Tuesday, January 20, 2009 - Dawn of a New Era Begins Today |
It is an historic day in the US. For those living outside the USA, this particular January 20th is the inauguration day of Barack Obama.
The significance of this President's inauguration cannot be underestimated. Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States of America. He will become the first black man to be elected as leader of his country.
It is my opinion that regardless of any political achievements he may accomplish during his first term as President, Barack Obama will more than likely bring his country closer to unity. By this I mean he will bring together the black and white populations of this country. Watching the TV coverage today of the inauguration, one cannot help notice the hundreds of black and white faces among the spectators in the Mall area. As the new President is a man of color , I hope this will help black Americans learn to respect themselves and each other. I also hope that non-black Americans will respect their new leader, despite not looking much like the previous forty three predecessors.
By the end of this day, the new President will be in office with the "First Family", residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The road ahead for President Obama is long. He has much work to do, in particular inheriting ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. I wish him well as my first President, especially representing his country overseas. May he do a better job than his predecessor. |
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Former Londoner, now living in Durham, NC since 2002.
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