what i saw tonight...

i saw history being made. i watched as the nation overwhelmingly voted in the first black president of the united states. truly amazing. if only dr king were here to see this.

i saw america overwhelmingly choose to uphold the politics of hope over the politics of fear.

i saw america choose to put this country on track to restoring our standing in the international community. in this global community, each person on our planet is our neighbor, and tonight, i saw my country choose to support a candidate who loves those neighbors as he himself is loved.

i saw america choose a candidate who understands that the issues that challenge this country go beyond binary ideological warfare. i saw america choose a candidate whose intelligence drives him to tackle the root causes of problems, not just their symptoms.

i saw my generation take a stand against accusations of apathy. i saw my generation help turn this country towards a new day of hope, redemption, and a brighter future.

i saw fellow people of faith choose a man who truly embodies what it means to walk the walk.

i saw fellow people of faith utter racists comments in response to their new president-elect.

i saw fellow people of faith insinuate that god's will would only be done if mccain were elected. i saw fellow people of faith insinuate that the end times are nearer because of obama's election. i saw fellow people of faith suggest that obama is the antichrist. (as a side note...i'm tempted to write down the names of everyone who says they are scared now, or who said the country is headed for bad times, or said things like 'oh crap' when the results came in, and i want to go talk to them in two years, and ask them how they're doing. yeah. also, if the country does head into worse times, how is it not president bush's fault after what he drove the economy to and how he tarnished our foreign relations?)

i saw the american people unite under president-elect obama.

i saw barack obama win the election for president of the united states without the help of the supreme court or lost ballots.

i saw history.