I am so excited to see this last rally! What a beautiful ride for this amazing couple and for all of us who have lived to partake in it and witness it. I feel priviledged!
This is a very tender picture…you can almost feel the feelings in that embrace…the importance of the moment plus don’t think they have seen each other in recent days, have they?
Okay I went to make/eat dinner, made lunch, cleaned up, put the coffee on for the morning and come back not only to ‘the Boss’ but it appears I missed 2 threads. I thought I was being really quick. Jeeze but it’s hard to keep up with you ppl. 😆
Well, tomorrow must be election day, because Bobfr – the most intense tweeter in the universe for Obama, and he ain’t kiddin’ – shares a little joke with Harry. Give ’em hell, Harry! Give ’em hell, Bob! Let’s enjoy these next 24 hours.
Great thought! this would be good to twit to other members of Team Obama who are working so to get us to the finish line and may need something to smile about
Our First Lady is such a tremendous advocate for our military! That is a tremendous picture; that young man knows right there how much our First Lady appreciates his service!!!!
Cute, nice story here about an older couple who’s there tonight in Des Moines, big Obama volunteers, said they got to go bowling at the White House for their 50th anniversary!
holy shit you don’t think the pres really calls the boss in the middle of the night singing to him? I wish their sound was louder on cnn. Even in the quiet of the house it’s hard to hear him talking/singing
I am so far behind in the posts today, I will never catch up. I will spend the time between now and President Obama’s second Inaugural reading all the articles and listening to all the speeches I missed. Using the dashboard calling tool today, I contacted a lovely woman who had voted absentee already. She said she wouldn’t tell me her vote because that was personal, but “I’m black, so you know how I voted”/ I said, “Well I’m white and I’m voting for him, probably for the same reason!” We both agreed he was the greatest president we’ve known, and really, a naughty mat was needed as she made a comment about how fine he was, and I agreed! Since most of my calls were not that friendly, I really enjoyed chatting with her. We both agreed we’d be praying tonight 🙂
glad to see nate silver’s computerized wind sock, oh i mean his “model,” is coming closer to the electoral vote total I predicted a year or two ago and have never wavered from. what would we ever do with the daily changing prediction!?!?
Hey y’all, I’m here FIRED UP and READY TO GO!! Tonight was my last night to make calls for Obama and it was bittersweet!!! I have a good feeling about NC. Everyone I talked to either voted or will vote for President Obama!! I can count on both hands the number of Romney supporters I’ve talked to and that’s over the past few months that I have been making calls. I can’t wait to see POTUS and FLOTUS tonight!
I’m so geeked and excited but I have to get up at 3:30am. I need to sleep, but I’m totally wired and I need to see my POTUS and FLOTUS tonight! Ack. Somebody slap me! 😆
Wonderful tweet, Dudette! For some of us oldies this brings back memories and lots of emotions. I am so glad young people are being exposed to this history. The struggle to gain the right to vote was long and painful, and many people, now forgotten, made the ultimate sacrifice in order to ensure that future generations would be able to exercise this right.
Finished a 13 hour day at staging location. Tomorrow starts at 6:00 a.m. and goes until all polls close and all voters in line get their chance to vote. Today volunteers were excited, giddy that we were getting to close to the end and working very, very hard to get every supporter to step up and vote tomorrow. We’re even scheduled to take emergency ballots to the hospitals to those who are too sick to vote.. Busy, busy, crazy day ahead, but every one’s heart is so 100 percent in it, it’s a joy to see. Will see you all on the other end, when the job is done. God Bless our president and let the day be his (and ours)!!
Thanks Jackie for all your hard work. Without people like you this country would never have been blessed with this incredible human being as our President. You are among the many unsung heroes who have been working tirelessly to re-elect President Obama.
Yeah! I made it! Good to be here. I was worried that my alarm wouldn’t go off. It’s 4.a.m but I couldn’t miss this. What an emotional night. FLOTUS has been speaking for all of 10 seconds and I am already crying! What am I like!
Love you guys and I ADORE PBO!
they are both wonderful. You can see how deeply they feel about the last five years and how strong their commitment is. So proud and so hopeful, still!
Yes! It has the same solemn feel to it…. The crowd knows it is witnessing history too, notice how they hold a respectful silence at times….we r on the verge of something great again!
PJ, I thinking of some of the same thoughts and my emotions took over again. We are so blessed to have this beautiful couple as our First Couple. This is such a great time to be living during this presidency.
I love the way POB and FLOTUS and team make his campaign moves have such great meaning. This was so fitting in so many ways.
I am crying, and joyful as well. This is a wonderful new page in our “The Audacity To Win Again.” I am looking forward to casting my vote tomorrow for this beautiful soul, our brilliant president.
I want to remind all of us who will be standing in lines to make sure that you have water, some snacks for yourself and even some to share with someone, a folding chair and your cellphone. Make sure that you inform a family member when you leave to go to your polling place. Just a precauition and make sure you look to see who is around you.
Park your car in a safe place and make sure that you take note of the time on your phone or watch as you enter your place in line. Keep you eyes open and your ears open. If you see or hear anything unusual, call your local FBI office, police, and family member. Carry your own kleenex and drink your own water.
Carry your music, a book, a puzzle, or something that you enjoy to help you with the standing in line.
