- "I have a young son and now I can rejoice in the fact that he isn't just going to want to be the next big rap star. He can add President of the United States to his list of possibilities" - A young black woman comments on the election of Barack Obama.
- Chicago may well be able to leverage the results of this election to leapfrog Tokyo as the prime candidate for the host of the 2016 Olympics. There's a billion tourist dollars, just like that, thankyouverymuch.
- This day is now a national holiday in Kenya, where Barack's family is from.
- Comments are coming in from former US friends around the world saying things like "We are in love with America again".
Congratulations Barack, you worked hard for this moment. You overcame almost unimaginable odds to get to where you are. You deserve it.
Now get to work, you have quite a mess to clean up.
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