Obama Rally at 5/3 Field 10/9

[Foofur]

I will be attending tomorrow - no surprise interviews to interrupt this time. Should I take my 300mm lense (Nikon D80)? I shall post pictures of the event here tomorrow.

[REMgirl]

I'm jealous! I would love to see him tomorrow, but I'll be working all day. Definitely take photos and post them! Get crowd scenes so we can see how many people show up.


And have a great time seeing our future president!;)

[Restless Sinner]

Have fun whoever goes! I'll be slaving at school a few streets away!

He just couldn't be here tomorrow when I have the whole day free... argh!

[Foofur]

The view from the end of the line at approx. 9:30 AM

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TONS of people hawking their wares

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There was some interest from the news community

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Early goings on after getting through the Secret Service screening.

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The sound guy trying to get things set up at the podium.

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[Foofur]

Secret Service discussing their task for the day.

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The press gearing up for the speech.

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Mayor McLin was first to speak.

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The layout . . .

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Governor Ted Strickland at the podium.

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The Governor and the Mayor after their speeches.

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[Foofur]

This shot is for Four so he can see the artillery that the photographers carried . . .

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Lone Secret Service Guy on the Bud Party Deck.

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The Dayton Dragons welcome you know who.

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Senator Obama makes his entrance to U2's City of Blinding Lights . . .

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Wassup?

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Chill people. I have to make a speech.

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Wider shot.

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Hey! I'm talking to you, pal.

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The jacket comes off.

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Backdrop shot.

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Teleprompter shot.

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There were a couple of people there.

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Reminds me a bit of the Geico ad with Billie Jean King.

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[Foofur]

The Secret Service do not like kids . . .

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Mob scene after the speech while 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered' was playing. This is kind of like a Where's Waldo picture. See if you can find Obama.

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There were several people collecting items to be signed by Obama.

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Gotta meet the people.

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The motorcade . . .

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[Frost]

Great pictures! :D

[Mantra]

Wow! Excellent pics. How was the rally?

[REMgirl]

Thanks, Foofur! Excellent pics! I didn't get to go, but my husband did. He didn't make it inside in time, though. He watched from outside the fence and he said it was great.:)

[markalot]

Quick, identify the sekret service agents in this picture...

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[REMgirl]

Shucks, I thought they were the sales reps from Rayban!

[drougan]

Quick, identify the sekret service agents in this picture...
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Dude...its not the ones you can identify that you need to worry about. ;)

The one guy looks kinda like Agent Smith...:cool:

[mcwhit]

How big was the crowd?

[Artpunchehorse]

He was in Asheville last Sunday and there was 22,000

[Foofur]

How big was the crowd?

They could not fill the seats directly behind home plate because the press were setup on a platform that partially blocked the view. The vast majority of the stands were full - upper and lower deck. I would say approximately 5,000 people.

[frizgolf]

Wow. Just as I started this post, I got an "intrusion alert" from Norton. Freaky.

And again when I previewed. This picture is haunted.

What I was gonna post was that every time I see this ad for Obama/Biden, my mind says "Obama Bin Laden".
Damn right-wing propagandists have gotten into my subconscious.
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[frizgolf]

And again when I previewed. This picture is haunted.

Total: five times- every time the pic appeared on my PC.