An estimated 2,000 people attended the rally. The Senator spoke for about 30 minutes. Although brief and short on details, he did however say that the war in Iraq never should have been authorized and that the war has made the world less safe. He touched on the problem of global warming and suggested a national program of developing alternative forms of energy to fossil fuels.
He also spoke of a jobs and education program for people currently incarcerated in the prison system. He mentioned the rebuilding of New Orleans. He also proposed a national health care insurance program. The crowd was very enthusiastic. Cheering often and almost on cue.
The media turn out was massive, hundreds of corporate and independent media outlets were present. Campaign volunteers for press relations seemed overwhelmed by the large turnout. They run out of press passes and had to personally escort reporters past police lines.
After the speech there was a strange situation with the LAPD where fans of the Senator were blocked from following him on to another smaller rally for volunteers and VIPs.
Some people thought they were being blocked from leaving the rally unaware of the two other exits. The police even made things difficult for Rep. Diane Watson and her staff to get into this post rally. She was eventually let in.
There were others including press and many campaign volunteers that were denied access to this post rally by the LAPD. There was some shouting and pushing by police who seemed grossly over deployed for the event. The crowd was peaceful and the presence of so many police was unwelcome. This incident has not been reported in any other media outlet to my knowledge. It is unknown if the Senator is aware of the incident.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"video\/quicktime","summary":"LOS ANGELES, February 21, 2007 - Senator Barack Obama spoke at a rally in the Crenshaw District on Tuesday. (He is running for president of the US.)","numcomment":4,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2007\/02\/obama-rally-3.mov","filesize":"12.5 mebibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2007\/02\/193886.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":194461,"heading":"Barack Obama = more of the same","article":"If Senator Barack Obama is to break from the new world order elite and show himself to be something other than a business as usual Democrat, he should start now to stop the planned aggression against Iran.\r\nWhy doesn\u2019t he back Rep. Defazio\u2019s resolution that would require Congressional approval before an attack? How will he answer his critics when reminded that he encouraged voters to support the pro war Sen. Lieberman rather than the anti war Mr. Lamont in the Connecticut Senate race?\r\n\r\nWake up people. There is little difference between Republicans and Democrats.\r\n\r\nBoth are controlled by the pro war AIPAC lobby.\r\n\r\nIf you really want peace you will have to register and vote Green. www.gp.org\r\n\r\n ","author":"Congress Watch","parent_id":193886,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2007-03-03 06:02:22","modified":"2013-11-11 00:47:23","fileurl":""},{"id":194462,"heading":"Barack Obama = more of the same","article":"\r\nJOIN US IN THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ISRAELI APARTHEID TERRORISM\r\n\r\nTake Action, sign on to the letter at http:\/\/www.cflweb.org\/ political action and tell Congress to stop using your tax dollars to support apartheid terrorism. \r\n\r\nFor further political action and information see:\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.cnionline.org --- http:\/\/www.endtheoccupation.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.stopthewall.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.rachelcorrie.org\/action.htm --- http:\/\/www.astandforjustice.org --- http:\/\/www.palestinesolidaritymovement.org\/ --- http:\/\/bigcampaign.org.uk\/ \r\n\r\nWhat the Media hopes that you never learn about the apartheid terror state of Israel\u2026 \r\n\r\nImportant informational websites: \r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.voicesofpalestine.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.palsolidarity.org\/main\/ --- http:\/\/www.washington-report.org\/index.htm --- http:\/\/www.al-awda.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.palestineremembered.com\/index.html --- http:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/new.shtml --- http:\/\/www.globalexchange.org\/countries\/mideast\/palestine\/ --- http:\/\/www.stop-us-military-aid-to-israel.net\/ --- http:\/\/zionismexplained.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.pchrgaza.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.rafah.vze.com\/ --- http:\/\/rafah.virtualactivism.net\/news\/todaymain.htm --- http:\/\/www.americanintifada.com\/ --- http:\/\/www.ifamericansknew.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.ussliberty.