Wednesday
05Nov2008
This is our Moon Landing
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 12:34PM 
It is really hard to describe how I feel today, the election of Barack Obama is a true inflection point for our society. I wasn't alive when Americans landed on the Moon, but I have to imagine it felt a little like last night.
I have to admit that I was old enough to understand both. I was and still am amazed by all the hard work and innovation that went into landing men on the moon. But this story has been amazing and so much more emotional, and full of hope. The moon landing seemed like the end of a major effort; this feels like a fresh start with many possibilities.
Carl Madson
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There were eight graduate students sitting around in a beautiful living room in cow-town San Luis Obispo, not a dry eye in the house, staring in awe at our new President on the screen. My heart was overwhelemed with pride, relief, jubilation. I couldn't stop smiling and tearing up. Listening to words spoken with such eloquence, sincerity, and just what we needed to hear. What a change, my oh my, from the man who made my blood boil, who didn't acknowledge us normal Americans. Hell, Obama acknowledged the WORLD. "Thank God almighty, Free at Last!"