I love you all so much. I had some great calls into WI. Beautiful people. I will be calling again tomorrow after taking care of some medical needs.
Have yourself a little nap, set up the candles, tea/coffee, wine, great foods and put on something relaxing as you watch the returns. Great Evening to be Enjoyed by our TOD Family.
Lastly, say some prayers for POTUS, FLOTUS, VPOTUS and SLOTUS. Also remember Ax, Stephanie, Jim, Ben, Rufus, Gibby, and David Plouffe. Let’s fill our space with great music, good food, great prayers and meditations and just plain speak the word out loud for what we want and send our good energy out to POB.
We are going to be fine. I have a peace. Also do not allow the evil people to take over our space. This is our day to make many hopes and dreams come true to the many young people who have turned 18 since POB became president. So many to feel the great enegery that we all have this time 4 yrs. ago. What a time to be living this history.
I can’t sleep, so I will keep the lights on and listen and watch some great videos of where we have been.
Chips, I love you so much, my sweet and special angel. (((((((((((((((( Lots of love from my Heart)))))))
This is my sweet haven to come to, and I just want to say,” Thank you, my beautiful Chips.HZ
Tears tears tears! I love this man so much. And I love my old home state of Iowa for being good and decent people who recognized the immense talent and goodness in this man and wanted him to be their president and were key to giving him that vital initial push and sent him on his way to future victories and winning the nomination.
The First Lady is simply gorgeous and such an accomplished Lady, an attorney, a loving mother and wife, respected and admired the world over. I loved her talking about you can love no matter who you are a few minutes ago . The two of them hugging on stage is truly an testament of their love and faith in each other and their determination.
Good-nite all I will be an election tomorrow judge so I’d better get to bed. I ‘m ready for the T-Baggers “Truth The Vote” too coming with their BS. I’ll call election central so fast; it’ll make their heads swing.
I don’t think I will be at McCormick Place tomorrow night even If I win the ticket. for phone banking @ OFA. Then again , we may finish counting early.
Thank you so much Chips for expressing so well what I feel tonight! I am proud to have supported this incredible man and his equally incredible wife. I am thankful that he chose an amazing partner in VP Biden and his fabulous wife Jill. More importantly, I am thankful that I belong to a community, here at TOD, of truly decent human beings who have been unwavering in their support of this great President.
No matter what happens today, I will forever treasure you Chipsticks.
And btw … on earlier thread, talking about Rachel Shmaddow (yes, I typed it that way on purpose) … when they say he has not run on his record, well, that is our President .. he is not the bragging type .. he will not laud his accomplishments, but his surrogates have! So have they not been paying attention? Have they not been listening? Do they not know what the stock market says, what GM says, that Osama Bin Laden is dead, seriously folks, his record stands for itself! He is awesome!
I saw that…she was doing alright by me until she and Dan started talking that nonsense. Sometimes I think they just use words…any words…to fill up the space…such a waste of words and time…they don’t know that awhole lot of us as been paying attention to our beloved President!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to you Iowa. You gave this man a shot when almost none gave him a chance. This majority white state, early on saw the good in this man not the colour of his skin. Thank you, thank you Iowa.
I don’t know what the future holds, AMK. All I know is that in my lifetime America never had a president like President Obama. VP Biden knows it. I even think President Clinton knows it too. In spite of all the ugliness thrown at him, President Obama has remained calm and focused. But more importantly, his love of country and his compassion for other people never wavered.
Exactly! The win tomorrow will show that money, no matter how much, can’t buy a determined and conscious people. President Obama will win tomorrow. But even more importantly, the American people, that he placed so much faith in, will win tomorrow. Their win will show that despite all the money amassed by billionaires, millionaires and corporations, ordinary people, equipped with knowledge and determination, ultimately triumph in a democracy.
LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE
LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
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FIRED UP, READY TO GO!!!!!!
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
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He doesn’t have to. Just reminding people that they can trust him, he tells the truth, even when unpopular, is such a contrast. We can trust him to stand up for us. Mitt is just the standard bearer for the status quo.
Those ubber huggers better watch it. Michelle is in da house! LOL I know she’s shared him with us all these long, or rather short, 4 years but you don’t want to be pushing it. hehehe
Ha. Sam Wang is now saying there was a ‘recent data glitch’ about his EV estimator drop (from 323 to 303 to 309 now). Sez will ‘scour for more earlier mistakes’. I was the first one to question him on that. 🙂
We are in for a #ObamaBiden2012 landslide baybee. Just wait & watch.
I don’t have very much money, but my money is still on President Obama winning 347-348 EVs. Arizona may be a surprise of the evening that elevates his EVs to 358-359.
this is great! I’m feelin fired up! I got an early day tomorrow at the staging location so will (somehow) go to sleep! See you all tomorrow! Let’s go win this thing! 😀
Thanks alice and all other selfless OFA volunteers who are really bringing in the #ObamaBiden2012. Excellent job dedication coupled with super planning. Kudos to all of you.
Well now I’m an emotional mess (steady stream of tears) I was able to witness his speech on that cold February morning when he declared his run for the Presidency and now I have witnessed his last rally as a candidate. Wow, we have to win this tomorrow for him and ourselves. We just have to do it!!!!!!!!!!
