PHOTOS: Barack Obama today at Penn State, and Edward's Bar & Grill watching Kansas, Davidson game

[flpoljunkie]

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., right, holds a Penn State jersey given to him by cornerback Lydell Sargeant, left, as Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., applauds at Penn State University in University Park , Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., right, holds his arms up with cornerback Lydell Sargeant, at Penn State University in University Park , Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., left, talks with Juan Arevall, 24, an veteran, at J.P. Edward's Grill and Bar in Burnham, Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., left, Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., talk with people at J.P. Edward's Grill and Bar in Burnham, Pa., Sunday, March 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

[sniffa]

1. Where are the pictures of them sharing a milkshake?

:kick:

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

4. I can't find that. Could you post a link?

If it exists?

[panader0]

2. I dig the "Landshark Lager" surfboard behind him with the bite out of it.

I didn't know there were sharks in PA. Oh, but they are land sharks........

[patrice]

3. Nice. But I'm wondering if they don't need to lay off that "1" thing a bit.

It creates all kinds of un-necessary problems, problems that don't have anything to do with our issues, and most certainly don't reflect what Obama has been saying about Us, i.e. he does not see himself as "a messiah" and most of us "... don't want another hero. All we want is to find the way Home."

[goclark]

6. Who was our hero? nt

[Connie_Corleone]

9. Mad Max?

:shrug:

[patrice]

11. I haven't had a hero since RFK. We MUST grow-up, stop expecting someone to

save our butts. Each person should be his/her own "hero" first and then we can consider more collective heros.

[Cha]

15. No worries..no one is expecting that who

supports Obama..no one I know. Part of the deal is we are doing our part, too. I think you're are reading too much into it.

[patrice]

16. Oh, I don't have a problem with it. I live in a Red state in a suburb

of a medium-large metro area, said suburb being almost completely run by a large local right wing church college, who interprets everything coming-and-going "Biblically". And, of course, you know it doesn't matter whether they really believe whatever interpretation or not, as long as they have something they can hang the case on to freak their folks out and get them to do this or that. The ends justify the means. You've heard of them: they've lain in the streets for fetuses, packed our boards of ed in order to handicap science instruction, not just for their own kids, but for everyone else's and that's one of their most disturbing traits. They take it very much onto themselves to influence and change what people think. They consider it a matter of "Salvation".

Canvassing for Kerry, I came across people who had been assigned to mentors from this or that church, once they were sitting the drive way when I came up, talked to them at their front doors. I talked to Catholics on phone banks who were receiving letters, on parish letterhead, from prominent members of their parish. Yep, what anyone thinks about a "leader" is everyone's business in Cupcake Land.

P.S. We're right next door to Missouri and if you think this stuff doesn't travel across statelines, you are very wrong. Too many people around thinking solely with numbers. Kansas may not matter statistically, but it DOES matter semanticaly.

[Cha]

14. Obama's fine..people get enthusiastic

about a real leader coming a long ONCE in a Blue Moon who has a chance.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

5. Thanks for the pic thread, Flpol.

Carolyn Eligan from Pittsburgh, waves a flag as Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks at the Soldiers and Sailors Museum and Memorial in Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, March 28, 2008. Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., announced his endorsement of Obama.

[flpoljunkie]

7. Very nice photo!

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup:

[catgirl]

10. Nice pics... thanks for sharing!

[apocalypsehow]

12. Excellent pics. K & R.

n/t.

[Cha]

13. Favorite pic..

Thanks Florida!

[BumRushDaShow]

17. K&R

More great PA pics!! :thumbsup:

[Catherina]

18. Looks like he's getting an enthusiastic welcome. Thanks for sharing n/t

:woohoo:

[JustinL]

19. Burnham is in the heart of "Pennsyltucky"

Burnham is in Mifflin County, which is 98.5% white. 10.9% of the adults have bachelor's degrees, and Bush beat Kerry there 70-29%. (Census Bureau, CNN.com).

Some more pics from the visit:







(barackobama.com)

[cascadiance]

20. Hmm... "Edwards Bar & Grill"? Is that some sort of hidden message to John?

If he were coming here to California, I wonder if he'd go to an Edwards' Theater here... :)