Barack Obama, Kathleen Sebelius, Wes Clark Coming to Virginia This Week

By: Lowell
Published On: 10/20/2008 8:47:20 PM

All details after the "fold."

1. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to Headline Canvass Kickoff in Arlington Tuesday (6:00 pm)

2. Barack Obama to Hold Change We Need Rally in Richmond Wednesday (12:15 pm)

3. Barack Obama to Hold "Change We Need" Rally in Leesburg Wednesday (5:30 pm)

4. Former General Wesley Clark to Headline Wednesday Change We Need Town Hall Meetings in Roanoke (5:30 pm) and Harrisonburg (8:30 pm)

UPDATE Tuesday morning: I already posted about this, but don't forget that Ethel Kennedy will be in SWVA today and tomorrow.  Details in the comments section of this diary...

UPDATE #2: Also, former Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus will be the Commonwealth campaigning for Obama, mostly in central Virginia, today and tomorrow.

UPDATE #3: Mark Warner and Tim Kaine will be joining Barack Obama at his two rallies Wednesday.  Virginia turning blue, what a great feeling! :)

TOMORROW: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to Headline Canvass Kickoff in Arlington

Arlington, VA - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will be in Arlington tomorrow to address Campaign for Change volunteers and kick off a neighborhood canvass for Barack Obama. Sebelius will tour the Arlington campaign office and address volunteers and supporters who will then canvass their neighborhoods to talk with Virginia voters about Barack Obama and how an Obama-Biden administration will provide the change we need, while John McCain means four more years of the same failed policies of the last eight.

Sebelius is currently serving her second term as Governor of Kansas, after being reelected by a wide margin in 2006. Since she has taken office, Sebelius has become an independent leader, committed to expanding Kansas' economy, creating jobs, improving access to affordable health care, and ensuring that every Kansas child receives a quality education.

TUES, OCT. 21, 2008

Canvass Kick Off with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
When:  6:00 p.m.
Where: Campaign for Change Office
      4350 N. Fairfax Drive
      Suite 105
      Arlington, VA 22203

Barack Obama to Hold Change We Need Rally in Richmond Wednesday

RICHMOND, Va. - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will hold a Change We Need rally Wednesday at the Richmond Coliseum. It's Obama's eighth trip to the commonwealth since the end of the primary campaign.

In Richmond, he will lay out his plans to jump start the economy, provide affordable health care to Virginians and bring a responsible end to the Iraq war and contrast his vision for America with John McCain's plans for four more years of the same failed policies of the last eight.

This event is free and open to the public, though, an RSVP is strongly encouraged.  To RSVP, please visit www.VA.barackobama.com.

Details of the event below:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

Richmond, VA

CHANGE WE NEED RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA

Richmond Coliseum
601 East Leigh Street
Richmond, VA 23219-1431

Media Preset: 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM (Equipment must be dropped by 7:00 AM; media will not have access to the site from 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

Media Access: 10:00 AM
Doors Open: 10:00AM
Program Begins: 12:15 PM

Barack Obama to Hold "Change We Need" Rally in Leesburg Wednesday

RICHMOND, Va. - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will hold a "Change We Need" rally Wednesday at Ida Lee Park. The stop is part of Obama's eighth trip to the Commonwealth since the end of the primary campaign. Earlier in the day, he will visit Richmond.

In Leesburg, he will lay out his plans to jump start the economy, provide affordable health care to Virginians and bring a responsible end to the Iraq war and contrast his vision for America with John McCain's plans for four more years of the same failed policies of the last eight.

This event is free and open to the public, though, an RSVP is strongly encouraged.  To RSVP, please visit www.VA.barackobama.com.

Details of the event below:

WED, OCT. 22, 2008
Leesburg, VA

CHANGE WE NEED RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA

Ida Lee Park
Festival Field
50 Ida Lee Drive, NW
Leesburg, VA 20176

Gates open: 3:00 PM
Program Begins:  5:30 PM

Former General Wesley Clark to Headline Wednesday Change We Need Town Hall Meetings in Roanoke and Harrisonburg

RICHMOND, Va. - Retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark will headline town hall meetings in Roanoke and Harrisonburg Wednesday to discuss U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's plans to restore America's leadership in the world, provide access to affordable healthcare for all Virginians and jumpstart the economy. Clark will talk about how Obama offers meaningful change, while John McCain is promising to continue the same failed economic policies of the last eight years. The events are free and open to the public.

Clark has been an outspoken critic of President Bush's decision to invade Iraq and the go-it-alone, cowboy diplomacy that has defined our nation's approach to foreign affairs the past eight years. He is expected to highlight Obama's continued commitment to rooting out al Qaeda and finishing the job in Afghanistan.

Clark served as Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, NATO and commanded the Operation Allies Forces during the Kosovo War from 1997-2000. He served 34 years in the Army and the Department of Defense, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Clark is from Arkansas.  

WED, OCT. 22, 2008

Roanoke Change We Need Town Hall Meeting    

When:             5:30 p.m.
Where: The Jefferson Center
Rehearsal Hal, Room 221
541 Luck Ave, SW
Roanoke, VA 24016                                          

Harrisonburg Change We Need Town Hall Meeting

When:   8:30 p.m.
Where: The Court Square Theater
61 Graham Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Comments



These are great events (Ron1 - 10/20/2008 10:08:59 PM)
I hope we get another set of these type of events next week and the last few days before Nov. 4, as well. Seems we should have another set of events down in Tidewater, and I wouldn't mind if Alexandria and/or Fairfax got some love in that time frame, as well!


