YES WE CAN!!!

Tonight the Guild of Students hosted a US Election Party in Joes Bar.

Joes was packed out with both Obama and McCain supporters, who hung around until 5.30am to see Barack Obama elected as the next President of the United States of America.

Then came the acceptance speech... which was really inspiring and had the whole of the bar in complete silence.

"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. "

"For that is the true genius of America – that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow."

"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; to reclaim the American Dream and 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: "

To see Redbrick's coverage of the event, click here
To read BULS coverage of the US elections, click here