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Jan. 7th, 2008 02:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cacahuateHello from Bedford, New Hampshire!
You might be wondering about the Photo-a-Day project. I've taken a lot more photos than I've posted, and I'll be sorting the whole thing out later this week. I know you're on the edge of your seat. :p
So, on Saturday I went to an Obama rally at Nashua High School in Nashua, NH. My dad and I were almost an hour late, but through luck we got a good parking space and ended up in the overflow room, listening to Obama from a speaker. He has been drawing enormous crowds—far larger than any other candidates, Republican or Democrat, have been able to, from what I've seen—and it's not hard to see why. He's a powerful speaker, and this was obvious even without seeing him.
After his speech, Obama came into the overflow room to make a few remarks and shake hands.
Something I noticed Obama doing that I haven't seen any other candidate do so far is using both hands when greeting supporters—that is, he gives a firm handshake with his left hand while leaving his other hand floating around rather floppily for people to grasp. That doesn't sound good to say, but I don't think people minded. After all, it just gives more people the opportunity to say they got to shake Obama's hand.
I shook his floppy hand.
Incidentally, this is the same rally at which Bill O'Reilly showed up and shoved a staffer. I'm damn sad that I didn't get to see that, but alas, we neglected to hurry to the back of the building as Obama left. I know it's juvenile, but there are few things I'd enjoy more than the chance to hit O'Reilly with a snowball.
Anyway, we had lunch and headed off to an Edwards event in the college town of Keene, only to find that it was on Sunday and the Union Leader had gotten the date wrong (way to go, guys). So we settled into a coffee shop there, where we chatted with some Obama volunteers. (They're everywhere!)
Also in this coffee shop: an unscientific poll of customers, taken each day with pretty much the same results. Take it for what it's worth, which is probably not much:
I'm off, reluctantly, to a Romney event, but later: Hillary's many placards, my Edwards exploits, and Chuck Norris. Because we all know no primary season is complete without Chuck Norris.
You might be wondering about the Photo-a-Day project. I've taken a lot more photos than I've posted, and I'll be sorting the whole thing out later this week. I know you're on the edge of your seat. :p
So, on Saturday I went to an Obama rally at Nashua High School in Nashua, NH. My dad and I were almost an hour late, but through luck we got a good parking space and ended up in the overflow room, listening to Obama from a speaker. He has been drawing enormous crowds—far larger than any other candidates, Republican or Democrat, have been able to, from what I've seen—and it's not hard to see why. He's a powerful speaker, and this was obvious even without seeing him.
After his speech, Obama came into the overflow room to make a few remarks and shake hands.
Something I noticed Obama doing that I haven't seen any other candidate do so far is using both hands when greeting supporters—that is, he gives a firm handshake with his left hand while leaving his other hand floating around rather floppily for people to grasp. That doesn't sound good to say, but I don't think people minded. After all, it just gives more people the opportunity to say they got to shake Obama's hand.
I shook his floppy hand.
Incidentally, this is the same rally at which Bill O'Reilly showed up and shoved a staffer. I'm damn sad that I didn't get to see that, but alas, we neglected to hurry to the back of the building as Obama left. I know it's juvenile, but there are few things I'd enjoy more than the chance to hit O'Reilly with a snowball.
Anyway, we had lunch and headed off to an Edwards event in the college town of Keene, only to find that it was on Sunday and the Union Leader had gotten the date wrong (way to go, guys). So we settled into a coffee shop there, where we chatted with some Obama volunteers. (They're everywhere!)
Also in this coffee shop: an unscientific poll of customers, taken each day with pretty much the same results. Take it for what it's worth, which is probably not much:
I'm off, reluctantly, to a Romney event, but later: Hillary's many placards, my Edwards exploits, and Chuck Norris. Because we all know no primary season is complete without Chuck Norris.
