I drove down to Washington DC this weekend for the Inauguration festivities for our 44th president Barack Hussein Obama. The spirit was flying high in the air as the crowd sang and danced during the "We are One" concert live from the Lincoln Memorial presented by HBO. Featuring celebrities like Denzel Washington, Tiger Woods, Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks and music from U2, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Shakira, Beyonce, Garth Brooks, Bruce Springsteen and many many more.
When the massive display screens around the National Mall showed President Obama clapping, grooving and singing everyone in the crowd went wild. Little Kids jumped up on top of the hundreds of porta poties for a better view and had be to asked to leave by a squad of 30 MPs and a 12 police on horseback. Even when people were being helped off the potties, they did so in good spirit.
My second favorite part of the Inauguration was the street entrepreneurs selling Obama Merchandise. Something tells me that if John McCain had won the election people would not have been selling rhinestone hats and t-shirts.
The Downtown Washington DC scene over the weekend was packed with many inauguration events and star studded, in the midst of the parties, the glitz and the glamor everyone felt history being was made. Less than 60 years ago schools and public areas were segregated by race and now America has elected its first African American President. This is the American Dream.
Obama's first address to the nation acknowledged the many problems we are facing and the long road ahead, and inspired hope that we will eventually overcome these challenges. The Honeymoon period is officially over. History has already been made. We all know the significance of his election as the leader of the free world.
Now President Obama is accountable for delivering on the promise of "change" that he built his campaign on.
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