¡Obámanos!

Posted by Matt Parrish Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:13:00 GMT

Last Saturday, Nikki and I met up with 100,000 of our closest friends to watch (the future) President Barack Obama give a speech in downtown Denver. Okay, we only went with about 10 friends; we don’t know the other 100,000+ people. Given that his two previous rallies in Kansas City and St. Louis drew 75,000 and 100,000 people, respectively, we figured it would be a great atmosphere to see him live and he didn’t disappoint. It was a beautiful autumn day and as Marco put it, “You could smell the change in the air!” Reports after the event declared it as the largest rally to-date. Very cool!

I just dropped off our mail-in ballots a few minutes ago and it feels great to be part of the political process. I really wish more young voters would take part; perhaps many of them don’t realize the impact they can have. However, it does seem like the voter turnout for young voters has been increasing in the last few elections. I’ll wear my “I voted” sticker with pride!

Here is a picture I saw online from the rally. Truly incredible!

Denver Obama Rally

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tee time and the dnc

Posted by Nikki Parrish Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:56:00 GMT

As I’m sure you all know, Denver hosted the Democratic National Convention this year. We were really excited to be a part of all the festivities, so we hopped on our bikes and headed downtown to experience Obama-mania first hand. It was a truly unique experience. Downtown Denver was movin’ and groovin’. There were literally thousands of people lining the streets, and you could feel the energy and enthusiasm flowing in the air.

Feeling a little inspired from our night at the DNC, we decided to get crafty and make some Obama t-shirts. It was so much fun! Tyson made a really cool stencil of Barack Obama which read, “B.A. Barack U.S. - I Pity The Fool Who Don’t VOTE OBAMA”. For all you Mr. T fans, you get the reference. A few of us bought iron-ons and created our own fun slogans. Mine read, “Obama Baracks My World”, and let me tell ya, he does!

Matt's Obama T-shirt Nikki's Obama T-shirt

Check out our crafty creations…

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