Obama Rallies Supporters In Colorado

Over 100,000 Attend Event In Denver As Democrat Seeks To Take State From GOP Column

(AP)  Back in the city where he claimed history, Barack Obama presided Sunday over a Colorado rally so enormous and energetic that even he seemed surprised at his following.

"Goodness gracious," Obama said as he took the stage and peered at the human mass in Civic Center Park. People packed in all the way up the steps of the Capitol, off in the distance.

The Obama campaign released an initial crowd estimate of 75,000 people. That was later upgraded to "well over" 100,00 people, a tally confirmed by a Denver police spokesman.

The setting, on a sparkling day in this battleground state, said perhaps more than Obama did in his actual speech. His campaign is capitalizing on the scope of such rallies to get people to cast votes early, permitted in Colorado and more than two dozen other states.

"How many people have early voted?" Obama said, eliciting cheers from people bundled up in fleece. "That's what I'm talking about. No point in waiting in lines if you don't have to. You know who you're going to vote for."

Polls put Obama ahead in Colorado with the number of campaign days remaining now down to single digits.

It was here in Denver that Obama, in his groundbreaking campaign, accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination at the stadium where the Denver Broncos play. If elected, he would be the first black president of the United States.

"Do you ever have small crowds in Denver?" a smiling Obama said. Members of the crowd interrupted Obama's standard campaign speech with shouts of "Obama!" and "Yes we can!"

Traditionally, Colorado has gone for Republicans in presidential races, including twice for George W. Bush. Obama is trying to snag a win here as part of a multi-route path to capture at least the minimum 270 electoral votes on Nov. 4. (Read more about the campaign in Colorado)

Colorado offers nine such votes.

Obama also jumped on John McCain's comment, made during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press," that he and President Bush share a "common philosophy" of the Republican Party.

"I guess that was John McCain finally giving us a little straight talk, owning up to the fact that he and George Bush actually have a whole lot in common," Obama said.

"Well, here's the thing," he added. "We know what the Bush-McCain philosophy looks like. It's a philosophy that says we should give more and more to millionaires and billionaires and hope that it trickles down."

Obama, though, did not quote McCain fully.

The Republican presidential candidate also said: "I've stood up against my party, not just President Bush, but others; and I've got the scars to prove it." He also offered specific examples of differing with Bush, from Iraq strategy and deficit spending to campaign finance reform and climate change.

Obama was expected to speak before another large Colorado crowd later, in Fort Collins. McCain also has campaigned aggressively in the state, as has his running mate, Sarah Palin.

More broadly, Obama is using his record-breaking fundraising advantage to buy up media time and make what he hopes is a closing argument for the presidency. McCain and his team say the race is hardly over, particularly for a candidate who's had his share of comebacks.

Obama released a new TV ad Sunday that describes McCain as Obama often does on the campaign trail - as "out of ideas, out of touch and running out of time." It also says McCain is resorting to smears and scare tactics because he doesn't have a plan to fix the economy.

The 30-second ad will begin running Monday on national cable television outlets.

[aprilfrompa]

jsjcvg - Well written!! I can''t wait until the 4th so that I have the opportunity to do the same. I was a Hillary Clinton supporter but Obama has earned my respect and my vote. I have never seen a politician evoke so much emotion and well%u2026 hope.

[pga39120]

Grouchyjohn- Don''t forget the members of the GOP that are now supporting Obama..Wait.. did you media.. well heck that covers the news papers also.. but apparently this person does not know that McCain and Palin are both terrorist supporters..Oh thats right.. they believe what the mavericks tell them instead of looking up the information...

[jsjcvg]

I voted for my college friends who are Christian, Jewish,

Mormon, and yes -- Muslim. I voted for my grandfathers, who

worked hard in factories and died too young. I voted for

the plumber who worked on my house, because Iwant him to get

a REAL tax break. I voted for four little angels from

Birmingham . I voted for a bunch of dead white men who,

although personally flawed, were willing to pledge their

lives, fortunes, and sacred honor, and used a time of great

crisis to expand freedom rather than suspend it. I voted

for all those people and more, and I voted for all of you,

too.

But mostly, I voted selfishly: I voted for two little

kids, one who has ballet in an hour, and one who has

baseball



practice at the same time. I voted for a world

where they can be confident that their government will

represent the best that is in this country, and that will in

turn demand the best of them. I voted for a government that

will be respected in the world. I voted for an economy that

will reward work above guile. I voted for everything I

believe in. Sure, I filled in the circle next to the name

Obama, but it wasn''t him I was voting for -- it was

every single one of us, and those I love most of all.''

