RECAP: Tweets from The Gazette's John Schroyer on President Obama's Denver visit

President Barack Obama swings through Denver on Tuesday, the seventh and final stop on a three-day trip.

The Gazette provided live coverage throughout the president’s visit to Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, with John Schroyer updating continuously via twitter. Follow him on twitter @johnschroyer.

Read Schroyer's coverage here, and check back with gazette.com for complete coverage later today.

Obama's speech lasted about 22 minutes.

Here are some of the tweets (newest tweets at bottom) from @johnschroyer:

• On a conference call with RNC Chair Reince Priebus and Colorado GOP Chair Ryan Call. They're blasting Obama... #coleg #coprez

• They said the American Jobs Act is "Stimulus 2.0." #coleg #coprez

• Priebus and Call went on and on about Obama. They said his appearance in Denver is a campaign event, not a policy one. #coleg #coprez

• Priebus: "He has a disease, and it’s called being in love with the sound of your own voice." #coleg #coprez

• Just got to the school. Hundreds and hundreds of people are lined up outside. Not all are going to get in. #coleg #coprez

• The speech is going to be outside, in the parking lot of the school, just off Federal and Evans. #coleg #coprez

• And several hundred people are already packed in, in front of the stage, getting the best seats. #coleg #coprez

• The parking lot is bigger than a lot of concert venues. This place could probably hold as many people as Red Rocks. #coleg #coprez

• Stage is set for Obama. #coleg #coprez twitpic.com/6ricpi

• Hundreds waiting outside, hoping to get in. #coleg #coprez twitpic.com/6rid3r

• Baking hot out here. And two hours to go til he takes the stage. #coleg #coprez

• They're playing rock/hip hop for the crowd. The flow of people coming in is slow but steady. #coleg #coprez

• It's so hot out that paramedics are carting out people with heat exhaustion. #coleg #coprez

• They're starting to seat students on the stage, as a backdrop for the president. #coleg #coprez

• Three of the teenagers are in full military regalia. I'm guessing ROTC. They must be roasting. #coleg #coprez

• The stage is filling with students. #coleg #coprez twitpic.com/6rioik

• The crowd just began howling and cheering when they saw a government sniper walking onto the roof of the school. #coleg #coprez

• Two more snipers, and more cheers. People are pointing and yelling delightedly, "Snipers! Yay!" #coleg #coprez

• Government snipers setting up on the roof of the school. #coleg #coprez twitpic.com/6rires

• (from CBS4 in Denver) Air Force One just landed at Buckley AFB. Schoolchildren to greet him before he goes to Denver's Lincoln HS for a 2:15pm jobs speech.

• They're doing the presentation of the colors, reciting the pledge of allegiance. #coleg #coprez

• Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar is up, making remarks. #coleg #coprez

• "Colorado has inspired so many..." said Salazar, and cited America the Beautiful. #coleg #coprez

• Salazar reminded the crowd that Obama was nominated here in Denver in 2008. #coleg #coprez

• Salazar touting Obama's commitment to education. #coprez #coleg

• Salazar: "We were very deep in the ditch, but we're coming out because we believe in America." #coleg #coprez

• (from 9News in Denver) The Presidential motorcade has begun. President Obama scheduled to speak at 2:15pm. Watch live: http://j.mp/oX9M7C #COPrez

• Salazar: "We are proud to welcome Barack Obama to the state of purple mountains' majesty." #coleg #coprez

• He's off. Back to rock music for the crowd. #coleg #coprez

• Salazar's appearance was very anticlimactic. Lofty language, and then.... nothing. Nobody. #coleg #coprez

• A bunch of people in the crowd have noticed the huge array of TV cameras. They're waving. #coleg #coprez

• The crowd is getting bigger... #coleg #coprez twitpic.com/6rj9h2

• Another middle-aged woman was just rolled out by paramedics. I'm guessing more heat exhaustion. #coleg #coprez

• They've switched from rock to rap. I think this is a Kanye West tune... #coleg #coprez

• And now it's Jackie Robinson's "Higher and higher." Weird mix. #coleg #coprez

• (from 9News in Denver) Several in the crowd outside of Lincoln HS have needed help from EMS due to the heat. Live stream: ttp://j.mp/oX9M7C #COPrez

• An announcer told the crowd about a water truck near the entrance. "Please hydrate," it asked the crowd. People laughed. #coleg #coloprez

• Another woman was just helped out, obviously fried. #coleg #coprez

• Three minutes to go. Supposedly. #coleg #coprez

• Here we go. Student Amelia Sanchez will introduce Obama. #coleg #coprez

• Sanchez giving out a list of student interests, greater access to college, more. #coleg #coprez

• Crowd chanting, "O-BA-MA!" #coleg #coprez

• Obama hailed Hickenlooper, Salazar, the congressional delegation, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, more. #coleg #coprez

• Obama said it's an honor to be at Abraham Lincoln HS. #coleg #coprez

• "We've got to do everything we can to make sure everyone gets a fair shake and a fair shot," said Obama. #coleg #coprez

• Slammed DC for not working better together. #coleg #coprez

• "I've already got the pens ready, lined up on my desk, to sign (the American Jobs Act)," he said. #coleg #coprez

• Obama says the bill would bring thousands of construction jobs to Colorado. #coleg #coprez

• "Every child deserves a great school. And we can give it to 'em," he said. #coleg "coprez

• "My question to Congress is 'what on earth are we waiting for?'" He basically yelled. Huge applause. #coleg #coprez

• "We're laying teachers off left and right," he said. "It has to stop." #coleg #coprez

• Said veterans shouldn't have to "fight for jobs when they come back." #coleg #coprez

• "Small businesses haven't come roaring back. Let's give 'em a boost," Obama said. Touted tax credits for small businesses. #coleg #coprez

• "Republicans say they're the party of tax credits. Let 'em prove it," he said. #coleg #coprez

• "Warren Buffet's secretary shouldn't pay a higher tax rate than Warren Buffet," he said. "That's just common sense." #coleg #coprez

• Part of the American Jobs Act would cut the payroll tax, he said. #coleg #coprez

• Said Republicans in Congress have accused him of stoking class warfare. He said he's a warrior for the middle class. #coleg #coprez

• Definitely confrontational, challenging Republicans to pass the bill, politics aside. #coleg #coprez

• "Give me a win? Give me a break," he said about Republicans who have said the bill would be a political win for him. #coleg #coprez

• "We are not a people who sit around and wait for things to happen. We make things happen," he said. #coleg #coprez

• He's off the stage, shaking hands with audience members. #coleg #coprez

• A sign of the times: dozens of people holding up their cell phones to get photos. #coleg #coprez

• That's it. He's outta here. Check back later; I'll post more quotes and highlights from the speech. #coleg #coprez

• A number of the big Dems are here: Bennet, Hickenlooper, Perlmutter. #coleg #coprez

• Abortion protesters are across the street, yelling and holding giant graphic pictures of aborted fetuses. #coleg #coprez

• And 40 feet away are two people with a giant banner promoting the American Equality Bill, on behalf of the LGBT community. #coleg #coprez

• A guy who looks like he's in his early 20's is holding up a sign that reads, "We need jobs and dollars, not change!" #coleg #coprez

• Some enterprising guys put up a burrito stand half a block from the school. Bet they're making a few bucks. #coleg #coprez