Barack Obama. One of the most inspirational men today. I swear, I feel a little bit better about where this country is going every time this man speaks. He has some powerful words.I felt prideful when he was announced into the room...The President of the United States. &I just want to point out how popular this man is, it took him a while to finally get up to that podium. Everyone wanted to shake his hand. Everyone stood up and applauded, everyone cheered for him. You can tell that he is so well put together, and not to mention handsome (: AND ALSO, his wife? Michelle Obama is beautiful, for the First Lady. She has impeccable style as well.
I'm glad that he's not hiding behind the podium and the truth. When he was running for President he had a different tone, (and this was mentioned soon there after the speech) he was almost scaring the nation about the state of the economy, that we might not be able to pull out of this. But in this speech he was more optimistic &hopeful. But they also mentioned, that in a sense he was preparing the nation for what was to come. I've been fucked by the economy, especially my father. &my father is one of the strongest men I know...he's been through so much shit, but he still does everything and anything he can to continue working to support our family. The impact of the recession is REAL. I'm not gonna go on about the economy cos I don't want to be here all night.
I think what inspired me, or touched me the most, was when he spoke about education. If there's one thing I can grab from all of the things my parents have taught me, it would be "Go to school, get an education, get a degree, and get a career! In this world, without an education or a career, you're no one." It's so true. Even Obama mentioned it, in the global economy the most valuable skill is your knowledge. The way he spoke about high school dropouts should have been a smack in the face to all those kids who dropped out, mostly for no reason. I even felt like...DAMN GOOD THING I DIDN'T DROP OUT, DON'T WANNA DISAPPOINT OBAMA! Lol. &Not to mention that little girl from South Carolina. "We're not quitters" That's amazing that the children of America realize that we're not gonna go down without a fight. People told her that they had no chance, no hope. It's incredible how much that girl had, to write to congress. My boyfriend (a Marine...Obama acknowlegded them yayy :D) even said, "I want to print that out &post it up...it seems like we've forgotten that...that's like our motto...we're not quitters." &It's true, we're a nation that does not quit.
Aright, well anyway...I gotta get to sleep. It's 12:36am &I have an 8am class. &I have terrible sleeping patterns, so if I start trying to get to sleep now...I just might fall asleep....eventually. OKAY! Nighhttt. ( :
