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❧❧❧ You were born whole, not broken. Sandra Hammel ❧❧❧
Not much can be found on his background. Nothing, really. What about his childnood, mentors, heros, education? I found nothing. But when I see someone's work that is so disgustingly hateful and vindictive I want to know who the person is who is putting out such character assasssination. When I learned that Scott Wheeler is behind the Hate We Can Believe In ad about Senator Barack Obama, I went online searching to know who this guy is. His ad claims as truth that Barack Obama is hateful, raging, too radical and too risky. This is not the truth, but Wheeler's ad is blitzing the television screens in swing states, his website claims. But it is being shown in Rhode Island and we are not a swing state. Little Rhode Island.
Scott Wheeler, producer of the anti-Obama Wright ad and executive director of The National Republican Trust PAC, works for Rev. Sun Myung Moon -- a "minister" who told Jews that the Holocaust was their punishment for killing Jesus.Source: The_Man_Behind_The_Wright_Ad
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I am a Hoosier (from Indiana) who lives in Rhode Island. I sit here watching the Indiana primary come in for President of the USA. What a night! Barack Obama won North Carolina by 14 %. And in Indiana, where it looked early on that Hillary would win by a landslide by exit polls Barack Obama only is behind by 2%. 99% is in Indiana 22,019 votes apart. Without Reverend Wright Barack would have won Indiana...no problem. We are waiting for Gary and Hammond, Indiana in Lake County and absentee ballots in Bloomington where Indiana University is located. Regardless, it is a BIG night for those of us for Barack. No matter what, what is left is no more than two delegates less for Barack Obama than given to Hillary Clinton for Indiana. And Barack won 15 more delegates than Hillary Clinton in North Carolina.
.................................................... This is How We Do It From: mikado95 The original members of the a cappella group, Straight No Chaser, perform their mix of "This Is How We Do It", which also includes "Thank You" and "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men, as well as Blackstreet's "No Diggity". ....................................................
.................................................... Back Home Again in Indiana From: mikado95 The original members of Straight No Chaser perform "Back Home Again In Indiana" at the Musical Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana. December 7th, 1998.
Geraldine Ferraro has an opinion and then she has an opinion about her opinion. I don't agree with either of her opinions. "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position," Ferraro said. "And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept."
That is her opinion.
"The concept" is what? She doesn't express "the concept" with clarity.
And then Geraldine said this:
"Any time anybody does anything that in any way pulls this campaign down and says let's address reality and the problems we're facing in this world, you're accused of being racist, so you have to shut up," Ferraro said. "Racism works in two different directions. I really think they're attacking me because I'm white. How's that?"
My opinion is that Barack Obama is where he is because of his character, his work, his gifts, his values and how he has run his campaign. For me, I wouldn't care if he had my color of skin, no skin or was female ~ I would support him because of how he behaves and the integrity and authenticity that I see in his being. Also, I see a person whose ego is in check.
After getting to know Hillary more during her campaign, I can say now, that I wouldn't vote for her if she was male. Or if she was black. My not voting for Hillary is based on my opinion of her character, how she behaves, my opinion of her integrity and authenticity. And her ego. Not on her skin color or her gender.
No skin, genderless and still a human candidate? Given the qualities of the persons ~ my vote would still go for Barack Obama.
The following is from a speech given by man who knew a thing or two about being black in the United States of America.
"...I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHARACTER.
...I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."
I see Geraldine Ferraro's view as racist. I see Geraldine Ferraro ignorant of her own bigotry. And I see a woman who is angry and hostile. A lot of us who are white people just don't get "it". Pat Buchanan who told a black woman to "shut up" tonight on Dan Abram's MSNBC show doesn't get it.
White people who like to believe that they have a corner on understanding what it feels like to live as a black person in a black bigoted-rooted country have a false sense of reality. Geraldine claims that her record proves she isn't a racist. I don't need to see her record when I hear her words.
