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Obama supporters lined up around the block on March 19 outside a vacated storefront on Southeast Division Street to get tickets to attend the Presidential candidate's rally at Memorial Coliseum Friday.
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Tickets were snapped up quickly for Friday morning’s Portland rally by Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama.
Obama will speak at the Memorial Coliseum as the first event in a two-day swing through the state. Friday evening, he will be part of a second rally at McArthur Court on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene.
Another rally is planned at 1 p.m. in Salem.
Obama is in a tight race with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination. Oregon’s 65 Democratic delegates will be chosen during the May 20 presidential primary election.
Friday’s rally in Portland is at 9:30 a.m. at the coliseum, 500 North Winning Way. Doors open at 7:30 a.m.
Free tickets for the event attracted a crowd Wednesday afternoon outside the Obama for America headquarters, 3016 S.E. Division St. People lined up around the building to get the tickets, which were gone before evening.
Please oh please Bob and Justin, please tell me you are NOT from Oregon. Not only are your attitudes repugnant, neither of you have appear to have the ability to compose even a basic sentence in English. But then again, I don't run across very many hatemongers that really care very much about education. I'd even wager there are actual sheep farmers in Africa that have a better working knowledge of English than either of you. But you have figured out how to use a computer, so I will give you credit for that, good job boys!
Almost forgot - Obama 08!!!!!! - I am very excited about this visit.
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 04:05 PM
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I love it when rednecks from Gresham like Bob mimic Rush Limbaugh's talking points. It really underscores the idiocy of Red America. Yahoos who can't think their way out of a paper bag. Hilarious.
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 06:06 PM
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Oh Good: Will Racist Pastor Wright Be with him?
Maybe I'll bring my "Vote Hillary Just for May 20th" sign with me.
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 06:30 PM
Oh Good: Will racist Pastor Wright be with him?
Maybe I'll bring my "Vote Hillary Just For May 20TH"
sign with me.
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 06:33 PM
I'm voting for the black guy, he's a hell of a lot smarter than the white fool we've got for a president now.
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 10:47 PM
You knuckle draggers are just making yourselves look stupid. I'm a Republican and I think Obama is a gifted orator and a natural politician.
Will I vote for him? Hell no! But that doesn't mean I wouldn't stand in line to hear him in person.
He's got a 50-50 shot at becoming the next President, so why not cut him a little slack?
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 11:32 PM
Tribune:
The comment "black people are crazy," by Justin Mast @ 10:45 pm Tuesday night, was held for review before publication?
Really?
Racism passes your review standards?
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:45 AM
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learn how to spell first then trash on someone else... ignorace is what has ruined this country...ignorance in acceptance. Being different is just that..what makes you is is your actions. I just want a president that accepts what everyone brings to the table no matter what race or religion. Woman or black or both imagine that?... scared of change??? No matter who becomes the next leader it will develope into same battle.....money=power.....race=power when you have money
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 12:56 AM
"BP" learn how to spell? you should talk.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 01:08 AM
My taxes in 1999 were 8% lower than than 2002 and 11% lower than 2006, Bush just shifted the rich people's taxes to the low and middle income american citizens.
Bob just spews the same old right wing proproganda, and thinks we won't check our own tax bills.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 01:11 AM
Hey Tiffany,
Don't go assuming that Bob is from Gresham! I live in Gresham and believe it or not, there are a lot of Progressive Democrats living out here.
I lived in dowtown and close-in SE Portland for 10 years and I've lived in East Multnomah County Gresham for 8 years, so unlike many people, I actually can speak from experience here.
I am so tired of fighting the misconceptions from people in both Portland and Gresham. Not all Portland residents are elitist snobs who only care about Portland. And not all Gresham residents are uneducated yahoos.
Bob may be from Gresham----or Portland, Tigard, Beaverton, Oregon City, or Pendleton. It doesn't matter because no matter where he lives, he does not speak for the majority. As my parents said, if you can't educate the ignorant (and Bob shows no signs of wanting to be educated) then you should ignore them.
