October 24, 2007
Posted: October 24th, 2007 07:00 AM ET

BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) - Thousands of people turned out on the Boston Common Tuesday night to hear Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president.

Patrick welcomed the Illinois Democrat to Red Sox Nation saying "around here we know how to come from behind and win and that is exactly what we are gathered here to help the senator do."

The Massachusetts governor, who was endorsed during his primary gubernatorial campaign by Obama and during his general election campaign by President and Sen. Clinton, explained why he is endorsing Obama.

"We don't just need a democrat, we need a leader," he said. "This election is not just about who we want but who we are. I want a president who understands that."

Obama took the stage and congratulated Red Sox fans but admitted he is a White Sox fan, saying "you don't want somebody who pretends to be a Red Sox fan to be president of the United States. You want a principled sports fan who stands by his team even when they are losing."

He also answered critics who say he has not been aggressive enough so far in his presidential campaign.

"Don’t underestimate those who are speaking softly but carrying a big stick," he said. "Because inside of me there is anger and frustration over what we have not done in this country. I don’t accept that in the wealthiest nation on earth we should still have 47 million people without health insurance."

– CNN Producer Fran Fifis

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jana, New york, New York   October 25th, 2007 9:47 pm ET

People rise above it! we know the truth, we just need to spred it. be your own CNN inform your family your friends and they will know the truth.
and o yeah by the way 10'000 souls

Tom Dedham, Mass   October 25th, 2007 1:22 pm ET

As the great Maxwell Smart once said "CNN, missed it by that much"!

Robert M. Reidy N.Y.   October 25th, 2007 12:44 pm ET

Oh,yea! Just watch what happens when the people rise up with pitch forks and thump the ground. Power to we the people! The grass roots gets greener and and greener
spreading across the nation!

10,000+ in Boston!

20,000+ in Austin!

25,000+ in NYC!

No other candidate is creating anywhere
near that kind of excitement for change
on either side in this presidential election.

I can see the fear in the Hillary camp
and the republicans are very upset at the prospect of running against this kind of emotion and authentic natural leadership portrayed by the Obama
ground swell!

Vote for the smartest guy in the room!

Baaarock the vote!

Uriew, CA   October 24th, 2007 9:50 pm ET

RL from Dallas, TX. I am sure Hillary is proud to have couch-potatoes sitting on the sofa and voting for her without knowing why they are voting for her. I am sure you listen to CNN and FOX news on your sofa and are convinced that Hillary is your candidate. Unlike Obama supporters who actually go out there and listen to the actual candidate talk. The numbers at teh rally are a show of how many people are committed to hearing a candidate. Ask HRC to have a rally and maybe you will be lucky to have 500 people, 70% of them lobbyists and the other 30% who came thinking it was a Bill Clinton rally.

Brian, Austin TX   October 24th, 2007 9:27 pm ET

"I can sit right here on my sofa and still vote for her." -RL Dallas, TX

:D I think this idiot just proved the Obama supporters point. Hillary is just the media's favorite.

(lol show up at the ballots)
VOTE Obama '08

We will see this January who's right.

Byron, Austin, TX   October 24th, 2007 6:40 pm ET

10,000. Thats impressive. He had over 20,000 when he came through Austin. CNN didn't even report that one.

See, its easier to omit news than report it. If you report, you might get it wrong...which is what happened here.

CNN, quit your obvious endorsement of a Clinton vs Guiliani election. America doesn't want this. It'll be like the old Hydra analogy from Greek mythology. If you chop off one head, there's still another one that will bite you up.

O'08!

RL Dallas, TX   October 24th, 2007 6:21 pm ET

Who cares what the numbers were! Hillary doesn't need 1000 or 10000 people to show up at a rally. I can sit right here on my sofa and still vote for her. Obama will bring about change alright, change for the black man. Didn't you see he is now siding with the racist Jesse Jackson! All you white folks will be sorry if he's elected.

