November 5th, 2008
WE DID IT YA’LL! HISTORY WAS MADE TONIGHT! BARACK OBAMA IS NOW THE NATION’S 44TH PRESIDENT. HE IS THE FIRST EVER, AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT. TONIGHT OBAMA SPOKE TO HIS SUPPORTERS AND SAID “CHANGE HAS COME TO AMERICA” AN ESTIMATED 125,000 PEOPLE GATHERED TO SEE OBAMA ACCEPT HIS VICTORY IN GRANT PARK CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. CHANTS OF “YES, WE CAN!” WERE HEARD THROUGHOUT HIS SPEECH. I AM SO PROUD OF THIS COUNTRY TODAY, I AM SO PROUD OF MY FELLOW AMERICANS. THE TEENS, THE YOUNG ADULTS, THE OLDER ADULTS, THE SENIORS, ANY AND EVERYONE WHO WENT OUT, TOOK THE TIME TO VOTE, THE ONES WHO ACTUALLY WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I APPLAUD EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE GOT TOGETHER AS A WHOLE, AND MADE HISTORY. WE MADE MARTIN LUTHER KING’S DREAM A REALITY. WE MADE THE BIGGEST LEAP TOWARDS PROGRESS TONIGHT. WE MADE A CHANGE. CONGRATULATIONS MICHELLE OBAMA, CONGRATULATIONS BARACK OBAMA. YOUR A STAND UP GUY. I CAN’T WAIT TO SPEND THE NEXT 4 YEARS UNDER YOUR GUIDANCE!
Check out Silent on his way to vote for the first time & Sira’s reaction to Obama’s win!
Silent
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k97M_ep2g3g]
Sira
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNfDNtGTJ4g]