Peng Xiao

Obama’s inauguration is finally here! A record 3 million people will be attending the historic event tomorrow in addition to 11,000 soldiers, 25,000 policemen, snipers on every rooftop, scout drones, and F16 fighter jets patrolling the city. It’s going to be awesome! If you want in on the action, there are many online places to watch the inauguration.

• Live stream on Hulu
• Video feeds by C-Span
• Inauguration channel on Youtube
• Joost
• CNN with a special Facebook thing
• Presidential Inauguration Committee (requires Microsoft Silverlight)
• Ustream

Have fun and say bye to Bush for me. :]

I watched Obama’s acceptance speech last night and what a historic speech it was. Competing with the speeches of those who spoke before him (Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Edward Kennedy, Al Gore, John Kerry, and Joe Biden – all exceptional orators) is no easy task but Obama delivered as always. His resounding message of hope and change echos that of MLK’s dream exactly 45 years ago. Obama is right. Eight is enough.

Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land – enough! This moment – this election – is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight. On November 4th, we must stand up and say: “Eight is enough.”