National Obama Rally in Denver, Colorado

DENVER, Colorado, April 19 - As my friend and I approached the Nationwide Rally for Obama, we could hear the upbeat music from the live reggae band flowing out of Civic Center Park. One of the first things my friend commented on as we approached the rally was that the venue for this event was not nearly as big as the venue had been for when Obama came to give his speech before Super Tuesday. Not only was the venue not as big as it had been for the previous event, but apparently there were far fewer people at today's rally than had been present at Obama's speech as well.

I was disappointed to know there wasn't much of a crowd at the rally; however, the venue was nicely decorated with red, white, and blue balloons. There were also a half a dozen red, white, and blue port-a-potties as well as one port-a-potty for disabled people supporting Obama at the event.

Several tables were set up along the sidewalk at Civic Center Park, which contained information about how Obama supporters can help him during the race, as well as Obama stickers, window signs, bumper stickers, and more. Another table along the sidewalk was set up for voters to register.

As my friend and I wandered around Civic Center Park, I listened to the man who was singing with the reggae band. He was singing about world peace and love. He tried to fire up the crowd by asking anyone with an Obama sign in their lap to stand up and wave it, but the crowd was reluctant to do so. Nevertheless, the man kept trying to get the crowd fired up before the speeches were to begin.

My friend commented that there were several disabled individuals at the rally, including myself. My friend told me there were several individuals in wheelchairs, at least one other visually impaired person, and someone using a walking cane at the rally.