***HBO's "By The People: The Election of Barack Obama" Official Thread*****

[HopeOverFear]

it's here, folks! grab the popcorn

[Lindsey]

1. I have my popcorn! n/t

[Clio the Leo]

2. (glares enviously at all the HBO-having folks!) NT

[jonnyblitz]

3. I had a link where you could watch it streaming on the internet

that i gave to vaberella a few weeks back but it no longer works.

[Clio the Leo]

4. well poopey ......... I'm holding out for a DVD though.

And I have election results to comfort me with ........ and then if I run out of those, I have Plouffe's book waiting for me on the old iphone. ;)

[jonnyblitz]

12. i am sure it will show up "somewhere" on the internet for

downloading soon if one knows where to look.

[davidpdx]

18. I'm going to be checking the torrent sites since getting HBO here in Korea

isn't an option. It might pop up in the next few days.

[jefferson_dem]

5. Dupe

:)

[jefferson_dem]

6. Awesome show.

My goodness, does it bring back great memories.

They are at the first major "turning point" of Election 2008 now -- the Iowa JJ dinner when Barack lights the place on fire! :woohoo:

[HopeOverFear]

7. I was pissed they should have showed MORE of that speech

maybe not the whole thing but at least more than they did

[fujiyama]

8. Do you know when this is on agaiN?

nt

[ej510]

11. 9pm pt tonight.

HBOw

[HopeOverFear]

9. "You know you love me!" Michelle Obama

YES WE DO, GIRL!!!!!

[budkin]

10. Wow this is really bringing it all back!

[anneboleyn]

13. Yes, it makes everything seem all the more incredible. It shows how much work goes into a campaign

like this -- I love seeing the spirit of the Obama volunteers. And it is interesting to listen to the media coverage from '08 -- Clinton was considered the winner without question and Obama was entirely discounted. Amazing how things change!

[HopeOverFear]

14. OMG I am falling in love again

[VespertineIconoclast]

15. "...jacked up expectations"...

That's exactly what has happened and the media has plenty of fodder to say that President Obama has "underperformed." Axelrod had it right.

[HopeOverFear]

16. Awwww @ Gibbs crying

[CitizenLeft]

17. I fell ASLEEP 1/2 before it started, woke up in time to see the rest...

Worked OT today and couldn't help it, dammit - pissed! But I'll watch the beginning later. What I did see was great - had me in tears for the last hour. Loved it!

I don't think the prez is perfect. I disagree with some of his policies - or, more accurately, the way he approaches them. He's slow-moving on issues that are important to many... but he is classy, and genuine, and, simply, a good man. I feel the way Michael Moore does. And he has my complete support.