Well it's finally upon us. The moment many have been waiting for years for. A african american in the white house used to be a ridiculous idea that was laughed at by the masses. And now, it's reality.
This past Tuesday president-elect, Barack Obama, became president of the United States. The whole day was filled with excitement. You could feel the energy in the air. School had t.v's throughout the building so people could watch the passing of the torch from Bush to Obama. There were some dull moments but it was enough to keep me on my toes.
The hostess, senator from cali, was good. The pastor who prayed, also from cali, did an exceptoinal job. I enjoyed seeing the Obamas chillin in the audience. I felt like Barack looked mad nervous when he was walking out. Aretha Franklin sang a patriotic song which left more to be desired. My girl Beyonce killed her performance of "At Last" which the Obamas danced to at their nieghborhood ball. However, I wasn't feeling her dress.
The next day rumors spread about how the person swearing in Barack messed up and therefore techinically he wasnt pres. The haters called shananigins but in the end nothing was changed and Obama didnt have to re-take the vow.
It's crazy to think about the struggle black people have been through in this country for hundreds of years. For a partly black man to be running this country, and possibly be the most powerful man in the world, speaks volumes about how this nation has changed. There is alot of pressure on him. If he doesnt deliver some type of change the nay-sayers will win and have an excuse to say "see, we knew he wasn't going to change anything". But I believe in Obama and I'm hoping these next 4 years are the shit
This past Tuesday president-elect, Barack Obama, became president of the United States. The whole day was filled with excitement. You could feel the energy in the air. School had t.v's throughout the building so people could watch the passing of the torch from Bush to Obama. There were some dull moments but it was enough to keep me on my toes.
The hostess, senator from cali, was good. The pastor who prayed, also from cali, did an exceptoinal job. I enjoyed seeing the Obamas chillin in the audience. I felt like Barack looked mad nervous when he was walking out. Aretha Franklin sang a patriotic song which left more to be desired. My girl Beyonce killed her performance of "At Last" which the Obamas danced to at their nieghborhood ball. However, I wasn't feeling her dress.
The next day rumors spread about how the person swearing in Barack messed up and therefore techinically he wasnt pres. The haters called shananigins but in the end nothing was changed and Obama didnt have to re-take the vow.
It's crazy to think about the struggle black people have been through in this country for hundreds of years. For a partly black man to be running this country, and possibly be the most powerful man in the world, speaks volumes about how this nation has changed. There is alot of pressure on him. If he doesnt deliver some type of change the nay-sayers will win and have an excuse to say "see, we knew he wasn't going to change anything". But I believe in Obama and I'm hoping these next 4 years are the shit
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