Just because you say you are not racist doesn't mean you understand what bigotry is. Just because you say you are open-minded doesn't mean I see you as open-minded. Just because a person says they are Christian doesn't make the person one.
Hillary Clinton has allowed the pattern of throwing racist innuendos or direct comments repeatedly during HER campaign for President. It is divisive. And it shows who she is. And what threshhold she is willing to go over to get what she wants?
Geraldine says she is the victim. Geraldine is wrong.
Just my opinion, Geraldine. And Geraldine, those emails that you claim were sent to you from Obama's campaign, I am sure were not. They were just people who had an opinion like you and were expressing it. Instead of emailing you, I am writing this post.
Geraldine, how could any of us who are white claim we are the victim? I know...I'm female too and there is the issue of not being accepted because we are female in this country, but you are confused about being the victim in this case. You made comments that you chose to state and have received reactions that you don't agree with. Those people are just saying what they feel, like you. It could be taken as a weakness that you are claiming to be victimized...weakness, a quality that women get thrown at us because we are female. You said your feelings are very hurt. I have no problem with you saying your feelings are hurt. But wear some black skin and black hair every day in this country and then get back to me about your feelings and how being hurt is just a 24/7 reality you have to deal with from birth to death.
I think some Hillary-supporting women are angry. And are harboring hostility. I think the hostility is rooted in feeling that we women are entitled to having Hillary Clinton be the female President we've all been waiting for. Look at the body language when Geraldine Ferraro is interviewed by Diane Sawyer. Diane Sawyer video with Geraldine Ferraro
"You have something others envy ~ your freedom" is what Edward Mutanguha said to us on a Saturday afternoon in late October in Providence, Rhode Island on the State Capitol grounds. And with that comes responsibility to use that freedom. We gathered to make a statement that we were standing up to end the now 5 year old genocide in Darfur. Edward and his twin brother, Edwin, had first hand experience. They are Rwandans that necessarily lived in exile due to the genocide in their homeland of Rwanda. I believe firmly that we must become knowledgeable and engaged in the political process or we will lose our freedoms.
I sent a letter to my Senators Reed, Whitehouse and Representative Patrick Kennedy asking for their endorsements for Barack Obama for President. Here is the one I sent to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse:
Subject: Health of our Country and Darfur
Dear Senator Whitehouse,
I am writing to you on behalf of my heart and genuine love for our people and the people around the world. I am a grass roots Darfur ~ Stop and Prevent Genocide ~ activist with the Save Darfur Coalition. I organized the Rhode Island state Torch Relay in regards to China and Darfur. I am sure you know about China's role in the genocide of the Darfur people. Omar al-Bashir has been jerking "our" chain and plays games with us especially about getting the UN Peacekeepers in place as agreed upon July 31, 2007.
I have lobbied you in person regarding Darfur in your Providence office on May 29, 2007 with constituents, including several high school students and the past executive director of STAND, as well as Frank Caprio, RI General Treasurer.
A separate reason for writing is that I am a proud and strong supporter of Barack Obama for President. I volunteer for his campaign, including a week in New Hampshire, running up to their Primary. I have never in my 59 years done anything like this before. I can tell you that the 18 and 22 year olds that were organizing all of our canvassing were committed, hard workers and made me extremely proud and humble. I will never vote for Hillary, which leaves me somewhat afraid.
Would you please consider endorsing, very publicly, Barack Obama? This would be in my humble opinion a very genuine and good message to our nation and the world, that We Do Want to Be Unified and NOT the divided United States of America. Time is of the essence.
Thank you for your kind consideration.
I admire you for what you have done in the past regarding Darfur, however we need to get the helicopters in Darfur immediately for the UN Peacekeepers. What has been going on recently in Darfur is extremely troubling and going on under the media radar.
Thank you for your continued support regarding Darfur and our humanity.
