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You get two in a row!
Hillary Clinton must be so mad. To explain: She's orginally from Illinois but moved to New York just be a senator. If she has stayed in her home state to run for senate, Obama wouldn't have been elected as a senator and Clinton might have been in Obama's place. But alas, that's not how it worked out. Sucks to be her.
This was a monumental election not because Obama will be the first Black president sworn in. Not because it was my first presidential election that I could vote in. But because for the first time in eight years a Democrat will be president (and will be the majority) meaning that I will remember the history as it happens. I mean the only thing I remember about Clinton is the whole Monica Lewinsky fiasco and learning what impeachment was. I'm not saying that Bush isn't an important president but I am sure that the American people are glad that his term is up. I heard he was rated as the worst president in American history, even worse than Nixon. Now that says something.
Last semester I took a class called “Ghosts That Haunt Us”. (All Umass people should take it if you can). The class was about racism in the Americas. I wish I could take this class again and see what people would say about the election. With Obama as president, I think it shows how far we have come as a country. If Obama had been born a few years earlier, he wouldn’t have even been able to choose where he wanted to sit on a bus or vote and now look at America! The 2008 election shows that maybe racial tension in America has loosened. I think that this election showed not only how stupid McCain was in picking his VP candidate, but also how much more accepting America has become. However, I think that we shouldn't get caulky with this "First". It is a great feat that Americans have overcome but racism still exists and I think that yes this shows how far we've come but it also shows how far we have to go. I mean it's exciting that Obama is "The First Black President" but really his color has (or should have) nothing to do with being president, but unfortunatley the media will portray him based on his race.
I am now fearful of Sarah Palin. I read an article saying that if Palin lost the election there was no way she was going to fade back into the background and I think this is correct. It said that she might run for Senate and eventually President. I think she is a dangerous woman and I am glad that as of now she does not have a lot of power. She's the mayor of Wasilla. A place no one even heard of until she was chosen as John McCain's VP choice.
Last night/early this morning at two in the morning there was an election party. It was actually a good time to be up because I got to talk to a lot of people that I don’t normally talk to during the day because of the time difference. In the Moadon, where the party took place, there was a lecturer, whose only purpose was to explain to the Israeli Political Science majors how a US election works. We had our own pseudo-election and Obama won so we knew it would be a good night/morning. Keep in mind that it was only somewhat biased because there were Israelis and non-American international students. Still, twenty percent voted for McCain. We watched Fox News only because other than BBC, which probably wouldn’t cover the election, it is the only News channel in English. It was really exciting to be there as history made way. For both parties it was a monumental election. Sarah Palin would have been the first female vice president. With two cups of coffee, I was able to make it to six in the morning, and shortly after going outside to see the sunrise, the California votes came in. Obama is officially the president for the next four years. With the winner decided, I took a nap before my 8am class.
Ahhh...history. Wouldn't miss it for the world.
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