Obamarama Photo from the SF Chronicle: No description necessary

I'm 6' 3" and was wearing boots (6.50 / 2)

Here is my estimate of what section of the crowd 6' or taller could see the candidate without standing on top of something.

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by: Bob Brigham @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 00:38:43 AM UTC

Wow, thanks for the illustration... (0.00 / 0)

Now, where would a petite 5'6" princess like me have to be to see the candidate without being carried on the shoulders of a 6'+ person? ; )

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by: Andrew Davey (atdleft) @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 00:55:48 AM UTC

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even worse (0.00 / 0)

I ran into a friend who is a major SF opinion leader/operative and his young son couldn't even see the candidate on his shoulders.

The kid won't have a story to tell his grandkids about.

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by: Bob Brigham @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 03:46:49 AM UTC

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we've still got about a year (0.00 / 0)

there will be other rallies in the east bay, if the race is still competitive by feb 5th.

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by: wu ming @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 03:51:43 AM UTC

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It's not even the whole crowd! (8.00 / 1)

No wonder I didn't see you.

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by: FDR @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 02:52:36 AM UTC

I couldn't see Obama ... (8.00 / 1)

... and I'm about 5'11" and was standing near the "Red Line."

The problem is that the stage was at a lower elevation than most of the crowd.  At events like this, they usually have the stage on a higher platform. 

So the vast majority of attendees could hear Obama -- but couldn't see him.

Not very good planning, if you ask me. 

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by: paulhogarth @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 03:29:06 AM UTC

my line could be 20 people either way (0.00 / 0)

This was my estimate from throwing elbows through the crowd in the half an hour before the event. When I realized most people couldn't see, I retreated to the back to see how many people were leaving (a lot). Walking along the back horseshoe, I can also attest that many people back there couldn't hear him because the people who couldn't see him weren't paying attention and were talking/bitching through the speech.

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by: Bob Brigham @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 04:46:39 AM UTC

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Well (0.00 / 0)

Not good planning until he plays the "my god, the level of support is just so unexpected and overwhelming" card.

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by: Lucas O'Connor @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 15:34:20 PM UTC

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Thanks for the shot, Brian... (0.00 / 0)

That's the exact angle I was talking about in a comment yesterday.

I hope I see that angle in the video on Obama's website.

I don't like heights, but the chance for that shot was not one to pass up.

There were a half dozen workers on a roof across the street.  Those guys probably had the best seats in the house!

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by: JeremyDThompson @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 05:13:59 AM UTC

and they had drinks (0.00 / 0)

I looked like a party (I'm bitter because I brought but one bottle of water with me and wish I would have brought three and some green beer).

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by: Bob Brigham @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 05:17:51 AM UTC

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Didn't want to talk about the drinks... (0.00 / 0)

Not sure if they were on the clock, or not!

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by: JeremyDThompson @ Mon Mar 19, 2007 at 07:22:19 AM UTC

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