Dear Oprah,

I am a big fan of Senator Obama. He is one of the most educated people that will hopefully have the chance to run this great nation. However I would like to know how the decision was made in choosing David Axelrod and David Plouffe in Senator Obama's campaign? Lets give these two men the acknowledgement they deserve, they were brilliant in the advise they gave to Senator Obama and the strategies they used to run his campaign. A job well done gentlemen.

Fariyal

I use to live in a land once promised I now live in the promise land. Dreams really do come true. Barack Obama thank you for changing the world the bell can never be unrung.

absolutely, my thanks to david and david. how lovely they have been in keeping barack on the right track. what an incredible team they have made for us, for barack and for this country. thank god, they cared so much. they have worked so hard to keep him out there for us to understand. i voted for him over a month ago. it was a wonderful day for me. i was very proud to have voted for him and almost all the democratic candidates. hopefully, we will recover from the last eight years and renew our country for the sake of our children and grandchildren and this world. he obviously is a very thoughtful man and has a great heart and brain. his grandmother must have been an incredible woman and i would love to know about her with more detail. she must have had a wonderful philosophy of her own that created such a wonderful and gifted man.

HAPPY ELECTION DAY! I feel great today. I couldn't even sleep last night anticipating voting. Even though I live in a red state now, I still felt empowered and energized casting my vote for Barack Obama. I am proud to be alive during this historic election. I believe the outcome of this election is so giant for the future of this country. We need the change that will come with the election of Barack Obama. We need it for our children's future, to ensure healthcare for all Americans, to blaze a new path to alternative energy sources, to give EVERYONE opportunities that are the foundation of this great country, and most important, to bring about PEACE. Peace in the Middle East, along with peace in the hearts and minds of all Americans I want to go to bed knowing we are not at war, knowing we have allies all over the world, knowing that our sons and daughters are safe at home, and that our economy is thriving because of the direction we have taken. So today, I am happy knowing we have that possibility at our fingertips. GOD BLESS THE WORLD!

There were two things I noticed during this campaign election with McCain and Obama. One, a well-run impressive campaign and the other, "how not to run a campaign". I admire the people behind the scenes.

From your Northern Canadian,allies. ; "

From the Rocky mountains.We send you the freshest of air.,

From the Emerald lakes.of the glacier.We send you the coolest of waters,

From the bottom of our hearts, we send you the deepest brotherhood of our love,

We share your blessing on one of the greatest "page turning" days in history,

drink it in, you are part of it.

"Festina Lenta!"

Love and light

Gia777

I too hardly slept a wink last night (Nov. 3rd-4th)!!

By the time this special is aired the votes will have been counted, the partiers partied out, and I will have been a part of it all. I work for a newspaper and tonight is election night and I am so excited I could expire from hope!

You know this will sound wierd--I am white and was not expecting to feel this level of joy. I figured it out why last night--it's becasue this is the first election ever where we are AMERICANS voting, no one is excluded. I feel so true blue American I could die from joy. I now understand why Michelle Obama said what she said about feeling proud for the first time to be an American. Boy do I get it now!! Thank you Oprah for everything. You enjou your party and as a member of the media I will enjoy my "party" by getting to tell the world about the results.

God bless America!!

By the way, I am white, and live in West Virginia, and was raised by educated conservatives. I might be a redneck, ya'll, (actually they say "you'ns" around here and use the word "hoopie" to describe ourselves), but I'm an Obama supporter because I totally believe him to be a good and honest man who will work to improve our country...we've needed somebody like Obama for a LONG time. I'm so happy!!!!!

A couple of years ago, Oprah, I watched you being interviewed by some moderator ( I can't remember who) and they asked you why don't you consider a run for the president (or something to that effect) and your answer I will never forget in my life. You said that you weren't interested or considering running but you thought that Your senator from Illinois, Barack Obama would make a great president. I had barely heard about this black man being elected to the senate, and I think I had saw his speech at the convention, but I remember looking at you so calm and cool and I KNEW that whoever that man was that he was going to be president. Every time I pray for Obama, I pray for you. I watched my mother and others try other methods to make change and they were cut down. Thank you for being the person that you are. You are truely a world changer. And I will always, always, love you.

mwallace, there are many practicing Christians who refuse to swear on a bible, citing the bible's word's itself saying one should not swear. As for whether or not Obama does, we'll see. One could easily point, however, to Bill Clinton's committing "sacriledge" when he swore on the bible, then committed adultery in the Oval Office, as prood that actions speak louder than any words. I wish you peace.

mwallace, there are many practicing Christians who refuse to swear on a bible, citing the bible's word's itself saying one should not swear. As for whether or not Obama does, we'll see. One could easily point, however, to Bill Clinton's committing "sacriledge" when he swore on the bible, then committed adultery in the Oval Office, as prood that actions speak louder than any words. I wish you peace.

