Obama draws over 10,000 to Birmingham, Ala. event today

Crowd grows as Sen. Obama prepares to speak
Posted by Birmingham News staff January 27, 2008 1:05 PM

More than 10,000 people are in and right outside UAB's Bartow Arena awaiting an appearance by presidential candidate Barack Obama, authorities working the event said.

It's a raucous crowd in the arena. Just about every seat is taken and music is blaring as people stream in just before the scheduled 2 p.m. speech.

The crowd mirrors the trend that has characterized Obama's campaign. Supporters are black, white, witnesses to the civil rights movement, and college students who can barely remember a White House without a Clinton or Bush.

"I think it speaks for the country that we are ready for a different kind of leader," said Stephanie Doss, 22, of Birmingham.

Evelyn Lindsey, 57, of Gadsden, skipped church to see Obama fresh off his win in South Carolina.

"I didn't expect to see a black candidate in my lifetime, but the hope was always there," Lindsey said.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/01/crowd_grows_as_sen_obama_prepa.html

:wow:

:wow:

Last night, I saw people reaching their disembodied hands out towards him in the crowd,
just wanting to be able to say that they had that contact with him. He's a political rock star!

by his victory speech. He embodies hope and optimism. It's so foreign to hear that kind of talk after the past 8 years with the dim one, but it's so welcome by many of us!

last night and said that he gets lots of emails from conservative Republicans who are
basically flabbergasted by Obama as well.

Did you hear him?

:D

(Eww - not a good visual).:thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:

they all blow up his blackberry about Obama everytime they hear him speak!!!

I've been fascinated by the arms and hands, too. The other night I was in tears seeing the brown arms and the white arms reaching up from the crowd.

n/t

http://www.cnn.com/ and look under "VIDEO" at the right of screen.

:)

:thumbsup:

when he came to my town of 15 thousand he drew 100..course that`s when he was an unknown running for the senate.well i must admitt that`s a pretty good turn out in ronny`s hometown

Gobama.

I'm shocked; he's really pulled this campaign together and out on the ground. Georgia is covered from north to south, east to west with Obama volunteers and people on the ground. It's an amazing thing to see.

come in handy. I'd read a lot about the organizations but I hadn't heard any Georgia reports.

This was predicted before he ever got into politics after he took on Project Vote in Chicago in 1992 and all sorts of records were set. From January 93 Chicago Magazine
Vote of Confidence


Organization on the ground is so important for even the best candidates.

How far we have come. A black candidate is the front runner and in that town of all places draws 10k. :)

:bounce:

I love reading about his events and the huge number of people who come to hear him speak!

That can only mean that this is what we will be seeing.....

crowds lining up to vote "D" in November!

HUGE COAT-TAILS!

It's looking more and more as if

We can.

Beautiful!



~PEACE~

But it's not exclusive to Obama. Hillary has gotten similar crowds over the past few months too.

specific goals and policies

:bounce::woohoo::bounce:

cause of a huge black turnout....good for obama....but i give obama ala....ga....illinois and maybe 1, 2 at the most states on 2/5 hrc will win 16 to 17........cause the obama camp and the mediawhores will not be able to manipulate the voters in these other states as they did in south carolina...... now what did obama really win in south carolina?

Man, how'd that happen. Must have been drunk.

Whereas the clear thinking would only support your candidate.