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That's adorable! And it really shows how accepting children are of each other. Those kids will cherish these pictures forever.

Hell, I think I'll cherish these pictures forever.

ezra....
that was magnificent.
thank you for sharing that.
........
the little girl i take care of, who comes from a very republican family, was sitting with me on the grass, the day after the election...drawing busily with colored pencils on a little card she had made.
when she was all done, i saw that she had created a beautiful little card with the obama logo, only she added a small picket fence and flowers on each side of the rising sun!
around the round logo, she wrote,
"change we can believe in."
inside, she wrote, "barack obama
is our president.!"
this, from a nine year old!
there is a beautiful and positive spirit afoot. it is up to all of us to try and keep it that way.

I think we should all hold hands and sing Kumbaya now. We are all one people.....until he raises my taxes.

A million wingnut heads just exploded.

A million wingnut heads just exploded.

Wow. Made of win.

A heartstrings tugger and tear-jerker set of photos.

Racism is learned, but parents also can do so much to foster the natural welcoming nature of kids.

Thanks for the photos, Ezra. Rarely do three photos tell a complete story.

Okay, that made me tear up. Thanks, Ezra.

Daddy's shoulders are a pretty good place to be.

Every time I think I'm all done crying over election-related stories, someone posts something else.

I clicked on comments just to hear what El Pendejo had to say.

He did not disappoint. Nice to have things you can count on in this labile and sublunary world.

So very lovely . . . I'm so schmoopy I secretly (now openly) hope these two boys find each other again, become fast friends, and end up as roommates in college.

I need a cry-filter on my browser.

The Muslim woman in the last shot makes this a particularly awesome photo.

That's really cool :)

"...Train up a child in the way that he should go so that when he is old he will not depart from it..." This picutre is a life lesson for all Americans. Color and Race should not seperate us we are all one and we are all in this together! I love children they don't see colors or differences! Thanks Ezra what an awesome moment that you captured!

Makes you wish that you and this rat Fuck publication hadn't opposed the Obama candidacy from the start, now doesn't it Ezra.

But don't worry, those of us who supported Barack from the beginning remember the crap you and The American Prospect pulled, first with your support of Hilary Clinton, then your clandestine support of John McCain.

You lost, and rest assured we won't forget who it what you really are, unlike the the paid shills who comment here these days.

But don't worry, those of us who supported Barack from the beginning remember the crap you and The American Prospect pulled, first with your support of Hilary Clinton, then your clandestine support of John McCain.

There's nothing shameful in having supported a different Democrat in the initial stages of this campaign -- there were a number of good choices to choose from. But what's with this "clandestine support of John McCain" charge? I call bullshit. Got any evidence?

Awse.

I was a small child on my fathers' shoulders for a pre-election rally for Clinton/Gore. This made me tear up in so many good ways.

Reviewing this again late at night, what really gets me is the two kids holding the poster and flashing the peace sign. It makes me think the future mught be bright.

Ok, look at the dads in the last photo, too. These photos are wonderful. And make me cry just a little.

Redistributionist!

Actually these photos should be credited to Nida Vidutis she took them and April just put them on her website. here are the originals http://www.flickr.com/photos/32174989@N02/sets/72157608724709446/

I went to the flicker site - I actually liked the very last photo of Nida Vidutis' collection. The kids are blurry, but the dads are bonding. Great!

Those are great photos. Both I and one of my grown sons did some volunteer work for the Obama campaign. He phoned me to tell me about the pictures and get me to look at them. They say a lot about the meaning of this election, not just for Obama supporters but for all Americans.

So Ezra, that's a really poignant story, but the photographer says it happened the other way around:

And there was this kid at the rally, I think he was about six years old. He was black, and sitting up on his dad’s shoulders. He had an Obama-Biden sign, and for what I swear was about 3 hours straight, he held the sign straight up, with the most determined look I had ever seen on a six-year-old’s face. And then this other kid appeared, a white kid, on his dad’s shoulders. And all of a sudden they were sharing the sign back and forth. And then, then they held it together.

This is WONDERFUL!!!! So glad you were there to capture that historic photo.

No tears here, yes, historical moment, but in four years the boys can go back in time and reminesce about that very second in time. When the photographer took a series of photos of two kids on their dads shoulders, and made the first kid give up his sign to the second, and then branish peace signs, like they knew what they meant.

Years from now, when they are in jail, they can look back on these pics with fond memories !!

Awsome! If these kids can put racism aside, why can't adults. I think something is catching on!!

Barf! What do those kids know about anything? They were doing nothing more than playing. To try to use that as some sort of evidence that this election wasn't all about race and politics as usual is yet another low. Obama will bring change but not the kind that he promised. He'll be no better than any of the other bs politicians that have held that office. Then the scandals will start.

don is a sour puss !!! some folks don't want to see any joy in life...it is a wonderful sign of hope and sure those kids are playing and their pure innocence is what makes these images so special, kids know much more than the tainted world.....

Don is a sour puss?
Don is a donkey's male appendage.
Don is full of self hate.

I just read the blog about Oprah's Dr. Oz. It seems so strange that he came out of left field to achieve fame while he cannot convince his most famous patient who launched him that he cared. Doesn't he focus on the fact that her weight goes up and down and she leads a sedentary lifestyle? Hasn't he been able to focus on caring for her enough to convince her that her health is at risk? Or is he too busy milking her and her connections? Same as the launch given our newly elected President? It was generous and yet he still isn't honoring the people who got him elected? How will their lives improve? When you lend your support like Oprah are you supposed to get a kick, a kickback or true caring and sincere support? The same as the people who lent their hard work and due diligence to the new leader?

quite the statement.

I'm referring to the photos. It sums up hope. A younger generation bringing together and schooling their parents on how easy it is to say hello. We got more in common than you'd think.

Obama isn't bringing any change unless you're suggesting he's magically ended racism. He's already bringing Hillary back to Washington, has suggested Lieberman maintain his Chairman of Homeland Security position. This is hardly change or new faces at all. Boo to the writer for trying to elude Obama has done something magical.

I think he was about six years old. He was black, and sitting up on his dad’s shoulders. He had an Obama-Biden sign, and for what I swear was about 3 hours straight, he held the sign straight up, with the most determined look I had ever seen on a six-year-old’s face. And then this other kid appeared, a white kid, on his dad’s shoulders. And all of a sudden they were sharing the sign back and forth. And then, then they held it together.

thaaanks