Galen and Dave

There were people who were in line at 6pm on Saturday evening to get their free tickets to President Obama’s speech on Tuesday, 6th, 2011 here at the Osawatomie High School.

Galen and Me

My buddies, Galen and David, were there at 10 pm and spent the evening in their sleeping bags.  I believe they were about number 15 in line.

I was the DJ at a Christmas party which was held at the Grand Loft. I got home at 12:30 am and my niece called and said people were already in line at the school and asked if I wanted to go over there. I didn’t think very many people would come this late in the evening so I said I would get up at 4:15 and ride my bike over there.  I got there at 5:25 am and now there were about 70 people there. Read the rest of this entry

Obama to travel to Red State!

The tickets are FREE to hear President Obama speak in Osawatomie, Kansas

Obama is scheduled to speak at 1:05 p.m. Tuesday in the Osawatomie High School gymnasium at 12th and Trojan Drive.

The event is free and open to the public but tickets will be required. Tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis starting at noon Sunday at the Osawatomie High School main lobby. One ticket per person will be distributed and there is a limited number of tickets.

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For security reasons, do not bring bags and limit personal items. No signs or banners are permitted. All attendees will go through airport-like security.

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“I stand for the square deal. But when I say that I am for the square deal, I mean not merely that I stand for fair play under the present rules of the games, but that I stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service.

One word of warning, which, I think, is hardly necessary in Kansas. When I say I want a square deal for the poor man, I do not mean that I want a square deal for the man who remains poor because he has not got the energy to work for himself. If a man who has had a chance will not make good, then he has got to quit. And you men of the Grand Army, you want justice for the brave man who fought, and punishment for the coward who shirked his work. Is not that so?” President Theodore Roosevelt

It is true. It is official. It’s in the local newspaper.

President Obama is indeed coming to my hometown, Osawatomie, Kansas on Tuesday, the 6th of December, 2011.

Why, I’ve been wonder since my friends and I started hearing the rumors down at the local cafe, the Whistle Stop, where we meet each morning for coffee and conversation.  We joked and ask, doesn’t he know Kansas is a Republican state.

Here it is 4am, it’s raining and I woke up my usual time to go to our local Y to workout, but its Saturday and it’s my rest day. So I thought I would fix me a cup of coffee and share a few of my thoughts about President Obama’s visit to Osawatomie.

Before I begin, I would like to share the history behind our name. Osawatomie is named after the Osage Indians and the Powwatomie Indians. Click the play button on the blue audio player below to hear the correct way to pronounce Osawatomie.[audio:http://duanespears.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Osawatomie1.mp3|titles=Osawatomie]

I’m glad President Obama is coming to my hometown. I have deep respect for the office of the Presidency of our great Nation and it is an honor when the President decides to pay our town a visit. I also have respect for President Obama and believe he wants what he believes is in America’s best interest.  This is where I have to respectfully disagree with him. I believe our country needs to go in a different direction then the one he is taking us. I do not believe he shares the same views as President Theodore Roosevelt. Here you decide. Click here to read President Roosevelt’s speech that he gave in 1910 in Osawatomie, Kansas. Read the rest of this entry