12:02 - Pumping up the crowd with a final appeal for support and volunteers, Obama finishes his speech.
11:58 - “We will all need to pull our weight, because now, more than ever, we are all in this together… what this crisis has told us is that in the end, there is no separation between Main Street and Wall Street.”
11:55 - Back to Wall Street: “Just as we demand accountability in Wall Street, I will demand accountability in Washington… I will start by ending a war in Iraq”
11:54 - The crowd, which includes members of Abington High School, chants again, “Obama, Obama”
11:53 - “If you serve your country, or your community… if you serve in the military, or in the peace corps… if you work in a homeless shelter… We will invest in you… You will be able to afford college, no ifs, ands or buts.”
11:52 - Moving on from healthcare, Obama is now outlining his plan for education. He promises to make sure American educations are “second to none” in the world.
11:50 - “I was debating John McCain last week and he said, ‘the American people don’t want a government healthcare plan,’ John McCain doesn’t seem to mind his healthcare plan.”
11:49 - Obama is now talking about healthcare, which was discussed during last night’s debate. “If you don’t have coverage, you’ll be able to get the same coverage that the senators get themselves”
11:49 - “I reject the idea that you can’t build a strong middle class at a time when the economy is weak”
11:48 - About the rescue package: “I know it’s controversial… This is not simply about bailing out Wall Street, but is about making sure that your jobs are protected.”
11:46 - Still talking about McCain: “I’m not sure he doesn’t care, I just don’t think he gets it. I get it.” The crowd erupts into applause, chants O-ba-ma, at hearing this key phrase of Obama’s campaign.
11:44 - Talking about McCain and the economy “He hasn’t been getting tough on CEOs. He hasn’t been getting tough on Wall Street. Suddenly there’s a crisis and he’s out there talking like Jesse Jackson”
11:43 - The crowd is chanting “Yes we can”
11:39: He’s now talking about creating jobs: “If people tell you we can’t afford it, then you just remind them that we are spending 10 billion dollars a month on Iraq, while they have a 79 billion dollar surplus… We can rebuild America with that.”
11:36 - Talking about renewable energy: “What will work is investing 15 billion dollars a year in renewable energy.”
11:31 - Obama speaks briefly about about the debate, correcting a comment by Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s comment about his plan for economic stimulus. “The U.S. has experienced its ninth straight month of job loss… this is the economy that John McCain described two weeks ago as ‘fundamentally strong.’”
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