After the long-awaited election, voters, volunteers, and donors all over America waited to see if their efforts had paid off. My efforts had paid off, because Barack Obama is the next President of the United States. He's the first black president we've had, and to think we elected him after one of our worst presidents got two terms in the white house. John McCain gave a really sincere speech for him, which I admired, that he was able to put his feelings aside and congradulate Obama. On Facebook, I, along with some of my friends from Hyde Park, changed our profile pictures to Obama for the day, and was excited that he won when I heard the news. (Obama's from Hyde Park, so that was a big part of the "Obama profiles") Don't get me wrong, I like some of McCain's ideas, but he had promised to fight a clean campaign, which he didn't, and because of that, he's filled the minds of supporters with hate and violence towards Obama; at a McCain rally, supporters were shouting "Off with his head!" at Obama. On facebook, things are scary, since Facebook friends made comments such as "We are oh so screwed" and "Go back to Indonesia" and worst of all "He's not my president" on election night. Hopefully, America can see past prejudice and hate that Palin had been spreading and that had been around for centuries, and accept this man as our next President. He's not a socialist, a terrorist, or a threat. He's a smart man, and maybe soon people will get past their hate and realize that.
He gave his acceptance speech in Grant Park in Chicago, the scyscapers lit up for the occasion. My motorcycle was broken then, but I would have loved to attend, and instead watched the event on TV. I loved seeing the reaction in Martin Luther King Jr.'s church, where his daughter and a huge crowd cheered and celebrated. I could imagine Nas, and how he must feel, since he had high hopes for Obama. Eminem, I bet, is glad the war will come to a close soon, since his previous albums showed strong feelings towards the war. Jay Z, Kanye West, Will. I. Am., Busta Rhymes, Common; I could imagine them all celebrating the night. Whether or not you supported Obama or not, history has been made.
2 comments:
Greaser -
I thought McCain's speech was the highlight of his campaign (granted it was a highlight for me as an Obama supporter and I'm sure it certainly wasn't a highlight for McCain supporters) because he was so gracious in the speech and clearly attempted to unify the country by speaking so respectfully of the president-elect.
I agree that he ran a nasty campaign in many respects, but I think we did see the "real" McCain in the concession speech, as well as in the moment during the campaign where he corrected the woman who insisted Obama was an "Arab."
It makes me wonder if McCain didn't take enough control of his campaign. At times, it seemed like he felt uncomfortable with the attacks on Obama. (If you're interested in pursuing this further, look into the way the South Carolina primaries turned out in 2000. Check it out sometime.)
I was really impressed with McCain's speech, don't get me wrong, but kids at new trier were saying "he's not my president" which made my really angry and what made this post really biased, which i didn't mean to have happen. Palin's still calling Bill Ayers a terrorist which also made me furious. But I'm just glad that the "real" McCain is back now that the campaign is over. I will check out the South Carolina primaries from 2000, and thanks for commenting!
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