Just before 11pm Tuesday November 4, 2008 we knew Barack Obama would be the next president of the United States and the celebration started immediately. I was at a friend's house in Silver Spring, MD. We smiled, laughed, hugged, screamed, raised drinks, cried, and sighed. We had done it. Everyone in the room had not only voted for Obama but also volunteered for the campaign. Sure we all follow politics but none of us ever participated beyond voting. This was ours. We had worked to make our country better even though we sometimes doubted the country was ready to be better. The excitement in the room was palpable--we had to do something. We were happy to find people doing something in the city.
Washington, DC was amazing. I have never celebrated the way we did. An entire city, made up of all people, in the streets. ALL PEOPLE. White, Black, Hispanic, Asian--AMERICAN! All of us proud of what we had done and hopeful for a better future. Age, race, gender, orientation, nationality didn't matter--we hugged stangers. All of us excited--we had taken a stand--our voices were heard! WE DID IT!!!
We had defined our generation...
2a.m. in front of the White House
3a.m. U Street
Lets get to work.
1 comment:
Yes we DID! wooooo! I was stuck in a conservative mountain town screaming on my balcony..lol. The celebration in DC looks awesome... maybe i missed it a lil. GOOOOBAMA!
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