[obamauberall]

So we get to make the choice between an old guy whose had cancer multiple times in his life, and a guy whose begging to get cancer by smoking cigarettes HEAVILY.

Barack Obama...STOP SMOKING NOW YOU DOPE!

[specialty8]

grochyjohn,
You will not change me and I will not change you.I am just trying to take the less of the ones we have to vote for.I respect your opinions and hope if Obama is is elected it all works out. History has shown when you have a liberal President and a liberal congress it is not good or vice versa. Good luck to you and To all, all we can do is believe in what they say.

[grouchyjohn]

grochyjohn,
I see it takes you longer to get back. Yes vacationers. At the end of August when we had this oil crisis, Pelosi and her cronies decided to take a 5 week vaction so she could promote her book no body is going to read.

Posted by specialty8 at 10:34 AM : Oct 27, 2008





For whatever you reason, you choose to stay blindfolded by McCain''s lies.

The "drilling offshore" issue isn''t going to solve our energy problems. We''re ADDICTED to oil, and we need to break that addiction.

"Offshore drilling" is like telling a crack addict, "Yes I know that you''re a junkie, but here''s SOME MORE CRACK."

Meanwhile, OPEC saw the price of oil tumble, so they''re cutting production to drive the cost of oil back up. Whether you like it or not, we''re ALWAYS going to buy most of our petroleum from the mideast terrorist sponsoring nations - UNTIL we break that addiction.

And McCain only WANTS to keep us addicted.

Another question for you: "Why did McCain oppose offshore drilling, until June 16th of this year?"

The answer can be found here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/26/AR2008072601891.html

[specialty8]

grochyjohn,
I see it takes you longer to get back. Yes vacationers. At the end of August when we had this oil crisis, Pelosi and her cronies decided to take a 5 week vaction so she could promote her book no body is going to read.

[grouchyjohn]

grouchyjohn,
Thats the problem, I do know where it will be coming from.The working man.Just as Carter did with all his promises he made to get elected.Sounds good on paper,but Carter never made it to a second term.Now you talk about eliminating waste, what is your plan for that with Reid, Pelosi and that bunch of vacationers running congress? That would be a good place to start to clean up alot of waste.

Posted by specialty8 at 10:19 AM : Oct 27, 2008





Vacationers?!?!

You''ve GOT to be kidding?!?!

During the 108th, 109th, and 110th congresses, they wrote themselves rules, that allowed Monday and Friday to be considered "travel days", and therefore were considered "work days". They worked three days a week for 6 years, in addition to their 8 week summer vacations, and all of the holidays like a week for Christmas, a week for Thanksgiving, etc.

And you''re calling out the democrats for being "vacationers"?


And how much money do you think that the republicans tanking economy is generating for our nation? And how exactly do you propose that we pay for the TRILLIONS in national debt, that the republicans "deficit spending" has created for our once prosperous nation?

[specialty8]

grouchyjohn,
Thats the problem, I do know where it will be coming from.The working man.Just as Carter did with all his promises he made to get elected.Sounds good on paper,but Carter never made it to a second term.Now you talk about eliminating waste, what is your plan for that with Reid, Pelosi and that bunch of vacationers running congress? That would be a good place to start to clean up alot of waste.

[grouchyjohn]

grochyjohn,
If all this is not coming from big oil and big business and the rich,where do you think it is coming from,the good fairy?This is the same old Jimmy Carter plan that was a total failure.Remember Carter, all the things he promised and he was really popular before the election until reality set in. I remember about six months after the election looking at my paycheck stub and I saw where all of this big spending and handouts came from and it was not where Carter said .

Posted by specialty8 at 10:00 AM : Oct 27, 2008




So since you don''t know WHERE it''s coming from, you just assume that it''s going to come from big oil, and that''s what you spout?

Much of it is going to come from savings. It is correct. that his health care plan for example will face a $50 - $65 billion dollar a year shortfall. But how much is going to be saved by the elimination of medicare, medicaid, the government''s prescription drug program, etc? This is just ONE example of how money can be generated, by simply eliminating waste, and consolidating government agencies.

By the way, medicare is going to be broke in 2019, and what is McCain''s response? Nothing. He plans on cutting the benefits being paid, forcing the elderly into emergency rooms, which increases the costs for ALL OF US!! You call that a solution?!?

