-= Official Obama St. Louis Rally on C-SPAN @ 10:12 EST Thread =-

[andyrowe]

I can remained fired up for an extra hour, but I'm ready for it to go on now.

[Coexist]

1. why did they move it back?

I am very excited!

[tishaLA]

2. Obama is running late

Might not start til 11 EST

[Zueda]

10. Where did you see that?

[tishaLA]

13. they announced it before they went to huckleberry and chuckles

[andyrowe]

3. St. Louis is Central

It's still going to start at 9:30 local time.

[Zueda]

20. Oh My. Claire Just said they're more than 20,000 strong there!

[thunder rising]

4. 9:30 is still on their page. BTW: you think CSPAN posts 9:30 ET to mean Central?

[DUyellow]

6. no, it should have started at 9:30, he is late

[thunder rising]

5. I'll be here all night if that's what it takes, but don't make me watch 10 minutes of Ron Paul and

Uncle Huck. My goodness, have they no mercy in their souls?

[DUyellow]

7. LOL, i know right. So, who is going to suffer and let us all know when he is on?

[andyrowe]

9. I'm game.

:pinches nose:

[DUyellow]

11. I am game too, in fact,i'll beat you to the post. ;)

[DUyellow]

15. it is back to obama

[andyrowe]

16. Fired up now?

[DUyellow]

17. READY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tie?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4358336

[andyrowe]

25. Yeah it was close.

Good eye.

[andyrowe]

8. They have Huck scheduled for 10:42 EST.

Looks like he went on early. Maybe to preempt hOpe? Sneaky.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. Sneak peak!

[Adelante]

29. Look at that red hat college girl!

[andyrowe]

14. Here we go!!

Bam!

[Tatiana]

18. 20,000 strong, according to McCaskill. n/t

[andyrowe]

23. Sweet

So sweet

[andyrowe]

19. This Is History!!

Go Claire!

[Tatiana]

21. "This is a campaign that didn't start in a back room."

This is a campaign that didn't start with a group of consultants and a stack of polls.

OUCH, Claire! LOL

[sniffa]

22. Thanks for the heads up

We just switched to this from the replay of Super Bowl VII on NFL Network.

I hate Mercury Morris.

[Coexist]

24. Here he comes! McCaskill is doing fantastic.

[sandnsea]

26. My hometown

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[andyrowe]

28. w00t!

Go StL!

[globalvillage]

27. Yes We Can!

Woo Hoo!!!

[Tatiana]

30. He's got that "preacherman" tone to his voice going tonight.

Giving props to the MO crew, the St. Louis folks, the Carnahans, and Claire McCaskill.

Claire really looks taken with Obama ;)

[andyrowe]

31. I wonder if Claire's on the VP short list.

I think I'd like that.

[Zueda]

36. Nice... but probably not.

[andyrowe]

32. The Fierce Urgency Of Now!!

I can't get enough of this guy.

[Tatiana]

33. "I am not running because of some long-held ambition."

"Though people have looked in my kindergarten papers..." :rofl:

Running because of, as MLK put it, "the fierce urgency of now."

We are at a defining moment in history. Our nation is at war, our planet is in peril. You see in your own lives; never paid more for college, never paid more at the pump. It's harder to save and to retire.

[Tatiana]

34. Realized that the American people were longing for something new.

Not ideology, but practicality. How do you get the job done?

Politics based on straight talk, honesty, and truthfulness.

[Tatiana]

35. "Change doesn't happen from the top down, it comes from the bottom up."

If we could bring everyone together to challenge the special interests in Washington, but also to challenge ourselves to be better, there was no problem we couldn't solve.

[andyrowe]

37. "Barack, I'm a Republican and I support you."

"I switched registration!"

[tishaLA]

38. he's got such a great sense of humor

so does Michelle BTW.

[andyrowe]

40. Agreed. He shifts from serious to comedic to inspiring

like a race car driver.

[Tatiana]

39. Era of "Scooter Libby Justice" "Karl Rove Politics" will be over. n/t

[andyrowe]

42. Indeed. "Something is outta whack!"

Thanks for the rec's too my weekend warriors.

[andyrowe]

41. I'm ready!

[Zueda]

43. Is it just me or does he seem to be hitting stronger populist tones tonight?

[Tatiana]

45. Very much so... especially on the D.C. lobbyists and corporate welfare.

Talking about ExxonMobil making $11 billion in one quarter. Obama says that is ridiculous... in one quarter!

Yeah, it sounds like he's hitting on a LOT of Edwards populist themes.

[tishaLA]

67. his campaign has always been populist

its just that people havent gotten it--that he wants to move the center to him instead of moving toward the center--because populism is usually accompanied by a kind of righteous anger instead of the discourse of hopefulness.

