Thank god yesterday was Wordless Wednesday because I was literally at a loss for words. How can you describe the indescribable? How can you describe history in the making?
Tuesday night was a night I will never forget, as I sat there with my mother, my father and my son. It was truly historic. As my 77 year old history professor father said, “Never in my life have I been more thrilled at the outcome of a presidential election. The whole world will be better for it.”
Um, he also said, “”Whoopdee-do!” ”Hotdiggetydog!” and ”Yowsa, yowsa, yowsa!”
With my mom and I, each on a lap top switching hysterically between CNN, MSNBC, and any other news channel we could get ours hands on, we were nervous wrecks. I was flipping frantically between people’s updates on Facebook, a live chat blog on The Huffington Post and The Daily Kos.
That was until Obama won Ohio. And we did the math. And the numbers couldn’t lie. And then… and then, it was nothing but, “Can this really happen? Is this really HAPPENING?!?!”
I still get chills when I remember CNN announcing “We project Barack Obama the winner of this election...” I looked at my mom with tears in my eyes and said, “OF THE WHOLE THING!??!”
We were both weeping when Obama came out, into that over-filled, electric crowd in Chicago. But when I saw Jesse Jackson crying, that’s when I lost it. I knew that this man, whatever your opinion of him, has been through so much. And for him to see this moment happen, well it was all I could do to not hyperventilate in my tears.
Our 44th President sure has his work cut out of him come 1/20/09, (only 75 days left, but who’s counting)however, with BOTH the House, the Senate and with the people of this country behind him, I truly have nothing but HOPE.
The American people spoke loud and clear on Tuesday night. And for the first time, in a long time, I am PROUD to live in this country and to call myself an American.
Yes, We Can.
Yes, We Can.
