Obama Thinking Big Tonight in St. Louis. He is going to speak at a 70,000 seat domed stadium

[MadBadger]

I wonder how much the campaign expects to fill. I like that they are doing this so there will not be an overflow crowd, but damn thats gotta be a lot of money.

[boston bean]

1. PRAISE THE LORD!

[NJObamaWoman]

32. For he is worthy to be praise. :) Go OBAMA!!!

[postulater]

35. Is that the Lord on the left in the photo?

[SoxFan]

36. Damn hippies

get some soap and a haircut.

[hisownpetard]

2. Pretty damned incredible, though, to see so many people actively interested in politics

instead of the usual apathy.

Awesome!

[tekisui]

4. Exactly! He brings the energy, the voters and the hope.

Incredible. And Michelle floored me when I watched her speak today.

[hisownpetard]

7. Me, too. Not only is she incredibly smart, but she's also funny and cool. And she sure

loves her candidate! They make an awesome couple and would make our country proud.

[Cha]

15. I'm so happy for you, tekisui!

Where in North Carolina did you hear Michelle Obama speak?

[tekisui]

21. Oh, I watched a live stream today from Delaware.

I caught the tail end of her speak in Columbia, but this was the first time I had watched in entirety.

I wish they would come to NC, but with a May 6th Primary, we don't get much attention.

[Cha]

22. I see! Thanks..I thought

Michelle was down there in North Carolina..let's hope!! you get to vote for Obama in November. I'll be voting for him on Tuesday in New York.

[tekisui]

26. Yes! Vote early and vote often! Send me an Obama Nominee!!

[Cha]

27. I'd love for New Yorkers

to wake the fuck up and vote hilary out on her warmongering ass.

[Yurovsky]

34. She's got way too much corporate money ...

to get unseated in NY. All that Wall Street and Defense contractor dough will make it virtually impossible for anyone to mount a serious challenge to her Senate seat. So NY, a state that is probably more blue than any other except possibly Vermont, gets stuck with a lifetime Senator who's only too happy to throw their young sons and daughters into the slaughterhouses of Iraq and Iran.

Sad.

[Cha]

37. Yeah, hilary can stay in

New York..it's the dlc presidency we need to put the kibosh on.

[Lucinda]

6. It certainly is. Bound to serve us well in the general.

:)

[zanne]

3. His rallies always have "overflow"...

People always wind up being left out and having to see him on a large screen somewhere in a smaller hall. I'm curious to see how much of that stadium will fill up! Gobama!

[hisownpetard]

8. Is it going to be televised?

[my3boyz]

9. YES!!!

CSPAN is going to cover it! :)

[hisownpetard]

18. Great. Thanks for the tip.

[Inuca]

10. CSPAN has it on its schedule n/t

[K Gardner]

11. Do you know when off the top of your head?? I'd LOVE my grandson to see it ! He's been

asking about Obama all day today.. evidently they're discussing the race at school.

[MadBadger]

14. I think the rally is supposed to start around 8:15-8:30 CT. So possibly around then.

[K Gardner]

20. Thanks ! We just watched the Dipdive "Yes We Can" video and he's singing Yes We Can all over the

house.. gonna have to get him a sweatshirt !

[IndyOp]

23. How old is he? I am curious - I teach at a Big 10 university and I had a

student wearing an Obama shirt a year ago. He wrote a paper for the class in which he mentioned being obsessed (in a positive sense) with an internet chatroom that is a fan site for band that plays to support progressive candidates and I don't think I ever saw him in anything but his green Obama t-shirt.

:hi:

[K Gardner]

30. Can't compete with that.. my guy is 8 years old, but smart as a tack and he's been weaned on

Bush-loathing. His first art lesson was learning to draw moustaches and horns on Bush and Cheney. He can name the top reasons why GWB is Evil in 10 seconds flat :-) And he's getting his first dose of True politics, hope and inspiration this season ! I hope he'll remember this like I remember my parents campaigning for JFK and Bobby :hi:

[krkaufman]

40. Great post. Reminds me of my nephew. n/t

[Coexist]

25. 9:30 est according to their website

http://www.cspan.org/

[hisownpetard]

19. I'll be watching. Thanks.

[Radical Activist]

5. I remember Nader bragging about how he filled huge stadiums in 2000

but other candidates didn't. It will be nice to have a Democratic candidate who can inspire that kind of enthusiasm.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

12. Nader couldn't fill a bucket with water.

[Radical Activist]

13. Unless the bucket was Madison Square Gardens.

There are plenty of reasons to hate Nader but it did happen. He filled stadiums around the country.

We should be willing to learn from our mistakes and admit the problems with nominating a candidate who doesn't inspire people.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

16. I doubt he could pull in those numbers nowadays.

[Radical Activist]

17. No doubt.

[krkaufman]

41. True. But do remember that he inspired those people ...

... by repeatedly proclaiming that there was no difference between George W Bush and Al Gore.

People *were* looking for inspiration, but Nader didn't need to distort the situation to inspire.

[Radical Activist]

24. Is it the TWA Dome?

or whatever its called now. Just wondering.

[Renew Deal]

29. Edward Jones Stadium

I think that's what it's called if this is the place. It's where the Rams play.

[Renew Deal]

28. Are you kidding?

:wow:

[Araxen]

31. I didn't think it would be in the dome

I would have took the trip down there tonight. Dang!

[Evergreen Emerald]

33. kinda grosses me out

It is scary to think that, with the help of the media, this guy who lied about Clinton and use race to divide us, is being adored by so many. He gives us empty words, that do not match his actions. And the "fans" who know little of his stance on issues or voting record just jump on the band wagon.

[K Gardner]

38. LOL.. sorry you can't or won't be a part of this. Hope is a wonderful thing !

[Tarheel_Dem]

39. well, you would know from lies now wouldn't you?

:eyes:

[krkaufman]

42. Why would you post in this thread? Of what value was it?

It was just a negative, divisive comment. And a good example of why people are looking elsewhere for a different style of politics.