Hm. Interesting.

Today, Obama officially became the new President of the United States of America. All I can do is pray that he follows through with all those promises he has made, and that he will run this country fairly. I need to respect him as our leader, and I will try my best to do so.

But I must say, people have already been treating him like a celebrity, like one of the best presidents in our country's history. He hasn't even served one day yet. I really hope that it doesn't continue to be a popularity contest, but rather, remains focused on the important issues that this country faces every day. It really doesn't matter what color or gender our president is, just as long as they serve as a respectable leader. I just wish people would stop treating him as if he was as great as Lincoln already. Being president isn't easy, and none of them have been perfect. I guess time will tell. Once agian, being a good speaker does not always mean a good leader. But I pray that God will guide him and help him to make the right decisions while in office.

But what really irked me... the man who was supposed to be saying a prayer after Obama spoke. It started out fine and dandy. But near the end, he started to recite this little rhyme/poem. It was along the lines of, "May the black... May the yellow... May the red..." and talking about the different colors of people, and it was making the onlookers laugh. But, the very last one was: "May the white embrace what is right." I'm sorry... but I thought that was kind of rude. I feel like that was crossing the line and only a tad bit prejudice. Because, you know, us white people still need to learn to accept "what is right" because we are all still depriving people of their individual rights. Oh, yeah... okay. Whatever, maybe I took it the wrong way... but that's just how it came across to me.

God bless America and our new president, Barack Obama.