Music video tribute: Obama wins 2008 Presidential Election!

A musical tribute to Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election. Video includes the announcement at 11:00 PM Eastern Time, cheering crowds around the country, and Obama's acceptance speech. Song is 'Let Go' by Frou Frou.
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Chicago, IL - This victory is actually more than historic. The election of President-elect Obama marks political progress far broader than race, especially since his campaign prioritized its absence whenever possible. The tens of thousands of people cheering here in Grant Park, at one of the largest election celebrations in history, are not just heralding another barrier broken in America. They are honoring a promise fulfilled - the advancement of a rare political leader who addresses the public honestly, engages his opponents respectfully, and communes with his supporters openly, building an agenda through a participatory politics that empowers organizers and upends civic culture by growing the electorate.

In political terms, that means Obama did not win "red states" on Tuesday by treating them like red states. He did not energize his "base" by neglecting it. He did not convert those famous "swing voters" by pandering with cartoonish paeans to their occupational and cultural identities. After all the soundbites piled up, in fact, it was still Obama who had an actual policy conversation with Joe The Plumber, while McCain invoked the everyman as a distant human prop.

Across the country, with their votes and their activism, people are firmly backing this famous "change" agenda. Some scuffling over credit, priorities and ideology is inevitable, but the core priorities are pretty clear. End the Iraq war; renew the economy; conquer corruption; prioritize alternative energy; pursue universal health care; and renew our civic life with a politics of good faith. It is ambitious, difficult and long overdue.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ari-melber/obamas-victory-as-progres_b_141217.html

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[brinmat]

I hope Palin is the nominee in 2012. I'd love to see Obama win with an even bigger electoral margin.

[cold60433]

Choosing Palin as his VP has to be the biggest mistake he made. I don't actually agree with his positions on most topics but choosing her solidified my distrust in him.

[evansville70]

@poelaertpieterjan wrong the USA is not the next Greece. The USA is the next Soviet Union. Since we last talked the welfare state is collapsing in Italy.

[poelaertpieterjan]

@evansville70 Hm I guess the USA is the next Greece. Too bad you're not willing to see it.

AAA ;-)

[evansville70]

@poelaertpieterjan There has been a welfare in the U.S. for the last 80 years. How is the welfare state working out for Europe? Keep an eye of Portugal beacuse they are the next Greece.

[poelaertpieterjan]

@evansville70 then the us? The us has no wellfare state so it can't collapse.. You guyys go to war with money you don't have. We give it to people who can't pay hospitality. I know what the people prefer!

[evansville70]

@poelaertpieterjan and that is why the welfare state is collapsing faster in Europe then the U.S.

[poelaertpieterjan]

@evansville70

Haha, the deficit of the USA in % is much bigger than most of the EU countrys. You guys spend money on wars, we on health insurance.

[evansville70]

@poelaertpieterjan but you can not say your governments are broke. I am having fun seeing the welfare state collapsing in Europe.

[poelaertpieterjan]

@napoleon99100

I'm from Europe and you may see me as a socialist or living in a socialist europe, but at least we can say that we are not broke when we become sick.

[ugboy1]

@napoleon99100 ha! so Bush is responsible for the soldiers who died while he was president? Clinton, Bush Sr. Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, LBJ, JFK, Eisenhower, Truman, Roosevelt? Soldiers die in war. Get over it! IF a president sent soldiers for an unnecessary war, then you can say he was responsible but remember soldiers don't go to war for their president, they do so for their country.