Earning that extra vote

by Neef, Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 07:51:06 PM EST

Even strong supporters would agree Obama's strength isn't in intimate gatherings. But - he's working on it, and much like Hillary improved her large format speech drastically, Barack is getting better at reaching out in the small.

This is a cute video, more to lighten the mood than anything else. There's only 30 people here (roughly) but I suspect Obama can now count on 31 more votes.

Yeah, 30. 31. You'll see:

Update: According to someone who was there, it was more like 150 people.



Tags: Barack Obama, Magic Mountain, Townhalls (all tags)

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Epic win (2.00 / 1)

That was awesome


"Is there no keeping with class in whom we mingle with anymore?"
by Brandon on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 07:56:45 PM EST

Re: Earning that extra vote (2.00 / 1)

Nice...He has personality, he just needs to let it out...


Toot, thank you for raising such a terrific person...You done good and we will have you in our hearts.
by hootie4170 on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 08:09:41 PM EST

Re: Earning that extra vote (2.00 / 1)

But what is, in fact, a maid-rite?  It's like a sloppy joe or something?


"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman
by Steve M on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 08:17:07 PM EST

Dude (none / 0)

I had the SAME question. Google was no help. Apparently regional dishes are it's Achilles heel.
by Neef on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 08:18:52 PM EST
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Re: Earning that extra vote (2.00 / 1)

They're some kind of odd ground meat sandwich, not like a sloppy joe though.  Less sloppy.  I had one when I was doing a project in rural Iowa a few years back.  I'm not even sure what kind of meat it was, but it wasn't bad.  When in Rome.

Had never seen one before.  Have never seen another since.  I'll say this, I liked it better than Scrapple!


I'm as strong as a bull moose, and you can use me to the limit. - Teddy Roosevelt
by fogiv on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 09:10:04 PM EST
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"odd ground meat sandwich" (2.00 / 1)

sounds like something you'd read in a forensics report.

Note to Self: "Visit Iowa=Pack Lunch"


by Neef on Tue Aug 26, 2008 at 12:42:55 AM EST
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there is actually a chain of them (none / 0)

in Iowa


by IowaMike on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 11:39:42 PM EST
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Re: there is actually a chain of them (none / 0)

Well sure, but I assumed they did not mean that every sandwich contained a Maid-Rite diner inside. :)


"Another problem we have...is that in election years we behave somewhat as primitive peoples do at the time of the full moon." --Harry Truman
by Steve M on Tue Aug 26, 2008 at 12:27:52 AM EST
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Re: Earning that extra vote (none / 0)

They're like a sloppy joe without the tomatoey sauce.


"In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." -Barack Obama
by blueAZ on Tue Aug 26, 2008 at 01:20:23 AM EST
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Re: Earning that extra vote (none / 0)

I was there liveblogging -- it was more like 150 people, plus about another 150 once the press corps arrived. I was thinking "he's speaking to 75,000 in three days..." Here's the liveblog.
by jdeeth on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 11:31:44 PM EST

Great liveblog (none / 0)

going to read it at length later.

And updating the totals. It was hard to tell from the video.


by Neef on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 11:42:17 PM EST
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