Category: Politics
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From Comedy to Tragedy: what I saw at the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville
By David McNair The first thing I saw when I approached the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, August 12 here in Charlottesville was a guy across from Market Street Market selling bottled water for $2 out of his car, saying, “I figured I had to make the most of it.” The next thing I…
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Pond Scum or Dog Poop? Daily Show segment visits the DTM
Priceless segment on the Daily Show about the gubernatorial race between Cuccinelli and Mcauliffe, featuring our own Larry Sabato and folks on the DTM. Sabato calls the two candidates “some of the worst I’ve ever seen,” and reveals that one voter he talked to compared them to a choice between “cancer and a heart attack.”…
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Bruce on the DTM
The Hook — At an event that was a political rally and a concert, rock superstar Bruce Springsteen fired up the mostly pro-Obama crowd with acoustic versions of “No Surrender,” “The Promised Land,” a funny Obama campaign song he wrote, “We Take Care of Our Own,” and “Thunder Road.” Democratic candidate for senate Tim Kaine…
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Stuff to know about Obama visit
Admission is free, but you’ll need a ticket. You can get them at the Charlottesville and Albemarle, and Palmyra OFA field offices and at 1325 West Main, on the Corner. Charlottesville will shut school down mid-day, and Albemarle Countyis saying that it will close some schools early Wednesday to beat the presidential traffic. Expect some…
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UVA says no to Obama, Pavilion visit planned
Looks like UVA turned President Obama away, so he’ll now be at the Pavilion on the DTM on Wednesday, August 29. Gates open at 1pm.
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Mrs. President to visit the DTM on Friday
First lady Michelle Obama will be at the Main Street Arena in Charlottesville this Friday afternoon at 1:40pm, doing some stumping for her husband. Tickets are being distributed on a first come, first serve basis at the Organizing for America office, also on the DTM at 407 East Main Street.
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Does the Mall need a stronger police presence?
From the DP: The mall, widely touted as the epicenter of city life, marked its 35th anniversary last summer, but there has been an uptick in disorderly activity, according to a statement accompanying the proposal on a list of unfunded city projects. “The city has seen an increase in pedestrian traffic, unruly juveniles, crimes associated…
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Obama headquarters opens on Mall
Check it out at 417 E. Main Street! http://www.nbc29.com/story/17186328/obama-campaign-office-opens-in-downtown-charlottesville
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