I was blessed to watch the speech on that cold February morning too, and was here for this one tonight, and all in between.
I couldn’t write earlier during his talk because my emotions were too raw. His tears were my undoing, I’m afraid. I thought of
his dear grandmother and felt he must be thinking of her too. I’m 68 years old, and this man has touched me more than any
president in my lifetime. I was broken hearted when President Kennedy was assassinated that’s true. But this man, our
wonderful President Obama has touched my heart in ways that no other one has, or I doubt ever will. I know that all of you
realize just how truly blessed we’ve been to have him these past 4 years, and please God, give us 4 more! I just wish those
folks who treat him so badly, who say such horrible things about him, and who are determined to vote for the liar tomorrow….
I just wish they would realize how blessed they too have been to have him as our president. They probably never will tho 😦
Forgive my long winded post, but my heart is so full right now…full of sadness, but mostly full of pride in “our guy” and
full of hope for the future. I’m Fired Up and Ready to GO…and I knew he was too when the speech was over and he
tapped the side of the lecturn!! That made me smile 🙂 I sure do love that man.
He looks just like his grandfather and his mother tonight. I am so sorry they did not live to see him tonight. I am so happy and I know I will be happier tomorrow night. Folks ,I don’t know who would want to not vote for this man.
If anyone is still undecided I suggest they stay home, they weren’t going to vote for him anyway. I am not staying up to listen to or watch Romwho. Sleep well, God bless you all.
OMG, that was just a stunning, stunning speech. The livestream was stupendous. So many close-ups of our POTUS pouring his heart and soul out to us in deepest gratitude. I’m completely awestruck. JUST WOW.
Good night everyone. Will join you tomorrow for our re-election party.
Thanks Chips for providing the link to watch this last rally.
My heart is full and my spirit is uplifted.
Good night everyone. Please wish me luck as I work the polls tomorrow — no shenanigans and smooth sailing, although I’m ready and willing to advocate for the vote!
That was simply wonderful. Thank you to Chips for this site and all the people who are working their hearts out to make this happen. I’m not surprised that PBO shed some tears – none of us know what he and his family have gone through (threats, etc) but he’s kept fighting and done a wonderful job. The good people will reward him. JOVIE – keep kicking ass in Florida. See you all tomorrow. XX
We watched this great man in silence and awe tonight. I well remember his 2004 convention speech, and since then, we have been his solid supporters. He has NOT disappointed us, petty people have, but he keeps going and smiling. A man of total integrity, honesty and compassion. In my long life, he is the best president, and I’m so glad I lived to be part of the age of Obama! I absolutely adore him and his wife.
What a woman, what a man! That event was so sweet and also breath-taking. What a blessing to be able to witness this presidency.
What a privilege to be able to vote for him again.
What a joy to share this journey with this special, warm, fierce, nutty and extremely gracious and loving family, here at TOD.
Thanks, Chips for building this refuge. I look forward to spending the next four years with all of you.
PBO’s emotions were so raw tonight. I wonder how many people he hugged in Des Moines! The USSS agents seemed a little bewildered by his movements criss-crossing to greet peopl at various corners of the crowd.
What an emotional speech. Worth getting up for even if I have gotten through a whole box of kleenex!!! PBO at his most awesome best. We NEED him for another 4 years. I will be here all day tomorrow (today here in the UK) and will stay up all night until the results are in and we re elect the greatest President in my lifetime if not ever, Barack Hussein Obama!
Just want to say to Chipsticks THANK YOU for your spectacular site and for all you do to bring us positive and uplifting news on PBO and thank all of you for your unyielding support for PBO, each other and thank you for being such a supportive family to me over the last few years. I love you all and totally adore your first family, especially PBO.
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Congrats again!
What! Ho!
came back just in time
😕 I’m ready. Sleepy, but ready to be a part of this next stage of world history.
Hey you! {{{{VC}}}} plenty time for sleep after Re-Election Day!
Hi Pamela! Yeah, I’m hanging in, but sometimes i cannot control my eyes. 😉
I know… 2×14 hour days, feel like I’ve worked a week already! I admire PBO all the more!
2 x 14hours! Shudder!!! I hope that means you are off tomorrow so that we can sit and talk together while we await the votes coming in.
No, dear, I’m not off. But soon I may have more time off than I care for. Yes, we are nearly at the end. It is a beautiful time.
‘It is a beautiful time.’ That’s good.
I am so excited to see this last rally! What a beautiful ride for this amazing couple and for all of us who have lived to partake in it and witness it. I feel priviledged!
Congrats Kreen. I’m glad to be close.
Thank you Yardarm, I worked hard for this one, lol.
Yeah riiiight!
Way to go Kreen 🙂
The BOSS is ON …
Thank you Bob! So proud of all the awesome job you have done throughout! Way to go!
It’s gonna be emotional folks.
I know! I’m so happy/sad/excited
C-SPAN One is airing it LIVE NOW.
Watching! Can I tell you how much I adore the Boss?
If anyone didn’t before – they do now
OMG melt time
Yup. Such intensity. I love them.
This is a very tender picture…you can almost feel the feelings in that embrace…the importance of the moment plus don’t think they have seen each other in recent days, have they?
Wow……what a tender and wonderful moment.
Beautiful!
