Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #1: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear

Obama Electrifies Asheville, Focuses on Healthcare, 20,000 Attend Rally Oct. 5

*AT 2:30 P.M., SUN., OCT. 5, 2008, DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA Spoke with Eloquence, Passion and Specifics to 15,000 to 25,000 Attending Rally at Asheville High School Stadium in Downtown Asheville | The Obama political rally was free and open to the public. Gates opened at 12 noon. A Mission Hospitals nurse introduced Obama. People kept streaming in as Obama began his speech at 2:30 p.m., which focused on healthcare reform and economic recovery for the middle class.


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #2: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama spoke for over an hour, and electrified a crowd who clapped and cheered words of praise for his ideas of economic reform. Many who attended commented on his enthusiasm and the excitement that he instilled in them and others.


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #3: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear

Obama was introduced by local Mission Hospitals cardiovascular nurse Elizabeth Allen, R.N. (pictured above), after she delivered a moving speech about the need for healthcare reform.


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #4: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #5: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear



Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #6: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear



Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #7: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear



Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #8: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear



Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #9: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear



Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #10: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear



Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #11: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #12: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #13: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #14: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #15: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #16: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #17: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #18: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #19: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear


Obama Rallies Asheville Oct. 5 * Photo #20: Lisa Ringelspaugh-Irvine/MediaBear

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