2nd Obama Rally Attended.
Um, anyway... we took Zane and Katrina, so they got to see the possible future Pres, up close-ish. From far off, really. Watching the security guys do their thing was really interesting. The ones i could see were perched atop every tall building, in teams of two or three, with walkie-talkies and gigantic binoculars. They spent most of their time peering. When they were not peering (intently) they were talking and laughing. Which makes me think that they expect Grand Rapids to be a friendly town.
I suppose Barack Obama feels blasé about daily appearances in front of gigantic groups of random people, and the inherent risks he's taking, as a controversial and possibly threatening (read: not white) candidate. But think of the Secret Service! It would fascinate me to know exactly what goes on when they inspect a location, and how much suspicious activity they uncover.
And overall, besides the hours standing, or standing carrying one or both children, it was neat. Obama delivered his stump speech, appropriately modified to fit our location and specific issues. But it's really refreshing to actually be excited about politics.
hello friend. I am jealous of you seeing big-bama and going to founders. you sure live the life of luxury. Somebody dropped off a chicken in our yard. it’s not good i think to introduce new poultry into an already established flock. want it? don’t be worried about it dying, because if you don’t want it, i’m going to have to kill it. you could really give the finger to that inspector now!
-- christian - 03 October '08 - 04:10I am glad that there are things about politics that fascinate you. Being (sadly for some) a-political — (my rationalization? I have no access to the REAL truth behind it all) — I am interested in both sides’ opinion. JJ gave me an earful the other day. GO boys!
-- mummu - 03 October '08 - 08:50Why did some of my comment get struck out? I did not do that.
-- mummu - 03 October '08 - 08:51um… what accident has kept you from watching television. i think i missed something.
-- travis (Email) (URL) - 03 October '08 - 13:49When Clinton came to Indy, I worked at the hospital where he would be taken in case of any medical need. They did background checks on everyone who would be working that day and it was clear that if you were not scheduled, you could NOT be there. Not sure what would happen if you didn’t pass the background check. They also shut down our largest trauma room, reserving it for him. I’m sure more was done, but our management was reluctant to share the details. I agree, it’s fascinating and I’d love a tell-all book!
-- Linda (URL) - 03 October '08 - 16:41It’s fun to say things were different before… the accident. It’s best, of course, if you change from your normal/cheerful face to one of subtle horror. And then say… the accident.
Oh, and for Linda and Steve and whoever actually wants to fill in the URL: field when you post. Don’t include the http: part of the web address. It’ll work fine with just http://www.whatever.com,, and that http bit is blocked by my spam filter. Sorry.
-- juanito - 03 October '08 - 17:21Oh wow. It added the http bit by itself. Pivot is smart weblog software.
-- juanito - 03 October '08 - 17:22