Originally Posted by mark191082
Didn't his speech just make the hairs on your neck stand up. Obama is one of the most compelling men, you could listen to him read a phone book.
I'm not in to politics and don't understand pretty much any of it but i know that this is the best thing that could have happened not just for Ameica but for the rest of the world.
Bring on the movie with Denzel Washington!
I was actually expecting a little more out of his speech. That crowd started forming like 6 hours before he showed up and he only spoke for 20 minutes. It was kind of a greatest hits speech from the last 2 years of campaigning. I'm with you, though, on his speaking. That's why he won a Grammy for reading his book and recording it. His speech about race still makes me cry, and that speech he gave in 2004 made me a believer.
The easy part is over. He won the contest. The hard part is going to be cleaning up this fucking mess. America is in a baaaad way right now. We know the world has problems, but so do we. We're one of the dumbest countries on the planet, we import essentially everything, we have no jobs, we have no money, everyone hates us and we all hate each other.
I think if anyone can pull us out of this, it's Barack Obama, but make no mistake- it ain't gonna be easy. He's a long game player. He's all about strategy. We may not see immediate changes but I think in the long run we will all be better off. I'm not holding my breath for that tax cut, though. The country needs income. As a symbol, Obama means a lot. Let's keep our fingers crossed that as a President he can mean just as much.
EDIT: The last time there were that many people in Grant Park in Chicago, they were getting their heads bashed in by police during the DNC protest of 1968. I think that's worth noting.