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The White House announced Tuesday President Barack Obama will visit Madison Nov. 4, exactly a year after his election to the nation’s highest office.
A statement released Tuesday by the White House said Obama will be visiting the city to outline his plans for “strengthening America’s education system.”
The statement did not contain a specific schedule of events planned for the visit nor specifics on what would be in his speech, saying more details would be released in the coming days.
Rachel Strauch-Nelson, spokesperson for Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, said Cieslewicz is very happy about the announcement.
“The mayor is very excited and looking forward to being in touch with the White House,” Strauch-Nelson said. “We always welcome a visit from the president.”
Strauch-Nelson said the city also does not know Obama’s specific plans but said the city will be in close contact with his staff as the day approaches.
University of Wisconsin spokesperson John Lucas said he is also currently unaware of specific campus-related events featuring Obama but is excited to see the president come to Madison to speak about education, as the city is home to more than 40,000 students.
“It is exciting to see Obama coming to Madison and exciting to see all the great plans to come,” Lucas said.
The last time Obama came to campus was Feb. 12, 2008, during the Democratic primaries when he was running against current Secretary of the State and ex-rival Hillary Clinton.
More than 19,000 students and Madison community members filled the Kohl Center to see Obama speak about his campaign’s platform of hope and change, as he was not satisfied with the direction the nation was heading under former President George W. Bush.
Obama was also scheduled to visit Madison Oct. 23, 2008 for a campaign rally on Capitol Square just before the presidential election, but had to cancel shortly before the event because of his grandmother’s ailing health. She died Nov. 3, a day before Obama defeated Republican opponent John McCain.
Obama also made an appearance at Monona Terrace on Oct. 15, 2007 to garner support for his presidential bid.
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great so ramadan is coming to visit madison in a week. but what is he going to talk about because last time i checked he has not done anything. this will be interesting
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Ramadan? Still theorizing that Barack is a secret Muslim?
I didn’t know Sean Hannity read the Herald!
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Last time I checked you have a problem reading:
“University of Wisconsin spokesperson John Lucas … is excited to see the president come to Madison to speak about education, as the city is home to more than 40,000 students.”
It’s ironic that you and others will be talking smack about Obama while he will be speaking about the education you clearly lack.
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Obama has a plan for (insert anything here)? You don’t say?
Let me guess, it involves taking a little more blood from current and future taxpayers (for their own good, of course). How original.
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Ramadan? Is that a joke or a typo or what?
When was the last time you “checked” to discover that he hasn’t done anything? Jan 26th?
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ten bucks that he’s coming to help someone announce candidacy for WI gov-ship since the only Dem candidate just dropped out
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throw support behind that joke of a mayor tom barrett? I’m still waiting to hear what Obama’s plan for health care is, we still haven’t heard it
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i hope he brings joe bidens hot wife
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Always nice to see the President, whoever it is, come to the midwest. People are starting realize Barack is not the change we all thought he was.
I think he is in for a rude awakening when he comes to the here to be honest.
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Will be interesting to see how many sheep line up to see Barry when he gets here. I, for one, will be in class working hard to ensure I have a job after graduation.
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Yes, it has been announced that “The One” will make Madison a stop on his election week Presidential Election campaign tour. Curiously though, why is he still in campaign mode? Isn’t the election over? Shouldn’t he spend some time in Washington giving us “change we can believe in” rather than jetting hither and yon making stump speeches?
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2 words
TEA PARTY!!!
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TEA PARTY!!!
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Study up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a61fPIgJfgs&NR=1 Obama of Borg presidential pledge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdf4uYnMmkg&NR=1&feature=fvwp Penn Says / Pledging to be a Servant
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i am happy he is our president. i will go to see him. i do think he screwed up with the financial crisis (big time), and on not shutting down guantanamo — there was big change there he could have done but he didn’t. but shit, i mean, look at the reaction he gets when he really tries to incite any change at all, as in health care.
and there’s a lot of other good that he has done: the truly diplomatic gestures he has brought between israel and palestine, to the people of iran, et cetera.
i believe wholeheartedly that he is a good person with great intelligence who wants the best for our country and its posterity. i TRULY BELIEVE THAT. i just think that some of his decisions have been mired, at least in the present, in the deadlocked state of politics in washington right now.
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“the deadlocked state of politics in washington “
The Democrats have the Presidency and absolute control of Congress - they must be deadlocked with themselves?
Since the Democrats took control of Congress in 2006 it’s been downhill and it’s even worse since Barry HO was elected.