# I'm a mile from Obama! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840 "2008-02-08T19:59:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/1 "2008-02-08T19:59:19Z")
… and I can’t go see him! ☹ No one told me he was coming to seattle today! I only heard about 20 mins ago, and was planning on running down on my lunch hour, but the area is already filled to capacity. Poor. Any of you guys ever seen/almost seen a presiden/almost president? ---
**Author:** ![Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Long\_Time\_First\_Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Long_Time_First_Time)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/2 "2008-02-08T20:01:33Z")
[QUOTE=Aioua] … and I can’t go see him! ☹ No one told me he was coming to seattle today! I only heard about 20 mins ago, and was planning on running down on my lunch hour, but the area is already filled to capacity. Poor. Any of you guys ever seen/almost seen a presiden/almost president? [/QUOTE] My daughter volunteered to help Obama’s campaign in New Hampshire over her Christmas break. She met him and shook his hand. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/3 "2008-02-08T20:07:19Z")
[QUOTE=Aioua] Any of you guys ever seen/almost seen a presiden/almost president? [/QUOTE] Went to a Clinton speech at Pike Place Market while he was running for reelection in '96. Shook his hand. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/4 "2008-02-08T20:19:31Z")
I work in DC. We can’t avoid them. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/5 "2008-02-08T20:22:35Z")
Yep, plenty of times. Was part of my job a short lifetime ago. ---
**Author:** ![Tikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5daacb/32.png) [@Tikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikki)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/6 "2008-02-08T20:55:41Z")
[QUOTE=Robot Arm] Went to a Clinton speech at Pike Place Market while he was running for reelection in '96. Shook his hand. [/QUOTE] Saw the back of his head as his limo passed by on the way there. That almost like shaking his hand, right? ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-mile-from-obama/436840/7 "2008-02-08T22:26:47Z")
Saw Dubya when he was here in the Tri-Cities in 2000. Probably spooked the Secret Service too when we were all standing on chairs and the guy next me fell with a loud thud.