If There Is Anyone Out There...
… who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. Where were you last night? What’d you think of the speech?
… who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
Where were you last night? What’d you think of the speech?
Excellent speech, the part where he says our stories are singular but our destinys are shared moved me. But after the speech you look at the world he inherits and see that our position as the greatest nation alive is in jeopardy. I hope his ability to lead is as great as his speech. For than we have a chance to get back to good old prosperity when all have a chance to succeed. When that Brooklyn Heights townhouse is priced at that 800k I await for. BTW i have written before that if the dow hits 9600 short it and I have started shorting this market. I believe we have to test the lows again. Good luck to all.
Bottom line is that if McCain and Obama can work togather this country will finally pick up. He had a great speech last night, well spoken for a change and touching!
It makes me mad when people at my job saying things like this country will become a comunist one, how they say Obama’s wife hates Americans. Those sort of people we need to get rid of from here!
Be happy and give the guy 4 years to prove himself.
Agreed about McCain, anonymous552. I’m glad he brought up race from the beginning. There are certainly those out there who are seething with racial hatred, and I hope his words will help address and defuse their enmity.
The Obama speech was so moving. It’ll be nice to have a president who can speak eloquently once again. The part at the end about the 106-year-old voter was almost cinematic.
I heard the cheers and yells through my bedroom window late last night (at least, late for me). For a short while, it was as if all of Brooklyn was united. Really nice feeling.
I am proud to be American today – we did right, people – we did right!!! – what a night
It was soo monumental – I lost it seeing Jesse Jackson crying and just seeing all the people on TV so excited by this hope we all feel.
It really felt like NYE. 7th avenue was alive with cheers and honking and fireworks
really proud to have been apart of this!
Relax people, yes he is an African-American but this is not the entire point of his election!!!
The point here is that we needed a change for the middle class not black or white folks, so stop stressing nativity as the only perk of him being c-in-ch
cmu – I hear you. I can’t find the words to fully express the sense of hope, joy, renewal I feel. I too realize that there are hard times ahead, we are so much better off with Obama at the helm than the alternative. If he can run the country the way he ran his campaign, we’re in great shape – I have never seen such discipline, organization, inspiration. The sheer good will generated worldwide by this moment is awe-inspiring. Most of all, I think of our children, and how monumental this moment is for them – I am brought to tears by the possibilities that have been opened up. I now hope that the tremendous energy Obama mobilized during his campaign can be tapped into during his administration – that is, that the millions of people who made calls, donations, knocked on doors etc (I was one of many) will continue to do so to help Obama and our whole country to tackle together the tremendous challenges before us.
Insertsnappynamehere: Obama will, no doubt, be remembered as a great president. How, 66 days before his Inauguration, can I, a white male, say that? Just think of the disasters of the past eight years and imagine how Obama would have handled each. Start with Katrina. Would Obama shut himself in the White House and leave the job to clueless FEMA individuals?
I doubt it. How about Iraq? Would Obama launch an invasion of a sovereign nation, albeit one headed by a homicidal maniac, without accurate intelligence? I doubt it. We could go on and on. Suffice it to say, Mr. Obama is intelligent, humble and sensitive to his fellow human beings. He is the right man for the job at the right time. He will appoint intelligent, competent leaders to cabinet and other leadership positions (unlike the current occupant of the White House). His Vice President will take a leadership role on the world’s stage. Our image on this planet has already improved 1000%. That will translate to better trade relations and an improved economy. And, finally, we can expect Obama to have at least two Supreme Court nominations during his term. That court, which should be the last bastion of objectivity in this country, has been transformed, since Bush v. Gore, into a partisan entity. Obama will, no doubt, restore sanity to the Court.
Finally, let me say that one of the high points, among many highs, for me last evening, was Mr. McCain’s classy concession speech. The speechwriter who penned those words should win a Nobel Peace Prize.
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.
Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed–
I, too, am America