When I was born in 1967 my parents were part of a historic decade in world history when Neil Armstrong as the the first human being walked on the Moon later in 1969. I often thought if I will ever take part in a similar moment …?
Today while reading and listening to Barack Obama’s speech he held last night my wife and I were joking that once in the future we will tell our sons that we all today will have been part of a similar moment in history. However beside joking I think it’s true and I congratulate the U.S. nation on having made their choice!
The downside of this all is that the comedy shows (also here in Europe) will now have to seek for another ‘object’ instead of Sarah Palin. However thanks to YouTube and the likes we are part of these moments and the stories connected to them and they will last and entertain us for quite a while.
As a strong believer in the power of Social Media I am therefore more than happy to point you to this brilliant little serenade two Americans performed recently … You can be sure that these archives will be re-activated once Sarah Palin shall dare to run for President in 2012 as the rumours go.
Yes We Can! … remember the mess G.W. Bush and his ultra-conservative allies have left for us! Enjoy the video:
jkh Says:
November 5th, 2008 at 21:49Visit jkh
wonderful day, beautiful speech.
a social system built on diversity, individuality, mutual respect and empathy - driven forward by a leader with a vision and the cleverness and instinct not to promise his people in their tv-chairs a blossoming future, but rather to mobilize and integrate each and every one in the coming effort with some well measured blood sweat and tears lines - “… the road ahead will be long. our climb will be steep…”
this is truly the stuff that leaders are made of.
a great man - who - no doubt - works with great speech writers.
may he work with many equally great people along our way. and may he bring out and inspire greatness for a long, long time.
and may his daughters enjoy their new puppy that they have so clearly earned.
wonderful day, beautiful speech.
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here also a piece by the performance artist, musician and writer Momus that captures yesterday’s atmosphere nicely
http://imomus.livejournal.com/412130.html
jkh Says:
November 6th, 2008 at 23:43Visit jkh
weil es so schoen ist und der vollstaendigkeit halber
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/matt/