Thread 2 *** Obama and Hillary about to speak Live -- C-Span

[rhombus]

Obama, come out, now! haha

[AlinPA]

1. Crowd shout Obama! Obama! He's on now 9:49

[babylonsister]

2. Yes! He's on stage! nt

[jefferson_dem]

3. He looks great! And the crowd goes wild!

:woohoo:

[Coexist]

4. Wow! What a reception.

[onefreespiritedchick]

5. Yes! n/t

[Muttocracy]

6. didn't Springsteen endorse him? nt

[graycem]

10. Yeppers. :) n/t

[Coexist]

11. yup.

[VenusRising]

7. Woot!!

GOBAMA!!!

:woohoo:

[RazBerryBeret]

8. awesome, thanks..

got it on now..

[thewiseguy]

9. GOBAMA!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[onefreespiritedchick]

12. Look at the crowd :)

What a reception!

[blogslut]

13. This thing is electric

That crowd is amazing.

[futureliveshere]

14. Yes Springsteen did!! He is the popular one here!!! Easley response was stony silence

[Condem]

18. Is Springsteen there?

[futureliveshere]

20. Nope, I meant Obama is the popular one

[thewiseguy]

24. The crowd is just waiting to cheer!

[Muttocracy]

23. I asked because they were playing his music (they've had interesting music choices tonight) nt

[Tatiana]

15. It's Obama Time!!!!!

WHOA this crowd is with him.

[AlinPA]

16. Thanking Edwardes.

[Tribetime]

26. Looks forward to working with him in the next administration!!!

[Muttocracy]

17. Indiana and North Carolina are BASKETBALL states! :)

[babylonsister]

19. Did Clinton get that kind of reception, anyone know? nt

[Coexist]

21. her response was enthusiastic,

but not like this.

[jenmito]

25. I know this speech by memory. I'm just glad most of these people don't watch all of his speeches on

cnn.com like I do. I still love watching the crowd respond, though.

[Coexist]

30. me too, on both counts.

[jenmito]

42. I'm glad it's not just me. But at least he changes up a couple things...

I just know the pundits are saying he needs a new stump speech. Even Chris Matthews lost his "tingle." :D

[Muttocracy]

44. maybe he can change it more easily once it's all against McCain. nt

[jenmito]

45. Yeah. And he's doing some of that right now!

[Muttocracy]

no! there's an earlier thread on here somewhere, but no. nt

[Sparkly]

79. She sure didn't get the same kind of reception on DU!!! nt

[Tatiana]

22. Using part of the stump speech...

Running because of what Dr. King called the "fierce urgency of now."

"I believe there is such a thing as being too late."

[jenmito]

29. Yeah, but most people don't watch all of his stump speeches.

[AlinPA]

27. Politics - people are tired of tit-for-tat, etc. We are all Americans.

[SoCalDem]

136. Uh-oh.. watch some here to scream SEXIST..

Obama said TIT :rofl:

[Tatiana]

28. "One thing that we all are is Americans."

"It's easy to get caught up in the distractions...."

[thewiseguy]

31. That was a very sad story...

[JimGinPA]

32. All The Flashes Reminds Me Of When Mark McGwire Came To The Plate In '98

Damn!

[Tatiana]

33. Doing a fantastic job of articulating what the average American is going through financially.

"A lot of folks have been talking about change lately..." (HA HA!)

[bigbrother05]

34. Fort Bragg barracks, did Hillary bring it up

[futureliveshere]

35. running to put an end to game-playing in DC

[RazBerryBeret]

36. He is doing great...

and the crowd is with him!!

yay!!

[chill_wind]

Oh. My. Love that pic!

:-)

[RazBerryBeret]

131. me too....

to cool---But that's NOT why I'm voting for him (before I get accused of it!!)
but how awesome to have a president with a major cool factor!!!

I'm really counting on him to make it cool to be a Democrat...

[chill_wind]

169. And a President with a newspaper, to boot. When's the last time America saw THAT? n/t

[dancingme]

37. "I would support her in a heartbeat"

good for him! Class!

[Muttocracy]

40. HRC was nice about this too actually. nt

[dancingme]

46. Thanks, I didn't catch her speech

I'll watch it when CSPAN runs this again.

