YEE- ARRRGH!

[Coexist]

Its tomorrow, kids! How will I sleep?! Thanks Howard for lighting the match,



To will.i.am who created the goosebump raising anthem that stirred the embers; Yes We Can.



To John Kerry, Caroline and Teddy Kennedy, Maria Shriver, Oprah Winfrey who brought the full cord of wood to the bonfires of Hope being lit across the nation







The white hot flames that forged Barack Obama's campaign and readied him for the coming battle



The Dream Team





http://hopefundamerica.com/photos/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=279&g2_serialNumber=2





Thanks to all the great DUers, and Americans of all stripes for caring about and fighting for the right to embrace a bright future.
This is a movement that we part of. We will tell our children's children about the day we shook Barack Obama's hand, like our parents and grandparents wax poetic about JFK and RFK.












Its a beautiful thing, this is. And we did it.

[babylonsister]

1. Beautiful! It's so hard to believe in about 24 or so hours, we will

finally know the results of what we've been hoping for for so long. Makes me want to go to bed early so I can get up and vote!

[Coexist]

7. I know - its like Christmas Eve, isn't it.

[liberalhistorian]

2. Proud to be one of the first

to recommend, what a wonderful, uplifting job!!! I'm feeling so much better tonight than I was on the evening of Nov. 1, 2004.

[Coexist]

15. Me too.

I was worried sick then. I feel like the nightmare is over.

[kayakjohnny]

3. Great compilation! He sure stands tall among his peers. Historic and heartwarming!!!

[hedgehog]

4. Thank you Iowa!

They said this day would never come

They said our sights were set too high

They said this country was too divided....

But on this January night, at this defining moment in history YOU have done what the cynics said we couldn't do!


January 3, 2008


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNZaq-YKCnE

[Coexist]

9. we owe Iowa a huge debt.

[liberalhistorian]

19. That was my birthday and hubby

and I were listening to that speech live on the radio driving back from my birthday dinner. That was when I really started to dare to hope that we would make it all the way; I don't think I'll ever forget that night!

[Coexist]

20. it was amazing.

[wildeyed]

5. And thanks to you FLDem5, and all the other volunteers who walk the walk.

YES WE CAN! :yourock:

[Coexist]

10. thank you. there are so many great volunteers here at DU

and we have all made such a difference!

YOU rock!

[ThatsMyBarack]

6. Rec.# 10!

OMFG, those crowds are amazing! :patriot:

[Lugnut]

8. Yeeeaaarrrggghhh!

Woooo hooooo! :woohoo:

[Coexist]

22. you said it.

[mopinko]

11. some people you never heard of.

my mayor, richard daley


ok, you have heard of some of them. but these are the people who were there, in the cold, on that february day.
i am so proud of all of them, and thank them for helping to change the world.

my other senator, dick durbin



my us representative, jan schakowsky



illinois representative, julie hamos



my alderman, joe moore (right)



my committeeman, david fagus

[Coexist]

12. thank you for adding those.

there are so many to add beyond that, but some people are on dialup!

[mopinko]

13. i know. i could go on.

jan and joe both have some great staffers that have not seen their families since february, and most of the other wards in chicago can boast the same.
i just wanted to point them out because these are the people that led me. that introduced him to me, back in '04. you would not believe some of the speeches i heard back then. he was a rock star in springfield before we ever heard of him.

[Coexist]

14. I wish I had thought to put his announcement speech in there

it was a good one.

[kwyjibo]

16. Also, thanks to Shepard Fairey for his amazing, iconic illustration of Obama

It's a beautiful portrayal of a very presidential looking Obama, and is everywhere. Thanks, Shepard.

[Coexist]

18. Oh, yes.

that will outlive us all. It is stunning.

[workinclasszero]

23. I love those pictures so much! (nt)

[codjh9]

17. Wow! What a great post & photo montage!!! Thanks. K&R...

[Coexist]

21. you are welcome!

thanks for the kick.

[cyberpj]

24. YEE- ARRRGH! right back atcha! Nice montage! kr

[Coexist]

26. thanks!

[paparush]

25. Kucinich - "I've been PRAYING for the last 45 minutes that you would call on me!"

Still one of my favorite lines from the entire campaign!

[Coexist]

28. that and 'noun verb 9/11'

two great ones.

[BrklynLiberal]

27. GREAT THREAD! Fantastic collection of pictures...

and Dave Stewart for "American Prayer"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVi4rUzf-0Q

[crazy_vanilla]

29. kick n/t

[PufPuf23]

30. Elevating and beautiful

Thank you to all the people that made this possible.

Thank you for an elegant post!

[Coexist]

31. thank you - its been such a great ride, hasn't it.