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Obama Tours Battleground States With 1% ers To Drum Up Support From the 99%
Obama Closes Out Campaign With Star-Studded Blitz
MILWAUKEE – After thousands of ads, hundreds of stump speeches and a record war chest of campaign cash, President Obama is banking on a final burst of star power to boost his get-out-the-vote effort in the final 72 hours of the 2012 presidential campaign.
As Obama and his top surrogates – Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama and former President Clinton – barnstorm the battlegrounds this weekend, they will have a cast of Hollywood stars and music icons at their sides.
The pairings are aimed at driving turnout, particularly among young and minority voters, while bolstering enthusiasm in a handful of key states where polls show the presidential race very close.
Here in Wisconsin, Obama will be joined by multi-platinum singer Katy Perry, who appeared with the president at a midnight rally in Las Vegas last week wearing a white “ballot” dress. Later in Dubuque, Iowa, rocker John Mellencamp will perform, and actress Kate Walsh of ABC’s “Private Practice” and “Grey’s Anatomy” will address the crowd.
Dave Matthews will open for Obama at a late-night rally in Bristow, Va., where the president will also unite for the first time on the 2012 campaign trail with Bill Clinton.
The celebrity tour continues Sunday with Latino rapper Pitbull joining Obama in Hollywood, Fla.; soul legend Stevie Wonder performing at a rally in Cincinnati; and Dave Matthews making a second appearance with the president in Aurora, Colo.
Biden will tour Ohio on Sunday with pop singer Jason Mraz, stopping in Lakewood, Fremont and Lancaster. Michelle Obama will stump in Orlando, Fla., Monday with Ricky Martin.
Corky
November 4th, 2012
What?? No Pimp With a Limp??
fullcirclethinker
November 4th, 2012
Let there be no doubt: It takes lots of money in order to then take lots of money! Hussein has this down to a fine science. We can only hope and pray that there are enough of us out there to stop the madness come Tuesday. Otherwise, we will have become a nation that places ‘cool’ above ‘wise’.
CrustyB
November 4th, 2012
Kate Walsh, whose hatred of free speech and abstinence lead her to hold a rally to cancel Bristol Palin’s appearance at Washington University.
Yep, this is Obama’s kind of scum alright.
KarenInNewHaven
November 4th, 2012
What do Democrats contribute that we couldn’t do without?
I contend that they are dead wood and useless parasites.
Aunt Liz
November 4th, 2012
First thought – how’d Ricky Martin get stuck with Meeschelle? One would think Barry and Ricky would’ve been a much better “fit” so to speak.
Secondly, the last reason I’d go to anyone’s political rally is for the celebrities. I’m not there to be entertained for goodness sake.
Maudie N Mandeville
November 4th, 2012
It just about says it all that immature, childish and naive youngsters would be influenced by movie and pop stars….And all black people.
serfer62
November 4th, 2012
Am all star cast!!! Wow
That oughtta impress the shit out of NY & NJ.
norman einstein
November 4th, 2012
Nero only FIDDLED while Rome burned. He was an amateur!
Anne
November 4th, 2012
Instead of rescuing Americans in Benghazi, Obama went to party in Las Vegas, and instead of doing
what he could do to rescue victims of hurricane
Sandy, Obama ran off to Las Vegas to party again.
Obviously that lazy con artist wants to be relected
so that he can continue to live like royalty, NOT
so that he can fulfill the responsibilities of our
President. Are Democrats too stupid to see that?
fullcirclethinker
November 4th, 2012
@ Anne: “Are Democrats too stupid to see that?”
I wish it was as easy as that! My take is that more and more in the Democratic Party have simply chosen which side their bread is buttered on. They, along with apparently 47% of the nation, have determined that America is going the way of Europe and have decided to get on board.
And this has been coming for nearly one hundred years, starting with FDR enacting the New Deal and Social Security, LBJ signing Medicare and Medicaid into law, and culminating now with Obamacare.
It well may be that we are seeing the last few breaths of a once great country…..
karen stevens
November 4th, 2012
you know, when his chances at a second term finally BLOW UP, he’s gonna cough up 72 versions of why he failed… bush.. repubs…didn’t explain it well enuff…banksters
then there’s the next week…
KarenInNewHaven
November 4th, 2012
Anne – When you see Obama rallies with his supporters sitting there behind him with their eyes glazed over in a blank stare and becoming animated only when they’re cued to do so, yes, it’s obvious that they are dense, obtuse, ditzy, clueless and vey shallow …., and immoral, the dumbest we have to offer.
Zilla
November 4th, 2012
OH, looky at all the celebutards who do not want your business or your money! Remember this next time one of these jackasses is pushing their latest album/movie/crappy TV show. They have spent 4 years insulting half the country. Fuck them.
Mohammed's pink swastika
November 4th, 2012
Obama, and Stevie Wonder in Hollywood.
Biden and Jason Mraz, stump in Ohio.
Michelle gets fruity with Ricky Martin in Orlando, fla.
Bill Clinton tours old Vegas, with Ron Jeremy.
Anne
November 5th, 2012
FullCircleThinker – You are, of course, absolutely right.
If I may expand on your point, it goes to the crux of a point that AbigailAdams raised to the effect that it is the immorality, no, the evilness of Democrats that has brought this country to the brink of destruction.
A Democracy or a Republic can not survive when, if even by a narrow margin, the majority are immoral, and when a majority comprised of white trash think that it is cool to act like black trash..