2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPresident O just called a family member to apologize!!!!!
She had credentials to his speech tonight but due the change in venue, she can't get in...so he called her instead!!!! Not a robo call...he called her himself! OMG
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)Sorry that she will miss out on the speech, but a call? Priceless!!
I DO wish that the DNC had some forethought, and arranged for an additional venue for the night, to handle the overflow crowd, via live feed, in the event of weather issues.
rurallib
(62,431 posts)flamingdem
(39,313 posts)and again wow!
skeewee08
(1,983 posts)Pisces
(5,599 posts)SunSeeker
(51,578 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,636 posts)I'll bet that was a thrill. It'd never work for me because I would never believe it wasn't one of my friends punking me. By the time we got it sorted out, Obama would probably be yelling at me. LOL
renate
(13,776 posts)Congratulations to her! Did she manage to say anything or did she just go "humina humina humina" like I would've?
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)the speech in person for a personal phone call from Obama.
FLyellowdog
(4,276 posts)calimary
(81,350 posts)fugop
(1,828 posts)Weather.com currently suggesting a ... 100 percent chance of precipitation and calling for t-storms at 7 pm.
Stupid Democrats. Can't believe they moved indoors and lied about ... hey waaaait a minuuuute!
bluesbassman
(19,376 posts)And his sheep will believe it.
12AngryBorneoWildmen
(536 posts)Stuckinthebush
(10,846 posts)I want a call
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)Her group was affected by the venue change, too, and the trip was canceled.
VERY cool that he did that.
FLyellowdog
(4,276 posts)I don't know how she was so lucky, but it made her day!
OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)That's very cool.
Good for her.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)rocktivity
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)...it was a terrific experience.
His phone died, btw--and he had to call me back. Hilarious.
That's terrific that she got a call. You'll have to give us more details, if you can share!