On Nov. 6, 2008, a middle age black male dressed in ashy worn out clothing entered a packed B6 bus in Brooklyn and yelled “I got those Obama t-shirts for you and the red ones are coming on Tuesday,” said the local salesman.
The energy that the salesman was expressing is a feeling that has been felt all over the city since the 2008 Presidential election that occurred on Nov. 4. Newly elected President Barack Obama has been the most talked about American since Michael Phelps and not only has his fame reached the U.S. but all over the world as well.
People have not shied away from admitting who they voted for when asked. The excitement can clearly be seen on Chase bank employee Karen Simon’s smiling face as she answered the question in a sarcastic tone.
“I voted for McCain (laughs) of course I voted for Obama, I had to be apart of history,” said Simon.
Miss Simon’s made a pledge that she would try to get every newspaper that was going to have his (Obama) face on the front cover after she found out Obama was elected and her excitement has not left her side since then. The reason for Miss. Simon’s excitement goes far beyond Barack’s race and dives into a deeper feeling of hope for the future. This year, the country’s economic problems hit Miss Simon personally when she almost lost her job when her former company Washington Mutual was brought by Chase bank.
“People are losing their jobs, and going homeless, we didn’t have time to deal with McCain’s old ass as President,” said Miss Simon.
One other thing that people have not shied from is showing their support for their President through flashy merchandise.
It is pretty hard to miss Obama’s face these days since it can be seen on a collection of items that includes calendars in grocery stores, his pictures on people’s Facebook profiles, posters, buttons, t-shirts, numerous newspapers, news reports, YouTube parodies, hats, Halloween masks, stickers, and anything you could get his face on.
Outside most super malls and subway stations in New York City, the site is oddly the same because it shows numerous women and men of all races trying to sell as much Obama merchandise as possible. It seems to be working judging from the fact that you can not leave an office or board a train without seeing an Obama supporter wearing a button or a t-shirt on them.
It has gotten so overly done that it has got some people complaining that this sort of support for Obama may be a little fake.
“All I see is people joking on how dumb Sarah Palin is, how Obama is going to save everyone, and buttons everywhere. I know that they are only doing it because their friends are doing the same thing,” said John McCain supporter Adrianna Beach. Beach, an African American college student, still has not accepted the fact Obama has won the election and watching people parade around in joy has not helped either.
“I actually saw someone rob a store and scream out “Obama is my President !” like just because he won does not mean you can do whatever you want, half of these people don’t even know what he stands for, they just voted for him because he is black,” said Beach.
Not only have McCain supporters had enough of the over zealot attitude that people are showing but it can be felt from Barack’s supporters as well.
“I see people spray painting Obama’s face on their sneakers and putting his family portrait on t-shirts, I voted for Obama too but that is going too far,” said Cathleen Delva, an Obama supporter.
The people of New York City are in a daze right now over heir man. However where there are people who go with what is hot this year, there are also people who have not lost their composure and have kept their eyes on the issues.
"I am hoping that the global warming issues will be taken more seriously. I am hoping that we refocus and find Osama Bin Laden. And I hope that the top 1% of this country that controls 90% of the wealth gets taxed so hard they don’t know what hit them (even though my step-dad says this makes me a communist.),” said by Lisa Cary, a graduate student at John Jay college of Criminal Justice.
There is no doubt that Obama entering office is a ground breaking event in history but people may want to hold off on buying their Obama statues and toaster ovens and see what will happen in two and half months when his term begins.
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On Nov. 6, 2008, a middle age black male dressed in achy worn out clothing enters a packed B6 bus and yells “I got those Obama t-shirts for you and the red ones are coming on Tuesday” I think you should start with the quote, “….,” said a middle age black male dressed in [achy, what is that?] worn out clothing as he entered the B6 Bus. [Where]
[His] energy can be felt all over the city since the 2008 Presidential election that occurred last Tuesday. Newly elected President Barack Obama has been the most talked about American since Michael Phelps and not only has his fame reached the U.S but all over the world as well. [Really good ]
It is pretty hard to miss his face since you see it on a collection of items that includes calendars in grocery stores, on people’s default pictures on their Facebook profiles, posters, buttons, t shirts, numerous newspapers, news reports, YouTube parodies, and [pretty much anything you could advertise his face.]
People have not shied away from admitting who they voted for when asked. The excitement can clearly be seen on Chase bank employee Karen Simon’s smiling face as she answers the question in a sarcastic tone. [You should actually attribute this after the quote and tried not to include the interview questions, it kinda takes the reader out of place.]
“I voted for McCain (laughs) of course I voted for Obama, I had to be apart of history” said Simon [sarcastically.]
Miss Simon’s made a pledge that she would try to get every newspaper that was going to [?] on his (Obama) face on the front cover after she found out Obama was elected and her excitement has not left her side three days later
You should just stick to quotes on it being a fad rather then economic stuff
Good story; however, you need to avoid words like YOU, because, the reader might not have seen his face or know what you are talking about. Keep it in the third person.
Also, you story is in the present tense so it would seem as if all this is happening right now, because it isn't it needs to be the past tense.
And Salesman is the proper word not sailman's. And I believe the proper term is Ms. not Miss which gives the connotation that you are talking to a child.
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