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[Hope And Change]

IN: Barack Obama rally
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama holds a rally in Indianapolis, Indiana.

http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream2

[quantass]

1. thank you

:hi:

[Hope And Change]

2. Kick!

[flpoljunkie]

3. Thanks for posting this, Hope and Change. Here's a photos of the Obamas arriving in Indiana today.

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., top left, his wife Michelle and their two daughters Malia, top right, and Sasha arrive at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 3, 2008.
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

[livetohike]

6. It's nice to see their daughters with them

Campaigning has to be hard on families :-(.

[milkyway]

34. So good the kids are with them. They're attending a picnic, potluck dinner, and ice cream social

today. Barack must've flew into Chicago last night from NC, slept at home, and hopped a plane this morning for Indy.

http://thepage.time.com/2008/05/03/obama-to-give-speech-on-assisting-working-families/

[RazBerryBeret]

4. cool! thanks!

watching now...

is the audio funky, or does he sound a little stuffed up?
or did he mess up his voice after last night's speech--which was amazing???

[caledesi]

10. He is def hoarse. NT

[milkyway]

23. He's hoarse. I'm amazed the candidates can speak as much and as loud as they do for months

on end. How do they do it? Lots of tea with lemon and honey?

[RazBerryBeret]

25. and whiskey...

[Jack Bone]

5. thanx!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

7. "It's a Shell game. Literally"

:rofl:

Said by Obama when talking about Big Oil and the gas tax cut.

[quantass]

14. LOL! Thought that was hilarious too! Crowd loved it!

[milkyway]

15. Hillary couldn't find a surrogate, had to use a Shell lobbyist to promote her gas tax b.s.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. She is game for the oil companies

[flpoljunkie]

38. Clinton surrogate, Shell oil lobbyist, Steve Elmendorf, said this about online bloggers and donors

Elmendorf: Poster Child for Clinton's Corporate Lobbyists

By Scott Crawford - May 4, 2008, 5:15PM

In talking about the Clinton/McCain gas tax holiday proposal yesterday, Obama mentioned a Shell oil lobbyist as the surrogate advocating this idea.

ABC News Jake Tapper, says that starting at 10:53, Obama "took a turn not in his prepared remarks":

"Does anyone here really trust the oil companies to give you the savings, when they could just pocket the money themselves? There's not an expert out there that believes that this is going to work. There's not an editorial out there that has said this is actually the answer to high gas prices. In fact my understanding is today, <strong>Senator Clinton had to send out a surrogate to speak on behalf of this plan, and all she could find was, get this, a lobbyist for Shell Oil to explain how this is going to be good for consumers. It's a 'shell game,' literally.

Obama's campaign confirmed that he was referring to a CNN appearance Wednesday by Steve Elmendorf, whose lobbying firm earned $420,000 from the Shell Oil from 2006-2008.

Conflict of Interest much?

Elmendorf has very strong ties to the Clinton campaign -- he is a leading surrogate for her in the traditional media. This fits exactly the same pattern as Mark Penn lobbying for the Colombian government in direct conflict to Clinton's stated policies. She says one thing while her closest advisors get paid to push the opposite.

Steve Elmendorf

When Obama talks about running against "Washington" and special interest lobbyists, Elmendorf puts a face to it. He's a prime example of a so-called Democrat who works on behalf of corporations against the interests of labor, the netroots and progressives in general.

In January 2006, Elmendorf notoriously said of the netroots:

"The bloggers and online donors represent an important resource for the party, but they are not representative of the majority you need to win elections. The trick will be to harness their energy and their money without looking like you are a captive of the activist left."

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/05/elmendorf-poster-child-for-cli.php

[Bensthename]

8. Just came into standing applause, what did I miss?

[DAGDA56]

9. Thanks, MSNBC has Russert talking to a very scary man...

...this was an easy switch.

[tridim]

13. No shit. His voice sounds exactly like The Dick

He is purely fascist.

[K Gardner]

11. "You've heard those promises before.. it doesn't solve the problem"

[quantass]

12. WOW...GREAT SPEECH!!! (edited)

[milkyway]

16. It's not a stump speech, it's a speech on assisting working families. His new stump speech

was pretty much what he used last night at the J-J dinner.

[quantass]

21. Thanks for clarifying ... updated title.

[fight4my3sons]

17. thanks!

[milkyway]

19. Obama speaking again of high-speed rail, which he does frequently. He's the only candidate that

shows he really gets it about energy and transportation. Won't avoid what doesn't poll well. The Pander Queen wants to increase car use.

[Triana]

33. We NEED public transportation nationwide - should heavily invest in it...

...Barack's right. We need to DECREASE car use.

[tridim]

20. Thanks for the heads up, but didn't they used to show these speeches on television?

You know, so the people have a chance to actually see what he has to say?

What the hell happened to CSPAN?

[WillyT]

22. Thanks !!! - K & R !!!

:yourock:

[Scurrilous]

24. K & R

:thumbsup:

[malik flavors]

26. Do I need to download something to watch CNN's media player?

I never get a picture from their player, just a black background.

Any help?

[milkyway]

27. "If you decide this election will be about what kind of country we are in the next year and the next

century..."

[milkyway]

28. What a beautiful American family!

[Triana]

29. OMG! That was awesome!! Thanks for the link! n/t

[tokenlib]

30. Having Michelle and the girls with him sure helped...

Damn he looked strong and confident!!

[Jack Bone]

31. Great Speech!! I'm speechless!!

Inspired me, even though I'm battling a case of stomach flu, to get up off my arse & head down to Hdqrs and go "Block by Block"...I'll rest on Wednesday..

Thanx again for posting the link..gonna go jump in the shower & head out.

Peace & Good Vibes 2 all!!

[flpoljunkie]

32. That was great! Thank you, CNN, for covering Obama's campaign events!

[FrenchieCat]

35. Really liked this speech.....although I only saw the last 5 minutes of it....

he made an excellent case as to why America needs a President Obama! :patriot:

And those girls were just too cute.

[quantass]

36. It will be posted in the Video section in 3-4 hours ... or i will post it sooner

[DerekJ]

39. I missed it. Please reply to this post with the link whenever you have the video. Thanks.

[quantass]

37. Cute daughters!