On March 21, 2008, Sen. Barack Obama came to my state of Oregon, where he held several events. I was at his "Stand For Change" town hall meeting at the Salem Armory, and I took some pictures, which am sharing below, giving credit to those taken by others. Barack was absolutely at his best, and we Oregonians will do our best for him to win. Oregon matters in the primary for the first time in 40 years! To watch the complete Salem townhall with Barack, copy & paste this url on your browser - http://www.cctvsalem.org/Waiting for Hope outside the armory!Megan, a Kaizer elementary school teacher, waits in line.
Young Farmworkers Union Endorse Obama! Yo Estoy Con La Union silkscreened on the back of their red shirts. They're mostly high school students from Woodburn, Oregon.
Salem Volunteer Group Administrator David Pearl (white Obama shirt), his son Itai & Marion County DNC members.
Even the geese up in the sky love Barack!
The stage is now ready inside the armory!
From right, Wilma Rogers, 84, her daughter Emily Rogers, 55, & Melinda Cowdery,54 - from coastal Lincoln City, Oregon.(Photo by Amy Hsuan/The Oregonian)
Obama Girl & Obama Kid!
Here Comes Barack Obama!Salem Is For Change!(Photo by Thomas Patterson/Statesman Journal)
Change We Can Believe In
Photos by LeTigre/Flickr.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/letiger/tags/21st/page3/
We're among millions of voices calling for change, giving one of countless standing ovations for the next president.On upper right, 5th row from stage, that's Lincoln City councilman Randy Butts (tall guy, pale blue sweater with black pattern). I'm standing left of him, proudly wearing a "Women For Obama" button from my field organizer when I was volunteering in Iowa.
Photo by DesertCat/DailyKos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/21/211557/224/180/481880For videos of Sen. Obama's townhall meeting in Salem, including question & answer videos on race, immigrant college education, North Korea, differences with Sen. Clinton, go to http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080321/ELECTION03/80321057 Below are a couple of great blogs on the senator's Salem visit. The first one includes his full text answers on questions from the crowd."I met Barack Obama today. Today was the 10th anniversary of our marriage, and rather than go out to a fancy restaurant for dinner, we decided to take our kids to witness history in the making. My family (Husband, Daughter-16, Daughter-14) and I attended the event in Salem, OR today, arriving at about 8:30A for the announced 11:30 doors open time.""The wind blew a cold 40 degrees, and it threatened to rain. We watched the TSA screeners arrive, along with bomb-sniffing dogs that were taken up and down the now long line into the Salem Armory. From the front of the line, a cheer rose as the gates were finally opened at 11:30A, as promised.The TSA searched us thoroughly. I was even wanded. Into the Armory we went, searching out the closest seats we could. We ended up several rows back, but within 50 feet of the stage. Finally, Earl Blumenauer, our beloved bow-tie wearing US Representative came out to introduce Obama. Earl gave a very nice speech, the details of which I can't recall due to what came next."To read more, go to http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/22/04155/3116/67/481985"Today I had a chance to see Sen. Obama at a stop he made in Salem, OR. Part of a few stops in various towns, Sen. Obama delivered a fairly basic stump speech, followed by about twenty five minutes of questions and answers. Unlike the "town hall" meetings of Mr. Cheney and Mr. Bush during the last cycle, Sen. Obama's campaign did not invite only party members, did not have anybody sign loyalty oaths, did not kick anybody out for wearing shirts with "unacceptable" political themes, etc. Nope. It was an open engagement, in which Sen. Obama, after the de rigueur stumping, proceeded to call folks to a refurbished diplomatic discourse, to trust and believe in themselves as agents of change, and to recognition that the people can truly make a difference. I've watched plenty of stump speeches, I've written about them, and I study them as part of my work. This was indeed a stump speech, but Sen. Obama sounded forthright and honest, and perhaps most importantly, he struck me as truly, fully, behind the philosophy of political change he espoused."To read more, go to http://www.woodmoorvillage.org/2008/03/barack-obama-in.html
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