[Muttocracy]

49. there was a thread earlier tonight too:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5789863

[book_worm]

38. Obama talking up unity

[futureliveshere]

39. I would support HRC and she would support me, though we have serious differences

[Muttocracy]

43. in policy and approach (something like that) nt

[Tatiana]

41. Addressing the extended primary...

"We are going to be united in the fall. This party will come together..."

He's in fine form tonight.

[futureliveshere]

47. Hitting on the economy and McConfused

[Tatiana]

48. Obama is sounding and looking very presidential.

Very confident. He's relating very well to the people.

"We have to make sure John McCain's ideas of great progress are not instituted in the White House anymore."

[Tatiana]

50. Republicans: The "You're On Your Own" Party

We need to hammer this theme day and night.

[futureliveshere]

51. What do we stand for, Who are We, what is our VISION as Democratic Party.

[blogslut]

52. I shall call this "The Bootstrap Speech"

"That's fine for the people wealthy enough to game the system...but it's not working for you."

[futureliveshere]

53. Bashing the democratic record now.. Crowd silent. Talking about old Washington playbook.

Crowd erupts

[The River]

Thanks

watching since 10. Great speaker.

[futureliveshere]

54. Outstanding pivot to gas tax holiday.

[jefferson_dem]

58. When Hillary's solution is the same as McCain's, we have a problem.

Perfect.

[Muttocracy]

60. you know what's great about it? he's asking people to sacrifice

to make changes rather than go for the cheap solution.

That sort of ask not... attitude - the one Bush failed to push after 9/11.

[TeamJordan23]

55. powerful. nm

[futureliveshere]

56. He is on his GAME tonight. Great way to bash the gas tax holiday.

[BattyDem]

59. He really nailed that!

:applause:

[quantass]

130. NAILED IT!

[blogslut]

57. "McCain on the cheap"

Dayum

[Tatiana]

61. Crowd overwhelms Obama with shouts of "YES WE CAN!" n/t

[futureliveshere]

62. Crowd starts chanting YES WE CAN!!!

[DS1]

63. He gets it

Invest in alternatives, make jobs here, save the environment.


The other option is bickering bullshit and the same old crap.

[Muttocracy]

67. yep, that gas tax goes into American construction jobs for infrastructure. nt

[TeamJordan23]

64. He is hitting his stride. nm

[BattyDem]

66. He's definitely "in the zone"

B-)

[futureliveshere]

65. Another pivot to fairness and equality... talking tax breaks now.

[Muttocracy]

68. and a nice slide into special interests / financing. nt

[jenmito]

71. "Some of my best friends are lobbyists."

:rofl:

[Tatiana]

69. Obama is on point tonight. Simply outstanding.

He's hitting on every economic point Democrats care about.

"We need as a party to stand up for the American worker."

[thewiseguy]

70. YES SIR!

[Muttocracy]

72. For. policy votes the same as Bush - ouch to her. nt

[BattyDem]

73. "Real strength is asking the tough questions BEFORE we send our troops in to fight"

Nice. :D

[jenmito]

74. He's comparing Hillary to Bush with the tough talk on foreign policy!

[Muttocracy]

75. I think this is the best speech I've heard from him so far

Maybe not his best so far, but the best I've heard yet.

[AlinPA]

83. The line about including everyone, black white,hispanic, gay, straight, rich, poor etc

really struck a good note with the crowd.

[Muttocracy]

87. hard to imagine McSame with that one, eh? nt

[Tatiana]

76. Damn... he is feeling it! My God, I think this is one of the best speeches he's given.

He's not only talking to North Carolina voters here, not only the average American, but also the Democratic party leadership as well.

"The Democratic party is attracting new people, but we've got to open our arms and say we want EVERYBODY!"

[quantass]

78. .

[globalvillage]

82. We want EVERYBODY

Yes.

[wellstone dem]

77. OK that brought tears to my eyes, we want everybody....

everybody.

[blogslut]

80. Wow Wow Wow!

Fired Up!

[DS1]

81. This is the Kennedy I never saw live

obviously because he was killed well before I was born.


Not that I want to ever compare them for that particular reason

[Muttocracy]

84. his take on the gas tax is just like "ask not..." - we need to sacrifice

and fix the energy policy, not just go for the cheap temporary fix.

