Oh man! Don’t you love to hear that way up in tiny, sparse, red-state North Dakota, they know history in the making!

…more than 17,000 people joined, for a few hours, the North Dakota Democratic Party’s convention, cheering, stomping and yelling like a crowd at a rock concert when Obama took the stage, and throughout his 45-minute speech. Minutes before the speech started, a thousand or more still waiting in line were allowed to hurry in to stand on the floor after all the seats were full.

“Some people think the Democrats can’t win in North Dakota, so we shouldn’t put too much time in here,” Obama said. “I tell you what, we didn’t fly over North Dakota. We landed. We didn’t write off North Dakota.”

The crowd screamed approval and remained standing for several minutes, until Obama showed how he got his reputation for charming crowds.

“At least, feel free to have a seat, guys. That’s why you got chairs.” Most took him up on the offer, but several times during his 40-minute speech they rose again to their feet.

“Our nation is at war, the planet is in peril, and our economy is in shambles,” he said. “The problem is we have lost faith that our leaders can or will do anything about it. .?.?. People are saying they are ready for change, ready for something new.”

Grand Forks Herald

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