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January 28, 2008
John Edwards Speech
I got a few good photos at the John Edwards landing in Chattanooga today. I had a hard time deciding whether or not to post however-- I caught a couple great candid shots of fellow supporters. One I keep looking at because the expression on the woman's face is so moving-- I caught her getting a little worked up by Edwards' words. The sheer amount of emotion I accidently got on my memory card is breathtaking. The other is on the opposite end of the spectrum-- a jolly fellow was there with who I presumed to be his grandkids and wife, and the photo I snapped of him just summed up how excited and happy everyone was to be there and have a chance to meet a great man we've all heard so much about. However, I have no idea who these people are or how they'd feel about my sticking their faces on my blog sans permission, so I'm afraid I'll just have to tease with the text descriptions.
And of course, there were the photos of Edwards himself, but we've all seen his face a billion times on the news. I don't know how my mediocre shots would really add a whole lot.
But I did get this one of Dear Boyfriend and I lost in the crowd, thanks to the campaign worker who kept the crowd happy and pumped while we waited (an unfortunately long time) for Edwards to appear. He started taking people's cameras for them so they could have pictures of themselves at the event. I like having a record of all the people I hung out with for an hour waiting for Edwards to arrive. I had fun chatting with the guy in the teal shirt in the foreground about Divinity schools around the country.
I will say the speech was excellent and I have no more lingering doubts about who I will vote for in the primaries. Edwards seems to me to be the most genuine in his promises for change. He knows what he wants, he has an idea about how to go about doing it. He's the only Democratic candidate who I feel like if his campaign promises don't come to fruition, it wouldn't be because they were just empty steppingstones to the oval office.
Don't forget to vote however you're swinging on February 5th!
| By Spike | 07:19 PM
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