Uriew, CA   October 24th, 2007 6:10 pm ET

Have you noticed that CNN has changed "1000" to thousands of people. Guys maybe when Obama becomes president this news guys will learn that the voice of the people is more powerful than the voive of a few biased media organizations!

JimmieFromDayton   October 24th, 2007 5:24 pm ET

I guess we know how you guys have been comming up with these ridiculous poll numbers know. It's call "funny math" 10 Obama supporters are count as one in CNN poll math. HHAHAHAHA! You guys are my favorite entertainment source next to Real Life!

Linda, Chandler AZ   October 24th, 2007 4:54 pm ET

To Monte Brown: You might as well "get thyself to a nunnery!!" Barack Obama is going to run-away with this primary and then he is going to run-away with the general election! Barack Obama is the candidate for ALL people...Hillary is the candidate for big corporations and same-old, status quo politics.

OBAMA '08!!!

Patty Rochester, NY   October 24th, 2007 4:27 pm ET

Hey Monte Brown-

How come there are sooo many people here that are supporters of Barack Obama? Could it be that we really DO out number Ms Hillary's supporters? Oh no, that just couldn't be possible, could it? After all, the media tells us she's ahead in the polls, right? NOT!!!!!! We'll just see come this January, now won't we?

bymyside, Long Beach, CA   October 24th, 2007 4:13 pm ET

CNN, get your facts straight!!! More than 9,500 attended the rally.

By the way, where's your story on people (including Democrats) protesting Hillary's appearance in Seattle ???
Speaking of which, in Washington state alone, Sen. Obama has raised more than $1.1 million there, far outpacing Hillary at $453,376! (seattlepi.com)

I can't rely on CNN.

Carolyn Grace   October 24th, 2007 4:03 pm ET

Get the number right CNN. You are suppose to be a news organization. Start acting and reporting like one. 9,500 not 1,000. Hillary has not won the nomination nor will she. I don't know anyone that is supporting her except for MSM.

Tammy, Denton, Maryland   October 24th, 2007 4:02 pm ET

"Thousands of people..." CNN, you can be more specific than that. The park police said "10,000" people were at the Boston rally.

We know that your network has secretly endorsed Sen. Clinton and that's okay because we're still going to win. However, remember, you are journalist. Whether intentional or unintentional, please get the facts right.

Sen. Obama and Gov. Patrick attracted 10,000 folks to a rally at the end of October – darn near November. That's great! You don't have to say it – we'll say it for you.

IT WAS A AWSOME RALLY. 10,000 came out to hear presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speak. It was the largest poitical rally for any presidential candidate of any party at this time of the year.

See CNN, that wasn't so hard.

Peter M, Toronto, ON, Canada   October 24th, 2007 3:26 pm ET

CNN is no longer a credible news organization. You print fabrications, lies and spin for the Clintons. How could you claim there were only 1000 people in Boston when everyone else saw 10,000? What a shame, you still see yourselves as journalists.

Davis, NJ   October 24th, 2007 3:22 pm ET

Why am i not surprised. You deleted my comment again because i pointed out your bias for the Clintons .... that's really great !!
You can muzzle our comments because they point out your bias in reporting on Obama... Clinton News Network can continue to delete my comments but you can bet your last red cent that when the votes are cast, the PEOPLE would be heard.

Uzoma, New York City, NY   October 24th, 2007 3:15 pm ET

CNN, boy, you guys never seem to disappoint when it comes to sub-par journalism.

You really don't want to give credit where credit is due. Your disdain for Obama is so poorly veiled. Wake up! The man drew a crowd of 9,500 people. And yet you choose to characterize it as merely "thousands". You people are as biased as they come. Truly sub-par.

Ben   October 24th, 2007 2:37 pm ET

Come on Cnn, you can type it... "crowd numbered between 9,500 and 10,000.

You can do it. Just type in the numbers.

Michael James -- Illinois   October 24th, 2007 2:34 pm ET

Wow, Monte Brown sure has been drinking the Clinton Cool-Aid (and who knows what else)!