^{Oprah - I think I shared your tears as it was announced that Obama is going to be our next president. My oldest brother is half black/half white. In our home we were lied to growing up. We were told our father was his father. I remember some neighborhood kids making fun of him and calling him a half breed. I believe I gave one of them a good punch. He is about 10 years older than me and took very good care of me when I was little. He did this while my mother was being abused by my alcoholic white father and she was so consumed with the torment she was going through, so Wil stepped in. He taught me to say, "hot dog". He changed my diapers, gave me advice in school, and was my mentor. He is an architect now. We grew up in a family of five children. He was the only one from a different father. We lived in Colorado until I was 3 and he was in junior high at the time. He went to a prominently (sp?) mexican school. He was beat up and bullied all through school. He never "looked" black, but never "looked" white either. He never knew where to fit in. He had to lie to all of his siblings, saying we had the same father and that he was white. My father adopted him, legally, but was very rough on all of us, but especially Wil. One night my parents had a huge fight and thought we heard him call her a n-lover. I did not hear it. Anyway, they set us down and told us Wil had a different father. They still lied to us. They lied because Wil's father went off to the service, not knowing my mom was pregnant. This was at the time of segregation. The school principal even called my grandfather, telling him to come and get his daughter, because she was going out with a n word. Anyway, she never let my brother's father know he had conceived a child. Instead, my brother's father's friend agreed to marry her. She thought that was the only way at that time in America that she could go on. It was not acceptable to have a malado child. That husband was who we told was my brother's father. About 10 years ago, my brother sat all of us siblings down and told us the truth. He had found his real father, a black man in Mississippi. This man was receptive at first, but is now not as receptive to my brother as I would like him to be. My brother chose to take the white role growing up. I feel he was forced to. When he found his daddy, he tried to be the black man he was and my siblings and parents did not support him. I did support him, however. I hope with this day, my brother can see that he is a man, that he does deserve respect as a black man, and that he is WORTHY of being who he has become today. He has suffered too long and I hope that he sees with our new president, that he (Wil) is as great an individual, black and white as he is. Thank you for supporting Barack.}

I am so happy the election is over and obama has finally won. It still feels like a dream. Congrats to the obama family and everybody that supported him. Change has finally arrived!!!

I have just been sitting on my couch, here in Australia, watching as the votes unfolded. The second they announced Obama as the president-elect, I couldn't help but cry. Cry for joy, hope, with an overwhelming sense of pride and faith in the American people. I think I speak for most Australia's when I say, we could not be prouder of this decision by the American people.

I cannot help but think how proud Martin Luther King would be if he saw Obama and Biden as they embraced on the stage. A black man and a white man working together to improve their nation, as a team.

After hearing comments from people who know Obama, saying what an amazing person he is and the aura he has about him, I can agree with them. Just from my lounge room, thousands of miles away, I too can feel his presence, his determination and his hope.

It is so upsetting that his grandmother was not able to be here to share in the experience, even if she is there with him spiritually.

I really do hope this is a sign of true change. Barack Obama is a down-to-earth, determined, honest, trustworthy and inspirational young man, who I am so so so proud of and pleased to have leading America. From now and into the future I have complete faith in his ability to make the best decisions that will not only affect America, but the rest of the world.

If Obama can have this much of a profound effect on me, a 19yo white female from a completely different country, I can only imagine how all his supporters in America must be feeling.

Congratulations America.

And thank you Barack Obama for inspiring a community, a nation and the world.

I'm sorry, but I think you've all been duped. I just think that Barack promised far more than he'll be able to give. I found the video of the woman commenting how he'll put gas in her tank and pay her mortgage really disturbing. We'll see how things go once the honeymoon is over.