tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614462637791786216.post7199339585766799556..comments2023-09-21T04:25:38.942-05:00Comments on SUBBACULTCHA: Reflections on ObamaramaJulia Alekseyevahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10442733784488828051noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614462637791786216.post-20041155543395215692008-12-08T15:57:00.000-06:002008-12-08T15:57:00.000-06:00Thanks for the lengthy report about it was like to...Thanks for the lengthy report about it was like to be in Paris on the night of the 2008 Election. I had read a few others and yours captured the same euphoria they did as well. <BR/><BR/>I went down to Grant Park that night, even with a "pass" it was bedlam and pride. Huge police presence but no problems. The sound, the constant movement of folks and spontaneous shouting of pride is something I will never forget.<BR/><BR/>And remember, this was happening in the same general area of the 1968 Democratic Convention police riots, across from the Hilton Hotel -- where Obama is now holding his news conferences announcing his cabinet.<BR/><BR/>Oh how sweet it is in "Sweet Home Chicago!"<BR/><BR/>SteverinoSteverinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07713212685819342280noreply@blogger.com