Clinton Crowds....

[busymom]

Fresno




Oakland

[FrenchieCat]

1. Wow! Looks like what, 1,500?

Barack today- 20,000 in MN

[godai]

4. But it's a really big photo of 1500 people! n/t

[FrenchieCat]

9. Oakland....that's where I live......and that rally was over a month ago!

:rofl:

[busymom]

14. yes....and it was 16,000 strong

[KennedyGuy]

21. you're wasting your time giving that one facts....

[FrenchieCat]

27. It was on September 30, 2007

And it was more like an exaggerated 14,000.

And that was the last time that happened.

[ronnykmarshall]

16. Big fucking deal.

[busymom]

25. another view

and smaller, just for you

[godai]

36. Yes, big crowd but, 4 months ago, correct?

And the smaller size saves a lot of bandwidth for all viewers.

[MonkeyFunk]

5. Hannah Montana

draws bigger crowds than either candidate.

What do you want to conclude from that?

[godai]

8. That Obama appears to be drawing the bigger crowds n/t

[BootinUp]

11. she rocks? lol

[Tom Strong]

18. LOL! MF NAILED it. We aren't electin the Jonas Brothers here. All the polls are breakin for Hill.

[godai]

20. Try...breakin for Obama n/t

[Tom Strong]

44. You must be reading yesterday's then. Check out the latest. Today was the day the race broke for Hil

[parasim]

24. Well, since we're gonna compare crowds... how about this one...

and that's just London. Feb 15, 2003.




:evilgrin:

[MonkeyFunk]

26. Spice Girls?

:shrug:

[FrenchieCat]

29. Clinton supporters think that antiwar rallies were for the Spice Girls?

I guess so. :shrug:

[MonkeyFunk]

32. Obama supporters had

humorectomies as children? :shrug:

[tekisui]

47. After my humorectomy, I kept it in a jar on my nightstand.

[parasim]

37. nah... anti-war rally.

Remember? The day that millions of people around the world protested the upcoming Iraq war?

The one that many of our Democrats voted for (not naming names, here)...

[MonkeyFunk]

56. Yeah, I remember

do you remember what a joke is?

[parasim]

59. Yeah, of course I remember what a joke is.

But an unnecessary war is not funny in the least bit to me. And our elected leaders supporting this war is even less of a joke. Sorry that I didn't appreciate your quip.

Now, I know that Obama didn't vote against this war since he wasn't a senator yet at the time, but I certainly did appreciate his statements against it.

[MonkeyFunk]

60. but this isn't a thread about the war, is it?

am I supposed to go all solemn and weepy because somebody posts a pic of a protest?

[KennedyGuy]

12. those grapes taste sour?

really sad..

[bidenista]

15. actually, 19,983 of them are there for mcclurkin. the REST are for obama.

:P

[golddigger]

50. LMFAO!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Captain_Nemo]

28. Was Oprah there? I guess people like hearing words that make them feel good and not facts and

solutions:

[KittyWampus]

33. that is so obnoxious. That's a great photo of Hillary! I hope everyone there went away revved up!

[1corona4u]

35. You are so out of control....

you're begging for some bad Karma, you know that, right?

Way to win people over to Obama, by being a total ass.

[cboy4]

39. Oh an arena? Hillary speaks at stadiums

Pasadena:

[flordehinojos]

51. and they looked stiff ... just like the bush crowds in bush's speeches. by contrats ...

hillary's crowd in california today sounded vibrant and alive ... not contrived. not stiff.

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[KennedyGuy]

2. Big Kick..and big rec

[saltpoint]

3. A lot of people stay home and don't go to political events at all.

These people showed up for one in California.

Democracies work best when people participate in them.

[zulchzulu]

17. I agree. When a presidential candidate is speaking somewhere, people should gather if only...

... to see history.

I remember being just a kid when Spiro Agnew spoke at a park in downtown Wilmington, Delaware. There were lots of people and I seem to remember a lot of protestors. But it was cool!

[saltpoint]

19. It is cool. Hi, zulchzulu. Despite Bush & Cheney casting such a pall

over our democracy, it is still pretty functional. I'm proud of the people in these pictures -- this crowd for HClinton and the concurrent post today with the pics from Obama's Minneapolis event.

Spiro Agnew!? What a gas!

[aquart]

30. "To see history"?

Is that what you think "history" is? A selection of celebrity events?

Go ask your grandfather, or go find the oldest person you know and ask her what she used to do when she got up in the morning...ask what school was like, what her friends hoped for, what they got, what they feared. Ask what they wore and where they liked to go. Ask what they ate. Write it down because soon it will be lost forever. THAT's where history is.

[saltpoint]

34. ? All of my grandparents are dead lo these many years past.

[aquart]

41. So did you ever ask them about their lives?

Do your grandchildren ask you about yours? That's where the history is.

[saltpoint]

48. Hi, aquart. My family is lucky in a lot of ways politically. One of my

grandmothers was a LaFollette socialist. My paternal grandparents were FDR Democrats.

Not all, but a good deal of their progeny went strong for John Kennedy against Nixon in 1960. What a strange time that was for them, I suppose. Nixon with his snarling scowling dark squinting corpse-like vibe and Kennedy the brash liberal intellectual from back east, etc.

An aunt and uncle split sharply over that race. One went one to be a steadily-returning delegate to Democratic conventions, the other a county chair for the Republicans, and although they were worlds apart on political ideology, they among their huge group of siblings were the two who were closest and had the most fun together. What a great gift that was to my cousins and me growing up to see grownups in fierce disagreement look so forward to each other's company.

[BeyondGeography]

6. Lookin' fired up and ready to go

or maybe not so much.

[wyldwolf]

7. I'm going to pretend to be an Obama supporter...

"They weren't all there to see Clinton."

"I'll bet this was photoshopped by Mark Penn."

"No way these are Hillary supporters because I don't know anyone who supports her."

[godai]

13. No thanks. You've got your plate full with Hillary n/t

[patrice]

10. Count the f-ing Vote!! Election Reform Now!

Paper Ballots counted in public in a week-long voting celebration.

Public Campaign Finance (which I heard Hillary say she is interested in it - and Obama too).

Fair Political Use Policies for All Public Broadcast Resources, including the Internet and all Publicly financed radio/tv/internet resources.

[FrenchieCat]

22. Ok.....

S.1975 : A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections.

Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 11/8/2005) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

S.4102 : A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the use of telecommunications devices for the purposes of preventing or obstructing the broadcast or exchange of election-related information.

Sponsor: Sen Obama, Barack (introduced 12/7/2006) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Major Action: 12/7/2006 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

[patrice]

53. Good Start. Paper Ballots counted by humans - bet I can guess the replies to that one.

Cool Telecoms moves! Any attempts to ask for support from other partisans?

Who amongst Obama's cross-over support and "Independents" are on-board with S.1975 and S.4102.

[jillan]

23. adding this one -

[FrenchieCat]

31. Same rally! 09/30/07

:rofl:

[1corona4u]

38. Keep laughing....

when it comes home to roost, none of us will feel sorry for you...

[KennedyGuy]

40. That poster is the single biggest whiner when things don't go their way

its funny to watch..just stick around for a thread or two...

[1corona4u]

42. I'm sick of her arrogance, and downplaying everything

including all of Obama's shitty faults.

[KennedyGuy]

46. I am suprised she can see this thread..

everyone but Obama is on her ignore list..and she has already given him a warning and alerted him twice.

[Egnever]

43. Really cause I think the Clinton supporters are taking whining to a new level

Over move on

[1corona4u]

49. Well, I don't even know anything about move on, but

I don't see the level of arrogance with the Hillary supporters, that I see with the Obama supporters. Maybe I'll start emailing these arrogant Obama supporter post to people, and see if it affects their opinion of him, and what HE brings to the table.

[godai]

45. We're just happy about Obama's message. Photo of his MN crowd today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4355390&mesg_id=4355390

[polpilot]

52. She looks tired...

working on universal healthcare since 1992 will make you tired. I know I'm tired!

[LadyVT]

54. I was at San Jose rally yesterday

There were 500 people in line when we got there 3 hours before she spoke. They closed the doors and filled to capacity at before she started speaking. Capacity was around 4,000. This was a last-minute rally, mentioned in a tiny 1" column near the back of the newspaper in the town where I live, the day of the rally. Even so, 4,000 people in the middle of the day, standing in the rain. I'd say it was 60%-40% women to men. Lots of men, in small groups. Women in pairs. Women with daughters. Many men who brought their small daughters. Some couples. Multi-racial--many Hispanics, followed by Whites, then Asians, then Blacks. All ages, although fewer elderly than any other group. I was surprised.

What I noticed most about them was that they seemed grounded, down-to-earth, and quite sane. When the rallies start, people have been waiting for 2-3 hours, and shouting out support and cheering, so we are all tired when the rally starts. Still, we cheer like maniacs. It was great. She was absolutely wonderful. Her intelligence is layers and layers deep on every single issue.

Break the highest glass ceiling in the world... vote Hillary '08 (and give Obama 8 more years to get close to JFK's experience level--Obama in 2016!).

[Straight Shooter]

55. Thanks for the summary.

And welcome to DU :hi:

[NMMNG]

57. That was a great rally!

You're right about the crowd. I was amazed at the diversity--it was a real cross section of people.



Here's a brief video we shot. It's from a digicam and we were standing near the back of the crowd, but you can see some of the crowd and hear part of Hillary's speech.


Welcome to DU, LadyVT! :hi:

[dailykoff]

58. They look a little skeptical.

Like, "You dragged us out here for this?!"