Let’s finish what we started. Go Iowa. Thanks a bunch for having our guy’s back.
Okay I went to make/eat dinner, made lunch, cleaned up, put the coffee on for the morning and come back not only to ‘the Boss’ but it appears I missed 2 threads. I thought I was being really quick. Jeeze but it’s hard to keep up with you ppl. 😆
Tell me about it, LS, and some of us work for a living! 🙂
😆
Well Done, Chipsticks! I do believe you will knock it over 15,000,000 before the Re-election is called in 24 hours… Whaddy’all think? 😆
CNN takes a shot up the street and it is packed as far as you can see with folk!!!!!!!!!
Mitt getting down close to his 0 tax rate. Now at 7.8% on fivethirtyeight. Hopefully will hit his tax rate at about 7pm tomorrow night.
LMAO @ his 0 tax rate polling
🙂
Well, tomorrow must be election day, because Bobfr – the most intense tweeter in the universe for Obama, and he ain’t kiddin’ – shares a little joke with Harry. Give ’em hell, Harry! Give ’em hell, Bob! Let’s enjoy these next 24 hours.
As we will, dear Jacqueline!!!! Thank you 🙂
Great thought! this would be good to twit to other members of Team Obama who are working so to get us to the finish line and may need something to smile about
Thank you for the suggestion, gcLinda! 🙂 Here’ya go 🙂
That’s right. 315.3 EV baybee. Come to papa, nate. You’re almost there. 🙂
Our First Lady is such a tremendous advocate for our military! That is a tremendous picture; that young man knows right there how much our First Lady appreciates his service!!!!
I stopped on that one a while. A rough and tumble soldier obviously appreciating the tender, loving touch of a caring first lady.
Powerful
Cute, nice story here about an older couple who’s there tonight in Des Moines, big Obama volunteers, said they got to go bowling at the White House for their 50th anniversary!
http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/11/05/just-24-hours-before-polls-close-in-iowa-obama-rallies-voters-in-des-moines/article?nclick_check=1
POTUS and FLOTUS. I love those two.
😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥
holy shit you don’t think the pres really calls the boss in the middle of the night singing to him? I wish their sound was louder on cnn. Even in the quiet of the house it’s hard to hear him talking/singing
cspan is good
http://www.c-span.org/Campaign2012/Events/President-Obama-Ends-Campaign-in-Iowa/10737435612/
On CSpan TV too.
Live stream has crowd pics!
Thanks you two. Cnn has better picture, but cspan has better sound. decisions decisions
I am so far behind in the posts today, I will never catch up. I will spend the time between now and President Obama’s second Inaugural reading all the articles and listening to all the speeches I missed. Using the dashboard calling tool today, I contacted a lovely woman who had voted absentee already. She said she wouldn’t tell me her vote because that was personal, but “I’m black, so you know how I voted”/ I said, “Well I’m white and I’m voting for him, probably for the same reason!” We both agreed he was the greatest president we’ve known, and really, a naughty mat was needed as she made a comment about how fine he was, and I agreed! Since most of my calls were not that friendly, I really enjoyed chatting with her. We both agreed we’d be praying tonight 🙂
Sound like a fun call. Glad it happened.
Awwwww, what a beautiful pic of POTUS and FLOTUS! Excited to see this last campaign rally for them. 🙂
PBO on reporters:
For real!
Ain’t that nothing but the truth!
Fox news said he was smoking marijuana, Forward and away we go…. That Bruce!
5+. My bet
I’m with you 5+
The hope of your heart felt fulfilled
He is such a gentlemen to take the time to go pick up his lady! What a guy!
My favorite was the photo where the President was receiving a salute while kissing the First Lady. What a life they lead!
Yeah that soldier looked like it was all he could do to keep from smiling.
C-Span keeps moving Romney’s NH event back. Started out at 10 and is now up to 11. Wonder what time it will happen–not that I will watch it.
Yea who cares about his rally, lol.
glad to see nate silver’s computerized wind sock, oh i mean his “model,” is coming closer to the electoral vote total I predicted a year or two ago and have never wavered from. what would we ever do with the daily changing prediction!?!?
Thank you so much 4morefor44 for having kept the faith when lots of other people were abandoning the President.
Is the link at the top actually live? Mine still says Programming Will Begin Momentarily
Cspan is showing it live right now. Bruce is on.
mine too – help!
CNN is live … Bruce is on
same here 😦
http://www.c-span.org/Campaign2012/Events/President-Obama-Ends-Campaign-in-Iowa/10737435612/
you get that message for about 2 seconds on cspan online
It’s on now Mary:
Do to C Span.. it’s perfect there.
Hey y’all, I’m here FIRED UP and READY TO GO!! Tonight was my last night to make calls for Obama and it was bittersweet!!! I have a good feeling about NC. Everyone I talked to either voted or will vote for President Obama!! I can count on both hands the number of Romney supporters I’ve talked to and that’s over the past few months that I have been making calls. I can’t wait to see POTUS and FLOTUS tonight!
Even Kasich knows Mitt is poison ….
Isn’t it sweet justice that a LIE was the last nail in the coffin for Romney in Ohio ??
Oh, yes!!! Very sweet, In_DEED!!!!
Here we go, it is on now on youtube stream…
Look at that crowd!!!
