Getting Political

I've never been a terribly political person but from time to time, I've been known to be interested in politics, so when the President of the United States shows up on my campus, I had to go. How often can you hear the President speak? I wasn't going to get to hear him any other time.

I went to the political rally on my campus that was sponsored by the Democratic Party and stood out on the Oval for four hours. There was some logistical issues, but it was a pretty decent rally. I went with my friends Cat and Ally. There were 35,000 people total that made it to the rally and the message was pretty positive, please vote every election day. I have to say that I'm guilty of not voting every election, because I don't have time and I didn't educate myself on the candidates. I'm really going to try to vote this coming election day.

The rally included the senator, congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy, the mayor Michael Coleman, and the governor Ted Strickland. Also included into the mix, musical guest John Legend. Here's a picture of him now.

The First Lady introduced President Obama, but I couldn't get a good picture of her. There were just too many people there. I managed to get excellent pictures of the President. I have to say that he is an excellent public speaker and he made the wait worth it.
After going to the rally, I feel grateful that I'm an American and I have so many rights that I probably wouldn't have had if my parents didn't leave Hong Kong. But there's so much more that America needs to do, we need to have an universal health care system and a better education system where everyone can get a quality education instead of being taught to a standardized exam. So, I conclude this blog by saying, I think we still have a lot to do and I will try to vote in two weeks to do my part.