As a self professed citizen journalist, my ear is always open for news that happens around me during the course of every day life. Isn’t that what citizen journalism is all about? It’s not necessary about hunting down a story. It’s about paying attention and letting my fellow citizens know something that I discovered during the course of my day. Every day life frequently presents opportunities to report from a unique point of view; i.e. from an ordinary citizen. Here is a small little story that this ordinary citizen can share.
My wife and I had an appointment with our AAA travel agent today to work out the details of a cruise we want to take this summer. The conversation shifted to the economy (which inevitably leads to politics).
Our travel agent told the story of her father-in-law who works for a bus line in Nashville, TN where we live. The charter bus was the one used for the Obama campaign. Her father-in-law had the pleasure of being assigned as the bus driver for Obama’s bus. He had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Obama on multiple occasions.
We were not surprised to hear that her father-in-law spoke of President Elect Obama as being exactly as the media portrays him; as thoughtful, intelligent, and having a profound love for his family and our country. Her father-in-law said, “He (Obama) is a GOOD man.”
My wife and I campaigned for Obama in our own little way and while we did not have the pleasure of meeting him, we were delighted that such a personal unsolicited endorsement confirmed what we believed all along. We made a good choice for our candidate.