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| Biden Draws a Huge Crowd In Erie, PA - Not |
| 2009-07-01 |
| Wattsburg, Pa. -- Vice President Joe Biden visited a small town on the outskirts of Erie today to talk to rural folks about federal stimulus money that can be used to expand broadband access to the Internet for rural areas that typically have poor connections. Apparently stimulus money and broadband are not all that interesting to the local folk here: Only around 100 or so people have showed up so far to hear Biden talk at noon at Seneca High School off Route 8 in Wattsburg. The room looked so sparse that about 30 or so chairs were removed by volunteers to give the illusion of a full house. The effect didn't exactly work. It's the thought that counts... Pittsburgh native and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper are also on hand to talk about access to high speed internet as an essential tool for success in business and in school in our struggling economy. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #6 "One problem: Tim Kaine's not governor of New Jersey." Another problem - he's the gov of Virginia. Can we make NJ take him? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-01 18:18 |
| #5 Now, this has me peeved a bit. Is this what he is going to do in Iraq? Show up and talk about needing chocolate which doesn't melt? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-07-01 16:58 |
| #4 Because with all the anti-rural legislation in the works (fart tax, dirt tax, carbon tax, federal health care which will inevitably close rural hospitals, etc.) thats whut us are roarall folks isa concerned 'bout - faster internet connections. Good the see the secretary of agriculture on it too. Tell me, did the entire entourage pile out of a white VW bug with red and ribbon trim, funny sounding horn? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-07-01 16:43 |
| #3 TU you missed the best parts Tim Kaine is governor of another state, called Virginia. He's also chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Biden is from Delaware. He used a Teleprompter. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2009-07-01 16:41 |
| #2 Biden also praised Tim Kaine as the "great governor of New Jersey." One problem: Tim Kaine's not governor of New Jersey. Jon Corzine (right) is governor of New Jersey (Remember, he didn't wear his seatbelt in the state patrol car for the big high-speed crash). Tim Kaine is governor of another state, called Virginia. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-07-01 16:33 |
| #1 damn, no crowds for The Pride of Scranton? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-07-01 16:31 |