[gubamyster]

The snake story breaks up the rally-speak. The crowd is silent when he is reading, and enthusiastically anticipates the punchline at which point they explode. The story is the perfect analogy, concise & to the point.

[STARLIT]

In college when we studied poetry so many great writers were brought to the fore front as Shakespeare, and so many others. The power of poetry as in music conveys feelings and emotions that are otherwise hard to put into words.

People are much more accepting with music and poetry instead of hard facts. Its powerful but also a way to talk to the majority of American's and not just a few.