My first Post

[JH19059]

About 8 yrs ago I was called to Trinty Church to help with a parking problem. See I'm a police officer that worked in the same district in which Trinty Church is located. Upon arriving I was met by an angry resident sho was upset that a memeber of Trinity had parked in front of her house. After about 30 minutes of explaining to her that the street in front of her house was not her property, the situation was finally settled. When I finished, a person behind me said, "Officer you handled that nicely", I turned around and said thanks. He said "have you ever thought about being a trial lawyer because that's the way you sounded," with a laugh. After talking for about 10 minutes he said his name was Barack Obama and that he was a State senator. We talked mostly about sports and quitting smoking I got ribbed for being a Cubs fan (he likes the Sox).

A few yrs later our paths would cross again when he was running for senator of Illinois. He was passing out literature on the street. Nobody knew who he was and nobody stopped to listen to his agenda. I approached him and he remembered me. We talked for a little while and I wished him lucked and he in turn wished me luck with the Cubs lol. He actually remembered that I was a Cubs fan. After speaking with him to a great extent, I have affirmed that he is a man who believes not only in himself but in the American people. He speaks from the heart.

Today it is with great pleasure that I annouce that I have cast my vote for Barack Obama even though he is a Sox fan.


PS
Mr. President if you are reading this I quuit smoking 2yrs ago lol

[demokatgurrl]

1. That is a beautfil post. Thank you. n/t

[calimary]

2. Welcome to DU! GREAT story!

Thank you for sharing it, and thank you for supporting Obama!

[liberalmuse]

3. Great story!

Thanks for sharing, and welcome to DU.
:hi:

[Libby2]

4. Welcome!! Wonderful post, thanks for sharing.

[nomaco-10]

5. Welcome! Great story, thanks for sharing it. n/t

[JeffR]

6. Welcome to DU!

Thanks for the smile.

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. WELCOME!!!

From another Chicagoan (North Side...)

[grace0418]

8. Welcome fellow Chicagoan! Beautiful post!

:hi:

[AverageJoe]

9. Great story!

And welcome to DU!

[gabby garcia]

10. wow!

cool story and welcome to DU!

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Thank you, and a heartfelt welcome!!! :) n/t

[motely36]

12. Great story

I think I am getting too emotional today. This almost made me cry. (Not that that is a bad thing!)

[shaniqua6392]

13. Welcome to DU!!

Thanks for the great story!!

[Jersey Devil]

14. Thanks for your post and welcome to DU

That kind of story confirms to me that Obama is the right man for the job.

[DevonRex]

15. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing the story with us.

[progressoid]

16. Oh, you know this is going to get K&R'd a lot!

[renate]

17. what a fantastic story! thank you!

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[Liberal In Texas]

18. Wow, that's great. Congrats on the first of many posts to come. n/t

[bluethruandthru]

19. Welcome!

Thanks for sharing that great story! DU will be an even better place with you here.

[classof56]

20. Awesome first post! What a wonderful memory of an outstanding man.

Thank you for sharing. And congrats on voting for Obama. You are in excellent company (me included, glad to say)!

Oh, and welcome to DU! And good for you re that quitting smoking thing. Not that easy--well done!

[Hope And Change]

21. That is so wonderful.Thanks for sharing your story.K & R!

[Lugnut]

22. Welcome to DU!

What a nice story. :)

[Mira]

23. Beautiful ! Thanks K&R

[Hawkeye-X]

24. Awesome story.

He just got a gift from me.. a donor star!

Welcome to DU!

/hides his stash

[JH19059]

41. Thanx Hawkeye

[JimWis]

25. Great story. Thanks for sharing. Welcome.

[Liberalboy]

26. welcome to DU and thanks for sharing that

[Vinca]

27. Great post! What a memory!

I used to be a cop, too, but the memory that sticks in my mind is being assaulted with a meatloaf.:rofl:

[JH19059]

42. I was hit with a galllon of milk before lol

[ClayZ]

28. Great Post! Thank You!

Welcome to DU!

K and R

[MrScorpio]

29. Wow!

Welcome to DU!

[Arugula Latte]

Wow! Great story!

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[Tesibria]

30. Welcome to DU!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and thanx for sharing!) ~eom

[BrklynLiberal]

31. Wow. That is incredible...I loved that story.

Welcome to the world of posters...
:thumbsup: :hi:

[windbreeze]

32. What a great story....thanx for sharing it.....n/t

[Greyskye]

33. Welcome to DU!

Soon to be Underground no longer!

[Sequoia]

34. What a wonderful story.

Welcome to DU. Off to the Greatest Page with you!