Watching this one because it’s the one with both a great pic AND excellent sound. Watching on Youtube tho, so I can keep refreshing this site.
God forbid I miss something…..addict that I am
I’m so geeked and excited but I have to get up at 3:30am. I need to sleep, but I’m totally wired and I need to see my POTUS and FLOTUS tonight! Ack. Somebody slap me! 😆
I’m with you 🙂 I’m working the polls tomorrow and have to be there at 5:30am. But I can’t sleep because I’m so excited about re-electing PBO!
Dudette, your tweets are always pointed and powerful.
Wonderful tweet, Dudette! For some of us oldies this brings back memories and lots of emotions. I am so glad young people are being exposed to this history. The struggle to gain the right to vote was long and painful, and many people, now forgotten, made the ultimate sacrifice in order to ensure that future generations would be able to exercise this right.
Here comes FLOTUS!!
First Lady is ON
Michelle looks gorge!!! Hair swangin’!
Yes she is looking gorgeous indeed.
Goodnight everyone. I’m listening to Bruce and crying. I’m so emotional tonight.
Finished a 13 hour day at staging location. Tomorrow starts at 6:00 a.m. and goes until all polls close and all voters in line get their chance to vote. Today volunteers were excited, giddy that we were getting to close to the end and working very, very hard to get every supporter to step up and vote tomorrow. We’re even scheduled to take emergency ballots to the hospitals to those who are too sick to vote.. Busy, busy, crazy day ahead, but every one’s heart is so 100 percent in it, it’s a joy to see. Will see you all on the other end, when the job is done. God Bless our president and let the day be his (and ours)!!
Jackie, thank you so much for all you are doing, thank all of you who are working their tails off for this great man.
high five AND terrorist fist bump for all your dedication and tireless efforts
Thank you for what you are doing. As the President says it depends upon you and upon all of us. We are fired up.
Thanks Jackie for all your hard work. Without people like you this country would never have been blessed with this incredible human being as our President. You are among the many unsung heroes who have been working tirelessly to re-elect President Obama.
We love Michelle!!!!!
Yeah! I made it! Good to be here. I was worried that my alarm wouldn’t go off. It’s 4.a.m but I couldn’t miss this. What an emotional night. FLOTUS has been speaking for all of 10 seconds and I am already crying! What am I like!
Love you guys and I ADORE PBO!
So glad you made it. Pull up a chair.
We have lift of! Michelle is getting fired up!
Thanks! I’ve got it now.
The crowd is sweet. Chanting: “We love Michelle! We love Michelle!”
Thank you Chips, recording on my DVR too from Last word show. yeeesss.
I love that Michelle talks about her husband with minor mention of self. She is a wonderful speaker for her husband
Tears!!!!
She sure is, a very devoted wife, mother and cares for Americans. Such a lovely lady.
What a difference a First Lady makes!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am sobbing
Smoochy moment there – nothing can stop this President – crowd goes insane
Okay, I’m pure mush at this point!!!!!
That made me cry, and I am not a crier.
I have a box of kleenex.
Guys I feel a tear starting already, I love POTUS and FLOTUS.
I see a tear from our POTUS also. Oh my my my. I love them.
I love love our President!!!
people who love their country can change it – they worked for little money and less sleep
Sigh. 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥 😥
Oh..he’s getting emotional…I am too…
Can’t watch. . . already bawling!
He sounds Teary too. Ohmygawd, more tears.
No other like him.
Oh man ….. this goes deep …
O M G he is tearing up…sigh…
Lawd, he’s shedding a tear……..waahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
He sound as emotional as she sound. They are both just being so in the moment. They are such incredible souls.
Is he crying??
Yes, he did shed tears.
Yes. You can see the tears shinning on the left side of his face …. very moving …
It’s just a little sweat. Nothing at all.
Me, however… sobbing like a baby! :-
Yes, and so am I 😀
OMG, he has tears at he corner of his eyes!
He is emotional and it is tears.
You could hear his voice crack. Such a long road to this point and so much farther still to go.
they are both wonderful. You can see how deeply they feel about the last five years and how strong their commitment is. So proud and so hopeful, still!
OMG, I love this guy so much! He is giving it his all.
First Lady Michelle Obama was wonderful.
Pres. Obama is getting emotional and wiping tears from his eyes.
He really cares about you guys. Wish we had him.
I wish we appreciated him the way he deserves to be appreciated.
Indeed, what a colossal shame.
me too smoothscotch, he is the greatest.
I have tears. This is so emotional for all of us. Tomorrow we will all be backet cases. But also so proud!!!!!!
This crowd knows it is witnessing history…notice the respectful silence every now and then…
OBO left eye has a little something going on, not sure if it is a tear or just the cold air there.
Man in the white hat behind PBO so loves his President
I’m having flashbacks to his rally in Virginia the night before the 2008 election, the same day he lost his grandmother, when he cried. 😥 😥 😥
Yes! It has the same solemn feel to it…. The crowd knows it is witnessing history too, notice how they hold a respectful silence at times….we r on the verge of something great again!
I was in Farmington, New Mexico to get out the vote. I sat in a supporter’s kitchen and we watched him walk out. we just knew it was his grandmother.
I was thinking the same exact thing. I wonder if this wasn’t fresh on his mind tonite also
same here – remembering the tears PBO shed for his Grandma in NC. I use the photo of those tears as my avatar.
