I keep crying and being all sentimental and proud of my country and all that. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?
The world's celebration of our new president is so adorably heartwarming, I just have to share a couple of the mad cute stories.
- Obama's great great great grandfather is from Moneygall, Ireland. The town of Moneygall is hoping for a tourist boom as a result. Obama said he wants to make it over there and have at pint. They even have a song for him: "O'Leary, O'Reilly, O'Hare and O'Hara, there's no one as Irish as Barack O'Bama." Story here. You Tube song here.
- The Indonesian elementary school that Obama went to from age 7-9, where they were Hawaiian shirts as their uniform (sorta), went wild on Wednesday at the news of their alum's success. Double Recess!!! Awesome!!!! Sooooo cute quotes: "We're so proud!" Alsya Nadin, a spunky 10-year-old in pink-framed glasses, said as fellow classmates poured onto the playground and started chanting "Obama! Obama!"..."It's amazing to know that the man who will be the next president of the United States studied here, at our school!" said 11-year-old Muhamad Yodi. Full story here.
- And then there's the Japanese. Why in the world they're so excited I haven't the slightest, but I love how they make Obama's name sound like it's originally Japanese instead of Kenyan in origin... Oh wait! It's because IT IS a Japanese word: it's the name of a town in Japan. The residents of the fishing village of Obama, Japan are superpsyched. HILARIOUS You Tube video here.
Man, my heart feel warm in fuzzy right now. I don't know if I can take it. I'll just think about how disappointed I am in California for being so homophobic. There, my lack of faith in humanity has been restored. Phew. Close one.
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