HEADS UP: Obama - Oprah rally on webcast stream, doors open at 12:30

[jefferson_dem]

If you're interested...



CLICK HERE FOR STREAM ---> http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/oprahwebcast

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[flpoljunkie]

2. Thanks, jefferson_dem!

[jefferson_dem]

4. My pleasure, flpoljunkie!

CAPTION:
At his high school graduation, Barack Obama gets a hug from his grandmother Madelyn as his grandfather Stanley beams. His maternal grandparents raised Obama in Hawaii while his mother was living in Indonesia.
(Photo courtesy of Maya Soetoro-Ng)
Mar 23, 2007

[BeyondGeography]

9. What's not to love about that photo?

He was really tight with both of them, especially Pops.

[ClarkUSA]

3. And CSPAN is replaying the Des Moines, Iowa event at 6:30 PM ET

I'm watching the band warm up now... nice sound! Who's the band?

[zulchzulu]

5. Cool!

I missed it the first time.

[ClarkUSA]

6. Me too.

Today, it's going to be phone banking/blogging/watching O-O rallies. :toast:

[Imagevision]

7. To me it seems the election is being put back in the hands of the people... not Diebold...?

GoObama!!!

[madrchsod]

8. is there a hint of jealousy in the air this morning?

it sure seems like it. if hillary had a really big name person on the stage with her the hillary would the hillary supporters object? obama has stole hillary`s thunder for the last few days and now if hillary tries this it will seem she`s trying to catch up to obama. maybe mark penn is`t all he`s cracked up to be.

maybe these stupid obama-oprah bashing posts will fade away soon

[ClarkUSA]

10. More than a hint...

The thread disruptors here on choking on their bile more so than usual. It's amusing as hell.

[BeyondGeography]

15. They hate us for our O-mentum

[VolcanoJen]

30. Amen to that!!!!

Arrested Development covering "Redemption Song" now... wow.

How I wish I was there!!!

[goclark]

119. Why should "Democrats" hate us so much? Huummmm

[calmblueocean]

11. If you want to watch it fullscreen...

..you can't, as far as I can tell. I hate when they do that. But you can get close by clicking here: http://ustream.tv/1vt,YsmlDTltX5Vyeow.LLF2pLttiKm7.usc

That's a direct link to the stream, and it'll show up a lot larger that way.

(If it stops working, you can visit http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/oprahwebcast, click "view" and then "page source", and then hit ctrl-f and search for the link that ends in .usc. But hopefully you won't need to!)

[Renew Deal]

12. Are they going to get 80,000+ people?

[TeamJordan23]

13. Highly doubt it. But it should be a hefty crowd. nm

[Imagevision]

14. I hope they get the 80,000 +++ why not? the rockstar is baaack...!

[MadBadger]

16. The Event has started

I guess while the crowd is filling in maybe? They have this violinist performing. 17 or 18 year old kid who is covering some modern day songs, and hes quite good.

[Robeson]

19. That violinist was awesome....

...I enjoyed his playing, and song selections.

[Zueda]

17. That boy on the fiddle is pretty darn good! nt

[MadBadger]

18. Yes he is

[Pirate Smile]

20. It isn't streaming for me. Is it working for everyone else?

OK - now it is working. I had to click on it a few times to "replay" to get it to go.

[jefferson_dem]

21. Arrested Development kickin' it now!

Great Vibe...

[Strelnikov_]

22. Looks warm . . no ice and snow . .

Dec. 9 . . gonna be a long winter.

[jefferson_dem]

23. 70 and clear.

Amazing. Same here in ATL. Still "shorts and flip-flops" weather.

[mtnsnake]

24. Good gawd I cant believe how bad the music is. Even the crowd can't get into it

They ought demand their money back before it gets even worse. Bring the fiddler back! Get someone out there who'll keep the crowd awake instead of putting them to sleep!

[MadBadger]

25. Are you serious?

Arrested Development has got the crowd into it. The person before couldnt, but they sure do.

[mtnsnake]

26. Lyrics wise they're not bad but their sound is dreadful

The crowd needs to feel like getting up and moving. It aint gonna happen with with Arrested Development.

[MadBadger]

27. ARE YOU BLLIIND`

Are you frickin wathing?? The entire crowd is standing up, clapping, and getting into it.

