>Just came from home, watching people of Chikago celebrating last night;
>I was deeply moved by all that emotion, feeling of hope and happiness expressed by hundreds of thousands of ordinary people who gathered there to wellcome new President.
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>You should be proud of yourselves. You finally got President you deserve.
>One everybody can and have to respect. My sincere congratulations to all of you.
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>God Bless You & All the Best :)

Anyone who reads even the posts on this forum knows this was not everyone's choice. What I think is indisputable, though, is that given our racial history -- slavery, lynchings, hate crimes, riots, discrimination, and not all of it behind us yet -- the election of a black President is a historic event. I am indeed proud of my country today.

Now comes the hard part....