Obama came to Richmond yesterday, and Sarah and I made it inside the Coliseum with about 12,000 other folks to see him.\u00c2\u00a0 There were a few more thousand outside.\u00c2\u00a0 The acoustics suck, and we were way up high, but it was absolutely a thrill to see the next President of the United States.\u00c2\u00a0 The man’s electrifying.\u00c2\u00a0 The energy on the streets afterward was giddy.\u00c2\u00a0 I was reminded of when Lincoln came to the liberated city.\u00c2\u00a0 There was dancing in the streets then.\u00c2\u00a0 When Barack wins, there will be one joyful noise in this city, believe me.\u00c2\u00a0 I remember Ike, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush II, but I’ve never actually seen a president in person.\u00c2\u00a0 Here’s hoping I have now come November 4th.\u00c2\u00a0 Vote.\u00c2\u00a0 No excuses.\u00c2\u00a0 You have to vote this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Obama came to Richmond yesterday, and Sarah and I made it inside the Coliseum with about 12,000 other folks to see him.\u00c2\u00a0 There were a few more thousand outside.\u00c2\u00a0 The acoustics suck, and we were way up high, but it … Continue reading