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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama is to visit Ft Collins on Tuesday...
This is a part of Colorado that is sort of like Idaho with an attitude. I hope the Secret Service keeps their eyes open. I worry about this.
If anyone thinks this is inappropriate, I will remove.
still_one
(92,409 posts)which has let themselves be the vehicle of that hate and misrepresentation since 2008 is something to be concerned about
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Boulder, but that wasn't saying much. I never felt like it was full of wackos. I guess it's changed, and it makes me very sad.
Panasonic
(2,921 posts)One of the top schools for vets.....
Hope they get their equine lab rebuilt.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Of course, I wouldn't have any personal bias there.......... .........it being the place I got MY DVM.........
They WILL rebuild the equine lab.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)I haven't forgotten. I'm going to make it up to the AFA one of these days.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)Panasonic
(2,921 posts)it's a college town - Colorado State University is in there.
Prez O will be fine.
He was in Colorado Springs just a few weeks ago and survived - with tons of hugs and thanks for being there during the Waldo Canyon fire.
MineralMan
(146,331 posts)caves while he's there. The glare from all the smiling people who see Obama is just too bright for their eyes. Once he leaves, they'll re-emerge from their dark little burrows again.
Blecht
(3,803 posts)I just think you've got it wrong. Fort Collins is in no way like Idaho -- you need to go east in the state to find that.
It has grown more conservative in the last 30 years as it has almost tripled in population, but it is still a diverse small city. Obama has no more to worry about there than anywhere else in this country.
Brother Buzz
(36,466 posts)I understand he will be addressing students and education issues during the republican convention. Smart cookie.
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