PJ, I thinking of some of the same thoughts and my emotions took over again. We are so blessed to have this beautiful couple as our First Couple. This is such a great time to be living during this presidency.
I love the way POB and FLOTUS and team make his campaign moves have such great meaning. This was so fitting in so many ways.
I am crying, and joyful as well. This is a wonderful new page in our “The Audacity To Win Again.” I am looking forward to casting my vote tomorrow for this beautiful soul, our brilliant president.
I want to remind all of us who will be standing in lines to make sure that you have water, some snacks for yourself and even some to share with someone, a folding chair and your cellphone. Make sure that you inform a family member when you leave to go to your polling place. Just a precauition and make sure you look to see who is around you.
Park your car in a safe place and make sure that you take note of the time on your phone or watch as you enter your place in line. Keep you eyes open and your ears open. If you see or hear anything unusual, call your local FBI office, police, and family member. Carry your own kleenex and drink your own water.
Carry your music, a book, a puzzle, or something that you enjoy to help you with the standing in line.
I love you all so much. I had some great calls into WI. Beautiful people. I will be calling again tomorrow after taking care of some medical needs.
Have yourself a little nap, set up the candles, tea/coffee, wine, great foods and put on something relaxing as you watch the returns. Great Evening to be Enjoyed by our TOD Family.
Lastly, say some prayers for POTUS, FLOTUS, VPOTUS and SLOTUS. Also remember Ax, Stephanie, Jim, Ben, Rufus, Gibby, and David Plouffe. Let’s fill our space with great music, good food, great prayers and meditations and just plain speak the word out loud for what we want and send our good energy out to POB.
We are going to be fine. I have a peace. Also do not allow the evil people to take over our space. This is our day to make many hopes and dreams come true to the many young people who have turned 18 since POB became president. So many to feel the great enegery that we all have this time 4 yrs. ago. What a time to be living this history.
I can’t sleep, so I will keep the lights on and listen and watch some great videos of where we have been.
Chips, I love you so much, my sweet and special angel. (((((((((((((((( Lots of love from my Heart)))))))
This is my sweet haven to come to, and I just want to say,” Thank you, my beautiful Chips.HZ
Me too, crying … loving … I can’t believe it. In my lifetime, I never thought …
Oh Lord America, we HAVE to go win this one tomorrow for our GUY! He has earned our vote!
Tears tears tears! I love this man so much. And I love my old home state of Iowa for being good and decent people who recognized the immense talent and goodness in this man and wanted him to be their president and were key to giving him that vital initial push and sent him on his way to future victories and winning the nomination.
Oh God, this is getting emotional. Any one pass the kleenex please?
I need more than one box. Dang my tears are flowing heavy right now.
needed here too!
The First Lady is simply gorgeous and such an accomplished Lady, an attorney, a loving mother and wife, respected and admired the world over. I loved her talking about you can love no matter who you are a few minutes ago . The two of them hugging on stage is truly an testament of their love and faith in each other and their determination.
Good-nite all I will be an election tomorrow judge so I’d better get to bed. I ‘m ready for the T-Baggers “Truth The Vote” too coming with their BS. I’ll call election central so fast; it’ll make their heads swing.
I don’t think I will be at McCormick Place tomorrow night even If I win the ticket. for phone banking @ OFA. Then again , we may finish counting early.
Sweet dreams everyone.
We have come too far to turn back now.
Have a great day tomorrow. I’m sure the adrenalin will see you through!
Totally agree Chips.
exactly. Expletive deleted also. too.
Thank you so much Chips for expressing so well what I feel tonight! I am proud to have supported this incredible man and his equally incredible wife. I am thankful that he chose an amazing partner in VP Biden and his fabulous wife Jill. More importantly, I am thankful that I belong to a community, here at TOD, of truly decent human beings who have been unwavering in their support of this great President.
No matter what happens today, I will forever treasure you Chipsticks.
me too.
have been unable to type my thoughts because I am crying. PBO is crying too! ??? This is too emotional for me.
My avatar is his tears for his Precious Grandmother on the eve of 2008
And btw … on earlier thread, talking about Rachel Shmaddow (yes, I typed it that way on purpose) … when they say he has not run on his record, well, that is our President .. he is not the bragging type .. he will not laud his accomplishments, but his surrogates have! So have they not been paying attention? Have they not been listening? Do they not know what the stock market says, what GM says, that Osama Bin Laden is dead, seriously folks, his record stands for itself! He is awesome!
I saw that…she was doing alright by me until she and Dan started talking that nonsense. Sometimes I think they just use words…any words…to fill up the space…such a waste of words and time…they don’t know that awhole lot of us as been paying attention to our beloved President!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my…I just love him…I love them! We are so blessed to have them TOD Family!
THIS!!!!!!!
You taught me to bet on you. We bet on him and each other.
one of the best political speeches of all time.
Love my fighting President! “I have a lot of fight left in me”
LOVE HIM!!!
Thanks to you Iowa. You gave this man a shot when almost none gave him a chance. This majority white state, early on saw the good in this man not the colour of his skin. Thank you, thank you Iowa.
America will never ever have such a president and candidate. End of story
True dat, Amk.
