AUSTIN PHOTOS: Our president has most definitely not lost his crowd appeal or his own enthusiasm!

[flpoljunkie]

U.S. President Barack Obama greets students after delivering remarks at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, August 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Young
President Barack Obama greets the crowd after he speaks at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Barack Obama shakes hands after a speech at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Hook 'em horns!


President Barack Obama gives a 'hook 'em horns' sign as he starts a speech at Gregory Gym at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Monday, Aug. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

[nmbluesky]

1. Austin is Obama Country!!!!!!

N/T

[lunatica]

2. Heads explode all over Texas

Austin Texas is an island of blue in a sea of red.

I'm sure some disgruntled DUer will be along soon to trash him.

[Clio the Leo]

3. One day the GOP will wake up and realize there aren't JUST white people in TX...

.... until then, we'll gladly accept everyone else's votes.

[yellowcanine]

22. A lot of those hands reaching out to Obama are white hands though.

That is what really gripes the GOP.

[gateley]

4. I'm always so moved by the faces in the crowd when Obama

makes an appearance. We really love this guy!

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Lord. We have given this poor man gray hair! n/t

[xxqqqzme]

6. Does anyone recall any

picture like this of numbnuts wading into a sea of college kids? I just browsed 29 pages of w photos he will shake hands w/ military, in Haiti, wiping his hand on Bill's shirt, but none w/ a crowd of students pleased to see him and eager to shake his hand. He must have gone to Liberty 'university' at least once, yes?

[Scurrilous]

7. K & R

:thumbsup:

[rufus dog]

8. I am sure the media is all over this!

President Obama encounters unprecedented popularity in the Heart of Texas!

Hook 'em Horns, President rallies UT students!

Is Texas turning Blue?.... President Obama wows College!


Or

Obama not popular.

What did you hear today?

[4lbs]

10. Well, CNN showed the entire speech, MSNBC cut away partially to air Hilary's speech on those aid

workers killed in Afghanistan, and Faux aired something else.

[BlueMTexpat]

19. Faux took pains to point out that the Dem candidate for gov wasn't with Obama.

http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/08/09/texas-democratic-candidate-fails-join-president-party-fundraisers

White cited an already full campaign schedule. His campaign will benefit from Obama's fundraising whether he is present or not. http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/firstreading/entries/2010/07/20/_happy_birthday_to_the_3.html

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I do love seeing all those happy faces!

[4lbs]

9. Right in Governor Rick "Texas Secession" Perry's own backyard too!

Since it's Austin, and the capital of Texas, I think Perry's Governor's mansion is only a few miles away.

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[SunsetDreams]

12. K&R

[madamesilverspurs]

13. But Andrea Mitchell kept repeating

that Obama is unpopular. That said, every time she said it she sounded a bit less like she believed what she was saying.


gaaaaaaahhhhh.....


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[saltpoint]

20. LOL. It would please her so much if he were downsliding,

but it does look from all accounts as if the man remains popular.

Poor Andrea.

[quiet.american]

14. That's great to see! nt

[scheming daemons]

15. Look at all those angry liberals shunning him! For shame!

;-)

[AtomicKitten]

16. Texas has been trending hint 'o blue for the last few election cycles.

I only wish Molly Ivins was still alive to see this.

Great pics. K&R

[Paladin]

17. Try Convincing All The DU Texas-Bashers Of That Trend. Lotsa Luck. (n/t)

[1stlady]

18. Thanks for the pics

I love seeing him out shaking hands with his supporters. I still haven't met him yet and can't wait until I do, I luv my President!!

[saltpoint]

21. Welcome to DU, 1stlady.

I like him too. If he seeks re-election, the man has my vote.

[flpoljunkie]

23. Yes, welcome, fellow Floridian!

[renate]

27. welcome to DU!

:hi:

[yellowcanine]

24. Depending on how the stupid party plays it, 2012 could be the year that the Hispanic vote puts Texas

in the Dem column. And right now it looks as if the GOP is going all out to wave the bloody immigration shirt in order to get a short term gain in 2010. And it may not even work and they will have lost the Hispanic vote for a generation.

[catgirl]

25. I'm glad you're posting photos again

Thanks!!!

[flpoljunkie]

28. Helps me to get pumped for the 'politicking' season with mid-terms around the corner

Obama's right. He's knows how to 'politick pretty good!'

[Phx_Dem]

26. He raised more than $1 million in Texas too! Not to shabby.

[catgirl]

29. I'll kick to that!! :-)