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22. that doesn't seem like much concern

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 02:49 PM

Jan 2012

Two sentences . . . one about their bailout, and the other about the fee they backed off of after public pressure. Of course, they mentioned that the association might be controversial among critics.

Isn't that the nub of it? The association will be hyped by folks (mostly columnists) looking to knock the president down a peg. It's hard to find a football stadium without a corporate sponsor. If it's just about symbolism, I think the party and President can survive it alright. If there's something deeper that's unethical, or illegal about the arrangement that would be another matter. As it looks right now, I'm not sure if this is something that most Americans (outside of circles like our politically-immersed community) will notice or care about.

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Obama Will Accept Nomination at Bank of America Stadium [View all] WilliamPitt Jan 2012 OP

You'd rather he do it sharp_stick Jan 2012 #1

BofA, yes. WilliamPitt Jan 2012 #2

+x10 emilyg Jan 2012 #17

It's true, but like 99% of large venues are now named after some giant evil corporation Capitalocracy Jan 2012 #99

Can we have a hyperbole alert? onenote Jan 2012 #132

Yeah. FAIL. Big Time. trof Jan 2012 #148

i agree w you. BoA should get some thing from their campaign bribes. nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #23

They don't though sharp_stick Jan 2012 #29

Ahhh but they do. You see they dont put their name on the stadium out of civic pride. rhett o rick Jan 2012 #91

People should simply ignore it. kentuck Jan 2012 #95

Yes, ignore the oligarchy. Be thankful they let us pretend to have rhett o rick Jan 2012 #101

I wish some other company would buy naming rights before then arcane1 Jan 2012 #3

I wouldn't call it meaningless gyroscope Jan 2012 #25

Yup, it's fully appropriate. nt woo me with science Jan 2012 #38

Check out the entrance. trumad Jan 2012 #4

That's majestic! Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #70

I don't know bugs bunny. trumad Jan 2012 #72

yes bigtree Jan 2012 #5

I agree that it is appropriate. It epitomizes our sell-out to the big banks. Why live in denial?nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #24

Supposedly, along with renaming the stadium they are renaming the Party kenny blankenship Jan 2012 #47

Oligarchy Blue Party vs. Oligarchy Red Party nm rhett o rick Jan 2012 #82

epitomizes? How does it do that, outside of your factless rhetoric? bigtree Jan 2012 #52

Symbols are powerful things, bigtree, Occulus Jan 2012 #69

Excellent point about foreclosure Broderick Jan 2012 #73

How is it "dishonest"? BoA is the epitomy of Wall Street and Congressional rhett o rick Jan 2012 #71

And it will the source of endless rationalizations from the gallery, too LanternWaste Jan 2012 #48

but, I'll eventually stop talking about it bigtree Jan 2012 #56

I imagine everyone will stop discussing it sooner or later LanternWaste Jan 2012 #61

Accepting the nomination in that location is not immoral. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #114

The symbolism won't be let slide. 99Forever Jan 2012 #6

Precisely... whathehell Jan 2012 #12

Exactly... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #7

Obama got bad reviews for his overblown acceptance locale in denver.... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #8

Yeah! I remember Hannity was screaming for a month about those "Greek Columns." jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #33

+1 JoePhilly Jan 2012 #110

Well, he can either keep it closed to a smallish group of delegates ... frazzled Jan 2012 #9

oh my... Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #10

Good grief. EFerrari Jan 2012 #11

Truth in advertising.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #13

Formerly known as Errikson Stadium bpj62 Jan 2012 #14

Looks like I'm not the only one concerned. WilliamPitt Jan 2012 #15

that doesn't seem like much concern bigtree Jan 2012 #22

Right. bvar22 Jan 2012 #81

Wow. Thas certainly does reflect great concern. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #30

And it's bullshit if the president of the United States can't use a football stadium WI_DEM Jan 2012 #51

What? Mr.Liberty Jan 2012 #80

This will just mean that those wall street bankers will have to pony up a bit more campaign cash. sad sally Jan 2012 #136

any other options??? dembotoz Jan 2012 #16

Other options Charlemagne Jan 2012 #65

Those university stadiums are 150 miles or more from Charlotte. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #102

That's just perfect. K&R (nt) T S Justly Jan 2012 #18

That Barack, he's a real man of the people MinervaX Jan 2012 #19

Just a slight thumb in the eye to OWS, IMO. n/t Broderick Jan 2012 #20

The DNC will occupy BOA pintobean Jan 2012 #135

President Barack Obama presented by Bank of America MinervaX Jan 2012 #21

Excellent choice. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #26

Hey! How about he just accepts the nom at the convention center. MinervaX Jan 2012 #27

then a lot of people will be excluded. A few thousand vs. 70-100,000 people--that's why. WI_DEM Jan 2012 #31

