RAFAEL NADAL PLAYS USA'S SAM QUERREY LABOR DAY IN US OPEN 08 ROUND 4

Round 3 Rafa and Viktor
US Open 2008

Above photo credits: Getty's Nick Laham

Rafa fired up in the match with Viktor Troicki on Saturday
Photo credit: Elmundo

Rafael Nadal (ESP) plays Sam Querrey (USA)
Monday, September 1, 2008
Round 4
US Open
This will be the 2nd match on Arthur Ashe Court
If you click on Rafael and Sam's names above it will take you to their last press Questions and Answers

The first match begins at
11:00 a.m.
Mardy Fish v Gael Monfils

then Rafa plays Sam
but not before 1:00 p.m.

Full schedule

US Open T V Schedule

Online viewing:

http://tennislivechannel.blogspot.com/

http://www.justin.tv/live24_2

Rafa is blogging while at the US Open:
timesonline.typepad.com
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Rafael Nadal vs. Viktor Troicki
Round 3 US Open August 30, 2008
Uploaded by USOpenFreak2008

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Slideshow of the Round 3 match
Rafael Nadal and Viktor Troicki
Rafa won
6-4, 6-3, 6-0
Photo credits to Getty, Elsa, Nick Laham; Daylife,
New York Times, Elmundo, US Open website and unknown

The photos with the dark exposure are Getty's Nick Laham's photos.

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RAFAEL NADAL AND VIKTOR TROICKI PLAY IN ROUND 3 AT US OPEN 08

Rafael Nadal pictured in Round 2 match with Ryler De Heart
US Open
August 28, 2008

Photo credit: Getty

Round 2 in match with Ryler DeHeart
Above 3 photos credit: Rob Loud

Rafaeal Nadal will play Viktor Troicki from Serbia in Round 3

Play Starts at 11:00 a.m. ~ August 30, 2008 Saturday
on Arther Ashe Court

Rafa plays after
Alona Bondarenko and Venus Williams on Arthur Ashe.
So Rafa will play no earlier than noon,
as long as no one withdraws.
But rain could be a factor, also.

Schedule of the US Open 2008
Photo credit: unknown

* See Rafa's interview with the press at this link after the US Open 2008 Round 2 match with Ryler DeHeart or downloaded here by ninzninz2

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Part 1

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Part 2

Photo credit: unknown

* Rafa is blogging again at Times Online

Hello everyone,

First of all I would like to apologize because this will be a very short blog. The reason for this is that I have just arrived to the hotel and it is half past midnight. This is the thing I like less about the night matches. Today it wasn't too bad since the match was pretty fast. But if a match lasts 3 or even 4 hours, I could have gotten here by 2-3 am and you know how it is: press, something to eat, the transportation back to the hotel and also the tension after a match that has you awake until late. It can be 4 or 5 in the morning when you really go to sleep. Not the best when you are going to compete in less than 48 hours.

But on the other side I have to admit and say that the night crowds here in NY are somehow special. Very noisy, very much into the match, a fun experience. Very different from Wimbledon that is also fun and the ultimate thing. You know what I mean.

I came to the hotel as I say over midnight and we are waiting in my room, Rafa Maymo, Tomeu Salva and me to have room service dinner. In the mean time I write this blog and the one I am writing for a Spanish newspaper. They are similar but not the same for those of you that speak Spanish. Of course that the things I do are the same in any language, right?

Sometimes I read your comments to the blog but not every day. It depends if I have time, if Benito is around (he helps me with translations), etc. But I do read them sometimes. Thanks in any case for the comments and support.

Tomorrow I practice at 12 and therefore I will leave to the site around 10.30. Not much time to sleep but you know that I normally sleep 6/7/8 hours max every day. Enough to recover!

Thanks again.

Rafa

* Rafa answers fans' questions

Hi Rafa, you are a tennis hero to many people and a lot of girls have a crush on you (including me!). Did you have a tennis hero when you were growing up and if so, who was it? Also have you ever had a crush on a female tennis player? Kaz, Melbourne : )

RN: I am blushing now! No, I did not have any tennis hero growing up and no crush in female tennis players...

Hola Rafa, there has been so much speculation about your outfit, so I'd like to hear your opinion. You're playing now in your old outfit, is that your choice? Is there going to be new image of you later this year and what is the reason for that? Hopefully you wouldn't do anything might affect your game. I wish all the best for you! Renja, Finland

RN: Yes I am. It is always my choice. Lots of talks about this. I will slightly change things when I feel comfortable with everything.

