It's not 2008 anymore Obama finds in Cleveland

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10/5/12, "Obama Campaigns In The Rain, A Long Way From 2008," Huffington Post, from Cleveland

(scroll down): "The positive vibes appeared to dissipate a bit later when Obama stopped at a downtown market, and asked the proprietor at Rolston Poultry how business was going.

"Terrible since you got here," said the man, who was not identified by name in the press pool report.

When reached by phone, the man said he did not want to give his name, and told The Huffington Post that he had "nothing to say."

"He just shut down my business for 40 minutes. I couldn’t sell any chickens. Not a big deal. Happens every time we get a politician in here," the man said."via BattlegroundWatch.com

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Politico version of interchange ends slightly differently:

10/5/12, "Proprietor jabs at Obama about lost business," Politico 44

"President Obama's impromptu stop Friday at Cleveland's West Side Market had one business frustrated about the Secret Service lockdown.

Stopping at Rolston Poultry, Obama asked the man working the counter how business was going.
"Terrible since you got here," he said.

Reached by phone, a person at Rolston's who did not give his name explained to POLITICO that the presidential visit had put a dent in sales.

"I couldn't sell chicken for an hour. Now I can sell chicken. I got to go," a man said before hanging up. He did mention that he shook Obama's hand."