But don't automatically dump Bob in Gresham. And hey, come out to Gresham and visit sometime. We have a nice little city here with a fun, friendly downtown area. I'll treat you to pizza at Wall Street Pizza or we can go across the street and eat some italian at Bocelli's and you can attend an East Suburban Democrats meeting while you're here.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 01:41 AM
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Many of s wonder where Bob is form, I personally think he's from the planet of Rushwannabe. Ignorant dicks like him and the rest who have all trashed Obama like a bunch of racist hacks are prefect examples of why race is still an issue.
Hell they like George Bush, what does that say about them? Says they are stupid followers who can't think for themselves and will believe anything any "strong" "white" leaders will say.
Losers, all of them.
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I have always been colorblind regarding race. After listening to Obamas black supremist pastor that he CHOSE to visit every week for 20 years, he has lost my vote.
To hear the pastor screaming and yelling his ANTI-WHITE
hate talk, and watching the audience clap and cheer him on, is way beyond sickening. As long as people like that pastor keep doing those things, racism will never die!
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:12 AM
I guess there is a substantial percentage of the population and voters (unfortunately)that don't get it!
We are being ripped off by Bush and Co.
Hillary and that old white guy are no different.
Vote Obama or look forward to more of the same old S..t.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:25 AM
Obama's Plan Would Raise Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends, And On Carried Interest. Obama's tax plan includes: "[i]ncreasing the highest bracket for capital gains and dividends and closing the carried interest loophole." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama: Tax Fairness For The Middle Class," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/8/08)
Obama's Economic Stimulus Package Will Cost $75 Billion. "Barack Obama's economic plan will inject $75 billion of stimulus into the economy by getting money in the form of tax cuts and direct spending directly to the people who need it most." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama's Plan To Stimulate The Economy," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, 1/13/08)
Obama's Early Education And K-12 Package Will Cost $18 Billion A Year; Equal To $72 Billion Over Four Years. "Barack Obama's early education and K-12 plan package costs about $18 billion per year." (Obama For America, "Barack Obama's Plan For Lifetime Success Through Education," Fact Sheet,www.barackobama.com, 11/20/07, p. 15)
Ob ama's National Service Plan Will Cost $3.5 Billion A Year; Equal To $14 Billion Over Four Years. "Barack Obama's national service plan will cost about $3.5 billion per year when it is fully implemented." (Obama For America, "Helping All Americans Serve Their Country: Barack Obama's Plan For Universal Voluntary Citizen Service," Fact Sheet, www.barackobama.com, 12/5/07)
Obama Will Increase Our Foreign Assistance Fu nding By $25 Billion. "Obama will embrace the Millennium Development Goal of cutting extreme poverty around the world in half by 2015, and he will double our foreign assistance to $50 billion to achieve that goal." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 53)
Obama Will Provide $2 Billion To Aid Iraqi Refugees. "He will provide at least $2 billion to e xpand services to Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries, and ensure that Iraqis inside their own country can find a safe-haven." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 51)
Obama Will Provide $1.5 Billion To Help States Adopt Paid-Leave Systems. "As president, Obama will initiate a strategy to encourage all 50 states to adopt paid-leave systems. Oba ma will provide a $1.5 billion fund to assist states with start-up costs and to help states offset the costs for employees and employers." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 15)
Obama Will Provide $1 Billion Over 5 Years For Transitional Jobs And Career Pathway Programs, Equal To $200 Million A Year And $800 Million Over Four Years. "Obama will i nvest $1 billion over five years in transitional jobs and career pathway programs that implement proven methods of helping low-income Americans succeed in the workforce." (Obama For America, "The Blueprint For Change," www.barackobama.com, Accessed 1/14/08, p. 42)
Obama Will Provide $50 Million To Jump-Start The Creation Of An IAEA-Controlled Nuclear Fuel Bank. Obama: "We must also stop the spread of nuclear weapons technology and ensure that countries cannot build -- or come to the brink of building -- a weapons program under the auspices of developing peaceful nuclear power. That is why my administration will immediately provide $50 million to jump-start the crea tion of an International Atomic Energy Agency-controlled nuclear fuel bank and work to update the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty." (Sen. Barack Obama, "Renewing American Leadership," Foreign Affairs, 7-8/07)
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:27 AM
Ever considered posting something that actually adds to the conversation rather than just rail at those that disagree with you? It would be a pleasant change.
