Category: US Politics
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Obama Cleveland rally
I am in the Heroes Bar and Grill here in Cleveland, the Obama event is due to start in a couple of hours. It’s been a fantastic drive from Washington, the weather has been warm all the way, and traffic was non-existent. It’s also a beautiful day here on the shores of Lake Eerie, and…
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On the road again
Tomorrow we hit the road again, on an ambitious schedule. We leave DC for Cleveland, Ohio, where Barack Obama is rallying the troops with his wife Michelle, and where Bruce Springsteen makes a guest appearance. If we time it right we might make it to Indianapolis for a McCain rally, before making directly for Chicago.…
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Obama in Virginia Beach – videos
I did a couple of quick videos at the rally, from the press gallery. Here is a sense of the crowd before Obama arrived on stage: In this one you can see the start of Obama’s speech, with the press looking on. The BBC was doing a live broadcast while I recorded. After the event…
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Obama rally in Virginia
I have uploaded some initial photos into a Flickr set you can see here. I had access to the press gallery so was able to take some reasonably good shots. I took some of the press corps themselves, including some of BBC journalist Jon Sopel, who was doing a live broadcast for the BBC 9…
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Obama at Virginia Beach
This morning myself and Conor Ryan, from the Irish Examiner, head over to an Obama rally in Virginia Beach. It starts at about 5pm and I will be updating my Twitter status while there. You can follow me on Twitter here. I will try and take some pics and maybe do a video or two…
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Washington sights
Well following a weekend off from blogging, I had a look around Arlington Cemetery today, where I watched the changing of the guard at the memoral of the unknown soldier. I took a good few photos, I hope they turn out ok. Tomorrow I plan to attend an Obama rally in Virginia Beach, outdoor and…
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Washington bound
Tomorrow I head off to the US for a couple of weeks, and it is certainly an interesting time to be going (and an interesting contrast to Georgia two weeks ago). I will be in Washington DC for the majority of the trip, but will be calling to New York and do a quick jaunt…
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Palin, Wasilla, and qualifications
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Eminem endorses Obama
Well I guess it’s not as high profile as Colin Powell. Though the conservative base may see it as a good thing for a bad man like Eminem to endorse the socialist Obama. I doubt it will have much of an affect either way.
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Seven Questions for Larry Wilkerson
FP ask some questions of Colin Powell’s chief of staff on Powell’s endorsement of Obama. I like these two: FP: What’s your take on the tone of the campaign? LW: I was fully expecting the grand wizard of the Klu Klux Klan to arrive from Maryland and endorse McCain. I was becoming frightened that we…