CHINA PLEASE: Bring the Olympic Dream to Darfur. The 2008 Olympic theme is ONE WORLD, ONE DREAM. www.dreamfordarfur.org "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead www.savedarfur.org I post all of my Darfur events on this website. Click on "Darfur Events Center" on right hand side of Home Page, Type in zip code 02840. ............................................................... ............................................................... This is a reminder of how to behave. This is Barack Obama's speech after he conceded to Hillary Clinton who got 2% more of the votes from New Hampshire. However, know that Hillary and Barack received equal number of delegates. I was there this night. I am so glad that I was.
Hillary didn't even meet together with her volunteers in South Carolina after she conceded to Barack on the telephone. Volunteers work very, very hard on the candidates' behalf. Volunteers go door-to-door and meet with all variations of welcome or unwelcome. And it is good manners for the candidate to meet with the volunteers at the end of the time in the state after the primary or caucus.
"There has never been anything false about hope. ...When we're told that we're not ready....that we shouldn't try or that we can't....Yes. We. Can. ...a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation, Yes, we can......Yes, we can to justice and equality....Yes, we can to opportunity and prosperity, Yes we can heal this nation, Yes, We can repair this world...Yes, We Can...We will remember that something is happening in America, that we are not as divided as our politics suggest, that we are one people, we are one nation and together we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words, from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea. Yes. We. Can." Barack Obama, January 8, 2008 in Nashua High School gym, New Hampshire
Barack and Michelle Obama, January 26, 2008, in Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, South Carolina
The Right Change Can Be Ours
Pat Buchanan said on MSNBC tonight that the Clinton's have Barack Obama ~ after the South Carolina Primary ~ right where they planned. . . right where they want to be. Pat Buchanan is for Hillary Clinton because he expects Hillary to unify his party, the Republican party. He should be fired from his job. I'll reserve my reasons. But I'll say this much, when you can spin a 55% Barack Obama win and a 27% Hillary Clinton loss ~ to be in Hillary's best interest, something is off-balance in the brain.
He is so blatantly weird. And that is nicer than how I want to say, what I feel about this male. How would it be spun if Hillary had won? Would that have been in Barack's bestinterest?
Hillary won in New Hampshire by 2% and even then Barack got the same number of pledged delegates from New Hampshire. How can you win by 28% as in South Carolina, and it is just what Bill and Hillary were hoping for? That is what Pat Buchanan said tonight. What kind of thinking does it take to come up with this reasoning?
Barack Obama's Speech text as prepared for delivery in Columbia, South Carolina...
Over two weeks ago, we saw the people of Iowa proclaim that our time for change has come. But there were those who doubted this country’s desire for something new – who said Iowa was a fluke not to be repeated again.
Well, tonight, the cynics who believed that what began in the snows of Iowa was just an illusion were told a different story by the good people of South Carolina.
After four great contests in every corner of this country, we have the most votes, the most delegates, and the most diverse coalition of Americans we’ve seen in a long, long time.
They are young and old; rich and poor. They are black and white; Latino and Asian. They are Democrats from Des Moines and Independents from Concord; Republicans from rural Nevada and young people across this country who’ve never had a reason to participate until now. And in nine days, nearly half the nation will have the chance to join us in saying that we are tired of business-as-usual in Washington, we are hungry for change, and we are ready to believe again
But if there’s anything we’ve been reminded of since Iowa, it’s that the kind of change we seek will not come easy. Partly because we have fine candidates in the field – fierce competitors, worthy of respect. And as contentious as this campaign may get, we have to remember that this is a contest for the Democratic nomination, and that all of us share an abiding desire to end the disastrous policies of the current administration.
But there are real differences between the candidates. We are looking for more than just a change of party in the White House. We’re looking to fundamentally change the status quo in Washington – a status quo that extends beyond any particular party. And right now, that status quo is fighting back with everything it’s got; with the same old tactics that divide and distract us from solving the problems people face, whether those problems are health care they can’t afford or a mortgage they cannot pay.
So this will not be easy. Make no mistake about what we’re up against.
