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Cha

(305,484 posts)
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 04:34 PM Aug 2013

Updated: Vids @ UofB & Syracuse HS.. "Enthusiasm Gap": Pres Obama at the Univ of Buffalo~

Last edited Fri Aug 23, 2013, 12:36 PM - Edit history (2)






President Obama greets New York Governor Andrew Cuomo upon his arrival in Buffalo


President Obama at the University of Buffalo today (Photo by Pete Souza)




Magnolia’s Deli and Cafe in Rochester, New York


More "enthusiam gap"..

Mahalo to Chips @ TOD http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/22/enthusiasm-gap/

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Updated: Vids @ UofB & Syracuse HS.. "Enthusiasm Gap": Pres Obama at the Univ of Buffalo~ (Original Post) Cha Aug 2013 OP
Beautiful pictures! freshwest Aug 2013 #1
OMGosh.. thank you, fresh. I hadn't started to Cha Aug 2013 #3
It's "private" on her site too, fresh.. so I'm thinking she'll have Cha Aug 2013 #5
Magnolias JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #10
You know Rochester, NY, Gen? Cha Aug 2013 #12
lived there JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #21
Hey fresh, the Vids are in the OP now. UofB and Henninger High School in Cha Aug 2013 #25
Gee his popularity is waning, isn't it? mcar Aug 2013 #2
They wish. :) Cha Aug 2013 #6
Great pictures from New York today! sheshe2 Aug 2013 #4
Hey Cool, you! Cha Aug 2013 #7
Hi Cha~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #9
Hi she.. The vids are in the OP now. PBO speaking at the Univ of Buffalo and Cha Aug 2013 #24
Thanks for the heads up, Cha! I just got home. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #32
Welcome back, she.. Cha Aug 2013 #33
oooh JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #8
Ah, that's it.. hometown girl! Cha Aug 2013 #13
Thought you would like to see the front of this newspaper, Gen Cha Aug 2013 #23
My mom grabbed a few copies for me JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #26
Cool! you have one of those trunks! Cha Aug 2013 #27
And JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #28
That's a wonderful legacy and historic keepsakes Cha Aug 2013 #29
Yea... Enthusiasm gap my ass. lamp_shade Aug 2013 #11
Hey lamp shade! Cha Aug 2013 #14
He's sleeping in my hometown tonight - 1900 feet from where I write this! Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #15
Auburn, New York? Cha Aug 2013 #16
Yep. I was feeling too tired to go, but I think I've changed my mind... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #17
Good Luck to Cha Aug 2013 #18
I hope to have pics, but it's getting dark here... Cooley Hurd Aug 2013 #19
~~~ sheshe2 Aug 2013 #20
Kick for the President speaking about lower College Tuition! Cha Aug 2013 #22
I loved the Gazette pic so much I had to hunt it down. He looks all of 20 years old there... freshwest Aug 2013 #30
I know, fresh.. PBO is looking good there.. Cha Aug 2013 #31
Bwahaha! I'll PM you. freshwest Aug 2013 #34
Thank you, Cha! Kath1 Aug 2013 #35
And, unfortunately, it's not just the rw Cha Aug 2013 #36
Sad but true. Kath1 Aug 2013 #37
YAY! Cha Aug 2013 #38
My sister was a 100% conversion! Kath1 Aug 2013 #39
Inconceivable! I love it! Cha Aug 2013 #40
Me too! Kath1 Aug 2013 #41
Ye-ah! Cooler Cha Aug 2013 #42
Waaaay cooler! Kath1 Aug 2013 #43
That's wonderful news. I'm very happy for you! freshwest Aug 2013 #47
She's seen the light! Kath1 Aug 2013 #53
YAY! I just found it too, but you beat me to it. (I'm working on 5 threads now.) freshwest Aug 2013 #44
Busy beautiful day! Cha Aug 2013 #45
I haven't found the Obama clip in the MLK 50th series. Have you? freshwest Aug 2013 #46
No, it's kind of strange.. Cha Aug 2013 #48
Yay! I'll be right there! freshwest Aug 2013 #49
Sorry, fresh.. it's the dedication of MLK's Memorial Cha Aug 2013 #50
Always amazes me Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #51
And, then they seem to magically forget Cha Aug 2013 #52

Cha

(305,484 posts)
3. OMGosh.. thank you, fresh. I hadn't started to
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:02 PM
Aug 2013

watch it yet. Darn. I'll have to try and fix that, asap.

Cha

(305,484 posts)
5. It's "private" on her site too, fresh.. so I'm thinking she'll have
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:13 PM
Aug 2013

the Vid up later and will repost when not so "private". As a "mea culpa" present.. here's a bonus pic.


OMG! – Rubi Platt reacts as President Obama shakes hands at Magnolia’s Deli and Cafe in Rochester, N.Y

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/22/heads-up-president-obama-in-syracuse/



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JustAnotherGen

(33,664 posts)
10. Magnolias
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:35 PM
Aug 2013

Is in the heart of the Park Ave district! I'm sure those folks gave him nothing but love!

JustAnotherGen

(33,664 posts)
21. lived there
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 08:45 PM
Aug 2013

For almost 30 years! Town of Scottsville growing up - then Ra cha cha as an adult. I took my husband to Magnolias for brunch with my girlfriends a few years ago when I went home to visit!

Cha

(305,484 posts)
25. Hey fresh, the Vids are in the OP now. UofB and Henninger High School in
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 12:53 PM
Aug 2013

Syracuse, NY.

Cry no more.

sheshe2

(87,627 posts)
4. Great pictures from New York today!
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:05 PM
Aug 2013

Love the picture, the enthusiasm, at University of Buffalo.

Oh and the one of Obama and Cuomo ~


CNN, POLITICS
President Obama Praises Andrew Cuomo, Gives Exclusive Interview To Chris Cuomo
By Alex Weprin on August 22, 2013 11:35 AM

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/president-obama-praises-andrew-cuomo-gives-exclusive-interview-to-chris-cuomo_b192922


It is shaping up to be a Cuomo-filled week for President Obama.

Today Obama is in Buffalo, New York, to start a bus tour about colleges and education. The tour will continue through central New York and down to Pennsylvania. In Buffalo this morning, Obama called New York Governor Andrew Cuomo “one of the finest Governors in the country.”

Also today, Obama will sit down with Governor Cuomo’s brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, for an exclusive interview to air tomorrow on “New Day.” The two will “discuss his plans to lower college costs, as well as, the major international and domestic stories affecting American security and life,” per CNN.

Thanks Cha!










Cha

(305,484 posts)
7. Hey Cool, you!
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:23 PM
Aug 2013

Mahalo, she.. That will be interesting tv.

The Video isn't available yet but will post PBO's speech to the students at the Univ of Buffalo when it is.

Buffalo, NY is a very gop area of New York state and it's really wonderful to see all this enthusiam at the University.

Check out post #5 for more enthusiasm gap in Rochester, NY.

she

sheshe2

(87,627 posts)
9. Hi Cha~
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 05:34 PM
Aug 2013

I meant to tell you the video didn't work~ I knew we would see it soon though.

Thanks for posting this it's wonderful! Will check out #5 now~

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Cha

(305,484 posts)
24. Hi she.. The vids are in the OP now. PBO speaking at the Univ of Buffalo and
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 12:51 PM
Aug 2013

Henniger High School in Syracuse, NY!

JustAnotherGen

(33,664 posts)
28. And
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 01:09 PM
Aug 2013

Inherited it from my Gramfeathers. That would be a great grandmother -

I have FULL newspapers from Armistice Day, D-Day (NY Times), Sally Ride (she was still alive then). I have to my shame a CYANA cigar (to her shame as well) that her father handed out while running for office in Colorado, suffragist documentation (her mother was one) and a full NY Times when she and my great grandfather stopped in NYC on their way back from a trip to France and got arrested at a speak easy!

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
15. He's sleeping in my hometown tonight - 1900 feet from where I write this!
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 06:09 PM
Aug 2013

I measured in on Google Earth.

People were lining up at NOON to see him (and he's not due until 8-9pm-ish!)

Cha

(305,484 posts)
16. Auburn, New York?
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 06:32 PM
Aug 2013

"Washington -- The White House confirmed today that President Barack Obama plans to end the first day of his Upstate New York bus tour by staying overnight in Auburn.

The Auburn visit has been widely speculated, with reports of street closings in the city and a large security presence in recent days.

But White House officials did not confirm a Post-Standard report that the president will likely stop at the Harriet Tubman Home and Seward House Museum in Auburn for an unannounced visit."

There's more..
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/white_house_president_obama_will_stay_in_auburn_tonight.html

Cooley

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
17. Yep. I was feeling too tired to go, but I think I've changed my mind...
Thu Aug 22, 2013, 06:37 PM
Aug 2013

...so off I go to greet him!

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
35. Thank you, Cha!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 06:07 PM
Aug 2013

Awesome videos and photos. Just goes to show that the "enthusiasm gap" is just wishful thinking on the part of the RW.

Cha

(305,484 posts)
36. And, unfortunately, it's not just the rw
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 09:27 PM
Aug 2013

that gets eaten up with jealousy because so many people appreciate this President.

Kath

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
37. Sad but true.
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 09:33 PM
Aug 2013

Like Elvis Costello once sang, "I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused." This President has one hell of a lot of support, thankfully. His critics are loud but are in the minority, in my opinion. In my own experience, more people are seeing the wisdom of his vision all the time, even my (formerly) RW sister!

Cha

(305,484 posts)
38. YAY!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 10:02 PM
Aug 2013
"In my own experience, more people are seeing the wisdom of his vision all the time, even my (formerly) RW sister!"

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
39. My sister was a 100% conversion!
Fri Aug 23, 2013, 10:50 PM
Aug 2013

I kept telling little sis she was too smart and too nice a person to support Romney. Had many a conversation with her, sent her e-mails, sent her pro-Obama material on Facebook and thought I was getting nowhere. One day, out of the blue, she asked if I could get her an "Obama 2012" magnet or sticker for her car. I was a little shocked but oh so happy! The RW slamming of Sandra Fluke was the last straw for her. She's a Catholic but she believes in birth control/choice and she was very impressed with the way President Obama stood up for Ms. Fluke. Her "Reagan Republican" husband is still a bit stunned but I am thrilled to have my sister on our side!!!

Cha

(305,484 posts)
48. No, it's kind of strange..
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 12:17 AM
Aug 2013

I was just looking through all the pics and vids on TOD and saw nothing of Obama's..

Wait a minute.. I have found it. I'm going to give it an OP in the BOG. Thanks for making me look one more time, fresh!

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
51. Always amazes me
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 02:56 AM
Aug 2013

how many people show up at Obama events just to tell him how "disappointed" they are with his presidency.

Cha

(305,484 posts)
52. And, then they seem to magically forget
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 03:13 AM
Aug 2013

"betrayal" and "disappointment" and start yelling "we love you!" and acting like they appreciate him. PBO must have a magic wand up his sleeve.. something's going on. Not quite sure what but I keep watching out for it.

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