I saw the American flags waving in the crowd, and

[burythehatchet]

I am already in tears. Not misty, but tears.

[babylonsister]

1. Some local magazine provided cut-outs of American flags for those

who wanted them. Very considerate. :)

[oldtime dfl_er]

2. Me too!!!

I am just SO PROUD of Obama!! I'm sobbing!!!!

[burythehatchet]

3. I can't stop. There is such a rush of hope and realization of what has been done

to our reputation...

:cry:

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. I have to say Im also proud

of the people of Berlin for their warm wonderful welcome!! The whole world wants regime change in America!!

[elehhhhna]

5. Same here. So PROUD! Been a looooooong time. Dare we hope?

YES

so proud

[TayTay]

6. YES WE CAN!!!!!!

Hope isn't just a phrase, it's what gives us the will to do what needs doing. We cannot live without it.

Damn this is awesome.

[burythehatchet]

7. This man makes me want to be a better person. I feel love and I feel compassion

[TayTay]

11. OMG, This is amazing.

They like us, they really like us.

OMG! I am close to tears.

[TexasObserver]

8. I got chills ... they're multiplyin'!!

[DeepModem Mom]

9. And don't forget that this is a black man standing there for us before the world today --

chosen for leadership by our party. Proud to be an American, proud to be a Democrat.

[burythehatchet]

10. I feel that all of humanity is MY family.

:cry:

[elehhhhna]

12. being cheered by a people who wouldn't have done so 60 years ago

when McCain, btw, was like, what? 50?

Yay, Germany!

Betcha some Hollanders are there, too.

[ronnykmarshall]

13. I didn't get a chance to see it.

But I saw some of the pictures and got teary.

What a difference, huh? Bush gets protested everywhere he goes. Obama isn't even president (yet) and look at the responce!!

Amazing!