Election Day - Part 1

Well, the US Presidential Elections are here, i mean there.

And based on lessons learned from olden times, that i should watch carefully as history is in the making, (and not be told to copy some papers while CPA was being dissolved back on 28 Jun. 2004), so i decided to keep a watchful eye on the TV and the web (with full attention) during these decisive hours, not only for the US, but probably for the World.

It all got interesting with daybreak on the Eastern coast. During this time, and as i type, i've been zapping through Al-Arabiya, Al-Hurra, Al-Jazeera Arabic, Al-Jazeera English, BBC World, and CNN International.

The best ones, or let's say my favorites were Al-Jazeera Arabic, then CNN International, then Al-Arabiya. What i noticed, however, was that the Arabic-speaking channels fail to understand the structure of the States. They have correspondants in Phoenix, for example, but they write "Live - Arizona". One of the anchors even said "He's joining us live from Phoenix, and from Arizona to be exact"... As if Phoenix is the State, and Arizona is the city!

As for the websites, i was planning to rely on CNN website, but it got clogged around noon ET. So i am trying Yahoo and MSN, and perhaps a sneak peak on BBC or even Fox News.

But anyway, these Elections are really exciting. If i had the chance to vote i would have voted for Obama. Not becuase i dislike McCain. I think he is a cool character, especially after his show on Saturday Night Live, with the exceptionally talented Tina Fey, which made me wonder why on Earth didn't he choose HER for Vice-President?! It's Palin that i don't like. I don't think she is mature enough. If McCain had picked Condoleezza Rice for Vice President, then i would've respected his choice. Although she is evil, but she has big brains, which makes her the lesser of two evils, because there is an Arab Proverb which says "A wise enemy is better than an unwise friend".

I was planning to stay awake all night, but i think an early wake-up is a better option.

Perhaps one of the most beautiful things i heard today was something an Obama supporter somewhere might've said:

"Rosa sat so King could march, King marched so Obama could run, Obama runs so our children could fly..."

Stay tuned...