That's the way it's always been up until 2008.... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #32

Are we seriously debating Greek columns on DU? jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #36

We're debating lack of common sense joeybee12 Jan 2012 #54

A blunder...in your mind. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #59

It's low-hanging fruit. They can't resist the cheap shot. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #75

Yeah... jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #85

Looking forward to it. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #89

Well, there were more of us than ever before. trof Jan 2012 #149

If by "us" you mean Obama voters... then... jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #161

Actually you are wrong--JFK accepted his nomination in a stadium as did FDR in 1936 WI_DEM Jan 2012 #42

so? frylock Jan 2012 #39

Certainly to appease the cult of personality. MinervaX Jan 2012 #41

So Democrats who support Obama are part of a "cult"? jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #45

"cult of personality" wikipedia definition: Cali_Democrat Jan 2012 #134

No, "cult of personality" Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #140

typical simplistic response. Is that why FDR in 1936 and JFK in 1960 gave their acceptance speeches WI_DEM Jan 2012 #46

Two examples...very good...certainly shows this was the norm joeybee12 Jan 2012 #55

to allow more people to come WI_DEM Jan 2012 #44

and i ask again, so? frylock Jan 2012 #84

bet there will be a whole bunch of them there "regular folks" up in them million dollar luxury boxes frylock Jan 2012 #174

70,000+ luxury boxes! Oh...the outrage... jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #176

million-dollar luxury boxes.. frylock Jan 2012 #180

September 5 will be a site to behold. jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #181

Sorry, but Obama didn't name the stadium and he needs a large venure for the crowds he will pull WI_DEM Jan 2012 #28

But he chose to have it there Charlemagne Jan 2012 #66

Exactly! I hate it and prefer the old stadium names treestar Jan 2012 #104

at least now we know what it takes to make a black man president n/t librechik Jan 2012 #34

Yeah, a large propaganda apparatus and a sell out. MinervaX Jan 2012 #35

Hey There, Welcome to DU! jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #37

What does this post mean? Number23 Jan 2012 #139

you're OP is a total face palm failure surfdog Jan 2012 #40

Not necessarily a huge deal Broderick Jan 2012 #43

Good optics? surfdog Jan 2012 #57

I will see how it plays out I guess Broderick Jan 2012 #60

A lot of people in this thread are making too big a deal out of this and pointing to this WI_DEM Jan 2012 #49

FDR and JFK fought for the little guy against Wall Street. Octafish Jan 2012 #170

Does Philly still have the FU center? justiceischeap Jan 2012 #50

I'm a little embarrassed to admit varelse Jan 2012 #53

Fitting. n/t Horse with no Name Jan 2012 #58

The Party of the People... kentuck Jan 2012 #62

Sigh here Broderick Jan 2012 #63

Mitch McConnell said that he wants to put a fence across the Cumberland gap now . . . Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #68

silly silly silly spanone Jan 2012 #64

I guess if Goldman Sachs doesn't have a stadium, you go to BoA! Huey P. Long Jan 2012 #67

lol Broderick Jan 2012 #74

The graphic identity of BOA and OBAMA appears to come from the same hand kenny blankenship Jan 2012 #78

Holy Moly. In Wait Wut Jan 2012 #76

Politically speaking... kentuck Jan 2012 #79

Except I doubt dog-on-car would want his connection to Mormonism so blatantly displayed... Fumesucker Jan 2012 #83

You're absolutely right! kentuck Jan 2012 #86

Then he should have it at Soldier Field. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #92

Still better than Fenway Renew Deal Jan 2012 #77

BOA is a particularly odious selection by the administration. CrispyQ Jan 2012 #87

Fenway is only one of two stadiums that I can think of not named after corporations. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #112

Arrowhead, Lambeau Telly Savalas Jan 2012 #171

Sigh! 1stlady Jan 2012 #88

Don't look! kentuck Jan 2012 #90

+ a heavy sigh. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #94

Do folks not go to football and baseball games in NC, FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #93

I can't believe you would compare going to a baseball game.... kentuck Jan 2012 #97

At the end of the day...... FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #103

It is you... kentuck Jan 2012 #124

+1000. nt SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #168

The issue is the name of the stadium treestar Jan 2012 #107

FrenchieCat, it isn't a question about it being a stadium. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #121

