What were you doing when the world changed?
Barack Hussein Obama II becomes the 44th President of the United States of America.
I heard on a TV programme this morning one or two commentators saying "oh what a shame he fluffed his words when he was being sworn in". I think Barack's amazing, but he's not a robot - Jeeze! He's a real live human being. He must have been nervous, excited and over-whelmed, especially knowing that gazillions of people were watching him. I would have been more surprised if he didn't fluff a word or two. This lets people know from the get-go that he too is fallible.
On a lighter note: I saw the clip below of Michelle Obama's appearance on Ellen. Anyone who's familiar with Ellen DeGeneres' chat show knows that most of her guests dance their way to the sofa. Michelle showed Ms DeGeneres a move or three.
"How Good Looking is my Wife?" asks Obama!
Let's Dance honey!!
Reverend Joseph E. Lowery's Delivery of the Benediction
Often, as a black British woman who was made by Jamaican parents, I feel like an alien both at home and abroad. I'm British, but sometimes wonder where I belong. My parents are Jamaican, but when I'm in Jamaica I'm not called by my name, I'm called "English". Sometimes, when travelling in Europe and I'm asked where I come from and I say England, I'm not believed. I'm not even talking about people who live in remote hill-sides; I'm questioned by people who make me wonder "don't you watch TV"? So when I witness a large part of the world coming together and agreeing that a change was well overdue and voters were not afraid nor filled with pre-conceived ideas about what skin colour meant and elected a black president to govern over the United States of America, I finally think it's about time for me to stop trying to squeeze myself into a neat little box. I'm a woman of the world just like Barack Obama is a man of the world.
THE WORLD HAS CHANGED AND WE MUST CHANGE WITH IT.
I heard on a TV programme this morning one or two commentators saying "oh what a shame he fluffed his words when he was being sworn in". I think Barack's amazing, but he's not a robot - Jeeze! He's a real live human being. He must have been nervous, excited and over-whelmed, especially knowing that gazillions of people were watching him. I would have been more surprised if he didn't fluff a word or two. This lets people know from the get-go that he too is fallible.
On a lighter note: I saw the clip below of Michelle Obama's appearance on Ellen. Anyone who's familiar with Ellen DeGeneres' chat show knows that most of her guests dance their way to the sofa. Michelle showed Ms DeGeneres a move or three.
"How Good Looking is my Wife?" asks Obama!
Let's Dance honey!!
Reverend Joseph E. Lowery's Delivery of the Benediction
Often, as a black British woman who was made by Jamaican parents, I feel like an alien both at home and abroad. I'm British, but sometimes wonder where I belong. My parents are Jamaican, but when I'm in Jamaica I'm not called by my name, I'm called "English". Sometimes, when travelling in Europe and I'm asked where I come from and I say England, I'm not believed. I'm not even talking about people who live in remote hill-sides; I'm questioned by people who make me wonder "don't you watch TV"? So when I witness a large part of the world coming together and agreeing that a change was well overdue and voters were not afraid nor filled with pre-conceived ideas about what skin colour meant and elected a black president to govern over the United States of America, I finally think it's about time for me to stop trying to squeeze myself into a neat little box. I'm a woman of the world just like Barack Obama is a man of the world.
posted by August Mayfield at
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