I didn’t think it was real until I saw…

This was posted by a reader on Stereohyped:

I got up early to get to my polling place, so I could vote and get to work. I got there and the line was wrapped around the building. Now you know when black folks gotta wait in line they get angry. But to my delight everyone was smiling and happy and just amazed that so many people came out to vote that early in the morning. It warmed my heart to see young ladies and men out, excited about voting for the first time, and to see older people there with tears in their eyes exclaiming how proud they are for this to happen in their lifetime. I swear if the crowd had broken out into Kumbaya…I would have not been surprised.

cnn.com

Obama:

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

Obama’s TuTu (grandmother), Madelyn Dunham, died today in Hawaii after a battle with cancer.

Barack Obama and his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng issued this statement:
“She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure.”