Barack addressed a riled up crowd here in the Sea Gate Convention Center in Toledo, where prior to his appearance, excitement to have him in town (for 4 days!) boiled over into never heard before chants of "We Will, We Will, Barack You!" and "Bye Bye Bush! Bye Bye Bush!" Even during his speech, in this dark but spacious Convention Hall, they hooped and hollered and even stomped on the risers, to thunderous effect. But they paid attention when attention was due, because as Barack says, "These are serious times."
Local Field Organizer Jesse urged everyone in the crowd to not only vote early but vote today, and do their share of the work to reach out to voters, mentioning the "collective power of small action." Senator Sherrod Brown, who has become all but a fixture on campaign stops, mentioned that Lucas County had the potential to be a leader in the alternative energy sector, and it was a common theme throughout the day. A fellow who had been laid off his job for fourteen weeks made an appropriate introduction for Barack, who took this opportunity to roll out the steps of his Rescue Plan for the Middle Class:
The first involves the thing that's on everyone's mind, and it's easy to spell: J-O-B-S. We are going to take a cue from Toledo, which has become a leader in solar panel technology...
The first involves the thing that's on everyone's mind, and it's easy to spell: J-O-B-S.
We are going to take a cue from Toledo, which has become a leader in solar panel technology...
Barack fleshed out the rest of his 4 step plan:
He called on everyone to participate in the fiscal responsibility that Wall Street has so brazenly bucked in the last eight years, and that the nation will need to demonstrate to overcome this crisis:
We have to break that cycle of debt.We have to take responsibility for living within our means.
We have to break that cycle of debt.
We have to take responsibility for living within our means.
As a city that has seen much better days, but never more potential progress, Toledo was the perfect place for Barack to lay the foundation of his plan to rescue America's economy.
"Holly Toledo"
This is America in action. I just got in. I couldn't wait to tell everyone
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What a great voter turn out. The polls here closed at noon. I got to One Government Center at about nine o'clock this morning. The line was already pretty long. If they wouldn't have had the line snake around inside the lobby it would have gone out the front door(s). It took me about an hour in line before I could cast my vote. Although the line was long and there was a wait everyone was in good spirits. The air was electric. You could feel the pride. It was wonderful to see all the "people" giving voice in America.
Yes this is a changing world. A changing America. This is the America we want the world to see. One like today in downtown Toledo, Ohio. However voter turn out was so great they did not close until 1: pm. I searched my local news stations websites and found that over 500 people showed up to cast ballots.
I did come across some more exciting news. The demand for voter turn out was/is so great that Toledo has added voting tomorrow. On Sunday. Sunday, March 2, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Way to go Toledo.
