Hail To The Chief

It’s been a very long campaign, a very tiring battle with a lot of boiling blood. I’m glad that it’s finally over and now I’m ecstatic about the future. We’ve all imagined what it’ll be like if Obama won the Presidency; picturing him reclining in the Oval Office, raising his right arm on inauguration day, but still it hit me so hard seeing the headline on CNN. Obama wins presidency. It was a sudden wave of emotion that swept over me, not to sound like a sound byte or a commercial, it was as if hope began to stir in me as I watched the news. Especially for me and my family, the hardships we’ve come by and the change that awaits us. Watching Reverend Jesse Jackson, an African American  who himself have ran for Presidency, cry tears of joy moved me. What a historic moment this was. Centuries from now, children will open textbooks and learn about Washington, Lincoln, FDR, Obama, and only imagine what it would be like to have been alive at such a time. I was a little teary eyed to witness such an event. The entire country, the entire world all held its breath to see who the most powerful man in the world will be. I also liked Senator McCain’s concession speech. We all can agree that Senator McCain is a good guy, a good politician, and a national hero who has been antagonized by the GOP. Palin’s still not an adequate candidate for VP. But I’ve realized now that it’s not really McCain I dislike, it’s those propaganda driven voters I dislike.

I am not disappointed that I was unable to vote in the most historic election of our lifetime. I was not indifferent; I said what I needed to be said and campaigned for change. I honestly feel like I have voted just by being active and voicing what I believed in whether I am an American or not. Despite what paperwork says, despite birthrights, despite culture, despite law, I call myself an American. Though I am stripped of many liberties and many rights that are only granted to US citizens, I am grateful for the opportunities that have been given to me here. I do not see myself as a citizen of Taiwan nor do I see you as a citizen of the United States. We are citizens of the world divided. There is no difference between me and you for we are all human, we are all the same flesh and bone, we are all made from the same clay.

To the republican voters, the McCain supporters, the elephants, the GOP, this was a long fought battle and I am sorry that so many tempers had flared over time. The USA has been polarized during this election but as a new president emerges, we must break our walls and stand behind our Commander in Chief just as Democrats did behind Bush. Like Voltron, we must come together like lions and work as a unified body.

On a side note, I had an assignment to predict which states will go to whom by gathering sources online and studying polls. It turns out that I predicted this election 100% correctly. I’ll be getting some extra credit points, thank you very much.

God Bless America.

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