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.nowarforisrael.com --- http:\/\/www.ipsc.ie\/ --- http:\/\/www.palestine-info.co.uk\/am\/publish\/ --- http:\/\/www.thepeoplesvoice.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.ipc.gov.ps\/index.asp --- http:\/\/www.imemc.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.stopaipac.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.monabaker.com\/ --- http:\/\/kurtnimmo.com\/ --- http:\/\/www.rense.com\/ --- http:\/\/bostontopalestine.org\/ --- http:\/\/they-are-still-here.blogspot.com\/ --- http:\/\/www.normanfinkelstein.com\/index.php --- http:\/\/www.a-mother-from-gaza.blogspot.com\/ --- http:\/\/bethlehemghetto.blogspot.com\/ --- http:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/index.pl --- http:\/\/bodyontheline.blogspot.com\/ --- http:\/\/peacepalestine.blogspot.com\/ --- http:\/\/www.umkahlil.blogspot.com\/ \r\n\r\n\r\nIsraeli terrorism in pictures \u2026 \r\nhttp:\/\/www.informationclearinghouse.info\/article14069.htm\r\n\r\nChristian organizations that oppose the Zionist apartheid terror regime:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.cmep.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.hcef.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.hcsn.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.al-bushra.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.cpt.org\/hebron\/hebron.php --- \r\n\r\nJewish organizations that oppose the Zionist apartheid terror regime:\r\nhttp:\/\/www.jewsagainstzionism.com\/ --- http:\/\/www.nkusa.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.nimn.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.jewsnotzionists.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.btselem.org\/English\/index.asp --- http:\/\/www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org\/ --- http:\/\/www.icahd.org\/eng\r\n\r\nThe Israeli lobby AIPAC counts on your ignorance. Iraq, Palestine, Neocons - how all of it ties together can be found in this report entitled "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy". A condensed version can be found here at the London Review of Books. \r\nhttp:\/\/www.lrb.co.uk\/v28\/n06\/print\/mear01_.html \r\n\r\nSee the Stop AIPAC site\u2026 http:\/\/www.stopaipac.org\/\r\n\r\n\r\nEVERYONE SHOULD SEE THE DOCUMENTARY \u201cTERROR STORM\u201d BY ALEX JONES. It exposes Government sponsored terrorism, False Flag Operations, the Pro-War Zionist Media and The New World Order. \r\n\r\nThroughout history, criminal elements inside governments have carried out terror attacks and psychological operations (psy-ops) against their own populations as a pretext to enslave them. TerrorStorm reveals how, in the last hundred years, Western leaders have repeatedly murdered their own citizens while posing as their saviors.\r\n\r\nThis powerful documentary explores the mindset of the average brainwashed Westerner. It delves deeply into the systems of control which have been scientifically-crafted to imprison their minds and keep their eyes closed to the realities of the world around them.\r\n\r\nAlex Jones has agreed to let everyone see \u201cTerror Storm\u201d under not for profit and for educational purposes free of charge. Jones should be commended for exposing the New World Order on such a large scale. His website is http:\/\/www.infowars.com \r\n\r\n"The DVD Of The Resistance": Watch For Free, Spread The Word!\r\nPlease help us get Terror Storm to as many people as possible!\r\n\r\nTerror Storm can also be viewed on-line here\u2026 http:\/\/www.informationliberation.com\/?id=12638\r\n\r\nWhat is a False Flag? \u2026Committing an atrocious act and then blaming it on another party or nation. The point is to turn public opinion against an entity and have someone else fight your battles for you. \r\n\r\nWill America demand that Israel surrender its illegal nuclear weapons and other WMDs before it can detonate one in the United States under another False Flag Operation? \r\n\r\nSign the Petition Opposing An Attack on Iran! http:\/\/www.afterdowningstreet.org\/iran \r\n\r\nJoin us in the streets and halls of Congress as we protest war and occupation! Sign up for the political action alerts at http:\/\/www.answercoalition.org and http:\/\/www.unitedforpeace.org \r\n\r\nWhat CNN and FOX would rather you not see or know anything about\u2026 http:\/\/www.robert-fisk.com\/iraqwarvictims_mar2003.htm\r\n\r\nNote: The mainstream media refuses to address and fairly report on the tragic events in the Holyland which is Palestine, this in spite of the fact that it is the most important issue on the global stage.