Updated: Vids @ UofB & Syracuse HS.. "Enthusiasm Gap": Pres Obama at the Univ of Buffalo~

[Cha]

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President Obama greets New York Governor Andrew Cuomo upon his arrival in Buffalo


President Obama at the University of Buffalo today (Photo by Pete Souza)




Magnolia’s Deli and Cafe in Rochester, New York


More "enthusiam gap"..

Mahalo to Chips @ TOD http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/22/enthusiasm-gap/

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[freshwest]

1. Beautiful pictures!

But the video is private and won't play...

[Cha]

3. OMGosh.. thank you, fresh. I hadn't started to

watch it yet. Darn. I'll have to try and fix that, asap.

[Cha]

5. It's "private" on her site too, fresh.. so I'm thinking she'll have

the Vid up later and will repost when not so "private". As a "mea culpa" present.. here's a bonus pic.


OMG! – Rubi Platt reacts as President Obama shakes hands at Magnolia’s Deli and Cafe in Rochester, N.Y

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/22/heads-up-president-obama-in-syracuse/



BOG

[JustAnotherGen]

10. Magnolias

Is in the heart of the Park Ave district! I'm sure those folks gave him nothing but love!

[Cha]

12. You know Rochester, NY, Gen?

[JustAnotherGen]

21. lived there

For almost 30 years! Town of Scottsville growing up - then Ra cha cha as an adult. I took my husband to Magnolias for brunch with my girlfriends a few years ago when I went home to visit!

[Cha]

25. Hey fresh, the Vids are in the OP now. UofB and Henninger High School in

Syracuse, NY.

Cry no more.

[mcar]

2. Gee his popularity is waning, isn't it?

[Cha]

6. They wish. :)

[sheshe2]

4. Great pictures from New York today!

Love the picture, the enthusiasm, at University of Buffalo.

Oh and the one of Obama and Cuomo ~


CNN, POLITICS
President Obama Praises Andrew Cuomo, Gives Exclusive Interview To Chris Cuomo
By Alex Weprin on August 22, 2013 11:35 AM

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/president-obama-praises-andrew-cuomo-gives-exclusive-interview-to-chris-cuomo_b192922


It is shaping up to be a Cuomo-filled week for President Obama.

Today Obama is in Buffalo, New York, to start a bus tour about colleges and education. The tour will continue through central New York and down to Pennsylvania. In Buffalo this morning, Obama called New York Governor Andrew Cuomo “one of the finest Governors in the country.”

Also today, Obama will sit down with Governor Cuomo’s brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, for an exclusive interview to air tomorrow on “New Day.” The two will “discuss his plans to lower college costs, as well as, the major international and domestic stories affecting American security and life,” per CNN.

Thanks Cha!

[Cha]

7. Hey Cool, you!

Mahalo, she.. That will be interesting tv.

The Video isn't available yet but will post PBO's speech to the students at the Univ of Buffalo when it is.

Buffalo, NY is a very gop area of New York state and it's really wonderful to see all this enthusiam at the University.

Check out post #5 for more enthusiasm gap in Rochester, NY.

she

[sheshe2]

9. Hi Cha~

I meant to tell you the video didn't work~ I knew we would see it soon though.

Thanks for posting this it's wonderful! Will check out #5 now~

BOG

[Cha]

24. Hi she.. The vids are in the OP now. PBO speaking at the Univ of Buffalo and

Henniger High School in Syracuse, NY!

[sheshe2]

32. Thanks for the heads up, Cha! I just got home.

Will watch.

[Cha]

33. Welcome back, she..

I'm taking off if I can ever get off this board!

[JustAnotherGen]

8. oooh

I love Magnolia's! Hope he got a taste of my hometown there! Thanks Cha!

[Cha]

13. Ah, that's it.. hometown girl!

How cool he was there, Gen!

[Cha]

23. Thought you would like to see the front of this newspaper, Gen

[JustAnotherGen]

26. My mom grabbed a few copies for me

For my Political Memorabilia trunk!

[Cha]

27. Cool! you have one of those trunks!

[JustAnotherGen]

28. And

Inherited it from my Gramfeathers. That would be a great grandmother -

I have FULL newspapers from Armistice Day, D-Day (NY Times), Sally Ride (she was still alive then). I have to my shame a CYANA cigar (to her shame as well) that her father handed out while running for office in Colorado, suffragist documentation (her mother was one) and a full NY Times when she and my great grandfather stopped in NYC on their way back from a trip to France and got arrested at a speak easy!