NEVER, EVER!
THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Edith was invited to come and do her Fired Up chant with him and decided to stay in NC to work on getting out more votes. Good on her!
+10000000000
I don’t know what the future holds, AMK. All I know is that in my lifetime America never had a president like President Obama. VP Biden knows it. I even think President Clinton knows it too. In spite of all the ugliness thrown at him, President Obama has remained calm and focused. But more importantly, his love of country and his compassion for other people never wavered.
Truth spoken.
Love them:
It all depends on US!
Forget Rachel, who the hell has time for her. This is a fight for you guys, the people. If not you, who?
THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!!!
Exactly! The win tomorrow will show that money, no matter how much, can’t buy a determined and conscious people. President Obama will win tomorrow. But even more importantly, the American people, that he placed so much faith in, will win tomorrow. Their win will show that despite all the money amassed by billionaires, millionaires and corporations, ordinary people, equipped with knowledge and determination, ultimately triumph in a democracy.
Amen!
Pres. Obama is telling the Fired Up Ready To Go story.
My favorite! 😀
I love this story 🙂
i hope elizabeth warren is watching. she needs to be the candidate in 2016. she can carry this torch. she’s got the ability.
YES!
My 80 year old grandmother stayed up to listen to the President and she’s crying since the President started talking.
I with your granny on this. Big time water works here too.
Nate Silver now has FL at 53.2% PBO. Woot, woot, woot.
Come to papa, babybee.
Thank you, jovie & co, who poured their hearts out.
I love this story!
Never get tired of hearing that story!
Lovely end to that story. . . GO EDITH!
Can you believe EDITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I KNOW! She was like uh uh Mr. President I’m trying to win NC. HA!
Edith still has WORK TO DO! Going to NC to knock on doors! GO Edith!
I love that! 😀
I hope ppl are fired up to vote
Three slaps of the podium!
FIRED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE
LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM, LOVE HIM
VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE, VOTE
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
FIRED UP, READY TO GO
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
FIRED UP, READY TO GO
FIRED UP, READY TO GO
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
FIRED UP, READY TO GO,
FIRED UP, READY TO GO!!!!!!
THIS!!!
woot!
this and this and this!
Clap, clap, clap!
Thanks President Obama!
FIRED UP! READY TO VOTE!!! 🙂
yeooowwww! I’m fired up for 4 more years!
So now CSPAN will be airing Romneys “rally”
Don’t watch – some tweets talking about the white & white loving each other
Four more years! That was …FANTASTIC! Let’s go change the world, TODobots!
Crowd size??
HuuuUGE!!!
totally accurate.
I heard 20,000+
FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS!
There’s some seriously good vibes going on on that platform. I’m basking in it from all the way over here.
A man of passion, integrity and commitment to his country. That’s our president! So proud and ready for four more years.
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
Four more years! Four more years! Four more years!
Jonathan Capehart & Richard Wolfe talking about PBO’s speech for a short minute – got me sobbing again. Damn!
Did you all notice that he did not mention Romney’s name … not even once!
Class!
All Class – something the Romneys will never have
He’s been reduced to a non-entity, and rightfully so.
I just said the same thing to hubby Marlz! Class personifed!
Yep! I’m glad!
He doesn’t have to. Just reminding people that they can trust him, he tells the truth, even when unpopular, is such a contrast. We can trust him to stand up for us. Mitt is just the standard bearer for the status quo.
That was a breathtakingly, wonderful, inspiring rally. Let’s go win this people!
some Africans on the scene in IA – I can hear the “ululation” that is common among East Africans
Hhahaha…i heard that too…ethiopia, etc….could also b arabs…but a nice touch
Those ubber huggers better watch it. Michelle is in da house! LOL I know she’s shared him with us all these long, or rather short, 4 years but you don’t want to be pushing it. hehehe
What really got to me was to see him brush away his own tears. I love that he was nostalgic about how it all began. We are so lucky to have them.
Ok all, 5 a.m. comes way too soon. See y’all tomorrow.
I’m fired up and ready to vote for 4 more years of Pres Barack Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep this handy. Spread it around.
Loved the President’s speech. He was relaxed, energized, and smiling. Clearly ‘Fired up, and Ready to go,’ for four more years!
Ha. Sam Wang is now saying there was a ‘recent data glitch’ about his EV estimator drop (from 323 to 303 to 309 now). Sez will ‘scour for more earlier mistakes’. I was the first one to question him on that. 🙂
We are in for a #ObamaBiden2012 landslide baybee. Just wait & watch.
As Jodi Kantor would say: Hmmm…..
I don’t have very much money, but my money is still on President Obama winning 347-348 EVs. Arizona may be a surprise of the evening that elevates his EVs to 358-359.
this is great! I’m feelin fired up! I got an early day tomorrow at the staging location so will (somehow) go to sleep! See you all tomorrow! Let’s go win this thing! 😀
Thanks alice and all other selfless OFA volunteers who are really bringing in the #ObamaBiden2012. Excellent job dedication coupled with super planning. Kudos to all of you.
Well now I’m an emotional mess (steady stream of tears) I was able to witness his speech on that cold February morning when he declared his run for the Presidency and now I have witnessed his last rally as a candidate. Wow, we have to win this tomorrow for him and ourselves. We just have to do it!!!!!!!!!!
