It really is.
I'm more than a little drunk, or as we say around these parts, hammered. That said:
This is a new day for America. A day of change where a nation of isolationist xenophobes overwhelmingly elected a black man to lead them. The greatest nation on Earth who for all her faults, has lifted a man to the highest seat of power who inspires, but who is not perfect, a young man who holds the promise of a new generation of Americans ready to impress their stamp upon the world. A nation who, with this choice, potentially breaks free of all of the growing pains of her youth. A nation who has transcended race, who has transcended the politics of personal destruction and who has, at last, come of age in the world.
The free people of the world should righteously rejoice today, for this man, this choice, has the potential to unite us as a planet. This man has the chance to tap into the greatness of America and elevate us, and the people of the world to a place where the hungry no longer starve, the sick no longer die for lack of wealth, and men and women no longer suffer because of their sexual orientation.
It won't be easy, of course. Change requires a fight. Our time is now, though. If you want to effect change, your job is not over tonight. Push, and peruse, and hold Obama to the standard we believe he can meet. Power corrupts, and this man is likely no exception, but the time is now. Your time is at hand. Make the most of it. I've waited my whole life for this moment, as has many of you, let us not squander it with lazy complacency. The world can be a vastly improved place in the next few years, but only if we relentlessly peruse what we know to be right. Only if we overwhelm the forces of bigotry with egalitarianism and logic.
Do not stop the fight. It is not over. Never stop, never settle. Your time is here, opportunity is knocking. Answer the door.
Unless you're Gabaji, of course. Then you're pretty much boned.
-Smash