Monday, January 07, 2008
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Well, This is Different
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Posted by:
Mary Katharine Ham at
11:08 PM
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Obama supporters do the Wave-- that's right, the Wave-- at a rally in Concord, N.H.
Since I've been in New Hampshire, I've been to a Huck event, a Mitt event, a McCain event, and a Hillary event. They were all solid appearances, with solid crowds, although I'm amazed that Huck's crowd of about 600-700 is the largest among those I've seen.
Until now. The line to get into the gym was three people deep and wrapped around an entire high school-- about 3 or 4 very long city blocks long, I'd estimate (for a 10 p.m. rally). Many of the people in line are young-- 16-24. They were hanging out in groups, chatting, drinking coffee and chanting Oh-bama at passing cars. It's not an exaggeration to say that 20-somethings dominate this event. There are older folks here, but the young people's influence is keenly felt.
They're chanting "Fired up, ready to go!" and making up other chants in the stands. They started the Wave with greater success than I've ever seen in accomplished at a political rally, and all of this is during the BCS Championship game? Color me impressed. (Although, as the event starts, I'm noticing the gym isn't entirely full, so maybe the line looked more impressive than it was.)
The girl introducing him sounds about 16, though I can't see her from here (She just announced that her dad, "a lifelong Republican, is very proud to be voting for Barack Obama," to great applause). The soundtrack for this event is head and shoulders above any others I've heard. Hillary used "Beautiful Girl," "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic," and the Dixie Chicks' "Ready to Run." McCain used "Don't Stop Believin'," but I don't remember any other notable songs.
The Obama event is rockin' out with one of my personal favorites, "Superstition," and the Jackson 5, among others, and his young supporters are feelin' it. If you want to know what political failure looks like for Hillary Clinton, it's in the awkward gyrations of these N.H. 20-somethings, drunk on Obama's hope and groovin' their way to change by the sound of a sweet Motown soundtrack.
Seriously, though? If they nominate this guy, we're in some trouble. It can't help but be infectious when people are this excited about anything.
Update: Case in point, about the young people. Obama's saying, "They said we couldn't do it, but we did!" about Iowa, and a large chunk of the crowd responds with "You can do it!" Like this:
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I am not surprised by the folks skipping the Championship game. Do they play college football in the northeast (or north for that matter?) |
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But what about Obama's actual voting record?
http://votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=9490
When you believe in things
that you dont understand,
Then you suffer,
Superstition aint the way |
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I'm sure after you left you were thinking
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Methinks you are depleted by the poor diet and stale air that comes as part of the package of your chosen profession during the rush of a campaign. Teeners and young twenty-somethings groovin' to the Jackson 5 & 30 year old songs of Stevie Wonder?
Time to hit the boss up for a travel tank of oxygen to clear the head. Get some rest, girl. |
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Full blown communism would qualify as a change, wouldn't it? But this change is gonna be great. I'm sure. No really, I'm not a racist, I swear.
"It's not to cool to be ridiculed
but you brought this up
On yourself. The world is tired of pacifiers
We want the truth and nothing else
Yeah!
Why do you keep on makin' us hear your song
Tellin' us how you are changin right from wrong
'Cause if your really want to hear our views:
You haven't done nothin'
yeah." |
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Obama has become a political "rock star". If Tupac had been lucky enough to carry Iowa, (yeah, I know) he would have been treated the same in NH.
Obama is an empty suit and when the "rubber hits the road", ie; voting record, foreign policy experience, etc is challenged, he will fold like the proverbial "cheap suit".
The young and uninformed has kept his movement alive and I commend them, though empty-headed they may be. |
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I wouldn't sweat a bunch of college kids and 20-somethings getting hot and bothered over Barry O. They never get out and vote on Election Day anyway. |
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But anyone who says a lifelong Republican would ever vote for this inexperienced, foolish socialist moron is lying. Usual liberals spin machine, for some reason reported with a straight face by Hammy.
Instead of hanging out in NH enjoying the Liberal / RINO love-fest and propaganda party, why don't you follow Fred! around South Carolina, you could actually do some good there.
Unless you are just in it to hang with the "illuminati". |
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If Obama is bringing in the young, I have a feeling it may backfire on him in the long run. First, 16 and 17 year olds can't vote. Second, the election is long. It is hard for young people to keep up that excitement. It will be hard for Obama to keep up the political theater for all that time too. Eventually the guy needs to get specific in his speeches. Not his strong point. |
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color in the crowd? Anything to get the Clinton's out of the way is fine by me. Don't think this will last much longer though. Clinton can deliver and this guy is untested.
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I hear his speeches, know where he's coming from and why he's there. but the speeches have no substance and say nothing. Hype is not what our country needs. It needs a leader that is real. We have had enough smoke and mirrors. |
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