You
know I dearly love the fact that President Obama chose to spend time
in my neighborhood on Monday. He chose Eden Park, an absolutely
beautiful piece of green space in Cincinnati located between the two
downtown neighborhoods of Walnut Hills and Mt. Adams.
Mittens
Romney sent his campaign bus with Steve Chabot and a few other
supporters to slam the Prez and his policies. Trouble was, they
parked at Mirror Lake, right next to the public bathrooms and nobody
but the geese and three mounted patrol were there to hear it.
I
liked the shot of the Romney supporters grouped behind Steve “Mr.
Comb-over Chabot.” They had five or six white people surrounding a
tall Black youth in the middle. They also came with a fake
reporter/videographer team, making it seem like they had traveling
news coverage. The fake reporter was the other dark face visibly
apparent for Romney and company.
Guess
Mitt will now be able to say he comes to the ghetto too, considering
he parked his bus on Nassau Street where it feeds down into the park.
Not really ghetto, but more Black people living in proximity than he
usually attracts. Maybe some of them stuck their heads out the window
to see his very small commotion. Nah, probably went to work. Black
people over there must have jobs to afford their homes.
Whoa!
Working middle class black people. Now that is a concept that I will
bet Mitt has never considered.
Back
to Obamaville, that multicultural, multi-generational, multicolored
traveling village that follows the President where ever he speaks.
They are willing to show up at a moment's notice and wait, walk or
ride however long is necessary to see him and to hear his voice,
regardless of whether or not they'd heard it before.
And
in full disclosure-this was not a new speech. It was pure stump, very
little new meat added to it. The old applause lines twisted into new
configurations, with the old message still intact.
But
it doesn't matter, the hopeful just want to be there to bask in his
history. It's always hurry up and wait, with the “wait” time
spent meeting new friends, finding and reconnecting with old friends
or just talking with strangers for how ever long you end up standing
next to them in the long, long security lines.
I
was truly amazed this time watching people leave-the number of
physically challenged folk who came anyway given the very difficult
terrain in order to see President Obama. The Seasongood Pavilion is
a naturally occurring “bowl” that you must walk or roll down
into, because there are no steps, just slanted ground. Conversely it
is a steep climb to get out. It's not easy for the infirm, the
elderly nor the handicapped.
But
that didn't stop them. Nor did it deter the physically fit. They
pushed, walked slow and even carried those who couldn't, up and down
that hill, so that all could see Obama. Temperament was good. Nobody
complained. Nobody got mad or impatient. Everybody did what they had
to do, together with their neighbors.
These
feelings and williness to make it happen is why Obama is going to win
November.
You
heard it here. Obamaville is happy, and that's a good thing.
Vote
Responsibly in November.
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