At exactly 11pm, Senator Barack Obama was declared the President-Elect of the United States of America. Your 44th President of the United States of America- Barack Hussein Obama. The victory speech was pretty incredible and very well orchestrated and stated, and I've talked to people that agree and disagree with his positions on certain issues that all agree on the weight of this speech. You can watch it or read its full text by clicking here. I do encourage you to do so regardless of your political leanings. This appears to be the 21st century style of politics emerging as we speak.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
A New Chapter of American History Begins
At exactly 11pm, Senator Barack Obama was declared the President-Elect of the United States of America. Your 44th President of the United States of America- Barack Hussein Obama. The victory speech was pretty incredible and very well orchestrated and stated, and I've talked to people that agree and disagree with his positions on certain issues that all agree on the weight of this speech. You can watch it or read its full text by clicking here. I do encourage you to do so regardless of your political leanings. This appears to be the 21st century style of politics emerging as we speak.
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...wow. I'm in disbelief. And tears. We have finally reached a point of such vindication, to finally have a black man as our president. Just to hear Bernice King talk about it sends chills up my spine, no lie. We have a president elect who is an idealist, like all the critics say, but idealists are the ones who first enter uncharted territory and show the rest of mankind the way. The people have spoken and have overwhelming supported a revival of intelligence and a distaste for continuity of modern practices. Minorities and the youth have finally stood up and banded together with the white middle class 'bourgeois' finally reviving the ideals of democracy. America has taken the steps towards regaining its status of respect in the world by voting like the rest of the world would, for a candidate who knows how do put aside his provincialism. As much crap as i will get for this, America is finally becoming the country its been idealized as and i'm now excruciatingly proud to call myself a citizen.
And a request to anyone who reads this: Its time to put aside our partisanship. Dont pigeon-hole yourself as a democrat or republican, especially now that the election is over. Support isnt complete agreement but it is a willingness to help when its most needed, like now as the world enters a new era. Don't make any disrespectful or racist jokes, we as a nation are more than that, dont belittle us. And dont even talk about assassination in a joking or semi-positive light, especially considering the fact that it is a real possibility on your next leader and a human being who has altered history, show some respect, even if it is just for your name.
all in all, I'm in disbelief yet filled with excitement for the day when he is no longer president elect obama and is just president obama.
and while i know this isnt very eloquent...its 12:20 and I'm tired so I will be much better prepared tomorrow :p
yes we did.
yes we can.
i admire your very eloquent words miss greenberg, and your personal call for national unity, a call that is so vital in these dark and divided times. the real america of the 21st, in my opinion, is the america you saw in grant park in chicago tonight. young and old, all races, all creeds. i am blown away by president-elect obama's words tonight. it was the right medicine for a country that is in great need of healing. we now have to wait to see how things transpire, and how history plays out. if i have any hope of waking up tomorrow morning and teaching, good night ladies and gentlemen.
prill, u wouldn't believe today how much more stuff was made up about obama after he won. now that it's gotten old to say that obama's a socialist, people have decided to say that he wants to legalize marijuana. *snort*
I don't know, I think we sometimes over react on the subjects of race and a didvided nation. I personally know very few people who voted for Obama just because he was black, or who didn't vote for him because he wasn't white. The media likes to make big deals out of little things, as humans we tend to do that. We say there'll be riots in the streets after this election, we say only black people voted for Obama, and then we turn around and say how much we hate drama in our lives. Ha.
i dont understand somethings with this election....like how come now he is saying that there isnt a red or blue america when he ran as a democrate? wouldnt he have more support if he appealed to the greater population and ran as an independant? if people were truely voting for the person and not the party then wouldnt it be better to be independant?
I wrote this as a facebook comment, and although my candidate didn't win, I wrote this in response to some things that people have been saying about the election. I appreciate what Hannah said, and while her candidate won, I thought I would post this from the opposing viewpoint. Prill encouraged me post it here:
Since I'm home sick today, it has given me some time to reflect on the past twenty-four hours. And really, the past two years of this election campaigning. I feel as though I have something to say, not in an accusing tone, but rather in a cautionary one.
I don't believe myself to be a hateful person. I get angry very easily though, as anyone who knows me has already figured out. I think that this might be a combination of stress and the fact that I'm a teenager, and my emotions are all over the place. But I don't want to think of myself as hateful. I don't think I've ever hated anyone. And trust me, I've come very, very close... but most of the time settle on an intense dislike. What this is really about is about hate, and its role in politics.
Four months ago, I attended my second cousin's wedding in Massachusetts. It was in a small, quiet town about an hour and a half outside of Boston. The wedding was in a cute, white house, in the middle of a huge field. I can hardly describe the scene. It was just a nice, peaceful area that, to me, seemed completely cut off from the rest of the world. And it was beautiful. I met some very nice people at that wedding and had a very good time. But there was one lady I met in particular who seems to stick out. She was wearing a necklace that resembled something she would have bought in Egypt. I went to Egypt almost three and a half years ago and I asked her about it. She told me she had also gone, and we spent at least an hour just talking. She was a genuinely nice lady. And we both loved Alexander Hamilton. We talked about history for a long time and somehow landed on the topic of Reagan. She winced at his name and made a few comments, but I didn't force the issue. She asked me who I would vote for in this election, and I told her McCain, and she was shocked. I don't blame her for this, since you don't meet a lot of Republicans in Massachusetts. But I told her what I thought and she told me what she thought. She thought I didn't like Obama because he was black. I was mad that she accused me of being racist, but I explained to her that that had nothing to do with it. But when the topic turned to President Bush, it got heated.
