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I happened to catch four speeches at the close of the Iowa caucuses: Obama's, Clinton's, Edwards's, and Huckabee's. Clinton delivered a perfectly predicatable boiler-plate politician-speak speech to her supporters. It was utterly uninspiring. Huckabee came off as far more sincere and humble when he addressed his supporters, (I say that even though I disagree with most of his positions) he appeared earnest. Edwards's speech was unremarkable. After Obama spoke to his crowd, I realized that I had shifted from a slouching position on my couch to sitting perfectly upright - his speech had literally moved me. That's the difference, kids.
Hillary reminds me of the mayor of South Park.
