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Some residents disappointed after President Obama leaves Auburn without visiting Tubman Home
The Citizen: Auburn NY ^ | 08/23/13 | Robert Harding

Posted on 08/23/2013 11:35:13 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

Disappointment. Insulted. Outraged.

That's how some residents described their feelings after President Barack Obama left Auburn Friday morning without stopping by the Harriet Tubman Home.

The president, who stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn in Auburn, worked out at the Auburn YMCA before leaving the city to begin the second day of his two-day tour of upstate New York and northeastern Pennsylvania.

While in Auburn, Obama did not visit the Harriet Tubman Home or Seward House Museum. A large crowd gathered Friday morning outside of the Tubman Home in anticipation of a presidential visit. But it never happened.

Harriet Tubman Home executive director Karen Hill was being interviewed by local media outlets when she turned to the crowd and with tears in her eyes, thanked them for coming out and supporting the Tubman Home.

Assemblyman Gary Finch, R-Springport, brought his wife and grandson to the Tubman Home hoping to see the president. He was upset that Obama stayed in Auburn, but couldn't find time to visit the historic site.

"It was a slap in the face to the Harriet Tubman residence. It was a slap in the face to the city of Auburn," Finch said. "And I really honestly believe this president owes this institution and the city of Auburn an apology."

Like Finch and Hill, members of the Harriet Tubman Boosters Club were upset that Obama didn't make a trip to the Tubman Home.

Deidre Johnson-Stanford, one of Tubman's great-great grandnieces, said she hoped with Obama staying in Auburn that a Tubman Home visit would happen.

"Being so close you would just think that he would be here," she said. "But it's disappointing."

Johnson-Stanford's mother, Pauline Copes-Johnson, is Tubman's great grandniece. Copes-Johnson celebrated her 86th birthday Friday and was one of the first people to show up early in the morning to wait and see if the president would make an appearance.

"We were just hoping that she would get a glimpse of him," she said. "We're just hoping they will do something (in the future) that we don't know about."


TOPICS: Extended News; US: New York
KEYWORDS: bhofascism; bhogolf; bhoparty; harriettubman; obama; obamafiddles; obamapriorities; obamavoters
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
The president, who stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn in Auburn...

The commercials write themselves

Reporter (off screen): "Excuse me, you in the golf jacket. You seem to be leading this operation. Do you have any military, intelligence or diplomatic credentials?"

Obama: "No, but I stayed in a Hoilday Inn last night"

21 posted on 08/23/2013 11:49:55 AM PDT by kidd
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
The president, who stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn...

He stayed at a Holiday Inn Express and STILL gets it wrong.

He should stick to Motel-6, they leave the light on, for those 3am calls...

22 posted on 08/23/2013 11:54:53 AM PDT by libertarian27 (FreeRepublic Cookbooks 2011 & 2012 - Click Profile)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Mr. Obama is the descendant of slave owners and slave catchers (on both sides of his family) but no slaves so what could Harriet Tubman possibly mean to him? Those of us whites with Union Army, abolitionist and related ancestors have more of a connection than he'll ever have. Has everyone in this country forgotten American history?
23 posted on 08/23/2013 11:55:23 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

He actually spent the night in a Holiday Inn? Where are all the super rich supporters in the area who could have made serious points by showing him a fabulous party?


25 posted on 08/23/2013 11:57:26 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Tubman was Christian and carried a gun.


26 posted on 08/23/2013 11:59:10 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Cowboy Bob

Did Harriet have a sauna or bathhouse on the premises,
with glistening young black men in attendance?
No she did not. End of story.


27 posted on 08/23/2013 12:00:19 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Why would a narcissist like Obama give a damn about Harriet Tubman? If someone had wanted him to stop by, they should have erected an Obama statue on the front lawn.


28 posted on 08/23/2013 12:07:51 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: austinaero
Harriet Tubman (known as "Moses" by those she rescued with the underground railroad) was born and raised in Maryland.

So naturally in the state capital, Annapolis, there is a statue dedicated to............the fraud Alex Haley and his "Roots" plagerized, fraudulent book.

My poor state.

29 posted on 08/23/2013 12:07:58 PM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Tubman Home ???
Not nearly as historically significant as the Secretary of State Seward Mansion in Auburn. Seward is the reason Alaska belongs to us and not Russia.


30 posted on 08/23/2013 12:09:46 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (Gun Control is the Key to totalitarianism and genocide.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Has everyone in this country forgotten American history?

Obama wasn't taught American history in Indonesian schools.

31 posted on 08/23/2013 12:10:15 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: rdcbn
On the other hand, many more are relieved he did not desecrate the place with one more of his narcissistic, self centered speeches where he praises congratulates Harriet Tubman for being almost as wonderful and important as he is.

This.

33 posted on 08/23/2013 12:19:21 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Jimmy Valentine
No...your FREAK state.
34 posted on 08/23/2013 12:33:56 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Hoodat

He learned about the 57 states.


35 posted on 08/23/2013 12:37:14 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I have visited both. My parents lived in Auburn for several years.


36 posted on 08/23/2013 12:38:05 PM PDT by Retired Chemist
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Odumba said “ I’s don’t have to see Harriet Tubman Home, even if he did drop 2 bombs on japan.


37 posted on 08/23/2013 12:40:47 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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Cruising the Y for gym rats was more important. Blacks need to shut up and learn their place under the Obama regime.
38 posted on 08/23/2013 12:42:30 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Ditter
Where are all the super rich supporters in the area who could have made serious points by showing him a fabulous party?

This is an interesting observation. When the Clintons visited the area, when Bill was POTUS, they stayed at a palatial home on East Lake road in neighboring Skaneateles. Obama stays at a Holiday Inn (however, as far as Holiday Inns go, it is one of the better ones).

It might be because neighboring Skaneateles has a very vocal group of conservatives. If you recall, one of the Skaneateles restaurants named its sandwich "The Hillary", because it was mostly baloney.

39 posted on 08/23/2013 12:52:16 PM PDT by kidd
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

He thinks he’s in the 57 state anyways.


40 posted on 08/23/2013 12:56:48 PM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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