Obama team reserving Old State Capitol in Springifield for Saturday to showcase running mate

[flpoljunkie]

Exclusive: Obama team reserving Old State Capitol in Springfield for Saturday to showcase running mate

Lynn Sweet

on August 19, 2008

The Obama team, in the run-up to the Democratic convention, will showcase the new Obama ticket Saturday in Springfield at the Old State Capitol, where presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) officially kicked off his campaign in February, 2007.

State of Illinois authorities have beens asked permission by Obama folks to reserve the historic spot at noon. This does not mean that this is the time and place where Obama announces his running mate; that could happen any time from Wednesday morning on. Obama's time frame is shrinking, so the announcement is coming soon. The new vice presidential contender will jump on the road with Obama to showcase the new partnership. Springfield is a leg on the Obama roots tour.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/08/exclusive_obama_team_reserving.html

[napi21]

1. GOOD! Lots of people off on Sat. and cspan and the others can cover it too!

I'm still hoping for Obama/Biden!!!!!

[David Zephyr]

2. Hillary is a native daughter of Illinois.

Both Hillary and Barack have long roots in Illinois, the land of Lincoln.

Nothing could be more historic than a black man and a white woman standing together where Lincoln lived and worked. Lincoln, Obama and Clinton all with that Illinois connection.

Land of Lincoln.

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

5. IF Hillary were the VP (and that's a huge "If") the last thing you would want to play up is Illinois

Because the Pukes would jump all over them being from the "same state". Never mind what Bush & Cheney did in 2000. Never mind that Obama wasn't born there, and Hillary hasn't lived there in years. The right wing hypocrisy would take over. Just like Obama being born in Hawaii is a problem, but Gramps being born in Panama is fine with these hypocrites.

[David Zephyr]

6. It's not a huge "if" at all.

You'll adjust just fine.

[David Zephyr]

3. Kicking this up the top.

This is news.

[liberal N proud]

4. So which contender is making plans to travel to Illinois?