I was blessed to watch the speech on that cold February morning too, and was here for this one tonight, and all in between.
I couldn’t write earlier during his talk because my emotions were too raw. His tears were my undoing, I’m afraid. I thought of
his dear grandmother and felt he must be thinking of her too. I’m 68 years old, and this man has touched me more than any
president in my lifetime. I was broken hearted when President Kennedy was assassinated that’s true. But this man, our
wonderful President Obama has touched my heart in ways that no other one has, or I doubt ever will. I know that all of you
realize just how truly blessed we’ve been to have him these past 4 years, and please God, give us 4 more! I just wish those
folks who treat him so badly, who say such horrible things about him, and who are determined to vote for the liar tomorrow….
I just wish they would realize how blessed they too have been to have him as our president. They probably never will tho 😦
Forgive my long winded post, but my heart is so full right now…full of sadness, but mostly full of pride in “our guy” and
full of hope for the future. I’m Fired Up and Ready to GO…and I knew he was too when the speech was over and he
tapped the side of the lecturn!! That made me smile 🙂 I sure do love that man.
He looks just like his grandfather and his mother tonight. I am so sorry they did not live to see him tonight. I am so happy and I know I will be happier tomorrow night. Folks ,I don’t know who would want to not vote for this man.
If anyone is still undecided I suggest they stay home, they weren’t going to vote for him anyway. I am not staying up to listen to or watch Romwho. Sleep well, God bless you all.
Mean part of me here – PBO’s speech bumpted the liar’s speech (thanks to the power of the incumbency)
Not mean – the truth always bumps lies
If the impossible happens – living with my aussie wildlife is better than living with elevator man
https://twitter.com/bhawk0030/status/265677000100941824
OMG, that was just a stunning, stunning speech. The livestream was stupendous. So many close-ups of our POTUS pouring his heart and soul out to us in deepest gratitude. I’m completely awestruck. JUST WOW.
Going to watch Seal Team Six.
A perfect end to a perfect last campaign rally. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Check this
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Good night everyone. Will join you tomorrow for our re-election party.
Thanks Chips for providing the link to watch this last rally.
My heart is full and my spirit is uplifted.
Wonderful post everything you say X 2
Hey, did you all see the part where he was thanking me and he started crying. At least that’s the way I saw it!
Fantastic rally—–Nate Silver on Colbert now.
New post everyone:
http://theobamadiary.com/2012/11/05/no-words-for-tonight/
Good night everyone. Please wish me luck as I work the polls tomorrow — no shenanigans and smooth sailing, although I’m ready and willing to advocate for the vote!
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I’m fired up and ready to go. Starting at 7 going until 7. Knock Knock, who’s there? It’s me, Cindy, now get your ass out there and vote!
That was simply wonderful. Thank you to Chips for this site and all the people who are working their hearts out to make this happen. I’m not surprised that PBO shed some tears – none of us know what he and his family have gone through (threats, etc) but he’s kept fighting and done a wonderful job. The good people will reward him. JOVIE – keep kicking ass in Florida. See you all tomorrow. XX
haha—Nate making fun of pundits who opine from their gut—-said he’s not a fan—-if pundits were on the ballot with ebola, he might vote for ebola.
Well that was just awesome…WOW!
Tomorrow night it will be this lovely couple back in the whitehouse for 4 more years!
We watched this great man in silence and awe tonight. I well remember his 2004 convention speech, and since then, we have been his solid supporters. He has NOT disappointed us, petty people have, but he keeps going and smiling. A man of total integrity, honesty and compassion. In my long life, he is the best president, and I’m so glad I lived to be part of the age of Obama! I absolutely adore him and his wife.
How the hell am I going to sleep tonight?! I hate this guy!
What a woman, what a man! That event was so sweet and also breath-taking. What a blessing to be able to witness this presidency.
What a privilege to be able to vote for him again.
What a joy to share this journey with this special, warm, fierce, nutty and extremely gracious and loving family, here at TOD.
Thanks, Chips for building this refuge. I look forward to spending the next four years with all of you.
PBO’s emotions were so raw tonight. I wonder how many people he hugged in Des Moines! The USSS agents seemed a little bewildered by his movements criss-crossing to greet peopl at various corners of the crowd.
May God Bless this marvellous PRESIDENT and his beautiful wife and give them a gigantic victory tomorrow.
This is my prayer.
G’nite TOD.
Amen…
PBO talked about “getting the band together” in his IA speech. I saw a few of his close friends in the background.
Was that Mr. Reggie Love I saw helping PBO on the rope-line?? He seems to be wearing a tan trench coat
What an emotional speech. Worth getting up for even if I have gotten through a whole box of kleenex!!! PBO at his most awesome best. We NEED him for another 4 years. I will be here all day tomorrow (today here in the UK) and will stay up all night until the results are in and we re elect the greatest President in my lifetime if not ever, Barack Hussein Obama!
Just want to say to Chipsticks THANK YOU for your spectacular site and for all you do to bring us positive and uplifting news on PBO and thank all of you for your unyielding support for PBO, each other and thank you for being such a supportive family to me over the last few years. I love you all and totally adore your first family, especially PBO.
Forward to victory! OBAMA/BIDEN!
Yes!!! We did it!!!