MONSTER crowd greets Obama in Colorado...

[Drunken Irishman]

[NMDemDist2]

1. holy crap!!

[Siwsan]

4. Very impressive, but his crowds usually are

I think this campus focus is great. They keep saying the youth vote will stay home, this time. I'm thinking they will be out in force.

[CrispyQ]

29. The more the crazies show themselves for who they really are,

the more enthusiastic the dem base will be.

And a lot of us (me included) who have been critical of the prez, & have said "No more voting for the lesser of two evils," well, it sounds good mid-term. But when you listen to these fuckers, their ideas (legitimate rape), their lies, their denial of science, well, I can't imagine voting for anyone but Obama.

This was attributed to Chris Rock. I believe it was actually a Chris Rock parody who tweeted it, but it still rocks!

If you vote against Obama because he can't get stuff done, it's like saying, "This guy can't cure cancer. I'm gonna vote for cancer."

[CoffeeCat]

122. I attended Obama's event...

In Urbandale, Iowa yesterday. This was not on a college campus. However, there were 10,000 people there as reported by several newspapers.

Clearly, there is great enthusiasm for Obama.

Happy to see the great shots from Colo!

[olegramps]

145. The local Republican Rag, The Denver Post, showed only a picture of Obama and a couple of fans.

Its a stinking Right Wing piece of trash that isn't even good enough to line birds cages. Their OPED page is dominated by ultra-right wing freaks.

[SunSeeker]

2. And he hasn't even taken the stage yet in that shot!

[TeamPooka]

121. Clint Eastwood can see him right there at the podium

[SunSeeker]

135. LOL

[LeftofObama]

3. WOW!

Now that's a crowd!

[ddavis195600]

5. fabulous!

[calimary]

112. Welcome to DU! Great crowd shot, 'eh?

Here's to many MORE! Glad you're here - we'll be needing your help!




Now get to work.

[a geek named Bob]

6. If that's any indication

We're maybe seeing - dare I say it? - Landslide territory.

Let's keep an eye on the down ballot side as well.

Give Obama a clear shot at cleaning things up.

[progressivebydesign]

10. but, but, the MSM and GOP are telling us that NO ONE likes him anymore.

Look at allll those disappointed people. They must be there for something else, certainly not the President.

and just to be sure:

[a geek named Bob]

24. LOL

[Digital Puppy]

87. +1

[CoffeeCat]

123. Yes, I was only one...

...in the huge crowd of 10,000 who attended Obama's event in Iowa on Saturday.

Oh that large crowd was so somber, sad and quiet. No one likes Obama. It's really too bad.

on steroids

[DavidL]

7. Will this be carried live on BarackObama.com?

His speech in Urbandale, IA, (a DesMoines subrurb), was on that site yesterday afternoon, either simultaneous or shortly after he spoke there, the whole speech carried on the internet.

I'll look and report back.

Looks impressive! And as beautiful as Colorado can be. I hope all those people vote!

Website says he's speaking at "3 PM ET" !! (I think they mean Mountain Time 5 Eastern) they have a place on the page for today's live event.

http://www.barackobama.com/live?source=WatchLivePresidentObamaAtTheUniversityOfColoradoBoulder-20120902-misc-HQB&icn=20120902-WatchLivePresidentObamaAtTheUniversityOfColoradoBoulder-misc-HQB


Edited to say, His speech in Colorado is up on his site, link just above, I guess it was 1 PM Mountain time.

[marlakay]

64. Daughter just moved to CO in June

and registered….they are paying attention! She even is married to military and kept her Texas ID for last 5 moves…only changed for this one because it matters…all other places they lived were not a swing state…

[DavidL]

82. Thank her military husband for his service! Hoping they

both vote in November for Obama.

I hope both of them have a wonderful life.

[marlakay]

94. Daughter definitely will

Husband was dem but after last 3 years at Pentagon before moving to Colorado working fulltime many hours with the top guys they influenced him…and he started believing their lies…he was going to vote repub but doesn't like Romney and thinks he's a liar so I hope he will stick with Obama…he voted for him last time.

