FAYETTEVILLE—Barack Obama began at 11:03 a.m. with some shoutouts to local politicians.
He specifically thanked Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Moore, state Sen. Larry Shaw and state Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, who are all in the audience.
He also name-checked Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne, slowing down to pronounce his last name, sha-VOHN-ay, carefully.
"When your name is Barack Obama, sometimes your name is mispronounced," he said.
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