Sunday, February 14, 2010
11-5-08 Obama Rally
Grant Park
It was amazing to be there. And I will have pictures up as soon as my camera battery charges. The weather in Chicago was a new high for this date. The buzz in and around Chicago throughout the days leading up to today was something I have seen here since the 1985 Bears Championship Parade. Everyone got along, no fighting, no arguing, Cubs fans and White Sox fans hugging in Grant Park. The chants of "Obama" and "Yes We Can" that erupted when CNN said it was near impossible for McCain to win after he lost Ohio. The tears of joy that flowed as Obama's acceptance speech was read. "It's...spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Gay, Straight, Disabled and not Disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America."They closed all the streets to non-police vehicles. from Roosevelt up to the River and from the lake into I-94, so after his acceptance speech ended, the streets were flooded with proud Americans. High fiving, singing "God Bless America"I went with a Republican who just wanted to be part of what ever was going to happen. He still wasn't happy about the result, but agreed that the buzz in that park made him proud to be an American and he even felt like this can be a good thing.I'm so glad I went, because we witnessed history tonight. And there aren't many times in life you can say you did that.
It was amazing to be there. And I will have pictures up as soon as my camera battery charges. The weather in Chicago was a new high for this date. The buzz in and around Chicago throughout the days leading up to today was something I have seen here since the 1985 Bears Championship Parade. Everyone got along, no fighting, no arguing, Cubs fans and White Sox fans hugging in Grant Park. The chants of "Obama" and "Yes We Can" that erupted when CNN said it was near impossible for McCain to win after he lost Ohio. The tears of joy that flowed as Obama's acceptance speech was read. "It's...spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Gay, Straight, Disabled and not Disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America."They closed all the streets to non-police vehicles. from Roosevelt up to the River and from the lake into I-94, so after his acceptance speech ended, the streets were flooded with proud Americans. High fiving, singing "God Bless America"I went with a Republican who just wanted to be part of what ever was going to happen. He still wasn't happy about the result, but agreed that the buzz in that park made him proud to be an American and he even felt like this can be a good thing.I'm so glad I went, because we witnessed history tonight. And there aren't many times in life you can say you did that.
# posted by Vince L. @ 5:23 PM 
