Oh Obama, you are sounding more and more like Ron Paul everyday.

Be yourself, people like you. If you imitate RP too much people are going to choose Ron Paul over you.

Senator Obama is an eloquent candidate. However, there is a very legitimate candidate who deserves media attention:
Bill Richardson.
Richardson has excellent credentials and he would make an excellent president.
The media ignores him because they too are part of the misplaced mindset that holds on to the notion that the only "legitimate" candidas are the ones who raised $15,000,000.00 at this juncture.
Richardson is thoughtful, analytical. Our president has no brains, but…because he raised $60,000,000.00 the media legitimized him the same way they are doing with Hillary Rodham Clinton.
If money is not an object in the presidential race, why does CNN and the rest of the media, the same people who glamorize Paris Hilton and her bad behavior by the way, why do you all continue to sell the American people on a flawed bill of goods, meaning, you all ignore the real candidates for president because media types are part of the racket that legitimizes presidential candidates by how much money they have raised.
Until Americans see how complicitous our media is with regard to the presidential sweepstakes, we will not truly see that the race for president is more about media buying and payoffs to keep the media focused on the big money candidates. In this Nation, you need not have brains to become president , just lots of money. President Bush proved this, and so did, pardon me, Ronald Reagan , no disrespect intended to the late president.

I agree that the ground is swelling, and the grass roots are green and healthy for the Obama populist campaign for the White House. He has appeal for many reasons. First and foremost, he has vision for uniting this country and he knows that if you have a heart for the people and their everyday struggles you will connect. He has a genius for empowering the middle and lower classes by honestly asking for their help with his campaign of transformation, and the people feel part of real change and purpose hence the support is impassioned.
When Obama speaks he connects because he talks up to them. He genuinely listens to the people and thoughtfully responds. If he dosen't know an answer he admits it and does not fake it. In short he comes across
as well reasoned and interested in you. That is a kind of leadership that resonates with your subconscious. We all want to be part of something that
makes us feel good. I think America wants to feel that we are part of that greater good that inspires humanity to aspire to our shared higher nature and I for one recognize a gift of leadership when I see it. It is time to be proud of America again and I am proud of Barak Obama's courage and intelligence and compassionate nature
that readily shines forth.

Barack is cooler than the other side of a pillow; 4am in the morning on a hot summer night. THIS IS SO AMAZING!! Barack is doing things that I've never witness in any presidential primary. Barack is rising the bar for this and future campaign elections. Hillary you need to step your game up; you're old school and in a society that thrives on revolving/trendsetting her campaign seems 1970s. GO BARACK!!

The number 1500 seems pretty low judging from the response I've seen in the Hampton Roads area alone (Norfolk, VA area). The campaign is going strong online - there was even a follow-up gathering this evening a "Crawl for Change" in downtown Norfolk bars where supporters and others interested in discussing the issues gathered.

If this was a Clinton campaign event would the numbers have been under reported?