Sitting At Gate B56 At Denver International Airport - Flight Delayed

If you're on Twitter you may have noticed - or may not have seen -- that I just landed in Denver.  But here I am after having caught a flight from Oakland to this hub with the intent of catching another flight to Atlanta.  That flight, UAL 7515, which was to leave at about 7 PM, was delayed to 9:19 PM, giving me time to catch up on stuff like blogging.  


I think this is the fourth time I've been at DIA this year, the other three trips courtesy of my work at the Democratic National Convention.  But regardless of the city -- Denver, New York, Chicago, Atlanta -- I love to fly.  To me, since air travel became so accessible to so many people due to low fares, one can gain the measure of America in an airport: fashion, concerns, and overall mood.  


The mood I would describe as "mellow".  It certainly feels like the holiday season but it's almost like people are going through the motion of traveling but don't have a lot of gifts to give.  I don't see a lot of gift bags or bags that look like they've got gifts in them.   


I see a lot of kids and families and college students traveling alone, presumably to see their parents.  And of course there's an occasional single person, like me.  

Barack Obama - 24,000 People Storm Washington Square - Video Set

On September 26th, 24,000 people stormed New York's Washington Square to see and hear U.S. Presidential Candidate Barack Obama. Here's a collection of YouTube videos taken by different people at the event:

Obama Rally - Gates Finally Open



Obama Rally - From a Distance



Obama Rally - Up Close - "American People Are The Answer"



Obama Rally - Washington Square - "Experience"



Obama Rally - "Fired Up; Ready To Go"

Video - Barack Obama NYC Rally Washington Square 9-26-07

Senator Barack Obama drew 24,000 people to Washington Square September 26th 2007 for a milestone New York rallly in Washington Square.

This is a set of videos created by John Loving, parts one, two, and three:

Part One



Part Two



Part Three

Barack Obama To Storm New York September 27th - Barack Video

Senator Barack Obama's coming to New York City September 27th in what promises to be a love in. Here's a video called "Meet Barack Obama."