WOW Obama at Iowa State University

[Playinghardball]

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[ellisonz]

1. Looks like America....

[liberal_at_heart]

6. exactly

I keep hearing this will be one of the last elections where the white politicians will be able to rely entirely on the white vote. I can't wait to see them try to beg for the votes of the very people they insult so readily today.

[ellisonz]

9. Times They Are A Changing

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

[lillypaddle]

30. Love it

[Voice for Peace]

36. always gets me.. it's true

they may not change as quickly as we all would like
but they are surely changing. Look at all these beautiful
faces.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

39. LOVE IT!

[tartan2]

80. Oh liberal you are so right!

The days of the white voter being the majority are soon coming to an end. I think that's half the reason the replugs are frothing at the mouth and don't care about blatant lies! They will do anything to win!!!!

[progressoid]

10. Looks like Ames IA to me.

Also part of America.

[ellisonz]

11. Yeah the Iowa State T-Shirts are a give-away...

...good thing there was never any doubt about Iowa's place in the Union.

[uponit7771]

23. amen

[Drahthaardogs]

33. Amazing isn't it?

An Obama rally is full of "the rest of us".

GOP Convention = Rich white guys in ties.

[Bainbridge Bear]

69. Indeed, compare this

with the overwhelming whiteness at the RNC. Also, don't forget the despicable incident when the black CNN camerawoman had peanuts thrown at her with the line "This is how we feed the animals." Racism and Rethugs are synonamous.

[Lebam in LA]

2. Wow is right

Has there ever been a crowd shot of Rmoney's events? I always see lots of sour faces behind him but they never show his crowds. Hmmmm

[wordpix]

12. there was a crowd last night at the convention, fighting each other & the Mainers walked out

ugliness by and among repugs, so surprising

[LibGranny]

46. his "crowds" are crowded in name only!

And they all wear that look of grumpiness.

[TBF]

3. I don't think I've ever seen that many people

in C-ville at once before Nice pics.

[freshwest]

4. Great pictures? Where did you find these?

And North Carolina, GOTV!!

[Blue_Tires]

5. edit..not charlottesville

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[malaise]

7. Fugging Wow!!

Rec

[progressoid]

8. No, not Charlotte. That looks like Ames, IA to me.

You should edit the post.

[Cha]

14. I think you're right, progressoid.. and a couple of guys

in the crowd have Iowa State Tees on.

It's a beautiful sight!

[leftyohiolib]

13. did they get to hear about comfortable shoes again or how about renegotiating nafta,

those were good ones

[SammyWinstonJack]

60. ...

killjoy.

[Ian_rd]

15. Third photo is photoshopped to make the crowd look bigger!

Or maybe those guys are twins.

[progressoid]

18. Ha! They are twins. Here's a story about them...

Identical twins come from inner city to Iowa State on Gates Millennium Scholarships



AMES, Iowa -- When Iowa State's Derrick Rollins visited the inner-city home of two talented brothers and their family in Kansas City, Mo., he talked with them about the school's great facilities, supportive environment and dedication to success. But Rollins wasn't recruiting athletes. He was recruiting engineering students.

Rollins is assistant dean for diversity affairs in Iowa State University's College of Engineering. And his unique, personal approach to finding high-potential minority students and bringing them into the college has landed two of the nation's top recruits: identical twins Jonathan and Donathan Morgan.

Rollins -- an award-winning professor of chemical and biological engineering -- is a Kansas City native. He makes good use of family and neighborhood connections in his hometown to gain the credibility needed to personally recruit promising students. A friend of his brother's knew the Morgan twins from church, where they are head ushers.

...

http://archive.news.iastate.edu/news/2009/sep/Morgan%20Twins

[Ian_rd]

29. Sweet!

[catbyte]

19. Photoshopped?

Come on.

[Ian_rd]

28. Irony, catbyte, irony.

[valerief]

16. And, unlike the Romney rallies, I'll bet not a single person was told

by their employer it was mandatory to attend and they wouldn't be paid for attending.

[dodger501]

27. And they did not have to sign a loyalty oath

nt

[valerief]

43. Yep, that, too! nt

[uponit7771]

17. WOW!! That's the America we getting to know, so many different people

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

20. See, young people aren't enthused and don't like Obama anymore. They won't vote for him!

[otohara]

21. 13,000 In Ft. Collins

and a handful of Rmoney kids.

[sa2968]

22. These are the pictures that scare the shit of the KKKGOP...

...people of all colors united in their support of a black President. Contrast them with the pictures we see coming out of Tampa.

I LOVE IT!!!!!

[avebury]

24. K&R nt

[JohnnyRingo]

25. Those are gorgeous pics!!

I can't overstate the quality, and that sprawling crowd is Mitt Romney and Karl Rove's worst nightmare.

Thanx for posting! K&R

[VWolf]

26. The fourth picture:

The guy on the left has an "Everyone Chill Out, I Got This" T-shirt.

Brings back memories of 4 years ago, except the shirt is missing 2 words.

[xxqqqzme]

72. I noticed that too

Those 2 younger kids hanging over the barrier were probably feeling pretty smart and sassy for their spots.

