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OBAMA!Submitted by Uncle Brett on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 4:18am.
I'm in Portland, OR today, home of unseasonably warm weather, a consulting project I'm working on for the PBS Kids show "Curious George", and my cousin B. and her two adorable sons, O. and T. We all met up today by the river for the Obama rally, and I got to see Barack deliver a stump speech in person, which definitely beat out seeing it on YouTube (except for the fact that on YouTube, you don't have to listen to a mix-tape of bad 90's alternative hip-hop before hearing the talk. I never realized how much I HAVEN'T missed the oeuvre of Arrested Development). My little cousins were dressed in Obama t-shirts they made at home ("Tell Your Mamma to Vote for Obama") and after they patiently sat through the rally, we went out for ice cream, where they ran into one of their friends from school. They younger boy, T. was having a nice little chat with his friend Sophie at a table while the grown ups discussed plans for the remainder of the day. When we tuned in to what the boy was saying, it turned out to be this: "So, Sophie. Are you going to vote for Obama?" And they say our youth is not politically engaged. Was anyone else at the rally? What did you think? I especially like that he's added a call for Universal Pre-School to his speech, my own pet issue. Uncle Brett Uncle Brett's blog | login or register to post comments | email this page | printer friendly version
they sound like pretty funny kids! my younger brother wants to make tee shirts that say 'obama, you barack my world.' i told him to go old-school mtv style with shirts that say 'barack the vote,' but he didn't know what i was talking about! jesus, rock the vote wasn't even that long ago, was it? So, yesterday, my cousin and her sons watched the YouTube video of the Portland rally we'd all attended on Sunday. The younger boy, T. stared at the computer screen closely as Barack went through his stump speech, studying the crowd--estimated by some to include as many as 70,000 people. He seemed concerned. Eventually, my cousin asked what was wrong. He pointed toward the monitor. "Why can't I hear me?" he asked. Uncle Brett No, it's not that long ago--maybe 8 years? I think that sounds right. And I want an "Obama, you Barack my World" T-shirt. I do. I'd even pay money (although maybe I'll just make one for myself......) Those kids are make me smile! I totally want to make those tees at home. Sounds like a fun day. I wish I was back home in Portland today. Sigh. |
He said early on he thought it would be cool for a woman to be president. He knows I support Obama, but he is sticking with Hillary as long as she is in the race, I guess!
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