Missed out on posting on Weds due to technical difficulties, so this post is post experience. After taking a brief nap on Wed went to lecture by Dennis Kucinich who brought his foxy wife. Then with the daily issued credential dangling from my neck, got through security to board the bus to the Pepsi Center. What an exciting day it was. On television the best part about the Convention for the Delegates was the Roll Call, when each state was announced "for the Great State of ...." And then they cast their votes. Of course this is what I had come here to do -- cast my vote for BARACK OBAMA! As you all know it was a great ending to the Roll Call with the states yielding to New York as HRC made her way to the floor and asked for a vote by acclamation. No one leaked to me or anyone around me that this was what she would do. It was really a unifying moment.
I actually cast my individual vote during the breakfast session that morning, like a ballot by mail. They passed around a sheet and I checked Obama box and signed my name. At the Pepsi Center got a seat, by the way no assigned seating. Just show up and hopefully get seat with your delegation. If you get up to walk around, get something to eat or go to bathroom you might not have that seat when you get back. On Tuesday I left my seat and Dennis Kucinich stole it, that was ok because I stole Maxine Waters seat.
Back to the Roll Call. I was as shocked as everyone else when California "Passed" but then we realized it was a strategy to allow Hillary to put Obama over the top. That was a huge surprise for everyone. On to the speakers. Evan Baugh-boring, John Kerry fantastic, Of course Bill, brilliant-went even farther than Hills in his support. I believe he had to. Crowd went crazy, a little too crazy if you ask me. Notice non-political celebrities milling about Jaime Foxx, Pittsburgh Steeler great Franco Harris, and a few others. Biden's son gave great speech and was very touching many people were not familiar with Biden's story must admit i was initially puzzled when the son said he was not going to be around for the election, till I learned he was not only the attorney general of Deleware but in the military and going to Iraq. Biden himself- We were handed signs with directions when to raise them, as we were throughout the convention speeches, this time we were given additional direction with response to Biden's line our response was "John McCain-More of the Same" the crowd still managed to screw the line up. Crazy excitement. And then surprise number two our man Obama came out and took the stage with his vice-president and family. What an incredible experience and at the same time it was clear that Invesco Field was going to be even better. Walked back to the hotel from Pepsi Center about a mile, boy my feet hurt.
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