Live Stream of Obama @ UT - UPDATED

[blogslut]

http://www.utexas.edu/know/2010/08/06/obama_gregory/

He's scheduled to speak @ 9:00AM CST 2:00PM CST. I'm guessing the stream will kick on then.

[sonias]

1. Thanks!

Good on them!

:woohoo:

[sonias]

2. Actually the live stream starts at 2 .pm.

According to the UT web site:

President Barack Obama will deliver a speech on The University of Texas at Austin campus Monday, Aug. 9 about 2 p.m. in Gregory Gym. Watch a live stream of his speech here.

And the Statesman says the same thing.

AAS 8/8/10
Obama's Austin itinerary

Barack Obama will make his first trip to Austin as president today, but chances for Austinites to see him are few.

Quick stop: The president will be in Austin for about three hours, beginning at noon.

Events: His two appearances will feature small audiences: political donors at a Democratic fundraiser at the Four Seasons and University of Texas students who already have obtained tickets for a 2 p.m. speech at Gregory Gym.

:hi:

[blogslut]

3. Shoot

Looks like you're right. Although I would like him on my screen right now, looks like it will be twoPM-ish - despite what the UT site sez:

EDT

10:00AM THE PRESIDENT departs Andrews Air Force Base en route Austin, Texas
Andrews Air Force Base
Out-of-Town Travel Pool (Call Time 8:45AM - Virginia Gate, Andrews Air Force Base)


CDT

12:05PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Austin, Texas
Austin Bergstrom International Airport
Open Press

1:05PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks at a DNC finance event
Four Seasons Hotel, Austin, Texas
Travel Pool Coverage

2:00PM THE PRESIDENT delivers remarks on higher education and our economy
University of Texas at Austin
Open Press

3:30PM THE PRESIDENT departs Austin, Texas en route Dallas, Texas
Austin Bergstrom International Airport
Open Press

4:20PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Dallas, Texas
Dallas Love Field
Open Press

5:25PM THE PRESIDENT attends a DSCC finance event
Private Residence, Dallas, Texas
Closed Press

6:35PM THE PRESIDENT departs Dallas, Texas en route Andrews Air Force Base
Dallas Love Field
Open Press

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/08/president_obama_official_sched_389.html

[kjackson227]

4. Thanks, for the update. I couldn't find the time anywhere this morning :)

[white cloud]

5. Kudo s for the link

Hope the tea party enjoys the heat again.

[sonias]

6. 100+ weather

Relative humidity in the high 60%. Going to feel like 110. Plus if you're angry when you're outside makes you so much hotter. Some heads may explode.

I would recommend they have iced tea just in case. :evilgrin:

[kjackson227]

22. Yeah, me too, LOL! The president had a very nice and warm reception.

[blogslut]

7. Okay! It's started!

A lovely UT student is currently introducing the President.

[sonias]

8. He's on now

Just jogged up to the stage to huge wild applause!

:woohoo:

[sonias]

9. Hello Longhorns!

"I love you back!"

I remember paying you a visit during the campaign. Mack Brown gave him a visit of the stadium.

Lots of kids taking photos.

He remembers the first time he first came to Austin.

Thanks the dignitaries present - Congressman Doggett, Texas Senator Kirk Watson, Shiela Jackson Lee, Mayor Leffingwll and UT President Powell all in the house.

He remembers the first time he came to Austin in the drizzly rain. A crowd of over 20,000.

He reaffirms his commitment to end combat in Iraq and that's a promise he's keeping.

Talking about the promise he made about affordable health care.

:loveya: Obama!

[sonias]

10. Made in America!

We play for first.

If we control the clean energy future - our future will be very bright!

:kick:

[sonias]

11. We can't wait to get busy - on education

Race to the Top!

Ha ha - he has to know Perry "opted out".

High school education will not be enough. We need higher education for a competitive work force. Take back the leadership in college graduates. We dropped from 1st place to 12th.

We need to make college more affordable!

:kick:

[kjackson227]

20. Lloyd(sp) Doggett is a great guy whose been around a long time...

What a great Democrat.

[sonias]

23. That's my Congressman!

Lloyd has been a great public servant for a long time. I wish he had won the race for U.S. Senate against that bonehead Phil Gramm - one of the greed heads who is largely responsible for the financial crisis. Phil should rot in hell and the sooner he gets there the better! :grr:

But Lloyd - he's still looking out for the most vulnerable in our society and fighting the crazy right wing. Bless him! :hug:

[kjackson227]

26. Do you think he'll ever run for a senate seat again?

I thought he started his political career in Dallas, but I'm wrong about that. Maybe I remembering him when he was a senator?

