It seemed to me that the delegates and other convention attendees were even more eager than usual to get to the Xcel Energy Building Thursday evening. I think we were all feeling really good about the McCain-Palin ticket.
A group of people had gathered at a home in Grants Pass, and they asked me to call them on my cell phone from the convention floor. It was about 5:30 p.m. Oregon time, so it was about 7:30 here in St. Paul. Anyway, they wanted to hear and feel the excitement over the phone. This call occurred just before Cindy McCain came on the stage.
After the great speech by John McCain the confetti began to fall and the balloons began to fall and fall and fall. One of the women landed on the carpeted floor with the balloons covering her. She was laughing so hard she couldn't get up. We gave her several hands to get her up.
One of our Oregon delegation had been in the Army and her husband is currently in the Army and rehabilitating from an injury received in Afghanistan. He sent her a text message: " John McCain's message was inspirational and moved me to tears."
This was probably the most energized gathering of Republicans I have ever seen. The sentiment expressed is, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched, Barack Obama!'
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