So glad daughter is voting in Colorado but husband didn't change residence and is voting for Texas...

[tridim]

8. Makes me (second) home sick. Impressive crowd! Much more than I was expecting.

[INdemo]

45. I thought the gottaregister.om

was/is an awesome idea.It will save a lot of work for those canvasing..
Man the Iowa speech was great..

[progressivebydesign]

9. Awesome!! Love that crowd.. So are his massive turnouts being reported on by the MSM?

or just the homemade "Obama SUX" sign?

And what about Romney's crowds? Haven't seen anything like this...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

12. You ask about Romney crowds? Apparently they are "insanely packed" (pic)

Sept. 1: http://battlegroundwatch.com/2012/09/01/insanely-packed-crowd-for-romney-ryan-in-jacksonville/

[sakabatou]

14. Is that a baseball field?

Where was that taken?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

18. Not. Jacksonville Landing, a public place on the river. nt

[sakabatou]

19. Ah.

[Drunken Irishman]

69. LOL! I just looked at the Jacksonville Landing on Google Maps...

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=The+Jacksonville+Landing,+Independent+Drive,+Jacksonville,+FL&hl=en&ll=30.324596,-81.659853&spn=0.001105,0.001635&sll=39.499761,-111.547028&sspn=5.721444,13.392334&oq=Jacksonville+Landing,&t=h&hq=The+Jacksonville+Landing,+Independent+Drive,+Jacksonville,+FL&z=20

It's like half the size of the location where Obama gave his speech in Boulder today.

[speedoo]

73. Less than half the size, IMO.

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Plus, Romney had to drag Ryan with him to draw a crowd. Obama pulls in thousands more, by himself.

[tomm2thumbs]

99. they simply ran to a place that already HAD a crowd

next stop - halftime at a game already-in-progress

[BlueStreak]

39. Insane, no doubt. "Packed"? Not so much.

If you co to that right-wing website referenced above and look at the whole set of pictures, it appears that there are no more than 1000-1500 people, and evidently this is a regular public space where one would expect to see hundreds without a special attraction.

[Mnpaul]

74. That is probably why they have a closeup shot

Where are Mitt's crowds? Are they hiding with his tax returns?

[LynnTTT]

102. Yeah, sure

I am always see 1,000 people gathered on the riverbank when I go for a walk. hah!

[calimary]

113. Welcome to DU!

We need you - mighty glad you're here!






Now get to work.

[progressivebydesign]

84. I haven't seen so many white people in one place since the flour mill exploded. nt

[calimary]

114. ROFL!!!!

That's pretty damn funny!!!!!

GREAT one, progressivebydesign!

I'm copying it into my quotes file!

[beveeheart]

11. I would be there for sure

if I wasn't visiting my sister in Maryland.

[calimary]

115. Welcome to DU!

Well, make sure to spread the good word while you're there! We need your help!





Now get to work.

[wake.up.america]

13. Many are beginning to realize that complacency could allow RMoney to buy his way into the House. ..

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Let's start rolling !!!!

[Monty71466]

27. Started in 2010

America turned over the House in 2010. The Republican's didn't MAKE us as a nation fight the spending. You cannot underestimate us as a ENTIRE country. The message has to be MUCH bigger and with specifics that fit today's ECONOMY. We need to see a solid vision, specifics on how to move forward, and one that includes reaching across the isles. If not, Obama can't move forward in the next 4 years. This is the ONLY way to roll forward. If not, we will turn over the office to the Republicans in 4 years without any change and a whole lot more in debt than today. This is awful. We cannot be SO PARTISAN.

[Capn Sunshine]

85. welcome to DU, but you're pitching the wrong message

There's nothing partisan about fighting the evil powers who have put over a half a billion into anti-Obama ads so far.

A quick visit to the OFA website will provide the plan and solid vision. Don't be watching the Fox news and expect to see it there.