Obama supporters are not “haters and egghead know-it-alls.” We simply get upset when people are given bad information by the Clinton campaign and her media co-conspirators. Barack Obama inspires people to participate in politics in a way that no one else is capable of.

If the electorate is foolish enough to elect Hillary Clinton, we will return to the days when the Republicans stood in the way of just about everything simply because of who was living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The big problems this country faces would never be solved with Ms. Clinton; instead, we’ll get the same kind of GOP backlash that produced the Republican takeover of Congress, Newt Gingrich et al, and the contract on America. No thanks!

We Obama supporters are already on the winning team – Barack Obama’s team. He has the proven leadership skill as well as the character, integrity and good judgment necessary to lead this great nation of ours.

Mary Christian, Saint Louis, Missouri   October 24th, 2007 2:33 pm ET

Who are your fact checkers, or do you even bother to check facts? Thousand, or thousands is not even a close approximation to 9,500. And what about the 24,000 in Washington Squarre Park (Hillary's town) that you didn't even bother to cover? I used to look to CNN for the real news. Now I can't even find credible information here.

TC LV NV   October 24th, 2007 2:28 pm ET

Getting closer, but no cigar.

Maybe you should run an article about the protesters for Hillary in Washington. That would certainly be interesting.

CNN IS BIASED, des moines,ia   October 24th, 2007 2:24 pm ET

OBAMA IN BOSTON ADDRESSES 9,500

THE HONORABLE GOVERNOR Deval Patrick said:

"For once, I want a campaign that’s not about the candidate, but about us.

Not about a resumé, but about character. Not about connections or convenience, but about conviction. Not about smearing the competition, but about lifting us all up. Not about the right and the left, but about right and wrong. Not about yesterday, but about tomorrow.

I don’t care whether the next president has experience in the White House. I care whether he understands life in your house.

I don’t care whether the next president has already met foreign heads of state. I care whether he knows something about how people live and think in distant cities and villages and can remember that our actions affect them, too.

I don’t care whether the next president is the first black president or the first woman president or the first whatever, to tell you the truth. I care that the next president has moral courage, a political backbone, the humility to admit what he doesn’t know, and the wisdom to learn from others".

(I know you guys are busy reporting other important stuff so you couldn't get the time to report "Obama campaigns in Boston"…and BTW draws 9,500)

We will gladly help you with reporting even though it is a little unfair.

Monte Brown   October 24th, 2007 2:13 pm ET

...and furthermore, to all the bloggers screaming about how many attended Deval Patrick's endorsement of Obama, IT DOESN'T MATTER. Obama will not win the nomination. Obama supporters are just like the right wingers; plain haters and egghead know-it-alls. Why don't Obama supporters just wake up and join the winning team. Americans want to win the game. Americans don't want to punt the ball back to the right wing. Egghead know-it-alls don't win games. They just shoot their chops, deliberate and ponder about nonsense all day quoting Shakespeare and using big words to try to look more sophisticated. We definitely don't need that in the White House.

Hillary Clinton will wipe the floor with Obama then go on to become our greatest president ever.

TiBwa, NY City, NY   October 24th, 2007 2:13 pm ET

So Fran: you decide not to use 10,000 but Thousands. Do not worry, we will make the correction in January in Iowa, NH, SC and Nevada. Then, we will see what you can do. Let me make it clear that we " The People" will forbit Barack to appear in any CNN interview because you are not being fair in covererng him

Tibwa, NY city, NY   October 24th, 2007 2:07 pm ET

Do we need to pay CNN so that they can correct the 1,000 number to 10,000. How much do you guys want? we can pay you too to do a better coverage on Barack Obama. How much do you want? we gave plenty of green back to do so.

