An Image Worth Contemplating

Below is the montage Keith Oberman put together that I hope stays on MSNBC's site forever. If you are feeling as nerdy as I usually feel, watch the video and pause and watch this one particular moment three or four times:

After Ohio is called, and Chuck Todd talks of "blue paint spilling" on the electoral map (Ohio going to Obama basically sealed his victory), there is a second-long shot of the MSNBC newsdesk. In the middle, Eugene Robinson stares ahead in disbelief. On the right, Chris Matthews gently slides a note of solidarity to a good friend. And, on the left, Rachel Maddow gives a subtle knowing nod at what they all hoped would be true and what it must mean for their friend. When you put all those looks together, it encapsualtes the magnitude of that moment in a way cheering crowds can't quite do.

Someone once wrote or said that when we think of the most profound moments of our lives, they are never noisy, but quiet. Many of us may have cheered that night or cried or sang, but I imagine, on November 4th, around 11:oo Eastern Time, all of us took a second to ponder quietly what Barack Obama's victory meant to us personally. So watch the video. I've obviously pointed out my favorite moment of the night. Check it out or find your own favorite moment to pause on and tell me about it.



IF YOU WANT TO SEE THIS LARGER GO TO:
www.msnbc.com/electionnight