Protesters outside the Portsmouth, New Hampshire high school where Barack Obama spoke
at a town meeting publicizing his health care reform bill.

I did something I rarely do today - cover a political event.  I wasn't planning on it, as I have a book to write by the end of the month, and a couple thousand photos to edit, but with helicopters circling the house and secret service agents down the street, it was hard to resist.  President Obama came to New Hampshire today.  Specifically, he came to Portsmouth High School, which is a five minute walk from our house. He spoke at a town hall meeting about reforming health care in the U.S.  Not having a ticket to attend the event, , or press credentials (hey, I'm a nature photographer...) I hung out outside in the 85 and humid heat, and photographed the protesters, who were definitely out in force.  There was a fair amount of yelling back and forth between the two sides of the street where the protesters were lined up, but from what I saw, no one got violent.  There were of course, all kinds of folks out there, but these two gentlemen in the flannels just seemed like New Hampshire to me.

To see a few more photos, check out this gallery at our Photoshelter site:
http://pa.photoshelter.com/c/ecophotography/gallery/Health-Care-Reform-Protesters-in-Portsmouth-NH-8-11-09/G0000WK1Au73stw0

Until next time,
-Jerry

 

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