We were watching the news late this afternoon and getting ready for a long night. There were a few projections and local news on TV. Then at 6:00 PM, they cut away to National News. And then... suddenly...
That photo of Obama and the words
The new "44th President" or something like that. I think I commented "They're being a bit presumptous, don't you think?" We just closed our polls at 6:00 tonight in Hawaii. How can this be?
And then it sunk in! Oh MY GOSH! Barack Obama has won! There was cheering in Grant Park, Chicago! I wanted to be back there in Illinois with our neighbors who must all be celebrating. We called our daughter in Chicago who was ecstatic! We called our son who said they were only getting local news in Santa Fe yet so he checked and broke out in happy cheers.
We savored every bite of that ice cream!!! I don't think it ever tasted so good. When we travel abroad again, we can hold our heads up proudly that we've elected a President who will use diplomacy and intelligence to guide our country and foster cooperation and friendship with other nations. He's got a tough road ahead but he's given me hope that it will get better.
John McCain gave a very classy and gracious concession speech to move us forward together in a positive way. It was very well done indeed.
What a wonderful day for America!
(Photo is from Yahoo website.)
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ReplyDeleteWe must wait... Cool !
ReplyDeleteYou're so right, he's got a lot of work to do! He has one heck of a mess to clean up, actually, we all have one heck of mess to clean up! "What a wonderful day for America!"
ReplyDeleteIt's been fascinating following the election from here in the UK, knowing that what happened won't just affect America but certainly the UK and Europe as well as the rest of the world. Personally, I'm delighted that Obama won, he seems the most likely to start work on sorting out the mess - and the thought of Sarah Palin perhaps becoming President one day, well, the less said the better I think.
ReplyDeleteHalleluya!!
ReplyDelete"When we travel abroad again, we can hold our heads up proudly that we've elected a President who will use diplomacy and intelligence to guide our country and foster cooperation and friendship with other nations."
ReplyDeleteLove your eloquence, Kay!
a glorious day and so many voted, now to unify our nation and go forward. will be fun to have a young first family in the white house. obama will need our prayers and support.HORRAY!
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful day/night for America and I hope for the world. There is so much work to be done, but I feel he's just the one to handle it and handle it well. McCain was gracious and I was proud of him, too. What a great day!
ReplyDeleteHallelujah! I'm just so sorry that Obama's Grandmother did not live to see this.
ReplyDeleteGreat day and now I have hope
ReplyDeleteHi Kay! This is a wonderful.
ReplyDeleteTriple chocoate ice cream? OMG I want some. Lisa
Yes, we can! I'm still pinching myself to make sure this isn't a dream. What a wonderful day for our country and the entire world!
ReplyDeleteWell said Kay. We ALL have alot of work to do but together we CAN!
ReplyDeleteWell... I'll celebrate right along with all of you. I think we have some really tough times looming ahead. I think he's going to make some mistakes, and I hope that the American people will respect him and the office he holds through it all. We have GOT to stop ripping our leaders to shreads in the media!!! He's been eleted. Whether he's your man or not... please, puhleeeeeze, work towards strong local communities, stronger state legislatures. Let's support the Presidency and do our part where we can to help leave some of the nastiness we've seen in the last couple of years behind us. Obama can't deliver his promise of change unless we're individually willing to WORK for change as well.
ReplyDeleteHe's only one man. I hope some of his followers haven't heaped too much on his shoulders for "doing it all" and doing it quickly. We can be impatient as a people. And curing what ails us is going to take some time.
I'm sorry, it sounds like I'm trying to rain on this parade. I'm not! I just want his supporters, and his non-supporters, to stay with him through the hard times. It'a a pretty wacky world...He's going to, WE'RE going to have some hard times. But, like all of you. I think we're starting out with some real positive energy!
He can represent all of us. What a concept! I truly never looked at it that way, but you are right. :)
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