President Barack Obama to visit Houston Friday

[TexasTowelie]

HOUSTON—Preparations are under way to welcome President Barack Obama to the Bayou City. Two fundraising events will be held in Houston Friday in honor of the president.

The first event will be held at Minute Maid Park Friday evening and tickets will cost $500 each.

Later that night, a fundraising dinner will be held at the home of a River Oaks couple. The fee for that event is $39,000.

http://www.khou.com/news/local/President-Barack-Obama-to-visit-Houston-Friday-141963363.html

[tapermaker]

1. dont do it mr. president.!!!

remember what happened the last time a democratic pres. went to texas.

[sonias]

2. Oh he's been here in Texas before, even recently

He'll be just fine. And Houston is very Obama friendly.

[TBF]

4. The security will be tight at Minute Maid -

and even tighter in River Oaks. You should see the way they guard those houses when George Sr. is in town ...

[sonias]

3. Forget red and blue, Obama coming to Houston for the green

Houston Chronicle 3/9/12
Forget red and blue, Obama coming to Houston for the green

President Barack Obama's visit to Houston on Friday does not signal that one of the reddest of red states is about to turn blue, or even purple. What it does signal is that a Lone Star foray is invariably worthwhile, even for Democrats. Texas is where the money is.

According to Mark Jones, a political scientist at Rice University, Texas is the No. 2 donor state in the nation.

The Obama campaign is well aware of the Texas treasure trove. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the president has raised $3.4 million in Texas for his re-election, more than any of the four remaining GOP presidential candidates has raised in the state.

Looks like Texas continues to be a huge ATM for national political campaigns. We put a lot of money in national campaigns and we still lag with any national party support.

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5. Obama raised about $2 million

from the Minute Maid Park event and an estimated $2.7 million from the River Oaks dinner. One half of the money raised will be given to the Democratic Party and the other half to Obama's campaign.

Here are a few pics:






Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee, Congressman Gene Green and Houston Mayor Annise Parker

More photos here:
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/houston-texas/slideshow/Obama-in-Houston-40351.php#photo-2603921

[TexasTowelie]

6. Thank you for following up on this thread.

I was out of town for most of the day, so I'm glad that you picked up the ball and ran with it. The photos are excellent and it's great that the president was successful in raising funds. He certainly relates to the general population much more than any of the Republican candidates.

[white cloud]

7. Great job

Thanks

[sonias]

8. Great pics

I love that last one with SJL and Annise Parker.

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[onestepforward]

9. Thanks, everyone

I wished I could have been there! It would be an honor to hear him speak in person and shake his hand.