I sat glued to the TV this morning to watch the historic moment in the US unfold. Nearly all Indian channels have been telecasting live the sequence of vote-counting – tying up with the Fox, the NBC, etc. – but I settled with the time-tested BBC where David Frost was holding the center stage with aplomb.
The US presidential election 2008 has been unprecedented, and judging from the avalanche of congratulatory messages pouring in from all over the world (an example) there is no doubt Obama’s win has kindled a rarest of rare chain of hope and aspiration across the globe.
This is phenomenal to say the least.
What exactly is there in him that catapults him to such great heights? Is he only a big hype, or there is lot of substance too? We’ll get the answers soon after the first ‘black’ US president steps into the ‘White House’ come Jan 2009.
Meanwhile here is his first speech in Grant Park, Chicago today morning India time accepting people’s verdict.
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