REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT TOWN HALL
Broughton High School
Raleigh, North Carolina
12:05 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, North Carolina! (Applause.) Thank you so much. All right, please, everybody have a seat. I am so excited to be back in Raleigh, to be back in North Carolina. (Applause.) This is a community and a state that has been so good to me. (Applause.) And I know that part of the reason is because I travel with one of your home boys, Reggie Love. (Applause.) But I hope it’s more than that.
A couple of people I want to acknowledge very quickly. First of all, I just want to thank Sara Coleman for the wonderful introduction. Give her a great round of applause. (Applause.) She brought me a Cupcake Factory teeshirt — (laughter) — but no cupcakes. (Laughter.) I mean, I know I’ve been talking about health care a lot, but I think cupcakes are good for your health. (Laughter.) So, next time.
I also want to acknowledge the Broughton High School Jazz Ensemble. (Applause.) I want to thank Gardner Taylor for the invocation — (applause) — Tom Gill for the Pledge of Allegiance — (applause) — Chelsea Cole for the National Anthem — (applause) — Del Burns, our Wake County Public Schools Superintendent. (Applause.)
I want to thank Stephen Mares, the Broughton High School principal. (Applause.) I want to thank your own Governor, Bev Perdue, who is here. (Applause.) Unfortunately, Senator Kay Hagan, Senator Richard Burr, and Congressman Brad Miller can’t be here because they’re all working hard in Washington. Give them a big round of applause. (Applause.)
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