The speech itself was eloquent, well delivered, and concise on the solutions that this country needs. He talked about his health care plan, his proposed $4,000 credit to help college students pay for school, his eagerness to stop letting lobbyists control Washington, and then excused himself because he had to blow his nose(he had a cold). A friend of mine pointed out later that she found herself nodding her head, saying, "it was so hard not to do," talking about the problems, and solutions Senator Obama raised. However, arguably the most memorable line of the afternoon, came when Obama said "We're sending George Bush back to Texas." All 20,000 stood up in unison and made the building tremble with noise.
For me, the rally was an exciting opportunity to be a part of history. Part of the reason why I like Obama so much, is because of his ability to bring people together, and make them enthusiastic about wanting something more. He is personable, charming, trustworthy, and most importatnly, extremelly intelligent. People say that Obama supporters don't know or understand the issues, however the people that I talked to had a great deal of knowledge about his campaign, as well as Senator Clinton's and Senator McCain's.
After winning the Wisconsin primary Tuesday night, John McCain said in his victory speech, that voters should gravitate towards experience, and that they shouldn't be deceived by an, "eloquent but empty call for change." I don't know about the rest of you that went to that rally, but that stadium seemed pretty full to me, and EVERYONE was calling for change.
This video doesen't do justice to the energy and passion that was in the building, but it still shows all the people that went.
Before hand we went to the JFK memorial.
Look at that line!
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