Rockstar In The Building

Zion Williamson seems like an outstanding young man as well as an outstanding basketball player. Wishing him a speedy recovery.

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 21, 2019

Barack Obama did come back to #UNC’s locker room before tipoff vs. #Duke with an “encouraging message.” Cam Johnso… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Marilyn Payne (@marilyn_payne) February 21, 2019

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44th US President Barack Obama arrives at Duke vs. UNC... https://t.co/YftIlzxDQX

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Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 21, 2019

“His shoe broke.” President Barack Obama knew what was happening as soon as Zion Willamson went down 🎥… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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SB Nation (@SBNation) February 21, 2019

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Former President Barack Obama https://t.co/U9rbWiUIJp

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Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) February 21, 2019

President Barack Obama gets an amazing reception just before Duke vs UNC https://t.co/8ufWuupfV2

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Joe Mazur (@joemazurabc11) February 21, 2019

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@BarackObama at Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke. #ABC11 #UNCvsDuke https://t.co/Up9RS4S1NY

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ABC11Charlie Mickens (@GameDayCharlie) February 21, 2019

Former President Barack Obama at tonight’s UNC vs. Duke game. @WFMY https://t.co/nUnJXcxHpR

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Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) February 21, 2019

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Not a great shot but you can hear the reaction when former President @BarackObama walked into Cameron and gave a fe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Jeff Gravley (@jgravleyWRAL) February 21, 2019

Hi Barack 👋 https://t.co/qGz8bpcGZH

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SB Nation (@SBNation) February 21, 2019

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Obama is a man of the people, even the Cameron Crazies. https://t.co/om4F4xUKZi

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ESPN (@espn) February 21, 2019

Obama at the UNC/Duke game rocking an all black bomber jacket with “44” on the sleeve. 💧💧💧 https://t.co/R4VqaGve3B

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  (@Complex) February 21, 2019

President Obama Campaigns In Durham

Rise and Shine

(I have about three words of Spanish …. but even I get this)

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Today:

10:45: President Obama departs the White House

1:20: Arrives Miami, Fla.

2:10: Participates in a town hall hosted by Univision (Live on Facebook – and here)

5:25: Departs Miami

6:20: Arrives in Tampa

6:50: Delivers remarks at a campaign event (private residence)

9:05: Departs Tampa

11:10: Arrives Joint Base Andrews

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Michael Tomasky: ….. One of the things that really gets me is hearing people say things like, “I voted for Obama because I hoped he’d be able to unite the country, and he hasn’t, and I’m very disappointed by that.” ….. this is like blaming Sharon Tate for failing to make peace with Charles Manson. The Republicans operate from a mindset of wanting to crush and destroy the Democrats, and I bring this up today because the debate over the “freeloading” 47 percent is as good an exhibit as exists with which to make the case…..

….. it’s Obama’s fault that the tone in Washington hasn’t changed? It may have been idealistic and naive of him to promise it, but at least he tried, and I’ll take idealistic and naive over dishonest and cynical. It’s a sad thing to say, but the country will be united only when the liars and cynics see that their tactics no longer work.

Full post here

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Cagle

Heads Up: Michelle Obama in Durham, N.C.

@OFA_NC: “The line to see @michelleobama is so crazy!!”

1:40: Michelle Obama speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event in Durham, N.C.

CBS 1 * CBS 2 * NBC17 * CNN

(Not sure if CNN will show the speech, but CBS have it listed)

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Later:

5:40: Michelle Obama speaks to grassroots supporters at a campaign event in Greenville, N.C.

Rise and Shine

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Boston.com: Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren lambasted Republican Mitt Romney as she introduced his general election opponent, President Obama, at a Boston fund-raiser.

….. Warren told a full house at Symphony Hall: “Mitt Romney tells us, in his own words, he believes corporations are people. No, Mitt, corporations are NOT people. People have hearts. They have kids. They get jobs. They get sick. They love and they cry and they dance. They live and they die. Learn the difference.”

…. “Mitt, learn this,” she added. “We don’t run this country for corporations; we run it for people.”

…. In opening her remarks, Warren paid tribute to Obama …. “He fought for you, students and seniors, homeowners and veterans, community banks and credit unions, and for everyone who plays by the rules,” she said.

“Big banks and Republicans fought tooth-and-nail against us,” she said. “They vowed this agency would never become law. And when the money poured in, when the pressure mounted against us, and when we were on the ropes, President Obama stood firm.”

“He planted his feet, he squared his shoulders, and he said, ‘We will stop the cheating, we will stop the trick and traps, and we will level the playing field for working families.’”

More here

Symphony Hall, Boston, June 25

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Fosters: How he’ll top future birthdays is a mystery after receiving birthday wishes on Monday from the president himself.

When Bob Noble, 73, and his wife, Betty, decided to stop for lunch at the University of New Hampshire Dairy Bar after listening to President Barack Obama deliver a campaign speech at Oyster River High School, they had no idea that Obama would be in the mood for ice cream.

“He came in and shook hands with everybody,” said Noble, calling the president’s company an “awesome visit.”

It was Noble’s first brush with fame or anyone notable, he said, though that wasn’t why he and his wife attended the speech.

“I didn’t go to him because he’s famous. I went to him because I think he’s doing a heck of a good job,” he explained.

Noble and his wife have two sons who attended school at UNH and who are now successful in their fields, he said. They are products of a man whose own father was an illegal immigrant from Spain in 1910, and when Noble hears other presidential candidates talk of immigration, it really hits home.

“When Romney talks about deportation it’s kind of like a knife in my heart,” he said.

With Obama, who he was thrilled to see take the time to speak with everyone who was present, Noble said, “what you see is what you get.”

More here

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9:05: President Obama departs Boston en route Atlanta

11:15: Arrives Atlanta

11:30: VP Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa (live coverage)

1:25: PBO delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (live coverage)

1:45: Michelle Obama delivers remarks at campaign event in Chicago

2:10: PBO attends a campaign event at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel (closed press)

3:15: Michelle Obama joins Illinois Governor Pat Quinn at the Illinois National Guard Armory in Chicago as he signs into law the ‘Military Family Licensing Act’.

3:35: PBO departs Atlanta en route Miami

5:10: PBO arrives in Miami

5:45: PBO attends a campaign event (private residence)

6:00: Michelle Obama delivers remarks at campaign event in Chicago

8:30: PBO delivers remarks at a campaign event at The Fillmore Miami Beach (live coverage)

9:45: Departs Miami en route Joint Base Andrews

12:10 Arrives at the White House

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Morning everyone 😉

June 25

New Hampshire

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Oyster River High School, Durham, New Hampshire

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The UNH Dairy Bar on the University of New Hampshire campus

Heads up: President Obama speaking in New Hampshire (2:05 ET)

2:05: President Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at Oyster River High School, Durham, New Hampshire

CNN live streaming

CBS live streaming

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President Obama is greeted by North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue upon his arrival at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. At left is Durham, N.C. Mayor William (Bill) Bell

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….touring WestStar Precision Facility with owner Susan Portman

president obama addresses council on jobs & competitiveness

Durham, NC. June 13