We are up against the belief that it’s ok for lobbyists to dominate our government – that they are just part of the system in Washington. But we know that the undue influence of lobbyists is part of the problem, and this election is our chance to say that we’re not going to let them stand in our way anymore.
We are up against the conventional thinking that says your ability to lead as President comes from longevity in Washington or proximity to the White House. But we know that real leadership is about candor, and judgment, and the ability to rally Americans from all walks of life around a common purpose – a higher purpose.
We are up against decades of bitter partisanship that cause politicians to demonize their opponents instead of coming together to make college affordable or energy cleaner; it’s the kind of partisanship where you’re not even allowed to say that a Republican had an idea – even if it’s one you never agreed with. That kind of politics is bad for our party, it’s bad for our country, and this is our chance to end it once and for all. We are up against the idea that it’s acceptable to say anything and do anything to win an election. We know that this is exactly what’s wrong with our politics; this is why people don’t believe what their leaders say anymore; this is why they tune out. And this election is our chance to give the American people a reason to believe again.
And what we’ve seen in these last weeks is that we’re also up against forces that are not the fault of any one campaign, but feed the habits that prevent us from being who we want to be as a nation. It’s the politics that uses religion as a wedge, and patriotism as a bludgeon. A politics that tells us that we have to think, act, and even vote within the confines of the categories that supposedly define us. The assumption that young people are apathetic. The assumption that Republicans won’t cross over. The assumption that the wealthy care nothing for the poor, and that the poor don’t vote. The assumption that African-Americans can’t support the white candidate; whites can’t support the African-American candidate; blacks and Latinos can’t come together.
But we are here tonight to say that this is not the America we believe in. I did not travel around this state over the last year and see a white South Carolina or a black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina. I saw crumbling schools that are stealing the future of black children and white children. I saw shuttered mills and homes for sale that once belonged to Americans from all walks of life, and men and women of every color and creed who serve together, and fight together, and bleed together under the same proud flag. I saw what America is, and I believe in what this country can be.
That is the country I see. That is the country you see. But now it is up to us to help the entire nation embrace this vision. Because in the end, we are not just up against the ingrained and destructive habits of Washington, we are also struggling against our own doubts, our own fears, and our own cynicism. The change we seek has always required great struggle and sacrifice. And so this is a battle in our own hearts and minds about what kind of country we want and how hard we’re willing to work for it.
So let me remind you tonight that change will not be easy. That change will take time. There will be setbacks, and false starts, and sometimes we will make mistakes. But as hard as it may seem, we cannot lose hope. Because there are people all across this country who are counting us; who can’t afford another four years without health care or good schools or decent wages because our leaders couldn’t come together and get it done.
Theirs are the stories and voices we carry on from South Carolina.
The mother who can’t get Medicaid to cover all the needs of her sick child – she needs us to pass a health care plan that cuts costs and makes health care available and affordable for every single American.
The teacher who works another shift at Dunkin Donuts after school just to make ends meet – she needs us to reform our education system so that she gets better pay, and more support, and her students get the resources they need to achieve their dreams.
The Maytag worker who is now competing with his own teenager for a $7-an-hour job at Wal-Mart because the factory he gave his life to shut its doors – he needs us to stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship our jobs overseas and start putting them in the pockets of working Americans who deserve it. And struggling homeowners. And seniors who should retire with dignity and respect.
The woman who told me that she hasn’t been able to breathe since the day her nephew left for Iraq, or the soldier who doesn’t know his child because he’s on his third or fourth tour of duty – they need us to come together and put an end to a war that should’ve never been authorized and never been waged.
The choice in this election is not between regions or religions or genders. It’s not about rich versus poor; young versus old; and it is not about black versus white.
It’s about the past versus the future.
It’s about whether we settle for the same divisions and distractions and drama that passes for politics today, or whether we reach for a politics of common sense, and innovation – a shared sacrifice and shared prosperity.
There are those who will continue to tell us we cannot do this. That we cannot have what we long for. That we are peddling false hopes.
