barack obama - what a day!

watching the most historically relevant event of my time unfold on cnn is overwhelming. it's a mixture of hope, joy, and praying the day goes off without a hitch. this is it. this is the day we will remember forever. the day a black man became president with a 78% approval rating.

i dunno about you, but i was a bit of a history nerd and i grew up thinking i was born into a boring generation. a generation in which no real causes are being fought, like the civil rights movement or the anti-war demonstrations of the 60s. i always sort-of wished i'd been born back then.

now, i take that back. this is bigger than jfk and martin luther king. this is the biggest breakthrough for civil rights since slavery was abolished. this is bigger than the vietnam war, because he is replacing the most disgusting leader since hitler. this is bigger than anything my parents have lived through.

i still can't believe this is happening. i can't believe it happened in my lifetime. i feel so lucky to be alive right now.

congratulations, americans, on finally letting your voices be heard, on your first african american president and on the first day in a very, very long time the world is looking at you with envy.

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posted by Courtney at 7:10 a.m.

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