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Obama sets sights on rural America to talk jobs
Associated Press ^ | 8-13-11 | Ken Thomas

Posted on 08/13/2011 8:12:25 AM PDT by Justaham

President Barack Obama is headed to the Midwest after a summer of discontent over a debt showdown with Republicans and the downgrade in the nation's credit rating.

Obama's bus tour begins Monday. It's his first as president and will take him to prairie communities in Minnesota and through Iowa and Illinois. There are stops in the farmland and rural towns that launched his first White House bid.

Obama won a clean sweep in 2008 of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. But Obama's standing in these states, like elsewhere, has grown precarious as the economy has slumped.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: elections; jobs; obama; obama2012; rural; ruralamerica; ruralconfiscation; ruraljobs
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1 posted on 08/13/2011 8:12:32 AM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham
Obama's bus tour begins Monday.

Pea pea's big adventure.

2 posted on 08/13/2011 8:14:21 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Justaham

That should go over well,
Obammy in fly over country.

You folks in the mid west need to turn out in droves wherever the marxist punk goes and protest his sorry ass.


3 posted on 08/13/2011 8:16:50 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) Don't trust the F.B.I. the C.I.A. and specially the B.A.T.F.)
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To: Justaham

Too little, too late for Obama. To play ‘Where’s Waldo’ with jobs, he has to look in China not Iowa.


4 posted on 08/13/2011 8:16:52 AM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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To: Justaham

Yeah, I’d just invite Mr. Obama to come into rural southwest Missouri and tell the people here how he’s “saved jobs,” “created jobs,” “going to create jobs” and see what the reaction from people would be.

Our county is poorer than poor and people are barely making it and Obama wants to come to the Midwest and talk about jobs? No, thanks!


5 posted on 08/13/2011 8:17:20 AM PDT by wk4bush2004 ("FREEDOM, PROSPERITY, RESPONSIBILITY: RICK PERRY 2012!")
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To: Starboard

I’m sure the people in those states will appreciate all that gridlock as they try to go about their daily business.


6 posted on 08/13/2011 8:17:20 AM PDT by Newfy
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To: Starboard

I’m sure the people in those states will appreciate all that gridlock as they try to go about their daily business.


7 posted on 08/13/2011 8:17:31 AM PDT by Newfy
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To: Joe Boucher
You folks in the mid west need to turn out in droves wherever the marxist punk goes and protest his sorry ass.

The stain's regime and handlers have been working for over half a year to find places the stain could turn up where they would not throw rocks and booo his sorry ass off the stage.

Is there a schedule? If so, we should put it out so that we can be there weil in advance of the "Tour of Lies"

8 posted on 08/13/2011 8:20:48 AM PDT by Logic n' Reason (The stain must be REMOVED (ERADICATED)....NOW!!)
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To: Justaham
I sincerely hope he gets an earful from Red State America. Of course he knows NOT how to listen. After all he is the "One we have been waiting for." /sarc


9 posted on 08/13/2011 8:21:36 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Justaham

Interesting, The Rural population was ignored by Obama during the last election. Maybe it’s the only population group he think he can mine for new voters for him and his policies?

Especially since they have pretty much ignored him in return. And are doing about as well as usual, despite the economy affecting them just as much as the Urban population.


10 posted on 08/13/2011 8:22:49 AM PDT by The Working Man
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Time to T-party. Any plans?


11 posted on 08/13/2011 8:23:40 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: Justaham

Snake oil and spring water.

It is not going to mix - except for the interests of corporate agriculture and big government.


12 posted on 08/13/2011 8:23:54 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans: Don't read their lips - watch their hands.)
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Wow, who’s the genius that came up with that?

Barry’s claim to fame is Community Organizer and he’s going to the salt of the land who are more self-sufficient than he’s capable of imagining to talk “jobs”?

*snort!*


13 posted on 08/13/2011 8:24:01 AM PDT by Ladysmith (The evil that's happening in this country is the cancer of socialism...It kills the human spirit.)
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I hope they shower him with rotten tomatoes. He deserves to be ridden out of town on a rail after being tarred and feathered, but I suppose the Secret Service would have to defend his sorry butt.


14 posted on 08/13/2011 8:24:53 AM PDT by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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This lying sorry SOB POTUS has been “talking” jobs since he got into office and yet, spent 18 months ramming ObamaCare up our asses and the other months panning out his progressive Cloward & Piven agenda. Now he wants to talk “jobs”....like “a laser beam” huh....idiot? We too busy eating our peas so move along and get the frak out of our lives. kkthxbuhbye. =.=


15 posted on 08/13/2011 8:25:05 AM PDT by cranked
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To: Justaham
But Obama's standing in these states, like elsewhere, has grown precarious as the economy has slumped schlumped.
16 posted on 08/13/2011 8:27:57 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Starboard
I hear they're calling the bus, "THE DEBT STAR."

And weren't these the same guys making fun of Sarah Palin's bus tour only a few weeks ago?
17 posted on 08/13/2011 8:28:33 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-eyed killer of the deep.)
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To: Justaham
This is going to be the same old same old, speaking in generalities with no specifics. Everyone should be asking him the same question....

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN MR PRESIDENT???


18 posted on 08/13/2011 8:29:11 AM PDT by thepatriot1 (...brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue)
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To: Justaham

Some of the strongest anti-Obama sentiment can be found in the rural areas. I hope they show him how they feel about his policies.


19 posted on 08/13/2011 8:31:38 AM PDT by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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To: Starboard

S! needs to follow in her bus about an hour behind to cleanup the mess Zer0 will try to put in people’s minds.


20 posted on 08/13/2011 8:32:07 AM PDT by Paladin2
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