And the crowd goes wild!!

Listening to the radio today, I happed to catch some peices of the speeches by the Presidential candidates that were occurring today. Obama spoke in Roanoke, Virginia as our lovely "purple state" has become one that is hotly contested in this election. His speech was full of grace, passion, and eloquence as he thundered about change and economic reform; in short, he provided solutions to our current situation. The crowd was cheering and chanting, joyful at the prospect of a fresh start to their suffocating nation. Thirty seconds later, on came a clip of McCain's whining voice complaining about a phrase Obama had previously used, and a fact Obama had previously mis-interpreted. The crowd was booing and shreiking at Obama's name, pounding the ground with their feet like a riotous mob. One could almost hear the torches being lit and the pitchforks sharpened. Even sitting in my warm kitchen, I felt a chill of fear from the animal-like growls coming from McCain's audience. Not only that, but the elderly senitor said little of his own plans, except to say they were different from Obama's. Slamming his young and charismatic opponent to the point of nearly starting a riot seems to be all McCain has left in his book of political tricks.
xoxo heN