But here’s what I know. I know that when people say we can’t overcome all the big money and influence in Washington, I think of the elderly woman who sent me a contribution the other day – an envelope that had a money order for $3.01 along with a verse of scripture tucked inside. So don’t tell us change isn’t possible.
When I hear the cynical talk that blacks and whites and Latinos can’t join together and work together, I’m reminded of the Latino brothers and sisters I organized with, and stood with, and fought with side by side for jobs and justice on the streets of Chicago. So don’t tell us change can’t happen.
When I hear that we’ll never overcome the racial divide in our politics, I think about that Republican woman who used to work for Strom Thurmond, who’s now devoted to educating inner-city children and who went out onto the streets of South Carolina and knocked on doors for this campaign. Don’t tell me we can’t change.
Yes we can change.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can seize our future.
And as we leave this state with a new wind at our backs, and take this journey across the country we love with the message we’ve carried from the plains of Iowa to the hills of New Hampshire; from the Nevada desert to the South Carolina coast; the same message we had when we were up and when we were down – that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope; and where we are met with cynicism, and doubt, and those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people in three simple words:
........................................... Victory (This is new to me, so I am fiddling around with this way of sharing my beloved music, until I learn how it works.)
THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT PAST VERSUS FUTURE ~ Barack Obama January 26, 2008
From the New York Times
January 27, 2008
Op-Ed Contributor
A President Like My Father
By CAROLINE KENNEDY
OVER the years, I’ve been deeply moved by the people who’ve told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting a presidential candidate in the Democratic primaries, Barack Obama.
My reasons are patriotic, political and personal, and the three are intertwined. All my life, people have told me that my father changed their lives, that they got involved in public service or politics because he asked them to. And the generation he inspired has passed that spirit on to its children. I meet young people who were born long after John F. Kennedy was president, yet who ask me how to live out his ideals.
Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals and imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.
We have that kind of opportunity with Senator Obama. It isn’t that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country — just as we did in 1960.
Most of us would prefer to base our voting decision on policy differences. However, the candidates’ goals are similar. They have all laid out detailed plans on everything from strengthening our middle class to investing in early childhood education. So qualities of leadership, character and judgment play a larger role than usual.
Senator Obama has demonstrated these qualities throughout his more than two decades of public service, not just in the United States Senate but in Illinois, where he helped turn around struggling communities, taught constitutional law and was an elected state official for eight years. And Senator Obama is showing the same qualities today. He has built a movement that is changing the face of politics in this country, and he has demonstrated a special gift for inspiring young people — known for a willingness to volunteer, but an aversion to politics — to become engaged in the political process.
I have spent the past five years working in the New York City public schools and have three teenage children of my own. There is a generation coming of age that is hopeful, hard-working, innovative and imaginative. But too many of them are also hopeless, defeated and disengaged. As parents, we have a responsibility to help our children to believe in themselves and in their power to shape their future. Senator Obama is inspiring my children, my parents’ grandchildren, with that sense of possibility.
Senator Obama is running a dignified and honest campaign. He has spoken eloquently about the role of faith in his life, and opened a window into his character in two compelling books. And when it comes to judgment, Barack Obama made the right call on the most important issue of our time by opposing the war in Iraq from the beginning.
I want a president who understands that his responsibility is to articulate a vision and encourage others to achieve it; who holds himself, and those around him, to the highest ethical standards; who appeals to the hopes of those who still believe in the American Dream, and those around the world who still believe in the American ideal; and who can lift our spirits, and make us believe again that our country needs every one of us to get involved.
I have never had a president who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them. But for the first time, I believe I have found the man who could be that president — not just for me, but for a new generation of Americans.
Caroline Kennedy is the author of “A Patriot’s Handbook: Songs, Poems, Stories and Speeches Celebrating the Land We Love.”
www.barackobama.com >:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>:>: Hey Edward and Edwin Mutanguha!! Song of Celebration .............................................................. ..............................................................
