(That’s one of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes strips.)
Just saw Obama’s speech, as well as clips of Clinton’s and McCain’s speeches. I have to say, I’m a believer. Nick and I briefly discussed going, but I’m glad I decided not to; by the time we got there, we wouldn’t have gotten in anyway. I heard the line was so long it wrapped around the stadium twice and then went down the street, and that there were over ten thousand people standing around outside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul because they couldn’t get in, and despite the police telling them to go home, they wanted to watch Obama’s speech on the Jumbotron outside.
A couple of notes… I find it funny that his chant is the slogan of a kids’ TV show. Should we start calling him “Barack the Builder?” As for the fact that McCain’s campaign subtitle is now “A Leader We Can Believe In;” for all intents and purposes, it’s a one word difference from his opponent. Television really is melting our brains; even the sound bites are blurring into nothing.
Anyway, I’ll leave you with this video:
Oh, and about Clinton’s extremely tasteless comment… I wonder if Obama has seen the first season of 24.