Comments on: My Mom On The Obama Inauguration

By: Marsha

Marsha — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:48:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing that. It was lovely hearing the emotion in her voice.

I was at home in NYC watching the inauguration with my own Jamaican mother and she had the same sweet, tear-filled reaction.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:51:38 +0000

I’m giving your mom a giant hug. You’re lucky to have her.

By: somejackass

somejackass — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:11:32 +0000

oliver, is your mom really going to be blogging? if so, that’s awesome!! I can’t wait to have an ally in my war against your center/right ways!!!

By: bruce

bruce — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:21:40 +0000

wait until the one puts his hand in your pocket and lightens your load then tell me how happy you are.since it was the democrats who caused this financial crisis they can’t fix anything they will only make it worse.tell me how happy you are when you retirement accounts are gobbled up for ssi.

By: Petro

Petro — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:53:38 +0000

As if I haven’t shed enough tears these last 24 hours.

Thank you for sharing that!!

By: Batocchio

Batocchio — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:19:39 +0000

Cool!

And hey Oliver, since you’re a right-wing conservative, could you please take over and reform the Republican party? They could really benefit from it. Hell, we all could.

By: gray lensman

gray lensman — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:48:03 +0000

Love your mom, OW. Thanks for sharing her with us.

By: anotherbozo

anotherbozo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:46:02 +0000

I forgot that a Jamaican accent is one of the most beautiful variations in spoken English. The other being Irish.

Maybe your mom can do some live discussions.

By: Dr. Monkey

Dr. Monkey — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:06:49 +0000

I love your mom already.

By: Porlock Junior

Porlock Junior — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:03:24 +0000

Thank you indeed for sharing that. I too look forward to seeing your mom’s guest blogging. I expect she’ll be Kicking Somethingorother.

And there’s one other thing that needs to be said now that the Inauguration is done, and by a White Guy, because nobody seems to have talked about it. This year, among all the nasty things, there have been great joys, as we’ve seen a righteous man arrive and send the demons packing. Everyone has talked of the thing that no one thought could happen in his lifetime, and Justice triumphant at last. That is all important. But the fun, the big deal, has been watching Black America realize that this could happen and it was happening; and just seeing people exult in it!

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything so satisfying, and surely not in politics. And thanks, everyone, for carrying it off with so much class.

By: Colorado Dave

Colorado Dave — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:53:50 +0000

I just listened to the audio. Your mom pretty much sums up how I feel as well!

Thanks for sharing.

I hope you are serious about your mom guest blogging. I think it will be great!

By: Ambra Nykol

Ambra Nykol — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:21:09 +0000

your mom thinks YOU’RE a conservative? Compared to WHO?!?!? Wowzers. She’s quite adorable by the way.

By: Colorado Dave

Colorado Dave — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:29:47 +0000

Oliver, I also think you are a Right Wing Conservative.

I’ll leave it to your imagination as to what I think about Jay Tea and Frank.

Whatever happened to Frank?