Good day to you, campeon! Congratulations to a fantastic 2008 campaign, you deserve all the congratulations your fans and fellow tennis players have showered you with. My question is this: have you had any pets or have you ever wanted one? Thanks and good luck to you on your campaign for the US Open :D

RN: No, I have not and I cannot have any. No time to take care of them

Do you need sometimes to be alone, in silence, with your own thoughts? What did you do in this moments? gracias for making us happy when we see you. Saludos, Florencia

RN: Yes, of course. Those moments are normally before a tennis match. I like to be listening to music and be alone.

Hi Rafa. As an English speaker learning Spanish, I've noticed how much your English has improved. Even in some of your earlier "invented days", you did so well, as it must have been very difficult in press conferences and interviews with questions being fired at you. Do you have a tutor or take any lessons?

RN: Many thanks. No, I don't have a tutor nor take lessons. The people traveling with me help me and again, the traveling helps a lot as you can imagine.

My question is that you seem like an almost perfect person to me, because you are a great player, very modest, humble and have a lots of respect to others. It's hard to imagine but what do you think your weakness is? Love,Hiromi, Canada

RN: Well, I have many. Believe me.

Hi Rafa! I was wondering what your feelings were towards playing doubles versus playing singles. Do you prefer one over the other, and do you have future goals for perhaps a doubles career as well? Also what's the biggest challenge in playing with a partner? Thanks for your time, and your blogs are great Angela Toronto, ON, CAN

RN: I like to play doubles but I can't do it always since my schedule of matches is too busy.

Hi Rafa, Do you use music to get motivated? What’s in your iPod? Mary

RN: Yes I do. I have a lot of Spanish music but not only.

Hi Rafa, I love your performance specially this year - my question to you is, do you have glass of wine when you are having dinner or you stick with non alcoholic drinks? Thank you Rafa and Good luck in US Open. Yudi, a big fan in Egypt

RN: No, I don't normally have wine. I actually don't like the alcohol.

Hey Rafa! I know you are a massive fan of football, but what I want to know is, what do you think of the English Premier League? And have you ever been to a Premier League match? Siobhan, 21, Liverpool

RN: I like a lot the Premier league. The football is really fast and exciting, Now with so many players from Spain there I also watch it even more.

Hola,Rafa! This is probably one of the weirdest questions,but- are you ticklish(carachoso:)? Marija

RN: Not much.

Send Rafa a question: rafa@timesonline.co.uk

Maybe your question will be selected for Rafa to answer.

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These pictures are "screen caps" created by Mary

at The Forum at www.rafaelnadal.com

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C-SPAN HAD THE BEST COVERAGE OF THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION'S LAST DAY

I especially liked the prayer that ended the evening in Denver.

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Barack Obama spoke to an audience of 84,000 at Invesco Field - Mile High Stadium,
on August 28, 2008 in Denver, Colorado
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The entire Speech in print form can be found barackobama.com

That promise is our greatest inheritance. It’s a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night, and a promise that you make to yours – a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west; a promise that led workers to picket lines, and women to reach for the ballot.

And it is that promise that forty five years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln’s Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream.

The men and women who gathered there could’ve heard many things. They could’ve heard words of anger and discord. They could’ve been told to succumb to the fear and frustration of so many dreams deferred.

But what the people heard instead – people of every creed and color, from every walk of life – is that in America, our destiny is inextricably linked. That together, our dreams can be one.

“We cannot walk alone,” the preacher cried. “And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.”

America, we cannot turn back. Not with so much work to be done. Not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for. Not with an economy to fix and cities to rebuild and farms to save. Not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend. America, we cannot turn back. We cannot walk alone. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise – that American promise – and in the words of Scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.

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...We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don’t tell me that Democrats won’t defend this country. Don’t tell me that Democrats won’t keep us safe. The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans -- Democrats and Republicans – have built, and we are here to restore that legacy.

As Commander-in-Chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm’s way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.

I will end this war in Iraq responsibly, and finish the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts. But I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression. I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation; poverty and genocide; climate change and disease. And I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future.

These are the policies I will pursue. And in the weeks ahead, I look forward to debating them with John McCain.

