Dear All,
Let me sum up this evening.
Frances is away so I’m on my own with D&W. I’d been invited to quite a few Obama events due to my support (vocally and financially). I had to turn them down because I chose to be with my kids. When Obama was declared the winner I experienced a nine and seven year old running around the room screaming. When I explained to Diva (9) who Jesse Jackson was and why he was crying she broke out in tears. She then said that "this is the first time in my life I’ve cried in joy."
There are no words than can explain what a momentous evening this was, the closest I could come was when my parents woke me up to see Neil Armstrong step on the moon. The fact that Barack Obama has inspired so many young children to take an interest in politics is amazing no matter what your political persuasion may be. For me – seeing Jesse Jackson (who was a Hillary Clinton supporter) in tears, and understanding that he fought alongside MLK for racial equality, witnessing an African American winning the presidency in his own lifetime will live with me forever.
Congratulations to all of you who voted. It was an amazing and historic night.
Your fellow American.
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