Closing Time
August 29, 2008
So our week is now coming to a close. Today marked the last big event before we leave tomorrow for good old New Hampshire. What an event it was because it was Obama’s big day to accept his nomination. Logan and I got there pretty early with our shiny press passes; ready to get in there and do what we do best. Well we got off the train a mile away from the stadium where the event was being held…which coincidentally was how long the line was. Literally. The line was ridiculous and it was getting longer by the second. After an hour Logan and I realized that our press passes let us skip over the line and get in, so we were pretty stoked. It felt pretty V.I.P. To walk past all the chumps waiting in line. We got there a bit before the entertainment started, which included everything from Sheryl Crow to an olympic gold medalist saying the pledge of allegiance.
Most all the speeches were boring, although I loved hearing from Martin Luther King’s daughter and son. The democrats seemed to be trying to compare Obama`to MLK a lot, but I can see the similarities so I didn’t mind that. After a while I learned that my pass could actually get me on the FLOOR of the convention, which was awesome. I spent hours rubbing shoulders with media big wigs and getting some sweet pictures and video.
The whole stadium went nuts when Obama finally came on stage. After a whole week of having people sing his praises and suck up to him I figured he would come off egotistical. His speech was really moving though, the guy has a knack for moving a crowd with sincerity and emotion. I agreed with almost every point he made, which is odd. I also liked how he emphasized his respect for Mccain even though he disagreed with his ideas.
After the speech it took me forever to find the rest of my group through the crowd. We then went to our usual restaurant for the last time before our plane ride to end our trip right. While I was there one of the waitresses complimented my outfit. Chicks dig green vests.
I like green. Can you tell?
On a side note, I thought this was really funny for an event that focused on environmental friendliness
-Robbie Michaelson