If Romney was accepting the nomination at BOA Park Broderick Jan 2012 #96

Either they 'don't get it' or just don't give a shit. Rex Jan 2012 #98

I hate to think it might be the latter... kentuck Jan 2012 #100

Same here. Rex Jan 2012 #131

If they 'got it', OWS would not even exist. -eom Huey P. Long Jan 2012 #133

I think it's obvious. It's the latter and so 'in your face' puke inducing. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #169

The symbolism is not by accident quinnox Jan 2012 #105

My head might get real heavy Broderick Jan 2012 #106

Obama Bad Obama Bad Obama Bad JoePhilly Jan 2012 #108

"Maybe Obama should hold it in a phone booth. " Wait Wut Jan 2012 #119

And who owns that phone booth? Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #155

What idiot agreed with this? JDPriestly Jan 2012 #109

That's the kind of President he is. n/t rudycantfail Jan 2012 #111

Welcome to du Broderick Jan 2012 #116

Thank you. rudycantfail Jan 2012 #128

Yep. He's the kind that can fill a fucking stadium. Codeine Jan 2012 #157

and filling stadiums, that's what's important, right? frylock Jan 2012 #175

Charlotte Must Certainly Have A Park zorahopkins Jan 2012 #113

No. They don't. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #117

And so what would be the politically correct alternative? Hold it somewhere where many fewer yellowcanine Jan 2012 #115

wall street owns him, so why not...? mike_c Jan 2012 #118

thats the scary part quinnox Jan 2012 #123

lol Whisp Jan 2012 #120

OHSHIT! Wait Wut Jan 2012 #122

Is anyone actually surprised? Quantess Jan 2012 #125

So is everyone who goes to that stadium a corporate sellout? ecstatic Jan 2012 #129

No. Fans can't do much about it, can they. Quantess Jan 2012 #130

not surprised at all this same shittalk is still going on here Whisp Jan 2012 #138

I'm absolutely NOT anti-Obama. I think you have a lot of nerve Quantess Jan 2012 #142

lol. not anti-Obama... Whisp Jan 2012 #146

Post removed Post removed Jan 2012 #150

oh, my mistake I guess you didn't write this: Whisp Jan 2012 #151

Yes, of course I wrote that. I stand by it. It's pretty obvious to everyone I wrote that, silly. Quantess Jan 2012 #154

Opening up the convention to more "regular folks" absolutely reeks of corporate suck up! jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #164

more "regular folks" to fill those million-dollar luxury boxes frylock Jan 2012 #177

Freedom Park in Charlotte Must Be Unavailable That Evening?? zorahopkins Jan 2012 #126

Really? Freedom Park? kenny blankenship Jan 2012 #137

LOL.... cliffordu Jan 2012 #166

An ironic name choice, but that should be where the time thinking about this ends ecstatic Jan 2012 #127

And If He Wins... He Can Be Sworn-In In Front Of The Exxon/Mobile Capitol Building, By The Chief... WillyT Jan 2012 #141

Oh, he'll win. There's no doubt about that anymore. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #159

Well... If He Loses To Any Of These GOP Morons... All HOPE Is Truly Gone, No ??? WillyT Jan 2012 #160

dude! you're ruining it for the folks that want to use the spectre of ron paul.. frylock Jan 2012 #178

I'm so glad I found this thread Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #143

Maybe he can share the stage with Jeff Zients... Former BAIN employee and OMB Director. cherokeeprogressive Jan 2012 #144

Much ado about nothing.. DCBob Jan 2012 #145

EverBank Field, Metlife Stadium, FedExField, SunLife Stadium, M&T Bank Stadium, CenturyLink Field... joshcryer Jan 2012 #152

I wonder if the poster would have been happy with "Progressive Field".. DCBob Jan 2012 #156

I'm glad he picked Mile High, almost 100k people were there. joshcryer Jan 2012 #147

perfectly appropriate magical thyme Jan 2012 #153

AND... jefferson_dem Jan 2012 #162

Y'all cry about some silly shit sometimes. Codeine Jan 2012 #158

Looks like the naming rights are bought after the fact, some stadiums, decades old... joshcryer Jan 2012 #165

"for a normal person" n/t Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #173

Epic fail OP. cliffordu Jan 2012 #163

he's just making sure that one of his true bosses' names gets a little airtime,nothing wrong w/ that stockholmer Jan 2012 #167

Strangely Apropos Riftaxe Jan 2012 #172

Two other issues. What if it rains? That won't make for good "optics." downwardly_mobile Jan 2012 #179

Oh, I'm sure there is a robust security plan to deal with the 99%.. Fumesucker Jan 2012 #182

He would love OWS in there. joshcryer Jan 2012 #183

indeed donheld Jan 2012 #184