Barack Obama made his last stop of Super Saturday in St. Louis, where 20,000 people greeted him. I was one of them. My friends, both named Sarah, and I had dinner and headed out to the Edward Jones Dome for the 9:00 p.m. rally. We drove past the drunken revelers from the Soulard Mardi Gras celebration. I thought to myself, these people are going to miss out on history here tonight.
After finding a free parking spot and hiking to the Dome, we awaited the arrival of the Senator. I thought that maybe he would be late because he was all of over the country today. I watched CNN for a good portion of the day and saw bits of Obama's speeches in Boise on Saturday morning and in Minneapolis in the early afternoon. The man must be exhausted. But, when he arrived at 9:15, he was in remarkably good spirits. I would like to think he was energized by our large crowd. I really didn't know there were 20,000 people there until Senator Claire McCaskill said so. And, after checking the Obama website, I found out that there were 20,000 in Minneapolis and 15,000 in Boise. So, Barack Obama spoke to 55,000 people today. That's incredible!
The speech was fantastic. I've seen him on TV and I've seen the acceptance speeches, but seeing and hearing Obama live is pretty freaking cool. I was also excited because my friends were there with me, and they were excited too. Sarah R. admitted that she usually doesn't usually keep up with politics, because she is fed up with all of the crap out there. I hope tonight showed her that there is a positive movement going on in the Obama camp. And, with our help, I really think that Barack Obama can lead our country to a better and happier existence.
We really can change the world.
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