Recap Of The Obama Whistle Stop in Lancaster PA (large pics)

[JimGinPA]

I canvassed this morning and found a whole lot of Obama supporters.

Then I took my family (wife & two boys) to the rally in Lancaster. When we went to the town hall here a couple of weeks ago my younger son got sick and had to stay home...



He almost didn't make it in this time either. He does look suspicious...

I ran into Yael, but she made me promise not to include her picture.

They had three local bands in to entertain us...







The second group did an original song about America that was kind of cheesey, and we noticed the secret service (who had been extremely serious at the town hall) were texting each other and cracking up.





Then Aaron, the lead volunteer for Lancaster, came out to introduce Sen. Casey. Just before he went up onto the stage he noticed me in the front and came over and shook hands with me and thanked me for all the work I've been doing, which made me feel great and impressed the people around me a little. He is a veteren of Iraq and he gave a great speech.





Sen. Casey gave a nice speech introducing our next president.



This guy was next to us. A lot of the press took pictures of him, and he was interviewd after the rall by a local station.





























My younger boy ran into one of the bands on the way out.

[gateley]

1. Suck. Bang. Blow.

It's a good thing this guy's mom is probably deceased.

[IndependentDem]

2. nice pics. Thanks!

:kick:

[parasim]

3. Awesome pictures!

Thanks for sharing them as well as the commentary. Wish I could have been there...

[grantcart]

4. Your boy will remember this in decades to come as the good old days

Thanks so much Jim

[ShortnFiery]

5. Thanks Jim! Those Pictures are excellent quality. :-)

Your Senator Casey always comes across as "good people."

THANKS again for the PICs and report of the PA Obama campaign action. :yourock: :hi:

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. Jim...the pics are great!

And thanks for all you're doing in PA. You guys inspire the hell out of me. I vote Jim for Obama's press secretary. Thanks again........

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Wow, what great pics!

How lucky you were so close...

Just seeing his picture makes me feel so damn hopeful...

Thank you!

K&R

:patriot:

[ClayZ]

8. Bravo! K and R

Thank you! GREAT PHOTOS!


OBAMA/44

[tishaLA]

9. it looks like you were front row center!

congratulations. and thanks for sharing the great pics.

[Yael]

13. Jim & family were there earlier than I and I arrived 4 hours ahead of time.

Lots of room to move for the first hour and then it came to the point of hold your spot or lose it.

I can't wait to see what the crowd estimates are. Local police didn't have a number -- at least the ones I asked when I left.

[tishaLA]

I just saw your pics Yael

Looks like you had a great spot too! Keep doing what you're doing, folks....let's turn out PA big time.

[MagickMuffin]

10. WOW, those are excellent pics

So nice to see some up close and personal pics. Thanks for sharing them with us.

If you're not too tired be sure to catch an Obama Rally @ Harrisburg on C-SPAN 12:25 AM EDT. It is well worth the viewing.

[JimGinPA]

12. We Almost Went To Harrisburg...

Because it was pretty warm here today and we knew it was going to be a long wait. (If you want good seats/view you have to get there early). But the only tree inside the area was next to us when we settled on a spot and we were in the shade all afternoon.

[Yael]

15. That was a close second for me

I was going to skip seder and go to Harrisburg. Glad I went to the Lancaster event. It was a LONG day, but I got to meet the rest of Jim's family -- and that was worth the price of admission right there.

:D

[Yael]

11. Jim -- these pics are phenomenal!!!

K & a massive R!!

You captured this beautifully. As per expected.

w00t!!

:woohoo:

[JimGinPA]

14. I Liked Yours Too...

Looks like we ended up at opposite corners in the front. Did you wait and shake hands with him?

[Yael]

18. No -- missed that.

I had no excuse for family seder tonight, so skipped out as soon as he wrapped up to get home, launch a drive by post of grainy photos, change clothes and get across town.

Sounds like he worked the line around the dais?

Glad to hear that you all got up close and were able (to Meth Pro's horror) actually "touch" him. :rofl:

[thevoiceofreason]

16. Thanks for everything, Jim.

You make us all proud. Good looking boy, too!

[AllentownJake]

17. I love you Bob Casey

The $100 I gave to you two years ago was the first time I gave to a political candidate. Best investment I ever made.

I'm so proud your my Senator.

[Yael]

19. Jake, the man looked like a kid at Christmas -- grinning ear to ear

He was having a BLAST on this tour today.

