I really fail to see why you act so snide because Obama's supporters act enthusiastic, Rig. Are you jaded and cynical from overly-hard experience, or is it natural to you?

Hillary's supporters also scream and chant and holler at her rallies. In my opinion, for them, it is more about her as a woman than the notion that positive new conditions might arise therefrom, but maybe I am biased.

The expertise at rhetoric -- an honorable art that used to be part of every young adult's education -- which Obama demonstrates is not to be dismissed as shallow word-play. It is not. It is a demonstration of the ability to direct people's attention to exciting and optimistic plans. A leader who can do that, who also has an inbred sense of ethics and honesty, is a package that should not be walked away from.


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