Obama Inspires Crowd with Excitement and Hope.

[illinoisprogressive]

sometimes the most important thing you can have in a presidential campaign is not endorsements from corporate shills or billionaires, or big money but, to generate a movement and excite an entire generation or more. To have a grass roots ground swell. this was very evident in 1932 and 1960. As exampled by the following

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Obama inspires crowd with excitement, hope
By Julia Prodis Sulek
Mercury News
Article Launched: 06/13/2007 11:27:22 AM PDT

A twirling disco ball at a San Francisco nightclub cast fuchsia diamonds of light on the starched white collar of presidential candidate Barack Obama on Tuesday night as he whipped up a crowd of nearly 1,000 mostly young professionals into a tent revival frenzy.

To a deafening roar of whoops and applause, the Democratic senator from Illinois strode back and forth across the stage telling the standing crowd packed onto the dance floor and filling the balconies that "people are hungry for change."

"That's right!" scattered voices called back to him. "We know what the problems are," Obama said, listing off a broken health care system, lagging schools, global warming."

"Tell us about it!" another voice shouted back. Obama lamented the working public that is "not getting ahead."

"Thank you!" another voice shot back.

And Obama disparaged the Iraq war that "never should have been authorized."

"End this war!" another shouted.

"That's right" came another from the balcony.

If Barack Obama wanted to fire up a crowd of young educated voters Tuesday night on his "Generation Barack Obama" tour, one need look no further than Elisabeth Voigt - a 29-year-old San Francisco lawyer who jumped up and down after she shook his hand.

Or Angelica Jongco, another lawyer, who said, "I feel like I'm part of something," after Obama grabbed her outstretched hand and shook it.

"We believe in you!" she told him.

"I feel inspired,"


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http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_6127294?nclick_check=1

[Colobo]

1. While the other candidate is endorsed by the powerful

Obama is endorsed by THE PEOPLE!

[juajen]

2. Balderdash!

N/T

[Ethelk2044]

6. AMEN!

[ronnykmarshall]

11. Well just the "young and hip" ones.

The others are too damn old and uneducated to get it.

:sarcasm:

[rurallib]

3. I am totally split between Obama and Edwards

I feel a bit more in line with the Edwards policies, but Obama has something that I just can't dismiss. Intelligent with an incredible judgment and presentation. I am split.

[illinoisprogressive]

4. I support Obama but, Edwards is my second and Richardson is my third

Hillary is last.

[Colobo]

5. Obama first by a mile, Hillary second

I've lost faith in Edwards.

[mckeown1128]

8. They are both strong candidates...

They should run together than the Veep could run. It would be 16 great years.

[CanonRay]

7. My Republican sister-in-law went to see him in Nevada

and she's on board, a huge fan. Even her ultra right husband like him. I was and am astounded.

[churchofreality]

9. Can you possibly post any more Obama Sh@t?

The whole goddamn forum is your threads.

[snowbear]

10. Church.... if you think there are more pro-Obama threads on here..

... than negative Obama threads that a certain other candidate's supporters keep posting..

Might I suggest:



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[ronnykmarshall]

12. Oh yes and the OP is such an ANGEL

when it comes to being SO fair!

:eyes:

Please, Miss Thang was foaming at the mouth yesterday calling Clinton supporters "old and stupid". Not her actual words, but that's her mantra.