[mtnsnake]

29. Yeah, right after I posted the lead singer BEGGED them to stand up out of their seats

and the poor crowd still just about fell asleep right on their feet. Lets hope the next band is more uplifting than these guys were!

[MadBadger]

32. hmmm, looks like all those people are standing on their own this time.

[VolcanoJen]

28. Arrested Development is AWESOME.

Wow... weird I log into GD-P and immediately get discouraged. :-(

So far this rally is kickin' ass! A beautiful warm day.... wish I were there.

[jefferson_dem]

33. Perhaps you plugged into your girl's Celine Dion snoozefest instead.

These good people are "gettin' down" pretty good --

[mtnsnake]

38. Hell no, her music is even worse than Arrested Development!

[silverweb]

31. Great warm-up show!

_Arrested Development_ is just incredible... chills with "Songs of Freedom" ....

[calmblueocean]

34. Over 4,000 people watching on the cam!

Woo!

[MadBadger]

35. DONT DO IT!!!

Dont Text, do not text!!

[mtnsnake]

36. This is getting cornier by the minute! Now they have to send text messages??

Not a good idea for a serious political candidate!

[MadBadger]

37. Can you go hate somewhere else.

[mtnsnake]

39. Wow, those poor people stuck in there never agreed to do any of this crap!

What happens if someone doesn't have a phone with them? Yikes!

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[BeyondGeography]

42. He actually pretended to be for Obama for two weeks once

part of his "last reasonable man standing" act.

[jefferson_dem]

41. Are you really this "challenged"?

It's called harnessing the power of the new "mobile" media. Candidates *don't* do that at their own peril.

http://www.newpolitics.net/files/NPI-Mobile-Media-Report.pdf

[mtnsnake]

43. No. I just fear that after this circus today our Party might never recover from this embarrassment

This is really pathetic what they're doing. I hope nobody else is watching it but us.

[Colobo]

44. It's sad to see you so desperate.

The place is packed. People are having fun. Obama and Oprah are about to rock the house. Why can't you just deal with it? Or if you can't, why don't you go to hang out with Hillary, Chelsea and Dorothy? I'm sure they are in need of some attention right now.

[jefferson_dem]

45. It's obvious, you are only here to disrupt.

Save your bitterness for another thread.

[mtnsnake]

46. It's obvious the truth hurts.

Last I knew, DU threads weren't by invitation only. It's not my fault if you don't agree how this whole event is one big embarrassment for our Party...

[zulchzulu]

61. Only a Clinton supporter would say a successful rally is "embarrassing"

The only embarrassing thing about this VERY SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF EVENTS is that it is smashing the thin support for Hillary Clinton nationally.

If the Clinton team can pull off a successful series of events half this good, I'd be amazed.

So what are you doing about it? You come to DU and want to piss on this thread like a rabid dog. If I were you, I'd call your local Clinton headquarters (if there is any) and help set up an event to show your support.

Best of luck on that...

[MadBadger]

64. Or a Repuke.

Some Clinton supporters are starting to act like freepers.

[mtnsnake]

69. Breaking DU rules twice in one thread won't get you many brownie points

It only makes you look like a fool for resorting to childish name-calling because you don't have the wits to respond in any other way. Better luck next time!

[jefferson_dem]

67. They are used to plants, props, and top-down marching orders...

Truly "organic" community mobilization efforts frighten them.

[ariesgem]

82. If you don't like what your viewing why don't you turn it off

AND GO AWAY.

[goclark]

118. Remember all of the Media when JFK was running for office

In my view JFK, RFK and CLINTON were all Media Rock STARS.
Recall Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. etc.

Our Party was not hardly embarrassed when movie stars and famous singers were THERE for all of the above.

Embarrassed?! Hardly, there is nothing to be embarrassed about ~ I am delighted that the focus is on a DEMOCRAT for a change.

:bounce:

[K Gardner]

49. Not embarassing that so many thousands of people hunger for change from Bush..

I don't care what candidate you personally support, this is good to see.

[loveangelc]

123. our party may never recover from this embarrassment?

LOL. overdramatic much?

[zulchzulu]

54. Your transparent jealousy is frankly embarrassing

Don't you have an old poll you can post?

[AtomicKitten]

83. it is revealing, though

sour grapes always are

Gobama!

