But then I read that people had been lining up since dawn and that not everyone there would get in when the doors opened at 4. I don't get off till 6, but when I got off my bus at the station, I wanted to see what the deal was anyway.
I walked over to the Convention Center and saw a bunch of policemen guarding the back door because the President hadn't arrived yet. I thought, "Well maybe I'll catch a glimpse as he's rushed inside," but I stood there for a long time and nothing was happening. So I went around to the doors just to see what else there was. As I walked up, there was a small group to whom a secret serviceman gestured and said, "All right, you're the last group in." I made myself a part of that group and went on inside!
I had to wait through a lot of other political speakers, but eventually President Obama came in and spoke for a good half hour. It wasn't terribly crowded so I got pretty close - probably the closest I'll ever get to a president. However, like in side mirrors on a car, objects in an iPhone camera are closer than they appear, so this picture is misleading about my proximity:
Really, I could see his face clearly enough to see his varying expressions, which is saying something because I'm approaching blindness faster than I would prefer. (My eyesight takes after my mom's who, without contacts, says, "I can still see light and color" - oh, good)
Now I've seen a president in person, and rather spontaneously too!
2 comments:
That is an awesome little twist to your day!
That's awesome! I heard he was going to be there and wondered if you guys were going to check it out. I'm jealous. :)
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