"filipinos look in awe and envy with america's victory. our brand of politics have gone to the dogs. nevertheless, obama is indeed an inspiration to the world."
this is the coolest election coverage ever. technology interfacing with history, totally nifty. facebook statuses from members around the globe stream per millisecond screaming to the whole world what they feel on this historic moment while a blow-by-blow flash video coverage by cnn reels on the side. and my status caught in the site for a few milliseconds with a statistically improbable hope that it will be read by the cnn anchors. from the metrics, 2000 status messages per minute. phew!
he's not a rockstar. nor a tennis hotshot. he just happens to be the president of the united states of america. the first african-american at that. but why the hype? aside from the previous point, people see him as an instrument for change. he will step in the bigger political arena with a tall order. it's gonna be a tough job but somebody's got to do it. obama is the man of the moment. and for the moments to come.
the inauguration of barrack obama is a success story. watching the coverage with waves of americans swarming the lincoln memorial is an awe-inspiring sight for me as a filipino. politically, america is everything we're not. watching them beaming with pride as they strut their flags makes me wonder, when will we be proud of our country again? but if they can, i dare say, yes, the filipino can.
now back to the coverage...
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