** H O L Y S H I T ! **

[President Decider]

I just got on the stream .... do you see how many flipping people are there to witness history like this?

The entire arcade is nearly completely full from stage to nearly a half mile down the road!


UNBELIEVABLE!

[BrklynLiberal]

1. Good news. The stream I have only shows the place where Obama will be speaking.

[BrklynLiberal]

13. Just saw the crowd on Irish TV stream...Amazing. Reminds me of the Washington DC mall during one

of the biggest marches I ever was a part of.

http://www.rte.ie/live/

[berni_mccoy]

2. yes. wow.

[JDPriestly]

3. Could you please provide the URL for the stream.

I cannot get the Quicktime stream. My Realplayer seems to be unable to handle the stream.

[speedoo]

8. CNN stream here:

http://edition.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream2

[ieoeja]

43. "Crowds gather in Berlin to watch a concert..."

Sure, CNN. They gathered to watch the concert, not Obama.

Would it hurt them to say something nice (and tell the truth)?

[newmajority]

4. Ridiculous! those people are only there to see some obscure German band who's opening for him.

Oh sorry.... I was trying to channel a PUMAbot and imitate their excuses for the Portland rally (and how they claimed all those people came to see some unknown band)

[Cha]

22. Like the peeps in Oregon who were there

only to see the Decemberists when 76,000 showed up?

[President Decider]

5. CNN LIVE is showing the crowd ... panning down the arcade ... AMAZING!

[RNdaSilva]

6. Just showed it live on MSNBC...

[K Gardner]

7. UNBELIEVABLE ! But will the US media SHOW it??

[senseandsensibility]

9. See above

Apparently they are.:wow:

[RNdaSilva]

10. See the two posts above yours...

[bdamomma]

12. MSNBC is disgusting talking how McCain is gaining ground on Obama

what total BS, desperate men take desperate measures.

[bullwinkle428]

26. FOX NEWS IS SHOWING IT!!!! I just saw a pig flying past my window!!

Seriously, the TV here at work in the break area was on Fox News, and they were showing live shots of the crowd, panning down the entire length of the park area... :woohoo:

[TheDonkey]

74. I feel worried about this too. Will the "low info" voters ever get to even hear this. Our media is

a disaster. :(

[eleny]

11. Watching C-Span 3 and came over looking for the "Holy Crap" thread

:applause:

[Muttocracy]

16. me too :)

[ecstatic]

14. Have they estimated how many people? I agree--amazing! nt

[Kittycat]

15. Any Reports on Crowd COunt yet? Thought I just heard 50K

But that doesn't seem right with how many people are out there.

[DontBlameMe]

91. MSNBC reported that German officials said...

the crowd was in excess of 100,000.

I was actually reminded of Simon and Garfunkel's concert in Central Park, not to invoke, or re-invoke, the whole "rock star" thing.

[bdamomma]

17. watch here

unbelieveable crowd.


http://c-span.org/watch/cs_cspan3_wm.asp?Cat=TV&Code=CS3

Wow wish I was there!!!!!!!!!!!

[bdamomma]

18. kick

[spinbaby]

19. Hey, but McCain gets crowds, too!

I hear he got enough people to fill up the cheese aisle in a supermarket.

[patriceclaire.com]

27. don't forget that one reporter who met him when he landed in PA.

but hey maybe he has something important to say instead of tearing down his opponent.

[Pisces]

20. It looks like 250k minimum

[elehhhhna]

34. It will be reported here as "hundreds"

[President Decider]

21. You can almost feel the energy back here in the states ... Its like a REVOLUTION!

The AWAKENING has begun ....

[bdamomma]

35. yes, the world is watching, and we cannot disappoint them

let us get our sh$t together now.

[BrklynLiberal]

23. Sure looks like more than the 100,000 people that were predicted.

[President Decider]

24. Reports coming in that it will be delayed briefly due to crowds still trying to get in there ...

[Colobo]

25. It's an incredible event... historic moment.

[MadrasT]

28. I have 4 live webcasts going at once!

CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, and N-TV (from Germany). (I'm only listening to the audio on the German stream.)

:bounce:!!!

[BrklynLiberal]

30. Wow!

[BrklynLiberal]

29. Wonderfully diverse crowd. Both by age and ethnicity.

[BrklynLiberal]

31. It is so nice to see them waving American flags instead of burning them.

[President Decider]

33. Agreed .... What you're witnessing is the effect of what real leaders possess.

The ability to influence and motivate people to do great things!

This is why the world is digging this guy. He wants to take us to a better tomorrow and he wants each of us to do it, not him.


Some people have this quality . . . and some don't.

[bdamomma]

36. yea, are those ex pats waving those flags

[Barack_America]

32. I want an Obama balloon!

I must have one!

[Renew Deal]

37. I love seeing the Yankee's hat over there.

Now they just need a Giambi mustche!

[President Decider]

38. They're saying 100K ... but there's still people pouring in

[Renew Deal]

39. There he is,

:bounce:

[bdamomma]

40. listen to the crowd Obama is on stage now

I am really excited for him and us.

Oh I have tears in my eyes, this is so great.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Colobo]

41. That man needs to be president. Now.

[Virginia Dare]

42. AMAZING pictures..

lots of young people, lots of people who brought their children out to see him. Europeans are sensing a historic moment about to happen. I can't remember anything like this in my lifetime. Perhaps Kennedy got these types of receptions, but I was too young to remember.

[bdamomma]

44. he is just great and humble.

