Chris worked 7:30am-3:30pm today, then high-tailed it across I-40 to Raleigh fighting Research Triangle rush hour traffic. Ugh. The doors were to open at 6:30pm, with the event starting at 7:30pm. Chris arrived around 5:30pm and was pretty deep in line. In this photo, the line snakes around the garden to the final destination: Reynolds Coliseum on campus where the red flags wave. Probably 1,000 people ahead, the worst originating line entrance in Chris's three Obama events.
As the minutes passed, the line behind Chris becomes much more circuitous as 5,000 people have worse spots then he:
Finally, entrance to the coliseum, the old place where NC State played basketball before moving into spacious RBC Center where they and the NHL's Hurricanes play:
Seats weren't too bad after 1,000 folks entered. To the right of the podium and slightly behind:
Michelle took the stage to thunderous applause, then spoke on the ever-changing bar that her husband strives for. Whether it be money, states, votes, delegates, the bar that he must reach to be "legitimate" is always changed once he reaches and/or surpasses it. This same bar is true for most Americans: where people work hard, do the right things, then go to reap the benefit of "playing right" by reaching that bar. and the bar is moved, it's raised, and people cannot fairly attain their prize. People don't mind a high bar, just keep it still so they can grab it.
You'll find Chris as the large blurry cranium in the gray "Hope" sweatshirt immediately above Michelle Obama's head. At the 1-minute mark when the camera zooms in, his enormous dome is quite evident. Enjoy:
1 comment:
And yet another rally! Where do you find the time? I am sure that Mrs. Obama is just as electrifying as her husband and brings in the crowds. If they both or either ever make it to Madison again, I'll hobble up to see them. Was not able to make the last visit to the Kohl Center.
Keep on truckin.
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