[grouchyjohn]

Well all I have to say that ABC,NBC,CBS are all one sided. They are more concerned on propping up the Savior more than getting out anything negative that they know about him ..YES HE IS CONNECTED TO ACORN, YES HE IS FRIENDS WITH A TERROIST WHO ONLY WISH HE COULD HAVE DONE MORE HE IS NOT SORRY FOR THE BOMBING ON US GROUNDS AND YOU BETTER BET HE KNEW THE BELIEFS OF HIS PASTOR.WHO SITS IN A PEW FOR 20 YEARS AND HAS NO CLUE ON HIS PASTORS VIEWS yeah right DUH ..since you can only type to be continued in the next post:

Posted by marleyme at 09:38 AM : Oct 27, 2008





Don''t you find it ironic, that you ignore ALL MEDIA OUTLETS, in favor of a lying politician?

[specialty8]

grochyjohn,
If all this is not coming from big oil and big business and the rich,where do you think it is coming from,the good fairy?This is the same old Jimmy Carter plan that was a total failure.Remember Carter, all the things he promised and he was really popular before the election until reality set in. I remember about six months after the election looking at my paycheck stub and I saw where all of this big spending and handouts came from and it was not where Carter said .

[white-marsh]

COLORADO IS CLEARLY ON THE FRONTLINES OF CHANGE AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THAT. THE YOUTH VOTE IS A VERY WELCOMED ADDITION TO THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. BUT MY QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT CBS WILL EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF VOTE SUPPRESSION?

MOSTLY PARTISAN REPUBLICANS ARE USING THE POWERS OF THEIR OFFICE TO SUPPRESS VOTES? WHILE THE DEMOCRATS ARE WORKING THE STREETS TRYING TO BRING ALL PEOPLE INTO THE PROCESS, REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN FINDING NEW WAYS TO SUPPRESS OR BLOCK THEIR VOTES.

50,000 appropriately and legally registered Georgian citizen-voters have been flagged, blocked and/or purged from state election database. Why have not CBS, or for that matter any other news organization put together a story listing the number of flagged registered voters on a state-by-state basis? A simple list of the state and number of flagged or purged registrants is all the public need to begin fixing the problem. I will start the list based on information pulled from CBS%u2019s own news reporting.

Colorado = = 30,000 flagged or purged
Georgia = = 50,000 flagged or purged

[marleyme]

DUH READ:http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71431 HE''S BEEN GETTING MONEY FROM ARABS FOR HIS CAMPAIGN.I bet you never saw that one on ABC,CBS, or NBC.TAX TAX TAX what makes you all think that he wouldn''t later decide that people making $150,000.00 are making to much & they need to pay more in taxes.They are more concerned on how much money Palin spends on her clothes and it''s so OBVIOUS that they all support Obama...I am a Democrat that has learned to do her research and I am one that will not vote for him.... Are any of you tired of supporting those who live of the system? Have you ever asked yourself why do people go into business? DUH to make money so sounds to me like he wants to punish those who are doing their job and they must be doing a good job if they are able to make a profit..Have you ever seen a poor man give anyone a job? NO...Have you ever thought how these businesses will make up the money that he will be taxing them well I think the consumers who are buying the product of service will be paying HIGHER PRICES and I sure hope that all of you who vote for him will like paying HIGHER PRICES for all your daily needs... and okay did any of you learn that he voted YES YES for a TAX INCREASE FOR THOSE MAKING $42,000.00 a year... wow and he is for the middle class ....

[marleyme]

Well all I have to say that ABC,NBC,CBS are all one sided. They are more concerned on propping up the Savior more than getting out anything negative that they know about him ..YES HE IS CONNECTED TO ACORN, YES HE IS FRIENDS WITH A TERROIST WHO ONLY WISH HE COULD HAVE DONE MORE HE IS NOT SORRY FOR THE BOMBING ON US GROUNDS AND YOU BETTER BET HE KNEW THE BELIEFS OF HIS PASTOR.WHO SITS IN A PEW FOR 20 YEARS AND HAS NO CLUE ON HIS PASTORS VIEWS yeah right DUH ..since you can only type to be continued in the next post:

[grouchyjohn]

true america1,
No I am not a economist,I own a small business and under Obamas health care plan for everyone I have to insure,I will have to lay someone off. All he is doing is putting a bandaid on the problem but not fixing the problem. I have been in business for over 20 yrs. and even though I know I am not as smart as you are, I have always got by on the notion if you don''''t have the money don''''t buy it. If you think Obama is going to put all of his wonderful plans into action by it being paid for by the rich,big oil,and big business, than maybe I am smarter than you.