[No Elephants]

35. WOW! What a great first post. Happy to see you here.

[Nydari]

36. What an awesome story!

[RedLetterRev]

37. Bravo, Officer!!

Thank you for your service and thank you for your vote. I'm awfully proud of you for both. Good on ya for quitting smoking, too! (It's my last vice... I had to give up my favorite vegetable this year: gravy! :D)

A lady I worked with a long time ago at U of C became a Chicago officer not long after her dad, also a retired Chicago officer, passed away. There was a tradition of service in that family. She rose up and AFAIK is still the GLBT liason. I'm awfully proud of her for staying with it. I tried getting back in touch with her a few times, but our schedules were so different we just kept missing. I'll keep trying. She's a really neat person and I miss her something awful.

You guys are something special and make me miss Chicago. Stay safe.

[Meshuga]

38. Welcome to DU! Great story! n/t

[treestar]

39. Awesome!

What a great story! Welcome to DU!

[akbacchus_BC]

40. Awesome Post. Thanks for sharing and welcome to DU.

[EnviroBat]

43. That is a fantastic post!

Wow, brought tears to my eyes!

:hi:

[SlowDownFast]

44. Great story! Recommended & Welcome to DU! n/t

[NatBurner]

45. way to make an entrance

[bleever]

46. Thank you for yet another goosebumps moment

on this historic day.

Welcome to DU!

[eshfemme]

47. Great first post!

I love these stories of Obama-- he's such a neat guy!

[Martin Eden]

48. Congrats on a great post -- from a Sox fan!

I think we have a lot of common ground, even if we're divided by Madison Ave. :toast:

[progressivebydesign]

49. Well damn! That is one of the BEST first posts I've read here in 7 years!!!

Love it! Thanks for sharing your story... How wonderful! and welcome!

[ZeitGuy]

73. Better than hot artichoke dip?

:hug:

[progressivebydesign]

94. Oh shoot. that artichoke dip post was pretty righteous too! ;) n/t

[ZeitGuy]

122. All's forgiven, m'dear...

This is the God's honest truth...I am pulling a batch of my dip out of the oven in ten minutes, and my wife and I are taking it and two bottles of Oregon pinot noir to some friends' house in north Tacoma, and we are going to cheer and scream and bark at the moon.

What an amazing day.

I dunno whether to sh*t or go bowling.

[Dem_4_Life]

50. Welcome to DU! What a great story, it gave me goose bumps.

:hi:

[Soylent Brice]

51. i hate to say it but, i'm jealous.

but wow!! that'll be something the grandkids will tell their kids.

K&R

on edit: welcome to DU!!!!!

[CADEMOCRAT7]

52. Welcome to DU. Lovely first post. Thank you for sharing with us.

Congrats on quitting smoking, I am sure your family is happy.
Obama !!!!! We are in a very precious historical moment in time !!!

[Flaxbee]

53. Really nice, thank you for posting!

Saw Dennis Hopper earlier say that Obama offered him his condolences on the recent death of Hopper's mom - and Hopper (who usually votes repub but voted for Obama this time) said something very similar - Obama remembers people, and really cares about them.

I have so much hope and jitters I can hardly stand myself today.

[immoderate]

54. I loved it!

So how's law school?

--IMM

[Dappleganger]

55. What a great story, and sounds like so many others--Obama is the real deal!

[nam78_two]

56. Welcome to DU JH19059

Thanks for sharing your story and congrats on quitting :hi: :pals:!

[robertpaulsen]

57. Welcome! Victory for Obama today, for the Cubs next year.

Best of luck to both!

:toast:

[chappydog26]

58. Awesome story!

Welcome to DU from a fellow newbie! :hug:

[rhett o rick]

59. Welcome and great post. nm

[TexasLady]

60. wow you lucky dawg you

your story wants me to give you this..:hug:

[secondwind]

61. welcome to DU!!!

:hi:

[Jawja]

62. Your Post Made me Cry.

Thank you.... :cry: :hi:

[girl gone mad]

63. I knew it!

I knew he was a Sox fan! Another reason to like him.

[Naturyl]

64. Welcome. I enjoyed that story.

Thanks for voting for progress.

[crazy_vanilla]

65. lovely, brought tears to my eyes, so emotional today

Congrats on quitting smoking!!!

[Window]

66. A really nice post. Welcome to DU.

[grantcart]

67. The Senator wants to know if you have been thinking of going to law school

Welcome aboard.

[stlsaxman]

68. You, Sir, rock...

Thanks for the great story!

:headbang:

[silverweb]

69. What a great encounter and first post.

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[jillan]

70. Thanks for sharing with us tonite :)

And welcome to DU!

[InvisibleTouch]

71. Welcome aboard, and thanks for your post! :) n/t

[Unbowed]

72. That is a terrific story!

Thank you for posting!

:kick:

[graywarrior]

74. Thanks so much for posting and welcome to DU

What a great story.

