"If you want to make a speech, join a political party," he said.
Can you join a demonstration?" Between speeches, Mr. Deskovic counts on donations of food, clothes and cash from people who have heard his story in the news, as well as members of local mosques and the Westchester charity New Beginnings.
The George Clooney starrer, arriving Friday, enters a market that is currently running 9% below 2011 levels – a year ago, the equivalent frame saw Black Swan join a surging The King's Speech.
But clean energy and green jobs have a way of appearing in state of the union addresses – and then disappearing: If the president reprises that theme in Tuesday's speech, he'll join a long list of predecessors warning that we're leaving a mess for future generations.
If you want to make a political speech, you can join a party, you can hold a rally.
Ledbetter will join Obama at a speech Tuesday, during which he will urge Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.
After the speech, Martelly joined a crowd gathered around a small stage where several musicians were performing Haitian konpa music.
After Dr. Dean's speech, she joined a scrum of reporters around the candidate, tape recorder in hand.
