Oh, it’s real, maybe related to his view that America is a ‘shining city upon a hill’. Michael Reynolds More Quotes by Michael Reynolds More Quotes From Michael Reynolds It was very special to be able to celebrate his election and the presidency -- those were great years, and my mom was up on the main stage with him, it was kind of overcast and cloudy that day, but pretty much as soon as he took the oath and gave his inaugural address, the skies opened up and it became sunny, leaving people joking, 'wow, is this a sign?'. Michael Reynolds politics