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I just saw these to invitations to party when Obama wins... they are invitations to party in places outside the US. It might be a bit of counting chickens before they are hatched (and one article suggests as much) but I am more interested in the response to Obama outside of the US.
Granted these are two fringe publications in Toronto, but there have been international polls that suggest a lot of support for Obama on the international front. For my part, I am hearing a lot of positive talk in my current hometown. The locals here are relatively ambivalent about US politics in general, but seem to be very excited about Obama.
I don't think I can remember a time when the world outside the US has been so excited about who will be the next President of the US. Not that America cares, but I don't think it will go down well if McCain is elected.
What do you make of these invitations?
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Originally Posted by Blog TO
After what seems like years of campaigning, we're now less than 2 weeks away from the election of our lifetime south of the border. Ron Howard is channeling Happy Days to get the vote out, Bush is backing McCain/Palin and Sarah Silverman is doing what she can to get bubbeh to vote for Obama.
So when the inevitable happens (Obama wins - yep, that's an endorsement) it will be time to party like it's, uh, 1990 something. But where to go? One option is to hit up the Bloor Cinema where NOW Magazine will be hosting America Votes. Starting at 7:30pm they'll be broadcasting CNN, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Tickets are $3 (or free for Bloor Cinema members) and there will be a cash bar.
Elsewhere, Democrats Abroad will be gathering at Plaza Flamingo on College Street starting at 7:30pm. Seems like an odd place for an election night get together, but, whatever....light snacks will be served. A chance to party with a group of Americans will cost a donation of $25 at the door.
And lastly, Spacing has the details on the Welcome Back America shin-dig at Yonge Dundas Square. Apparently the election results will be broadcast on at least one of the big screens nearby. |
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Originally Posted by Spacing Magazine
If the rest of the planet could vote, Barack Obama would win the American 2008 election in an unprecedented landslide. It's safe to say that much of the world is waiting anxiously for the Obama victory -- think of the 200,000 people that saw Obama speak in Berlin last July.
The United States has lost moral support and sympathy around the world over the last eight years. The Obama win is a chance for a new start and to patch up both its reputation and its international relationships. We need to send a big fun signal of good faith that we're ready to have them back. Let's do that by gathering together in our public squares to celebrate this new era and show our American friends they are not alone in the world.
Here's how it will work: When CNN declares victory (since it's the news organization most internationally available) head to your city or town's main square where public celebrations usually take place. If it's a square with a big video screen maybe they'll broadcast results so you can go early, or watch the victory speech after. Like when your sports team wins, it's better to celebrate in public with everybody else.
In Toronto, head to Dundas Square. In the comments section here, please list your city or town's natural meeting spot -- likely the place people automatically go when "something big happens" -- and we will list them up here if we can keep up.
Though planning this before results are in risks a "Dewey Defeats Truman" scenario (let's all knock wood) it's worth the risk. We may not agree with everything the United States does or even with all of Obama's platform, but let's put all that aside and, for once, celebrate America's new start. Welcome back America!
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