Hillary Clinton Visit at the Wigwam

I arrived at the wigwam parking lot around 9am. There werent too many people there at that time, except for law enforcement of course. I sat in my car for about 40 minutes before i decided to go and stand in line. I started to see quite a few people make their way towards the entrance on the 12th street side of the building so I figured I better get in line before it really got crowded.

I was in line with a few highschool students (some from AHS, one from Frankton) that were coming to the speech for extra credit, or so they said. They didnt have any political affiliations from how they talked. They just thought it would be a good experience to see someone of her magnitude, I agreed with that. Although I didnt plan on voting for Hillary, I wanted to see her in person because it's more or less a once in a lifetime chance to see who could end up being the next president of the United States.

As we were standing in line, we noticed people on the roof of the building, as well as secret service agents walking up and down the street where the line was going to the entrance. I assumed they were checking for any suspicous looking persons. We also saw several bomb sniffing dogs checking all of the cars parked on the street. They blocked off traffic on 12th street after about 1 1/2 hours excepty for foot traffic. One individual parked in the alley off of the 12th street only to have his truck towed about 20 minutes later. That had to ruin his day. Of course he should have known better to park where he did.

When they started letting us in at around 1:45 pm, I was relieved after standing in line for nearly 4 hours. We went through a metal detector before being allowed into the building and had to take out everything in your pockets except for wallets and other similar items. It took about 2 minutes to get through the security check. I believe people from the TSA were doing the checks on everyone.

After getting through the security check, they seated us in the lower portion of the gym. I was one of the first 200 or so to get into the bleachers. There were tons and tons of media there. WTHR Channel 12, RTV channel 6, Wish tv channel 8 and Fox 59. I recognized one of the reporters from WTHR, Chris Proffit. Didnt recognize anyone else though.

Several prominent political figures were present at the speech. Former governor Joe Kernan, newly elected congressman Andre Carson and Former Governor Evan Bayh. Before we got inside i was greeted by Mayor Ockomon with a handshake. Its nice to see that people remember you even after they take office. We sat there in anticipation for Hillary's arrival. And were brought out of our seats several times for nothing other than people mistaking someone for Hillary. After about the 5th or 6th time i didnt get out of my seat. Thats until she finally arrived at around 4:45, about an our or so late. But they advised us that she could end up being late beforehand so we werent suprised.

She arrived to a thunderous applause, with Evan Bayh at her side and Mayor Ockomon standing close by. A lot of hints were dropped that Evan Bayh would be her running mate. Although she didnt come out and say he would be, she said "I have a high opinion of him." That drew another huge applause.

She talked about universal healthcare and the economy. She talked about how reckless the cureent administration has been with tax dollars, and pledged to be more responsible when spending tax dollars. She said she would stand up to the special interest groups and China, saying she would pressure them into leveling the playing field as far as tarde goes, which drew another big applause.

Were all of her words just that, words? Who knows, but I have a slightly higher opinion of her than I did before. And if she wins the nomination and picks Bayh as her running mate, I might end up voting for her becuase I just dont believe we can afford another presdient that spends like the current one does.

Overall it was a good experience and I'm glad I took the time to see her speak. It was well worth the wait.