Before Barack Obama accepted his nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Michelle took the stage and brought the audience to their feet. Talking to an audience of thousands, Michelle spoke to the country about her father, her brother and, ultimately, family.

TV One User Sheri B says “Michelle’s speech brought tears to my eyes as I watched it with my 74-year-old mother who kept thanking God and praying for the Obama family’s strength protection and a winning election.”

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Barack Obama has made history but he will need all of our help, especially yours.  We can only imagine the damage control that he will have to do from day one, the pressure that he will be under and the target for criticism that he will be.  As a man of his word, he’ll want to take on every issue possible and as he’s approving the details of his administration line-by-line, there’ll be many oil burning nights.

With that said, people watching Obama’s every move will have to be patient and positive.  He’s going to need a lot of support.

If you could talk to President-Elect Obama, what would you tell him? What wisdom would you pass onto Obama?  Tell us here.

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Faye Anderson
Washington, DC

Yes he can and he did. Barack Obama was elected 44th President of the United States. There’s only one thing left to say.

Jimi izrael
Ohio

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 39-year-old Richard Jones was arrested in Solon, Ohio after questioning poll workers about whether his vote was counted properly. He said that after placing his vote, he got an error message, but was told that his vote would be counted manually. He returned to check on whether or not is vote had been counted and found that there was no record that he’d ever voted.  He informed the workers that he was the local president of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, and the authorities were called promptly. Police dragged him from Solon High School—the polling place–and charged him with disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest. He was released on an $800 bond. He plans to file a complaint with the Justice Department.

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it’s hard but it’s fair

Jimi Izrael
Ohio

How did Obama carry Ohio?

What’s to be made of Sen. Barack Obama’s win of Ohio? First, thus far, it’s definitive. It’s not a close race for him against Sen. John McCain: it’s a mandate. Voters want an Obama presidency. Obama came to Ohio and hammered home the message of economic rebuilding, especially n Northeast Ohio. This is one of the areas in America hit hardest by the foreclosure crisis and the disappearing job market. He brought not just a message of change, but focused on needs everyone could relate to. This is Obama’s great virtue: his ability to empathize and adjust his message to the room, and not travel the country slinging mud and tacking shots. While I know I said that maybe he should have engaged his critics, the fact is that his refusal to do so may have been the thing that resonated with Ohio voters. People are tired of “junk yard dog” politics, where candidates meet in the center and chew away at each other’s character. They are ready for a president who is eager to reach across the aisle, form coalitions and make partnerships that will make this country great. McCain seemed like he’s been itching for a fight. Obama been trying to make things right. And whether he succeeds or fails, I think his sincerity won over Ohio. Because Ohio is no bastion of progressive thought—this is a case where the man and the message mesh. Joe the Plumber represents a certain kind of Ohioan—unsophisticated, scared of change, unwilling to veer from the status quo. But people are too hungry here to subscribe to that line of thought—people need to eat, and some guy with so many houses he can’t count them just doesn’t past muster.  So it wasn’t just politics that won Ohio for the Obama campaign. Everywhere you go in Ohio, people were saying the same thing: it was his sincerity.