[Cha]

29. That's a wonderful legacy and historic keepsakes

to pass down through the generations, Gen!

[lamp_shade]

11. Yea... Enthusiasm gap my ass.

[Cha]

14. Hey lamp shade!

[Cooley Hurd]

15. He's sleeping in my hometown tonight - 1900 feet from where I write this!

I measured in on Google Earth.

People were lining up at NOON to see him (and he's not due until 8-9pm-ish!)

[Cha]

16. Auburn, New York?

"Washington -- The White House confirmed today that President Barack Obama plans to end the first day of his Upstate New York bus tour by staying overnight in Auburn.

The Auburn visit has been widely speculated, with reports of street closings in the city and a large security presence in recent days.

But White House officials did not confirm a Post-Standard report that the president will likely stop at the Harriet Tubman Home and Seward House Museum in Auburn for an unannounced visit."

There's more..
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/white_house_president_obama_will_stay_in_auburn_tonight.html

Cooley

[Cooley Hurd]

17. Yep. I was feeling too tired to go, but I think I've changed my mind...

...so off I go to greet him!

[Cha]

18. Good Luck to

both of you!

[Cooley Hurd]

19. I hope to have pics, but it's getting dark here...

[sheshe2]

20. ~~~

I knew it! Have fun.

[Cha]

22. Kick for the President speaking about lower College Tuition!

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/08/23/rise-and-shine-590/

[freshwest]

30. I loved the Gazette pic so much I had to hunt it down. He looks all of 20 years old there...

http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x312413460/Obama-seeks-better-bargain-for-college

Thanks for TOD link, Cha.

[Cha]

31. I know, fresh.. PBO is looking good there..

Check out this post.. a clue of how he stays in shape!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3520440

[freshwest]

34. Bwahaha! I'll PM you.

[Kath1]

35. Thank you, Cha!

Awesome videos and photos. Just goes to show that the "enthusiasm gap" is just wishful thinking on the part of the RW.

[Cha]

36. And, unfortunately, it's not just the rw

that gets eaten up with jealousy because so many people appreciate this President.

Kath

[Kath1]

37. Sad but true.

Like Elvis Costello once sang, "I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused." This President has one hell of a lot of support, thankfully. His critics are loud but are in the minority, in my opinion. In my own experience, more people are seeing the wisdom of his vision all the time, even my (formerly) RW sister!

[Cha]

38. YAY!

"In my own experience, more people are seeing the wisdom of his vision all the time, even my (formerly) RW sister!"

[Kath1]

39. My sister was a 100% conversion!

I kept telling little sis she was too smart and too nice a person to support Romney. Had many a conversation with her, sent her e-mails, sent her pro-Obama material on Facebook and thought I was getting nowhere. One day, out of the blue, she asked if I could get her an "Obama 2012" magnet or sticker for her car. I was a little shocked but oh so happy! The RW slamming of Sandra Fluke was the last straw for her. She's a Catholic but she believes in birth control/choice and she was very impressed with the way President Obama stood up for Ms. Fluke. Her "Reagan Republican" husband is still a bit stunned but I am thrilled to have my sister on our side!!!

[Cha]

40. Inconceivable! I love it!

[Kath1]

41. Me too!

She says she feels much "cooler" as a pro-Obama liberal - and she is!!!

[Cha]

42. Ye-ah! Cooler

heads prevail.

[Kath1]

43. Waaaay cooler!

She's a whole new woman and I love talking left politics with her now!

[freshwest]

47. That's wonderful news. I'm very happy for you!

[Kath1]

53. She's seen the light!

[freshwest]

44. YAY! I just found it too, but you beat me to it. (I'm working on 5 threads now.)

, Cha!

[Cha]

45. Busy beautiful day!

Mahalo, fresh

[freshwest]

46. I haven't found the Obama clip in the MLK 50th series. Have you?

[Cha]

48. No, it's kind of strange..

I was just looking through all the pics and vids on TOD and saw nothing of Obama's..

Wait a minute.. I have found it. I'm going to give it an OP in the BOG. Thanks for making me look one more time, fresh!

[freshwest]

49. Yay! I'll be right there!

[Cha]

50. Sorry, fresh.. it's the dedication of MLK's Memorial

and not the one from today!

[Summer Hathaway]

51. Always amazes me

how many people show up at Obama events just to tell him how "disappointed" they are with his presidency.

[Cha]

52. And, then they seem to magically forget

"betrayal" and "disappointment" and start yelling "we love you!" and acting like they appreciate him. PBO must have a magic wand up his sleeve.. something's going on. Not quite sure what but I keep watching out for it.