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It was a regular day at Boston University’s Agganis Arena. The crowd was screaming, cheering, smiling and laughing. But there was no basketball game and no concert. Rather, there was a politician. A politician?
Proving that politicians can be Rock Stars too, Barack walked on stage to a crowd that anxiously awaited his presence–as a matter of fact a sold-out crowd of 5,800–the largest his campaign has seen thus far.
Not impressed yet? There’s more. Unlike many previous events, every attendee paid for his or her ticket–students, $23 to stand on the floor; most, $230 for arena seats; some, $2,300 for VIP seats and a pre-show reception.
That’s right. It can cost more money to see Barack Obama than it can The Rolling Stones.
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