Drinking the Kool-Aid

Sorry this is so late! Volunteering at Sunday's Obama rally in Delaware was unbelievably awesome, for lack of better words. There was a lot of me standing outside for 5 hours in Rodney Square in Wilmington (where the rally was held, I was on crowd control), as well as a lot of me crying tears of joy* at the goodness of it all.

The audience of hundreds ranged anywhere from mid-50s black bikers to 15-year-old BMXers. It was amazing to see literally every different type of person you could imagine joined in the same small town square, just to see Barack.

Obama was nothing short of dazzling. His words were so much about the average person affecting change and working hard for progress; it was refreshing. I'm not going to get into the details of what he said, as it wouldn't do justice to his speech, but I have never been so affected by someone's presence in my life. He was physically dwarfed by the sheer volume of the crowd, but each person stood in silence and reverence to hear the tidings of hope they so needed. He didn't need to command attention--- it was gladly given to him. To be in the presence of that kind of power was truly humbling. It was one of the best experiences of my life.

After the rally, my travel companions and I went knocking on doors trying to garner support for Super Tuesday. We were unsuccessful, however, because everyone in town had seen him speak that afternoon. They were already down for the cause!

Look, I've seen what this man is capable of. He is it. If you thought I'd been drinking the Kool-Aid before, you can bet I'm waaaaasted off of it now. Seeing Barack in person only turned me into an even bigger cornball. For me, there's only one thing left to say: Yes, we can!

*I cry a lot at inappropriate times because I can't cry at appropriate ones. Don't judge, you probably do it, too.

Posted by: Brittany

Photo: AP

PS- If you want to watch the will.i.am video (my #4 future babydaddy, Hill Harper, is also in it), you can click here. Try not to cry. Also, between this and Maria Shriver, Barry totes wins in the celebrity support arena, don't you agree?