[Motown_Johnny]

75. where were you a month ago? we could have used a Joe the Policeman

Oh, and welcome to DU.. nice post

[Willo]

76. Great story! Thanks for sharing

And congrats on quitting.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

77. Mr. President!

I love Barack. :)

[psychmommy]

78. welcome. it is nice to have positive law enforcement reppin.

by the way you know agent smith is reading and there goes your career advancement. hahaha

[stark6935]

80. It's a small world, and I think Obama understands that.

[psychmommy]

90. i think the rest of the world is banking on it.

[MadMaddie]

79. Welcome JH19059 !!!

Thank you for sharing!!

[CraftyGal]

81. Wow!

If I was American, I would vote for Barack Obama. I am Canadian and am watching this election very closely.

CraftyGal

[hangman86]

82. Superb Post

I'd vote for Obama even if he was a Yankees' fan. Go Red Sox!:eyes:

[Scooter24]

83. Welcome!!!!

:hi:

[myrna minx]

84. You made me choke up a bit.

Welcome to DU. :hug: You met the next President of the United States.

[Samantha]

85. Again, welcome to DU

You could not have picked a better time to "arrive."

Your story is priceless. Thanks for sharing.

Sam

[Jackpine Radical]

86. Welcome. Thanks for the story.

And permit me to mention that I have never seen a first thread get this many recs for the Greatest page. So congratulations too. You have obviously touched a lot of people.

[Honeycombe8]

87. Great first post! A big how-do from Texas, pardner! nt

[puebloknot]

88. Welcome! Great first post. A collective sense of humor may save us yet! nt

[Mongooseflies]

89. lovin the feelgood...

because i'm nervous as shit right about now.


:tinfoilhat:

[sarah FAILIN]

91. Even though he's a sox fan, lol!

What an experience! I think I wouldn't be able to speak. I was in tears the first time I heard him speaking and I guess I would just stand there and blubber.
Also, congrats on quitting smoking!

[txwhitedove]

92. A big DU welcome from Houston. Glad you joined us!!

:hi:

[The Wielding Truth]

93. You must also be a man who believes in the American people.

Welcome to our DU!

[1Hippiechick]

95. A lovely, lovely story. The PS made me cry - my heart just melted.

happy :cry:

[Frosty1]

96. Welcome to DU

Thanks for the story

[stuntcat]

97. "believes not only in himself but in the American people."

I rarely trust politicians but I do think Barack Obama feels that 100%

Welcome and thank you for telling this, it's so perfectly him!

[mythyc]

98. Every single story I hear of someone personally interacting with Barack is like this

thoughtful, looks you in the eye, remembers the important details, personable, down-to-earth, articulate, and caring. thanks so much for sharing a new one with us!

even tho you're a cubs fan :P jk

[Two Americas]

99. the Cubbie vote!

We are getting the Cubbie vote! It's a miracle.

Thanks for the great post.

[Uzybone]

100. K&R

[Kajsa]

101. Welcome and thank you for

your great story.

Obama is a genuine person who truly cares about people.

That is but one of many, many reasons I voted for him, today.

Welcome, again.

:)

[consider_this]

102. Nice story

Thanks for sharing that story. May we all be fortunate enough to see him elected tonight!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

103. Welcome to DU!

And congrats on quitting! I've been smoke-free for 23 years. :toast:

[consider_this]

104. Nice story - Go Obama!

Thanks for sharing that story. May we all be fortunate enough to see him elected tonight!

[NorCalDem]

105. JH19059, A warm welcome from DU.

Posts like this are the reason I love this place and joined this community. Bless your heart and happy to recommend.

GOBAMA!!!!

[yellowdogintexas]

106. wELCOME ABOARD

[Lil Missy]

107. That was a wonderful story, and made me cry. Thank you for sharing it.

:hug:

[YDogg]

108. beautiful

[Maestro]

109. Great story

Dumbya and McSame can't remember where they are most of the time.

[Donkeykick]

110. Welcome!

Congratulations on quitting smoking too! :hi:

[Oldtimeralso]

111. Welcome to DU from a South SIder

Even if you are a cub fan!
I have several relatives that have served on the CPD.
Welcome aboard don'T get discouraged by some of the jokers here that are not too friendly to LEOs.

[Oldtimeralso]

112. Sorry Dupe

edit for dupe

[americanmutt]

113. welcome to du from fellow newby.....

I also envy your encounter. I now live in Washington State, way north, and he may never visit here, but he is felt here....

[Peacetrain]

114. Welcome to the DU!!

:hi:

[madmax]

115. Welcome to DU great story.

[HopeFor2006]

116. Welcome to DU!

So proud to have you join us.

[pleah]

117. Welcome. Wonderful story.

:)

[berni_mccoy]

118. Best Post Tonight! THANK YOU FOR Dear Officer!

[BobTheSubgenius]

119. This might be the most "successful" first post in history. Nice.

Thank you for your excellent post, and welcome, of course! This might be the most "successful" first post in history. Nice.

