Obama to Visit Lebanon on Tuesday

By: Lowell
Published On: 9/6/2008 1:22:03 PM

From the Obama campaign:
Sept. 6, 2008

Obama to Hold 'Change We Need' Town Hall in Lebanon

RICHMOND, Va. - U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will visit Lebanon Tuesday afternoon for a 'Change We Need' town hall meeting with voters.

At the event, Obama will lay out his plans for turning around America's economy, ending our dependence on foreign oil and creating millions of new, good-paying jobs. .

The event will be Obama's fourth visit to Virginia since winning the primary, and his first since securing the Democratic nomination.

TUES, SEPT. 9, 2008
Lebanon, VA

'CHANGE WE NEED' TOWN HALL WITH BARACK OBAMA
Lebanon High School
Gymnasium
One Pioneer Drive
Lebanon, VA 24266

Doors Open: 2:30 PM
Program Begins: 4:30 PM


Media Coverage: The event is open to the press.

The event is free and open to the public. However, tickets ARE REQUIRED. Free tickets are available beginning at 5:00p.m. on Saturday, September 6 at the locations listed below. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ticket Distribution Locations
Big Stone Gap Campaign For Change Office
301 E Wood Ave Suite D
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Available: Saturday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-9 p.m.

Castlewood Virginia Campaign For Change Office
2 Right Miners Drive
Castlewood, VA 24224
Available: Saturday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-9 p.m.

Congressman Rick Boucher's Campaign Office
137 South Court Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
Available: Saturday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-9 p.m.

For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed.

Further details to be announced as they become available.

By the way, the population of Lebanon, Virginia is 3,273, proving once again that the Democrats are giving up on small town America, which of course they hold in contempt.  Sorry, that was just a bit of (exasperated) blogger ****snark****!!! :)

Comments



Obama to visit Lebanon, VA (Great Blue - 9/6/2008 2:42:36 PM)
Great choice of a small town.  Congratulations on getting a picture of the correct school on your post.  I here that's hard to do as many military hospitals look like schools, too.  I'm sure the Republicans will seize on the two apparently Greek columns flanking the entrance, but what can you do?


Obama to Visit Lebanon on Tuesday (plethaura - 9/6/2008 2:59:22 PM)
That's actually not the picture of my high school. :)  The picture above is the middle school, in town on Main street. Just in case anyone gets lost. The high school is at 1 Pioneer Drive.  


It was listed on Flickr as the high school (Lowell - 9/6/2008 3:37:11 PM)
I'll replace it with one of the high school...


Welcome To Lebanon Senator Obama (crackerjacks - 9/6/2008 6:44:56 PM)
I work in Lebanon. I am so happy he has decided to come to this little unknown Appalachian town. Lebanon is Home Town USA "Mountain style". My hopes are that he will get more support from the people in the further most SW Virginia area. I think maybe Mark Warner played a role in getting Barack here, with his mention of Lebanon at his DNC speech


I HOPE (NoDuh - 9/6/2008 10:49:07 PM)
I hope either Mark Warner, Jim Webb or both will attend the town hall as well.


No tickets for me (again) (KathyinBlacksburg - 9/7/2008 10:48:24 PM)
Last week at Rick Boucher's "Acres of Democrats" I asked if he would bring Obama to SW VA again.  He said he was working on it.  Little did I know it would happen this fast.

I didn't know about Bristol VA.  I found out about Lynchburg and Martinsville after all tix were gone.  And this weekend, while doing the right thing and spending my time with my visiting daughter, son-in-law and grandsons (instead of blogging) I didn't read on RK about the information in time.  I was erroneously told to contact my Obama Hq.  I wrote this AM.  When I didn't hear from them I went down there (in person).  They had no tickets.  And then was told Boucher's office might have some.  Turns out it was already too late to get to Abingdon.

I am now officially politically depressed.  And I guess I will never get to hear our candidate.  Pretty discouraging.



Kathy, let me see what I can do. (Lowell - 9/8/2008 7:57:38 AM)
No guarantees, but I'll try to get you a press pass through my contacts in the Obama campaign...


UPDATED TOWN HALL MEETING TIMES (virginialeftwing - 9/8/2008 2:39:06 PM)
Hey Guys,

I would've posted this sooner, but I'm work as a Field Organizer for the Coordinated Campaign.

For the Town Hall Meeting in Lebanon, VA:

Doors Open at 3:15pm (Formerly 2:30pm)
Program Begins at 5:15pm (Formerly 4:30pm)

The updated event times give enough time for Barack and the traveling press pool to come from Riverside, OH.

If anyone has questions, feel free to email me at virginialeftwing@gmail.com