[andyrowe]

44. "Join the peace corps!"

[Tatiana]

46. We spend $9 billion in Iraq; we can spend that here in America

rebuilding roads and hospitals and schools.

[Coexist]

48. amen

[Tatiana]

47. Will bring the troops home by 2009. n/t

[andyrowe]

49. "America is back!"

:toast:

[Tatiana]

50. You will have a President that taught the Constitution, believes in the Constitution, and will OBEY

the Constitution of the United States!

[andyrowe]

51. Best line yet. n/t

[Maat]

65. That was this law school graduate's favorite line (n/t).

[andyrowe]

86. It was the soundbyte of the night.

I'm gonna try to upload video of it. It takes forever to upload such a large file in windows movie maker. I need to find a better video editor.

[Maat]

87. Ah, it is just SO nice to have someone referencing the Constitution again ...

beyond saying, "It's a G-D'mned pice of paper!"

[Tatiana]

52. LMAO - There are those that say they need to boil the hope out of him so he will be like all the

other politicians, and then we can vote for him for President of the United States.

Inside our own party, people resist change. People get comfortable and get used to doing things that they have done before.

[andyrowe]

53. "You start getting close and people don't act too nice."

Has he been reading the GD:P forum?

[Tatiana]

54. OMG - he passed ethics legislation and one member of Congress asked him what he was going to eat now

"Am I going to have to eat McDonald's?"

"A lot of your constituents eat there. You make $160,000 a year as a member of Congress. You afford to eat at Applebee's."

:rofl:

[The Delegates]

55. Is it possible to listen to him speak without smiling?

I find myself having a big smile on my face listening to him talk. Not on purpose.

[H2O Man]

56. Using a Malcolm quote

I liked that.

[Tatiana]

77. He has a great ability to make historical connections and use analogies effectively. n/t

[andyrowe]

57. "Cornswagger"

Is that the spelling?

[AbbeyRoad]

61. cornswaggle n/t

[andyrowe]

64. Thanks. Can I coin Clintswaggle?

Bam.

[andyrowe]

74. Better yet. Hilswaggle.

As in "Don't try Hilswaggling me. I have hOpe!"

[globalvillage]

69. Hornswoggle

Bamboozle. That cracks me up.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hornswoggle

[H2O Man]

72. "You've been

bamboozled. You've been hoodwinked." -- Malcolm X

[sfam]

58. great speech so far!`

I love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHEO_fG3mm4

[NJObamaWoman]

59. But but but... I thought Obama never spoke about his mom or grandparents. lol

[andyrowe]

60. There he goes mongering hOpe again.

n/t

[Coexist]

70. he addressed that well. I got chills.

[Tatiana]

62. This man is PHENOMENAL on the stump. Amazing.

Was born to a teenage mom. His dad left when he was two. Raised by a single mom and grandparents. He was raised on love... and hope.

Obama: People say he's naive. He's pedaling false hopes. He needs a reality check. If you talk about hope, you must not understand the world; you must be engaged in wishful thinking.

He's addressing all the naysayers, and quite brilliantly, in my opinion.

[globalvillage]

63. He's a hopemonger!

Me too!

Yes we can!

[Tatiana]

66. Uh-oh... mentions gay people in the spirit of unity (again). n/t

[Coexist]

68. that inclusion made me tear up.

[Maat]

71. This PFLAGer wants to know ..

what did he say (Beloved Daughter was jabbering ...)

[Tatiana]

75. I think he was connecting it to his previous statements about the politics of fear.

How people need to let go of their fear and embrace each other because we're all in this together.

[Maat]

85. Cool!

Thanks.

[andyrowe]

73. Good Speech.

Not his best but I know he got a first down with that one.

[Maat]

76. O.K. ...

I'm tearing up. How nice it is to have someone who has taught ConLaw speaking ... instead of a guy who can't string a coherent sentence together.

[H2O Man]

78. Interesting calls

on C-SPAN now, following the speech by Obama.

[Tatiana]

79. Especially by the Republicans.

I think their opinions are genuine.

[jenmito]

80. Do you hear all these Repubs. saying they'll vote for Obama? And the one guy who

pointed out that the Repubs. will be able to use the "she was for the war before she was against it" argument? So true.

[Tatiana]

81. I thought the Hillary supporter on the Dem line made an interesting comment as well. n/t

[jenmito]

82. I disagree with her. She said Hillary can handle the attacks better. I don't think she CAN without

using her husband's help, who will energize the Repubs. even MORE. Obama won't generate all that hate.

[BeyondGeography]

84. These traumatized Hillary supporters think every Democrat will automatically be as hated as she is

makes me laugh.

[andyrowe]

83. More right-wing love on the phones.

I think his, "I will move on actionable intel on UBL if the country harboring him won't" is what won many Republicans over.