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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 03:26 PM
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Thousands in Charlotte watch Obama blast McCain
Edited on Sun Sep-21-08 03:34 PM by babylonsister
Thousands in Charlotte watch Obama blast McCain

CHARLOTTE — A huge crowd turned out to see Barack Obama on Sunday, where the Democratic candidate blasted John McCain as a dangerous choice for Americans facing economic upheaval.

The Obama campaign quoted the Charlotte Fire Department as saying 20,000 people had gathered inside the gates outside City Hall to hear Obama, while another 5,000-10,000 were outside.

"We're now seeing the disastrous consequences of this philosophy all around us — on Wall Street as well as Main Street," Obama said. "And yet Senator McCain, who candidly admitted not long ago that he doesn't know as much about economics as he should, wants to keep going down the same, disastrous path."

"We simply cannot afford four more years of an economic philosophy that works for Wall Street instead of Main Street, and ends up devastating both," Obama said.

Read more on Obama's appearance at CharlotteObserver.com.

http://obsprimary.blogspot.com/

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZH_19Oa5gg
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writes3000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 03:27 PM
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1. 25,000 to 30,000 people????
Damn! Go Tarheels!
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renie408 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 03:45 PM
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5. We thought it was more like 40,000. We stood in line for over 2 hours
and didn't get near the rally. The line was over 20 blocks long and about five people deep. I have never seen anything like it.
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 03:29 PM
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2. Me too Barack....me too.
"I don’t want to wake up in four years to find that more Americans fell out of the middle-class, and more families lost their savings. I don’t want to see that our country failed to invest in our ability to compete, our children’s future was mortgaged on another mountain of debt, and our financial markets failed to find a firmer footing."
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 03:31 PM
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3. Obama's deft ninja style is smacking the shit out of McBush.
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nc4bo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 03:33 PM
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4. Wooohoooo!!!! nt
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Demi_Babe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 04:09 PM
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6. It was the most awesome experience...the crowds were phenomenal we waited in line for 4 hours
It was worth every second. My state really showed up for Obama and I hope and pray we turn NC blue this year!!! GOBAMA!!!
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