Even blowing his nose, Obama gets applause

[smalll]

Source: baltimoresun

DALLAS – It's probably safe to say that you have arrived as a politician when your audience applauds when you blow your nose.

Yes, just a day before a debate in Texas, Sen. Barack Obama has a head cold.

And about a half-hour into a speech here, the Illinois Democrat announced that he had to take a quick break. "Gotta blow my nose here for a second," Obama said.

Out came a Kleenex (or perhaps it was a hankie), and he wiped his nose.

The near-capacity audience at the Reunion Arena, which his campaign said totaled 17,000, broke out in a slightly awkward applause.

Despite the cold, Obama's voice seems as strong as ever. He has a light schedule today and some time to rest up before his debate Thursday evening with Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.

Link:
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/02/even_blowing_his_nose_obama_ge.html

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[NYCGirl]

2. Awwww.

[Straight Shooter]

3. I imagine they'll give him a standing ovation if he ever belches while performing. n/t

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[tammywammy]

5. He said "I'll make it"

Or something like that after he blew his nose. That's when people clapped.

[smalll]

6. Says who?

Baltimore Sun says different.

[tammywammy]

8. Says me

I was there. I heard it.

MrsBrady was also there http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4690063

[Danger Mouse]

9. you're wasting your breath.

[smalll]

11. Thanks. I looked at your link, and the OP's report did not make it clear that he

said something like "I'll make it" BEFORE the applause. I think it a little more likely that he said that in response to the laughter, afterwards. What is your recollection of how exactly it went down?

[tammywammy]

12. What I posted

That he paused to blow his nose, said something like "I'll be alright" and then people clapped for him. No one around me was clapping because he was blowing his nose. :eyes:

[smalll]

17. Then that's really not inconsistent with the Sun's report --

They wrote that what he said which was something like "I'll be alright" was "Gotta blow my nose here for a second." And then people clapped after he blew/wiped his nose.

[tammywammy]

18. People weren't clapping because he was blowing his nose

That's the point.

[goldcanyonaz]

7. When will the hankie turn up on Ebay?

:puke:

[Binka]

21. Why? You Want To Buy It?

Knock yourself out sweetheart. You do it with every post.

[goldcanyonaz]

26. Thanks suggah momma.

[Captain Hilts]

10. So long as people aren't throwing their underwear on stage. nt

[Cha]

13. Sleaze from hilaryland is amusing especially

the part about hilary being the grande dame of dumpster-diving politics.

[smalll]

19. The Balitmore Sun isn't Hillaryland.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: while Obama will gaffe now and then, what will take him down in the end won't be himself, but his followers. At some crucial moment, Obamatrons will Deanscream the shark for him.

[RememberWellstone]

14. Did anyone faint?

Jeeeezus h....what would this had made it? 10 or 12 that have "fainted" and he throws the bottle of water? What agreat President he should make.:eyes:

[Levgreee]

15. 6 in 5 months, I'm pretty sure the figure is?

Nice try, though.

[jackson_dem]

23. Isn't it always in the front row too? (whisper it or else Kerry2008 will come after you!)

[PresidentObama]

25. I went to go PM you to settle this little feud you've just formed with me...

...but you blocked me from being able to PM.

I guess you'd rather immaturely fill this thread with jabs at me.

Gives me great use of the alert button. Calling out posters is against the rules, which exactly what you do when you post my name with an attached jab. Kudos!!

[RememberWellstone]

30. Coincedence

Surely..they all happen to be within an arms throw of the Savior.

[elixir]

16. I'm so glad that you chose to use this for one of your daily three. It's meaningless.

[smalll]

22. 47 posts in less than half an hour?

I could live with this kind of meaninglessness. With little dust-ups like this one and the brouhaha over Michelle's recent comment, Obamatrons are starting to get a preview of the General Election. More importantly perhaps, Democrats in general are starting to get a preview of it, and may start getting second thoughts. Texas and Ohio are still two long weeks away.

[smalll]

31. It was up to 70 plus, I swear, at one point!

But people kept getting their posts and sub-threads deleted! I guess I learned something about DU today: when a sub-thread gets deleted, everyone else's post number in the thread gets ratcheted back accordingly!

[smalll]

33. Kick for the lunchtime crowd. /nt

[DemGa]

20. This is getting so silly! I predict that soon people

will throw down their Obama signs and proclaim: "what the hell was I thinking?"

[smalll]

24. Obama won't jump the shark. His people will do it for him. /nt

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[LadyVT]

28. hahahaha cocaine

[tammywammy]

29. What the fuck does that have to do with anything?

:wtf:

[Binka]

32. It Has Nothing To Do With Anything

But Lady will jump on her bandwagon none the less. Sorry to tell her but the band is banging a hollow drum and the wagon is missing two wheels. She is an amateur.