Obama Bus Tour: North Chesterfield, VAPresident Obama ended his bus tour at Fire Station #9 in North Chesterfield, Virginia where he talked about his keeping firefighters on the job.
![]() The GOP Debate Watch website for the Obama campaign's fundraising game played last night. (Obama for America) Obama campaign plays GOP debate fundraising game![]() While President Obama didn't tune in to last night's CNN Western Republican Debate, if you’re an Obama supporter you might have received an email in the hours before the debate asking you to put your “Money where their mouth is.” The email came from Matthew Barzun, Obama for America’s national finance chair, and it included an invitation to play a new kind of debate fundraising game. “Here's how it works,” Barzun’s email read. “You pick a word or phrase from the list below to sponsor, and pledge to give $3 or $5 (or however much you'd like) for each mention. So tonight, as the Republican candidates prattle on about defunding Social Security, ending Medicare as we know it, and everything else they support, they will literally be building this campaign.” In case debate over any given topic got out of hand, donors could set a cap on their total donation. Here is the list of words or phrases available for ‘sponsorship’:
After the debate, the campaign posted an update on the night’s winners. By its count, “Obamacare” got 15 mentions, easily carrying the evening. In second place “fence” narrowly beat out “repeal” 11 mentions to nine, “(de)regulation” came in fourth with five mentions and Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” plan came in fifth with four mentions. While the campaign wouldn’t release how much they raised with the debate game, the GOP Debate Watch site is still up and running in case anyone wants to see the tally or learn the Obama campaign’s definitions to what it views as the GOP buzz words. Obama Bus Tour: Joint Base Langley-EustisPresident Obama delivered remarks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, VA calling on Congress to pass key provisions of the American Jobs Act that support veterans, particularly the Returning Heroes Tax Credit. The First Lady joined him at the event to announce a major Joining Forces private sector commitment from the American Logistics Association to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses. This commitment will fulfill a quarter of the President’s challenge to the private sector to hire or train 100,000 veterans and military spouses by the end of 2013. Morning Briefing: The morning after![]() The 1600 Report's daily roundup of what the White House is reading this morning online and in the papers: Vegas fight night makes things a little more interesting [POLITICO] What we learned last night [CNN.com] Should we still be concerned about Romney’s lawn? [NYTimes] Is Cain too funny for his own good? [NYTimes] You saw this one coming: Deficit panel has issues [NYTimes] Teleprompter jokes are back! [WashPost] Tepid reception for Obama in VA? [POLTICO] Government employees, lawyers make DC the richest city [Bloomberg] POTUS' Day Ahead: Wrapping things up in Virginia![]() Good morning from the White House. The president wraps up the third day of his bus tour Wednesday with a string of events in Virginia. Today's focus is on veterans and first responders, beginning with an event at Joint Base Langley in Hampton Virginia. Later, Obama will deliver remarks at a fire station in North Chesterfield before heading back to the White House. Of course, as has been the case over the last two days, we can expect several surprise events at perhaps restaurants, businesses, and schools today as well. Full schedule after the jump |
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