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	<title><![CDATA[Five Reasons Obama Owes the Town Hall Protesters a Thank You Note]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shawna-vercher/five-reasons-obama-owes-t_b_116543.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As a Tampa Bay resident with Forrest Gump-like luck, I found myself sitting literally a foot away from the <a href="http://www.inpdum.org/">protesters from Uhuru</a> during the Obama St. Petersburg town hall. Here are some observations I think both the media and the Obama campaign might be missing if they consider the outcome of that event anything but positive.</p>

<p><strong>1) Six protesters just secured 2,000 votes.</strong> -- This event was far from an Obama love-fest. Having been ostracized during the primary and the...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Off The Bus]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-08-10T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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