The black guy who's president of that country: Facebook reactions!

Obama's ugliest photo ever. You saw it here first.

Boston, April 2006.

I won’t say anything. (well, I will, but later.)

I will, however, let my friends do the job. These are some of their facebook statuses (statii?) on Election day/night, strictly in chronological order. It’s not just the emotion - it’s also where it comes from: I added the nationality/ethnicity to give you an idea.

Before victory is declared

G (Canadian Palestinian) projects an Obama win with at least 372 electoral votes. Off to bed now. For real.

S (American) is watching CNN over internet and noticed that my office building, including my window, is on TV. Hi Mom! (….huh??)
C (American) OHIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

E (Filipino) is happy for THAT ONE.

B (Mexican) - "Barack Obama Elected President", 5:00 CET. Watching Chicago, Kenya. All cheering and crying. Me too. The poetry in politics. The audacity of hope.
J (Danish MP) is visiting a huge victory party and yes we can :).
I (Nigerian) this is unbelievable history has been made !!!! we need to find our obama in Nigeria!!
K (Greek) is really happy for America... well done !
S (Pakistani American) is proud to call Barack Obama her President.

J (Egyptian) is Obama president, i hope he stays alive. (my top 3!)
C (American) loves loves loves loves.
B (Iranian) what do you think Im doing right now? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! BAREEKALLAH HUSSEIN!!!
A (American) dares to feel optimistic!!! Is it over?!!!!
M (Pakistani) is teary eyed....

Obama’s victory speech.
(BTW, did you see Michelle’s dress? Nice!)

S (Lebanese) is watching history being made and it's called Obama!
J (Republican!) is thinking, "and now the fun starts..." You guys think it was bad when we went after Clinton. Just wait. =)
T (Arab American) has goosebumps.
H (Palestinian American) is WooHoo!!!
R (American) loves her new first lady.
F (Nigerian American) is glad Nevada went blue and she doesn't have to move to Canada and now she is going to the Palms to celebrate Change!
A (Arab Canadian) is woot woot.

Right to left: An American, an Egyptian, a German, a Norwegian, and Korean('s hands).

A couple of hours (and a nap) later.

M (Kashemiri American): "Barack Mubaarak!" inshaa'Allah! Translation: May Barack be blessed/lucky for us all! God willing! Special congrats to African American Brothers & Sisters! :).
S (Moroccan) ... Barack-a men Bush, Mc Cain ghir Obama daba... (note: I have no idea what she wrote).
E (Israeli) is in tears after listening to Obama's victory speech.
D (Spanish) sí nena!!! ('yeah, baby!')
S (Greek American) thanks the international community for their outpouring of support! Σας ευχαριστω!
M (French) lived the Obamania in Brussels!
Y (Chinese) feels good with President Obama and is interested in visiting the town of Obama, Japan.

S (Lebanese in Saudi) is celebrating Obama's victor with a bottle of...Saudi Champagne ;).
A (Haitian American) is finally an UNCONDITIONAL, UNAPOLOGETIC, fullfledged, card-carrying AMERICAN! the weight of our historic burden has lifted off my sholders!
M (Austrian) well done Mr. Obama :), finally the U.S. took the right decision!!!..they 'really' did it.
K (overexcited Norwegian) is YIPPI YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a day!

K became a fan of “Everybody Loves Raymond”. (well, he wasn’t watching I guess.)

Z (Kazakh) is impressed and excited for the United States! Congratulations America!
S (Egyptian) "Will Obama make a difference? Hanshoof! (we will see!)
H (Egyptian) and Obama will be America's 44th but 1st black president. (no shit! I hadn’t noticed!)
C (French) wants to get a green card and join Obama.
D (American in Mongolia) is rejoicing!

M (Irish) says god bless america and no where else!
R (Arab Swede) is we all live in amerika, underbart, coca-cola, wonderbra!
R (Arab American) is thanking God. YES WE DID.
J (American) is living in a better america.

"I can't vote for you but I'll cheer anyway!"

E (French) C'est encore loin, l'Amérique ? (Are we there yet? (in America, that is)
J (French) is Obama à peine élu et c'est déjà jour férié au Kenya. Il est très fort.
J (Brit) wants change to now come to the UK...David Lammy for Prime Minister! ;-)
D (Canadian) is hoping Obama continues the grown-up theme and appoints a few grown-up Republicans to his administration - keep Gates for a while, maybe Hagel, others?
E (African American) There is a black woman in the white house and she is def not the MAID! (my top 3!)
T (Egyptian) is فرحنا ليكو كتيير...عقبال ما نفرح لنا. (we’re very happy for you... hoping we’ll be happy for ourselves, too)
J (Austrian) has never seen such a euphoria, Still got goose bumps from the speech, almost bloody cried!!!
D (American) is America FUCK YEAH!
S (American Indian) likes his coffee like he likes his Presidents. (my top 3!)
J Hussein (Finnish - who just added her new middle name!) is having an amazing day!!!!
H (Egyptian) is saluting Obama, remembering M.L.King, and believing in the power of the dream :).
C (African American) is thinking that last night at The Park in DC was the best night of his life...Obama!
A (Arab American) wants some of whatever everyone else has been taking.
O (Israeli) finally believes it. Yes America, you can.
E (Azeri) While we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond: yes, we can.
S (Lebanese) thinks that the 21st Century started yesterday 11/04/08, eight years too late.


Obama said last night: “The new dawn of American leadership is at hand”

I am under the impression that the level of foreign support to Obama's US is now akin to the immediate aftermath of September 11th. While it is true that O will not be president before a couple of months, he will nonetheless have an unprecedented foreign base. I hope he successfully capitalises on it...
And yes, I could start being cynical (he’s not the nice underdog anymore, he’s a US president...) but I’ll just join the collective euphoria for a little while!

Mabrouk ya rayess Obama!!

Selected previous Obama posts:

How I let down Barack when he needed me the most

Obama's speech to AIPAC, 4 June 2008