Comments on: Where Were You When You Heard the US Had Elected Its First African American President Barack Obama?

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:59:48 +0000

I was @ an Irish Pub in Mendocino, CA. This being the first election that I have lived in a blue state and a very liberal area, I was very excited to be among so many like-minded folks. The mood was very celebratory, lots of cheering and toasts were made, and many were teary-eyed and smiling during Obama's speech. It was great to be a part of such a historic election, and I'm so glad to see this country embrace the change we so desperately need. Let's just hope Obama lives up to his campaign promises…

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:52:38 +0000

I have been goose bumps reading your stories. I wish I could have heard the cheers in the streets! I loved how Jon Stewart said last night people were making eye contact in the streets of NYC.

By: Nessa

Nessa — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:12:21 +0000

Yes, it was so exciting for us to hear of Obama becoming our next President! It will always be a

fond memory. We were in downtown Portland Oregon

and there were cheers and chanting of "Yes we can."

By: elsa

elsa — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:57:14 +0000

I was trapped at home with my leg high in the air, recovering from surgery from a broken ankle. I missed every party and didn't hear a single person cheering on the street in my quiet neighborhood. I still won't believe Obama won until I can go outside again.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:23:37 +0000

My wife and I watched it all unfold on TV from the East Coast. 11pm rolled around and they finally called it. We struggled to stay awake through midnight but felt we had no other option than to watch a historic speech. We were blessed with 2 – John McCain's was the most gracious resignation speech ever. Simply a class act. I always liked the guy (living in AZ for many years), but he really is a class act.

But to hear the Obama speech live on TV was really awesome. And I mean that as in creating "awe" not that it's "cool". In the last 20 years of my adult life I have been there to watch many things live: the shuttle "late for arrival" as I read the ticker, the breaking news of a plane that crashed into the World Trade Center and people wondering why, the shock and awe attack on Iraq, and many others. But to watch something as hopeful and positive live on TV was incredible. It makes me realize how the last generation felt when they talk about where they were when man landed on the moon.

By: Timothy B. Hurst

Timothy B. Hurst — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:17:32 +0000

I was plastered to the television surfing between 6 or 7 cable and broadcast networks as well as following returns online. And yes, I'm a total political geek. Made a martini to celebrate.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:58:16 +0000

in bed in London. Woke up and checked it on my phone with BBC Mobile. Tried to stay up but failed!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:51:21 +0000

I was at a friend's dorm, and we had been watching CNN's election tracker online. It had been a while since I had checked it, and my girlfriend called and said "we have a president". My friends and I checked the tracking, and saw Obama had a very decisive lead, and shouted out the window that he won. Soon we heard shouting and screaming, and when we went outside, there was a huge group of people on each side of the street going through our campus, celebrating. We joined in, and soon after, they went into the street and walked through the town while the police followed, blocking off streets for the crowd. I was so proud of my generation that night.

By: Chris Milton

Chris Milton — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:46:07 +0000

In the UK, watching it all on TV. I got so excited I went off and bought (and ate) some crumpets — that's British reserve getting all wobbly for you!

By: Jennifer Lance

Jennifer Lance — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:11:50 +0000

Wish I would have been where you were Clayton. I regretted not going to a Dem. party to watch the results.