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Obama Drew a Crowd of Dozens for Nevada Speech
On Friday President Obama met with a Nevada couple to talk about the housing mess. The husband said he will be voting for Obama in November, but the wife said she’s still undecided, even after sitting down and talking to the president. He gave a speech from the couple’s driveway to a crowd of dozens.
As leader of the free world President Obama will be used to making speeches to millions of people around the globe.
So he might have felt the occasion was a little beneath him yesterday when he stopped off in Reno, Nevada, to deliver an address outside a couple’s garage.
In what could be a disastrous photo opportunity for the President’s campaign, Mr Obama spoke to a handful of people in the crucial swing state.
The president’s 15 minute address outside the home of Paul and Val Keller on Friday afternoon, drew a small audience of neighbours and supporters – though even his hosts said they were not sure if they would vote for him in the coming election.
eternal cracker p
May 14th, 2012
I’m sure he told everyone there “Don’t goto Las Vegas!”
Mr.Pinko
May 14th, 2012
That’s what you get when you open your big mouth and tell people not to visit Vegas and don’t spend your money there!
Menderman
May 14th, 2012
Look at the SUV’s in the background…not his peeps.
JimBob
May 14th, 2012
Desperation showing soon he will be speaking at ice cream stands on really hot days.
Nunya
May 14th, 2012
LOL
He was HERE on Friday? Who knew?
Menderman
May 14th, 2012
I went to you tube to see the crowd reaction…YOU GOTTA SEE THIS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBwx_Ug6Pw8
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Jump to the 4:00 mark
I haven’t seen the whole vid yet, but I wanna find that chicks youtube channel that was standing there filming the encounter.
iris354
May 14th, 2012
He sounded like a stuttering idiot in the video. How is it possible that Obama is up in Nevada polls?
Dr. Tar
May 14th, 2012
Wait, so the people that hosted him say in public they’re not sure they would vote for him?
Don’t they usually stage these events in very friendly confinds – like George Clooney’s mansion? Someone in the O campaign screwed up big time holding this on the front lawn of household of independents.
Team America
May 14th, 2012
@Menderman – good one…I rolled to 3:57 and started watching that tall guy appear to get in oblowhards face. It would be interesting if someone recorded that conversation / almost yelling match (it seems).
Bob M.
May 14th, 2012
Oh Lord… he’s tedious enough WITH the teleprompter, but showing up WITHOUT one?!?! I’d of BURNED my OWN house down, to avoid THAT speech!!!
Anonymous
May 14th, 2012
He could have used a smaller venue. Maybe a phone booth next time.
Nunya
May 14th, 2012
@iris: probably the same way Hairy Reed is a Senator here: Unions, persons of color, White guilters, and other assorted DemonRats voting early and voting often in Clark County (Las Vegas metro area)
IIRC the rest of the state is pretty red
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bitterclinger
May 14th, 2012
Menderman, good catch!
Tim
May 14th, 2012
I wouldn’t walk out to my garage to see that thing – certainly not to listen to him.
old_oaks
May 14th, 2012
Menderman, she don’t know how to use the youtubes and I’m sure the conversation was not favorable to him at all.
Instead, I bet it started like this…
Tall black dude: “Yo man, great to meet you. But hey we be strugglin’ up in this bitch, why you turn your backs on us bruthas and sistas?”
Nutjob
May 14th, 2012
You would think more then 20 union people would’ve showed up with all of the free tickets the DNC handed out.
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