I know this is not a film related matter but i had to post a note about the fantastic results of the US elections. A Democratic house, a Democratic senate and most importantly Barack Obama headed to the White House (and Sarah Palin headed back to Alaska hopefully never to be heard from again!)
John McCain made a gracious concession speech about 4:20/30am London time this morning, and i can't help thinking that if that John McCain, the one whose voice is so clear in Hard Call, his recent book, had run this campaign he'd have done better (that and not having Palin) but i believe the best man won. I now look forward to seeing whether Obama can achieve any of what he sets out to but i believe he believes he can and i hope that in 4 years, in 10 years, in 50 years this day is seen as a great day not just an historic day (as it also undoubtedly is).
I am exhausted having watched until after President-Elect Obama's victory speech, which ended around 5:30am here, but i am elated and it's all balancing out.
This e-mail was sent by the Obama campaign just before that to his supporters this morning:
"I'm about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first. We just made history. And I don't want you to forget how we did it. You made history every single day during this campaign -- every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it's time for change. I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign. We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I'll be in touch soon about what comes next. But I want to be very clear about one thing... All of this happened because of you. Thank you, Barack"
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