Springsteen Rocks 80,000 for Obama; Cleveland, Ohio

[Shoelace]

in pouring down rain yet!!

November 3, 2008 - 10:26AM

Legendary US rocker Bruce Springsteen wowed a crowd of 80,000 with a rousing set at a rally for Democrat Barack Obama here Sunday on the White House campaign's final stretch.

Obama took the stage with his wife Michelle and two young daughters when Springsteen was done, and said there were "a handful of people who enter into your lives through their music and tell the American people's story."

"Bruce Springsteen is one of those people," he said, before a heavy rainstorm erupted on the open-air crowd said by Cleveland's director of public safety to number 80,000. Springsteen led the sea of people in a full-throated singalong of Woody Guthrie's folk classic "This Land is Your Land."

Many in the crowd were in tears as the musician wrapped it up with his song "The Rising," which refers to the September 11 attacks and is played just before Obama takes the stage at all his rallies.

"So I don't know about you, but I want my country back, I want my dream back, I want my America back," Springsteen exclaimed to deafening cheers.
:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

http://news.smh.com.au/world/springsteen-rocks-80000-for-obama-20081103-5gjw.html

Hissypit posted picture here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4357615

[Condem]

1. He has done so much for us.

Thank you, Boss!

[BlooInBloo]

2. Just for that, I'm putting Born To Run on.

[BrklynLiberal]

3. Thanks for the links....

[Shoelace]

6. Hissypit's pictures are great, I couldn't find any

so hope you do go there and see her pictures.

[BrklynLiberal]

10. I did..and I agree. Those pics are fantastic.

[Berry Cool]

4. The rainstorm was not that heavy.

It was funny, though, because it came out of nowhere, not long after Obama had begun delivering a spiel about the evils of Dick Cheney. When it began to fall, he just laughed and said "See what happens when I start talking about Dick Cheney?"

He's a master. Bruce was excellent and so was he.

I am at peace now. Too bad I can't bring all the worrywarts on DU there with me.

[Shoelace]

5. he's on CNN in Cleveland now, looks like a HUGE crowd

and I'm at peace now too and yes, I have great empathy for their fears but it's time to nurture that Hope he keeps talkin' about!!

[Shoelace]

7. opps, he's in Cincinati, Ohio

and once again, I got all teary eyed watching, hearing that huge crowd and hearing his words!

[book_worm]

8. 60,000 in Columbus and 80,000 in Cleveland--nice numbers!

[Cha]

9. Rec'd~ This was a classic

rally right before the most important election for change that we've seen.