Barack Obama is coming back to North Carolina.
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will be at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Monday for as part of the "Change that Works for You" tour.
It will be the kick-off of a two-week tour centered on the economy.
The return visit so soon after North Carolina's May 6 primary is a clear signal that Obama intends to follow-up on his promise to compete in North Carolina.
The event, which starts at 11 a.m. in the Exposition Center, is by invitation only. According to a release from the campaign, Obama will give a speech on the economy.
"The middle class has always been the engine of prosperity in this country—but for nearly eight years we’ve had an administration that tells working people ‘you’re on your own,'" Obama said in a statement. "Not when I'm president."
He pledged to work for accessible and affordable health care, create a foreclosure prevention fund, provide a tax break for homeowners and crack down on fraudulent lenders.




Re: Obama's coming back to N.C.
Re: captsfufp on June 6, 2008 - 5:35pm
To answer your first question, I would expect that it's by invitation only to manage the overwhelming demand as well as to protect him and the many regular citizens who do wish to hear him from the rabid opponents who may be dangerous and definitely would be disruptive. Why don't you inquire why the sitting president and vice president come to N.C. for political fundraisers, which require both an invitation and a big fat check, without even pretending to make any public appearances?
http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/story/1096479.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/1050588.html
As for your second assertion, I'm sorry, this one's too easy. I'm pretty sure he's had a couple of jobs, like both practicing and teaching law, and he's got about 75 IQ points on the incumbent. He also made his way to Columbia University and Harvard Law School on his own, rather than as a legacy. He started his journey to the White House from scratch with no silver spoon in his mouth, unlike young Mr. Bush, who turned every bit of golden opportunity he was handed into lead until he decided to take the easy path prepared by his father and got hired by an undereducated and over-trusting electorate in Texas and then remarkably repeated the feat nationally.