Obama in Eugene, LIVE NOW

[sandnsea]

At capacity, 9,000. Being shown on local TV, live, so I will try to keep you up to date. Crowd is rowdy, the local newsies are on now. There's been really friendly coverage.

The first people lined up at 5 am. Showing the crowd at 10:30 am and about 100 already in line.

You might try this link as well.

http://kezi.com/

[babylonsister]

1. Oregon LOVES Obama, sounds like. That's really nice. nt

[Arugula Latte]

42. It was quite the topic of conversation around Portland.

We were at a cafe/bar and the server started chatting with a customer about the rally, Obama, how exciting it was, etc. Also I was at my kids' school earlier in the day and that was the buzz. My son's teacher let the kids watch the rally while they did Spring cleaning. :thumbsup:

In Portland, I know LOTS of people for Obama, but only a few for Hillary.

[sandnsea]

2. Gen Tony McPeak taking stage

He campaigned his heart out in 2003 and 2004. I think he was for Dean first, then Kerry. I don't like everything he says, but he really works hard. Talking personal stuff now.

Add: Now he's talking about CiC, since he's a 4 star general and knows a little about that. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a "smart" CiC. (cheers) The guy is amazingly smart. Cheers for race speech. "Nobody else could have written and given that speech". Another thing is leadership qualities. He said he had to order people, or pass out free whiskey. Barack Obama has a gift for leadership, that he gets by treating us like adults, and not tricking us with funny uses of language. Wouldn't it be nice if the guy in the Oval office had good judgment. It was a dumb war and he said so in the beginning. One more quality, is a sort of temperament that the Obama you meet tonight is the same one you met a week ago and the same one you'll met a week from now, he's steady. When that red phone rings, you better have a guy in there with that kind of temperament. These qualities separate him from the rest.

Introducing Obama, crowd goes wild.

[Cha]

14. On the spot reporting ..I love it..

Thanks, sandnsea..excellent!

[TexasLady]

3. heres a live link

http://www.katu.com/news/content/7315311.html

[sandnsea]

5. Thanks!

I didn't think of that, hehe. I've only been online 15 years or so. lol.

[TexasLady]

6. Lol, you are very welcome!

this crowd is NUTZ!!!!!

[grantcart]

7. screw that we love your commentary

[sandnsea]

4. Obama coming in to music

Crowds are wild, smiles everywhere, happy happy people!

[kid a]

9. links not working with my (mac)browser - thanks for the play by play!!

[TahitiNut]

8. That's a good town for him. Just tell him to stay out of Springfield.

:silly:

[sandnsea]

11. Now now, DeFazio is from Springfield

They get one right every now and again.

[grantcart]

12. He know the Simpsons?

[grantcart]

15. can you please change your OP subject line to read Live now in Eugene so that people

will see it in GDP Thank you

[sandnsea]

16. Matt Groener is from Portland

We've always claimed this Springfield as the Simpson's Springfield. lol.

[grantcart]

10. Waiting in line for 10 hours it makes me tear up

[sandnsea]

13. Some were there 16 hours

A few got in line at 5:30 this morning. I knew it was going to be crazy, and I've got this brand new grandbaby, no way was I going to stand in line all day.

He's getting a lot of love, let me tell you!

[grantcart]

17. can you please change your OP subject line to read Live now in Eugene so that people

thanks

[sandnsea]

20. Okay

He's talking about the economy now. Health care, premiums, education which gets a response, mortgages, financial institutions teetering. We Can't Afford To Wait.

[Cha]

18. Obama needs that love!

[sandnsea]

23. He's got it here

And no stupid pastorgate is going to change it either. "It's About Lifting The Country Up" Big Cheer.

[grantcart]

19. great thank you

[ericgtr]

21. Thanks for the play by play, Eugene is my old stomping grounds

I am up in Portland now, the local news has been all his appearances today.

[FrenchieCat]

22. I get a blank screen......but I do get the audio, for the most part!

[sandnsea]

24. Change Happens From The Bottom Up

Another big cheer.

Yeah, it isn't working right for me either. I bet they're swamped.

[sandnsea]

26. We Are Ready To Turn the Page

and write a new chapter in American history. More Cheers.

Young people and those who are young at heart, rediscovering the excitement of change.

[grantcart]

25. He looks even more rested than this morning

[grantcart]

27. young at heart rediscovering the love of change

[sandnsea]

28. See the girl making the O with her hands

Cute, don't you think?

[sandnsea]

29. Make this country work for the many

Not just for the top, but for the middle and the bottom, create ladders of opportunity. Think of the next generation.

[sandnsea]

30. The people's voices have not been heard

in so long. A sister going to school full time, has a sister with cerebral palsy, goes to work at one in the morning and works at FedEx 3 hours a night. Yikes!! Her voice is not heard.

