Posted on 03/16/2009 7:42:24 PM PDT by Ladycalif
It’s official. President Barack Obama will hold his town hall meeting Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Building 12.
And it’s going to be free and open to the public, that is for those people who want to spend St. Patrick’s Day morning waiting on line for tickets. I’m hearing there will be 2,000 total tickets, including probably a couple of hundred already spoken for by public officials and people who worked on the Obama campaign.
Here’s the deal: They’ll be distributing tickets starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the OC Fair and Event Center, 88 Fair Drive in Costa Mesa. White House officials say to enter at Gate 1 or 10 and park in Lot A. They’re saying tickets will be limited but haven’t put a number on how many will be available. Parking will cost $5 at the fairgrounds.
As you can imagine, security is going to be extremely tight so they’re telling people not to bring bags and to limit their personal items. So travel light. Also, don’t spend any time making signs or banners. You won’t be allowed to bring them on to the site. Obama will be staying in the area overnight because he’ll be touring the Edison International Vehicle Electrics plant in Pomona on Thursday. That event isn’t going to be open. RTHANLS
Can anyone say ‘TEA PARTY’?
Well, you won’t actually see BO because his head will be blocked by those two big teleprompters. I couldn’t believe he was using them again today for his little speech to the small businessmen.
I hope the dogs did not have a hard time sniffing for stuff there lots of gun shows there with ammo and powder wonder if the could still smell it
I wonder how many vets (wounded or otherwise) will be provided tickets.
It seems every morning when I turn on the tv obama is there giving a speech. Doesn’t he have work to do?
It lends them credibility.
I can’t believe people would actually stand in line for tickets to see this idiot. I guess some people don’t have anything better to do.
Anyone who wants them can have mine!
Anyone??
Please, anyone?
I’ll give you $20 to take them off my hands. Anyone??
(sigh)
RATS!!!
The writer must be from New York. He describes people as “waiting on line” for tickets. New Yorkers wait on line, the rest of the country waits in line.
Giving speeches is his job.
I’m bathing my cat that day.
Tickets? I’d prefer to eat glass.
Obama is in the area to go on the Tonight Show. That’s the main reason for his visit to Southern California. This town meeting thing was added in to give people a chance to see their leader.
Yes, he’s at work constantly devising ways to destroy America.
Reading speeches is more like it.
Giving speeches with a telemprompter (you left out the teleprompter part).
And I thought Clinton loved being in front of the cameras.
This is entertainment instead of governing. This snake oil salesmanship will end extremely bad for all of us.
Don’t worry if you miss it. It will be the lead story on the evening news, and CSPAN will probably re-broadcast it in its entirety. So nobody worry if you can’t get tickets, or if you work for a living and can’t just drop everything to go see our dear leader.
Is he the great leader or the dear leader; I’ve heard it both ways.
Oh joy, I can’t wait for the LAT to spin this as more than ‘100,000” waited in line to see Teleprompter Jesus.
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