***HEADS UP*** Obama-Biden Rally in Fredericksburg, VA. LIVE NOW.

[jefferson_dem]

Streaming here -- http://www.barackobama.com/live/

[jenmito]

1. Thanks! K&R

[jefferson_dem]

2. Barack and Joe Up Now!

:applause:

[Motown_Johnny]

3. Wow, he was just in N.C. a few hours ago.. kicking and thanks for the info

[1corona4u]

4. Thanks...I really need it right now.

:-)

[1corona4u]

5. It cut out on me.....

anyone else??

[Motown_Johnny]

8. me too.. right after joe said "last night' and the crowd went crazy

[jenmito]

6. Did the video just go down from his site for everyone else?

[1corona4u]

7. Yep...

[jenmito]

9. Well, hopefully it will come back soon. n/t

[jefferson_dem]

10. Yup. It's down. Now..back up!

:patriot:

[jenmito]

11. Video's back!

[lisa58]

12. It's back!

[jefferson_dem]

13. Barack up now...

And the crowd goes wild!

[KewlKat]

14. Is it me? or isn't CSPAN's RTWH covering many of

Obama's events.

[rndmprsn]

15. on fire is right!

[milkyway]

16. LOL! Talking about McCain going on about the bear DNA study: "He's hung up on those bears."

[RNdaSilva]

17. Can't handle the bandwidth but that's ok...

the points have been made and will be expanded upon.

[stuntcat]

18. oh no way!! :(

that's only 45 minutes from us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We didn't know :(

[FrenchieCat]

19. It's back on!

[TheDonkey]

20. Did Biden speak?

lucky people in VA>

[jefferson_dem]

21. Oliphant's write-up -- Virginia rains on Obama's parade

Virginia rains on Obama's parade
from The Swamp by Jim Oliphant

by James Oliphant

FREDRICKSBURG, Va.--The question has always been whether Barack Obama can take the heat. But can he stand the rain?

Obama is delivering a speech here this evening outdoors on the campus of Mary Washington University and a drizzle is turning into a steady autumn rain.

"I'm going to take off my jacket," he said. "I need a hat."

His running mate, Joe Biden, is standing beside him, playing the loyal solider, even as the rain falls.

It's been raining off and on here, and much of the crowd, estimated at close to 26,000, were soaked before Obama got here.

His evening isn't through. Later Saturday, Obama will attend a dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus.

He even worked the rain into his speech, saying his opponent, John McCain's economic philosophy was like the weather.

Trickle down. Get it?

Well, it's, you know, political humor.

http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/09/virginia_rains_on_obamas_parad.html

[FrenchieCat]

22. NOOooooooooooooooo!

It was reaching fever pitch! and then......FREEZE! :cry:

[jefferson_dem]

23. Picked back up at his "if you will march with me...if you will lock arms with me...I promise you...

we will win virginia, we will win this general election, and, you and i together, we will change this country and we will change the world!"

With big passion, Frenchie. I'm so proud of our Man...and our country.

[MoJoWorkin]

24. I know! He was working in the weather again about "sometimes it gets a little dark and cloudy....

I was hanging on his words, and ...............

I think the rain made for an even better speech. NO rain was going to cool his fire!

[milkyway]

25. Finished now. A fantastic event. Barack is great and really funny when he ad libs.

It started raining as Barack was talking about trickle down politics, and he raises his arms to the sky, saying they think it's just going to trickle down on us like manna from heaven.