quixotecoyote
Howling to glory I go
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So I went to an Obama rally recently and here are my comments:
I was disappointed with the amount of god involved. The rally started with a prayer and all the introductory speakers made faith a main point of their speeches. Obama wasn't too bad, he only threw a token nod in that direction.
I was disappointed in the punctuality of the event. I stood in line for 4 hours to get in, but I expected that. What I didn't expect was to stand for another 30 minutes after Obama was scheduled to appear.
I was disappointed in the setup of the podium. Maybe people who have gone to more rallies can tell me if this is normal. There were two black rectangles on stands angled on either side of the podium. At first I thought they were teleprompters, but I could see the other side of the far one, and it was dark. They were positioned at the speaker's eye level, so large sections of the audience, including myself, had the speaker's head blocked from view. Is this normal? What are those things.
All that said, I had a great time. I went with friends and that helped, but mostly, it was listening to Obama. Everyone who's seen Obama on television knows the man can speak, but it's on a different level when you hear him in person and are part of the crowd he's playing to.
It wasn't a speech of facts and policies, but mostly of pure rhetoric to energize the crowd. That's what I expected and that's what rallies usually are. It was great feeling to be a part of 45,000 cheering people with positive friendly attitudes and a desire to work towards making things better.
A lot of the time I let my assumptions about the parts of the state I'm in color my perception. I always had the impression that my town was rather republican, very christian, and somewhat backwards.
It probably is.
However, most of those 45,000 people at the rally came from this town. It's a nice feeling to know I'm not alone in the wilderness, so to speak. It was worth going to the rally just for that.
I was disappointed with the amount of god involved. The rally started with a prayer and all the introductory speakers made faith a main point of their speeches. Obama wasn't too bad, he only threw a token nod in that direction.
I was disappointed in the punctuality of the event. I stood in line for 4 hours to get in, but I expected that. What I didn't expect was to stand for another 30 minutes after Obama was scheduled to appear.
I was disappointed in the setup of the podium. Maybe people who have gone to more rallies can tell me if this is normal. There were two black rectangles on stands angled on either side of the podium. At first I thought they were teleprompters, but I could see the other side of the far one, and it was dark. They were positioned at the speaker's eye level, so large sections of the audience, including myself, had the speaker's head blocked from view. Is this normal? What are those things.
All that said, I had a great time. I went with friends and that helped, but mostly, it was listening to Obama. Everyone who's seen Obama on television knows the man can speak, but it's on a different level when you hear him in person and are part of the crowd he's playing to.
It wasn't a speech of facts and policies, but mostly of pure rhetoric to energize the crowd. That's what I expected and that's what rallies usually are. It was great feeling to be a part of 45,000 cheering people with positive friendly attitudes and a desire to work towards making things better.
A lot of the time I let my assumptions about the parts of the state I'm in color my perception. I always had the impression that my town was rather republican, very christian, and somewhat backwards.
It probably is.
However, most of those 45,000 people at the rally came from this town. It's a nice feeling to know I'm not alone in the wilderness, so to speak. It was worth going to the rally just for that.
