******************OFFICIAL THREAD FOR OBAMA/BIDEN #1*********

[bdamomma]

Oh well I noticed no one started an official thread. Please rec. and join in for the celebration.

watch on C Span you won't miss anything.

http://www.c-span.org/Watch/C-SPAN_wm.aspx

[DixieBlue]

1. Yes we can, babies.

And I love C Span.

[grantcart]

2. an official thread - is Obama speaking somewhere tonight?

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Obama Who? Never heard of Him

Kaine is doing a pretty good job, I hadn't heard him do a big speech ever.

[PermanentRevolution]

13. Didn't he give a speech at the last convention?

I vaguely remember that...

[AFSCME girl]

3. YES WE CAN!!

Thanks for starting this! :hi:

P.S. CSPAN rocks! :kick:

[bdamomma]

5. Bill Richardson is up now.

[emdee]

11. Richardson is great

"McCain may pay $500 for his shoes but WE are the ones who will pay for his flip-flops!"

:lol:

[SeattleGirl]

6. Pardon my shallowness, but

Richardson looks yummy!

[WinkyDink]

10. I hear ya! ;)

[trashcanistanista]

21. I posted on an unofficial thread

he looks really good!

[bdamomma]

12. you know he looks rather hot with that beard.

losing his tan though.

[AnnieBW]

46. Not as much like Carlos Mencia

with the beard.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Richardson is speaking now, speaking that Latin language

from Latin America.

[KamaAina]

98. !Si se puede!

:bounce:

[madeline_con]

8. Everyone looked great last night.

I cried through most of it. It was extremely moving. :cry:

[mvd]

9. Loving the Kaine and Richardson speeches

Richardson had a great comment about us paying for McSame's flip flops.

[SeattleGirl]

14. Good thing I'm taping this. Just got a call from my doc's office,

telling me I have an elbow fracture. x(

Silly me; I thought I could skate outside as well I can skate indoors. Oops!

[Ichingcarpenter]

19. Are you in pain?

Also don't skate with scissors next time


Hope everything turns out ok and you get better.

[SeattleGirl]

20. Not much pain any more. Oh, and I always skate with kid scissors.

:)

[MadrasT]

23. Feel better soon!

:pals:

[SeattleGirl]

24. Thanks!

Man, I am loving this convention, I'll tell ya!

[Ichingcarpenter]

15. Anyone here gonna miss Dick Cheney?

no.....

[bdamomma]

33. A BIG NO

:hi:

[ThatsMyBarack]

16. I tried to get my family to watch C-SPAN tonight....

But they just didn't get into it.

[RepublicanElephant]

17. geat speech, bill!

:applause:

[MadrasT]

18. Yeah, baby! Woot!!!

:party: :woohoo:

[MadrasT]

22. I love it when someone in the crowd

suddenly notices their up on the "big screen". :toast:

[Ichingcarpenter]

25. Everyone enjoying the music and the Show?

I know I am.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

26. K&R.

Just turned it on Cspan here. Gore up. He looks healthy and fit. Good.

[grace0418]

27. Stevie Wonder was getting so choked up. I made me burst into tears.

Sigh... I love Stevie. I love Barack.

:loveya:

[Ichingcarpenter]

28. AL Gore is kicking butt and taking names - our environmental spokesman

for the planet.

[Cha]

41. We are so Fortunate to

have him!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

29. Great words from Gore, would have liked to have heard them in 2002, 2003. nt

[bdamomma]

30. what a powerful speaker Al Gore is.

[jazzjunkysue]

31. Tissues ready! Ready to fall back in love with my country!

:loveya:

[Ichingcarpenter]

32. The crowd sweep is amazing ...... damn it what is the crowd chanting?

Yes we can . but what is the other chant?

[jazzjunkysue]

34. En espanol. "Si, de puede", or something like that. Someone help me!

[bdamomma]

36. didn't get what they were saying

Michael MacDonald on now.

[jazzjunkysue]

35. Wow! Great soullful version of America.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

37. Singing "Sea to Shinning Sea"

Has me in tears.

[bdamomma]

38. tribute to retired Generals coming up

hmmm..paging Wes Clark please.

[jazzjunkysue]

39. The only thing missing is a fly-cam of the GOP con comittee, crying in their beer.

Cause they know they can't come anywhere near this spectacle. Not with message, not with speakers, not with vision or meaning.

All they have is hate and fear and that doesn't work in mile high stadiums. That only works in country clubs.

[Top Cat]

40. Yes We Can!

And Yes We Will!

[jazzjunkysue]

42. Eisenhower's pissed. I like it. She's disgusted. Good for her.

Cause a hell of alot of people are pissed.

[grantcart]

43. she's very impressive

[Cha]

45. I was hoping we'd hear from

her after I read she endorsed Obama!

Yes We Can:bounce:

[AnnieBW]

44. C-Span Showed Daniel Dae Kim!

I think it was during either the Kaine or Richardson speeches. I was watching upstairs and not on-line. DDK is my favorite Lostie!

