy, in and of itself.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

11. Amen! You said it perfectly! nt

[Seen the light]

13. I bet Michelle laughs at it

For example, wouldn't it trip you out to see a random person you've never met wearing a shirt with your spouse's image on it? I bet she has kidded him quite a bit about that.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

14. Can you imagine??? LOL! nt

[ecstatic]

15. I think I would be rolling my eyes (in my head, not publicly) LOL