[DS1]

88. yep

:D

[BattyDem]

85. He is on FIRE tonight!

:woohoo:

[AlinPA]

86. Might be turning into an Obama rally.

[DS1]

89. What is this event?

This thread is the first I've heard of it. Did they both speak one after the other?

[Muttocracy]

95. NC Jeff-Jackson dinner - Gov & Senate candidates earlier too. nt

[AlinPA]

115. Yes.

[thewiseguy]

91. I thought this was an Obama rally!?

:evilgrin:

[RazBerryBeret]

90. damn, he is on it tonight!

Great Speech!!!!

[jenmito]

92. "The status quo doesn't give up easily."

[Tatiana]

93. The American people are ready for sacrifice, they are ready for a call to action.

"It is now in your hands, North Carolina."

"You can make this election about reclaiming the American Dream, with jobs at decent wages."

[kid a]

94. defining moment - tonight. He is doing very well! I'm very proud to be an Obama supporter.

k

[TeamJordan23]

96. I'm glad he is doing this to address the patriotism RW talking point. nm

[Tatiana]

97. Addresses naysayers about flag pin, funny name, ex-pastor with class.

Obama wants to tell the audience a bit about himself before he leaves.

Talks about his mom, his grandparents, his father...

Tying FHA loans, student grants, education... his own family's story with achieving the American Dream.

[Muttocracy]

101. ..."That's my patriotism" nt

[Tatiana]

107. POWERFUL line that gave me chills! n/t

[caligirl]

118. The man is a man who is INCREDIBLE.

[graycem]

98. He's at his best tonight!

There's the fire in the belly. :P

[Tatiana]

99. "Will the Democratic Party stand up for the next generation?"

Oh my God. That was fantastic.

[dbmk]

109. That line was a winner

[BattyDem]

113. Brilliant line!

:D

[quantass]

148. AMAZING LINE!

[goclark]

157. Speaking right to the Delegates

GOBAMA! :bounce:

[goclark]

162. Yes, he put the Party on notice

Either stand up and I'll get them out to vote for you or ignore them and they will MOT become
a voting power in 20012.

[TeamJordan23]

100. wow wow wow, what a closing. nm

[dancingme]

102. "that's my patriotism"

"God Bless America"

[globalvillage]

103. Signed, sealed and delivered.

GObama

[book_worm]

104. I thought he started a bit slow, but boy did he come on strong!

[blogslut]

105. Will the Democratic party Stand Up?!

What a speech. I am blown away.

[BattyDem]

106. AWESOME CLOSING!!!!!!!!!

:applause: :woohoo: :patriot: :woohoo: :applause:

[AlinPA]

121. I watch a lot of his speeches. The ending of this was 150%. Wow.

[BattyDem]

139. Most powerful ending EVER!

He was feeling it! :D

[caligirl]

108. Have to pinch the guy, Is he real? Yes, its not a dream, he's real!!!!

[DS1]

110. Does Clinton have to follow that or did he close with that?

Either way, I'd laugh

[Muttocracy]

117. she spoke earlier. good but not this (look upthread for the link) nt

[jenmito]

125. She's long gone. She spoke first.

Good thing there was a lot of time between them.

[Muttocracy]

132. Did all her supporters leave too? nt

[jenmito]

163. I'm not sure.

[pinto]

111. 2 really good speeches from both, Clinton and Obama, imho.

:kick:

[Muttocracy]

127. I'm glad they both went after McCain at least in part. nt

[graycem]

I thought so too..

Maybe they will start damage repair and figure out a way for the unity ticket. :(

[Cha]

150. There will be no so called

"unity ticket".

[graycem]

165. Probably not

but that doesn't stop me from wishing things hadn't gotten this vicious and vile so that it could have been. :)

[Cha]

166. Yeah, we didn't ask her

to burn the bridge.

[quantass]

149. imho Obama's was much better...more for the people of America

[VenusRising]

112. That was a fantastic speech!

I can't stop smiling! :D

[book_worm]

114. we just got a sneak peak at what his acceptance speech will be like

[newmajority]

116. "That's MY Patriotism!!"

He just buried that right wing argument.

Though myself, I would have been tempted to add "if that ain't good enough for ya, ram a flag pin right up your ass!!"

But that's why he's the next President of the United States, and I'm not.

