AVS08-023
BARACK OBAMA WITH OPRAH WINFREY
BARACK OBAMA & OPRAH WINFREY
2007/12/09
AVS 2008
Assign Number: DCBT1067N
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Contents:
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN EVENT WITH OPRAH WINFREY -
COLUMBIA, SC USA
Sunday, December 09, 2007

TAPE 1
14:38:59 Michelle Obama Remarks: who's going to remind us that we are one another's keepers. That we are only strong enough as the weakest .
14:40:11 we have folks like Oprah Winfrey. We are proud to have her support and she is her today
14:40:35 I'm proud to announce the first Lady of
14:40:48 Oprah walk out
14:40:54 Oprah walking on stage waving
14:41:06 Oprah hugging Michelle
14:41:26 Oprah doing a little dance
14:41:46 OPRAH REMARKS: Thank you South Carolina
14:42:09 let me just say it is amazing grace that brought me here. I was thinking about it because I was born and raised just a few states away . so I know something about being raised in the south
14:42:44 I think it's just amazing grace that I get to stand here on this South Carolina stage and talk about the man who is going to be the next president of the United States
14:43:09 for me it's about stepping out of my pew. You know what it's like to sit in then same pew. I was raised in the church. I used to
14:43:42 I have been in the pew of television for what seems like a long time. I've never done it before because in the past I have been disappointed by politicians . Past I've been apathetic
14:44:16 I realize that disappointment is normal. Disappointment doesn't have to be normal anymore . I'm stepping out because I've been inspired to believe a new vision is possible
14:44:54 we don't have to just dream the dream any more. We get to vote the dream
14:45:47 we have one government one congress, one president and I'm here today to tell you why I think that president should be barrack Obama. I'm not here to tell you what to think . I get lots of people to read books, but I got sense. I know the difference between a book club and this seminal moment in history
14:46:35 I believe that Barack Obama . I've never done this before but I know if you keep doing the same thing the same time you get the same result. I know you've got to step out of your box .
14:48:50 I'm sick of politics as usual . it's very hard to penetrate the political rhetoric so the very first time I listened to Obama I didn't hear any rhetoric. You hear
14:49:24 a tongue dipped in the unvarnished truth . I know you can see through all the rhetoric
14:50:11 we need good judgment. We need Barack Obama.
14:50:42 I challenge you . let me tell you I challenge you to see through the people who try to convince you that people with experience is better then the knowledge outside the walls of Washington dc
14:51:18 we know he is a very smart man. He chose to go into the trenches of Chicago and fight for those who were disenfranchise . his track record has shown us that
14:51:59 he's spoken out against our governments
14:52:20 he stood against the war in Iraq. The time is now for a president who is going with conscience
14:52:43 and proceed with moral authority. I get worried for our country because it's not just the threat of terrorism it is our estrangement from the rest of the world. Ti does matter what the rest of the world thinks of us
14:53:21 and our estrangement and the dangerous imbalance . every mother losing her son in ever country feels the same
14:53:56 I'm worried because all of us who are here to come together to appreciate our uniqueness and treasure our diversity . he is an involved leader who can bring evolved leadership to this country
14:54:39 we need a president who can bring us all together . our religious devices . we need a president who can bring us together. These are dangerous times. We are all watching dancing with the stars to forget
14:55:33 we need a leader who shows us how to have hope as a force for peace . Just as Obama has ceased this moment . South Carolina January 26th is your moment
14:56:30 there are those who say he should wait his turn. Think about where you'd be if you waited when the people told you to. I wouldn't be where I am if I waited .
14:56:58 there are those who say he should take a gradual approach
14:57:13 we have to respond . that moment is now
14:57:26 the moment is now and January 26th you get a chance to prove to the nation that the moment is now. Everyone knows I love books
14:57:46 there is a book; they made a movie out of it .
14:58:08 it made such a profound impression on me . are you the one
14:58:46 it's a question that the entire nation is asking. Is he the one? Is he the one? South Carolina I do believe he is one to bring us the audacity of hope. Barack Obama
14:59:17 Obama walking out and gladhanding
15:00:35 three shot of Michelle Obama and Oprah
15:00:48 Barack Obama Remarks: how's it going South Carolina
15:01:17 I am so grateful to be here today .
15:01:55 it is good to be back in South Carolina.
15:02:48 there is not a luckier man in the world. I know you know that. You know you've got a program when I'm the third best speaker on the stage.
15:03:25 I am so grateful to Michelle
15:03:34 what can I say about a woman who has a funny name like me . I sent her an email. I said we're gonna get some people. I guess you're popular huh
15:04:06 part of the reason I love this woman is her warmth, generosity . and she is listening to the American people and she is tapped into what you are going through each and every day .
15:04:47 nobody could expect we would be on this stage today. We have been so bless. Give it up for Miss Oprah Winfrey
15:05:20 I've got to say this is the biggest crowd we've had in this campaign . biggest of any candidate. Congrats South Carolina
15:07:21 part of the reason we are here today and interest in this campaign is a year from now you are going to be selecting the next president of the US. And the name GW Bush will not be on the ballot

15:08:01 pull out to WS of people cheering

15:08:59 the name of my cousin dick Cheney will not be on the ballot. That was some embarrassing when that came out

15:09:15 - 15:27:52 - NO TRANSCRIPTS

15:27:52 - END OF TAPE