Bus Tour Stop #4: Millers Creek, North Carolina![]() From the bus tour pool report:
Bus Tour Stop #3: Boone, North Carolina![]() From the pool report on the way to Boone, North Carolina:
Upon arrival in Boone, the president dropped into the Mast General Store for some Halloween candy and shook hands with supports at Our Daily Bread Deli and Cafe near Appalachian State University. McCain to Obama: Your bus is ugly![]() (CNN) – Sen. John McCain –a politician who has seen his share of campaign buses– had harsh words Monday for Pres. Barack Obama's choice of election transportation. "I must say again I have never seen an uglier bus than a Canadian one," the Arizona senator said in a speech on the Senate floor Monday. "He is traveling around on a Canadian bus touting American jobs." Check out the complete story at the CNN Political Ticker ![]() First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden joke together while taping a Joining Forces public service announcement in the East Room of the White House, April 4, 2011. (White House Photo/Chuck Kennedy) FLOTUS heads to World Series![]() First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will be heading to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday to attend game one of the Major League Baseball World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals. According to a release from the First Lady’s Office, the two women will participate in a pregame ceremony “to recognize Major League Baseball’s outstanding support of America’s veterans and military families as part of their Joining Forces initiative.” Before the game, Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Biden will host an event honoring military families at the St. Louis Veterans Center featuring “Hall of Famer and Army veteran Red Schoendienst.” There they will debut a new public service announcement put together by Joining Forces and MLB featuring New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Johnny Damon. The PSA will first air later that evening at the game. The women will also field questions on the new initiative as submitted through MLB’s Facebook page and on Twitter using the hashtag #AskMichelle. Bus Tour Stop #2: Marion, NC![]() President Obama stopped by Countryside BBQ Chicken in Marion North Carolina where he visited with locals and posed for pictures. While in the restaurant he met an elementary aged boy who told Obama his name was Jack Nicholson. The president replied, "you look older in the movies, man!" Bus Tour Stop #1: Fletcher, North CarolinaPresident Obama kicked off his three-day American Jobs Act at the Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina where he rallied support for his plan.
White House says aid to teachers will face first Senate vote![]() The White House expects Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to announce the first Senate vote on a component of President Obama’s jobs bill that calls for providing aid to teachers and first responders. “Our expectation [is] that the first measure will be teachers,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One Monday. “I do not want to get ahead of Senator Reid. It is up to Senator Reid. We have been in consolation with him. It is his prerogative and we are very pleased that he will be taking it up.” Carney added he expects Reid to make his own announcement “very soon” with a vote following shortly thereafter. Reid's office has since announced the Nevada Democrat will announce his plans during a conference call at 2:30 p.m. The comments come two days after President Obama specifically pushed that component in his weekly radio address, saying, “If they vote ‘no’ on that, they’ll have to tell you why. They’ll have to tell you why teachers in your community don’t deserve a paycheck again. They’ll have to tell your kids why they don’t deserve to have their teacher back. They’ll have to tell you why they’re against commonsense proposals that would help families and strengthen our communities right now.” Obama’s jobs plan calls for $35 billion allotted to states and localities to hire more teachers and first responders while preventing current ones from being laid off. Other components of the jobs bill to be voted on include funding for infrastructure projects and extending cuts in payroll taxes. Carney said the White House did not value certain components over others. "I wouldn't know which is better than the other. I think they're all effective,” he said. “The whole package is put together with urgent, early action in mind.” - CNN's Ted Barrett contributed to this report Morning Briefing: Not the 'underdog'![]() The 1600 Report's daily roundup of what the White House is reading this morning online and in the papers: Obama not the underdog in cash dash [NYTimes] Romney just lookin’ for a little love [POLITICO] Cain’s joke about a deadly boarder fence may have gone too far [HuffPo] Daley answers 10 questions [NYTimes] What Obama’s Bus itinerary tells us [POLTICO] Pew says the media is so over Obama [POLTICO] Cantor shocked politicians are blaming other people [HuffPo] NY Times likes Elizabeth Warren better than GOP Republicans do [NYTimes] Supreme Court gets no love from GOP candidates [WashPost] Is the conservative protectionist dead? [Roll Call] POTUS' Day Ahead: Gettin' on the bus![]() Good morning from the White House. President Obama once again takes his jobs message on the road Monday, embarking on a three-day bus trip that will take him to small townships throughout North Carolina and Virginia. On the official schedule for Monday is a 10:50 a.m. speech in Asheville, North Carolina and a similar speech at 5:00 p.m. at West Wilkes High School in Millers Creek, North Carolina. Between the two speeches, we expect several "off the record stops" - that is "surprise" (surprise at least to the media) meet-and-greets at local businesses and restaurants. Full Schedule after the jump: |
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