Tim Saturday, August 16, 2008

Politics

Obama Town Hall in Raleigh Tuesday

Obama will conduct a town hall meeting Tuesday, August 19 at 6:30 pm in the Exposition Center at the NC State Fairgrounds. The focus of the event will be the economy, specifically economic security since the unemployment rate in NC has hit a five year high.  NC is leaning ever so slightly red, but the Obama campaign is devoting incredible manpower in an effort to make NC blue in November for the first time since 1976.

Tuesday’s event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.  A limited number of tickets are available.  There is a limit of two tickets per adult and one ticket for people under 16. You can pick up free tickets at the following locations beginning Monday, August 18th, from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM, or until tickets are no longer available.

Raleigh Ticket Distribution Location
Raleigh Campaign for Change Headquarters
130 E. Morgan St.
Raleigh, NC 37601

Cary Distribution Location
Cary Campaign for Change Headquarters
215 E. Chatham
Cary, NC 27511

Additionally, about 50 veterans, a part of Veterans for Obama, showed their support for the presidential candidate at 1:00 Saturday, August 16 at the downtown Raleigh headquarters. The veteran visit came amongst regular canvas and registration drives conducted by volunteer Change Crews.

  • S. Matthews08/18 01:58 PM

    Sounds great. Who’s gonna round up all the illegal aliens so Obama can kiss their asses?

  • Robert E Leebowitz08/18 02:43 PM

    Those new stats about whites becoming the minority has the angry-white-man’s panties in a bunch! Easy there, S. Matthews! Just imagine yourself part of an exclusive club and revel in the imaginary status.  This economy didn’t wind up in the shitter because of illegals but if they displaced you from a landscaping job, you have my sympathies.

  • S. Matthews08/18 03:06 PM

    Why do I have to be white? Thats a pretty big assumption. Isn’t possible that I just might be a concerned American? Are you also assuming that any non-white American have no concern at all about illegal immigration? Why do liberals always bring race to the forefront, automatically assuming racism on the others part, simply because their opinion is different from their own? You can do better than that.

  • Tim08/18 03:41 PM

    Xenophobia and racism aside, here is an article about Obama’s effort in NC from today’s NY Times:

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/us/politics/17carolina.html?ei=5070&en=891792d4d5146a3c&ex=1219636800&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1219079484-2vbWeLxQ6P1GOh/Re0ITWA

  • Robert E Leebowitz08/18 04:04 PM

    I apologize, Mrs. Matthews.

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