{"id":1143,"date":"2008-11-07T18:45:42","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T23:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2008-11-07T18:45:42","modified_gmt":"2008-11-07T23:45:42","slug":"my-dc-my-favorite-night-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1143","title":{"rendered":"my dc: my favorite night so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday was my favorite night in D.C. thus far. Keep in mind that our city is as blue as they get, where the Green Party usually nets more votes than the Republicans. And that, for the moment, we&#8217;re still an African-American majority city. So a Democratic victory on Tuesday was going to be big. But I don&#8217;t think anyone understood quite <em>how<\/em> big&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Driving home from Cap Hill, we got caught up in the excitement downtown, where crowds had spilled out into the streets in an impromptu celebration, slowing car traffic to that rivaling the worst rush hour. But instead of reacting with ire, everyone just radiated love and goodwill. Drivers laid on the horns. Cyclists lapped the blocks cheering. People reached out of car windows. Pedestrians ran down the street, giving high fives, hugs, and thumbs up to everyone they passed. It was amazing &#8212; and you just really felt part of something bigger than yourself. People had needed a change, had needed to feel part of something, had needed to believe their voices and their votes mattered and were heard. And the successful election of Barack Obama gave credence to that belief.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few shots from our crawl through downtown D.C.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3004550615\/\" title=\"Camraderie by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3008\/3004550615_5382dfcd81.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Camraderie\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3005386820\/\" title=\"Solidarity by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3218\/3005386820_61a9c2f42d.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Solidarity\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3004550853\/\" title=\"Yes We Can by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3228\/3004550853_e8b59b0589.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Yes We Can\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/3004550747\/\" title=\"Victory by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3069\/3004550747_8726f335de.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Victory\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday was my favorite night in D.C. thus far. Keep in mind that our city is as blue as they get, where the Green Party usually nets more votes than the Republicans. And that, for the moment, we&#8217;re still an African-American majority city. So a Democratic victory on Tuesday was going to be big. 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