Just for the record, the thunder, lightning and rain hit Charlotte in the mid-afternoon hours. Bike taxis were in high demand. No way the stadium would have worked out for the President's speech, if only because of the tons of security and news media that had to be set up far in advance. We took the rain as a sign from above that the decision to relocate was a good one -- even if it meant we were on the outside looking in. Please pass this note on to Rush Limbaugh or anyone else striving to make you believe that the President feared an empty stadium, so they moved his speech to smaller quarters (20,000-seat arena). So not true, and a disingenuous try that will do nothing to help solve our country's problems. We know for a fact that people waited in line hours to get the speech credentials in the first place, and many came here on their own dime from other states for the chance at their piece of history. We will meet many of them tonight at "Watch" parties being run all over Uptown, in pubs, hotels, theaters, and the convention ballroom, where we were invited to go. No tux needed....
Fact Check Correction: Contrary to what I thought yesterday, Fox TV News -- promoting itself as "America's only fair and balanced political coverage" - must be in town, since we caught their SUV making the rounds in Uptown today. Optimistic, too. Driver looked to have his window open, despite the downpour. Guess the air can just get a bit too hot in there.
Just for the record, the thunder, lightning and rain hit Charlotte in the mid-afternoon hours. Bike taxis were in high demand. No way the stadium would have worked out for the President's speech, if only because of the tons of security and news media that had to be set up far in advance. We took the rain as a sign from above that the decision to relocate was a good one -- even if it meant we were on the outside looking in. Please pass this note on to Rush Limbaugh or anyone else striving to make you believe that the President feared an empty stadium, so they moved his speech to smaller quarters (20,000-seat arena). So not true, and a disingenuous try that will do nothing to help solve our country's problems. We know for a fact that people waited in line hours to get the speech credentials in the first place, and many came here on their own dime from other states for the chance at their piece of history. We will meet many of them tonight at "Watch" parties being run all over Uptown, in pubs, hotels, theaters, and the convention ballroom, where we were invited to go. No tux needed.... Fact Check Correction: Contrary to what I thought yesterday, Fox TV News -- promoting itself as "America's only fair and balanced political coverage" - must be in town, since we caught their SUV making the rounds in Uptown today. Optimistic, too. Driver looked to have his window open, despite the downpour. Guess the air can just get a bit too hot in there. 
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