Posted by
Christopher on Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:14:31 PM
Today I got to see Rudy up close and personal in a restaurant in Wilmington. As I freely admit, I am completely biased, so with that in mind, my impressions:
1. There is absolutely nothing phony about this man. No make-up, no big entourage, no empty words. You may not agree with his ideas, but he means everything he says.
2. He is ready to be President TODAY. It is not "too big" for him. He does not have to "grow into it". He was born for it and is looking forward to leading his nation.
It was a great turnout for such a small place, I would say about 150 packed the joint. And no, it wasn't all older white people there, not by a longshot. Teenagers, pre-teens, even a couple of infants. Whites, blacks and asians all were represented. The loudest applause (and longest hug with Rudy afterward) came from a black Pentacostal Minister. I am proud to say I started the "Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!" chant when he entered the room. Being Flag Day, he began talking about why he wears his flag pin every day and will wear it every day for the rest of his life. He spoke for about 15 minutes and then took random questions from the audience which I thought was cool. I had one in mind but decided against it. The last question came from a Mother with a son in Iraq worried about a "backdoor draft" (re-deploying soldiers after they are supposed to come home) and Rudy without hestiating for a second said, "Immediately increase the size of the Army by 10 Brigades". Then told the woman to sent his best to her son - "republican or democrat, liberal or conservative, those fighting for us command our respect". In general, It seemed like he was 100% ready for the general election, condident in his nomination and cognizant of the fact that traditionally Democrat states (Delaware, Penn, NJ) must vote for him and he is commited to making that happen. I just hope there is something I can do as an Independent to help his campaign.
One day, I look forward to telling my son that I spent this morning with the President of the United States.
:-)