[thewiseguy]

45. Yay wooohoooo

:patriot:

[Renew Deal]

46. Obama said "Communists"

Ack. Red baiters everywhere go wild. :rofl:

[President Decider]

47. I'm listening and I can't help be filled with emotion right now ... I'M SO PROUD OF HIM .. AND US

God, let it be ...

LET AMERICA RISE AGAIN UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP!

[bdamomma]

50. we need to shove those who live on the DARK SIDE OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.

and let the light in again.

[bdamomma]

48. kick

[tishaLA]

49. They were chanting "Yes We Can"

I'm in tears.

[bdamomma]

51. I am too, we don't know how much we are related to everyone

in this world, we need to unite to make a better tomorrow for all of us.

[President Decider]

59. Truer words could not have been spoken ...

This guy just makes you want to go out and fix things ... make it right.

[mloutre]

99. Ja können wir!

[tishaLA]

52. The way the sunlight is hitting the left side of his face

Is beautiful. It's an absolutely iconic image.

[graywarrior]

53. This is astounding.

I am just floored.

[Ganja Ninja]

54. I wonder what John McCain is doing today?

I sure hope he found his way out of the cheese isle at that supermarket.

[uponit7771]

60. Crying?

[babylonsister]

94. Lunching at a German restaurant in Ohio...

:rofl:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=6534262&mesg_id=6534262

[mwb970]

95. He's chowing down on brats here in Columbus.

He is meeting with business leaders at a German restaurant in a neighborhood called German Village. Nice touch, John.

[MadrasT]

55. Tears

OMG, I've got tears... :bounce:

[bdamomma]

62. ..............

I do too.:hug:

[gblady]

98. me three...

[thewiseguy]

56. This is a very important speech folks.

[Colobo]

61. Historic speech.

[uponit7771]

57. THESE NOW ARE THE WALLS WE MUST TEAR DOWN!!!! .............THAT'S OUR DUDE!!!!!

[bdamomma]

58. OMG HE IS GREAT, WHAT A GREAT SPEECH.

it is about fucking time.

[TexasObserver]

63. Goose Bumps!!

Hut!!

[RNdaSilva]

64. Doing a great job...

[CitizenLeft]

81. OMG I love the one with the beer!

Is he wearing lederhosen too? LOLOL! Love it!

[mloutre]

92. Ja können wir!!

GOBAMA!!

[dogindia]

65. i am weeping with his words

[WhiteTara]

101. I did too

I haven't felt moved for a long long time. I could only think...we're holding you to it.

[President Decider]

66. I'm not generally an emotional man .... but I'm really moved by his words right now.

[uponit7771]

69. These now are the walls we must tear down = historic, IMHO

[MadrasT]

67. PICTURE!

[mloutre]

68. from someone who's been writing for & about politicians for many years now...

...I can tell you, this speech is absolutely *brilliant*.

I HONESTLY haven't been this impressed by a well-conceived, well-written, well-delivered political speech since I was in grade school. And it was JFK that delivered that one.

Holy Kao!

This really *is* the Real Deal, y'all.

GOBAMA!!

[ecstatic]

70. Such an event would be impossible

in this country.

For one thing, Americans have little or no interest in foreign elections. Secondly, Americans are not that fluent in other languages.

I hope all of that changes under President Obama.

[bdamomma]

77. I hope we grow up.

[bdamomma]

78. over

[DianaForRussFeingold]

71. K&R Thank You! Welcome to DU!!!

:hi: Wow...He's Good! He brings hope to the world! Live on CNN! :yourock:

[cal04]

72. finally bring this war to a close

amen

[truthN08]

73. I've got tears in my eyes

OMG This speech is just so inspiring. Can you imagine what his acceptance speech for the nomination will be like? I am just so overwhelmed right now.

[snooper2]

76. Me too, and I'm at work

WOW

WOW


WOW

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[bdamomma]

82. me too, I am at work too.

don't you feel lighter somehow, we have to lift this country up. We need to get this man in office, we need the world to look at us as we were before, and to hold those who scarred our country to pay for their crimes. This is a new beginning and we must step up to the plate.

[uponit7771]

75. I'd love to hear the international response to this speech, he's on point....CLASSIC Obama!!!!

[ieoeja]

79. Isn't it time to hear Tweety say,

"Look at all those White faces there. What is up with that?"

[President Decider]

80. ONE OF THE BEST SPEECHES EVER WRITTEN ... AND SPOKEN!

The world was watching ... and Obama delivered.


Good job young man.

[bdamomma]

83. oh god, I hope those Secret Service are protecting this man.

alot of people there.

[MadrasT]

84. Ditto

I am really anxious about his safety, at this event in particular...

[President Decider]

86. Looks like he has a huge security entourage around him

I think he's in good hands.

[MadrasT]

85. n-tv.de

There's still a live stream here:

http://www.n-tv.de/ (click on the red LIVE button)

[MadrasT]

90. Also still live at cnn.com

[Barack_America]

87. That's Brian Williams he's speaking with, no? nt

[MadrasT]

88. I think it was (another guy in a blue tie?)

[Imagevision]

89. This is a man I can be proud to say is my president for the first time in 7 years!

[yellowdogintexas]

93. can we just go ahead and vote now ? wish we didn't have to wait until NOV. nt

[President Decider]

100. Obama may as well just take over now .... Lord knows Bush checked out months ago!

:rofl:

[Imagevision]

96. The intro song leading to Obama was Bowie's "Lets Dance"

[Joanne98]

97. I love that song..

But I like 99 Balloons better.