But what I will not do is suggest that the Senator takes his positions for political purposes. Because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other’s character and patriotism.

The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain. The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and Independents, but they have fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a Red America or a Blue America – they have served the United States of America.

So I’ve got news for you, John McCain. We all put our country first.

America, our work will not be easy. The challenges we face require tough choices, and Democrats as well as Republicans will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past. For part of what has been lost these past eight years can’t just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose – our sense of higher purpose. And that’s what we have to restore...

This is only a small portion of the speech given by Barack Obama

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The man who introduced us to Barack Obama

Senator John Kerry

Senator John Kerry, former Democratic presidential candidate, speaking at the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 27, 2008.

Read a previous post of mine: A SOCIETY THAT WILL TRADE A LITTLE LIBERTY FOR A LITTLE ORDER WILL LOSE BOTH AND DESERVE NEITHER~ THOMAS JEFFERSON

RYLER DE HEART and RAFAEL NADAL PLEASED THE CROWD IN US OPEN ROUND TWO

LOVE RAFA IN RED AND WHITE

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Slideshow of pictures from the US Open Round 2 Match August 28, 2008
Photo credits: Getty, Don Emmert, Matthew Stockman, Elsa, Reuters and unknown
Rafael Nadal d Ryler DeHeart
6-1, 6-2, 6-4
Very entertaining match - more than the score shows

Nadal advances at US Open

Source: ukpress

World number one Rafael Nadal ousted American Ryler De Heart 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the second round at the US Open .

Nadal, who was known as a clay-court specialist before his domination this year, looked comfortable on the hardcourt here against the inexperienced De Heart.

Despite dropping the first two sets De Heart did not seem intimidated, winning the first three games of the third before getting overwhelmed by Nadal's superior talent.

De Heart played with an incredible enthusiasm and quickly won over the crowd, which included his fiancee and former college coach - who each gave him a standing ovation despite the loss. In the next round, Nadal will face Viktor Troicki, who advanced when number 25 Philipp Kohlschreiber retired with an undisclosed injury. Troicki was leading 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-0 when the match was halted.

While Nadal has had two easy matches thus far, James Blake had a much easier time in Thursday's match than he did in the opening round. The ninth-seeded American advanced to the third round of this year's final major, when Belgian Steve Darcis retired in the third set with Blake leading 4-6 6-3 1-0.

A quarterfinalist here in 2005 and 2006, Blake was eliminated in the fourth round at the US Open last year and the 28-year-old has yet to make it past the quarters in any major during his career but has enjoyed the most success in this event. Up next for Blake is countryman Mardy Fish, who upset 24th-seeded Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu, 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-4.

Also on Thursday, fourth-seeded David Ferrer defeated German Andreas Beck 4-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 (7/5). The world number four who reached the semi-finals here a year ago, Ferrer next will face Japan's Kei Nishikori, who won the first two sets, 6-1, 7-5, against Roko Karanusic before the Croatian retired.

Like Ferrer, Andy Murray also had his hands full as the Scot edged French lefthander Michael Llodra 6-4 1-6 7-5 7-6 (9/7). Murray, who never has advanced beyond the fourth round in Flushing, will meet Jurgen Melzer in the third round. The Austrian moved on with a 6-0 6-2 6-2 victory over Czech Jiri Vanek.

Also on Thursday, seventh seed David Nalbandian of Argentina defeated Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev, 6-2 6-4 6-2 while number 10 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland advanced with a 6-4 7-6 (8/6) 6-2 victory over American Wayne Odesnik.

Other seeded winners were number 14 Ivo Karlovic of Croatia, number 16 Gilles Simon of France, countryman Gael Monfils, the 32nd seed and number 17 Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina, who continued his hot streak of late. ..............................................................

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PARTY WITH THE DEMOCRATS - TUNE INTO C-SPAN FOR BARACK OBAMA - TONIGHT AUGUST 28, 2008

C-Span is the best kept secret

Forego all the mind-numbing chatter on other TV channels

Let the sun set on the Bush administration and their heir John McCain

I want to believe in what we stand for again.