She hated the man... as many people in this country do. I felt strange talking about it with her because the tone of her voice completely changed when she spoke of him. She said if she was ever near him, she would turn around and run the other way. I don't always agree with the President on some of the things he's done, but I don't hate him, and I never will. And I hope that I will never get to the point of hating any president.
Last night, as McCain was giving his concession speech, he spoke of Senator Obama and congratulated him. Those McCain supporters in the crowd began to boo. Granted, I was not there and given the intensity of the moment and the disappointment, they probably didn’t care about being polite and proceeded to boo anyway. But I could never boo someone who had poured almost two years into campaigning and was about to become our next president.
In April, at the Washington Nationals opening day, President Bush threw out the first pitch. The crowd booed him. I don't care who the president is, I would never boo him. Especially in a baseball park, what I would like to call America's sanctuary.
I heard attacks all through this election, from both sides, accusing someone of this and that. And attack ads didn't work for the McCain campaign at the end, and they certainly didn't work for Georgia's own Jim Martin.
I heard hatred to virtual unknowns a month ago, like Joe the Plumber. I'm sure everyone is sick of hearing about Joe the Plumber, as am I. But I didn't expect attacks on him regarding his plumbing license and his taxes. Regardless of if it’s all true or not, the man still asked a simple question and got an answer for it. I heard a sound bite of a radio DJ saying he wanted the man dead. Seriously? Some plumber whom you've never met, dead?
I am not saying that McCain supporters should not be disappointed. I wanted McCain to win... however, I am not that disappointed. I got to vote. I got to have my say, and that meant the entire world to me. And although I disagree with Obama on virtually every issue, I cannot change anything. This coming January, he will my president and my representative.
I feel as though I'm preaching and perhaps I am, but this is a response to the facebook statuses and the things that I have observed over the past day that make me doubt others' patriotism. I have no idea what kind of a president Obama will be. I disagree with so much of what he stands for, but I do not disagree with the idea of hope. Which is why I'm not "moving to Canada" or screaming that this country is "screwed", because truthfully, I do not know. All I have is hope that we are not screwed, as a lot of people have been saying we are.
We'll all be disappointed in our lives because of politics... in fact, politics has never ceased to disappoint me. Because behind it all, politicians are people just like us, with their own ideas and agendas. But don't let politics infringe on your character, and don’t let it allow you to hate. And, being as patriotic as I am, don’t let it distort your image of a country that has overcome so much.
i love how in like every class today, there was like a debate on this topic. but it still hasnt really set in that this is real. like we really have a black man as our president. yes he may not be full black. but hes still somewhat black. either wayy it makes historyy. damn, we just keep making great history 'movements' this year with the economy falling and now a black president. whats next?!
but i honestly think since hes not fuly black or fully anything. it will really bring our country together and unify it on the realss..
so today is a day of change. i am a little worried how the next 4 years will go but as a american i can still say im proud whether i like the usa's decision for their president. im just extremely relieved this election is over with. and i dont think people understand the fact that there is also a senate of house of reps. that is basically divided somewhat equally... thank goodness for that
I mean who couldnt see this coming. I love him as our president, he'll do great things for our economy. I'm acutally kinda on the fence about this whole situation tho, only time will tell.
Does this election remind you of the Kennedy presidency in any way? The recent development in Russia in response to President Elect Obama's proposed plans on national defense remind me of the Cuban missile crisis.
Also thank you ,Mr. Prill, for saving me from becoming caught up in "mono-party-fear-mongering"
At first, I was really disappointed that McCain had lost. I watched Obama's acceptance speech and I realized that he is a great guy and although I don't agree with him all of the time, he still is the president of the United States and is going to bring change, hopefully for the better. I am reallysick of people making jokes about Obama. He is the president and we should all respect him for that.
I agree with Macy. I don't agree with everybody just sort of slamming him, even though I would not have voted for him if I had the chance. I just don't really agree with some of his ideas for America, and I dislike the way he seems to avoid the question when asked about a delicate topic. However, I'm just hoping that he will do a good job with being our president. I'm looking forward to seeing how he will handle the economic crisis and the Iraq war. Good luck Obama!
I find this speach a good one. I especially liked when he was talking about uniting the US. I just want to see what he does...
im so happy that he is our president and think that he is great for the job. but i just get so mad when kids who don't even watch the election they just listen to what there parents say about it and they get in these huge arguments at school about who they think is better blah blah blah and REALLY don't think he got elected just cause he is black like u said in class! So i like Obama and i don't care what people think about that.
i am not hapy with the turn out in the presidential election
we took a big step in american politics. we finally elected a back president. his speech amased me because not only has he not changed his ideals since day one but he is a good winner and is willing to work with mccain. this sets a great example for many americans.
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