the 44th
the scene: a college cafeteria. a mob of people are crowded around a flat screen TV. there are no seats left, as many have asked others they don't know if "those seats are taken?" and sat down with a complete stranger.
what has happened: president Obama has just been sworn in as president.
huge applause. one woman continues to applaud, yelling loudly. after the noise has quieted she continues, beside herself. she erupts as if she were in church, "god almighty, god almighty, we are free at last!" I look at her, study her wet eyes and feel a rush of emotion. the next line is what really gets me: "I never thought I would live to see this day"
I totally lost it with her. What an amazing day to be alive, and to be an American.
what has happened: president Obama has just been sworn in as president.
huge applause. one woman continues to applaud, yelling loudly. after the noise has quieted she continues, beside herself. she erupts as if she were in church, "god almighty, god almighty, we are free at last!" I look at her, study her wet eyes and feel a rush of emotion. the next line is what really gets me: "I never thought I would live to see this day"
I totally lost it with her. What an amazing day to be alive, and to be an American.