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U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Comes to Toledo Ohio
- By Dewey Edwards
- Published 02/26/2008
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U.S. Sen. Barack Obama Comes to Toledo Ohio
Obama arrives in Toledo, Ohio to speak at a rally held at the University of Toledo's Savage Hall. There was more than10,000 people this afternoon that came out to hear what the new presidential candidate have to say bringing his message of change and hope.
The doors open early at 12:00 noon and about 3:00 P.M. people was being turned away Savage Hall filled to capacity at a fast rate. There were people who came out as early as 6:00 A.M. to be the first and sure they got in from all over city and tri-state near Ohio.

Sen. Obama arrived around 4:35-4:45 giving a speech and lecturing almost one hour, Sen. Obama started out with his familiar message of "CHANGE" telling the audience that he is the best candidate suited to run the white-house and let the people voices be heard and not lobbyists and special interest groups.
Sen. Obama stated "If you are ready for change, then we can go ahead and tell the lobbyists in Washington that their days of setting the agenda are over," Mr. Obama said. "They have not funded my campaign, they will not run my White House, and they will not drown out the voice of the American people if I am president of the United States of America."
Sen. Obama say's enough is enough so many peoples dreams they have worked hard to prepare for is slowly slipping away. And it has to stop. As the audience applauded. The Illinois senator also took on Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton, who held a rally in Toledo on Friday night and spent yesterday accusing Mr. Obama's campaign of spreading false information about her support for NAFTA.
"Her husband's administration championed NAFTA, passed NAFTA, signed NAFTA," Mr. Obama said. He said Mrs. Clinton shouldn't be allowed to take credit for everything positive in President Bill Clinton's administration, yet distance herself from unpopular trade agreements like NAFTA.
UT officials and Obama staffers said Savage Hall was filled over capacity, and about 5,000 people were turned away from the event. But Mr. Obama, keeping with his own tradition, went outside Savage Hall to speak briefly with those who couldn't get inside.
For those who could not make the rally or attend the rally you can click on the link below and view a live coverage of the rally.



