[sonias]

27. No I think he's always been in the Austin area

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Doggett">Lloyd Doggett Wikipedia entry
Political career

His political career began in 1973, when he was elected to the Texas State Senate, serving until 1985. He authored the bill creating the Texas Commission on Human Rights, as well as a law outlawing "cop killer" bullets and a "sunset law" requiring periodic review of government agencies.

He first gained notoriety in 1979, as a member of the "Killer Bees" — a group of 12 Democratic state senators who opposed a plan to move the state's presidential primary to March 11. The intent was to give former governor John Connally a leg up on the 1980 Republican nomination. The Killer Bees wanted a closed primary. When this proposal was rejected, they walked out of the chamber and left the Senate two members short of a quorum. The bill was withdrawn five days later.

In 1984 he lost the U.S. Senate election to Phil Gramm by a margin of 59%-41%. Later, in 1989 he became both a justice on the Texas Supreme Court and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, his alma mater.

His opportunity may have passed for a chance at the U.S. Senate seat. There are others who are better financed as well as new up and coming younger Democratic candidates. When Texas finally turns blue again, I have a feeling that the ideal Democratic winning candidate will be Latino/Latina.

:hi:

[blogslut]

12. Higher education strategy

- Make college more affordable. Nobody should be denied because they can't afford college tuition. Cut out middle-man bank subsidies for student loans. More financial aid for 8 millions students. $2500 tax credit for tuition. More Pell Grants. Overhaul loan repayment system more manageable. Simplfy financial aid forms.

"You shouldn't have to have a PHD to fill out a financial aid form."

[sonias]

14. At least 7,000 of us watching it stream

He also gave a shout out to Huston-Tillotson and Saint Edwards too!

:kick:

[blogslut]

13. Seond part of strategy

- Upgrading community colleges. Offering local classes and programs that fit local needs.

Part Three

- Insuring students complete their degrees. Improving educational models.

[sonias]

17. Short speech but very packed with ideas and hope

I'm glad he visited UT and that the students got to hear him live.

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

Here's the photo gallery at the Statesman for other pictures of his visit thorough out the day:
Pres. Obama visits Austin, 08.09.10

[blogslut]

19. Noice!

Thanks for that. :hi:

[blogslut]

15. Speaks of the embodiment of the future

When he looks on the faces of his audience.

Thank you Austin. Thank you Texas. Thank you and God Bless America!

[blogslut]

16. Love the live orchestra

Playing it old school

[sonias]

18. UT's band

Big honor for them to play "Hail to the Chief"

[sonias]

21. Obama's speech text

Prepared text of Obama’s speech at UT campus

(snip)
“Smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge, and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth.”

That’s the promise at the heart of UT-Austin, at the heart of our colleges and universities, and at the heart of our country - the promise of a better life, the promise that our children will climb higher than we did. That promise, I suspect, is why so many of you sought out a college degree in the first place; why so many of your families scrimped and saved to pay for your education.

And I know that as we make our way through this economic storm, some of you may be worried about what your college degree will be worth when you graduate; about how you’ll fare in this economy; about what the future holds. But here’s what I want you to know. When I look out at all of you - when I look into the faces of America’s young men and women - I see America’s future, and it reaffirms my sense of hope. It reaffirms my sense of possibility. It reaffirms my belief that we will emerge from this storm and find brighter days ahead.

Because I’m absolutely confident that if you keep pouring yourselves into your own education; and if we, as a nation, offer all our children the best education possible from the cradle through a career; then not only will America’s workers compete and succeed, and not only will America compete and succeed, but we’ll complete the improbable journey that so many of you took up over three years ago, and build an America where each of us, no matter what we look like or where we come from, can reach for our dreams and make of our lives what we will. Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.

:kick:

[sonias]

25. Education ‘the economic issue of our time,’ Obama says in UT speech

AAS 8/9/10
Education 'the economic issue of our time,' Obama says in UT speech

President Barack Obama said in a speech at the University of Texas this afternoon that education "is the economic issue of our time."

Addressing a friendly and appreciative audience in Gregory Gym, the president sought to underscore the link between long-term economic prosperity and a better-educated population.

"It’s an economic issue when the unemployment rate for folks who’ve never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have gone to college," he said. “Education is an economic issue when nearly eight in 10 new jobs will require workforce training or a higher education by the end of this decade. Education is an economic issue when we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.”

Obama said his administration is pursuing a three-pronged higher education strategy: making college more affordable, ensuring that college students - especially those at community colleges, the fastest-growing sector - are prepared for a career and boosting graduation rates.

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[blogslut]

24. BONUS!

Live stream - Obama arriving at Love Field

http://www.wfaa.com/news/links/Live-Streaming-Video-70231852.html