tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post3402964435331397944..comments2023-09-22T13:57:20.922-04:00Comments on From The Valley To The Palais: Feelgood factornappy valley girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-5828390090678370532008-11-07T03:52:00.000-05:002008-11-07T03:52:00.000-05:00Thanks Iota - and I grew up saying 'yay' too - it ...Thanks Iota - and I grew up saying 'yay' too - it must have been the pervasive influence of American culture in Hong Kong...<BR/><BR/>Mum/mom - I know. I'm scared....<BR/><BR/>Dottorel - I do hope so. It will be fun to see how it is going to change.<BR/><BR/>Hi Susanna - I would love to be going to California but it is actually the east coast (Long Island/NY). I'm presuming you're a West Coast gal then?<BR/><BR/>Tara - you're right, they do seem much more gracious in the US than politicians here. Even Bush made a nice speech about Obama - can't imagine that happening here...<BR/><BR/>Iota - fascinating, thanks for the link<BR/><BR/>NB - I do hope so too....nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-63493508071998272352008-11-06T09:00:00.000-05:002008-11-06T09:00:00.000-05:00I stayed up (nearly) all night just to make sure h...I stayed up (nearly) all night just to make sure he won...and it feels good...but perhaps age and cynicism makes me remember how elated I felt when Blair won. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itselfNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-61067044304314541152008-11-05T17:51:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:51:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment. I got it wrong - it was B...Thanks for your comment. I got it wrong - it was Bomb Iran. Here's the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAzBxFaio1I<BR/><BR/>He claimed afterwards that he had been speaking at a veterans' event, and that when veterans get together, they like to joke together, and that people who don't understand that should get a life.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-85254668839594120512008-11-05T17:28:00.000-05:002008-11-05T17:28:00.000-05:00I too am pleased that Obama won, and I thought tha...I too am pleased that Obama won, and I thought that McCain's final speech was very gracious and he handled himself very well in defeat.<BR/>All very dignified and I think it must be a great time to be in America.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124513427678555863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-77417364640130192102008-11-05T13:37:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:37:00.000-05:00If Palin had got in as VP I was seriously consider...If Palin had got in as VP I was seriously considering giving up my citizenship!<BR/><BR/>Where in the US might you end up? California is nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-56777254289615924782008-11-05T11:01:00.000-05:002008-11-05T11:01:00.000-05:00Absolutely, NVG. You can emigrate with a clear con...Absolutely, NVG. You can emigrate with a clear conscience now (and it'll be an exciting time to be in the USA)!Tim Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858684167484655029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-37113607774508933282008-11-05T10:53:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:53:00.000-05:00I wholeheartedly agree with you Valley Girl. Now a...I wholeheartedly agree with you Valley Girl. Now all you have to do is brace yourself for all the <I>other</I> crazy hockey/t-ball/soccer Moms you'll be running into on a daily basis!Mom/Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00377035506718286960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290395635850697105.post-70030467706391583352008-11-05T10:41:00.000-05:002008-11-05T10:41:00.000-05:00He does have a lot to live up to, and unfortunatel...He does have a lot to live up to, and unfortunately power does corrupt, and let's face it, it's kind of a big job, being US President (let's hope he doesn't get disturbed twice in the night on a regular basis - he'll be needing his sleep), but I agree with you - he does seem the right man for the job. Yay, as we're all saying to each other (and I caught even you saying it over at Expat Mum - are you practising for your move?)Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com