OBAMA: Calls on Students to "Bend the Arc of History"

[jefferson_dem]

Run time: 02:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZGqoaWduAk   Posted on YouTube: February 02, 2007 By YouTube Member: Politicstv Views on YouTube: 6407   Posted on DU: February 04, 2007 By DU Member: jefferson_dem Views on DU: 814

 
February 2, 2007, 6:48 pm
Obama’s the Big Man on Campus
By Sarah Wheaton

The “rock star” metaphor for Senator Barack Obama has already become a cliché of campaign coverage. But there’s really nothing more appropriate to use. Today, after speaking with other presidential nomination-seekers in the morning to the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting in Washington, Mr. Obama addressed a crowd of more than 3,000, mostly sign-waving, students.

Senator Obama with supporters at rally at George Mason University today. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)“I’ve become a vehicle for your hopes and your dreams, but I can only carry it so far,” Mr. Obama told the jeans-clad throngs, frequently calling them to action as young people. “It’s going to be you who carry it forward.”

The event was sponsored by Students for Obama at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and the junior senator from Illinois is clearly a favorite with young people. One group on Facebook, a social networking website especially popular with college students and recent graduates, called “One Million Strong for Barack” already had 100,000 members as of Thursday (it was started only a few weeks ago), and its creator expects to reach the million mark in April.

“I love a man with a sense of humor,” said Noor Alami, a sophomore sporting an “Arab American Democrat” button. An “avid reader of Time,” Ms. Alami was riveted by the article about Mr. Obama in a recent issue. “He just connects with other people more,” she said, especially in comparison to candidates like Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.

“He’s outside the establishment … a fresh face,” said Corey Beasley, a member of the College Democrats at George Mason. He said that within the club, Mr. Obama elicits the “most enthusiasm,” though students are still open to other candidates.

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/obamas-the-big-man-on-campus/

[illinoisprogressive]

1. thank you for this.

[pscot]

2. Sounds like a crib from MLK, jr,

who said, "The moral arc of the Universe is long, but it bends toward Justice." Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[jefferson_dem]

3. Of course, you are correct. Obama credits King at the open of this vid.

Click play...

[Acadia Blue]

4. This man can really speak and is smart and has it all imho

[otherlander]

5. "outside the system..."

I really can't agree with that. If he was outside the system the media would hate him and treat him like they treat Kucinich. But hey, if it gives people hope...

[zulchzulu]

6. K&R

Thanks for posting this...