Obama's jobs bill alone provide a solid vision of stimulus and beneficial improvements to national infrastructure. However, it has been blocked by Republicans more than once.


Our message is NOT partisan compadre, it's common sense for what's wrong.

[xtraxritical]

141. Great, I'm sure I'm not the only one that does not know what OFA is and where's the link? Duh

[nikto]

109. "The GOP cannot be SO PARTISAN."

ftfy

[calimary]

116. Welcome to DU!

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And thank you for your concern, as below.

[MADem]

126. The screen door probably hit him on the way out.... nt

[pacalo]

128. Neon lights were flashing all over that one.

And "reaching across the isles" was a bonus.

[MADem]

134. +1!!! nt

[flpoljunkie]

15. That is awesome!

[Monty71466]

16. If Crowd Size Is Indication, We're In Trouble

This is a good crowd, but Romney is trending larger crowds and much more donations. Obama's camp is sincerely worried. Google and look from all perspectives and not just one event.

[sakabatou]

21. Riiiight...

[K8-EEE]

26. LOL I know right, how fake was that concern??

I rate it 10 out of 10 on the fake-o-meter....

[sakabatou]

52. Don'tcha love fake concern trolls?

[K8-EEE]

22. Oh brother. "More donations" yes from Koch brothers

Larger crowds, OH REALLY. Link??

[Drunken Irishman]

32. Romney isn't even drawing as large of crowds as McCain-Palin four years ago!

[alcibiades_mystery]

23. And you're so confident you came on to a Democratic site to spread bullshit

[Drunken Irishman]

25. Hey troll, show me one Romney rally with a larger crowd than this, troll. Okay, troll?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. ...Right.

[greatauntoftriplets]

33. MIRT got him!!

to MIRT for sending this crepe-hanger packing.

[ailsagirl]

35. Oh dear... not another one

Shoo!! Go back to your repuke sites. You won't last long here.

[ailsagirl]

37. BWAHAHAHAHA Good one!!!

Yeah, it's obvious Obama simply isn't liked-- with that little dibble of people?? Did he PAY them?

[BlueStreak]

42. very deceptive because of the fish-eye lens. It is maybe 1000 people.

Go look at the full set of pictures on that battleground website.

From here on out, Romney events will be drawing 200-4000 while Obama is drawing 500-50,000. The campaign has been planning this a long time. They understand the psychology of momentum, how it affects fence-sitters, and particularly how it affects the MSM coverage.

The Koch brothers cannot hire enough actors to keep up with the numbers that will be at Obama events. They will rely on their pals in the right-wing media to go with carefully cropped fish-eye shots to create the impression they are in the game, but the numbers will be very lopsided.

[KansDem]

46. Welcome to DU!

Oh, and you might want to familiarize yourself with the similie...

[ailsagirl]

49. What's this "WE" ???

[trumad]

50. LOL

Enjoy your stay.

[BeyondGeography]

51. Made it all the way to three posts

Walk with pride, lad.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

55. Don't worry. Troll Monty71466 has posting privileges revoked after 3 posts. nt

[ailsagirl]

88. Aren't his moronic posts supposed to be deleted? I see they're still there

[olegramps]

59. Three card monty's post.

[progressivebydesign]

83. Hahahahaha. Think I'll have pizza for dinner tonight. n/t

[Ellipsis]

86. Ha.... thats a knee slapper.

"Appearing together, Romney and Ryan drew crowds of up to 7,000 people, dwarfing Romney's largest solo event last week—a speech to 1,600 at a manufacturing facility in Bettendorf, Iowa. And Romney, who is often restrained and cautious in the public eye, is clearly more ebullient and relaxed alongside Ryan, who campaign aides have dubbed "the partner."

Hard to rend lower when you're looking at 500 to 1600 for events then 7000's a big deal but that teeny tinnnnnnnnnny compared to Obama.

[lunasun]

98. troll delusions from eating too many keebler cookies!

[tomm2thumbs]

100. Yes, we should all be worried (swinging stopwatch back and forth)

you're getting sleepy.... sleepy.....