Dave, Cheverly, MD   October 24th, 2007 2:06 pm ET

You know when Black people complain about this sort of blatant Racism and Discrimination. Whether it is being done cause of Presidential party affiliation of because Obama is Black. Non-minorities cry foul. It is clear that CNN do not plan on ever reporting correct info on Obama. The number was 10,000.
I wee all can assume that this type of misreporting is condoned by the CNN boss’s and goes all the way to the top Managers. When corporations get sued over it. They all cry foul and claim they did not know it was going on. This has been happening for months now and has been complained about daily. Yet it never changes. To All US non-minorities, welcome to a taste of being a minority.

Murphy, Los Angeles, CA   October 24th, 2007 2:06 pm ET

9,500 described as a thousand? That's the same lousy reporting we got from the 7,500 in Santa Barbara that was reported as a thousand.

Can't you guys hire someone who can count?

TC LV NV   October 24th, 2007 1:46 pm ET

If CNN reported the truth, that the number was close to 10,000, it would hurt Hillary's feelings and make her attendance figures look even more dismal.

Bill Clinton has to show up in order to get more than a few hundred to listen to her.

Instead of going to her rallies, her supporters must be staying home to answer the phone in case one of Penn's polling companies call.

Jean Touhy   October 24th, 2007 1:43 pm ET

10,000 - not 1000!

Honestly   October 24th, 2007 1:42 pm ET

10,000

That's impressive!

Please rewrite and get some quotes from attendees while you are at it.

Ryan, Boston MA   October 24th, 2007 1:40 pm ET

I was there, it was absolutely amazing, and there were 10,000 people there.

Get it together, CNN.

Julia, Pasadena, CA   October 24th, 2007 1:36 pm ET

More than 10 people read CNN.

Little slow on the corrections today are we?

jamie highland, mi   October 24th, 2007 1:29 pm ET

10,000 at the rally. Why can't you guys get it straight? Is it that you WILL NOT give Barack Obama the recognition he deserves? I am so sick of cnn we need to reveal to the american people how they consistantly undermine the Obama campaign and constantly MISLEAD the american people!!! You guys will eventually pay for this!

Ron, TX   October 24th, 2007 1:26 pm ET

Deval Patrick is 100% correct. A name change just isn't enough. We need politics to change. We need to fundamentally change the way we do business in Washington.

And I believe the number in attendance is closer to -10,000-...

Hillary Clinton only pulled 2,300 at her latest rally. Her numbers are even MORE dismal when you look at the events that Bill Clinton skips.

Steve B   October 24th, 2007 1:25 pm ET

Wow look CNN not reporting accurate information...what a surprises! It's like we live in the 1980's in the Soviet Union. All of the information is censored and skewed to fit the agenda of the government, or in our case big business who runs our government.

Shardule, Boston, MA   October 24th, 2007 1:25 pm ET

I was at the rally. There were upwards of 8,000+ people there for sure.

Stephanie, Nashville, TN   October 24th, 2007 1:23 pm ET

Are you serious, more than 1,000???? There were 9,500 people there. Why in the world do you state that as more than 1,000?

Sandy--Elgin, IL   October 24th, 2007 1:23 pm ET

You must not have seen the pictures. There were more than 10,000 at the rally. I presume you mistyped the number. Thanks for correcting it.

Major Man, Petersburg, VA   October 24th, 2007 1:23 pm ET

Fran Fifis:
Are you kidding me? "More than 1,000" is far different than stating "nearly 10,000."

Please get your facts straight. Your reputation continues to fall in my eyes.
Regards,
A long-term CNN fan

Dee Anna Roberts   October 24th, 2007 1:22 pm ET

I bet the author who posted this would be highly pissed off if CNN or GE , whoever....left a few zeros off his/her paycheck.

It's 10,000 people . Not 1,000.

What? Are you tithing your FACTS or something?

Marcus Bush, National City California   October 24th, 2007 1:20 pm ET

CNN is no longer a credible newssource. This is NOT journalism.

There were around 10,000 people that showed up, not just "over 1,000".

I'm sick and tired of this networks' unfair, biased reporting, spinning numbers to bash Sen. Obama and bring about this crowning of Sen. Clinton as the democratic nominee before voting for the primaries have even begun.

