America... meet the next page in American/Black History! Former Illinois Senator, and newly appointed Commander and Chief of the free world Barack Hussein Obama has won the 2008 Presidential Election. Turning to the next chapter in American history, Barack Obama offers hope, change, and and the promise of a brighter tomorrow! In a race that has lasted 18 grueling months and 2 years in the making, Barack Obama came out the victor and squelched the doubts of the naysayers forever!
Once the race had gone so far, Senator John McCain conceded to defeat and to the end of his own 10 year bid to gain full access to the steps of the White House. McCain called his former rival to concede defeat. "The American people have spoken, and spoken clearly," McCain told disappointed supporters in Arizona. In Senator McCain's speech on the admiration and respect that he has for Obama, his words were greeted by boo's from the audience, but it was to be expected from the losing party.
But when Obama spoke of McCain, he was greeted with applause and cheers! The sign of the "bigger man"!In Obama's acceptacne speech, he stated, "There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face."
President Bush added his congratulations from the White House, where his tenure runs out on Jan. 20. "May God bless whoever wins tonight," he had told dinner guests earlier.
Obama, in his speech, invoked the words of Lincoln and seemed to echo John F. Kennedy.
"So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder," he said.
He and his running mate, Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware, will take their oaths of office as president and vice president on Jan. 20, 2009. McCain remains in the Senate. Sarah Palin, McCain's running mate, returns to Alaska as governor after a tumultuous debut on the national stage. He will move into the Oval Office as leader of a country that is almost certainly in recession, and fighting two long wars, one in Iraq, the other in Afghanistan.
President Dubya Bush called to congratulate Barack Obama
Oprah Winfrey was in the crowd with long time beau Stedman Graham
Spike Lee came out for the monumental moment
Despite the ill words Jesse Jackson spoke against Barack Obama, let's not forget what this moment means to him as well. He marched with Martin Luther King Jr. for this exact moment!
Martin Luther King Jr's sister Christine Ferris King at celebrated tonight at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA
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