San Francisco treat... or trick?

THE OBAMA RALLY!!! What a rally it was. I have never in my life seen or experienced anything like that night. If you know me, then you know that statement is HUGE. It was by far the most exhilarating thing I've done as far as politics is concerned. The night began in Grant Park, well waiting outside the park for about an hour in line. The line as far as I could tell was at least 15 blocks. The final estimate for the turnout that night ended up around 250,000 people. Needless to say being surrounded by that many people who believe in the same hope that we can change was amazing. Every type of person, literally, was represented that night. It left me speechless to see how everyone was interacting with their neighbor, that was a complete stranger in most cases. When they announced that Obama won, people of different races, sexual preferences, and backgrounds cheered, hugged, and cried together. The feeling of joy, hope and relief were overwhelming. The biggest moment I remember was when an African American women fainted (right after Obama was announced as president) and an older white lady caught her. They then shared in the joy by hugging, and talking about the historic moment. At the same time to my left a gay couple kissed and in front of me a group of Asian kids expressed their joy in their native tongue. Even with all this diversity going on not one "incident" happened. It just proves to me that their are lots of other people who feel like me. They have the same belief that everyone, no matter what their race, sexual preference or background can live together and respect each others differences. It gave me hope once more that maybe the world could change. But the awe did not end there. All of Michigan ave. and surrounding streets were closed to allow people to leave the park. We began to walk down the middle of the famous Michigan ave. for blocks. There were thousands of people walking down the street cheering and conversing with strangers. Breaking out in song and O-B-A-M-A chants block after block after block. The vibe was intense and of such hope you couldn't help but smile the whole time. Seeing so many people celebrating with strangers of different backgrounds in the middle of a major street left me speechless. I will never forget those moments walking down the street that night. I really wish for nothing more than that vibe of hope that we can change to continue on and radiate outward to the rest of the world.