Scout Tufankjian: Campaign Images

Kissimmee, September 6

Kissimmee, September 6

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Orlando, September 6

Charlotte: Be Inspired

‘He helped lift my despair’

Jon C. Hopwood (Yahoo): I received news that my mother had passed just after midnight on Friday. Despite her Alzheimer’s, she had been my biggest fan. She was the first to see the photos I took at campaign events; she had even accompanied me to several events….

…. One, a Romney-Ryan rally at Saint Anselm College, had been an ordeal for her and she had asked me to take her away, away from the hate and bombast.

…. The motto of the Romney-Ryan campaign seems to be “every man for himself,” a command given sailors on a sinking ship. They had given up on America. I wanted to see Obama and his message of hope.

He did not disappoint. The 6,000 supporters who thronged the central square at the Strawberry Banke living museum had to wait two hours, but it was worth it … he did give me hope and helped lift my despair.

Because he cares. Barack Obama cares …. I felt like part of a community. A community that cares.

Back home, the following day, I collected some of Mom’s snapshots for her memorial … As I removed the photos, I discovered she had also tucked into the mirror frame a photo of President Obama and his family.

….. It was nice to know the man I chose to see the day after she passed, seeking to be comforted, had been there to comfort her in her final days.

Full article here

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Remembering

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk back to the White House after joining members of the White House staff during a moment of silence to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept 11th

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President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta observe a moment of silence at the Pentagon

Rise and Shine

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama participate in a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House September 11, 2012

8:45: President Obama and Michelle Obama observe a moment of silence to mark the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks

White House live * CNN * CBS 1 * CBS 2

9:10: President Obama and Michelle Obama depart from the White House to the Pentagon Memorial

9:30: Attend September 11th Observance Ceremony

1:45: The President departs the White House en route Bethesda, Md.

2:15: Visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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Morning everyone, I’ll post again later.