Barack Hussain Obama - i just watched him become president

Yes, i watched the inaugural speech speech of Americas new president on BBC1 - a recorded version actually. I was stuck helping a friend finish off his assignments, so came home a tad bit late than usual. But luckily my Sky + box came to the rescue, (as i had placed it on record) and so i was able to skip the boring bits, which was good. Unfortunately though i never skipped the singing. Was it me or didn't anyone find that women's singing a bit annoying? I'm not usually an offensive person but those awkward high notes she pulled off felt so out of place in the inauguration. But i guess she was there to represent something different, a 'change'. But anyhow, it seems like hope might be there for the Americans just yet after the fresh Obama hits centre stage. Its his confidence, charisma and enthusiasm, which i think, really stands out from every other president America has had. Although you could say all presidents had to have these qualities. Or it could just really be the fact that he was black. Whatever the reason maybe, the Americans liked him, and so did the rest of the world. I mean Ahmadinejad even sent him a bloody congratulations card!

It was also interesting to hear the presidents full name as now Barack 'Hussain' Obama. I guess he wanted to still incorporate his 'Muslim' heritage, along with trying to stimulate a relationship in the middle east. Anyway But knowing American media, it will probably never catch on, unless someone makes a big fuss of it. But 'Barack Obama' is short and catchy and the 'original' name people knew him by so i think this will stay as his usual name - not that I'm saying adding 'Hussain' is bad. Anyway, i do hope he succeeds in his ambitions but i also hope he does something about the occupation of Gaza. Not stating the obvious but every Muslim probably thinks the same. I guess only time can tell...