{"id":10265,"date":"2012-03-22T18:31:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T00:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=10265"},"modified":"2012-03-22T18:34:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-23T00:34:56","slug":"obama-youth-summit-at-cu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=10265","title":{"rendered":"Obama Youth Summit at CU"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10266\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/students-for-obama.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10266\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10266\" title=\"students for obama\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/students-for-obama.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/students-for-obama.jpg 601w, http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/students-for-obama-300x143.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/students-for-obama-400x191.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo by the author<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Obama campaign returned to the CU campus last night at the \u201cGreater Together Youth Summit.\u201d Back in 2008, Michelle Obama spoke on Farrand Field on behalf of her husband. This time around CU was selected as one of 12 universities across the nation to host youth summits. The event was organized by CU\u2019s Students for Obama group.<\/p>\n<p>Some major names from Obama\u2019s campaign team led the evening, including Buffy Wicks, Obama\u2019s national operation vote director; David Simas, a campaign opinion researcher; and James Kvall, the national policy director. They were joined by a panel of CU students and a Fairview High School junior. Joseph Neguse, a CU regent and alumnus, also made an appearance at the beginning of the night.<\/p>\n<p>All of the speakers emphasized the significance of this upcoming election for students\u2019 lives as well as the importance of the role they can play. Students were encouraged to work hard but also know that when things go wrong they should depend on each other. Simas said, \u201cWe are truly greater together. This country is strongest when we stand together.\u201d The crowd of about 100 ranged from infants to the elderly but was mostly made up of CU students.<\/p>\n<p>Obama made a pre-recorded video appearance and then the evening progressed to the panel discussion which covered topics ranging from education to jobs to health care. The crowd was encouraged to ask or tweet their questions. At one point, the last remnants of the Occupy CU group interrupted the panel by shouting slogans protesting Obama\u2019s signing of the National Defense Authorization Act. They were shouted down by the crowd with yells of, \u201cIt\u2019s no patriot act!\u201d, \u201cGet the hell out!\u201d, and finally the chanting of, \u201cFour more years!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with the mini-documentary \u201cThe Road We\u2019ve Traveled\u201d narrated by Tom Hanks. The Students for Obama group encouraged attendees to volunteer and help the campaign in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Obama campaign returned to the CU campus last night at the \u201cGreater Together Youth Summit.\u201d Back in 2008, Michelle Obama spoke on Farrand Field on behalf of her husband. 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