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Went to a Hillary rally in support of Senators Obama and Biden

By Virginia in East Norriton, PA - Oct 14th, 2008 at 8:04 am EDT

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I went early to Graeme Park in Horsham, PA and stood for two hours waiting for Senator Hillary to arrive. I was in the second row behind the rope around the podium. Took pictures and Movies and most frustratingly ran out of film before Hillary came by and picked up the sturdy baby (named Ysreal) of the African American women just in front of me. Ysreal was born the month Senator Obama became the Democratic Party nominee for President. Must have been a momentous month for this young mother, who obviously cares deeply about the political future of our country. She waited longer than i did to see Hillary and managed two young children while she waited.

Hillary was worth the wait. She is prettier and more slender than she appears on TV. As a public speaker she gets better all the time. She was both relevant, funny, and connected with her audience in a positive way. All this does not come through as well in the media. ( I suspect her campaign did not put her in the best light. There is an article in one of my Atlantic Monthlys about this I still need to read) Her major PA Primary supporters: Philadelphia Mayor Nutter, Gov. Ed Rendel and other local Pols remarked about the lovely place and day for a reunion of the proudest moment of their political lives - the successful Hillary Campaign in PA for President. They spoke in earnest about the importance of voting for an Obama/Biden administration. Hillary promised her followers that Senators Obama and Biden would promote the causes to which she was devoted. Her followers enthusiastically and cheerfully shouted their support for her and Obama. They also loudly cheered Mayor Nutter when he quoted Martin Luther King's dream of judging a man by his character. While waiting for the event to begin, the other women there were all in agreement that McCain was clueless if he thought that Sarah Palin could be substituted in their minds and affection for Hillary.

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