As the sun set over the football stadium at Dublin Coffman High School, Battalion Chief O’Connell gave a crowd count of about 18,000 people. They came to see Barack Obama and Joe Biden, joined by three of their own — Governor Ted Strickland, Senator Sherrod Brown, and former Senator John Glenn — lay out the case for the change.
It was a perfect ending to an action-filled day that ran the emotional spectrum — from hearing people’s stories at a diners and farmstands to speaking at the funeral services of Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, a pioneering ; Congresswoman who passed away last week.
Barack and Joe concluded the day with a press event at which they addressed Hurricane Gustav.
Barack was briefed today by Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Paulison and spoke with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, and Governor Jindal.
They spoke about how evacuation plans were going, particularly for the elderly and poor and the pre-staging of personnel and supplies in the area. They also talked about the levees in New Orleans.
Senator Obama offered whatever he could do to help.
Arun Chaudhary
August 30th, 2008
Marysville, OH
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