[amuse bouche]

31. Makes my heart jump every time

GOBAMA

[skeewee08]

32. He really puts a

Smile on my face, we need him & the FLOTUS for 4 more years

[AzDar]

34. Such a shame no one is enthused about voting for this man one more time...

[BlueStreak]

35. Caption: While Romney is having fine wine in the company of his billionaire donors aboard ...

a 150-foot yacht flying the Cayman Islands flag, Obama is on the offensive deep into red country of Iowa and North Carolina.

[SunSeeker]

41. Could you imagine what Fox would do if Obama had a boat flying a foreign flag?!

Yet Romney's gets no mention. And these beautiful, amazing pictures from Iowa are buried as well.

[DippyDem]

37. America belongs to President Obama!

[Brother Buzz]

38. Obama's college week is looking like a college sweep

Our president is smart ignoring the GOP convention and hitting the college campuses.

[snappyturtle]

40. So proud!

[mnmoderatedem]

42. my alma mater!!!

I'm doubly proud!

I'll be there this Labor Day weekend. Wish I were there now.

[CoffeeCat]

52. Go clones!

Great school and many happy memories at ISUZU for me, as well.

That area by the campenielle (sp?) is gorgeous!

[moondust]

53. Would you describe it as a "conservative" state university?

I've heard that somewhere.

[jsr]

56. Iowa State is a pretty progressive place

For example, not many predominantly white universities have named two major facilities after their black alumni:


Carver Hall (for George Washington Carver)


Jack Trice Stadium (for black football player)

[HughBeaumont]

58. Jack Trice was an East Tech (Cleveland) grad!

Tragic story . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice

[jsr]

59. Yep. The only Division I football stadium in America

named after an African-American.

Amazing fact:
As a result of his death, ISU did not renew their contract to play against Minnesota after the 1924 game. They would not play again until 1989.

[mzmolly]

44. *Swoon*

[SoapBox]

45. Wonderful pictures...pics like these need to be shown every place.

Remember Denver the last time? The stadium??

I agree with previous posts...pics like these DO scare the shit out of the KKKThugs and KKKBaggers.

...currently I'm partially blinded because of all the shockingly WHITE people in Tampa!

[DallasNE]

47. On To Sioux City After This

While important stops for Obama, it also should boost efforts to get rid of Steve King who is in a tough re-election battle.

[CoffeeCat]

49. He'll be in Des Moines on Saturday...

...and I will be there with hubby and our two daughters.

Can't wait!!!

I'll take lots of pictures.

[mnmoderatedem]

63. Arrrgh! King!!

Ah you had to mention him! Iowa's my home state, and I'm proud of that. Just hate having King sully my home state's name.

Of course now I live in Minnesota, where we keep sending Bachmann to Congress. I can't win!

[geardaddy]

67. Yeah, but we also keep sending Keith Ellison.

[mnmoderatedem]

74. yeah that's true

but I'm not sure any action we take could balance out Bachmann

[geardaddy]

75. Yeah, we seem to have the nuttiest Goopers

Bachmann, Paulsen, Cravaak, and Kline.

[NRaleighLiberal]

48. If we get out the vote, work through the efforts to keep people away, and voting crimes are

not committed (re FL 2000 and OH 2004), I can't see how this man can lose to the empty store mannequin.

[CoffeeCat]

50. Ohhhhhh....

So, this is what "you people" look like up close!

[grantcart]

51. kick

[jsr]

54. Some other pics from the Iowa State visit:

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[great white snark]

64. Thanks.

[jayjayusa]

55. Diversity!

You gotta love it! Take the damn house back and get that filibuster-proof congress.
President's looking good, has he been working out or something? Looks young again.

[reformist2]

57. What I see - genuine happiness, no anger.

[sarge43]

61. I think they like the guy and, yeah, that's what America looks like. n/t

[Nativechef]

62. Awesome!

It's great to see such a huge turnout at my Alma Mater.

[NBachers]

65. And it's great to see you turning out a DU, Nativechief - and I agree with you

Welcome to Democratic Underground

[avebury]

66. K&R nt

[JNelson6563]

68. Yep, the youth vote is lost!1!

So I have seen several DUers who can never find anything positive to say. Love the stories of how just no young people can find it in their hearts to support President Obama anymore cause he's just like Bush!1!

lolz These pictures (and pictures at every college I've ever seen him at) tell me reality is not a strong suit of the keyboard brigade.

Julie

[Digital Puppy]

70. Young, old, every color, and EXCITED!!!

Great pictures!

[Care Acutely]

71. BEAUTIFUL. I *love* these!

Thanks for posting them.

[bigwillq]

73. Did they give a crowd estimate? (nt)

[jsr]

76. 6,000

according to news reports.

[bigwillq]

81. That's pretty good (nt)

[BlancheSplanchnik]

77. Ooooh! Goosebumps!

[cliffordu]

78. You can see for yourself that the young are fed up with the Prez.

[Amonester]

79. Doubled up today! :)

http://www.barackobama.com/news/entry/you-can-choose?source=read-more

[progressivebydesign]

82. Beautiful faces of America!! (so what happened to the narrative that young people aren't into him?)

Every time I see these crowds, and see people just as fired up as 2008, I have to laugh at the MSM who have tried to put out a meme that young voters don't like the President anymore... that they'll prefer Lyin' Ryan because he's sooo cool.

Bullshit. Look at those people... all ages, and they LOVE our President.

[tooeyeten]

83. Beautiful n/t