Please note that conservatives, unlike you and your liberal friends believe that Obama has a right to free speech. And they are willing to let him talk without disrupting the traffic of people who actually have jobs and contribute to society nor acting like idiots and blaming cops for retaliating to their juvenile behaviors.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:46 AM
I would like to quote Michelle Malkin from the Rasmussen Reports, "Barack Obama -- the self-anointed soul-fixing, nation-healing political Messiah -- has lost his glow. That is the take away from the beleaguered Democratic presidential candidate's "major" speech in Philadelphia yesterday. For all of his supposedly unique and transcendent understanding of race in America, Obama's talk amounted to the same old, same old. The Glowbama mystique has gone the way of the Emperor's clothes. Instead of accountability, we got excuses. Instead of disavowal of demagoguery, we got whacked with the moral equivalence card. Instead of rejecting the Blame America mantra of left-wing nationalism, we got more blame whitey. Same old, same old." See the well written article at www.rasmussenreports.com/public......
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 02:53 AM
Can we afford to lose the General election by sticking with a man who has proven his judgement is extremely poor. I realize young people can relate to this young man but he truly is not the one we need to 'transcend' race in America. This man has none of the integrity of MLK. He has his feet cemented into some of the most controversial issues of the times and when he runs against the GOP in November he will sink. How can you as young people say you support Jewish brothers and vote for him? How can you do that? He sat through 20 years of ranting and chose to stay there. Use your instincts here, they Damned America.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:07 AM
I'm one of those "anybody but Hillary" types. I dread the thought of listening to her and Bill blame absolutely everyone else for all their problems like we did for the 8 years of his reign. He took credit for the dot com boom, which he had nothing to do with and blamed the Republicans for all his own mistakes. Hillary will be no different.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:16 AM
If you did, you wouldn't fall for the spin of "Michelle Malkin", who obviously has an agenda. People like that will say what they're going to say regardless of the content of such a speech. They're trying to control the discussion - don't let them, think for yourself instead.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:17 AM
If anyone has "Damned America" it's Bush and Co.
50 years in Portland
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:22 AM
If America is going to survive it's adolesence it MUST address racism. There is no use in denying the fact that racism permeates American culture. White American culture has made significant steps forward in examining it's role - it's time for black America to do the same, as well as hispanic America.
White bashing may be convenient, however it is counter-productive and intellectually dishonest.
Corporate Amerika loves this reactive, emotional argument and the tools who keep it going. They are unpaid shills distract the PEOPLE of America, keep them divided, and thus, impotent.
If one looks to history and the failure of past civilizations, one of the major factors was failure to control the slaves(workers). Make no mistake-economic slavery is upon us. We only have to look to our own declining participation in the election and voting process to see one symptom. Others include, lack of personal savings, declining dollar value, less disposable income, and tax, tax, tax!
We can choose to do nothing and decend into abject socialism - become the next USSR (united states socialist republic) - or we can Grow Up - move forward - quit the schoolyard name calling and focus on electing LEADERS - not soundbytes.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:28 AM
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People fear what they don't know. If someone speaks about God or Race people go on the defensive and lable that person. I think its about time that Americans turn back to God before it's too late and tackle the problem of RACE head on.
I beleive Obama CAN make a difference in a country that wouldn't admit that it is broken and needs to be mended.
VOTE OBAMA!!!!!
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 03:55 AM
I would never vote for any body whos is half black and half white and comes out and says he is an African American. What a load of crap, is there a blood test you take that determines the ammount of what race you are the most?
