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et’s be honest. We can all breathe a
very big sigh of relief. We can somehow
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now feel a far brighter future. ‘Yes we can!’
as every Democratic supporter has been
chanting in unison. Why? America has,
for the first time in over a decade, voted
unanimously for a new president. No need
for a recount, no uncertainty, no outcry or By Fraser Gibb_
confusion. Plain and simple; Barrack Obama They Are
is now to be the 44
th
President of the United
States of America.
And it all happened incredibly quickly. Just as
the last polls closed at 8pm PST on Tuesday
4
th
November, every news network across the
nation announced Obama as the winner of
a-Changing
the presidency as he reached the magic 270
electoral votes without even breaking sweat.
And better still, Obama managed to turn the
battle ground states of Idaho, Virginia, New There has been an unruly backlash toward
Mexico and Florida into blue states while Palin, many claiming she is the downfall of the in anything remotely political have stood
also encouraging thousands of new younger McCain campaign, her rapid increase as the up and done something about it this time
voters to go to the polls. Sweeter still, Alaska butt of everyone’s jokes and impersonations around. But money aside, this overwhelming
turned their backs on their own Governor Palin certainly not helping her cause. Palin went victory speaks volumes for the USA and
in favour of Barrack. A party atmosphere took from top to bottom within the two months sheds some light into the lives of the majority
over as people lined the streets, car horns she spent as McCain’s running mate, and of this country. The fortune 500 may ‘suffer’
and cheers everywhere you turned. A whole with all due respect, just couldn’t turn it the most, but this is the shift in culture that
nation has turned direction within 24 short back around. Many questions have been is essential to kick start a revolution that has
hours, and it’s like a massive weight has been raised about the management of McCain’s been well overdue. And Obama has already
taken off the public’s minds. Now America campaign, and on this basis of his final picked this line-up to start the smooth
seemingly has somewhere to go. speech, it appeared to show the ‘real’ transition into White House.
McCain that perhaps his campaign criteria
It must have come as quite a shock to the did not allow to shine through. Of course The White House... soon to have a black man
opposition. Or did it? John McCain’s speech this may be pure speculation but something in charge. Go back 50, even 20 years and tell It’s an exuberant and sobering time to be a
was one of pure serenity, respect and goodwill wasn’t done right when the final electoral an American, tell anyone, that’s what would part of. It’s a change we have all been waiting
towards his political counterpart. Though, count reads Obama 364, McCain 163. happen in 2008. A polite snigger would be for. It won’t be easy, it won’t go smoothly all
with every mention of that ‘dirty’ Democratic your friendliest response. But some people the time, but it will leave its mark, a more
name saw the defeated Republican crowd in It has been well documented that Obama’s forget to remember that America now has positive one than not. A quote I heard
Phoenix drown out their leader with jeers, so campaign had far more financial reserves its ‘ethnic minorities’ in the majority. Within summed it up beautifully for me. There are
much so that McCain had to politely ask his than the Republicans, again showing the a few days of this historical vote, these facts some simple variations on this but it reads
audience to shut up. Palin then stood side of sheer dedication, support and determination have become more prominent and those like this: ‘Rosa Parks sat, so Martin Luther
stage and was quite obviously shaken by the from all those connected with the Democratic who chose to be ignorant to in them in the King could walk, so Obama could run, so our
whole experience. party. People otherwise never involved past are now forced to sit up and listen. children can fly.’ And fly they might.
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