"It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today." -Barack Obama
This isn't wedding related, but since this blog is going to become a journal of this year of our lives... I need to document this historic moment.
About 15 minutes ago, BARACK OBAMA WON THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES!
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BarackObama.comWhat a historic night. They weren't able to call the election until 8pm Pacific Time, and Jacob and I were sitting on the couch, waiting for the local news update to finish and to see Brian Williams from NBC come back on the screen. As soon as the clock turned to 8pm, they flashed a screen saying "Barack Obama- 44th President of the United States". I screamed and jumpedup and started crying, and scared the crap out of Maverick! Jacob started cheering also! My mom called a few minutes later and she had tears running down her face. It's 8:35 pm now and my heart is still beating fast with excitement.
Just 40 years after the Civil Rights Movement, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the march to Salem, Brown v. Board of Education, Plessy v. Furguson, and only 150 years after slavery, we have made history. With only 1 African American Senator and 1 African American Governor, we have made history. Not only have we elected the first African American President, but we elected a true man of change, a man with a new vision for our future, a man who will lead us (finally) in the right direction. I voted early yesterday after hearing about the long lines and the record turn out. Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the early voting stations to make sure they were able to vote. Record turn out across the country. People waiting for hours and hours to be able to vote. I also worked the call lines for Obama, calling voters in North Carolina, and I have never been so proud to have participated in such a historic movement. I remember when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, and thought, "I hope that he is our future". I remember the rally that Annie and I attended almost two years ago, just a few weeks after he declared his candidacy for the President. We were able to stand up right against the stage, and he drew a crowd of a couple thousand. I shook his hand, knowing deep down inside that I was meeting a man who would change the course of America. He was a relative unknown, but I remember telling my mom, "He's the real deal. He's the most honest, well-intentioned politician I've ever heard speak. I am moved by what he has to say, and he has truly inspired me to do more." No one believed that he could beat Hilary Clinton in the primaries, much less win the Presidency. No one believed that he could really go all the way, and the last 22 months have been such an amazing path to history.
I have never been so proud to be an American.
Just 40 years after the Civil Rights Movement, the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., the march to Salem, Brown v. Board of Education, Plessy v. Furguson, and only 150 years after slavery, we have made history. With only 1 African American Senator and 1 African American Governor, we have made history. Not only have we elected the first African American President, but we elected a true man of change, a man with a new vision for our future, a man who will lead us (finally) in the right direction. I voted early yesterday after hearing about the long lines and the record turn out. Hundreds of thousands of people flooded the early voting stations to make sure they were able to vote. Record turn out across the country. People waiting for hours and hours to be able to vote. I also worked the call lines for Obama, calling voters in North Carolina, and I have never been so proud to have participated in such a historic movement. I remember when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, and thought, "I hope that he is our future". I remember the rally that Annie and I attended almost two years ago, just a few weeks after he declared his candidacy for the President. We were able to stand up right against the stage, and he drew a crowd of a couple thousand. I shook his hand, knowing deep down inside that I was meeting a man who would change the course of America. He was a relative unknown, but I remember telling my mom, "He's the real deal. He's the most honest, well-intentioned politician I've ever heard speak. I am moved by what he has to say, and he has truly inspired me to do more." No one believed that he could beat Hilary Clinton in the primaries, much less win the Presidency. No one believed that he could really go all the way, and the last 22 months have been such an amazing path to history.
I have never been so proud to be an American.
1 comment:
I actually remember you telling me about this "barack obama" person when were first years... i remember, who is this person and why is alissa sure he'll be president one day? Little did I know that about 4 years later i would be watching a small will.i.am video with that exact speech you were raving about and be moved in no other way i have EVER been moved by a politician. "YES WE CAN." When I think of that historic night when a man who looked nothing like the previous 43 men before him, who embodied ideals that I fight for everyday for, THAT man became the president-elect... I just thought of my future children who will grow up in a country where someone who looks like them is in a high position... words cannot express... But, with prop 8 it just reminds me of how much more we have to fight for. And how much obama embodies the endless fight and how WE ARE THE ONES who can change the world... :D
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