Yes, we can...

Photos by Nestor Cristancho
It was November 4th about 10 p.m. when New York was almost frenetic. About 11:30 there was some kind of happy madness which took every street around the core of the Big Apple. At 3:30 a.m. we decided to leave. Here are the pictures of the night when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. We pasted some parts of Obama's victory speech in between...
(To see the whole gallery, click on the picture above...) NC

"It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America". B.O.

"It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America". B.O.

"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope". B.O.

"This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time – to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace..." B.O.

"...To reaffirm that fundamental truth – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can".B.O.