PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMAChicago, IL, Grant Park
President-elect Barack Obama and his family are taking the stage in Grant Park in Chicago.
This is a proud day for America and surely will change how we're viewed in the eyes of the world.
If you think things aren't possible in this country, President-elect Obama said: "Tonight is your answer!"
He is so presidential, especially after the last eight years. He is our real-life President Josiah Bartlet.
"It's been a long time coming. . .change has come to America!"
He said he got an "extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. . .we are better off because of this brave and courageous leader."
(Did I just see Josh Garrison, a friend of mine, there in Chicago?)
Hey, there's Jesse Jackson. Wonder if he wants to cut Obama's nuts off now?
Oprah.
He's giving props to his grandmother.
Thanking his campaign manager. . .the unsung hero of this campaign. Who built the best campaign in the history of America. To David Axelrod, chief strategist.
He's giving Lincoln his props now too, as an American, a freedom lover, and a fellow Illini.
He's reaching out to all Americans saying his is their president too.
(I also received a letter (bulk) from him, as a financial supporter and campaign worker, via email right before he walked on stage. I'll include it at the end.)
Jesse Jackson needs to get that evil looking "It should be me" smirk off his face. I've quickly lost a lot of respect for Jackson.
He's really got a great cadence in his speech. I wonder who his speechwriter is?
"YES WE CAN!"
Ann Nixon-Cooper. 106 years-old. Couldn't vote when she was young because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And today, she touched a screen and cast her vote for a black man for president.
"YES WE CAN!!"
Think Barack's gonna get some pussy tonight?
What an incredible night for America!
Here comes Vice-President-elect Joe Biden! He looks so happy. What a duo. The Dynamic Duo. Batman and Robin.
Oprah's crying. Wonder if she's gonna be Secretary of State?
Michelle Obama walked out holding Jill Biden's hand. They're all kissing now.
Jesse Jackson's managed to drum up some tears. Probably paid some guy in the crowd to punch him in the "nuts" real hard. Or cut them off! PBS announcers just said the most effective cutaway was Jesse Jackson crying.
The crowd looks so hopeful and jubilant!
America has passed the precipice pf hope and change.
Joe Biden's mother, who came over on the Mayflower, I think, with McCain's mom, just came out.
The entire families are there. I wish Beau Biden could be there, but he's serving in Iraq. I hope they can get him back to take his father's seat, which he easily won tonight.
Obama's oldest daughter is very pretty. I hadn't noticed that before. She's gorgeous now. I can only imagine what she will look like as she grows older.
Here's the email from President-elect Obama:
"Nicholas -- I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first. We just made history. And I don't want you to forget how we did it. You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change. I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign. We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next. But I want to be very clear about one thing... All of this happened because of you. Thank you, Barack "
And I'm seeing a statement from Senator Clinton on Politicalwire.com also:
"Tonight, we are celebrating an historic victory for the American people. This was a long and hard fought campaign but the result was well worth the wait. Together, under the leadership of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and a Democratic Congress, we will chart a better course to build a new economy and rebuild our leadership in the world. And I look forward to doing all that I can to support President Obama and Vice President Biden in the difficult work that lies ahead. For too long, middle class families in this country have felt invisible, struggling alone as wages stagnate, jobs disappear, and the costs of daily life climb upward. In quiet, solitary acts of citizenship, American voters gave voice to their hopes and their values, voted for change, and refused to be invisible any longer."
Now I'm wondering who will make-up the cabinet.
You know something else, the polls were so dead-on accurate this time. And I think I was pretty damned right too. I thought Georgia might go blue but it didn't. But I did predict North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, and Virginia. Not too bad.
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