Wanna bet these two (Will Write For Food - 10/20/2008 10:37:57 PM)
play a role in an Obama administration? Clark as defense secretary and Sebelius as interior secretary perhaps?


I'd like to see Sebelius (Ron1 - 10/20/2008 10:45:22 PM)
run for Senate in Kansas in 2010. She'd be a near shoo-in.  


Obama to head for Hawaii (Glant - 10/20/2008 11:21:22 PM)
the day after his Virginia events.  Reportedly, his grandmother (who helped his mother raise him) is very ill, and he is taking 2 days off from the campaign to be with her.


in Lynchburg : (martha - 10/21/2008 5:27:29 AM)
Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:30 PM Get Out the Vote Event - featuring the Honorable James E. Clyburn at P. L. Dunbar Middle School. Congressman Clyburn (D-South Carolina) is the Democratic Majority Whip and the Third Highest Ranking Democrat in the United States House of Representatives. Doors open at 7:00 pm, event starts at 7:30. Music will be provided by the Central Virginia Community Choir Ensemble. Dunbar Middle School is located at 1200 Polk Street in Lynchburg. For more information please call Campaign for Change office at (434)845-3741 or email jperkey@vaobamaforchange.com.


Ethel Kennedy (Lowell - 10/21/2008 5:35:42 AM)
   Ethel Kennedy to Hold Community Gatherings for Obama in Southwest Virginia

   Kennedy will speak with Virginia families about the economic challenges they face in the Bush economy

   RICHMOND, Va. - Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, will hold a series of community gatherings throughout Southwest Virginia Tuesday and Wednesday to speak with voters about U.S. Senator Barack Obama's plans to create good-paying jobs and revitalize the economy in a region that has seen first-hand the impacts of the failed economic policies of the Bush Administration, including job losses and home foreclosures.  

   Over the two-day tour, Kennedy, joined by her son Max, will speak with voters about the differences between Obama's plans to lead this country in a new direction by cutting taxes for 95 percent of Virginians, ending tax breaks for corporations that ship jobs overseas and providing immediate relief to homeowners facing foreclosure, and John McCain's plans, which offer Virginians four more years of the same failed policies of the last eight.    

   Ethel Kennedy is the widow of the late senator and U.S.  Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and has been campaigning for Obama, comparing him to her husband Bobby as a leader with the courage and compassion to lead this country in a new direction.

   Max Kennedy is the ninth child of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy.  He is an attorney and author and has been campaigning for Obama across the country for the past year.

   The events are open to the public.

   TUES, OCT. 21, 2008
   Marion Community Gathering
   When:             10 a.m.
   Where:            The Graham Residence
                          223 North Street
                          Marion, VA

   Wytheville Community Gathering
   When:              12:30 p.m.
   Where:             Edith Bolling Wilson Museum
                           145 E. Main Street
                           Wytheville, VA

   Radford Community Gathering
   When:              4:30 p.m.
   Where:            The Shankman Residence
                          110 Haven Drive
                          Radford, VA

   WED, OCT. 22, 2008
   Blacksburg Community Gathering
   When:              9 a.m.
   Where:             TBD

   Roanoke Community Meeting
   When:              10:30 a.m.
   Where:             Residence of Hon. Richard Cranwell, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia

                           1911 Mount View Rd
                           Vinton, VA



Clark ineligible for SecDef w/o a waiver (teacherken - 10/21/2008 7:22:29 AM)
he will not have been retired for the requisite 10 years.

Waiver has been granted before - for George C. Marshall

and in theory a Dem congress could be willing to grant it

but I suspect you will need 60 Dem votes not including Lieberman, because I would expect that some Repubs would mount a filibuster against him



Specter, Snowe, and Collins would likely vote against filibuster (DanG - 10/21/2008 11:18:10 AM)
And you never know with Joe.  They might be able to convince him just to allow Obama his choices.  I think it could be done.


Yeah, I agree (Ron1 - 10/21/2008 11:24:05 AM)
As long as it's someone well within the DC mainstream, I have a hard time seeing the Republicans (at 40 or 41 Senators total) banding together to filibuster Obama's nominations as their first act of the 111th Congress. And frankly, they may not even have enough Republicans to form a filibuster if current trends in Kentucky and Georgia continue.

Altho, I'm kinda hoping Clark gets picked for SecState. I think he'd be a tremendous asset on the world stage.

Still, him running the Pentagon would also be fine by me.  



I think enough time has passed (DanG - 10/21/2008 1:02:56 PM)
From the remarks that it would be okay.  Of course, he would get questioned on it in the Senate, but he could simply say "I meant no offense to Sen. McCain.  I respect his courage and his character..." blah blah blah, and be fine.

I simply don't see 40 Senator filibustering anybody.  Clark would certainly be the only one that they might, simply because of those comments.

I think Clark is simply better suited for SecDef., but I'd actually prefer to see Chuck Hagel appointed Secretary of Defense, so State would be fine with me.