Obama greeted by largest crowd of his campaign

[Demeter]

Source: Associated Press via Yahoo

Barack Obama was greeted by the largest crowd of his campaign Friday night in Philadelphia. Some 35,000 people jammed into Independence Park to see the Democratic presidential candidate, four days before this state's crucial April 22 primary. Frank Friel, director of security at the Independence Visitor Center, made the official estimate. The crowd exceed the 30,000 who greeted Obama and Oprah Winfrey in December in Columbia, S.C.

Obama told the crowd the United States is at a crucial moment in its history, much like what the founding fathers faced in Philadelphia.

"It was over 200 years ago that a group of patriots gathered in this city to do something that no one in the world believed they could do," Obama said. "After years of a government that didn't listen to them, or speak for them, or represent their hopes and their dreams, a few humble colonists came to Philadelphia to declare their independence from the tyranny of the British throne."



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[bemildred]

1. Tsk. What a rabble rouser.

That's a heck of a speech.

[SpiralHawk]

2. "Thrones are good. Royalty is, um, good. Smirk." - Imperial Commander AWOL

[grahamhgreen]

3. If you lived in a free society that would be front page news everywhere...

[ORDem]

4. kick

:kick:

[Blue State Bandit]

5. Some photos from Independence Mall yesterday.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5574942&mesg_id=5574942

[ToughLuck]

6. Obama can win this. Adios Hillary

[gsaguyCLW54]

10. While I favor Hillary...

....I also favor this being over tomorrow.

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

7. Let's hope it's a sign

of things to come on Tuesday.

[blayne]

8. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=5574269&mesg_id=5574269

[Road Scholar]

9. K&R

:kick: