President Obama comes to Seattle to kick some Republican ass!

[gateley]

[JuniperLea]

1. "You want a piece of me?"

Awesome!

He did the same in Los Angeles yesterday... good stuff.

[msongs]

2. he oughta try doing that in D.C. nt

[flying rabbit]

3. Oh,

Snap!

[onpatrol98]

24. LOL

Too funny...that comment sneaked up on me.

:rofl:

I keep waiting to hear the announcer..."Let's get ready to R-U-M-B-L-E.
-------------------------
I wish he had tried it with those pharmaceutical companies, too.

[MadMaddie]

4. Dino Rossi is running against Patti Murry

That guy is the slimiest of slime in WA. I can't believe people don't appreciate what Patti Murry has done for the state of WA.

Do you know what Rossi slant is? Basically Patti Murry isn't fiscally conservative enough she has pork barrel deals ini bills....yet those deals mean billions for the state of WA.

I am glad President Obama came to town....damn news media had a right slant on their reporting.

[gateley]

10. One of the news stations covering his visit showed how we voted for Pres, and

pretty near half the damn state showed Red. I've always thought we were liberal through and through but that's probably because I'm on the Left side of the Cascades!

Rossi is a fucking pig. I will be SO disgusted if he wins in November -- same if Fiorina bumps Boxer out.

Did you hear the booms??

[cilla4progress]

13. I'm on the right (that would be WRONG!)

side! Thought about driving over today to try to get a peek, but thought I'd just hold out for a public event on the way to his 2012 win!

[gateley]

14. I like the way you think - see you then! And spread the word over there. :-) nt

[MadMaddie]

19. I usually work in Seattle

but yesterday I worked from home....I bet it was pretty cool. Darn I always miss the good stuff....

[Suich]

5. Air Force One flew right over my house when he left!

That's as close to President Obama I'm ever going to get!

And when I heard the sonic booms, I thought my neighbor ran the yard waste can into the side of my house, twice!

:rofl:

[gateley]

9. I heard and felt the sonic booms but they were pretty faint. I was surprised they

said they went supersonic heading into Seattle and I'm at the north end of the Lake - Kenmore. I heard a low boom and felt a slight vibration of the house twice, but couldn't figure out what it was -- not like any sonic booms I'd heard before but I'm guessing it was the distance.

Apparently the SS made the plane land at Kenmore Air here (I can see it from my living room window) but I didn't know that until I read on the Seattle Times site later.

I ALSO read en route to Glaser's house they drove through the Arboretum and people were lining the route. I would have loved to have been there -- or at Boeing Field.

That must have been a thrill to have it fly over! When I was taking flying lessons at Boeing Field in 1970 and walked out the back door of my flight school and across the runway there was a gorgeous 707 with United States of America on it. It was so humbling and I felt so patriotic even though it was for Nixon. :7

[freeplessinseattle]

17. oh man, I live near the arboretum! (somewhat)

I so wish I had known I would have been there. I wonder what route they took afterwards. damn.

[gateley]

22. And I wonder if they continued over Madison and took that curvy road down to

Lake Washington Boulevard via Denny Blaine. That would have been gorgeous but might have been tricky with all those vehicles.

[freeplessinseattle]

23. I'm surprised they decided to navigate the arboretum!

but what a way to show off the beauty of Seattle, great idea whosever it was.

[Suich]

26. There's no way they could have secured the Arboretum.

I pretty sure they shot straight up Madison to the lake. I'm still working on finding out where on "Lake Washington Blvd." the private fund-raiser was!



:hi:

[onpatrol98]

25. You may get another opportunity

You never know.

[jenmito]

6. Are any of his events from yesterday or today available online anywhere? I can't

find them ANYWHERE-including the WH website or C-Span.

[gateley]

7. They were private fundraisers I think. He first met with small business owners

at a bakery in Pioneer Square (just a few of them), then wen to the Westin Hotel for a fundraiser, then to another at Robert Glaser's (creator of RealNetworks) home on Lake Washington. They DID show his speech at the Westin -- he was in great form. You might try the local news links:

www.seattletimes.com

www.kirotv.com

www.king5.com

www.komotv.com

[jenmito]

8. Thanks! I'll check 'em out.

:hi:

[jenmito]

12. I just watched his speech at Westin-he WAS in rare form!

Lots of videos-thanks again! :hi:

[gateley]

15. Glad you saw them! I love watching/listening to him in those type of venues! nt

[eridani]

11. OK, how about a video and a transcript?

http://go.npi.li/obamavisitswa

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/08/17/remarks-president-luncheon-senator-patty-murray?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[gateley]

16. Thanks! nt

[catgirl]

18. Patty Murray MUST win!

The rethugs are really gunning for her seat, hoping to capture the Senate.

[flamingdem]

20. yay! nt

[Blue Owl]

21. "I came to Seattle to drink coffee and kick ass"

"and I'm all outta coffee..."

:headbang: