Sunday, October 26, 2008

Obama rocks the Fort!


Marianne, Quentin, Katie, and I went to hear and see (!) Barack Obama at the CSU Oval today. I got in line at 11 a.m. for his 3:30 pm speech and it was totally worth the wait. One on-line site had the crowd estimated at 45-50,000.

We were maybe in the first few thousand, so actually got close enough to the stage to see him. Well, Marianne and Katie were a bit too short, but we hoisted them upa few times so they could get a look. Quentin reached overhead and got the photos of Obama.


Obama is a great speaker with a very inclusive message. The crowd loved seeing and hearing him. One local person said Obama wouldn't be coming to Fort Collins unless it meant something - if he wins FC, he wins Colorado, if he wins Colorado, he wins the country. Well, true or not, it made people feel like Fort Collins does matter this time around.

4 Comments:

At 6:36 AM, Blogger Nate said...

Awesome! It was fun to chat with you in line, glad it warmed up and was worth the wait! I can't believe you were close enough to get those pictures of the man himself - sounds like a huge crowd! Although, all the numbers I can find are about the Denver rally, still not sure how many were at the Oval?

 
At 9:11 AM, Blogger mps said...

The Coloradoan estimated 45-50,000 people at the Oval.

 
At 10:37 AM, Blogger Laurel said...

Wowza! That's a lot of people! I'm glad you guys made it in to hear him speak, and I'm super excited that Colorado is turning blue!

 
At 10:53 AM, Blogger Pinolera said...

OBAMA!!! That is so cool - how awesome that you guys were there! If that many people stood in a long line on a cold day - he has to win FoCo! One more week until the election - I am excited and nervous! Love your photos - looks like Obama is your new BFF!

 

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