[MadBadger]

47. I think were about to go.

[K Gardner]

48. This crowd looks HUGE, anybody got an estimate on numbers yet??

[MadBadger]

52. I'm lookin, but not yet.

[tammywammy]

50. I love Michelle Obama!

She's great

[AtomicKitten]

51. Thanks for this link, JD.

It's almost as good as being there ...

I'm off tonight to Nevada to work the campaign.

Gobama!

[jefferson_dem]

53. Oprah's up, looking and sounding great!

[tammywammy]

55. "In the past I have been disappointed by politicians"...

"I've been inspired."

[jefferson_dem]

56. "He speaks to the potential in each and every one of us..."

:patriot:

[zulchzulu]

57. She is fantastic!

Funny too!

[tammywammy]

59. She is. I didn't watch yesterday's rally

She is great!

[VolcanoJen]

66. Honestly, hers is a great stump speech in its own right.

This is wonderful... getting her digs in at Bush, too. And yes, SO much better than C-SPAN's crappy sound yesterday!

[jefferson_dem]

68. There are those who say it's not his turn...

Think about where you would be in your life if you had to wait on those to tell you when to do things...

[silverweb]

60. She working that crowd...

The response she's getting just makes me smile....

[calmblueocean]

62. Definitely! She's doing a great job so far.

She might even make a difference... :)

[silverweb]

70. She's one important supporter.

Perhaps the most influential at the moment, but still only one person.

Some voters will respond to Oprah -- others may not, but will respond to another spokesperson or to Obama himself.

Everyone is important in this campaign -- and that's one reason that venomous attacks among DUers makes me so sad, no matter which candidate they support.

[K Gardner]

58. They must have great technicians, the podcast is flawless, much better than CSpan !

[zulchzulu]

65. I want to find out how they did this too

Web streaming is very difficult to do with this quality. Good stuff indeed.

[951-Riverside]

63. I dig this lady's threads

[Renew Deal]

71. Oprah just gave 36,000 people a new Pontiac

:evilgrin:

[jefferson_dem]

72. Obama TIme!

:applause:

[silverweb]

73. IT'S OBAMA TIME!

:bounce:

[MadBadger]

74. Gobama GO!

[Colobo]

75. The momentum is on Obama's side, period.

[jefferson_dem]

77. Pics for you, Katz...

[silverweb]

81. How do you do that?

The screen shots....

[jefferson_dem]

85. All you need is

a super cool, user-friendly application called Snag-It. http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp

Free trial but well worth the purchase, in my opinion.

EDIT: Of course, images can always find a nice home at photobucket. :)

[silverweb]

88. Thanks.

I was hoping there was a Windows feature I already have that allows screen capture. I wouldn't be using it enough to justify purchasing a program.

[Hope And Change]

76. You Can Watch The Rally On CNN Too:

Pretty good stream on CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream1

[MadBadger]

78. South Carolina really hates Bush

[VolcanoJen]

79. George W Bush will not be on the ballot!!!

That got 'em fired up!!! :bounce:

edit: "My cousin Dick Cheney won't be on the ballot either! ...finding out you're related to Dick Cheney, that's a sad, sad situation!"

In all the years I've been watching politics and primaries, I've never seen any crowds this big for any candidate, period. Yesterday's rally in Iowa was stunning and this one... there are just no words.

[silverweb]

80. I'm watching faces in the crowd...

... and they are loving him!

[BeyondGeography]

84. Problems that have been around for decades...

[AtomicKitten]

86. Wow - Obama is on fire today!!

[BeyondGeography]

87. If you work you shouldn't be poor!

We need someone in the White House that understands your dreams and will help you to realize them...

[jefferson_dem]

89. Obama - Proud Graduate.

CAPTION: At his high school graduation, Barack Obama gets a hug from his grandmother Madelyn as his grandfather Stanley beams. His maternal grandparents raised Obama in Hawaii while his mother was living in Indonesia.
(Photo courtesy of Maya Soetoro-Ng)
Mar 23, 2007

[BeyondGeography]

90. When folks tell me I can't do something, that's when I like to do it...LOL

[silverweb]

92. Yup...

That resonated with a lot of people... watch the faces! :D

[MadBadger]

93. That is the best message I have heard from him

Echoed by Oprah with her talking about others saying to Oprah, Obama, and Black people that Its not their time.

