2008 U.S. Presidential Elections Synopsis Part 1

Fourty-eight days to January 20, 2009, before the spectacular fanfare of the historic 44th United States Presidential Inauguration, when an African-American takes center-stage and recite the oath on first entering office specified in Article II, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect,  and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

The theme for the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama is “A New Birth of Freedom,” which honors the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. People scrambling to get the hottest “non-existent” tickets in town. Yes, “non-existent” because they are not issued yet and there are scammers selling them for $1000+ already. So if you contemplate of buying them through the web, STOP IT NOW.  These tickets are FREE and you get them from any U.S. Congress and Senate Officials and usually they are only allotted with a couple of hundred tickets depending on their constituents. Some public officials have even started doing lottery to be fair. You cannot get these if you are not American constituent in that district that the particular elected official (or ask your American friends).

Washington D.C. is expecting about 1M visitors and a massive planning is taking place to keep the city in order. All this hysteria because people want to hear the man who used a Kennedy-King-Lincoln-esque platform and echoed throughout his campaign:

“I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton’s Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. I’ve gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world’s poorest nations. I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners – an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.” Excerpt from A More Perfect Union

 

Electoral Vote tally

We sat with astonishment to the meteoric rise of this obscured Arab-cheered Messiah 46-year-old political virgin to become the first African-American to capture DNC nomination. (Thanks to the Iowa Caucus and Obama´s brilliant grassroots strategy through David Axelrod´s brainchild, he surprisingly rose above Clinton) Weeks later, he wins an overwhelming mandate of 365 Electoral votes versus the 173 that McCain  got.  World Leaders like Merkel, Sarcozy, Brown (pro-Americans to Obama´s advantage) reacted warmly and  with expectations,  tests and warnings. 

2008 U.S. Presidential Elections County by County Results

The 2008 U.S. Elections cracked a lot of ceilings. Both GOP and DNC parties made historical marks with their two women, Sen. Hillary Clinton (NY) and Gov. Sarah Palin (AL). The former proving to be a formidable candidate with 18M behind her and the latter, a female maverick that became GOP´s first female for top ticket. Then you have the massive money that got poured in through Obama´s internet fundraising, garnering aroung $650M in total which afforded him to release a 30 minute infomercial in all major networks. 

The RESULT: The longest, historic, exciting, most expensive U.S. Election ever!

Breaking out

Martin Luther King said, ” I have a dream…” Abraham Lincoln failed so many times before he became President. So many people whom we admire went through hell and high water before they achieved their dreams.

I just realized today, that the more I get bugged by my past, the more I get my acceleration. I have been trying to be proactive as much as I can. The previous person I gave my heart and soul to was the very poison I didn´t need. I know in my lifetime I go through a lot of purging. I guess the last baggage that was holding me back was gone and now I am really to fly.

I guess we do go through life in phases. I am in this moment of my life where I have emptied myself and ready to take on what I am destined to do. One step at a time. My mantra now: THINK BIG, DO BIG. But strategies has to be made. So I forced myself to ponder on questions where its answers woke me up and gave me clarity to make my priorities:

1. What do I want for the quality of my life?
2. What do I want for the quality of my relationships?
3. How will becoming fit and maximum health influence my destiny?
4. How will financial prosperity give me the freedom to live an outstanding life?
5. How will increasing spiritual insight balance my life and create harmony?

I just finished courting what could be one of the biggest fish I caught this month. I now have a Chief Creative/Developer..and would be the other CTO I am looking for my management team. The guy has impressive accolades that adds credibility to my company. Funny thing, I know his father, who created Darkwing Duck for Disney on which I am a fan. My new right hand man was responsible for various works and was connected for programming/creation of websites the 49th Grammy, Amazing Race, Survivor Fiji, CBS, Victoria Secret Fashion Show, some credit unions, ticketmaster, match.com, ask.com…yeah…it is endless. I am humbled by his experiences

Then 2 are coming in one with telecom experience and the other solutions architect from Asia´s biggest interactive agency.

By Spring next year, I also have a meeting with Yahoo. Ah, you guys will have to wait on that.

Definitely, now my team is beginning to look like a superstar team worthy of representing multimillion dollar projects. We are entering January with a bang! I am just glad my inner circle is beginning to be complete and strategies are being placed.

After my gf found me (yes, she found me devastated), everything took off. As one of my gifts to her, I had an animation made with her as the star to present our first start up. I looks beautiful so far. So I will share you that when we are officially launching. It´s supercool how everything is slowly coming to place.

Got me a woman who is COMPLETELY honest with me, someone who is definitely and seriously devoted to being true to me, and I am happy to know that I don´t have to worry about the betrayal and cheating part since we are both on the same mature level on that issue. Having her by my side keeps me grounded now. It´s all I ever needed. My personal security, my home. EVERYTHING CAN FADE AWAY…but having solid and grounded relationship will keep everything into perspective. Of course, there´s a long way to go…but I know, I am headed to the right direction…

I am excited what 2008 has in store for me. I know this is going to be a bang…and my dear God, I have emptied my vessel…I am ready for you to pour down Your blessings…and break out of my own life´s borders.