Over 2,300 Stand Up for Change with Michelle in Rhode Island

[Hope And Change]

Over 2,300 Stand Up for Change with Michelle in Rhode Island


by Marc from Providence,RI

Friday, February 22, 2008 at 08:15 PM

Michelle Obama got a crowd of over 2,300 fired up and ready to go in Warwick, Rhode Island at CCRI on Wednesday evening. The night was kicked off with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem by Cumberland Mayor Dan Mckee's daughter Kara and his niece Kate.



Attorney General Patrick Lynch, an ardent Obama supporter and superdelegate introduced Michelle's brother and Brown University Head basketball coach, Craig Robinson.



Michelle took the podium and electrified the crowd. Her powerful and inspiring words left many in awe. She spoke of the difficulties regular folks face in today's world. She spoke of the difficulties families face when the bar keeps moving and what it will take to make sure every American has the opportunity to reach that bar.




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[NJSecularist]

1. Michelle is drawing Hillary-sized crowds

:)

[AtomicKitten]

2. She is an excellent speaker and advocate for Barack.

[bigdarryl]

3. why is she in that state?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Campaigning, presumably.

:shrug:

[Bicoastal]

6. Lost in the "WE MUST WIN TX AND OH" stuff....Rhode Island and Vermont are

also up for grabs.

[ellisonz]

7. They vote Mar. 4.

[Yael]

9. I know they likely don't count, but they vote on 3/4 too.

As does Vermont.

[Pirate Smile]

21. Rhode Island and Vermont are insignificant and don't count. I think Texas is headed toward not

counting either. I'm not sure about Ohio yet though. :)

[cali]

11. because they have a primary

on March 4 and it's close. Alas, I don't think anyone will bother with VT which also votes on March 4. Obama will win here, but he could really make it an epic blowout if he made a brief stop.

[Kittycat]

25. I would be surprised if he/his campaign didn't stop there.

There's still plenty of time between now and March 4th :)

[Kittycat]

23. Doing what any serious Presidential Candidate would do...

And not take any state for granted.

[Renew Deal]

26. Chowda!

:9

[islandmkl]

4. Proud of Michelle!!

[IndyOp]

8. Third pic down: I AM PROUD OF MICHELLE OBAMA

Yes! I like it, I like it, I like it!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[stellanoir]

10. She is truly amazing.

I wish I could have attended. Thank you for sharing.

By the way. . .our eclectic little state's motto is "HOPE."

We were founded by a dreamer who believed in Religious tolerance.

But boy oh boy is it ever a quirky place.

LOL

[BeyondGeography]

12. Absolutely amazing turnout

[Whisp]

13. She is quite something, for sure.

will make the Best First Lady, ever.

[Cogito ergo doleo]

14. Thanks for posting the photos. She is inspiring - just look the

faces in the audience.

[Egnever]

15. I love that they continue to build the groundwork

All of these ground organizations are going to pay off in spades come time for the GE.

[Arugula Latte]

16. And that is more than the entire population of Rhode Island.

I keed, I keed.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. I wonder if there's a campaign stop in Quahog.

[knowledgeispwr]

19. Hopefully not.

I don't see good things for the Obama campaign coming out of that hypothetical stop.

On the other hand, I encourage the Clinton campaign to select Peter Griffin to be a local surrogate and campaign organizer in Quahog. ;)

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Is Mayor West a superdelegate?

And can we assume he backs Lee Mercer?

[knowledgeispwr]

22. I would assume he backs Lee Mercer

whether he is a superdelegate or not.

[Araxen]

17. The entire state of RI attended the rally?

2300 that's the entire population of the state! Congrats!


:sarcasm:

[Renew Deal]

24. Look at all those smiling faces.

She really has been an amazing campaigner.

[Egnever]

27. She sure has

Obama picked well with her. He is lucky to have her. She is an amazing woman.