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I've heard Thursday night/Friday morning that Obama will announce. You'd think he'd want the full weekend news cycle. Maybe Saturday will be an actual event with Obama and his VP choice together.
I've heard Thursday night/Friday morning that Obama will announce. You'd think he'd want the full weekend news cycle. Maybe Saturday will be an actual event with Obama and his VP choice together.
I think I"m going to go to Springfield on Saturday. I mean I dont have anything going on and I can just grab a train down. They're saying Sat will be an event in front of Abe's place. It'll be neat to be there for a bit of history
EDIT: I just got my ticket. So first I'm hitting the event and then across the street is a little blues & bbq fest that I'm going to hit up. Gooood times. ;D
that does sound like a good day! I was in Springfield for work a couple years ago and loved it - super cute town. Although I drove there from Chicago and that was just a bit exhausting.
Obama met with Gov. Kaine's officials recently. I hope he didn't choose Tim Kaine as the VP. I'm saddened that as soon as Hillary Clinton dropped out of the race, women's rights issues have completely disappeared from the presidential race.
Post by purplefuzzystuff on Aug 21, 2008 21:48:01 GMT -5
Yeah Kaine is acting kinda silly, prancing around like he knows something. All the others are remaining pretty discreet about it.
I think it might be in Obama's best interest to stay away from Kaine as VP, then again he did say he was gonna shake things up with his VP selection...
PS I'm pretty jealous of those that can be in Springfield, I think that would be a pretty great thing to be a part of
Anyone watching the news? It's going to be an Obama / Biden ticket on the ballot in November. I wasn't actually expecting him to get the nod, but I'm pretty pleased with the choice.
Haha look at pictures from Biden and Obama's first public appearance together. Obama is wearing a dark red tie while Biden is wearing a light blue one. I guess thats a perfect color contrast that compares their political experiences.
Can anyone explain why you would announce your VP choice in the middle of the night on Sat morning? This is the time guaranteed to get the least press coverage (It's the time you'd choose to release those scandalous photos of you with an underaged, gay partner.)
An announcement on Thursday would have guaranteed saturation coverage for 2 whole days before the Sat speech and Convention. Seems to me like poor press management.
Can anyone explain why you would announce your VP choice in the middle of the night on Sat morning? This is the time guaranteed to get the least press coverage (It's the time you'd choose to release those scandalous photos of you with an underaged, gay partner.)
An announcement on Thursday would have guaranteed saturation coverage for 2 whole days before the Sat speech and Convention. Seems to me like poor press management.
I heard that it was leaked to the press and then the campaign was scrambling to get the text out to those who signed up
Ok, all so I havent really said anything about being at the announcement on Saturday. So here we go:
5 AM getup and get ready to leave for a 7 AM train (its an hour commute downtown in the mornings). Surprisingly the 7 AM doesnt appear to be sold out but almost everyone on the train is going to springfield and sportin' their fancy Obama t-shirts. Its kind of a funny looking mix most of the people going down are young white kids and older minorities, though I do see a few older white couples as well. Train leaves we get there around 1030.
Its a nice sunny day and we see right away that the downtown area is buzzing. I'm hoping to get some quick lunch and then get in line but as we get a few blocks over its very apparent that I'll just have to get in line and we'll see what food can be grabbed at a nearby gas station. The line is already about 7 blocks long when we get there.
People were selling buttons and shirts and everything you can think of. I didnt get anyting but it didnt seem like anyone was selling things that were from the campaign and money would get fed back to that. It started of a nice 85 or so. After waiting in line for about an hour they opened the gates early. I think this was because the line was too long. It moved fast and by the time I was at the gates I could see back to where I started and people were still moving through.
The security was terrible. They made one absolutely horrible decision, no water bottles were being allowed in. It was about 90 by the time we were heading in and of course it was only bound to get worse as we all crammed together and stood around for another 2 and a half hours.
