Obama to visit East Bay next week (Whoo Hoo! Barbara Boxer, jobs are TOAST!)

Contra Costa Times ^ | 5/21/10 | Josh Richman

[Libloather]

Obama to visit East Bay next week
By Josh Richman
Oakland Tribune
Updated: 05/21/2010 05:12:30 PM PDT

Determined to show his administration is focused on easing creation of the jobs of the future, President Barack Obama will travel to the Bay Area next week, with his itinerary including a visit to a solar-panel manufacturing plant in Fremont.

The president on Wednesday will visit Solyndra Inc., which is using a $535 million federal loan guarantee it received through last year's economic-stimulus legislation to build a new plant just down Kato Road from its existing one.

Obama will tour the existing facility, then speak with Solyndra employees about jobs and the economy, according to the White House. The event won't be open to the public.

The president will make the visit the morning after headlining a pair of Tuesday night fundraisers in San Francisco for U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer's re-election campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, issued a statement Friday welcoming the president to his district.

"I think he's trying to focus the public's attention on the jobs issue and get away from the health care fights and some of the other stuff," Stark had said Friday morning, noting he'll be unable to accompany the president because he'll be stuck in Washington, D.C., as Congress grapples with a jobs bill and health care issues.

[Libloather]

The event won't be open to the public.

Because of transparency reasons. (Or - the teleprompter is just too heavy.)

[Carling]

Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, issued a statement Friday welcoming the president to his district.

"I think he's trying to focus the public's attention on the jobs issue and get away from the health care fights and some of the other stuff," Stark had said Friday morning, noting he'll be unable to accompany the president because he'll be stuck in Washington, D.C., as Congress grapples with a jobs bill and health care issues.

Wow, things are even worse for the Dems than I thought. Stark is avoiding Bambi in his home district? GOP, are you seeing this?

[Carling]

Expanding on my thoughts, the GOP needs to run against Obama this fall, and tie every Democrat to this President. GOP, since I know you don't have the will to do this, PM me and I'm willing to tell you how to win a landslide in November.

[HerrBlucher]

I would go two weeks without critizing Obama if he would agree to refer to Boxer as Ma’am. How about it bambi, be a good sport for once in your life.

[Prokopton]

GOP, since I know you don't have the will to do this, PM me and I'm willing to tell you how to win a landslide in November.

I strongly suspect that there are many GOP "heavies" that are not interested in a landslide win in November if it is a landslide of conservatives who would threaten their positions of power.

[PROCON]

0Bozo and the dims are going down HARD in November, keep it up, keep applauding against America, we will remember!!

[Cyropaedia]

Here it comes Babs, - the kiss of death.

Barry worked wonders for Arlen.

[Libloather]

"...get away from the health care fights and some of the other stuff,"

Wasn't this why RATS were elected?

[Thunder90]

Don’t worry, Speaker Pelosi will be there.

[Carling]

The Speaker will be there, but the rep is too busy in DC.

Mmmmmkay. :)

[unkus]

the GOP needs to run against Obama this fall, and tie every Democrat to this President.

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BINGO!

[Cobra64]

0Bozo and the dims are going down HARD in November, keep it up, keep applauding against America, we will remember!!

America forgot 9-11 when the next episode of Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire was on tv.

[hummingbird]

Wow, things are even worse for the Dems than I thought. Stark is avoiding Bambi in his home district? GOP, are you seeing this?

Is Stark up for reelection? If so, he probably doesn't want to get the Obama jinx on his chances of winning.

If he is not currently up for reelection, maybe he's just making sure the Obama jinx wears off before he has to run again.

[GVnana]

Amazing... even in the Bay Area, Obama is the kiss of death?

[hummingbird]

Heh, heh...wonder if Boxer would correct BHO "with all due respect," of course.

"She's worked hard for a living" is the song, I think.

[hsalaw]

Stark had said Friday morning, noting he'll be unable to accompany the president because he'll be stuck in Washington, D.C., as Congress grapples with a jobs bill and health care issues.

Run away, Pete, you loser; run away from the Obozo kiss-of-death.

[freekitty]

Boxer is toast period.

[HerrBlucher]

She works hard for the money so you better treat her right....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TKQcWEXSKU

[Carling]

Stark is in the House. He’s up for reelection every two years.