Today Brian and I went to see President Obama give a speech at a high school in Columbus. The speech closely mirrored the one he gave last week when he introduced the American Jobs Act to Congress. It was a sunny afternoon, and we got hot and a bit sunburned waiting, but it was a fun thing to do together. We even had a decent view, since a large part of the crowd surrounding us was made up of school children, who were nice and short. :)
Brian got the tickets from Columbus State, where he works. They offered them to faculty and staff via email, and he was able to get us a couple.
Here we are, killing time while we wait. We were required to arrive by 1:00 pm, but it didn't start until about 2:30. Unlike when I went to see Jill Biden several years ago, here there was security, with a checkpoint we all had to go through. There were also several sharp-shooters and many guys with huge binoculars, keeping an eye on everyone.
Here is Obama! It was a great speech, and as you can see, we had a decent view.
We had to wait for the president's motorcade to leave before we could exit, but it was pretty fast and I thought it was cool to see. This picture also has one of the many secret service people in it.
The location for this speech was at a high school next to Columbus State (CSCC), so we parked there and walked over. And here's a bit of good news: I will soon also be employed by CSCC! I have a class for the autumn quarter, which starts next week. It's isn't as many hours as I would hope, but it is a start.
2 comments:
It sounds like you guys are both getting your feet in the door on the academic job track
Ooh, exciting all around! Nice that you could get tickets, even if you did have to arrive early. When I saw Mr. Obama at a campaign rally on MSU's campus I had to wait around for many, many hours...
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