The Song that Never Ends
Stephanie Greig is a strikingly attractive, green-eyed girl in her late 20’s living in Los Angeles. Yes, she is an actress. And yes, she’s also a waitress, at the popular upscale pizzeria Mozza. She was working there one night when she got to talking to a couple of Barack Obama supporters named Vicki and Max.
Stephanie had read Obama’s book and wanted to get involved. Max and Vicki, it turned out, were about to go to Texas to help out with the campaign. They invited Stephanie to join them.
“There was so much positive energy,” recalls Stephanie.
They flew out to Texas with a group of about 15, including Max and Vicki’s three children. Only when they arrived did Stephanie learn who the couple was.
Max is Max Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy.
We’re here at the University of Texas Obama office. Of course, Yosi’s propaganda precedes us.
About a hundred students are getting instructions on how to call voters and canvas. Since the election is tomorrow, reminding voters to vote is a priority. Max stands up on a chair and gets the crowd fired up.
Max Kennedy doesn’t have the New England accent of his father and uncle. Instead, he sounds like a high school football coach, his voice deep and powerful.
“This is the most important election of my lifetime,” he declares.
He ends by leading the crowd in the famous, “Fire it up / Ready to Go” chant. When he screams, “Fire it up,” it feels like the walls are about to crumble.
After Max comes Grey’s Anatomy’s Kate Walsh.
She speaks very intelligently about how she chose Obama. She quips, “This is not a two-family system, it’s a two-party system.” She describes the caucus process as both “democracy at its best” and “a wicked game of dodge ball.”
After, there’s a long line to get pictures taken with her. This guy seemed particularly excited:
The volunteers get to work.
Summer and Noah, the Kennedy children, start to get restless. Noah won’t stop singing, “This is the song that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends…”
Later, I’m pulling my car out of the parking garage, and the girl that takes my ticket has an Obama sticker on her sweatshirt. I complement it.
“Oh, thanks!” she said. “That’ll be three dollars.”
“Three dollars!” I exclaim. “That’s not change you can believe in!”
She laughs, and lets me exit for free.
Who says change is just a word?
– Hillel Aron
Ha haha. Sounds like old times on the campaign trail. Wish I could be with you my friend. Keep the news from the front rolling in. What’s the vibe at the polls?
Bonne chance à notre candidat. Obama est le seul candidat qui pourra donner une image positive de l’Amerique dont elle est plus que jamais besoin.
viva la gente ::::::: viva Kennedy :::::::::
ONE NIGHT, ONE TIME, ONE RALLY, ONE CANDIDATE, ONE VOICE
I believe it would be a very powerful statement for us to organize a nationwide rally that happens in every state at the same time on the same night in the near future. We can call it the “Stand As One for Change” Nationwide Rally. We should demonstrate together as one to show that Barak Obama represents each one of us. We should stand up and be counted. We should show them who the “WE” really is, in the “Yes WE Can” motto. Since Hillary Clinton claims that Sen. Obama’s speeches are “empty” we should show the Democratic Party, the Country and the World who he is representing and what they are really “filled” with–each one of our hopes and dreams. I believe they need to see with their eyes, since they are unable or unwilling to hear our voices. Sen. Obama speaks for us…We should stand for him. Please e-mail me back at tracytle@aol.com and let me know how you think we could work together to make this powerful statement a reality!
If anyone is still questioning his vision on Change here it is America.
http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf
Please pass this link on to anyone you know that tells you his vision of change is empty.
Yes We ALL Can.
Sounds like a great little story! How did the waitress go? She just dropped her job? She had the money to just get ghost like that? Did the Kennedy family pay for it? Go figure!