Crowds greet Warner at JMU
Governor Warner continues his tour of the Shenandoah Valley today, as he makes his way through Harrisonburg. Kevin Hall sent us this update from the road this morning:
In Harrisonburg, Governor Warner received a briefing on the SRI project -- the non-profit think-tank that recently announced plans to partner with James Madison University and other Virginia colleges through a a major biomedical research facility. Governor Warner was involved in early discussions that ultimately resulted in SRI's decision to set-up shop in Harrisonburg.
Later, about 100 JMU students gathered for an informal talk from Mark Warner. He was introduced by JMU President Linwood Rose, who told the students, "I hope you realize many of the improvements we've seen to this campus in recent years were the result of Governor Warner's leadership."
"I came because I heard he was a big deal," JMU senior Pete Lester told the Harrisonburg Daily News Record.
Governor Warner ended the day with brief remarks at the annual meeting of the Shenandoah Valley Builders Association.
Today, the Governor tours the Rockingham Memorial Hospital, visits Bridgewater College, and walks down Main Street in New Market.
UPDATE: JMU student Sean Lowry made this video of the Governor's speech to the students of JMU. Here's what he took away from the speech:
The most important part of Gov. Warner's speech focused on solving America's energy problem. He did an excellent job on trying to show how many of America's problems can be solved with aprudent energy policy. I was impressed to see that he was both humble (admitting that he didn't know what would be the utopian alternative energy source) and informed on the ongoing debates concerning which alternative fuel is best.
Here is his video: