Beautiful.
From the Yahoo article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_elections_world_view?full
Rama Yade, France's black junior minister for human rights, told French radio: "On this morning, we all want to be American so we can take a bite of this dream unfolding before our eyes."
and
"What an inspiration. He is the first truly global U.S. president the world has ever had," said Pracha Kanjananont, a 29-year-old Thai sitting at a Starbuck's in Bangkok. "He had an Asian childhood, African parentage and has a Middle Eastern name. He is a truly global president."
How beautiful is that to read? How wonderful is it to know that we're sitting right here, RIGHT NOW, watching history being made? How FUCKING COOL is that?