President/CEO of Rise Celestial Studios shares his personal account witnessing Barrack Obama win re-election from Mitt Romney Headquarters!
Rise News | Chicago
Circa 2012, The Presidential Election race between Obama and Mitt Romney.
"I’ve always had interest in politics from a very young age. Not sure when it began but as far back as I can remember I enjoyed listening to speeches and debates outlining views for making America the best country it can be."
The first Black President…that title speaks volumes but my personal connection to President Obama is unique far beyond just appreciating his historical achievements.
"The 2012 Presidential race was a close one with many news outlets foreshadowing a Romney victory. Mitt Romney served the majority of his political career in Massachusetts and so it made sense that on the eve of the biggest night of his life he would spend it in middle of downtown Boston."
I have always had an act for being at the right place at the right time to experience something truly incredible and far beyond the typical reach of a young city slick like myself. This evening was no different, as I was able to "gain" access into the biggest event of the year…Election Night.
"There was so much security everywhere and the size of the guns wrapped around the police officers chest gave a sickening feeling felt deep in the soul."
“When I finally made it past all the bag checks, medal detectors and very up close and personal body frisks, I found myself entering a world I had only read about or seen on tv. The opulence that surrounded me left me speechless, the sight of rich old Bostonians casually walking by and laughing left me in a trance. These people were here as Republicans who loved Mitt Romney and as the richest people not perhaps just in the city but in all likelihood… the planet.”
This was one of the most riveting nights of my life, to be around so many wealthy 1% ‘ers as a Black Panther who loved #obama
It was eye opening to say the least.
Their clothes, their jewelry and all of the free expensive food was something straight out of a Forbes magazine !
And there I was among them- a rebel without a cause, a random. There to witness history in the making.
"I’ve been around white people my entire life and have so many friends that are non black that I feel welcomed no matter what event and no matter how little diversity… but this night I never felt as much of an outsider then at that moment when news broke that Romney lost the election."
"A shift was felt in the room that is difficult to describe, mascara was running down the cheeks of all the women dressed to the 9, the men in fancy tuxedos started drinking and shouting profanities at the screens showing Obama. When Romney finally made it to stage to give his final speech of the presidential race there wasn’t a dry eye in the house."
I felt the intense pride and jubilation of watching the candidate you were rooting for win and I saw in real time the opposite reaction when your on the other side of history.
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