Freedom

Lindsay and I went over to the McCain/Palin rally in Media tonight. We weren't able to make it until later in the event and so we stood in the back and 'attempted' to hear as much of Senator McCain's speech as possible. In between us and Senator McCain were thousands of McCain/Palin supporters and a few dozen, very vocal Obama supporters.

The Obama supporters were there, of course, in protest of Senator McCain and Governor Palin. It was not lost on me that these men and women had the right to protest thanks to the sacrifice of brave American veterans like Senator McCain and current volunteers like Track Palin. I watched and listened as they shouted down McCain's words with angry slogans and hoisted signs like one featuring Governor Palin's face superimposed on a bikini model's body.

I am sure there are those out there who want to side with these angry individuals but the close-mindedness and apparent belief that freedom of speech seems only to apply to them is truly pathetic and only steels the reserve of McCain/Palin supporters.