[NikolaC]

120. What a Wonderful Story

and post :)! Thank you for sharing and Welcome to DU :hi:.

:kick:

[On the Road]

121. Great to Read Your Post, JH!

Thank you for the personal tidbit on our next president.

Welcome to DU -- it's a great night to be here!

:party: :toast:

[EmeraldCityGrl]

123. Welcome and lucky you!

[AuntPatsy]

124. Thank you for shaing that wonderful story...we did it!!

[pnwmom]

125. Welcome to DU! n/t

[Historic NY]

126. Brother so did I, & I spent 16+ hrs in the trenchs today making sure

peoples voting right were not violated.

[Carolann]

127. What a perfect story for tonight!

I don't think I've read anything quite so personal about our new President and it re-affirms my decision to come out of the closet and say out loud, "I AM A DEMOCRAT", instead of hiding behind the Independent label for 40 years! I AM A DEMOCRAT AND I VOTED FOR BARACK OBAMA! HOORAY for our new President! And JH? Good for you, too!

[bluedawg12]

128. Welcome to this historic moment! n/t

[cui bono]

129. But did you ever become a lawyer?

I would bet you'd be a great one if Obama thought so.

Welcome to DU! :toast:

[SlowDownFast]

130. JH, I think you might have broken the record

for rec's on a first post!

Kudos, and again welcome!

Hope you stick around...

[lyonn]

131. Thanks

That is the type person I thought he was when I voted for him today.

I won't breath properly until Obama has won, this is so damned exciting.....

[libodem]

132. A sweet and touching story

now it will go down in your family histoy as a great moment in your life. Thanks for sharing. It makes me feel like a part of it.

[Hawkeye-X]

133. People like you is what made Obama where he is today.

Thank you, JH19059 - enjoy that star.

[AnnieBW]

134. Holy mackerel!

If he can bring together Sox and Cubs fans, he can bring together the country!

Welcome to DU! You've come at a great time.

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

135. Welcome!

[Seldona]

136. Beautiful.

Welcome to DU!

[uponit7771]

137. K&R

[b2b55]

138. thank you for sharing

[ms liberty]

139. Welcome to DU, JH19059 - great story & thanks for sharing it! K&R n/t

[bowens43]

140. Great story. Thamk you. Welcome to DU.

I believe that Obama is the kind of leader that comes along once in a generation....

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

141. Awesome story.

[applejuice]

142. We see evidence again and again of what a genuine person Barack Obama is...

how much he truly cares about people.

Your story brought tears to my eyes. It is so amazing that the man you spoke to on those occasions is now our president elect.

God bless America.

[democrank]

143. Welcome to DU, JH19059.

Wonderful story. Thank you.

[Atmashine]

144. 200 rec!

Awesome story!

Welcome to DU!

[KalicoKitty]

145. Thanks for sharing that, Officer!

I am also a Cubs fan, but I won't hold that against President Obama. Happy days are here again! I am soooo elated he won!

BTW, I think Chicago police are great! I got lost once while driving to a Cubs game and saw an officer and asked for directions. He came over to my car to give me directions, and was so friendly and chatted with me like an old friend.

Nothing like the friendly confines of Wrigley Field!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

146. Well, DOGGONE IT, you've made me cry again, DONTCHA KNOW

(with apologies for the Palinisms) What a great story! It's too cool that he remembered you. And welcome to DU! :hi:

[SidDithers]

147. And another "Welcome to DU!"...nt

Sid

[CottonBear]

148. What a wonderful story! Welcome to DU!

:kick: :hi:

[jennied]

149. Wow, great story! Thanks for sharing!!!

[truedelphi]

150. What a story. But do you think he helps

Jinx the CUbs??

If not, maybe now we can have another Sox vs Cubs playoff with one or the other showing up in the W Series.

[SharonRB]

151. Welcome to DU

What a wonderful story.

Now if only the President-Elect would quit smoking!

[Roland99]

152. I can't rec now but I can certainly kick an awesome story!

:)

[BabbaTam]

153. Thank you so much!

Yes, thanks and howdy from Texas,
I loved hearing about Barack in the early days. I have to confess, a little tear popped out when I read your post. I also liked how you dealt with the lady that was upset. You obviously are a 'peace' officer. Keep up the good work. :hippie:

[Bryn]

154. Awesome Story! Welcome to DU

Bet you never dreamt that a special guy you had just met that day would be our next President of the United States.

[Blue Fire]

155. Obama's a SOX fan?????

:mad: They knocked my Twins out of the pennant race!

Oh well, I still would have voted for him!

Welcome to DU. Great post!
:toast:

[stark6935]

156. He does like wearing that sox hat.

[pipi_k]

157. OMG I have the chills

what a great story....


:)