“We’re blessed to live in the greatest nation on Earth,” President Barack Obama told an Ohio State graduating class of 10,143 yesterday. “But we can always be greater. We can always aspire to something more. That doesn’t depend on who you elect to office. It depends on you, as citizens, how big you want us to be, how badly you want to see these changes for the better.
“And look at all that America has already accomplished. Look at how big we’ve been. I dare you, Class of 2013, to do better.”
See video, photos and more of Obama’s message to Ohio State graduates at Dispatch.com.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Alex Holt
Long lines were forming this morning around Nationwide Arena for a campaign rally for President Barack Obama featuring Bruce Springsteen and Jay Z.
The event is scheduled to start around 4 p.m. with doors opening at noon.
On the other side of town, GOP candidate Gov. Mitt Romney will host a rally at Landmark Aviation at 6:25 p.m. featuring the Marshall Tucker Band.
More on presidential campaign visits to Ohio on Dispatch.com.
Photo by Dispatch photographer Fred Squillante
Election may not wrap up Tuesday
If the presidential election really does come down to Ohio, and the Buckeye State is as close as some recent polls indicate, America might not know its next president until December.
There simply seems to be nowhere to go. Obama ought to have handed the baton to Hillary Clinton. But people never give up power, do they?
I wonder why the president is never single. It seems that only married couples can be elected. Michelle Obama gave a lengthy speech recently. Why, exactly? Who voted her in? Only a black lesbian mother could ever be the right president for America.
Morrissey, on the U.S. presidential election
Looks like Hilliard resident Jessica Hughes wasn’t prepared for the rush of Obama supporters hoping for a handshake as they pressed against her and her three kids in Schiller Park yesterday.
About 4,500 people showed up to the German Village park to hear President Obama speak.
See video, photos and more coverage of the event at Dispatch.com.
Obama coming to Schiller Park; Ryan, Easton area
President Barack Obama will campaign on Monday in German Village’s Schiller Park in Columbus.
The Obama campaign lists the entrance point for the event as the corner of S. 3rd and E. Whittier streets, with shuttle buses available from Columbus Commons. Free tickets can be obtained beginning at 5 p.m. today at Obama field offices in Columbus, Pickerington and Grove City.
GOP vice-presidential hopeful Paul Ryan will be in Columbus on Sept. 29 for the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance’s 16th annual “Save Our Heritage” rally.
For more information about the visits and about tickets for both campaign stops, visit Dispatch.com
