obama rally
the obama rally in grant park tonight was absolutely fucking insane. i can't even do the whole thing justice -- tens of thousands of folk (more than i've ever seen in my life) in the mix, with crazy cheers every time big wolf blitzer would come back on the jumbotron screen and announce another state for obama. ohio was huge for outright political as well as personal reasons, florida was sweet too, but once they announced virginia, we knew it was over and the crowd went nuts.
everyone was actually really gracious during mccain's speech, which, despite weird repetitions, was a lot better than i thought it would be.
but let's be honest -- barack obama is a fucking amazing speaker and as much as i had seen him speak on the tv, hearing him live was amazing. there was a great mix of folks around me: black, white, old, young, all those cliches you hear that are actually true in this case. and during his speech, there were lots of tears.
i can't tell you how grateful i am to have witnessed history.
posted by candycanesammy @ 3:20 AM
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Yes. It was outrageous. I was in a crowded bar with all my organizers, canvassers, and volunteers. I cried a little.
got a heap of mail from my foreign friends today. mostly say "thank you thank you thank you."
a nice change from the usual "fuck you fuck you fuck you."
and once again, the onion is on point.
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