[GarbagemanLB]

31. Saw him today in Portland with Richardson! Yes we can!

[sandnsea]

33. The More Voices Video

Register People To Vote, get that popular vote up there.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/ORmvpv

[grantcart]

34. Si si puede

[Cha]

36. Good for you! History!

[grantcart]

32. little kid sitting in front playing with a sign

50 years from now he will tell his grandkids that he sat there and hung on every word of the great President Obama lol

[Poll_Blind]

55. LOL, SO true! n/t

PB

[sandnsea]

35. Oh yeah, respecting workers ACROSS THE WORLD

No child labor, no exploitation, everybody can organize. There ya' go, it's about damn time he said it.

[sandnsea]

37. Students learning arts, music, history,

all the things that make good citizens in America. Cheers. Talking about college for everyone, more cheers.

[Poll_Blind]

38. He's doing a great job, watching LIVE now! n/t

PB

[grantcart]

39. every child is our child

[sandnsea]

40. Protecting the salmon, good job Obama

That's a hot topic here, good that he got that in. And now on to science, stem cell research, jobs of the future.

[sandnsea]

41. Using military wisely

Judgment and wisdom. Taking the 3 am call away from Hillary. Make choices on information, not ideology. Not fearmongering, not trying to act tough because it's politically smart. The troops pay the cost, the American people pay the cost.

Crowd goes wild again.

[woolldog]

43. tks for the play by play (nt)

[sandnsea]

46. He's added some stuff to his speech

I'm going to have to go back over it because the 3 am call stuff is terrific. I'm glad I watched it.

[sandnsea]

44. Power of diplomacy

And the world looking to America for leadership on loose nukes, HIV/AIDS, Darfur, restores human rights and civil rights and due process, habeas corpus, end renditions. A President who believes in the Constitution and will obey the Constitution.

[davidpdx]

45. Thanks to everyone who posted links

I'm from Oregon and living overseas in Korea watching the Eugene rally. What a thrill it is, even from 7,000 miles away!

[sandnsea]

47. Awww

Are you in the service? I'll set the weather, beautiful spring morning, light showers in the afternoon, evening clearing. Spring flowers all starting to bloom, buds on the trees, hope you can come home soon!

[davidpdx]

56. Sandnsea

No, I'm an ESL teacher living here and working. I was both home last summer and saw Obama at the Oregon Convention Center in September. I was lucky enough to be upfront and shook his hand.

[sandnsea]

57. I was there!!

I was up in the stands to the right of where you were. That was a pretty awesome event too!

[sandnsea]

48. This Time - Put Aside FEAR and Reach For Hope

We won't be turned back by racial divisions, by social hot button issues, this time we are going to stay focused and create the kind of America we want for our children and grandchildren.

[sandnsea]

50. WOW! That was awesome!

Everybody went crazy at the end. Even the skater dude, lol.

[grantcart]

49. this time we will not be turned back

[sandnsea]

53. Wasn't that great!!!

Wow. Just goosebumps. Oregon is going to be Fired UP!!!

[grantcart]

51. Lucky he has all those Oregon African Americans to help him win Oregon

[smalll]

58. Ha ha. It's latte liberals there. (Duh) --

At this point, urban Orgeon is nothing more than a Seattle satellite-state. Latte liberalism was born in Seattle (um... Starbucks?) The fact that Oregon loves Obama is about as "surprising" as the fact that East Germany stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Russia all throughout the Cold War.

[sandnsea]

60. Who no Democrat can win without

Go ahead and knock it all you want, but Democrats can't win without us.

[RBInMaine]

64. Yeah, and Hillary's OH, RI, and TX were sooooo "shocking".

Another media bias mound of crap. She had HUGE machine and demographic advantages in those states going in, and the media and Clinton camp made those sound like such overwhelming and surprising victories. Her "great comeback". Your comments, by the way, are needlessly nasty and very Republican sounding.

[blitzen]

52. Mac Court is Rocking!

[Tatiana]

54. They LOVE him!!!! He could probably get 65% of the state easily. n/t

[TexasLady]

59. Lol the dude doing the cam on Kezi.com

just said, you may be done streamin, but IM not done streamin..as he looked silly eyed into the cam.
:rofl:

[sandnsea]

61. lol

They cut it off on the teevee so I didn't catch that.

[TexasLady]

62. yeah theyre STILL cheering

in waves. dang.

[RBInMaine]

63. Watched it online. AWESOME JOB BARACK !! SPOT ON !!

[Qutzupalotl]

65. Listen to the speech on Sunday at 12:05 PDT

here: http://www.klcc.org
click on the "listen live" link. Speech will be replayed on the program "Sunday at Noon".

I was in Mac Court, way in the back, and couldn't hear a damned thing over all that goshdarn cheering...