Obama: "I Don't Intend to Lose this Election"... WOW's Crowd of over 2,0000 in Raleigh, NC!

[KoKo]

(There is a link to local news stations clips of his speech...unfortunately you have to watch an ad before they play.. but he got tremendous applause and enthusiasm from the crowd)


Obama: I don't intend to lose this election
Obama_2008

Posted: Aug. 19, 2008
Updated: Today at 5:36 a.m.

Raleigh, N.C. —

OI don’t intend to lose this election. He can talk all he wants about Britney (Spears) and Paris (Hilton), but I don’t have time for that mess,” Obama said.

Obama was referencing McCain’s comments comparing Obama to pop culture celebrities Hilton and Spears.

Obama said he wants to focus on creating new jobs. He also wants to restore the relationship between government and citizens so both groups can “work together.”

Full funding for special education is also among the senator's goals.

Obama said he wants to focus attention on Afghanistan and finding Osama bin Laden instead of keeping attention on Iraq.

“We are going to make sure the Iraqis are carrying their share,” Obama said.

Soldiers need to be screened for post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems when returning home from duty, Obama said. A better job of transitioning veterans to civilian life is needed, he said.

At the beginning of the event, Obama recognized elected officials in attendance, including Gov. Mike Easley and former Gov. Jim Hunt.

“It seems like good things happen to me in the Carolinas. I just like the Carolinas,” Obama said. “Something about me and the Carolinas, I just get on good with them.”

Obama also took time to joke about his time on the basketball court with the University of North Carolina during a campaign stop earlier this year.
“I am still trying to recovery form that scrimmage I had with the Tar Heels … old man like me getting on the basketball court!” Obama said.

More than 2,000 tickets were available to the public, and the campaign said Monday that they were all taken in less than two hours.

“I got in a long, long line yesterday and we were lucky enough to grab some of those tickets,” Obama supporter Sharon Goodson said on Tuesday.

Obama supporters lined up outside the Exposition Center in preparation for Tuesday night’s meeting.

Ashli Blue traveled from Fayetteville to see Obama speak.

“We just ran to Raleigh as soon as we could to get tickets immediately,” Blue said.

more with video at.........

http://www.wral.com/news/local/politics/story/3398391/

[No Elephants]

1. GooooooooooObama!

[Larkspur]

2. He better start fighting and stop praising McCain

As much as I despise the Republicans, they understand that political campaigns are street fights, that is street fights over the air waves. It simply amazes me that Obama, a basketball fan and player, does not understand the need for an offense. Obama doesn't have to fight with smears, distortions and dirt like the Repukes do. The truth about McCain and the Republicans should be enough to bury them, but Obama has to be aggressive about plastering them with the truth about their shenanigans and corruption.

[Growler]

3. agreed

[KoKo]

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