The Southern Part of Heaven welcomed President Barack Obama on Tuesday as the president kicked off his tour of college campuses with a visit to UNC. “The thing about North Carolina is even the people who don’t vote for me are nice to me,†Obama told the crowd at Carmichael Auditorium. “I can’t say that about every place.†Obama’s visit to Chapel Hill included the speech about student loan interest rates at Carmichael and a taping of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon†before a student-only at Memorial Hall. His speech drew both students and community members who braved the chilly rain on Sunday to wait in line for tickets.
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Vacation backlash: Blue collar Dems jealous, angry at Obamas
U.S. Taxpayers paid $11,000,000 in 2011 for lavish vacations
Blue collar Democratic voters, stuck taking depressing “staycations†because they can’t afford gas and hotels, are resentful of the first family’s 17 lavish vacations around the world and don’t want their tax dollars paying for the Obamas’ holidays, according to a new analysis of swing voters.