[grace0418]

54. HOTNESS!

Now I love him even more! :loveya:

[bdamomma]

47. Wes Clark is there.

[MadrasT]

49. YAY there's WES!!!

:woohoo: He made it to the party!!! :party:

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

48. No coverage, storm coming thru.Direct TV.

[AnnieBW]

60. The Focus on the Family Storm

Must be hitting you instead of Denver. :D

[DangerousRhythm]

50. Time for BIDEN! WOOHOO!! N/T

[bdamomma]

51. Joe Biden is in the House!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

52. Joe Biden? I didn't know he was gonna speak. Love our Joe!

[Barack_America]

53. DETROIT REPRESENT!

Go Teamsters!

(Surprisingly good speaker too!)

[goodgd_yall]

55. Local Pet Store Owner was good

What makes me angry....

[grace0418]

56. All the "regular people" are making me cry.

I'm a mess!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

57. What time is Obama gonna speak? Storm going thru I want to watch.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

58. Pam from North Carolina up. Workers and the Insurance. Nightmare come true.

""""I CAN"T AFFORD FOUR MORE YEARS LIKE THIS""""

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

61. This from a FEMALE Republican.

[bdamomma]

59. woo hoo

Pamela has seen the light, a repig voting for Obama

[AnnieBW]

62. We need a President Who Puts Barney Smith First

Instead of Smith-Barney.

Line. Of. The. Night!

[goodgd_yall]

63. BOSS interlude n/t

[goodgd_yall]

64. Power to the People---John and Yoko!!!

[bdamomma]

65. POWER TO THE PEOPLE POWER TO THE PEOPLE

that is our John Lennon!!!!

[bdamomma]

66. POWER TO THE PEOPLE POWER TO THE PEOPLE

that is our John Lennon!!!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

67. That blew me away.... Lennon was a Carter's inaugural ball

Great night what a party!!!

[bdamomma]

68. AIN'T NO STOPPIN US NOW.

YES, BABY, let us kick them out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! let's dance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AnnieBW]

69. Here comes Durbin...

Everybody go refill your beverages and take a pee. It's going down...

[goodgd_yall]

70. Durbin now and then.............

OBAMA!!!!!

[goodgd_yall]

104. Self-delete

[chatnoir]

71. Durbin - a really good guy - love him

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

72. Durbin. Tears. eom.

[Ichingcarpenter]

73. Who is doing the voice narrative on the Obama film

I've heard it before.

[AnnieBW]

74. Great video!

This is fantastic!

[jazzjunkysue]

75. OK that choke up about his Mom's death just slayed me.

Geez.

[RepublicanElephant]

76. heard some music from "a beautiful mind"

how fitting.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

77. listening to him with my eyes closed.

and crying.
I will work for this Man. I will beat down doors for him.

[Barack_America]

78. Ugh. My boyfriend is an EMT and just got a call, so he's going to miss this!

Called me and asked me to tape it for him! :(

[Ichingcarpenter]

79. Our President has taken the stage!!!!!

[clevbot]

80. YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[beac]

81. I am not usually a crier.... but

I am already choking up.

What a wonderful day for our country!

[Scooter24]

82. Man...that made my eyes water

watching him walk out...to that music...to those cheers...to all the flash bulbs going off :)

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

83. Obama up. Thank You So Much.

[AnnieBW]

84. OMG

I can't stop crying...

[AnnieBW]

85. Giving props to Hillary

:toast:

[Barack_America]

86. OMG. Those girls are TOO much!

[beac]

87. Yes! Kicking Bush in the teeth!

GOBAMA!

[calmblueocean]

88. C'mon, Barack! Give us more than just your stump speech...

make it special!

[Barack_America]

89. ENOUGH!

Enough.

Enough.

Enough.

[Ichingcarpenter]

90. The speech is giving me chills and he's slamming the Republicans

[beac]

91. EIGHT IS ENOUGH!!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

92. Slamming McCain...... on his judgement joke........ LOL!!!

[Ichingcarpenter]

93. He's knocking it out of the park with this speech into the stars

[Barack_America]

94. "John McCain doesn't get it".

Word.

[bdamomma]

95. he's right, about us being on our own

sorry this is class war, they have no idea what a struggle is, they live on their last names, sorry not this time.

[Ichingcarpenter]

96. Damn, his humor, his wit and this speech is killing republicans

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

97. Great speech, from what I heard w/ my hubbies pub's tongue half way down my throat.

Looking for the recliner this eve, men are dumb.

[WinkyDink]

99. McCAIN HAS NUTHIN' TO COME BACK WITH!

[Ichingcarpenter]

100. This is a great speech........ We are watching a great moment in history

[Tatiana]

101. This is a fantastic speech to which McCain has no response. n/t

[Barack_America]

102. I can vouch for that. I'm not "in love" with Obama. I'm "in love" with what he inspires in people.

[AnnieBW]

103. Take back those wedge issues!

Guns, Gays, Abortion... he's hitting them all!

[AnnieBW]

105. That. Was. Incredible!

Absolutely brilliant!

[goodgd_yall]

106. Hey, where's that DUer complaining about the "BET" music?

She's got to like this shit-kickin' number after Obama's speech!