| By Ralph T - Oct 26th, 2008 at 8:40 pm EDT |
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Reports are coming in that Barack Obama's Colorado appearances today were record breaking. One Democratic Party insider says that the Denver Rally pulled in over 100,000 supporters.
I was within a softball toss of Barack in Fort Collins. One early estimate claims 45,000 attended; it sure looked like a lot more than that to me. The Eastern half of the CSU Oval was filled with people, and more were crowded into the Southwest quarter of the Oval.
If I were priviledged enough...I would paste in one of my low-res pictures of the crowd. But, even Barack said that the setting was incredible. The trees surrounding the Oval were in full color.
Barack's message has evolved, even from the acceptance speach at Mile High. Focused, positive and thoroughly inspiring.
I was struck by several uses of "the future" today. Each time was full of hope and desire for the best for all Americans. Barack's comments were on-target for a number of topics: the economy, healthcare, primary education, secondary education, jobs and how John McCain is out of touch.
The program started with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance and an a capella performance of the National Anthem. Betsy Markey gave one of her best speaches as did Governor Bill Ritter.
Other news organizations will have a full transcript of the speach. The press contingent was impressive. But, news coverag does not compare to being there...being there to see the future President.













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