President Obama at a campaign event in Mansfield, OH - pics

[Kadie]

President Barack Obama arrives at Mansfield Air National Guard Base in Mansfield, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Obama is campaigning in Ohio with stops in Mansfield and Akron today.


President Barack Obama speaks with members of the 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio National Guard as he arrived at Mansfield Lahm Airport Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012 in Mansfield, Ohio for a campaign event in Mansfield's Central Park. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar.





President Barack Obama greets children on the tarmac upon his arrival at Mansfield Air National Guard Base in Mansfield, Ohio, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Obama is campaigning in Ohio with stops in Mansfield and Akron today.







President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event at Mansfield Central Park, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Mansfield, Ohio. Obama is campaign in Ohio with stops in Mansfield and Akron today.
































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[patrice]

1. FREE the People!!! Audit the Fed! LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR LIBOR

[patrice]

2. Beautiful pics, btw. THANKS for the additions to my personal collection! :-))))))))))))))))))))))

[liberal N proud]

3. Let's go see Air Force One - Oh!

I wonder how many were disappointed to see the smaller version of AF1?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

22. I think he uses the 757 for a lot of these trips.

The freepers and 'baggers are whining anyhow, but they'd whine even louder if he used the 747.

[KaryninMiami]

4. Love seeing the crowds and how excited people are to see him

And how warm and gracious he is in greeting them- anyone who says this man does not connect is completely nuts. Four more years please. PLEASE.

[LeftofObama]

5. Great pics!

Thanks for posting those!

I have to admit when I looked at the first pic I thought, "Why is the President flying on United instead of Air Force One."

[LynneSin]

6. I see the people in Ohio don't really like Obama.....

Romney would never allow the working class to get so close to him not that many would show up in the first place.

[jdadd]

7. Thanks.....I just got home

I attended this event this morning. I was happy to see so many Obama supporters, in this very "red" part of the state.... BTW, great pics, lots better than the ones I took.

[Kadie]

8. Awesome!

We would love to see your pictures if you would like to post them.

[jdadd]

11. I'll get them sorted, and up loaded to photobucket.....

I'll check back later....... Back at ya...

[kimbutgar]

9. The polls says they are tied up yet we never see people exicted at rmoney events like this

nor do we see large crowds. Go figure!

[Jamaal510]

15. Either somebody in the librul media is fudging the numbers or

Republicans are really holding their noses for Mitt R0bme.

[billky]

10. campaign pics

That last picture looks a little scary. The secret service are all over him when that woman hugs him. Could you imagine what could happen being that close to people? Really scary.

[jdadd]

12. Security is very good.....

We were instructed before hand, we could only bring certain items with us, Camera, cell phones, no signs or umbrellas...we all had to go through metal detectors, and security...Tickets had to be obtained on Monday, all names and addresses were entered into a database, our ticket stubs had our names on them and admittance was to be refused if your ticket stub was detached. The whole downtown area was closed off, and secret service was constantly on walk around. I got in line at 8.00 am Metal detectors and gates opened at 9, I think I finally got in around 10:15 or so.....The area the stage was located in, was very secure...Those secret service are very good at their jobs....

[monmouth]

13. Thanks for posting this info. With all the crazies out there we all worry..n/t

[xxqqqzme]

29. Thanks for reporting that information

Makes those pictures a little less scary knowing there is that degree of security.





Why don't we ever see pictures huge crowds like this for rmoney?Hmmmmmm?

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

18. Acc to a Secret Service doc I saw last year, one SS agent always has a hand on/near Prez.

He's the one that will do a "snatch & grab" to immediately remove the President from the area if the SS senses a threat of any kind.

[JNelson6563]

14. Another great picture thread, thanks Kadie!

The pics are awesome. You rock.

[jdadd]

16. Well here goes......

I got there at around 8am this is the line....the white tent in the distance, is the security tent, metal detectors pat down etc.....



Here are some of my better shots of the President....

[CJCRANE]

17. Cool, great pics!

[Kadie]

19. Great pictures!

You had a great view of the President!

[Tarheel_Dem]

32. Awesome pics, jdadd. Thanks for posting.

[calimary]

20. Wow - look at the size of that crowd!

I also love the panorama - you can see old, young, black, white, kids, adults, and they all look so happy to see him!

[ailsagirl]

23. It really is a cross-section of America

And it's who we are. There is no hatred there. There is no racism there. Just pure joy.

[ailsagirl]

21. It always makes my day to see photos of the President with his supporters!

Thanks for posting--great pix!

[calimary]

39. Mine too! I love seeing how people respond to him.

SO many smiles. SO many open hands reaching toward him. SO many happy-looking people. SO many hugs. SO many wide-eyed children gazing up at him. And that smile of his, straight back at them, and those eyebrows way up. I love the photos of President Obama with kids - the ones who pull at his face, the ones who reach up for his hair, the ones who've dozed off on his shoulder, the ones skittering around at his feet. LOVE those!

He's warm and real and welcoming and approachable and receptive. romney's a fucking robot. A frozen robot at that. NO comparison.

[ailsagirl]

40. I agree with everything you said...

Sometimes I wonder who's having a better time, the President or the crowd!! I wish I could see him in person, but I live in California (and I can't afford to attend those fundraisers).

[calimary]

41. That makes two of us. Although I saw his motorcade once, recently!

Tried to take photos of it as it passed. I'm not very good at it and some of them came out blurry. But I waved! Kinda hard to take photos when you're waving your arm off, though...

[ailsagirl]

42. Hey, at least you saw the motorcade!

I can imagine things happened very quickly. Was this in Northern or Southern California?

[calimary]

43. So Cal.

It was pretty exciting, and it did go by quickly!

[jdadd]

24. I couldn't get over how laid back this crowd was today....

It was kind of like a "Westinghouse Electric" reunion for me today...I worked 22 years with a lot of the people I saw today....I don't get into the city much anymore, I live about 15 miles south of downtown....Other than getting kind of sunburned, It was a fun day for me...The Tea Party/NRA had planned a counter rally, to be held outside the security area, but, the security area was large enough, nobody heard em....LOL either that, or no one showed up...I'll have to check my sources, to find out what happened to them....

[ailsagirl]

25. I'm always so envious of people who get to see the President

Check out that guy with the shades (near the end of the photos)-- that's unmitigated JOY!!

[jdadd]

26. Spoke too soon....

I found em in the local Republican Rag....
This about two blocks North of the square....It is on the motorcade route though....

[ailsagirl]

27. ROFL-- that is pathetic!!!

And these folks are the on the fringes of America

Nice turn-out



(incredulous) A HAPPY FACE in the O of "Romney?"
OMG

[NBachers]

33. Notice the clever "Romneyes?" Is it Romney Yes, or Romn Eyes?

Sorry, I know I'm bad, but I still delight at the thought of using a high-power fire hose on those people.

[ailsagirl]

34. I'm right there with ya!!

They're too tempting a target!!

[patrice]

28. I count 50+% of them Social Security, Medicare, or VA recipients protesting Socialism. nt

[Jamaal510]

37. Every time a person brings that up to them,

they always use the standard "I paid into it" argument. That's a bunch of bologna--if they are so against socialism or whatever, then they should stick to their principles and quit using S.S., food stamps, and medicare. Otherwise, why are they even voting for a Republican??

[patrice]

38. And "I paid into it" would not even have worked if the government had not MANDATED that EVERYONE pay

into it too, thus creating something guaranteed by that COLLECTIVE (socialistic) effort, instead of something gambled by each individual who chooses to put the money into some crap shoot while others don't.

And they'd vote for Republicans because they are SERFS to the corporations and churches and such who are actually socialistic because none of them could even survive without SUBSIDIES in the form of tax breaks and exemptions that the rest of us pick up the tab for (to pay for shared services and resources that corporations and churches use).

[southernyankeebelle]

30. Wow how awesome. Everyone including the president looks sooooo happy.

[Historic NY]

31. They don't like him.........

they love him.

[sinkingfeeling]

35. Nice crowd! Nobody ever came to Mansfield when I was there.

[kellytore]

36. Beautiful pictures- I love this man.