Line Forms at 4:30 a.m. for Obama Event in Bristol (Va.)

[underpants]

Source: Washington Post

BRISTOL, Va. -- The line to hear Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's mid-day speech in Bristol started forming at 4:30 a.m. today.

Three teenagers from Lee County who are too young to vote left their home at 2 a.m. and were the first people to line up outside of Virginia High School to hear Obama speak just before noon.

By mid-morning, the line stretched down the street in front of the high school in the southwestern tip of Virginia.



Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060501948.html

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[RedEarth]

1. Outstanding........... he's going to bring a lot of new people into the party

[Virginia Dare]

2. ....

:wow:

How many people do you think will show up? They were guessing 50,000, I'm thinking a lot more!

The repukes in Prince William "suddenly" figured out yesterday that they've got a problem with traffic at that venue by the way. ..:eyes:

[underpants]

8. It was at a high school gym "Virginia High School" actually

Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, D-Ill., right, with Va. State Rep. Rick Boucher, center, introduce Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to the audience at a town hall-style meeting at Virginia High School in Bristol, Va., Thursday, June 5, 2008.
(AP Photo/Don Petersen)

[Virginia Dare]

11. Sorry, I read "Bristow"

that's where he is later this evening..:blush:

Great pics though, thanks!...:applause:

[Winterblues]

23. The place only holds three thousand

It will be a full house though....

[SaveAmerica]

3. I'm back after a double take! Sweet home Appalachia - lining up at 2 am!!

YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAWWWWW!!! Although it's the home of rednecks, white women and blue ribbon beer, I guess we shouldn't write Appalachia off just yet. I can say these things because I are Appleatchananian.

[underpants]

5. This part of Va. has been a major focus of the party for the last 8 years

Mark Warner's Gov. win is mostly attributed to getting the vote out here (west of Roanoke) and every event that I have been to since 2004 this has always been mentioned.

Webb will help a LOT here as will Warner. Kaine did okay here but he was running against a guy from a political machine in Scott county which is out here.

Va is a really large state if you check it out. It is a good 10 hour drive on route 58


3-5 days here for Obama would do a world of good in Va NC and TENN

Bristol is the "Mountain empire" and the major city in a region known for coal mining and formerly known for textiles (jobs are gone now)

[SaveAmerica]

13. Underpants and V.D - thanks for the info, I have it on my 'to do' list to hunt down

Webb's book about how the folks of the Appalachian mts have been molded by the Republican party. I didn't realize he's from the area, that would splain a lot (what is the name of that book?)

We really do have a lot of work ahead of us, to undo the hate that's been spread by the Republican Party - I love to know that we've already got a start on it.

[underpants]

15. Born Fighting

[SaveAmerica]

16. Thank you! Ask and I shall receive!

[Muttocracy]

18. I wonder if folks from Blacksburg swarmed down there too? nt

[ngant17]

25. Blacksburg people tend to be progressive and educated

and in fact the whole New River Valley has a lot of progressive-minded folks. Sad to hear that the New River Valley Free Press stopped publishing recently. One of my favorite alternate press sources.

[Muttocracy]

26. yeah, that's what I was thinking about Blacksburg politics. nt

[Virginia Dare]

7. Webb is a native of that area, he may be of some assistance..

Obama is so going to win Virginia, I can feel it!

Did you read about the pathetic Virginia GOOP Convention? Jenna Bush's new father in law got handed his ass!...:rofl:

[butterfly77]

14. I thought WV was where Appalachia is..

[SaveAmerica]

17. Appalachia covers a long stretch through the mountains:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appalachia



I think the biggest thing to know about Appalachia is that the European settlers who ended up there were cut off from what was happening in the low lands, some more than others due to severe inability to get off of the mountains. It's a good thing and a bad thing, a lot of the old English/Scotch Irish ways of life were preserved, but they were really out of the loop for a long time. That's why I'm interested in Webb's book, how much of that way of life made them ripe to be used by the Republicans?

[CountAllVotes]

4. right on!

I was not old enough to vote when I first became politically active in JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (age was 12 years old at that time).

This is the first time since that I've heard of young people, some pre-teens becoming politically involved.

GOBAMA!!!!

[demnan]

6. I'm sure the Manassas event will be huge also

I would have gone but I don't have leave from work.

This from the local traffic station:

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=730&sid=1415981

[underpants]

9. Can't wait for THOSE pics

Notice that he was in Minnesota and now Virginia

BATTLEGROUND!!!

[FightingIrish]

10. I love the way that map is colored. Looks like November

[underpants]

12. I hadn't thought of that

[LuckyLib]

19. Obama events are going to require bigger and bigger venues. Just too many folks want to see him.

[hootinholler]

20. Folks, Virginia doesn't get more rural than Bristol

That is the land of Virginian old south.

This is great!

-Hoot

[Sequoia]

21. Teens who can't even vote first in line?!!!

That is something else.

[Roy]

22. This is bad for the dems and Obama....

Will Virginians vote McCain now, since he doesn't draw big enough crowds to cause traffic jams?

This will be Tweety's lead tonight.

[mac2]

24. Another Conservative area.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

27. I just love

looking at all the faces in Barack's audiences. Hey - there's an idea for a slick coffee table book. About 700 pages of photographs of these faces throughout the ongoing campaign.

[madmom]

28. My brother lives in the Tenn. part of Bristol, have to check in with him later.

[Politicalboi]

29. This is great

Obama is going to kick McCain's ass big time. I think the polls that show them almost tied are bullshit. How can a man who is the Senator of Az not fill a stadium with Numb Nuts Bush in his own state be that close to Obama with crowds like this.