THE BEST PLACE TO WATCH INDESCO (Mile HiFIELD IS C-SPAN

FOR THE PARTY THAT IS GOING ON NOW

C-Span.org

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Sen. Obama Accepts the Nomination

Today

Now on C-SPAN

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) accepts his party's presidential nomination in Denver's Invesco Field on the final day of the DNC 2008 Convention. Other featured speakers tonight include fmr. V.P. Al Gore, Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) and others.
Obama Puts Final Touches on Speech
DNC Chair Dean | MLK Tribute

Whenever I have volunteered here in Rhode Island or New Hampshire, the young people in their teens and early twenties have inspired me in seeing their involvement in this campaign. They are taking the lead in helping elect Barack Obama. This was the first time I have ever volunteered in an campaign. I am one of those people who has donated in $25 increments. I feel more a part of my government by acting, not standing by.

Not only have I witnessed young people come together in Barack's campaign, but people my age (older). No age group, no ethnic group, no religious group has not been involved.

It is a We The People government. And unless we get involved we will lose what we thought we had.

“If once the people become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.” Thomas Jefferson

The sign in the Newport, Rhode Island Obama campaign office in February and March 2008

Barack's father's side of his family
Barack is in the back row, 2nd from the left.

My front yard in Rhode Island
since February 2008 has had these two signs

A past blog post of mine:
"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both and deserve neither."
Thomas Jefferson

Thursday, August 28 2008: Change You Can Believe In

REVISED Thursday @ 2 PM

Time shown as local – Denver, Colorado MST

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (LOCAL)
Live Performance (before gavel)
Yonder Mountain String Band
Jeff Austin, Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, Dave Johnston

American Voices Program
Remarks
John Kuniholm - Wounded Iraq veteran – North Carolina
Wes Moore – A Rhodes Scholar from New York, former White House Fellow and veteran
Nathaniel Flick – Baltimore best-selling author of “One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine”
John Estrada – From Orlando, Florida, the highest ranking enlisted Marine for four years

Voter Registration Presentation

Remarks
The Honorable Luis Gutierrez
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois

David Plouffe
Obama Campaign Manager

Ray Rivera
Obama State Director, Colorado

The Honorable Jan Schakowsky
Member of the US House of Representatives, Illinois

Call to Order
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
Member and Speaker of the US House of Representatives, California

Invocation
Rabbi David Saperstein
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism – Washington, DC

Presentation of Colors
Disabled American Veterans

Pledge of Allegiance
Shawn Johnson
US Olympic Gymnast

National Anthem
Jennifer Hudson
Academy award-winning singer and Broadway performer

Remarks
Elbra Wedgeworth
President/Chair, Denver Host Committee

Reading of Resolutions
Democratic National Committee Vice-Chairs
Mark Brewer
The Honorable Linda Chavez-Thompson
The Honorable Mike Honda
The Honorable Lottie Shackelford
Susan Turnbull

Remarks
Honorable Bill Ritter, Jr.
Governor of Colorado

The Honorable Ed Perlmutter
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado

The Honorable John Salazar
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado

The Honorable Diana DeGette
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (LOCAL)
Video & Remarks
The Honorable Howard Dean
Former Governor of Vermont
Chair of the Democratic Party

Barack Obama and John Lewis

Video & Remarks: Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Honorable John Lewis
Member of the US House of Representatives, Georgia
Rev. Bernice King
Daughter of the late Dr. King
Martin Luther King, III
Oldest son of the late Dr. King

Live Performance
will.i.am
Accompanied by John Legend (piano), Agape Choir, and band

Remarks
Ray Rivera
Obama State Director, Colorado

Live Performance
Sheryl Crow
Singer/songwriter

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (LOCAL)
Remarks
The Honorable Mark Udall
Member of the US House of Representatives, Colorado

The Honorable Tim Kaine
Governor of Virginia

The Honorable Bill Richardson
Governor of New Mexico

Live Performance
Stevie Wonder
Singer/songwriter

Remarks
The Honorable Al Gore
Former Vice President of the United States

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (LOCAL)
Live Performance
Michael McDonald
Singer/songwriter

Remarks
Susan Eisenhower
Granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower

Retired Generals Tribute
Air Force Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration (Ret)
Accompanied by additional generals

American Voices Program
Roy Gross – Michigan Teamster car transport driver affected by decline in car manufacturing
Monica Early – New to campaigning, this Akron mother & grandmother is an Obama volunteer
Janet Lynn Monacco – Struggling small business owner from Melbourne, FL with health issues
Teresa Asenap – Albuquerque, New Mexico public school worker concerned about economy
Pamela Cash-Roper – Unemployed nurse and lifelong Republican from North Carolina
Barney Smith – Marion, Indiana plant worker - lost job of 30 yrs when plant moved to China

