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how early did you get there for your seat?
were you cold?
were you in the overflow room? if not how did you get a good ticket in the main tent? i asked for a ticket 4 hours after the story broke and mine was overflow room ticket so i stayed home here in Cincinnati.
did you shake his hand?
give your overall impression of the event and his speech
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someone has a crush on slick willy!
ReplyDeleteWe arrived around 10:30 am and sat in the cold for about an hour and a half before any of the speakers went on stage...
ReplyDeleteHowever, Clinton and Weisel's speeches were great! It was an honor to see them speak and it was well worth the wait.
omg be glad that you didnt go. ok here is the run down with all the details.
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> it was rainy and cold!!!! we were freezing the entire time! we arrived
> and parked in lot c at about 930am and took the shuttle bus they
> provided over to the tent...
>
> although it said first come first seated, we were still stuck in the
> overflow tent until halfway through the program. they opened up the
> first tent and let the public fill in. my guess is because the bigger
> speakers were getting ready to come on and the second tent was full
> and the first tent was only half full. that does NOT look good.
>
> you are right about the first tent being donors, survivors and the
> like is my guess... we stayed in the second tent (which was at least
> 150-200 ft away from the stage! bill looked small from where i was
> sitting!) we were in the first row of the second tent though, right in
> front of a nice plasma screen tv... so we watched it on there and that
> was fine... i knew we werent ever even gonna be close enough to be in
> the presence of bill so we just stayed put.
>
> we sat there for a looong time waiting for everything to start... it
> was a nice program though once it did start and they had a lot of
> speakers, a video from steven speilberg, Obama and one from Hil (i got
> that on vid)
>
> then bill came out. he was backstage for half of the program he said
> and touring the museum for the beginning half. i got the first half of
> his speech on film but then my camera died. i wish i got the second
> half of his speech though because it was better, more dynamic and off
> the cuff sort of sounding.
>
> he spoke a LOT about his foundation and his work. he talked a lot
> about darfur and bosnia and just a lot of other human rights issues...
> he touched on so many subjects and his speech was long!
>
> he did mention Hillary in his speech. he said that he talked to
> Hillary at their home this morning. he was like... "i got done with my
> tour in time to see Hillarys video. ya know, i talked to Hillary this
> morning from our home before i left to come here and said 'dont
> forget, i got that thing today' and she was like 'i remember, tell
> them all hello for me'..." then he said they were joking on the phone
> that if america can take on the holocaust then the stuff we are doing
> now is a tea party or something... it was kinda funny and cute
>
> people were beginning to leave during bills speech! haha you know how
> he can be. he talked for a looong time and i think everyone was cold
> and tired and wanted to try to beat traffic out of there.
>
> after he spoke i dont even think he stuck around... it looked like he
> just went "backstage" right after his speech and didnt shake any hands
> or anything. but that doesnt sound like bill... he probably did and
> maybe i just couldnt see...
>
> so thats the story! haha im gonna post about it soon on my blog and
> put up the videos too so check back
>
Went to Holocaust museum dedication in Skokie today. Great speeches by Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel.
ReplyDeleteSaw Bill Clinton speak, road in a pair of school buses, ate the best brisket in the city, and navigated through a sea of umbrellas today.
ReplyDeleteGreat speeches by Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel
ReplyDeleteGreat speeches by Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel
ReplyDeletejust shook President Bill Clinton's hand
ReplyDeletejust met BILL CLINTON!
ReplyDeletelistened to Bill Clinton & Elie Wiesel speak at a building opening in a temporary tent that's every bit as impressive as the building.
ReplyDeleteExcellent speech by Bill Clinton. Worth the chilly wait.
ReplyDeleteI just shook Bill Clinton's hand... I think he uses lotion...
ReplyDeletesaw bill clinton and elie wiesel speak in skokie. Pretty moving.
ReplyDeletei was a volunteer at the event and got to meet him backstage.
ReplyDeletei was speechless. i came up to him and said "can you sign this" and he did. and all i could say to him was "Hi". but he said "hello" back :)
It was a bit chilly. I sat in the green section not to far from the main stage. It was a great event - very inspiring.
ReplyDeleteStill thinking about the amazing ceremony for the opening of the IL Holocaust Museum w/Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel and much more
ReplyDeleteSitting on a train and still feeling inspired effects of Elie Weisel and Bill Clinton, among others, from yesterday. Gotta go teach.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize we were going to be outside for nearly three hours, but I should have figured out the museum had no place to put 12,000 people. So yes, I was freezing; I did not dress properly for the event. No overhead heat lamps? The Miri Ben-Ari performance was amazing, and I'm glad I was on time for that. The intermediate speeches took too long. I realize the planners had to let the governor speak, and he only took four minutes, so good for him. The Soul Brothers appearances were nice, and it was good that the non-Jews on stage weren't limited to politicians. Still, the cynic in me thinks they were scheduled because older Jews like black kids--they make them think they're not really racist.
ReplyDeleteWiesel was great. I'm sure he always is. Very moving and didn't soften his blows when mentioning more recent genocide attempts.
President Clinton was very strong. One thing hasn't changed: his speeches are still too long! I appreciated his explanation of what he tried to accomplish in the Balkans in terms of ending the genocide there; I wish he'd mentioned that this was one case in which U.S. military forces fought to save Muslim lives, and we don't get credit for that. Wiesel's and Clinton's calls for each of us to stand up to hatred resounded well.
It would have been great for President and Mrs. Clinton to appear together. Does that ever happen? Her video tribute was brief and very nice.
How can anyone praise this man as their god, when we have OBAMA! SHAME ON ALL OF YOU, SHAME ON ALL OF YOU!
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