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Editors' note: Sam Guzik attended Barack Obama's forum today marking his 100th day in office. Read on for the archived Live Tweet. Then be sure to check The Cram later today for his full recap.PD toolbar!
- The President has left the building
- Walking the rope line now. Wished happy birthday to a young girl on the way around.
- Just wrapping up. I love you cheers from the crowd.
- Obama: There are ways to deal with climate change without shutting down the economy
- Obama: people don't fully appreciate the potential damage-economic and environmental-from climate change
- Last question goes to a fourth grader: how will you be more environmentally friendly
- Obama: we can't just turn our back on the world
- Obama: We need a greater emphasis on preventative medicine
- Obama to questioner: I can use a massage right now.
- Obama: we need to make healthcare reform now or we won't be able to pay for anything
- Obama: Medicare is a bigger problem than social security
- In response to a question on social security: raise the cap on the social secuity taxes
- Obama: The science award winner should be getting as much attention as the basketball star.
- Obama: Government can't force kids to turn off the TV and do their HW. Parents can.
- Obama: "I'm a union guy"
- Obama: we need to give teachers re support they need b/c they are the biggest factor for boosting performance
- Question: what is the biggest problem with the American school system
- Obama: we got here not because of problems with the American worker but because of back choices by managment
- Talking about the advantages of a Chrysler merger with Fiat
- Obama: we're going to take questions boy-girl-boy so no one thinks I'm biased
- So far, sounds a lot like a campaign speech
- Obama: I'm pleased with our success but not satisfied.
- Lots of talk about the economy so far. He wants to "lay a new foundation for growth"
- Talking about the accomplishments of the adminstration so far, cheers from the crowd.
- Prez: I've come back to report that we've begin to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off.
- @clairemc still taking flip video
- Obama: "It's great to be back in the Midwest where reason often reigns"
- President Obama has begun speaking, acknowledging guests
- The President is being introduced.
- Senator McCaskill is taking video on a flip cam.
- Senator Claire McCaskill just arrived to a standing ovation.
- Live tweeting the Obama town hall event in Arnold, MO, starting shortly.
- Rivertown Sound Barbershop Quarter is singing the national anthem at Town Hall.
- Event begins with a prayer.
- The President has left Lambert airport and is en route to the town hall.
- Gym is slowly filling up as town hall start gets closer
- http://twitpic.com/47lei - Inside, waiting to get started
- Ticket holders beginning to enter the building. Now the wait begins.
- Waiting to enter the gym...more and more press and ticket holders showing up.
- Class starting at the HS as line for the event keeps growing.
- About a thousand tickets were distributed for the event, by a lottery system
- The Prez will be arriving at High school via Marine 1 according to a ticket holder who has seen helicopters landing on the football field
- Reply to @sguzik or comment on politicsdaily.com if you have questions or comments.
- Students are arriving now for class at the high school---even though the prez is in the building, class goes on as usual for most students.
- http://twitpic.com/47hah - Two hours until doors open and already a line for ticket holders
- http://twitpic.com/47h4d - Check out barkforchange.com for info about bo, the real star
- The dog is quite the "Bo-rack star" he said while standing next a co-worker in a dog suit.
- Just spoke to a street vendor selling Obama merch and Bark for Change t-shirts.
- On site in Arnold, MO and getting ready for the security sweep.
- Live tweeting the Obama Town Hall in Arnold, MO starting at 5:30 a.m. CDT. Tune in for coverage of the President's 100th day in office.
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