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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)
Tue Jan 17, 2012, 04:01 PM Jan 2012

Nice manufactured issue some are making about the name of the stadium

where Obama will accept a second term. Yes, he's a sell out, they say, because look at the stadium name (Bank of America) or he wants a big crowd because of his ego. Of course, Obama has nothing to do with the name of the stadium and, furthermore, most stadiums today have corporate names. Is it unfortunate, yes! but where else can Obama go to get a huge throng of people in one setting to listen to the acceptance speech? They seem to forget, too, that NC is a key state and one Obama won narrowly last time. Just think if he fills the 70,000 person stadium and has thousands more outside listening to him--that would certainly give him some strong momentum in NC.

Sometimes I think the Obama critics on DU go out of their way to assign some sinister motive to everything Obama does.

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Nice manufactured issue some are making about the name of the stadium (Original Post) WI_DEM Jan 2012 OP
Seriously? Wait Wut Jan 2012 #1
Take a look at a thread on GD by WilliamPitt WI_DEM Jan 2012 #2
Unbelievable. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #3
No thanks. Cha Jan 2012 #11
it's only a two-minute prayer!!1 frylock Jan 2012 #4
Yep.... at the end of the day, FrenchieCat Jan 2012 #5
And, so what? Cha Jan 2012 #10
That one is dumb treestar Jan 2012 #6
union hotels mopinko Jan 2012 #7
Oh noes!11 What about the children1!1 HappyMe Jan 2012 #8
truly vomitous Whisp Jan 2012 #9
"A crowd because of his ego"? "A sellout"? Cha Jan 2012 #12
+1 !! nofurylike Jan 2012 #13
i wonder where he thinks his hero JFK would have held it? his private compound? nofurylike Jan 2012 #14
Takes me back... Scurrilous Jan 2012 #15
But they didn't whine about the name Invesco on it. DevonRex Jan 2012 #16

Wait Wut

(8,492 posts)
1. Seriously?
Tue Jan 17, 2012, 04:07 PM
Jan 2012

Someone here has an issue with the name of the friggin' stadium? Good grief. And I thought the freeper over at freeperville calling his daughter Sasha "Sharia" was bad. At least I can expect idiocy and petty comments from the right.

Cha

(295,929 posts)
11. No thanks.
Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:22 PM
Jan 2012

I have no interest in seeing anything by the ignorant, whining, profiteers who push their stupid bile onto the willing suckers.

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)
5. Yep.... at the end of the day,
Tue Jan 17, 2012, 07:04 PM
Jan 2012

that is all that it was.....

Meanwhile, actual Historic legislation has occurred in the arena that you are snarkily alluding to.....But please don't mention that....cause being able to mention the two minutes of talk is worth more than everything else that has occurred in the entire wide world, past, present or ever in the future.

Cha

(295,929 posts)
10. And, so what?
Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:17 PM
Jan 2012

President Obama has proven himself but there are those who are so bitter they can't let go anything if it means they can whine their ignorant heads off.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
6. That one is dumb
Tue Jan 17, 2012, 07:30 PM
Jan 2012

I mean, dumb, dumb, dumb. Of course there was prior outrage about even having the convention in Charlotte. I forget what that was about. It was outrage #454,665

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
9. truly vomitous
Sat Jan 21, 2012, 06:16 PM
Jan 2012

I thought that the 8 years of Bush were stressful but these 3+ has been just as in a different way.

There are some people here that just go with the popular flow tho (hey, it rhymes), for the recs and the spotlight - they'll say one thing a week ago and if there is enough 'press' they'll flip to the opposite just to get there little spot in the sun and the Run with the Lemmings.

Cha

(295,929 posts)
12. "A crowd because of his ego"? "A sellout"?
Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:26 PM
Jan 2012

What are they, Stupid!? That crowd is for Democracy! If they got their heads out of their collective ass they could actually read his record to see how fooking ludicrious they sound.

nofurylike

(8,775 posts)
14. i wonder where he thinks his hero JFK would have held it? his private compound?
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:55 AM
Jan 2012

come to think of it, (just an aside of curiosity) where DID JFK give his acceptance speech? no worry, i'll search for that some time ....

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)
15. Takes me back...
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:18 PM
Jan 2012

Remember when Obama appeared at Mile High Stadium in Denver to accept the nomination and people whined and moaned about the stage.

Something about columns?

Oy!

DevonRex

(22,541 posts)
16. But they didn't whine about the name Invesco on it.
Tue Jan 24, 2012, 02:58 PM
Jan 2012

I don't know of a stadium anymore that does not have a corporate name on it. That's how cities make money to build new ones.

So it's obviously manufactured bullshit. And embarrassing for DU.

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