Obama at Wesleyan commencement

Obama at Wesleyan commencement
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L. Britt and I met in New Haven and headed over to our alma mater to hear Barack deliver the commencement speech. (Ted Kennedy was the original speaker but for obvious reason, he had to sit it out.) We were worried that it was going to be a bit of zoo but it was better than we thought. We did not sit on Foss Hill with the rest of the alumni because it was too crowded and honestly, I really did not want to see a lot of people. I wanted to hang with Lauren and hear Barack. I wasn't really up for the whole Wes reunion thing.

I am still amazed that after so many speeches I am still so inspired by him. After following his career for so long, I am still in shock that he has come this far. He really could be our President! It really is happening! (I have mixed feeling about the idea of Clinton as his running mate but I'll talk about that another day.)

Like I mentioned in my last post, I have been thinking of being a mentor and this speech is also a part of the reason why. I have been wanting to do more in the service of other people.

You can watch a great, high res version of his speech here.