Gondoliers In Venice For Obama - Check Out This Video Clip......

[global1]

People all over the world are backing Obama.

Even in Venice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25jhBVaiQw0&feature=related

[Tarheel_Dem]

1. That was terrific. And may I just say that Italian men are the sexiest

men on the planet? Just sayin'........

[gateley]

2. And I think Venice is the most enchanting place in the world. Add that

with the sexy men... wow.

[Tarheel_Dem]

6. I know what you mean.........(nt)

[Mrs. Overall]

3. Loved this! And there is a part 2 as well (with chorus)!

[panAmerican]

4. And here is part II of the song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv2pfvGnPdA&feature=related

This is soooo beautiful! Here are the chorus lyrics, set to the rhythm of "Volare"

Obama, go Vote!
Joe Biden, Vice-President
Oh yes, This time, you can
Elect Obama your next President

And another great video tribute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwqQrFZH6Rc&feature=related

[gateley]

9. Oh, this one is so wonderful, too! I loved the people in the passing

gondolas cheering them on!

The opening guy was so touching -- hope for not just the people of America, but for the whole world.

:grouphug:

[puerco-bellies]

5. That actually warmed my heart.

Or is that an ember of hope..

[Mojorabbit]

7. That was great! nt

[bevoette]

8. awww...that makes me feel like...they're ROOTING for us!

the world WANTS us to be 'the shining city on the hill'

most of it, anyway. our friends.

:grouphug:

[onager]

10. Thanks for this! I made the Venice Carneval back in Feb.

I didn't even know it was Carneval. Took the train from Rome (a beautiful 6-hour ride).

When I checked into the hotel in Venice, the clerk said: "You know, this is the last night of Carneval..."

Grazie!

I dumped my bags in the room, walked outside, got on a bus and went downtown. (I was staying "on the mainland," about a 15-minute bus ride from Piazza Roma. But buses stopped right outside the hotel, every 15 minutes.)

Forgot to bring a map and had never been to Venice in my life. I just followed groups of interesting-looking people in costumes. That strategy worked well, since it took me to the 2 main party hang-outs: St. Mark's Plaza and the Rialto Bridge.

What a great city. It rises out of the water like a dream. Everyone was friendly and welcoming. One of the first characters I ran into was a little girl, all swaddled up in some fancy medieval princess dress. The little ham actually curtsied when I took her picture. I spent a few minutes talking to her grandmother, who was escorting her around and stuffing her with junk food. (Some things ARE the same in all cultures around the world!)

If you're interested in reading a history of Venice, check out J.J. Norwich's A History of Venice. Detailed, lively, and fantastically snarky in places.

e.g., Norwich describing the legal punishment of a Venetian noblewoman who had a...lively bedroom reputation: She was exiled, rather inappropriately, to the island of Lesbos.

[MrsBrady]

11. that is totally awesome! :) n/t