Your Weekly Address

President-elect Barack Obama has posted his first Weekly Address that he plans on delivering from here on out. This is a far cry from the days of people being removed from their governments. I predict great changes to come in the months and years ahead. It really is a new generation we're living in.

Election Night with the Obamas

The First Family-elect decided to share a few intimate, behind-the-scenes photos of their family waiting for the election results on Election Night. President-elect Obama had a bunch of private photos posted to his official Flickr photo album to share his family's Election Night activities with the world.

I've got a bevy of photos comin' atcha, but they were too hard to choose between, so I decided to post most all of them.

They are really a beautiful family. It's very endearing to see these photos of President-elect Obama with his beautiful daughters and wife. It's amazing that after so many years, we get to see a black family in the White House. I am proud to be an American, how 'bout you?

will.i.am "It's A New Day"

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.I.am. debuted his new Obama Victory Song music video "It's A New Day" on Oprah Friday. Here it is for your viewing pleasure or disdain:

will.I.am. really has been behind Obama now for a very long time. He's worked to further his campaign and really secure his victory and I have to say this might be one of the most genuine celebrity "endorsements" (for lack of a better word) of sorts I've seen so far. The election may be over, but we have seen hordes of celeb PSAs that came off condescending and just plain annoying. I mean when you have people who are rich from looking pretty on screen undermining your intelligence with reverse psychology PSAs and talking to you like you're a child who can't choose between the red popsicle or the blue popsicle, it gets a little annoying. Or maybe that's just me. All in all though, I really can't hate on them, they are doing what they can to get the message out there that we need to exercise our civic duty and I suppose they deserve props for that.

Anyways, now that I'm done with my tangent, I have to say that will.I.am's video really touched me and it really does feel like a "new day" here in America.

[Source: pinkisthenewblog.com]

Obama speaks to Russian Prez

The president-elect spoke to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today on a round of phone calls with leaders of other nations.

A statement released by the Kremlin says the two "expressed the determination to create constructive and positive interaction for the good of global stability and development" and agreed that their countries had a common responsibility to address "serious problems of a global nature."

Medvedev and Obama also believe an "early bilateral meeting" should be arranged.

Obama's office did not issue a statement describing the call, so this is the most we will know of the phone call as of today.

Look at him... already hard at work after all that crucial decision-making regarding the next first dog for his daughters Sasha and Malia.

[Source: ap.org]

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