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Avenue Diner Recalls Obama's Visit

Avenue Diner Recalls Obama's Visit - Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 12:33PM EST

Reported by: Kyla Campbell
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2008 @ 12:33pm EST
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY- People hanging out at the Avenue Diner Wednesday morning were very excited to talk about the election. And of course they were remembering when Barack Obama made a stop right here on his way to the White House.

"That man is sitting in his seat," said Luanne Stach, an employee. "So, I think we're going to have to get a plate that says President Obama was here."

Patrons and employees like Stach are thinking back to September 5th, when Obama made an unscheduled stop at the diner. "He wasn't intimidating. It was like talking to a regular person," she added.

Just hours after Obama was elected president, people were watching and talking politics. What should Obama's first priority be? Bob Sager of Forty Fort said, "There's no doubt about it, the economy is a mess, we have to straighten things out and move forward."

Joe Kopcza of Wyoming said, "I think he needs to take care of the economy, we need to take care of things at home first."

Michael Podwika of Wyoming says this year's election reminded him of John F. Kennedy's run for the White House in 1960 -- another successful presidential candidate who visited the area. "I mean all the young people voting for Kennedy, the infection, supporting his ticket, and we saw the same thing with Obama's election. A lot of young people were involved and wanted a change for the future," he said.

And a change they will get with the first Democrat in the White House in eight years and the first black president ever.

Employees at the Avenue Diner hope to see Obama in person again. "He told us when he left that if he got elected, he'd come back, and we're going to hold him to it! We're going to send him letter after letter until he shows up again,” joked Stach.

 


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