[colorado_ufo]

105. You owe me a keyboard!

[backscatter712]

107. Your concern is noted. I was at today's event.

Thirteen thousand sounds about right - the crowd filled up the quad.

rMoney's appearance in the Denver area got maybe a tenth of that. The teabaggers are definitely having an enthusiasm problem.

[liberalmuse]

127. LMAO!

Reeeaaaaallllly?

[lunatica]

137. You live in an alternate universe

[tblue37]

139. Since Monty71466 is obviously a Rmoney supporter, his post is largely true.

The "we" he refers to (himself and his Republican pals) are worried about the crowd size discrepancy between the two camps.

[gkhouston]

143. Never estimate crowd size by the number of porta-potties. n/t

[Cha]

17. Yeah, I read about 13, 000!! Thnnks DIrish..

Looks like a beautidal day in Boulder, CO!

h/t The Obama Diary~

[ChairmanAgnostic]

63. Holy crowd, batman.

They look rather numerous.

[flpoljunkie]

20. Here's another photo with President Obama speaking...

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at the University of Colorado-Boulder, September 2, 2012. REUTERS/Larry Downing

[warrior1]

28. holy shit!

wow the democrats sure have an enthusiasm gap

[livetohike]

31. Wow!

Great turnout!

[ailsagirl]

34. WOW WOW WOW WOW

Beautiful

[Iliyah]

36. Monster crowd in Iowa also and the news focused on one negative sign.

Nevertheless, outstanding, and from what I can see there are a bunch of white folks huh. From the corporate media R&R has ALL the white folks locked up - LOL

[locks]

38. Beautiful! Obama and Boulder Colorado

We could have easily tripled that crowd but they couldn't get any more on campus because of security, had to have tickets days in advance, and had to be in line hours ahead of the speech. You can bet we'll turn out to vote though.

[reformist2]

41. It really is a great pic.

[livetohike]

57. Welcome to DU!

[marlakay]

65. Can't wait to visit your area

my daughter just moved to Monument down south, her husband is in AF. We are coming for xmas…snow time!

[qwlauren35]

111. Thirteen thousand people

Bought tickets in advance and waited hours to see the president.

Commitment, dedication, VOTES.

I heard that when Obama speaks in Charlotte, there will be people on hand to sign on volunteers. I hope there were people like that in Colorado. If 1/100th of those people volunteer, that's still 130 people that the campaign didn't have before. One in ten would be 1,300 ground troops. My fingers are crossed.

[calimary]

117. Welcome to DU, locks! And thanks for the report!

Yeah, you're gonna have to. The other side will cheat and rig the game any way they can.

We need to make sure there's too wide a margin to allow cover for stealing.




So get to work!

[SoapBox]

40. Go Prez O!

Cool!!!!

AND...just another little reminder of Candidate Obama in Denver, accepting the DNC nomination, on August 28, 2008

The speech, pics and video:

http://www.reobama.com/SpeechesAug2808.htm

[MissNostalgia]

43. Monster??

I was hoping to see cute pokemon but this will do.

[calimary]

118. Welcome to DU, MissNostalgia!

Glad you're here! I am hoping you'll be a great help for Obama's reelection.






Now get to work.

[juajen]

129. Welcome to our great DU! Always glad to have one more.

[marble falls]

44. Checked that crowd out thougraly and couldn't find a single monster. No guns, no cartoons of Hitler.

Isn't this the sort of America that Teabillies claim they want back???? Its even mostly white. No angst, no hate speech, no incitement to "second amendment redress" if by some snowball's chance in Hell Mitt gets elected. No smug nasty threats of helping Mittski fail, if he wins. The President wins 60/40 and get a Democratic as well as a more democratic Congress. Any takers?

[wake.up.america]

48. That's what I was saying to a friend of mine - 60/40 Obama. +-3 points.

[reformist2]

56. Let's not get carried away! I think 55/45 is the best we can hope for.

[Voice for Peace]

68. it was a monster CLOUD not a monster in the crowd

[SheilaT]

47. I keep forgetting how insanely gorgeous

Boulder is.

