This was taken from this cool dude dan arnold. Also newsweek has a 7 part series about all the behind the scenes factoids and stories that their reporters weren't allowed to report until the election was over. So far its been a great read.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
All of these things are just like the other
This was taken from this cool dude dan arnold. Also newsweek has a 7 part series about all the behind the scenes factoids and stories that their reporters weren't allowed to report until the election was over. So far its been a great read.
Wisconsin is Awesome (Except the Milwaukee Suburbs)
Hey, what was that about small town voters again?Sorry, Palin.
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
The First of Many...
Brother Ali - Mr. President (You're the Man)
...of these "we won" tracks and Bro Ali off to a good start. I'll post more thoughts on last night in the coming days, but I encourage folks to follow Hess's lead below and describe the scene from wherever you were when it became official. It was nuts here in Chi and I've already heard great things from folks all over the US and throughout the world. A collection of these experiences would be a great thing to be able to look back on down the road.
Bonus: a nice play-by-play recap from the Decider.com (The Onion fam)
I would do anything for the team, except i won't do THAT
I hate to break up these posts about Obama and America because there has not been many happy or proud things to write about regarding America(see: state of our nation, economy, foreign affairs, and our general fight on terror). But here's a great video on a totally different subject:
Taking Our Country Back
I hate to publish so many posts in one day, but this is a brilliant article that perfectly encapsualtes this historic moment.http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/11/05/obama_victory/
"Nov. 4, 2008, will go down in history as the day that, on the highest symbolic plane, the Rev. Martin Luther King's dream that one day his children would be judged 'not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character' ceased to be a dream and became a reality."
For Those of You Who Weren't There
We were in Grant Park last night. It was incredible. I’ve never experienced anything like it, and I’m not sure I ever will again. We didn’t get close enough to see Obama’s speech, but we were able to hear it. It was an incredibly inspirational speech (see previos post). He is without a doubt the most eloquent orator I've ever heard speak.
The scene in and around the park before and after the speech was surreal. The park was packed, and all the surrounding streets were filled with people for many blocks in all directions. People were cheering and chanting, sharing hugs with their friends, and exchanging high-fives and “terrorist fist jabs” with strangers. Some people were creeping down Michigan Avenue in their cars, shouting and honking their horns in celebration.
The crowd was strikingly diverse – young and old, rich and poor, black and white – but everyone was beaming and holding their heads up high. The air was electric, and people’s renewed sense of optimism and national pride were palpable. I couldn’t help but notice that the most jubilant members of the crowd were the young black people. I really believe that Obama has forever changed what it means to be black in the United States.
Five years ago, the idea of a black President was no more than a pipe dream. I thought there was a chance it could happen in my lifetime, but I didn't imagine it could possibly happen so soon. I’ve never been so proud of our country.
The scene in and around the park before and after the speech was surreal. The park was packed, and all the surrounding streets were filled with people for many blocks in all directions. People were cheering and chanting, sharing hugs with their friends, and exchanging high-fives and “terrorist fist jabs” with strangers. Some people were creeping down Michigan Avenue in their cars, shouting and honking their horns in celebration.
The crowd was strikingly diverse – young and old, rich and poor, black and white – but everyone was beaming and holding their heads up high. The air was electric, and people’s renewed sense of optimism and national pride were palpable. I couldn’t help but notice that the most jubilant members of the crowd were the young black people. I really believe that Obama has forever changed what it means to be black in the United States.
Five years ago, the idea of a black President was no more than a pipe dream. I thought there was a chance it could happen in my lifetime, but I didn't imagine it could possibly happen so soon. I’ve never been so proud of our country.
Yes We Can
"This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
"At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can"
"She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
"And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America, the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
"At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
"When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
"When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
"She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can.
"A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
"America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves: if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
"This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes we can."
"At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can"
"She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
"And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America, the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.
"At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.
"When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.
"When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.
"She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can.
"A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
"America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves: if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
"This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people:
Yes we can."
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