\r\n\r\nResist The Corporate Owned Pro-War Zionist Media\u2019s 24\/7 Campaign To Brainwash And Manipulate The American Public. Render Them Irrelevant. Get Your News Uncensored and Unfiltered From Independent Sources. \r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.informationliberation.com\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.thepeoplesvoice.org\/cgi-bin\/blogs\/indx.php\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.democracynow.org\/index.pl Listen to Amy Goodman\u2019s show everyday\u2026 a must. \r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.whatreallyhappened.com\/index.html\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.freespeech.org\/fscm2\/genx.php?name=home\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.americanfreepress.net\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/HomePage\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.imemc.org\/\r\n\r\nImportant and Vital: Find A Pacifica Network Station Near You. Listen to Democracy Now with Amy Goodman and support the station that carries it\u2026\r\nhttp:\/\/pacificanetwork.org\/radio\/content\/blogsection\/7\/83\/\r\n\r\n\r\nSPOON-FED NEWS CAUSES BLINDNESS \r\n\r\nFOX and CNN 24 \/ 7 propaganda machines are undermining objective media.\r\nTake action: Call your cable provider and tell them that they have 30 days to carry the Al Jazeera \u201cEnglish\u201d Channel on \u201cbasic cable\u201d and if they refuse to, boycott them by cancelling their service.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf everybody watches CNN, what does CNN watch? The Al Jazeera English Channel.\u201d\r\nFriends of Al Jazeera\r\nhttp:\/\/www.friendsofaljazeera.org\/\r\nhttp:\/\/english.aljazeera.net\/HomePage\r\n\r\n\r\nBOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRAT PARTIES SUPPORT ISRAELI APARTHEID TERRORISM AND THEIR MEMBERS RECEIVE MONEY FROM AIPAC INFLUENCED PRO WAR PRO ISRAEL PACS.\r\n\r\nSee AIPAC Influenced Pro-Israel, Pro-War PAC Contributions to 2006 Congressional Candidates\u2026 \r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.washington-report.org\/index.htm\r\n\r\nVote for the Party of Peace and Justice. The \r\nGreen Party USA \u2026 http:\/\/www.gp.org \r\n\r\nIt bears mentioning that no Green Party USA candidate is supported by the Neo-con pro war AIPAC lobby. See http:\/\/www.gp.org \r\n\r\n\r\nYour \u201cRepresentatives\u201d in Congress are supposed to work for YOU not lobbies of evil foreign regimes. Call or write them today. Tell them to stop all aid to the apartheid terror state of Israel\u2026 \r\n\r\nCall U.S. Capitol\u2026 202.225.3121 \r\nE-mail Your U.S. House Representative (you have only one)\u2026 http:\/\/www.house.gov\/writerep\/\r\nE-mail Your U.S. Senators (you have only two)\u2026 http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/general\/contact_information\/senators_cfm.cfm\r\n\r\nWhite House\u2026 202-456-1414 \r\nWhite House\u2026 FAX: 202-456-2461 \r\nE-MAIL\u2026 comments@whitehouse.gov\r\n\r\n\r\nDavid Ben-Gurion told Nahum Goldmann, the president of the World Jewish Congress:\r\n\u201cIf I were an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country . . . We come from Israel, but two thousand years ago, and what is that to them? There has been anti-semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They only see one thing: we have come here and stolen their country. Why should they accept that?\u201d\r\n\r\n\r\nMust reads: Beyond Chutzspah, Finkelstein. A Pretext For War, Bamford. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, Simons. Must see: Rachel - An American Conscience, Barakat.\r\n\r\n\u201cIn a world of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.\u201d - George Orwell, his book, 1984. \r\n\r\nPlease copy, e-mail, re-post and distribute this as widely as possible. Also for those without Internet access. \r\n\r\n","author":"Congress Watch","parent_id":193886,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2007-03-03 06:06:14","modified":"2013-11-11 00:47:23","fileurl":""},{"id":195306,"heading":"About More Than AIPAC","article":"
\r\nIn the Post above, the author writes: \r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThere is little difference between Republicans and Democrats.\r\nBoth are controlled by the pro war AIPAC lobby. \r\n<\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\nThe statement is true, but why stop at AIPAC? For the life of me I do not undesrand why some people obsess over this one little thing. I hate to say it, but this lends credibility to the claim that the "Left" is anti-semitic. \r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\nThe real problem is that the Democrats and the Republicans are the one corporate party with two names and both commited to the exploitation and abuse of people and the planet... \r\n\r\nfor money.\r\n<\/i>\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\nAnd that, gentle reader, is why you should go Green!<\/b>\r\n<\/p>\r\n","author":"Alex Walker","parent_id":193886,"mime_type":"text\/html","created":"2007-03-19 13:15:48","modified":"2007-03-19 13:15:48","fileurl":""},{"id":195307,"heading":"-obsess over this one little thing.-","article":"AIPAC is the most powerful lobby in the United States.\r\n"anti Semitic" my ass, it's anti israeli.","author":"You're Kidding Me","parent_id":193886,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2007-03-19 13:41:38","modified":"2007-03-19 13:41:38","fileurl":""}]}