The only place I've ever been that looks exactly like its postcards.

Now I'll have to find out if my niece who lives in Longmont went to see him.

[Jamaal510]

53. DAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMN!!!!!!

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="

" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[calimary]

119. LOL!

Love it!

[Panasonic]

54. Not surprising, considering that I went to Obama's rally in Denver in 2008.

Civic Center Park, Denver CO:

&feature=player_detailpage

Colorado is not a swing state. It is a solid Obama blue state.

[Graybeard]

58. Wonderful pic.

.
.
**** America Supports President Obama ****

[litlbilly]

60. fake trolls

Its amazing, the repugs can't even hire good fake trolls. They can't fool anybody

[Graybeard]

66. Hi litlbilly. Welcome to DU.

[ailsagirl]

89. I don't get you. What's a 'fake troll?'

[litlbilly]

97. what i meant to say

actual trolls are harder to detect. It seems the only ones they can get are so bad
my cats can sniff them out.

[ailsagirl]

104. Thanks for clarifying

[Old and In the Way]

140. Welcome to DU!

Actually, the troll comment quality has gone down dramatically since the RNC outsourced their internet astroturf campaign to Sierra Leone.

[calimary]

120. Welcome to DU!

Real supporters here! Glad you're among them! And DO NOT GET COMPLACENT!!! This thing isn't won yet.





Now get to work.

[Lebam in LA]

61. Damn

Any rmoney group photos yet?

[tclambert]

62. Compare to a Romney crowd

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=romney+ford+field&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS399&biw=1536&bih=776&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=YeXBRuqSlXDeQM:&imgrefurl=http://eclectablog.com/2012/04/has-mitt-romney-already-given-up-on-michigan-magic-eight-ball-sez-signs-point-to-yes.html&imgurl=&w=507&h=364&ei=DthDUOnvG8jZrAHz2oHADg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=437&sig=102739390597699280829&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=196&start=0&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:0,i:150&tx=93&ty=72

They tried their darnedest to make Ford Field look full, but couldn't come up with enough crowd to fill a junior high school football stadium.

[SoapBox]

71. I wonder if anything has changed?

...the article with the same above pic is from April 2012. AND includes a hilarious pic of a door into an empty office (campaign office).

"Has Mitt Romney already given up on Michigan? Magic Eight Ball sez “Signs point to yes”

http://eclectablog.com/2012/04/has-mitt-romney-already-given-up-on-michigan-magic-eight-ball-sez-signs-point-to-yes.html

So I wonder how it's now going in MI for Mittens and CouponCareMan.

[nikto]

110. Here's the REAL Romney crowd...

Teabaggerz mass near GOP Headquarters

[fredamae]

67. But-But-But I heard on the

"TeeVee News-Most Trusted Source" that there is not any enthusiasm for the Dems/POTUS this election.....

[WI_DEM]

70. Denver Post reports the crowd size to be about 13,000

Officials estimated about 13,000 squeezed onto the university's Norlin Quad to hear Obama speak.

Read more: Obama speech at University of Colorado shows optimistic, combative sides - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/politics/ci_21456144/crowds-gather-obama-speech-university-colorado-campus#ixzz25M4gTe7I
Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuse

[SoapBox]

78. Gotta get that "mean" angle in there...

"Obama speech at University of Colorado shows optimistic, combative sides"

...could they not have just left it at "optimistic"?

Nope...gotta make sure that everyone knows that the President is "combative" (code? The mean and angry black man).

[hue]

72. K&R!!!!

[catbyte]

75. That must really chap Romney's ass, lol

[noel711]

76. Hey! Where are all the old, pissed off, white people?

Where are the flags with the snakes on 'em?
Where are the flabby old guys dressed up George Washington costumes?
You know.. 'values' voters?

This isn't fair.. it's not... 'representative...'

C'mon.. they must have bussed in all those people..

