One more reason

Why I love Barack Obama as President! He thinks before he speaks. It has been a very, very, very long time since we had a President do that.

Enough Said

I don't know about you but this is the best picture of yesterday!

Out with the OLD in with the NEW!!!

The 44th

Today Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. While watching the ceremony I couldn't help but think of my grandparents who all died before seeing the first African-American become President. I couldn't help think about the sacrifices of all those before me who died to make this day possible.

Sometimes moments are bigger and deeper than you realize.

Happy New America Day!

The Election: My Thoughts

Well...the election is over. I never thought November 4th would get here. I've had a few days to let the event sink in. I wanted to pose something sooner but for some reason nothing I thought of could cover what I was feeling. I'm not sure if I will do it justice now but I'm going to give it a try.

I can't believe that for the first time in my life I voted for someone I fully believed in. When I turned 18 and voted for Clinton I don't think I was as informed about the candidates. I just knew I wanted to be involved. The 2000 and 2004 elections I feel I was voting more against GWB than I was for Gore or Kerry. This election was different. I was fully invested in Obama and was going to make a vote that was more for him than against McCain. It felt really, really good.

The historical implications did not pass me over either. When I was younger my family and I never talked about what it means to be Black in America. Of course we have our jokes but we never actually discussed it. While I believe Obama's win is good for America I think it is very good for African-Americans. It seems as if the country is finally moving on from our past. Yes, racism still exists and yes, there are probably people who will never change their opinions on minorities. Obama being elected to the highest office in the land opens a lot of doors for a lot of minorities. I feel people saw him as a candidate not just a black candidate.

I'm utterly amazed at this country right now. I never ever thought this would happen. I really wanted it to happen but I really thought it might not happen. Three cheers to America!

Welcome Mr. President Barack Obama!

HOPE

You read a story like this one and you can't help believe there is hope!

Hearing all these stories is truly amazing. Have you seen the story about the 109 year old lady who is the daughter of slaves who voted for Obama? That is CHANGE! That is HOPE!

OBAMA 08!

Closing Arguments

Can you believe it? Did you think we would EVER get here? It is hard to believe that in 8 few days this election will be over.

Today Obama was on fire in Ohio! Check out the video.

Do you FEEL the CHANGE coming?!

Democratic Convention: Day Four

I'm speechless! Seriously he gave a speech better than he has given in awhile. If you didn't see it you can watch it here. You really need to see it!

I'll leave you with the best "oh snap" moment of the speech:

"McCain says he'll follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell, but he
won't even follow him to the cave where he lives."

Democratic Convention: Day One

I don't normally watch the Democratic convention until the mail event but this year being an important one in the political history of our country I decided to tune in as much as possible.

I didn't watch Kennedy's speech but as I was fast forwarding I was happy to see him looking so well with everything he is going through. I mostly wanted to watch Michelle Obama.

She did an excellent job. I was all teary-eyed when she was talking about her kids. No matter what Karl Rove and the GOP say Michelle did an excellent job of introducing her family to America. Plus her kids were adorable yelling I love you daddy at the screen.

You can watch the video here.

OBAMA in BERLIN

Today Barack Obama gave a speech in Berlin, Germany to an estimated crowd of 100,000 or more. I listed to the live feed and was blown away by the things he had to say. The transcript is here. I'm sure you can find the video of it on YouTube by now.

Then I read this post on Daily Kos and thought my how things have changed and can change.

Reading the post and then seeing this picture brought tears to my eyes! Can this be happening? Is the world changing? Can he really bring the change we seek?

What are your thoughts?