It is a time when "common sense" is so uncommon, that it is rare. And in the USA, justice for the federal administration is just an obstacle to dodge. Fabrications of stories are a daily routine to hide the truth of what our government is doing, not only behind closed doors, but blatantly in front of our faces. President Bush and Vice President Cheney are banking on the fact that we are too busy with our lives to notice. And our media stopped investigative reporting on 9/11. *Torture is being redefined so that the torture that Bush has already approved of, even though it is illegal, can be legal. Our freedoms have been thrown out because it is claimed that we have to forfeit our liberties, constitutional rights and the backbone of our shared values for the sake of our security.
I believe that when we are told we have to sell our souls to save our souls that something is drastically wrong. We need to get a grip. We need to get our noses into our government and change some things. William Wilberforce to Thomas Clarkson in the movie Amazing Grace: "You must never speak of revolution in my presence ever again." But Clarkson calls Wilberforce on this very issue of revolution. Thomas Jefferson said: “Every generation needs a new revolution.” And I think we have allowed our government to flail without our oversight for far too long and need a revolution within our nation. But first we must be informed. “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government. Thomas Jefferson
I don't want to hear "But HOW are we going to pay for it?" when it comes to the ideas to make this nation stronger in any way other than militarily. No one talks about the cost of the war. And the costs are enough to strangle us. If this was Osama_bin_Laden's goal to get us into this state, then George W Bush and Dick Cheney cowboyed us right into the palms of his hands. ........................................................
"Constitutional liberties ~ use them or lose them." Sandra Hammel ……………………………………..
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"...I think the American people should know whose paying for people's politics....I bring the experience of speaking out, even when it's not comfortable...standing up to special interests, speaking truth to power ~ those are the experiences, I bring to bear to the Presidency of the United States of America"
...this campaign can't just be about me, it must be about us...
This campaign has to be about reclaiming the meaning of citizenship... and realizing that few obstacles can withstand the power of millions of voices calling for change......" Barack Obama
So, it's Christmas time and my son and I will be celebrating it as we have been doing since the second year he moved in ~ on Christmas Eve. The first year he was picked up from his foster family on Christmas day at 4:00 p.m.
So I wrapped his presents last night and bought some more today. Tomorrow, I will be cooking in advance.
But at the same time, I am preparing for my first ever campaigning participation. I will be driving up to New Hampshire January 3rd to help the Obama for America campaign throughout the night January 8. Iowa's caucus is January 3rd and New Hampshire's primary is January 8th. As this is my first time ~ I am excited.
And you can join us ~ New Hampshire ~ Barack Obama .............................................................
............................................................. Our Moment is Now The Rhode Island Secretary of State's Office has officially certified enough of the signatures given to them by local boards of canvassers to qualify Barack Obama for the March 4th Rhode Island primary. When we hit the finish line, others were just getting out of the gate. The Hillary Clinton supporters were in second place with 178 of the required 1,000 certified signatures. But now Hillary Clinton has gained more signatures: Rhode Island Secretary of State ~ Candidates for President Petitions for Ballot .............................................................
............................................................. Lilah Bell of Iowa is going to be 100 years old in July and is caucusing for Barack Obama. It is her first time to participate, too.
We the People need to be a part of the process or our government will continue to belong to the paid lobbyists.
Craig Robinson (Michelle Obama's brother) and Joe Fernandez submitted the petitions of registered voters' signatures for Barack Obama to be put on the Rhode Island ballot for the March 4th primary. The Obama '08 Chicago office is very excited about the news and put out the release below.
Press Release:
Obama Files First for Rhode Island Ballot with More than Twice Required Signatures
Providence, RI - Through the work of hundreds of volunteers, the Obama campaign became the first campaign to file for the Rhode Island state ballot today with more than twice the number of required signatures. Craig Robinson, Obama's brother in law delivered the paperwork to the Providence Board of Canvassers this afternoon.
