Heads up tea party protesters, Phelps family members and downtown workers. Downtown is going to be a mess with President Obama in town and that means street closures, protests and general pains in the asses for working joes.
So, where should you avoid?
Definitely the Folly Theater and the Kansas City Marriott Downtown,
unless you have a ticket to the Robin Carnahan fundraisers. More
specifically, KC Police Chief Jim Corwin writes that these
six intersections are going to be shut down from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.:
and Central
and Wyandotte
haven't been released yet.
Obama is in town to raise money for
Carnahan's Senate campaign against Bible Belt Republican Roy Blunt (and
write-in candidate, white supremacist and all-around hater Frazier
Glenn Miller).
KMBC Channel 9 is livestreaming
Obama's visit, reporting that Air Force One is expected to touch
down around noon. He's scheduled to make stops at Smith Electric Vehicles
before heading
downtown for the stumping (he's also ordered up some Oklahoma Joe's).
Obama
is then scheduled for an ActBlue luncheon and
reception at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown (200 West 12th
Street) and a "grassroots
reception" at the Folly Theater (300 West 12th Street).
And
keep an eye out for these folks claiming Obama is the Antichrist.
Photo via Barack
Obama's Flickr.
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Good thing I didn't read your post. I went down to the Folly and there was not a big crowd at all... I got to wave at the Big O as his car got to the Folly! I waved my "Oil Spill" Sign just to remind him not to forget the Oil Spill while he waste fuel darting about the country like my daughter at her first carnival rides.. FundRaiser, Golf, FundRaiser, Vacation.. Doesn't he stay in great shape running the steps of AirForce One! Kid in a candy store!
OP Realist: What is the basis for your understanding of ideology? I find your notion of Obama as a "socialist ideologue" to be dishonest, or based on ignorance. Obama is a safety-net capitalist, but still a capitalist. Now, by your standard (i.e., ideologues are always bad), we should be concerned about the economic policies of most Republicans. They believe government is always problematic, and pro-business policies are always the answer. Not to confuse you, but this is often called 'neo-liberal' economics. This approach leads to some rather illogical conclusions, such as cutting taxes on the wealthy and believing it will reduce deficits; and fighting corporate corruption by loosening regulations. It's pure ideology, short-circuiting rationality, that drives the GOP, not the in-fighting Democrats.
Ideologues of either conservative or liberal persuasion are BAD(triple underline) for America. Obama is a socialist ideologue. Do I hear any arguments to the contrary?
Get the bum out of office! Four and out!
Noticed you called some write in candidate a racist..Well, what do you think Obama is? When he pits Hispanics, many illegal at that..against Arizona's citizens?..a choirboy?
Good for the WBC..picket away..maybe K.C.'s finest can put them, along with the Black Panther's and the SEIU on the same corner..let them fight it out..Maybe the community organizer will referee..They all deserve each other..
Damn..can you imagine that..he ordered some Q..if he farts..be sure to let us know..
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