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Blogging for Oprah
What do you get when 18 women and girls from Carrollton get together in two townhouses in downtown Washington, D.C.?
“We got our blog on Oprah.com!” said Laurel Davis. The three generations of women can also boast meeting CNN’s Anderson Cooper, being interviewed by Lisa Ling, one-time cast-member of “The View”, and a chance encounter with Obama’s motorcade.
The women — ages 12 to 77 — drove from Carrollton and Nashville. “We realize that this was history being made,” said Emma Diment, 12. “We were just happy to be part of it.”
But they got so much more. They blogged extensively about their trip and caught the attention of Ophra Winfrey. Winfrey’s correspondent, Lisa Ling, rushed to interview the family, and put a story about them on the Ophrah’s Web site.
And then …
“We essentially mobbed Anderson Cooper,” said Dana Diment, 51. The group was visiting the Lincoln Monument Saturday when they spotted the cable news anchor giving photo opportunities.
When he headed back to his bus, “we started running afer him, and we caught him,” Diment said. Sunday, part of the group went to a brunch in Virginia, and decided to visit Arlington National Cemetery.
“It was supposed to be closed,” Davis said. They soon found out why the cemetery wasn’t accepting visitors that day. “We were stopped by Barack Obama’s motorcade,” Davis said. “We waved and he waved back at us.”
Nelva Root, 74, of Dowdon, said she was overwhelmed by how friendly everyone was.
“It was just breathtaking to see all the people,” Root said. “What was so wonderful, everyone was smiling at one another, even if you got up in a mob.”
— Marcus K. Garner
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