Barack Obama

I had the priviledge this weekend to finally see one of my heros, Barack Obama, speak in public. I've seen almost all of his televised presentations, but never one in person.

The gates were set to open at 12:30 on Sunday, so I showed up at 8am to get a good seat. I was early enough, I was given the chance to volunteer and help set up and run the event! I had a nifty "volunteer" pass and was able to walk around the grounds long before the Secret Service allowed the general public in.

I did take a lot of photos before, during, and after the event. I also recorded some great video. The problem: I was using a brand new phone, and if you don't click the "save" button after recording content, it disappears about 5 minutes later. :-(

Nonetheless, here's a YouTube video showing some of the highlights of Obama's speech: