Not all of NC is crazy. Howard Dean warmly welcomed in Raleigh and Greensboro - stories & pics

[1Hippiechick]

Raleigh welcome - check out "Related Content" sidebar - Photo Gallery: Howard Dean visits Triangle
Only a few HRC supporters showed up.
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1154684.html

Greensboro stop - no protestors - story w/links to video
http://blog.news-record.com/staff/decision08/2008/07/dean_in_greensboro.shtml

GREAT videos posted on GD: Political Video
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x161845
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x161844

Pix I took in Greensboro: And there honestly was not a single demonstrator there!

Arrival


Hello!


Appeals to the crowd - it is up to you


Veteran reps on hand to show support!


Signing autographs

[patrice]

1. !!!

:loveya:

[nc4bo]

2. BeeeUteeeful photos!!! nt

[gblady]

3. thanks...

for the photos and the good news story....
I love it when good news gets as much (and preferably more) attention than the not so good!

[Supersedeas]

20. yep, I'll second that

[Thrill]

4. I live in Charlotte. Those were not Democrats attacking Dean yesterday

[World Citizen]

5. of course not. they were lying Repubs

Why do repubs feel the need to lie all the time?

[1Hippiechick]

6. Then you might want to go here and defend Charlotte.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x6541087

[madfloridian]

7. And you need to follow all the links I posted....

Yes, many of them ARE Democrats....one of them helped Dean's campaign in 03. Many have donated a lot of money to Hillary.

It is not just Republicans, though they are allowing themselves to be led around unthinkingly by some who are.

Thanks for the nice pictures, but I saw how Dean's reputation was destroyed in Florida by his own party here.

I will speak up when I see it happening again.

[AtomicKitten]

10. please continue to speak up

Democrats and to be specific Hillary Clinton supporters are actively trying to sabotage Obama. For those claiming that these folks are Republicans, here is a nugget from a current DU'er (on edit: different screen name but identified themselves as a current DU'er in another post) posted on another website:

CJ

Jul 25 2008, 11:50 AM

BO just told France & Sarkozy, that if he becomes President, CLIMATE CHANGE will be his TOP PRIOITY!

Sorry people but Health Insurance & jobs & Mortages and people losing everything is not important!

Was on the BBC News & the news lady repeated it also

Everyone alert the mccain camp pronto. They could really fuck him up over that speech.

http://www.johnmccain.com/Contact/

I wrote to them:

Quote:


OBAMA JUST ANNOUNCED IN HIS SPEECH IN FRANCE THAT HE SPEAKS FOR AMERICANS! Take him to town over it! He also stated his #1 priority will be the environment. Who the hell is making promises to and why? It is not his job to appease france! His number 1 job should be jobs and the housing crisis! Call him out for it!

It is time to team up with republican websites. Redstate, blogs, whatever, you name it. This is insane. Let them spread the word as well, this guy is totally out of control.

I did. I emailed McCain. I can't believe this shit. Where the hell does he get off giving a presser with a leader of another country in the first place, and second, who gave this shithead the authority to speak for us?

[thewiseguy]

8. Those are beautiful photos. Thank you.

[awoke_in_2003]

9. Those pics

show the difference between our gatherings and theirs: we smile, and if we have signs, they use correct spelling.

[PatSeg]

11. What a great slogan on the bus

"Taking our country back, neighborhood by neighborhood, door by door, vote by vote." You know that has to appeal to the average voter. Dean has done an incredible job.

Great photos!

[mopinko]

12. i love that bus. i wonder how far i would have to travel to see it.

i'm so lonely here in illinois. so taken for granted. :cry:

[Cha]

13. Gorgeous day in Greensboro!

And Dean's happy 'cause he's not being protested by who knows what?

Thanks Hippiechick..awesome pics~

[1Hippiechick]

15. Took over 100 pics but of course can't post them all here :( n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

17. where's the shimmer wall? I was just there, and the people I was staying with

in Garner, said things are pretty conservo for the most part

he teaches bio at Wake Tech, and says his kids are more for McCain than O, and are pretty much into creationism!

it's so beautiful there, outside the sprawl....so many TREES!

drove to the beach, then back to Chicago this week, and from Greensboro on, it gets more and more beautiful....Mt. Pilot!

the various gaps over/through the Smokies on the way to WVA. New River Gorge

reminds me why I can't take the treeless plains much longer

oh, well

[1Hippiechick]

21. Shimmer Wall is in Raleigh - here is a newspaper link w/pictures

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1137946.html

So sorry that you have few trees there - I noticed when we visited Texas (Dallas/Ft. Worth area)that they had a few trees, but they were low and spreading. Since I am a "tree" person, I can't imagine living without trees!

[young_at_heart]

14. Asheville is loaded with great Democrats

Just today I was behind a car that had an "Impeach Bush" bumper sticker!

[mnhtnbb]

16. Notice Dean's tie? All blue states on a red background. Love it!

[Blondiegrrl]

18. I was just about to comment about that.

Nice! :toast:

[bigwillq]

19. Love the tie!

Dean rules! :bounce:

[barack the house]

22. Yes, let's be kind and considerate to all areas in the union we welcome their vote.