"This campaign is not about me, it is about the hundreds of volunteers across Rhode Island who gathered signatures, and the millions of people across this country who want change we can believe in," said Barack Obama. "I look forward to continuing to get to know the people of Rhode Island so that together we can change this country."
Obama's signature total, achieved without relying on paid help, reflects his strong grassroots support across Rhode Island. Rhode Island law requires 1000 signatures for the presidential candidate in order to qualify for the state ballot. The Obama campaign filed with more than 2500 signatures. The campaign will file with signatures in 36 of the 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island primary will be held on March 4 , 2008.
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December 10, 2007
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on the Obama '08 Campaign
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"For the very first time in my life, I feel compelled to stand up and to speak out for the man who I believe has a new vision for America."
- Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey joined Barack and Michelle Obama at free public rallies in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina this weekend.
In total, they electrified nearly 70,000 people across three states and brought thousands of new volunteers into our crucial early-state operations. Thanks to everyone who came out and made these events such a success.
Here's a video with excerpts from both Oprah's and Barack's remarks .............................................................
Tonight, I joined volunteers in a Providence home to plan the gathering of the state-required 1,000 signatures of registered Rhode Island voters so that Barack Obama can be on the ballot for our March primary. You can sign as many candidates’ petitions as you want. This is just a requirement as a part of the democratic process. I learned about the meeting by registering athttp://www.barackobama.com/index.phpOn Saturday, December 8, we Rhode Islanders will be out asking for signatures to put Barack Obama’s name on RI’s ballot.
Craig Robinson, Michelle Obama’s brother and Barack's brother-in-law will turn in our Rhode Island petitions on Monday, December 10th, and make a bold statement that Obama support is so strong here in Rhode Island that we were able to gather 1,000 plus signatures in the first weekend of petitioning. The Rhode Island media, which assumes this is an all-Hillary state, will sit up and take notice. That is our goal. If we need, we can use the allowed three weeks to gather the required 1,000 signatures.Obama’s Online Organizer for New Hampshire, Damian Bednarz, came down to talk to us about the importance of organizing for New Hamphire’s primary in 40 days. http://nh.barackobama.comAs well, Damian talked about the big canvas in New Hampshire for Dec. 1st.
Damian Bednarz and Joe Fernandez
Damian Bednarz
New England suppporters, no matter what state, are encouraged to sign up to come to New Hampshire a day or two between January 4 ~ 8 to help canvas and get out the vote for the first-in-the-nation Democratic primary to be held on Tuesday, January 8th. Momentum is important in the world of politics.
Senator Barack Obama's campaign announced that Oprah Winfrey will join him on the campaign trail in the early - voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. On Saturday, December 8, they'll be in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On Sunday, December 9, they'll be in Columbia, South Carolina and Manchester, New Hampshire. This will help build on the enthusiasm and momentum we have right now. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/7030.html
I love my life. I love where I live. And I am passionate about my passions. I love to dance. Necessary to live: music, piano, singing, writing, acting, painting.
I have been fighting for and supporting the arts all my adult life. Since 2004, I have been working with other activists to end the Darfur genocide.
I have traveled to Europe many times since my early twenties. Places I have been: many USA states including Hawaii, Montreal, Canada, Barbados, France, Spain, Luxembourg, England, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Germany - and have wonderful memories.
My last trip was in May - June 2013 to Spain.
I would like to travel to Europe and Kyoto, Japan.
I love the southwest where I have visited Hopi, Navajo, Zia and San Idlefonso potters.
Life is exciting and I intend to live it full-out to the end.
B.S. and M.M., both in music
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RAFA NADAL -BRING BACK LONG PANTS - SLEEVELESS TOPS
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Darfur - The Abandoned Genocide - a video by Sandra Hammel
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Genocide is not only a word,
it is crying of the whole human race.
There is nothing redeeming about being silent
when speaking up is the humane thing to do.
The honor and integrity of the human race is at stake.