It was hot and sticky but in general people were in great spirits. It only took about 45 minutes before I saw my first person go down in the crowd. AFter that I saw it happening about every 15 minutes. Some interns or somebody started bringing out paper cups with a little water in them and passing them back but the crowd was way to large for this. People right up against the rails were not sending much back and the people in the middle rear seemed like they were getting pretty rough without some decent amount of water. They ran out or at least stopped bringing it out with an hour left to go.
Every chance people got they were kind of going nuts. If an intern or someone went on stage people would start cheering. I figured I'd know it when the music changed.
Once Obama came onto the stage there was a bit of a crush towards the fence. It wasnt bad but he came up about 20 feet from where I was standing (yet I didnt manage to get a picture of him). Then up and on for a short and sweet speech. Obviously, as this was an announcement about Biden his speech was pretty much just about the man he was going to introduce.
Biden came up and delivered what I thought was a great speech. He seemed in a great mood and played off the energy of the crowd well. Then both of their wives came up and they went down into the crowd. As I was all the way on the other end of the stage I never got another chance for a photo but being there was pretty awe inspiring.
McCain and some of the other conservatives talk about the rock star Obama but I think the truth is that a lot of people are tired of the leadership this country has had and are excited for the opportunity to have things change.
CBS broke in to the convention coverage and said some people in Denver were arrested for assisnation plot against Obama. They had high powered rifles with scopes. Waiting for the police to brief the media.
CBS broke in to the convention coverage and said some people in Denver were arrested for assisnation plot against Obama. They had high powered rifles with scopes. Waiting for the police to brief the media.
Plot to Kill Obama: Shoot From High Vantage Point Written By Brian Maass
Section: Democratic National Convention Section Reporting Brian Maass E-mail DENVER (CBS4) ¯ CBS4 has now learned at least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. All are being held on either drug or weapons charges.
CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were "going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a ... rifle … sighted at 750 yards."
Law enforcement sources tell Maass that one of the suspects "was directly asked if they had come to Denver to kill Obama. He responded in the affirmative."
The story began emerging Sunday morning when Aurora police arrested 28-year-old Tharin Gartrell. He was driving a rented pickup truck in an erratic manner according to sources.
Sources told CBS4 police found two high-powered, scoped rifles in the car along with camouflage clothing, walkie-talkies, a bulletproof vest, a spotting scope, licenses in the names of other people and methamphetamine. One of the rifles is listed as stolen from Kansas.
Subsequently authorities went to the Cherry Creek Hotel to contact an associate of Gartrell's. But that man, who was wanted on numerous warrants, jumped out of a sixth floor hotel window. Law enforcement sources say the man broke an ankle in the fall and was captured moments later. Sources say he was wearing a ring with a swastika, and is thought to have ties to white supremacist organizations.
A third man -- an associate of Gartrell and the hotel jumper was also arrested. He told authorities that the two men "planned to kill Barack Obama at his acceptance speech."
That man, along with a woman, are also under arrest.
The Secret Service, FBI, ATF and the joint terrorism task force are all investigating the alleged plot.
The U.S. Attorney in Denver has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon.
CBS4 will have new details on this developing story at 10pm.
Post by purplefuzzystuff on Aug 25, 2008 22:50:15 GMT -5
Man, that's crazy.
I feel like that just brought me back down to earth, it reminded me of how this world really is and that Obama is just the type of revolutionary that scares people. I don't know where I have been but it's a horrifying reality that I kinda don't want to face
I feel like that just brought me back down to earth, it reminded me of how this world really is and that Obama is just the type of revolutionary that scares people. I don't know where I have been but it's a horrifying reality that I kinda don't want to face
Hopefully, if another Republican Summers breeze (with all due respect) does manage to slither into the white house, he'll be a little more selective in his choice of slimeball thugs he utilizes while actually abusing the powers of (frauduantly aquired) office.
CBS4 Investigator Brian Maass reported one of the suspects told authorities they were "going to shoot Obama from a high vantage point using a ... rifle … sighted at 750 yards."
i heard on cnn that police reported that one of the suspects said that one of the other suspects was going to shoot obama. could very well be .drug fueled bull.shit