Two things really stuck out to me. First, Clinton said that the choice of a running mate is the first "Presidential decision" that a candidate makes. Since Obama will be busy for a while dealing with the economic crisis, Clinton says his choice of Biden is that much more important. Biden, well experienced in foreign affairs, will be ready to help in that area and be a leader. McCain's running mate? Not so much.
The second thing that impressed me was Clinton's description of Obama's reaction to the economic crisis. Clinton said that when everything started to happen, Obama called him and Hillary, as well as many other people for advice. He quietly and calmly gathered information and showed a sincere desire to understand the situation and do what's right.
Everybody, we need to make sure Obama gets elected next week. Talk to your friends and family, donate a few bucks to his campaign, volunteer next Tuesday - whatever you can do.
UPDATE: Here's some local coverage of the event. From the Centre Daily Times:
Clinton delivered a 22-minute speech Wednesday afternoon before about 1,500 people — mostly Penn State students — in Rec Hall, where Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin held a rally the night before that drew about 7,000.
The former president’s campaign appearance lacked the pom-poms, thunder sticks, live country music performance and high-inflection applause lines that punctuated the Palin rally.
But he laid out a reasoned argument for Americans, after their long job interviews with the candidates, to hire a “decider in chief” who will grow the economy from the bottom up, not from the top down, and who will bring U.S. troops home from Iraq and rebuild the military.
Without mentioning either Sen. John McCain, of Arizona, or Alaska Gov. Palin, Clinton said Obama’s choice of Sen. Joe Biden, of Delaware, as his running mate now looks especially wise.
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