The moment the election was called is one I'll never forget -- the gasps, the screaming, the incredulous looks from people who thought that they hadn't heard right, and then the tears of joy. People were hugging each other, shouting, crying. I will especially remember the reactions of the older African Americans around me. Long after the screams and chants had died down, they stood there silently with tears in their eyes. This was a long, long time coming.
Oh, what a night.
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Thanks for this Mona, and do post more as and when you recover!
I do hope that this inspires the whole world and brings in young, fresh political leaders to replace the cynical, corrupt self serving ones we have today even here.
Lets really hope that this is the beginning of better days for the world, and not some false dawn!
this is great stuff mona. 200000 people, really?
you should continue to write in this space, dont you think?
Danny
I had never seen such a huge, huge mass of humanity in Grant Park before -- and that's the site of all sorts of over-crowded festivals every summer weekend.
60 days is 60 days (more or less, anyway)! I probably have a couple more posts to write but then I have to try and remember what I used to do before this and go back to it... or find something entirely new to write about on a whole new blog. Thanks for reading!!
Flowergirl, that's my very sincere hope too. Obama has put the government back in the hands of the people and I think it is up to us... up to me for one... to not forget that getting involved is the *only* way.
Hi Mona,
What impressed me most about this election is the way everyone got involved. Instead of sitting in their armchairs during the elections and later whining about why their candidate had lost, people were out there fighting for what they believed in. And I experienced the excitement of the US elections and realised the depth of involvement from the people because of you. Thanks!
And yes, I hope you'll continue writing on the progress of Obama's presidency.
Hey Mona
I thought about you when I got up at 7am Delhi time to watch the election coverage. How great it must have been to be there...But it was quite moving anyway just sitting in this room. Next time I'm in the States I hope I get a chance to see you and hear your version of this event.
Love,
Kristen
This truly was a worldwide event... your energy fed into the many volunteers here. It certainly gave me that extra push whenever it was needed (like in that last week when talking to bigoted voters got too much to handle at one point). So thank you! This was your doing too.
well yes, you should continue. You should have seen the delhi papers this morning, it was like the indian president had been elected. Do you think the positions taken by newspaper majors played a big role there?
I think that people's interest here in what other countries said about the candidates are of passing interest AT BEST. What other countries' newspapers said were of very little interest. Now, however, there is a LOT of interest in world reaction.
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