This is why Obama will accept renomination in a stadium...

[WI_DEM]

because he can...



and this man can't...

[a kennedy]

1. OMG....thanks WI _DEM

[hlthe2b]

2. yes. we should not underestimate the visual power this will give to those who claim Obama has weak

or unmotivated support.

[zbdent]

3. Aren't those the same people who claim that Obama enjoys being a Rock Star

and near godhood status amongst his "followers"?

[hlthe2b]

4. Good. Let 'em. This will have a major psychological impact.

[zbdent]

5. They won't understand the irony ...

they clearly can hold both conflicting beliefs in their head and honestly believe them wholeheartedly ...

[Politicub]

13. Those "people" are idiots and have already cast their lot with the teabaggers

To the teabagger lurkers - Jealous much?

[zbdent]

15. Jealous of 'baggers?

I prefer having intelligence ... a lot is said about the people you associate with ... and they associate with a LOT of really sick people.

[Politicub]

18. Not jealous of baggers

Much of what they say and do is jealousy of president Obama's global popularity.

I am going to edit my post so it makes more sense.

[zbdent]

24. I have been accused a few times of

being a RWer ... by people who haven't seen many of my posts ...

So, when it appeared to me that you were thinking I was jealous of Obama, well, that was a reasonable reaction.

[freshwest]

53. +1

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

23. Those people wish they had a rock star

Like Obama, Bill Clinton, or yeah, Ronald Reagan....

What they have is a lifeless empty suit who rivals Bob Dole for least personable major candidate to come down the pike in awhile.

[left on green only]

6. It looks like Romney's was a smaller stadium, too. N/T

[rocktivity]

7. You're not being fair -- that Romney pic was taken in his home state!

rocktivity

[lunatica]

16. Romney knows all about talking to empty chairs

[On the Road]

58. +1

[TahitiNut]

22. Ford Field .... it's where LOSERS go to perform.

[pizzadave]

25. Easy now...

Progressive Lion's fan here.

[Panasonic]

35. Convert to being a Packers fan

Safer that way!

[TahitiNut]

51. That's what I did ... the only Socialist team in the NFL.

[TahitiNut]

50. That's tragic. Over 40 years of Ford ownership ... cellar-dwellers the entire time.

Ford has been ripping off Detroit-area sports fans for over four decades.

[lillypaddle]

8. Wooohooo!

yes he can!!!!!

[ananda]

9. That's what I was thinking!

nt

[MaeScott]

10. Brings back memories....

...I cried that night. I wished my parents were alive to see him.

[George II]

36. I too, and I missed my father very much that night

He would have been SO proud of his Democratic Party and Obama's supporters.

[steve-annie]

60. My 90-year-old mother voted in 2008

It wasn't easy getting her to the polls, but she couldn't believe she'd lived long enough to see America nominate a black man for President and she wasn't going to miss participating. She's still with us at 94, but I'm not sure she'll be lucid enough to vote this time.

[Scootaloo]

61. Hugs for your mother

[DURHAM D]

62. Have you considered helping her vote absentee?

Don't worry about lucid. You know her heart and can help her.

[annabanana]

64. Welcome to DU, steve-annie!

And good for Mom!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. OP made fake comparison. Romney pic was from Feb 2012, still one of many candidates. nt

[rbrnmw]

12. lighten up :-)

[Coexist]

14. Francis....

anyone here old enough to get that reference?

[taterguy]

17. I'm old enough to know you can't spell Francis

[Coexist]

20. oops!

lol - thanks

[pizzadave]

26. ...

"...that's why they call me the Cruiser."

[patrice]

32. Actually OP didn't say that one way or the other, but some of us could figure it out anyway

because we have been paying attention, even to the Teapublican convention, so we knew that's not what we were looking at and we also knew that the President hasn't done a stadium of that size probably since 2008.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Agreed. I get & applaud the OP's sentiment. Want nobody to think they were taken same week.

