A very nice turnout, lots of good signs, Obama was very late and no one knew for sure the direction of his approach. THEY BROUGHT HIM IN THROUGH THE HOOD!!! It is possible he viewed us as the motorcade passed by.
I caught the tail end of the speech on the radio as I drove home early to get this report going. A very conservative local commentator, Steve Bussey, gave a summary of the speech and pretty much called it a home run for Obama. He said Obama was introduced by a Mary [blanked on last name] who was a "Republican for Obama." Well, that remains to be seen and their track record on that score is pretty poor. Bussey said he got inside info that it would be a common theme as he brings this show on the road. We'll see if Obama's minions learn how to vet.
We had a nice day with a NE wind to keep the temps down. Nice crowd, several kids present. The opposition was pretty thin until right before the ceremony. It seemed funny that the one corner with the 99%'ers and other assorted Obamabots was pushed back much further than the other 3 corners.
We had our own snipers, looking down on the crowd and realistically, back down into the Hood.
A shout-out to the Daytona Beach State College student taking snaps for her photography class. Good luck to her graduating into an uncertain economy. Don't know how she leans politically.
OK, we almost got killed. While a gaggle of cops stood by yapping, a green car pulled a u-turn right in front of a motorcycle northbound along our line. If he didn't have quick reflexes, his wipeout would have mowed down dozens. Everyone saw it but the cops.
More as I think of it and I am sure our other intrepid FReepers will chime in and maybe post a few pics.
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Wish I could have been there! Saw coverage of you guys on local channel 13. “Fire the Liar” sign was prominate. :)