"Overwhelmed"
Washington Post's Robinson: "It is amazing that now when we tell our children they can grow up to be president we are telling them the truth" (MSNBC).
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA): "I just don't know how to express myself tonight. I'm overwhelmed by the success of the American people. ... It is saying something not just about our past, but about our present and our future. ... I'm very, very proud of my country tonight" (NBC).
FNC's Wallace: "I never thought I would see this in my lifetime."
New York Times' David Brooks: "It is an amazing story. Whatever side you were on, you know this country needs a successful president" (PBS).
NBC's Williams: "Barack Obama did it, it looks like with 284 electoral votes."
Williams: "Tom Brokaw, you want to take a crack at words?"
Brokaw: "I'm not sure anyone can, this is a very emotional moment. ... Politics had become so exclusionary, and he invited everyone in."
PBS's Warner, on crowd's reaction to projected Obama win in Chicago: "There's a reverence that seems to have taken effect among the thousands of thousands of people. We don't have a count. Someone said it's well over a million people. ... There's something going on here; it's beyond celebration. It's a moment of awe. These people know they're here witnessing history."
MSNBC's Gregory: "The ultimate color line has been crossed."
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields, on Obama's projected win: "The biggest weapon to shut down injustice, is the vote. We're about creating a more perfect union. This is an unimaginable moment, that an African American, literally an African American ... is going to be the President of the United States. I think there will be a sense of pride, hope. The idea that this young man... with his special gifts, in a majority white nation that a generation ago ended official segregation ... is today elected is historic. And I think it's inspiring" (PBS).
MSNBC's Olbermann: "You see those pictures of Walter Cronkite during the moon landing when he could barely get out monosyllables ... that's what this is. This is the moon landing politically."
Karl Rove: "Every American ought to celebrate tonight. ... It's a great symbol of what America's all about."
MSNBC's Matthews: "Imagine the world wakes up tomorrow and says, 'dammit, they did it - they made the change."
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