Sorry if the word "fake" was too strong.

[patrice]

43. You are right to observe this, though. Not all internet environments are as aware as DU is, so

the point you bring up is a valid one elsewhere.

[George II]

38. How many did he have in Tampa last Thursday?????

[Odin2005]

19. The 2008 Dem convention was incredible!

It scared the bejeezus out of the wingnuts.

[TlalocW]

21. Sometimes I wish sarcasm and satire were more accessible to everyone

Including the media.

I think it would be funny as hell if Obama descended in a sort of Deus ex Machina device to the podium, maybe with cherubs fluttering around.

TlalocW

[a geek named Bob]

27. better yet

a mostly transparent staircase, that lights up with golden and blue spotlights...

Obama descends from clouds, to stirring string music, and an uplifting choir.

If you're gonna do media events, go BIG.

[Doc Holliday]

31. "Big"?

How about having him walk on water like Morgan Freeman did in Bruce Almighty?

Gotta admit, walking on water is kinda hard to top.

[patrice]

44. Nah, have him do a Deadmau5 concert & at the very end take off the mau5-head & IT'S OBAMA!!!

[oldhippydude]

52. you mean

Obama has a pair of Water Moccasins?

[patrice]

56. M R snakes. M R not snakes. O S A R! C D B D Iz?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

28. Nah! If it were up to me i'd come in on a flying carpet a la

Prince Naseem Hamed.

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[awoke_in_2003]

29. He could probably fill...

multiple stadiums via simulcast. Think Rumble in the Jungle.

[George II]

40. He did on Election Night - probably MILLIONS were gathered all around the country...

....the most thrilling scene was when that big CNN screen flipped at 10:00 CT in Grant Park, Chicago, and tens of thousands rose as one and cheered when CNN showed Obama's photograph with that trademark wide grin!

Here's a video of the countdown......

[awoke_in_2003]

49. I remember that...

and I remember the night he won. I remember how proud I was of this country and my vote, even if it didn't matter here in Texas. I hope to have that feeling again. It was the only time in my adult life I felt proud of who I voted for. Hell, I got choked up in the ballot booth.

[freshwest]

54. OMG. I cried for three days straight. It was a dream come true.

[DemKittyNC]

30. Wow!

That is a beautiful site above and a sad display below, so funny. lmao ^-^

[Brother Buzz]

37. It's even sadder when it was photographed from a different perspective

Welcome to DU. Do spend some time around here, plug it, and get to work. Enjoy.

[freshwest]

55. 'Money can't buy me love!'

[George II]

34. That's a pretty white "crowd" listening to Willard.

[joshcryer]

39. They're actually having a hard time getting BoA filled up. If you are in NC or a state next door...

...I would recommend going.

[Laelth]

41. True.

Bibb County (GA) Democratic Party gave away 100 tickets last week. I got two. My daughter and I are going.

-Laelth

[joshcryer]

46. Have fun. Mile high was amazing.

Truly inspiring.

[DemKittyNC]

42. I live in N.C.

and I would love to go more then anything but I have school this week and I don't have anyone to go with anyways so I will be watching it online I guess. Lucky people who get to go though!

[spinbaby]

59. Dang, I wish I could go

I actually have a friend living a couple of hours away I could stay with. Can't afford to take off work, though

[NNN0LHI]

45. This kills a lot of people who claim to be Dems who really aren't Dems by any stretch

[K Gardner]

47. chills all over....eom.

[AtomicKitten]

48. I have no hope of attending this time but look forward to seeing it on my tee-vee.

[TrollBuster9090]

57. Sadly, if you take that top picture, and erase all the people the GOP is trying to exclude from

voting, the crowd numbers are about the same.
Which is their plan, I guess.

[tblue37]

63. What? Are you suggesting that Romney can't fill a stadium? Check it out!

(I think this images emphasizes the emptiness better.)