Going to see Obama...

inmytree
inmytree Posts: 4,741
edited April 2008 in A Moving Train
I was lucky enough to snag two tickets to see Obama speak at UNC-Wilmington...

It should be fun....
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  • MichaelMcKevin
    MichaelMcKevin Posts: 1,161
    inmytree wrote:
    I was lucky enough to snag two tickets to see Obama speak at UNC-Wilmington...

    It should be fun....

    I saw him at ECU about 1-2 weeks ago. It was a good experience. Hope you enjoy it.
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  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    well, I just got back...

    Overall, it was pretty impressive...the demographic was, as my girlfriend put it, 50% of everything...men, women, young, old, black, white...

    I can say this, the man can work a crowd....
  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    i saw him some weeks ago in portland with over 12,000 other people. it was pretty amazing to see how excited and positive people were. and it felt like a huge rock show. everyone was beaming afterwards. even the snarky weeklies wrote good reviews. it's interesting to watch a movement grow. i saw him in the fall here and it wasn't quite like this last time.

    are people in nc all fired up?
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    VictoryGin wrote:
    i saw him some weeks ago in portland with over 12,000 other people. it was pretty amazing to see how excited and positive people were. and it felt like a huge rock show. everyone was beaming afterwards. even the snarky weeklies wrote good reviews. it's interesting to watch a movement grow. i saw him in the fall here and it wasn't quite like this last time.

    are people in nc all fired up?

    yes! they are fired up...it was amazing to look around the venue...

    A 82 year old white women told him he stole her heart...Obama looks at her and says "I think you should be my running mate"...she literally ran down the isle to the stage...he came down and gave her a hug...
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    inmytree wrote:
    yes! they are fired up...it was amazing to look around the venue...

    A 82 year old white women told him he stole her heart...Obama looks at her and says "I think you should be my running mate"...she literally ran down the isle to the stage...he came down and gave her a hug...

    Beautiful. You couldn't fake that. Unlike these infamous photo-ops:

    http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1408/652128856_3527c1f467_o.jpg
    http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/01/15/PH2008011503594.jpg
    http://www.shabablek.com/drimages/data/media/11/hillary_baby.jpg


    :D
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    Tell him he still owes me five bucks.
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  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    inmytree wrote:
    yes! they are fired up...it was amazing to look around the venue...

    A 82 year old white women told him he stole her heart...Obama looks at her and says "I think you should be my running mate"...she literally ran down the isle to the stage...he came down and gave her a hug...


    cool, kinda like the price is right?
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    El_Kabong wrote:
    cool, kinda like the price is right?

    Kinda...

    http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080429/ARTICLE/404147759/1121/news23&title=At_UNCW__Obama_promises_change
  • NY PJ1
    NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    spit on him
  • Jzacur
    Jzacur Posts: 64
    Saw him when he was here in PA. The man is electric if nothing else.
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