Who's watching Obama

[SallyMander]

and not tearing up? :cry:

[medeak]

1. sob! not me n/t

[SallyMander]

2. When he said he wasn't going to talk

about his grandma too much -- because it was too hard, and his voice sort of caught... sniffle :(

[Clio the Leo]

19. And then he did it anyway.....

... because it seemed to me like he knew he was in the presence of his extended family. If you have read his book, you know how much he thrives off of these crowds. I think he is literally taking comfort from this rally tonight.

[SallyMander]

23. I hope so

I hope he is finding comfort wherever he can.

[Clio the Leo]

27. Trust me, I can hear it in his voice....

... he will leave the stage feeling better than when he went on it.

[erinlough]

3. Not me, lost both my mom and dad this year....too close to home.

My mom would have loved Obama and my parent's story is just like Obama's grandmother, My dad went off to war and she worked in the bomber plant. My heart goes out to their family, it really does.

[SallyMander]

7. I am so very sorry to hear about your losses

What a difficult year it must have been for you and your family :( :hug:

[erinlough]

24. They died 6 months apart after 67 years of marriage.

It has been awful, but we have stuck together and pulled together and it is starting to get easier, except when things happen that you wish you could share with them, like this election. I think Barack must be feeling the same way.

[SallyMander]

28. Exactly -- that's the hardest part

Thinking "I can't wait to talk to them about..." and then remembering. :( I am glad to hear that you have family supporting you. And WOW, 67 years of marriage! It sounds like your parents made a beautiful life together. :hug:

[erinlough]

34. Lifelong Dems in a Rebub area very vocal and Union Made. They were something.

[HughMoran]

4. How can you not tear up?

:cry:

[SallyMander]

8. I have to teach tomorrow

and i don't know how i'm going to keep it together -- i am an emotional disaster!

[CatBO]

5. Umm, not me...

Definitely tearing up.

[SallyMander]

9. He looks so tired too

Gosh, poor poor guy :( :hug:

[Clio the Leo]

26. Actually, no he doesn't....

... he looked tired yesterday. Like the phrases he's been saying for weeks now were starting to get old even to him. Almost like he was ready for these last days to hurry up and be over with.

I watch these speeches ALL the time, I have them almost memorized.

He has renewed strength right now. I promise you. He is more fired up than he's been in at least a week.

[yasmina27]

6. not me

You can see him wiping the tears.

In addition, he's exhausted.

[SallyMander]

12. He looks SO tired

I just want to see him take some time off with his beautiful family -- one more day!

[tishaLA]

10. I feel like the crowd is carrying him, willing him to go on

You can see how hard it is for him.

[SallyMander]

13. Exactly -- I saw him in Columbus yesterday

and he seems so different today -- just tired and struggling, even though he's still amazing :cry:

[ronnykmarshall]

17. CNN cut away ...

Damn it!

[SallyMander]

20. You can still get it streaming online on CNN.com

Not sure if this link will work: http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream1

[ronnykmarshall]

11. He's trying hard not to cry.

:cry:

[SallyMander]

14. Me too!

:(

:hug:

[Smuckies]

15. I've been tearing up

:(

[SallyMander]

I wish we could do something for him

I guess we can... VOTE, and CANVASS, and PHONE people!

[RayOfHope]

16. Crying for and with him here n/t

[SallyMander]

21. ...

:hug:

[demo dutch]

18. Tearing up because he won't be able to share his victory with his grandmother

[SallyMander]

22. I know...

I believe that she KNEW he would win though!

[cjsmom44]

25. The Crowd is starting to energize him...

Sob... Sob...He is so brave...

[SallyMander]

29. He knows what he needs to do

I have so much admiration for him!

[LSK]

30. just turned it on

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/amandascott/gGg8W8

[SallyMander]

32. He's got it together now

I don't know how he does it!

[GoesTo11]

31. When he got to the line about his mother's cancer, he had to race

He said it as fast as he could so he wouldn't have a chance to break up.

[Clio the Leo]

35. Yep. I noticed that too.

I've been surprised at his ability to say it all this time with his Gran. being sick.

[SallyMander]

36. I really don't know how he's doing this

His strength is just amazing!

[Clio the Leo]

38. He's drawing his strength from all of us.....

If you have his book, read the part about the first speech he gave and how it changed his life.

The words he speaks now is like therapy to him.

[Cha]

33. Not me..couldn't do it.

We've been with him for 21 months and counting and like it's said..he feels like family. :grouphug:

[SallyMander]

37. I want to be with him for eight more years!

:hug:

[Cha]

39. Yeah, like where did those 21 months

go?! I need a lot longer with the Obamas and the Bidens. :hug:

[crossroads]

40. He is a class act! Beautifully handled by Obama...

He is awesome... I can't even imagine being that brave... :cry:
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