FTG OF MOTORCADE OF DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARAK OBAMA IN CHICAGO

NEWSFEED: 10/6-11/2004, HUGE COIN, BOMBING IN PAKISTAN, JOHN KERRY, JOHN EDWARDS, BARAK OBAMA, HUGE EXPENSIVE COIN, JOHN ASHCROFT;GERMANY: ground breaking ceremony for US Embassy; CHINA: smoldering debris from blown-up factory; $500,000 COIN: Man unveils huge coin that would by a lot of sodas except it won't fit in any of the machines; BRIEFING: police chief discusses arrest made in school threat; JOHN ASHCROFT: gives speech in NYC; PAKISTAN: aftermath of bombing, lots of injured in hospital; NEW ZEALAND SEX TRIAL: var shots of NZ, courthouse, barristers arriving; SUBMARINE RESCUE: sub crashes in waves, sailors lifted on helicopter; AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS: candidate John Howard shakes hands of supporters, voters place ballot in box; PAKISTAN: aftermath of car bombing-not pretty to look at, ambulance, blood on curb, damage from bomb; JOHN KERRY: gives campaign speech; ICONOCLAST: photos of Crawford TX newspaper (GW Bush's hometown) endorsing Kerry; BARAK OBAMA: gives election lecture; JOHN EDWARDS: gives campaign speech mocking Bush mistakes; METEORITE: family reacts to meteorite that fell on their land, many shots of meteorite;

Oprah - ""I would never vote for anyone based on gender or race. I'm voting for Barak Obama not because he's black, I'm voting for Barak Obama because he's brilliant

Barak Obama and John McCain campaign days before the election. A long line of citizens vote early.

DNC / FTG OF SENATOR BARAK OBAMA RALLY

Dubuque Obama Rally w/ Barack & Michelle Dubuque, IA 1/1/08 - Dubuque, IA rally a few days before Iowa causes, Michelle Obama introduces Barack, Barack speaks . Obama Coralville Rally Speech - Coralville, IA

Sound bite: Keith David Um, there’s no topic too small to talk about. So much of his conversation as been smm uh, sweep to the side r tried to be circumvented that you know now the now the issue is out. It is out in the air there are things about racism that we should be talking about, we should have been talking about, Spike tal Spike speaks to that in his work, Barak Obama has spoken about it most directly. It is it is a subject that we have long too long avoided, and that is why we are in the shape we are today. You know, perhaps this is an opportunity for us to move through that with some grace, so we can come on the other side of it with some cohesiveness.

Oprah Iowa Rally Des Moines, IA 12/8/07 - Michelle introduces Oprah, then Oprah speaks and then Obama says a few words about Michelle and Oprah

Sound bite: Jimmy Jean Louis O yeah, completely whether it’s in France, in England, in Germany, or even in South American even in Africa. so yes the difference with with here is that a lot of the black people have some kinda of power, compared to the black people in France. They have no power they are just following what they are given. When I just say that we don’t see too many black people in the theaters you don’t see them either on TV or any high positions such as CEO or manager or anything like that. So yes it is a big deal it’s just over there its a little bit smoother they make it look like it’s not a problem, but I mean it is what it is. I mean once again we are all animals we all human and there will always be kind of fact among race. To the point where we accept each other and hopefully the fact could be less about the color that we are and more about what we think as far as ideas that we have to better the world. And and which is a good situation now with what’s happening the with with Obama and we have two great candidates for democrats and…talks…So body like him for example will be able to get people around the table. He’ll be able to start a talk. Verses somebody else who will just scare everybody else. That’s a that’s a big deal that’s a big deal people won’t be afraid to actually take a call or actually have a meeting with Barak Obama and speak about big issues that’s accentually how we can have a better world by communicating our problems and finding solutions.

FTG OF SENATOR BARAK OBAMA AT RALLY / GLAD HANDING

Sound bite: Laz Alonzo Well I think we should be talking we should be speaking the truth, you know I mean we live in a society that is headerogenus you know it’s not just one race or another America was built on the backs of pretty much every single culture, religion, creed, race, you can think of it’s it’s that salad bowl you know you get some tomatoes, you get some onions, you get some cheese, you know every now and then you get some welted lettuce you just get that out and keep the good stuff. And that’s the beauty of America and that’s why our flag has so many beautiful color that come together to make one flag. You know I think what Spike does is very necessary is talk about some of the truths that exist some of them are positive and some of them may not be so positive as long as they’re truth then they give us a platform to discuss and learn from and I think that’s what is happening right now with Barak Obama being one of the candidates as well as Hilary being a woman and being one of the candidates, it lets us air out some of the things that we may not of even known existed and learn from the and get them out of the way and be able to have a real conversation between people without all these you know walls that we have built up. I think education is the key to overcoming a lot of fears and prejudices that we have. And I think a lot of those walls are being torn down right now.

Oprah - ""Every part of me believes in the empowerment of women but the truth is I'm a free woman.....I am not a traitor, I'm just following my own truth and that truth has lead me to Barak Obama."" / Pan around to crowd / Oprah quotes Toni Morrison - ""creative imagination which coupled with brilliance equals wisdom

FTG OF SENATOR BARAK OBAMA CAMPAIGNING IN MICHIGAN