Scott, Atlanta GA   October 24th, 2007 1:14 pm ET

"over a 1000"

You call this reporting? It takes less than two minutes to find out it was close to 10,000.

Sarah   October 24th, 2007 1:13 pm ET

Nice try CNN, but the attendance is reported to be 9,500.

Excellent introduction by Governor Patrick and enthusiastic support from a wonderful crowd.

Let's take a poll and see which candidate draws the largest crowds. That is a poll that I might believe would translate into actual votes.

Cheryl, Ventura CA   October 24th, 2007 1:13 pm ET

There was over 10,000 people at the Rally why is CNN trying to slant the numbers. I realize they have been trying to push Hillary since the campaign began

Bernard, Scotch Plains NJ   October 24th, 2007 1:13 pm ET

There were over 10,000 people in attendance, please CNN stop playing yourself.

makeba, Houston, TX   October 24th, 2007 1:11 pm ET

1000? Are you people for real?
Check your numbers!

Jay   October 24th, 2007 1:05 pm ET

Get you facts right, there were 10,000 and not 1,000

Lioness, Washington DC   October 24th, 2007 1:04 pm ET

Editors:

There were 10,000 at the rally, not one thousand. Please correct.

Banko   October 24th, 2007 12:47 pm ET

This is really Outrageous. CNN why are you spinning the numbers? 10000 people showed up for the rally. This really bad reporting. Journalism at it worst. CNN is nolonger credible. I'll nolonger watch CNN. This is the last straw. I know CNN will censor my comments.

Lavelle Rochester,ny   October 24th, 2007 12:40 pm ET

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post_group/ObamaHQ/CJB8

Get your facts straight you Republican driven lobbyist propaganda media out letting company!

Lavelle Rochester,ny   October 24th, 2007 12:38 pm ET

Wrong there were over 9,500 people who attended the rally. Get it right CNN

http://barackobama.com/page/community/post_group/ObamaHQ/CJB8

Steven, South Orange NJ   October 24th, 2007 12:33 pm ET

Thanks for the undercut Clinton News Network. How about we try and report accurate unbiased news. The rally was at least 9,500 people in Boston.

Kim, Sacramento, CA   October 24th, 2007 12:32 pm ET

Dan – that is what I heard too. But, yet when Clinton was in Oakland CNN overreported the attendance number by about the same number that they are under reporting the attendance at the Boston Obama rally.

When is CNN going to start being a real news agenda again and stop being the "Clinton News Network".

Dave, Alpharetta, GA   October 24th, 2007 12:32 pm ET

We do need a leader... Which is why I am voting for Hillary Clinton. Obama is a nice guy and will likely have a very bright future (maybe even be president one day).

However, these days require experience and insight that you can only have with time and involvement. It's easy for him to condemn votes that you did not vote for (since he was in the IL state house, not Congress – "Experience"). Even when he was in Congress, Obama failed to show up for the Iran "terrorist" resolution; this is leadership?

Hillary puts it out that and we know her position. Does it change based on circumstances? Thank God YES! I for one do not want another president that has the same position on Wednesday that he did on Monday, DESPITE what happen on Tuesday.

Bush is the perfect example of stubborness and class-fool! A lot of people are dying because of his cowardly, mancho attitude.

Hillary is no fool. She is a leader.

Dan, Boston, MA   October 24th, 2007 12:18 pm ET

This should read "over 10,000" not 1,000.

Chris, Middletown, CT   October 24th, 2007 12:15 pm ET

normally Obama is a straight shooter – but aligning himself with Jesse Jackson – and such....really makes me question him....don't get me wrong....he is 10 times more electable than Hillary – but in a general election both will lose to Giuliani....(Obama pushes a left wing agenda....thats true....and Hillary pushes her mentor Saul Alinskys socialist agenda....thats also true) – we need a moderate...Giuliani being the only one running – he's hated by the unions (police and firefighters) – because their time has come and gone....unions were fine in the 1920's...

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