8:00 PM – 9:00 PM (LOCAL)
Introduction of Barack Obama Video
The Honorable Richard Durbin
US Senator, Illinois

Remarks
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Benediction
Pastor Joel Hunter
Senior Pastor of Northland in Central Florida

Adjournment
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Permanent Chair, Democratic National Convention
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I was there when the YES WE CAN speech was first given - at Nashua, New Hampshire, January 8, 2008. Here it is posted by BarackObamadotcom

RAFAEL NADAL US OPEN ROUND 2 with RYLER De HEART of USA

Rafael Nadal - Round 1 US Open
All pictures are courtesy of Mary
from www.rafaelnadal.com
at The Forum

The US Open - August 28, Thursday schedule

Serena Williams and Elena Vesnina play on Arthur Ashe Court at 7:00 p.m

followed by the Round 2 match of Rafael Nadal (ESP) and Ryler De Heart (USA).

US Open.org - DRAW

The TV Schedule for the USA
on the USA channel
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
and for the night matches 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Online Viewing of the US Open
www.justin.tv/live
This works on both MACs and PCs.

VAMOS RAFA

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The Arthur Ashe Kids Day
Rafael Nadal and friends win money for their charities
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This is 2:46 long
See Rafa at 0:51 through 1:16
You'll see that wonderful moment when Rafa laughs with his head thrown back.
We've seen the photo, now here is the video of it.

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Hannah's text:
Finally an upload!! Really random, don't ask :P
Enjoy Rafans!! And let's hope he wins the US Open!!

Rafa is blogging at the US Open
Times Online - the second post
Times Online - the first post
And you can ask him a question by emailing him at
sport@timesonline.co.uk
Good Luck on getting selected for an answer.

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BARACK OBAMA and JOSEPH BIDEN FOR THE USA

MSNBC: Source of picture of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden August 27, Wednesday night

Tonight while the Democratic National Convention was on television, tears welled up in my eyes. I noticed New Hampshire cast all of their votes for Barack Obama. That was meaningful for me especially since I volunteered for a week the week prior to their primary day. Florida and Michigan - states of much commentary by the political pundits - cast their votes. And having a blog-friend who is there from Idaho, I was happy to be watching just when the Idaho delegates were pictured on my television screen. Watching the New Mexico and Illinois delegates yield to the state of New York, so that Hillary Clinton would be the one to put Barack Obama over the number to officially nominate Barack for the candidacy of the President was impressive.

A historical moment for the United States of America in more than one way.

Photos of segregation in the USA are from our history. And racism still exists today. But today, we also took a step never taken before.

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Hillary Clinton moves to nominate Barack Obama by acclamation.
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A previous first lady who ran for President put our first African-American on the ticket with her voice.

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This moment is very personal for me. And I cannot imagine how meaningful it is for African-American children who see this happening in their young lives.

I have written about my personal experiences of racism within my own family.
Below are the links.
Racism is not a good thing from any side

Legal to have skin color and hair

Bigotry homophobia and me

You have no right to be you

Of all senses one that we let betray us...

Our promise is ours to make true

Justice too long delayed is justice denied

It is always time to heal our emotional wounds

I took this picture in New Hampshire on the night of the Primary Party
of Barack and Michelle Obama

Here is a picture of my ticket.

Rhode Island Put Barack Obama on the Ballot
including my own pictures of volunteering here in RI

This is one of the pictures I found on the internet of myself
at the New Hampshire Primary Party. Source

The Obamas and Bidens

Barack Obama on the right and Michelle Obama on the left

Biden goes after McCain as he joins the ticket

By Alex Johnson

Reporter

MSNBC

Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware set the stage for Sen. Barack Obama’s historic address as the Democratic presidential nominee by launching a heated attack Wednesday night tying Sen. John McCain to the Bush White House and telling voters they had the power to change the country’s direction.

On the night the Democratic National Convention made Obama the first African-American ever nominated by a major party, delegates erupted in thunderous cheers when Obama joined Biden at the conclusion of his speech accepting the No. 2 spot on the ticket.

“At the start of this campaign, we had a very simple idea: Change does not start from the top down. It starts from the bottom up,” Obama said, looking forward to his own acceptance speech Thursday night before as many as 75,000 people at Invesco Field in Denver.

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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