Saturday, January 17, 2009

The Historical Train Journey by Barack Obama !!

Every where Obama , Obama.It is Obama festiwal here.The 44th president of US started his opening of the inauguration on 17th Jan ( actual inauguration is on 20th Tuesday )

In the historical train from Philoadelphia to washington ( capital) the journey started .It was the route Abraham Lincoln travelled meeting the people, before he assumed the presidentship in 1861.

Obama and his wife Michelle along with vice president elect and his wife standing at the back edge of the train ( well protected ) travelled, meeting the people on the way.

It was 137 mile train ride, through out people waved and enchanted OBAMA.

Obama often referred to the spirit of Linclon in his speach, he said, "We are here standing simply to pay tribute to our first patriots but to take up the work that they began "

More than 250 phographers and cameramen followed him to record the historical event.

TV cameras showed, every where elderly Blacks simply shed tears when they saw Obama, for them their remote dream is coming true.

People started pouring at Washington, 20,00,000
people are expected for the inauguration.

News to be continued...MS sunday