A very classy speech by Barack Obama

Hi Spalladino, I too was very inspired and hope that we can begin to come together for the good of this country. It was very moving...I feel rejuvenated and look forward to moving forward. I feel like shouting to the world YES WE CAN!!!!!!

I did not see it. My spouse, who is not happy about the outcome was getting grumpy just listening to the results ( did I mention he is a poor loser?) so I turned off the Tv and went into my room and got on the computer. I am sure it will also be on the internet soon. But I would have expected nothing less of him, he has a respectable demeanor, which impressed me from the beginning.

Yes, it was a very good acceptance speech. He has 4 years to show that he can live up to it. Words mean nothing if there are no actions backing them. ~~~~~~~ Integrity: Working towards a goal, even after the emotion of making the goal has passed.

i agree completly. i dont think ive heard a speech that was that inspiring! he was exactly as id hope a president elect speech would be. hopeful, oh yes. especially the part when he spoke about the woman who voted and is 106 (think thats the right age) years old..and the fact that she was born a generation past slavery, thru all the trials and victories that our nation has endured, finally to vote in a presidential election of such ground breaking stature...then speaking about what his daughters could witness when they were that age! i wasnt sure he was the right man for the job...but i do really think that he will be a president that is far more "for the people" than we've had in a very long time. Yes We Can..

It is good to listen the speach,I often listen to the famous people's speech when I was at school,but now I don't have time now.

Barack Obama gave an excellent speech acknowledging his victory. He showed a lot of respect for his adversaries, calling on all of us to work together now that the election was over. John McCain also gave a very gracious conciliatory speech, showing a lot of respect for Obama. He also called upon all of us to work together and move forward. America is capable of doing so. And we all are Americans!

I was also very touched and inspired and, call me corny if you will, I feel filled with hope again. Yes we can, indeed, and we ARE the United States not red states and blue states. I was so moved by the sight of our new first and second families on that stage in Chicago. It was a beautiful sight that brought tears to my eyes. God Bless America! Annie

It was a wonderful speech and I hope that we as a nation will live up to it. I hope that we will become more tolerant of each other and work together. I was really proud of the crowd when they cheered John McCain. I can tell you that here in my house, we were all celebrating (ok, a little crying, too)! I was also impressed by John McCain's speech. I wish he could have ran his campaign the way he spoke tonight. I feel he got some very bad advice and he paid for it with a loss. I didn't even look at Palin. I hope to never see her again! lol It was a wonderful night for America; I'm looking forward to the next four years and feel we can turn this country around and start going in the right direction. I certainly won't miss the failed policies of the last 8 years!

I think that both of them did a very good job tonight. You could tell that McCain was feeling the sting of the loss but he did a very good job. Barack Obama was in great form as well.

I didn't make it all the way through, I was so tired. What I did see was great! He is such a powerful speaker and I am so excited about that! It's been 8 years of not watching the president speak because well ya know lol I'm so happy that the person I voted for won for once

I agree - the speech was inspiring. It was inclusive and welcoming, and acknowledged so many people who helped him. But there were so many other things that impressed me about the gathering at Grant Park and about the whole night. The fact that on this night, Obama was not sitting in a campaign headquarters watching the results, but at home having dinner with his family. The atmosphere and mood of the crowd waiting for him to appear. The fact that they applauded at the first mention of John McCain rather than booed him. The obvious respect and love between Obama and his wife. Jill Biden and Michelle Obama reaching out to take each others' hands as they stood between their husbands. The tears in so many eyes, including in the eyes of Jesse Jackson. Obama putting the world on notice that we ARE a united country, and if you stand against us, you are standing against a strong, young, united nation that will not back down. Yes, we can. Yes, we are.

Missed it:(

too bad i missed it, i hope he'll be a great president not just for your country but hoping he would also inspire the whole world...

our american people were happy to day.even people out side of our country were happy today.we have not seen this in along time just to see all of those people with hope and happynest back in thier hearts said alot.

It was an incredible speech. There were a couple of moments that really hit me. The beginning when the "new first family" was announced and the Obama family came to the end of the stage made me so proud, and yet reminded me that we still ahve a long way to go in this country. When he was talking about the 106 year old in Georgia moved me to tears. I thought he was very eloquent by not saying this was a huge step for African Americans, but instead focused on how this brought us all together. And at the end when the Obama/Biden families came out and waved, and then near the end left Obama alone on the stage. I am not one to cry easily, but it brought me to tears last night, and then it dawned on me, in one of my goofy moments that I was eating a carton of Rocky Road ice cream. Even though my candidate won, we still have a "rocky road" ahead of us. I think McCains speech was decent too. Regardless of how he allowed his campaign to be run I believe that he had what he believed were America's best interests at heart the whole time. I couldn't help but keep an eye on Palin while he was speaking, and dare I say she really looked as though she were trying to hold it together. I would be surprised if we didn't see her reemerge as a candidate in 2012. Yes we did. Yes we can. Yes we will!

I loved his speech. There was no rheoteric, no victory songs, no big hulla bulla... Instead he set the crowd's expectations right on what is coming up ahead. He was able to make the crowd to stop rejoicing and stop thinking which I thought was fantastic after such a major victory. The best part of the whole speech for me was how we was able to take the Change We Need to Change We Can stand... Cheers! Ram

Yes I watched his speech. I thought it was very inspiring and I am not even American. I was very impressed. He is a very good speaker and he will be a great statesman which is a good thing in a president. I think he will be a great president and I just hope that he can pull the country back together. I just hope we are not expecting to much from him as times are so tough right now.

Yes spalliadino it was a very classy speach but did you expect anything different, honestly he is a man of class and prosperity. But I would like to say that Senator McCain was also very classy in his speach last night, he spoke better than he had throughout his whole campagne. I applaud him with the respect and choice of words he chose to welcome our next president to office.

I didn't get to see it but I saw a highlight this morning of him speaking to the people that did not vote for him...He was very Presidential, He was very respectful and kind. The best man won.

though i'm not american. but i was touched by his speach.