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(27,711 posts)liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)I keep hearing this will be one of the last elections where the white politicians will be able to rely entirely on the white vote. I can't wait to see them try to beg for the votes of the very people they insult so readily today.
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)Voice for Peace
(13,141 posts)they may not change as quickly as we all would like
but they are surely changing. Look at all these beautiful
faces.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,150 posts)tartan2
(314 posts)The days of the white voter being the majority are soon coming to an end. I think that's half the reason the replugs are frothing at the mouth and don't care about blatant lies! They will do anything to win!!!!
progressoid
(49,999 posts)Also part of America.
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)...good thing there was never any doubt about Iowa's place in the Union.
Drahthaardogs
(6,843 posts)An Obama rally is full of "the rest of us".
GOP Convention = Rich white guys in ties.
Bainbridge Bear
(155 posts)with the overwhelming whiteness at the RNC. Also, don't forget the despicable incident when the black CNN camerawoman had peanuts thrown at her with the line "This is how we feed the animals." Racism and Rethugs are synonamous.
Lebam in LA
(1,345 posts)Has there ever been a crowd shot of Rmoney's events? I always see lots of sour faces behind him but they never show his crowds. Hmmmm
wordpix
(18,652 posts)LibGranny
(711 posts)And they all wear that look of grumpiness.
TBF
(32,106 posts)in C-ville at once before Nice pics.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)Last edited Wed Aug 29, 2012, 04:06 PM - Edit history (1)
malaise
(269,200 posts)Rec
progressoid
(49,999 posts)You should edit the post.
Cha
(297,772 posts)in the crowd have Iowa State Tees on.
It's a beautiful sight!
leftyohiolib
(5,917 posts)those were good ones
SammyWinstonJack
(44,130 posts)killjoy.
Ian_rd
(2,124 posts)Or maybe those guys are twins.
progressoid
(49,999 posts)AMES, Iowa -- When Iowa State's Derrick Rollins visited the inner-city home of two talented brothers and their family in Kansas City, Mo., he talked with them about the school's great facilities, supportive environment and dedication to success. But Rollins wasn't recruiting athletes. He was recruiting engineering students.
Rollins is assistant dean for diversity affairs in Iowa State University's College of Engineering. And his unique, personal approach to finding high-potential minority students and bringing them into the college has landed two of the nation's top recruits: identical twins Jonathan and Donathan Morgan.
Rollins -- an award-winning professor of chemical and biological engineering -- is a Kansas City native. He makes good use of family and neighborhood connections in his hometown to gain the credibility needed to personally recruit promising students. A friend of his brother's knew the Morgan twins from church, where they are head ushers.
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http://archive.news.iastate.edu/news/2009/sep/Morgan%20Twins
Ian_rd
(2,124 posts)catbyte
(34,472 posts)Come on.
Ian_rd
(2,124 posts)valerief
(53,235 posts)by their employer it was mandatory to attend and they wouldn't be paid for attending.
dodger501
(1,069 posts)nt
valerief
(53,235 posts)uponit7771
(90,367 posts)Liberal_Stalwart71
(20,450 posts)otohara
(24,135 posts)and a handful of Rmoney kids.
sa2968
(38 posts)...people of all colors united in their support of a black President. Contrast them with the pictures we see coming out of Tampa.
I LOVE IT!!!!!
avebury
(10,952 posts)JohnnyRingo
(18,657 posts)I can't overstate the quality, and that sprawling crowd is Mitt Romney and Karl Rove's worst nightmare.
Thanx for posting! K&R
VWolf
(3,944 posts)The guy on the left has an "Everyone Chill Out, I Got This" T-shirt.
Brings back memories of 4 years ago, except the shirt is missing 2 words.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)Those 2 younger kids hanging over the barrier were probably feeling pretty smart and sassy for their spots.
amuse bouche
(3,657 posts)GOBAMA
skeewee08
(1,983 posts)Smile on my face, we need him & the FLOTUS for 4 more years
AzDar
(14,023 posts)BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)a 150-foot yacht flying the Cayman Islands flag, Obama is on the offensive deep into red country of Iowa and North Carolina.
SunSeeker
(51,740 posts)Yet Romney's gets no mention. And these beautiful, amazing pictures from Iowa are buried as well.
DippyDem
(659 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,478 posts)Our president is smart ignoring the GOP convention and hitting the college campuses.
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)mnmoderatedem
(3,729 posts)I'm doubly proud!
I'll be there this Labor Day weekend. Wish I were there now.
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)Great school and many happy memories at ISUZU for me, as well.
That area by the campenielle (sp?) is gorgeous!
moondust
(20,014 posts)I've heard that somewhere.
jsr
(7,712 posts)For example, not many predominantly white universities have named two major facilities after their black alumni:
Carver Hall (for George Washington Carver)
Jack Trice Stadium (for black football player)
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)Tragic story . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice
jsr
(7,712 posts)named after an African-American.
Amazing fact:
As a result of his death, ISU did not renew their contract to play against Minnesota after the 1924 game. They would not play again until 1989.
mzmolly
(51,007 posts)SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Remember Denver the last time? The stadium??
I agree with previous posts...pics like these DO scare the shit out of the KKKThugs and KKKBaggers.
...currently I'm partially blinded because of all the shockingly WHITE people in Tampa!
DallasNE
(7,403 posts)While important stops for Obama, it also should boost efforts to get rid of Steve King who is in a tough re-election battle.
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)...and I will be there with hubby and our two daughters.
Can't wait!!!
I'll take lots of pictures.
mnmoderatedem
(3,729 posts)Ah you had to mention him! Iowa's my home state, and I'm proud of that. Just hate having King sully my home state's name.
Of course now I live in Minnesota, where we keep sending Bachmann to Congress. I can't win!
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)mnmoderatedem
(3,729 posts)but I'm not sure any action we take could balance out Bachmann
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)Bachmann, Paulsen, Cravaak, and Kline.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,024 posts)not committed (re FL 2000 and OH 2004), I can't see how this man can lose to the empty store mannequin.
CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)So, this is what "you people" look like up close!
grantcart
(53,061 posts)jsr
(7,712 posts)great white snark
(2,646 posts)jayjayusa
(28 posts)You gotta love it! Take the damn house back and get that filibuster-proof congress.
President's looking good, has he been working out or something? Looks young again.
reformist2
(9,841 posts)sarge43
(28,946 posts)Nativechef
(27 posts)It's great to see such a huge turnout at my Alma Mater.
NBachers
(17,149 posts)Welcome to Democratic Underground
avebury
(10,952 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)So I have seen several DUers who can never find anything positive to say. Love the stories of how just no young people can find it in their hearts to support President Obama anymore cause he's just like Bush!1!
lolz These pictures (and pictures at every college I've ever seen him at) tell me reality is not a strong suit of the keyboard brigade.
Julie
Digital Puppy
(496 posts)Great pictures!
Care Acutely
(1,370 posts)Thanks for posting them.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)according to news reports.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)cliffordu
(30,994 posts)Amonester
(11,541 posts)progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)Every time I see these crowds, and see people just as fired up as 2008, I have to laugh at the MSM who have tried to put out a meme that young voters don't like the President anymore... that they'll prefer Lyin' Ryan because he's sooo cool.
Bullshit. Look at those people... all ages, and they LOVE our President.