Obama: Red or blue

Tomorrow is an awaited morning. Thousands of people will gather in Washington, DC to witness a historic moment when Barack Obama the newly elected President of United States will be sworn in as the President of United States. His election as the President of United States, marked a victory for all those voices who were silenced because of the virtue of their birth. It showed the world that if you want to, you can make it. You don’t have to stop because of who you are. What really counts in this world is what you can do.

When I came to the United States, in 2004, I witnessed the re-election of President Bush. I was too new to this country to understand the politics here, yet I was challenged to write an essay on the campaign for one of my courses. I watched the numerous TV campaign ads but all I remember from that campaign was that color blue represented Democrats and red represented Republicans. The election of President Bush held no charm for the American public. I saw numerous posters commenting on his bad vocabulary or his ability to handle situations such as Iraq war.

But this year, elections mattered.  It is no more about the color blue or red. It is about the President of United States, the most coveted chair in this country. It was important to Americans who was going to lead them. They have learnt their lesson, that leaders matter. It is important to choose a leader based on their ability and not because of pedigree. So they left the comforts of their homes, to tirelessly campaign for their leader. To listen to him and to see whether he will lead this country and the world into the promised future, where humanity will walk a new path. A new world in which your color and race won’t matter.

I hope tomorrow we witness that new dawn