Obama Steps on Hillary;'s Turf

[illinoisprogressive]

What's up, Brooklyn?" a visibly confident Obama asked a roaring audience at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. Many attendees had waited in chilly drizzle to hear the one-time Brooklynite speak. Obama briefly lived in Park Slope while at Columbia University.

"America is starving for change ... they are tired of the same old, same old ... ." Obama told a packed ballroom of about 1,200 people. "They are tired of the can't do, won't do, won't-even-try style of government.

Someone in the audience shouted: "I'm tired of this war." "This war is not worth it and we need to bring about a change," Obama shouted back, to wild applause.

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Obama's first public appearance Wednesday came at the Elliott Godoff Auditorium at Seventh Avenue and West 43rd Street, where he acknowledged the endorsement of several local politicians, including Suffolk County legislators Jon Cooper, Elie Mystal and Vivian Viloria-Fisher, and members of the New York City Council and the New York State legislature.

http://www.amny.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usobam0823,0,2870119.story?coll=am-dining-headlines

[sandnsea]

1. Hillary's grassroots chairman - Hyatt heir, lol

"Billionaire Jay Robert Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel empire and brother of a key Obama supporter, said Sunday he would serve as national chairman for Citizens for Hillary, doing grassroots outreach and fundraising."

Oh god is that not classic. Billionaires for Hillary, that's her grassroots.

:rofl:

[illinoisprogressive]

2. But, Pritzker's sister is the head of Obama's fundraising and finance. hehehehe

[sandnsea]

3. Sure, finance, that makes sense

But a billionaire heading up grassroots outreach?? Not so much.

[Jim Sagle]

4. Like the man in Syriana said, it's all connected.

[msongs]

7. obama has his own billionaire so yer comment is a tad overstated nt

[sandnsea]

9. Not as the National Chairman for the Grassroots n/t

[jenmito]

5. I hope you're watching The Daily Show!

Obama's on and Stewart is doing a great job emphasizing the "lack of experience" charge vs. judgement. Obama's doin' great.

[Colobo]

6. I hope I can watch it online!

[Cha]

8. TDS should have it up

soon..I would like to see it too.

[sandnsea]

10. He did fantastic!

He was smart, funny, and they just knocked all the media malarkey right off the table. He did really well.

[jenmito]

11. Here's a link:

http://www.indecision2008.com/blog.jhtml?c=v&m=70382