(irony alert)

[litlbilly]

81. i guess im one of those

and Im to the left of Ghandi I dont think the pukes can win even with all the cheating, voter suppression, etc.

[ailsagirl]

103. Well, they "won" in 2004

IMO, no matter how enthusiastic the crowds are and what the electoral college maps say and what the exit polls will indicate, I still have my doubts that Obama will win, simply because the venom on the other side has never been more overt. They are absolutely determined to oust him and nothing--nothing--will stand in their way. I hope I'm wrong.

[cheezmaka]

136. Yes, they did "win" in 2004

But they took Gore by surprise. Everyone is aware of the voter suppression tactics now and the Democratic Party in Pennsylvania is working harder to get the word out and get registered voters with the proper id. The same is happening in the other battlegroundstates. I listen to the Al Sharpton Show and his National Action Network has volunteers as well that will help voters get id. I don't believe it will be a landslide for Obama but I think he will get the 270 electoral votes first. With the massive momentum Obama has, and what I believe both he and Biden will do in the debates he still has a better chance to get re-elected.

[ailsagirl]

142. Oh, I hope you're right

The fact that Rove is very busy in the background, doing god-knows-what evil makes me think the worst. After all, it is a fact that Rove got a tech-guru to manipulate the numbers in Ohio, thus throwing the race to the repukes in 2004. That person conveniently died in a small plane crash before he could testify as to the role he played and for whom. That's as scary as scary can get.
And he has been interviewed and asked who'd win in November and he said the repukes. All the progress that has been done about ensuring voters' right to vote is useless if Rove is setting up his 2004 plan to steal this election.

[Grateful for Hope]

77. This is wonderful to see.

K&R!

[postulater]

79. Biden drew about a thousand in Green Bay

today.

Sez the fire Marshall via the teever reporter.

[snacker]

93. I was there...

and the place was packed. Great crowd!

[postulater]

96. Lucky! I was at Ms Obama in Milwaukee

Last week. She was great, my daughters agreed.

[skeewee08]

80. WOW

Thats a lot of people.... Dang I wish I lived in a Blue State/ Battle Ground

[Drunken Irishman]

90. Here's another photo!

What a crowd!

[SoapBox]

91. So...at these events, are there voter registration groups?

We just got talk about this, here at home.

At these huge events, are there organizing groups there? Or is it speech only?

[Drunken Irishman]

92. If it's like '08, they're definitely working to register ralliers.

[CoffeeCat]

124. I was at the Obama

Speech on Saturday in Iowa, where the crowd was 10,000+, as reported by many media outlets.

Yes, at our event, there were at least 40 people who asked us if we were registered to vote. As we waited in line, we were repeatedly asked by many volunteers. They had forms to get people signed up snd I saw many registering. You could also sign up to have an absentee ballot sent to you, so you could vote early. Voting starts in Iowa in 24 days!!!

Also, Obama mentioned voter registration and spent a fair amount of time encouraging peoplto register, vote and to vote early--then work to get others to the polls. Great efforts to increase turnout!!!

[Brigid]

95. Wow! Great crowd!

[budkin]

101. Starting to feel like 2008!

That's what I'm talking about!

[Larkspur]

106. From this crowd, it looks like Obama beat the margin of error by A LOT!

[nikto]

108. So many socialist America-haters!!

What's a right winger to think?

[Tarheel_Dem]

125. Dayum!

[life long demo]

130. I don't see an enthusiasm gap

I just see a heck of a lot of excited people.

[geckosfeet]

131. Oh. They are all flesh and blood humans. I was expecting zombies or vampires or something exotic.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

132. He seems very popular

[Proles]

133. The republicans are right. Enthusiasm for Obama has waned completely since 2008.

[tblue37]

138. Yet the polls keep being "neck and neck," and the pundits keep insisting

that this race is close, close, close.

It's obvious that these "neck-and-neck" claims are intended to support the Republicans' efforts to steal the election through voter suppression and electronic vote hacking.

[WinkyDink]

144. Holy-Moly! You GO, Mr. President!