Goobama

So I realized that I never posted about the Obama event. That same week I went to see Bjork, attended some holiday parties, and caught a vicious stomach flu – so now as I have a little downtime (with a second end of year cold), I thought I would finally put this up (thanks to LAist for the pic). Keep in mind that this was my first experience at a full blown political event. The most disappointing thing, other than the awful choice of The Goo Goo Dolls as crowd warmers and the pathetic usher who insisted that we sit on the far corner of an otherwise empty balcony, was that if you’re someone like me, who is invested and following the candidate, you don’t really get anything new out of the experience. It’s cool to be in the same room, but it’s the same old stump speech almost word for word that you could watch on youtube for free. Obama is a good speaker and he has what sounds like real conviction behind his words. I think he’s wrong on gay marriage, his immigration stance is vague at best, and I’m not sure that healthcare plan is going to work, but he’s still the only candidate that I can really get excited about imagining in the White House. Edwards has his points, but if I hear about his dad and that mill one more time…jeez I get it already.