Reason to Vote for Obama
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from a Time Magazine story I just read:
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The only hiccup in Obama's final day came in Rochester, where a small group of protesters in the balcony of the Rochester Opera House interrupted his stump speech with a chant, "Abortion is an abomination." When Obama's backers began to drown out the dissidents with their own cheers, Obama hushed the crowd by saying, "This is an example of not listening to each other." But when the chanters would not stop, and the event seemed unable to continue, Obama moved toward a staircase to the balcony, seemingly prepared to talk to the chanters one on one — a dramatic maneuver that held no guarantee of success. He didn't actually mount the stairs and the protesters were soon escorted from the room.
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Wow. He actually wanted to engage the OTHER side? I'm SO voting for this man. I almost feel like an idealist again. :-)
- Matthew
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The only hiccup in Obama's final day came in Rochester, where a small group of protesters in the balcony of the Rochester Opera House interrupted his stump speech with a chant, "Abortion is an abomination." When Obama's backers began to drown out the dissidents with their own cheers, Obama hushed the crowd by saying, "This is an example of not listening to each other." But when the chanters would not stop, and the event seemed unable to continue, Obama moved toward a staircase to the balcony, seemingly prepared to talk to the chanters one on one — a dramatic maneuver that held no guarantee of success. He didn't actually mount the stairs and the protesters were soon escorted from the room.
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Wow. He actually wanted to engage the OTHER side? I'm SO voting for this man. I almost feel like an idealist again. :-)
- Matthew
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