Today we post the main event, but that really doesn't give the full picture of what it's like to attend a John Kerry speech at Faneuil Hall. We'll try to show you a bit of that tomorrow. There's an energy around these things that's difficult to put into words. The gathering of people who want to hear how their Senator is going to help make their lives better, the anticipation of the speech itself, the interaction with bloggers and other media, staff and the Senator himself are all ancillary to, but inseparable from the actual speech. This is what democracy looks like to me, and if you haven't experienced an event like this, I hope we can at least give you a taste of it over the next couple days.
The Senator's speech was a populist rallying cry. Both a history lesson in what Americans have done when faced with economic challenges, and a call for what we can do to restore our disappearing middle class. As the Senator noted:
We need fundamental change— not bite sized ideas that are poll tested, sound-bite ready and destined to be mere footnotes to the times we live in. It’s time we end the era of incrementalism and begin a bold new age in progressive politics.
October 1, 2007 • Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA
Comments (2)
Posted by fedup | October 2, 2007 7:49 PM
I have 3 words to describe this speech and it is why I still support everything he does. Hope, vision and inspiration.
Glad that you were able to be there and share with us.
Posted by wisteria | October 2, 2007 11:05 PM
Wonderful and insirational speech. Thank you for providing the video.