Incredible

It is November 5th 2008 and last night Barrack Obama won presidency. He gave a phenomenal speech and McCain gave one as well. For once I didn't see politicians fighting over things I can bare;y begin to understand, I saw two good men taking a stand for the dreams and ideals of our country, for my rights and the rights of every American (except the gays). This is by far historical, and beyond history this is phenomenally incredible. Barracks speech was right below Dr. Kings "I Have a Dream". It was very good but not necessarily as good as that.

Actually, now that I think about it, it was better than Dr. Kings speech. Dr. King talked about a world he dreamed to see, and Obama talked about a world that finally was.

I'm watching ABC's "The View", one of my favorite show's because I so had to see Elisabeth Hasselbeck's reaction to the outcome since she was so right wing the whole race. I thought she was going to be very bitter, the girls would begin to yell again and it would be funny as hell when she was told off but I was stunned with her actual reaction.

She said the morning after the election she sat down with her daughter and watched Barack's acceptance speech. Her daughter said "Mom, is that our president?!"

Elisabeth replied "Yes, that is our president now, Barrack Obama is the president of our country!" 

Her daughter then asked, "Well who lost?" And Elisabeth stared at her daughter, Elisabeth had been a strong supporter for McCain. Elisabeth's response blew me away:

"No one lost honey, we all won. This is a triumph for our country, we all won!"

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, you are truly a wonderful, commendable, and honorable American. Despite your differences with others, despite your beliefs and opinions you could still lay all of your cards down on the table, learn from what had been presented to you and accept as well as embrace a victory that is not only mine as a black man; but ours as a country. God bless you, you really are the true meaning of what it means to be an adult and we need more real adults in our world like you.

As much as I may have disagreed with Hasselbeck's points on the view I did agree with the way she presented herself. She gave her opinions and backed them up, the way things should be done. I know what it feels like to be the only rose of red in a field of roses of white. She was the only republican on the show and my senior year in IHS I was the only black person in my class. I was the only gay person in my class. I was the only voice they had to learn those minorities alternative point of views from. I've put up with nigger jokes in that class through Huckleberry Finn, and harassment not so much based on my skin color or sexual orientation as it was for the fact that they just plain and straight up didn't like me but I still gave my opinions and learned from others, even when I didn't agree with them.

Barbara Walters praised the girls on The View, saying this:

"We have argued, we have fought each other but the friendship and respect have still remained." And it has. As the girls on The View laughed and joked with one another, despite their different political views and what ever other differences there may be I feel that America is finally on its way or pretty close to being able to shake hands with one another and say "We are America".