Obama to Speak About Iraq War at Fayetteville Tech

Fayetteville, N.C. — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will visit Fayetteville Technical Community College Wednesday morning during a one-day swing through North Carolina.

Obama is set to speak about national security and ending the Iraq War at the Tony Rand Center on the Fayetteville Tech campus at 10 a.m. The invitation-only event is restricted to about 150 veterans, members of military families and local officials, according to campaign officials.

He also will hold a town hall-style meeting at the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte Wednesday afternoon. All tickets to that event were distributed Monday.

The appearances by the U.S. senator from Illinois are the first in North Carolina by either of the two Democratic contenders in the weeks leading up to the state's May 6 primary.

Campaign officials for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton said she also will be a frequent visitor to North Carolina over the next seven weeks, but no appearances have been scheduled yet.

North Carolina has taken on a growing importance in the battle for the Democratic nomination as Obama and Clinton remain in a close race with a dwindling number of primaries remaining. The state's 134 delegates are second only to Pennsylvania's 188 among states that have yet to vote.

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Interesting that only 150 will be permitted to attend his speech at Fayetteville Tech. His target audience is evident. Outside of the military, votes do not count.

No one in their right mind, other than those who are anti-American, would vote for him now. His refusal to denounce this "minister" simply means he supports him. Apparently, he agreed with his comments all those years....until now when his election might be at stake. Up until now, I thought that Obama might possibly be good for the country, but anyone who would support a man that makes such anti-American comments will not get my vote!

knowyourrole
March 18, 2008 9:16 p.m.

He is a powerful speaker-and a mixing pot of many different races-so-he can see the different sides of the coins of our society. I think he realizes his position in life, achieved thru education..was on the backs of taxpayers, and more importantly..on the back of "maybe" a poor white student, who couldn't qualify. Your race..decides your "acceptance" score, another form of racism. I think he has a grasp in the Black American community of the who wants to work-vs-who wants a lifetime of free handouts, generation after generation. I was very moved with his speach about race, and would probably thought of swinging his way...however, as a white male, to watch his pastor carry on like he was and did, reminded me as if I was sitting at a Klan rally, which they also HIDE their racism behind The Cross. OB, was part of this flock, for 20 years, till he "recently" retired. His former Pastor, has and will..cost OB ALOT of blue collar/white votes.

doubletrouble
March 18, 2008 8:47 p.m.

Obama did not disavow Wright because he sat on his hands for 20 years without raising objection to the America hating racist rants from the pulpit. If my pastor preached a sermon like Wright he would be unemployed by the next Sunday for certain. If not and the diatribes continued, I would be looking for another church. What also bothered me was the high fives, clapping and dancing after he would utter a bit of his nonsense. What kind of people are there in that church. They appear to be morons. Their church services were tantamount to a KKK rally in reverse, with the racists comments flying in the other direction. My country has more sense than to put someone like Obama in charge and the more time that passes the more people will come to their senses.

sweetsea
March 18, 2008 6:36 p.m.

justwondering - I heard Michelle complaining about how long it took them to pay off student loans - where did you gt your information that their educations were paid for by the taxpayers?