Barakorado

Went to the Obama speech today in Denver. Crazy crowds. It's quite amazing to think about what's going on here. In the past several days, over 1,000,000 have traveled to see Barack speak live. St. Louis: 100,00+; New Mexico 65,000+; Denver 100,000+; Ft. Collins 30,000+; 10,000+ in Indiana; 50,000+ in Orlando; etc. When was the last time a politician got that many people that excited before they were even elected? Heck, when was the last time anyone got that many people that excited? U2 didn't draw crowds this large this consistently during the ZOOTV tour. Maybe the Beatles did. The obvious comparison is JFK, but I don't know if JFK generated this kind of enthusiasm across such a broad spectrum of the population. Anyway, here are some pics from the rally today. You can't see Barack, but you can see the massive crowd. We sat on capitol hill looking toward the main crowd. From the capitol to the building in the background (the one with the columns) is about 4 city blocks. The park is 2 city blocks wide. It was jammed full with people. To get an idea of the view Obama had, check this diary at Kos.