Give me break, at least I know what I am, just an American nothing else.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 04:11 AM
vote Obama!!!!vote socialism.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 04:31 AM
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Dear Portland Tribune,
You clearly need to revamp your policy on website comments. I am all for letting people voice their opinions, but when those opinions are patently racist and add no value to the discussion they should be deleted. Until you address this, I will not be visiting your site again.
Sincerely,
A Concerned Reader
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 04:56 AM
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I am just looking for the day when a politician on either side of the fence will actually have something to say about themselves instead of how much the other guy sucks. Being over 40 I have watched our political process and politicians fall further and further down into the muck. None of them care anything about the american people and their lives - we are just votes to them and they will say anything that will get their party into power. We've forgotten the purpose of the multiple party system. It was put in place to facilitate dialogue and to represent the differing views of our population - not to facilitate hate mongering. All of you out there who hate the other guy because he disagrees with your "perfect vision" are only perpetuating the racism, homophobism, and whatever other "isms" out there that are holding us back from being an enlightened nation. Stop listening to the sound bites your favorite politician is spewing on a daily basis and try listening to the other guy with the different view - you won't catch anything and you might just learn something.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 04:59 AM
Racism will never die because the blacks don't want it to. What card will they pull out once it does? I see no difference in the Rev Wright or the radical clergy in the middle east. Both poison the young minds of our children to keep the racist, anti-american dream alive.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:01 AM
He is not Muslim, get over it!!
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:01 AM
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"Tribune:
"The comment "black people are crazy," by Justin Mast @ 10:45 pm Tuesday night, was held for review before publication?
Really?
Racism passes your review standards?"
While I find the comments deplorable, you can't just approve the comments you agree with. If you truly believe in free speech, that means you have to tolerate speech disagree with.
That's the problem with the left, they claim to be champions of free speech, but try to censor everything they disagree with.
You simply can't do it that way.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:07 AM
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Reading these posts is disgusting and sad, you people should be ashamed of yourselves.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:33 AM
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Regarding removal of racist speech:
It's not about disagreeing with comments.
I disagree with at least half of the comments in this thread but I am not calling for their removal.
I'm asking the Tribune why they do not categorize racist comments as "other objectionable content," as stated in their existing commenting policy, which reads as follows:
>>Comments judged to be inappropriate for publication due to personal attacks, unsubstantiated allegations of criminal activity, libel or other objectionable content will be removed.<<
Note: There is considerable precedent in the blogosphere for removal of such comments.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 05:57 AM
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If you want change vote for Obama. Or just sit there and complain about the world until you die. Obama is not muslin. You can vote for Hillary and play this back and forth thing ,Bush ,Clinton,Bush. What are some people afraid of? This is the ice breaker, lets put this madness of race to sleep. All I am saying if you want change vote for Obama otherwise shut up and quit complaining. We are about to get hit hard by the recession and it is going to last for at least four years. I see where people are burning down their homes because they don't want the banks to get them well if there is no change you only have you to blame. What are you afraid of? Church and State? I am a little baffled.
That Wright guy is no longer preaching. Obama is your man. I am loving every minute of this because I want to see if the human race is worth saving. Name calling is a sign of fear check yourselves. The way things are going you may not even be here a year from now. This means all of us. Tomorrow is not promised to no one. Why are the big wigs if you will are moving to Dubai? Have they given up on America or are they not telling you something? Vote Obama the ball is in your court.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 06:14 AM
Ignore the ignorance folks.. The hateful don't matter anymore. They are so outnumbered it's unbelievable. It's time for a change!!!! I cannot wait to see him friday!!! It's time to take back America from the bigots.
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Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 06:23 AM
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Re: Obama plans two Oregon rallies Friday
Obama will speak about white moslems the big problem in the USA today.
Than tell us about all the freedoms he wants to take away.
For more fun he will add more taxes to make us all happier.
go go Obama go home
"bob"
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 03:39 PM