[silverweb]

91. Releasing all his kindergarten papers tomorrow....

:rofl:

[Adelante]

94. 29,000+ people

According to Politico.

[MadBadger]

95. I think he's won South Carolina.

[MadBadger]

96. Best Part of the Speech

FIRED UP TIME!!!

[silverweb]

97. "People stood up...

They stood up when they weren't supposed to ... and they changed the world."

STANDING OVATION!

:applause:

[silverweb]

98. The Greenwood story...

This story gets a little longer and a little funnier and a little better each time he tells it....

:D


Keepin' it fired up and ready to go!

[silverweb]

99. People are nodding and laughing...

... and loving it!

[jefferson_dem]

100. Here she is --- "Fired Up, Ready to Go" woman --

Bless her heart --- >

[tammywammy]

103. Did you see, when he said little women in her

church clothes and church hat, all those people around her started pointing at her. :)

[silverweb]

105. Awesome...

All smiles in her church hat. :D

Terrific speeches to a wonderful and enthusiastic crowd...


Fired up and ready to go!


GObama!





We can do this!

[VolcanoJen]

107. Love her in her "church outfit"

Awesome to finally see her!!

I've heard that a lot of the reporters attached to Obama on the trail know that when he starts into the "Fired Up Ready To Go Lady" story, it's their cue that it's safe to take a bathroom break and still get back for the end of the rally. :-)

[tammywammy]

101. That's a lot of people

[jefferson_dem]

111. Yup. Perspective.

[VolcanoJen]

113. Very nice... any more crowd shots out there?

It's got to be the biggest, most-attended primary political rally I've ever scene, in any campaign, since I"ve been watching politics.

[K Gardner]

102. Well, wow.. just wow.. good job in SC :-)

[calmblueocean]

104. Nice closing, too. Fired UP! Ready to GO!

One to remember.

[silverweb]

106. Let's go change the world!

:hi:

[bcoylepa]

108. thanks - great speech

an amazing event - Obama is a very strong candidate - anyone who says differently is just in denial - this guy can really work a crowd- he speaks to what is possible

[Adelante]

116. That is exactly it

"he speaks to what is possible"

[jenmito]

109. I didn't post the entire time. It was too good to not fully concentrate on Obama!

Not to mention Michelle and OPRAH! Oprah added to her speech from yesterday. So did Obama. They were FIRED UP and READY TO GO!!!

[BeyondGeography]

112. He poured his heart out today

He wants to win and do good for people...no small matter.

[jenmito]

114. I saw that. I'm sure the crowd FELT that. And I think more and more AMERICANS will feel it, too.

I can't wait 'til the coverage starts on this in the news! :D

[silverweb]

110. Late for work...

Time to get to work so I can make another donation.


Keep it fired up and ready to go!


GO Team Obama -- Ba-ROCK the U.S.A.!

[MadBadger]

115. Will Tonight's rally be streamed as well?

[ClarkUSA]

117. At the debate watching party I'm at, one guy is going to try to become a citizen by Nov. 2008

So he can vote for Barack Obama in the general election! He got teary-eyed listening and watching Obama speak.

Barack gave his best speech on the campaign trail today, imo.

FIRED UP? READY TO GO!


:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[BeyondGeography]

120. Great anecdote...agree on the speech as well

:toast:

[SCDem]

121. My 4 yr old son and I were 2 of the nearly 30,000

It was the most beautiful thing I have seen since moving to South Carolina 12 years ago. Seeing that many people show up to a political event! We're just getting started! The diversity of the crowd was so beautiful - seeing old people, young people, parents bringing their teenagers, their babies and their little ones. All shapes, colors and sizes! And the energy was phenomenal!

Regardless your candidate - the fact that Obama can inspire 30,000 to come out and listen to what he has to say must be a sign of a movement just getting started. Imagine what grassroots America can do if he becomes the Democratic nominee and beyond!

[Pirate Smile]

122. From the Cedar Rapids rally - someone "Fired Up, Ready to Go!"

Barack Stroud dances before an event held by Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) at the US Cellular Center December 8, 2007 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Obama was campaigning at the event with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. The two are scheduled to make two stops in Iowa before heading off to campaign events in South Carolina and New Hampshire tomorrow. By Eric Thayer/Getty Images.