Yes, we can.

[Morrigoon]

Well, to me they show his realism. He's portrayed as elitist, and intellectually I think he is (and should be), but in terms of real life experience and being able to relate, I see him as a much more "real" person. These pictures show that.

I'm sure someone could make a photo essay of McCain full of touching moments, but they wouldn't be the same moments, and it's the moments that define him.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

Well, to me they show his realism. He's portrayed as elitist, and intellectually I think he is (and should be), but in terms of real life experience and being able to relate, I see him as a much more "real" person. These pictures show that.

Oh, exactly - that is what I was alluding to. One thing that I really like about him is that he makes a real effort to listen and connect with people, to understand what they need. Photos like the one of him comforting the woman who lost her son in Iraq - a similar photo of McCain would not have revealed the same kind of connection between the candidate and the citizen he's running to represent.

[Gemini Cricket]

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds at
Virginia Commonwealth University

Last Chance for Change

A very special acoustic evening with Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds ALLTEL Pavilion at the Stuart C. Siegel Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Media access: 5:30 p.m.
Doors open: 6:00 p.m.
Show starts: 7:00 p.m.

Source
Would I love to be there? Uh, yeah!