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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:00 PM Original message |
I just voted in Harlem... and you can feel something very special |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, the eye contact! |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. i dont know if this is all around new york city but it's not unlike the calm after 9/11 |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. K&R and again, a heartfelt thank you, Essene.... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. tears. this is wonderful |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. It does feel Good to think of this event being recorded for their Family. |
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Mme. Defarge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. BEAUTIFUL!!! |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just saw a beautiful young lady walking across campus |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. Everything is beautiful darlin... |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. Post the fact that you voted for the right man in this thread! |
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stillcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh damn...another one.. |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Thanks for my first good joyful cry of the day |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I'm glad the story is inspiring |
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remember2000forever (594 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Can You Imagine? |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. well... |
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ikojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. I live in a racially mixed area of St Louis |
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BlueEyedSon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
14. 'scuse me, I have something in my eye.... |
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Mme. Defarge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
16. Another kick! |
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CADEMOCRAT7 (557 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. My eyes are filled with tears. There is a feeling of magic in the air out here in the Bay Area. |
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Raksha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. K & R - beautiful post! n/t |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wow! |
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ailsagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. That is so wonderful-- it's a magical feeling, isn't it? |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Yep. |
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ailsagirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. The song Peace Train is going through my mind... great video |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. Not so much peace here |
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leftist. (740 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
23. I want to double-down on the eye contact. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
24. East Flatbush is the same way |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. the NYC bodegas will be raw comedy all day & night long =D |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Salsa playing all night long |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. bodegas around me are mostly arab but they may be playing merengue =D |
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Chorophyll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
25. Here's a big teary-eyed hug from White Plains. |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
26. Very similar experience for me in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Vito Fosella... hah |
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speedoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:22 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. The District is Staten Island plus the section of Brooklyn on the other side of the VN Bridge. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. I used to live in Hamilton Heights! I was one of the first white people there. |
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Chovexani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Ramen |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:28 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. it's changing a lot... fast |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. I left in 2004, after 7 years there; just as it was becoming a really nice place. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. ya, broadway in the 130s is still shady... |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
28. K&R |
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lunatica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
30. I woke up at 2:20 in the am and felt totally calm |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. that's called sleep deprivation |
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StreetKnowledge (921 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. There are Moments in Time, In History, That all of us fondly remember. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
38. What an inspiring post. Thank you Essene. |
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Essene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. good, cuz i wanted to get at that feeling of peace... rather than the sensationalist "stories" |
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Pluvious (209 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
43. very moving story - thanks for sharing (nt) |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-04-08 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
45. You paint such beautiful pictures with words. I so wish I could do that. nt |
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