[BattyDem]

120. He just told the RW to shove it!

He didn't have to say the words, his tone said it all.

"That's MY Patriotism!!"

:patriot:

[KAZ]

123. "That's MY Patriotism!!" That will stick with me.

[caligirl]

126. LOL! My appreciation of your comment is unlimited.

[Tatiana]

119. Crowd still shouting "OBAMA! OBAMA!" This speech was made of WIN. n/t

[blogslut]

122. They're still chanting OBAMA!

Ha ha. The country music will make em pipe down. :)

[otohara]

124. I Like This Obama Fellow

yes indeed!

[thewiseguy]

128. My 1000th post....I love Obama! God Bless America!

:patriot:

[caligirl]

140. Oh snap, what great timing. You lucky dem.

[gblady]

129. dayum......

he's good tonight!
Loved the ending.....
this is my patriotism!!!
POWERFUL!

[Barrymores Ghost]

133. It's about EVERYBODY!

When will HillBill supporters wake up to the fact that the future of our nation does not revolve around getting a woman elected to the White House -- regardless of her financial loyalties or personal political ambitions -- it's about getting an advocate for the PEOPLE to lead us home?

[caligirl]

134. need replay asap. Where can I see it again?

[Muttocracy]

137. c-span usually gets stuff up on their site pretty fast (c-span.org) nt

[Muttocracy]

135. I wonder if they each picked the music? "Only in America" was in his speech! nt

[quantass]

138. WOW,...there's your next President!

[dbmk]

143. quantass, can we agree that these guys have got to share him?

Just a little bit. Please?

[quantass]

151. The world needs him! Change is comin' ... and the world is watching!

[KAZ]

144. From your keyboard...

[quantass]

152. ...and into the Hearts of the American people and abroad -- Canada Loves him too!

[Patsy Stone]

141. I feel very, very good.

:thumbsup:

[RazBerryBeret]

142. and they close with Springsteen...

perfect!!!!!

[powergirl]

146. Which song?

I'm not near the Tv. Do tell!!!!

[RazBerryBeret]

155. from his newest

"you'll be coming down"...
wouldn't have been my pick, but I heard them play it at one of the whistle stops in PA, must be someone's favorite...

I would choose Bad lands, I'm on fire (title alone appropriate for tonight 0k, maybe the words aren't right)
or the ultimate, maybe born to run (pun intended!)

[stillcool]

145. Holy Crap but this...

guy can bring it.

[FlaGranny]

147. Can't wait to download this speech

so I can watch it again. Wow. I haven't heard anything like this for many years. He makes you believe things CAN change.

[JimGinPA]

153. I Just Rewound About The Last 20 Minutes On My DVR So I Could See The End Again

That was a powerful speech!

[powergirl]

154. I pulled up C-Span on my browser and the speech isn't up yet

How was Clinton's speech? Was she able to whip up the crowd? I'm an Obama supporter and got to see him at the Dallas rally - awesome.

[livingmadness]

160. Clinton got a good reception, but not at all comparable

At times there were Obama chants that broke out during her speech, which got countered with Clinton chants. I wouldn't say she whipped the crowd up, but her supporters were vocal. A world of difference though between the two speeches. Really. At one stage she ridiculed republicans (had some speaker feedback and joked "that's just the republicans"). Quite funny, but contrast it with Obama's call to EVERYONE, including disenchanted republicans. Now THAT is a GE winning strategy.

[kid a]

156. me too, going back to where he gets going - 20 minutes back

[Hutzpa]

158. Dang!! I can't believe I missed it

anyone with a link to the speech?

[GetTheRightVote]

159. I am with you, link please

[livingmadness]

161. Hopefully it'll get posted on You-Tube soon

but hasn't long finished. C-Span bound to do a rerun?

[futureliveshere]

164. Any link somewhere..hopefully? I missed the last 15 minutes..Damn!!!

[livingmadness]

167. Try his link

http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/video/2829561/

Clip is called

Obama: American should invest in alternative energy

[mmonk]

168. Just got back and out of my suit.

We rocked the house (Obama supporters). Pictures tomorrow or Sunday (depending on how tired I am).

[Manifestor_of_Light]

170. I wanna see mudwrestling, folks.

:popcorn:

I wanna see American Gladiator!!! :popcorn: