LAS VEGAS - Barack Obama went to Las Vegas this week but skipped the fun for which the city is known - gambling at its casinos.
The Democratic front-runner for president stopped in the Nevada gambling haven as part of a tour of Western states seen as battlegrounds in the November election.
Campaigning on a promise to help those hit by the subprime mortgage crisis, the senator from Illinois visited the home of a couple who talked of their fear of foreclosure. They mentioned their work at the ornate Bellagio hotel and casino.
“It’s a wonderful hotel,” Obama told them. “The only problem with me is when I come to Las Vegas, I’m not allowed to have fun.”
Pointing to the camera crews crowded around the family’s kitchen table, Obama said, “Everybody knows me. If I start playing blackjack, I’ll get in trouble.”
Obama’s schedule might have allowed a little bit of time at a card table. He arrived in Las Vegas early Monday evening ahead of his campaign events the next day.
But, unlike some of the reporters in his entourage, he chose to hit the gym instead of the casino.
Obama apparently is a skilled card player.
As a state senator in Illinois, Obama participated with other legislators in a weekly poker game, according to David Mendell, who has written a biography of him.
“He played carefully and was adept at not revealing his hand,” Mendell wrote in his book, “Obama from Promise to Power.”
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-Photo credit: Reuters/Steve Marcus (Obama with supporters in Nevada)
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Clinton has taken Kentucky and Obama is right there in Oregon.
The Democratic race for nomination is still very much alive – and most likely to be decided by superdelegates – as CNN points out clearly
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/ 20/primary.wrap/index.html
If you’re tired of waiting around for those super delegates to make a decision already, go to LobbyDelegates.com and push them to support Clinton or Obama
If you haven’t done so yet, please write a message to each of your state’s superdelegates at http://www.lobbydelegates.com
Obama Supporters:
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Clinton Supporters too …. !
It takes a moment, but what’s a few minutes now worth to get Clinton in office?! Those are really worth !
Sending a note to current Clinton supporters lets them know it’s appreciated, sending a note to current Obama supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Clinton, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Clinton. It’s that easy…
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Interesting ideas… I wonder how the Hollywood media would portray this?
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