A few pictures and video clips I took at the rally
Highlights:
* The epic lines
* Enthusiastic supporters
* Street protesters, and a protest banner carrying plane
* Supporters breaking the gate
* The pledge
* Barack Obama's arrival & part of speech
Be sure you have Adobe Flash 9 installed in order to view video
You can also download the video if you are compelled to (LoL) here:
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v16005875rGM8FARm
http://www.veoh.com/veohplayer.swf?permalinkId=v16005875rGM8FARm&id=27758&player=videodetailsembedded&affiliateId=&videoAutoPlay=0
P.S. I wish downtown looked this alive EVERY day! It was like New York City rush hour. [/pipe dream]
BTW,
This was the first downtown event I have been to, where JSO was not pushing people directly onto an expressway. In fact, I saw very little police ushering. A couple of them at pedestrian crossings, but that was about it. Why can't it always be like that?
Obama spoke in Charlotte today. 20,000 in the venue, plus 5,000 -10,000 outside.
Mrs. Palin drew 60,000 in Orlando today - wonder how she'll draw here next month.......
QuotePalin draws crowd of 60,000 in The Villages
By Bill Cotterell • news-press.com capital bureau • September 21, 2008
THE VILLAGES -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin told wildly cheering, flag-waving, chanting supporters that John McCain is "the only great man in this race" and promised Sunday he will fix the nation's economy if voters give the GOP four more years in the White House.
"He won't say this, so I'll say it for him," the Alaska governor said in an almost confidential tone at the close of her first Florida stump speech. "There is only one man in this election who has ever really fought for you. John McCain wore the uniform of his country for 22 years -- talk about tough."
The Villages, a vast, upscale planned community north of Orlando, has about 70,000 mostly adult residents -- many of them military retirees -- who vote reliably Republican in statewide races. Tens of thousands inched along roads into the picturesque town square of the complex, where they stood in sweltering heat for about four hours as local GOP officials and a country band revved up the crowd.
"Sa-Rah! Sa-Rah!" they chanted at every mention of her name, applauding loudly and waiving tiny American flags that were distributed -- along with free water bottles -- by local volunteers. The fire chief estimated the crowd at 60,000.
http://news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS0107/80921022
^^^^^
Can someone please delete this... just exactly what was the purpose?
:::scratches head in frustration:::
Quote from: blizz01 on September 21, 2008, 10:23:14 PM
Mrs. Palin drew 60,000 in Orlando today - wonder how she'll draw here next month.......
What does this have to do with OBAMA RALLY?
...pointless
Apparently it's a difficult task to stay on topic for some people.
Thanks for posting the Obama rally video. I enjoyed the pulse and the vibe yesterday, if only for a few hours. That was one of the reasons I moved to Boston.
Thanks for posting this great video! :)
Quote from: blizz01 on September 21, 2008, 10:23:14 PM
Mrs. Palin drew 60,000 in Orlando today - wonder how she'll draw here next month.......
The Villages is hardly Orlando....that said, the 55+ community of almost 75,000 people is around 90% republican