[AllentownJake]

21. I'm just glad he wasn't in Allentown :-)

The work I put in for his appearence here in March would of distracted me for Get out the Vote.

I'm so happy he's seen our state and been to most of the parts of it.

[Adelante]

28. They look great together

:)

[Yael]

35. That one was my favorite too.

[Triana]

20. NICE Photos!

Great close-ups. Thanks!

Hope you can get your son out of hock... ;)

[OhioChick]

22. Great Pics!

Thanks for Posting! :)

[Tatiana]

23. GREAT pics! Is it me or do Obama and Casey look REALLY GOOD together?

Maybe I am overanalyzing this, but they really seem to have to great vibe/synergy going there.

Casey may be on his way towards a cabinet position.

:toast: to Jim (and Yael too)! I just love y'all PA DUers. You do us proud.

[grantcart]

24. thanks just thanks

[JimGinPA]

25. The Crowd Here Was Estimated Between 6 & 8 Thousand

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/220152

[Coexist]

26. knr

thanks so much for sharing!

[catgirl]

27. You can tell Obama's really enjoying himself

He's a people person.

[meow mix]

29. K&R great pics ty for sharing

:applause:

[stillcool]

30. great pics!

thank you!

[K Gardner]

31. Oh man.. KILLER PICS ! More screensavers.. yay, THANK YOU and congratulations !

[TragedyandHope]

32. Wonderful photos, thanks!

[PerpetuallyDazed]

33. Very cool!

What's Obama wearing on his right wrist, I wonder? It's a black band but I couldn't make out the text.

[Yael]

34. It was the ID bracelet of a kid killed in Iraq

His mother gave it to Obama back in January or February. Don't recall which city.

He has been wearing it ever since.

[PerpetuallyDazed]

37. That's very touching. n/t

[JeffR]

36. Fantastic set of photos

Thanks for sharing these!

[powergirl]

38. Awesome pics and a good looking kid!

I took my oldest son to the Dallas rally. He's 13 and I let him skip school. My bad - but the nuns will forgive him. Isn't it great how our children feel this way about a presidential candidate. At the link is a video that the Obama site posted during the Texas primary. You can see me and my son at 5:09 or so. I'm wearing a white cowboy hat. I can't figure out how to post that image in this post! It looks like we live in parallel universes!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grxpkC47WHY

:toast:

[livetohike]

39. Thank you for these great pictures and all the work you're

doing. Your son is going to remember this for the rest of his life :-).

[Scurrilous]

40. Great pics.

K & R :thumbsup:

[DrZeeLit]

41. Thanks for sharing! Nice family day for ya'll! n/t

[ooglymoogly]

42. super pics KR

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

43. Great pics; thanks for sharing!

[Kaleko]

44. It's stunning to see genuinely infectious smiles

on two politicians. And one of them within reach of the presidency, too. Whoa, what a concept: not electing a total phony. What a change that would be...


Please accept two cupcakes for your hard work and great pics from a grateful nation

[Robeson]

45. We've all got a crush on Obama....

...;-)

Great pics!

[Zachstar]

46. Looks like yall had some fun!! Thanks for posting!

[bigbrother05]

47. Great pics, thanks for sharing

I love your sons t=shirt

[LaStrega]

48. Even photos ...

of Obama inspire me.

Yay you! Thanks for the photos!

:kick: & rec

[sonias]

49. Wonderul pictures

Thanks for those! This will be a day your younger boy remembers all of his life.

:applause:



Sonia

[GoesTo11]

50. Doesn't look like he's cornered the Amish vote

Probably the "Change" message doesn't play that well.

[JimGinPA]

52. Actually, We Have Seen An Obama Bumper Sticker On A Buggy Here...

But honestly, many of them don't vote, and most of those that do vote repub because they are extremely pro-life.

[GoesTo11]

54. Photo, pretty please.

[muryan]

56. Pictures are worth a thousand words

So heres a fraction of a picture in the meantime...

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/group/AmishForObama

[usregimechange]

51. kick!

[JPZenger]

53. Here's Photos of Obama's Surprise visit today to Bethlehem PA

Sunday afternoon, Obama made a surprise visit to Downtown Bethlehem. Here's some great photos, taken by an Obama volunteer:

http://gallery.mac.com/deanhawkey#100016&bgcolor=black&view=grid

Click on each photo to enlarge.

[proud2BlibKansan]

55. What do you mean no picture of Yael??

That's just wrong. :)

[ORDem]

57. Way cool!!

:kick:

[thewiseguy]

58. Thanks for your hard work sir!