Posted by specialty8 at 08:22 AM : Oct 27, 2008





One - if you do own a small business, you WILL NOT be required to provide insurance to your employees or pay a fine. Those are lies started by the McCain campaign, and during the third debate, Obama even confronted McCain face-to-face, TELLING HIM THIS. Why do you believe McCain over Obama, in regards to Obama''s plan, (aka "the truth")?

Two - Obama''s plans ARE NOT going to be funded solely through big oil and gas companies. I have NO IDEA where you''re getting that information from, but it is wrong.

[mavnomore]

The other right wing-nut issue, ACORN - ok, let me see if I can get your pea brains to grasp this. A few employees of ACORN fraudulently submitted names of people that never actually registered to vote. The ACORN people were paid by the number of people they registered and some unscrupulous employees grabbed a phone book or registered names like Mickey Mouse. Now, for the important question, what are the odds of Mickey Mouse or someone that knows that they never registered to vote actually showing up to vote??

However, what if you actually DID register to vote, showed up to vote and were told you cannot vote?

Block the Vote
Will the GOP''''s campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots determine the next president?

ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. & GREG PALASTPosted Oct 30, 2008

These days, the old west rail hub of Las Vegas, New Mexico, is little more than a dusty economic dead zone amid a boneyard of bare mesas. In national elections, the town overwhelmingly votes Democratic: More than 80 percent of all residents are Hispanic, and one in four lives below the poverty line. On February 5th, the day of the Super Tuesday caucus, a school-bus driver named Paul Maez arrived at his local polling station to cast his ballot. To his surprise, Maez found that his name had vanished from the list of registered voters, thanks to a statewide effort to deter fraudulent voting. For Maez, the shock was especially acute: He is the supervisor of elections in Las Vegas.

cont

[mavnomore]

cont

Maez was not alone in being denied his right to vote. On Super Tuesday, one in nine Democrats who tried to cast ballots in New Mexico found their names missing from the registration lists. The numbers were even higher in precincts like Las Vegas, where nearly 20 percent of the county''''s voters were absent from the rolls. With their status in limbo, the voters were forced to cast "provisional" ballots, which can be reviewed and discarded by election officials without explanation. On Super Tuesday, more than half of all provisional ballots cast were thrown out statewide.

This November, what happened to Maez will happen to hundreds of thousands of voters across the country. In state after state, Republican operatives %u2014 the party''''s elite commandos of bare-knuckle politics %u2014 are wielding new federal legislation to systematically disenfranchise Democrats. If this year''''s race is as close as the past two elections, the GOP''''s nationwide campaign could be large enough to determine the presidency in November. "I don''''t think the Democrats get it," says John Boyd, a voting-rights attorney in Albuquerque who has taken on the Republican Party for impeding access to the ballot. "All these new rules and games are turning voting into an obstacle course that could flip the vote to the GOP in half a dozen states."

more at:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23
638322/block_the_vote

[mavnomore]

McCain calls Obama a Socialist, but McCain voted for the same Bail Out and wants to spend government money on the mortgage crisis

By John Amato Sunday Oct 19, 2008 2:59pm


John McCain attacks Barack Obama as a socialist because of his tax policy and because he wants to help the entire population, not just the wealthiest of us. Sunday on FOX, when Chris Wallace reminded the Senator that he voted for the government bail out of Wall St. and wants to bail out bad mortgages using government funds he said that " oh well, I''''m just trying to help."

Then there is the other mantra of ''''Obama wants to redistribute the wealth of this country.'''' Let''s see, overturning the tax breaks to the wealthiest people in America to give working class families a break. And those wealthiest people would be taxed at the same rate as under Reagan. Does that mean Reagan was a socialist??

[mavnomore]

Is That a Fact?

It is close to impossible to have a rational discussion with the manure spreaders when they refuse to acknowledge or fail to provide actual facts. Here is your chance to separate spin from fact and test your campaign knowledge. Go to the attached CNN link and take the quiz.


http://news.yahoo.com/election/2008;_ylt=AhmuljTHD7iuBoaBUBBQ5P2s0NUE#truth-o-meter

Let me get this over with, the wing nut response, "CNN is just a bunch of lib-rul, Gaudless, fact mongers what is in the tank for the colored guy%u2026"

What you will find are the facts and they actually do take some swipes at Obama.