Barack Obama Rally in LA, A Rush

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Monday night, I returned home from San Francisco after attending a Senator Boxer/Obama fundraiser with Rodney.

Tuesday morning, me, Mayra and Justin drove 4+ from Merced to Los Angeles to see Senator Barack Obama!

Upon on arrival to LA, we picked up my friend Saul who attends UCLA.

We then drove over to the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex and had to park 5+ blocks from the complex.

It was awesome! There were so many people, from all walks of life, at the event!

At the close of his speech his talked about Students for Barack Obama (SFBO)! I was cheering when he mentioned SFBO and the power of students to make change. Woo!

Unlike SF, when I missed my chance to shake the Senator’s hand, this time, I was close enough. I tried to take a picture at the exact moment he shook my hand but my camera delayed!

After the rally, we drove to my house to see my parents, ate some pozole, watched a movie and rested.

We left LA at 10PM and didn’t get home until 2AM. The next morning I had work for the Campaign for College Opportunity at 6AM.

What a rush!

Feb

19

Senator Boxer and Obama in San Francisco!

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Tonight, Rodney and I traveled to San Francisco for the Senator Boxer and Senator Obama Fundraiser!

It was a lot of fun driving to SF, especially when we ran out of gas.

We stopped in Oakland to search for a gas station. After 15 minutes, we finally found a Shell.

After arriving in San Francisco, we got a bit lost and had to stop at another Shell to get directions. I walked into the station with nothing and left with a map of SF and a pack of gum.

We arrived at the Westin St. Francis Hotel at Union Square and volunteered.

Our work consisted of holding Senator Barbara Boxer signs, greeting people, answering questions as best as we could and directing people to the bathrooms.

Both Senators Boxer and Obama were very inspiring! Barack got the loudest cheers! After his speech and a short story from Boxer, Obama shook peoples’ hands. I tried to shake his hand, but there were too many people crowding his path out the room. Next time.

Feb

18

Good to Hear

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I just finished a Students for Barack Obama conference call with over 20 of my felow student leaders across the country.

It was great to listen and talk with other people who are excited about the campaign and the future!

We talked about what is happening with SFBO and how things are going across the country. We had a lot of questions, ranging from how to start a chapter, to how to respond to a negative op-ed in a local newspaper about the Senator.

I sense deep commitment amongst my peers, but some hesitation and reluctance because, as students, this is the first time we are dipping our toes into presidential campaigning waters.

Politics is daunting to some, confusing to others, but ultimately it is politics that drives change and we, as students, are becoming apart of the change we seek in the world.

Feb

17

The Time for Action is Now

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Greetings!

This is my first blog post.

This blog will chronicle my journey across California to “inform people, students in particular, about Senator Barack Obama, his message of hope, vision for the future, and political platform and elect the Senator to become President of the United States with an overwhelming majority of state voters.”

The Time for Action is Now! It’s time to “get to work!”