By The Associated Press
[Sun Jul 6, 2008 10:57 am EDT]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080706/ap_on_el_pr/rnc_adwatch
TITLE: "Balance."
LENGTH: 30 seconds.
AIRING: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. ...
ANALYSIS: The ad is the first by the Republican National Committee against Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The party is spending about $3 million to place the ad in four battleground states, taking advantage of its financial advantage over its Democratic counterpart.
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I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT HER 4TH WHEN I TRACK IT DOWN! THIS IS THE SYMBOL FOR LIVIN' LARGE THAT THE ROCK STARS DO. SHE IS A STAR WHO ROCKS ME! Read More »
I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO WISH HILLARY A HAPPY 4TH, AS I HOPED TO FIND OUT WHAT SHE DID. SO FAR, NO CLUE! SHE WAS A PATRIOTEER TO SHOW US A WOMAN CAN BE DEVOTED TO A JOB WITH RESPECT NO ONE EVER DARED, EVEN MYSELF, TO HOPE OUR FIRST SERIOUS WOMAN CANDIDATE COULD COMMAND! HILLARY YOU COMMAND ME "IN" CHIEF! LOL! HAPPY 4TH HILLARY! Read More »
RASCAL FLATTS AND AMERICAN MUSIC!
How many of you have worked a campaign by canvassing, working phone banks or even just marching in a parade for your local party?
If you have then you know...when people see and speak to you...they are making an opinion about your candidate whom they will most likely never speak to or see in person. I know that people are usually willing to listen if I can be at least civil and just speak about the issues and try to overcome their fears an objections. If they rant on and on about my candidate I can simply say, "Goodbye." and move on. I know I will not get a vote for my candidate with everyone I speak to no matter how hard i try.
Or I can try something totaly different. A new kind of poilitcs. The vast majority of the people you speak to will be in agreement with you on some issues. That is just a fact. Wouldn't it be wise to work with the people on issues that you can agree on rather them refuse to be an agent of change and dismiss them? How about working with people to insure a Democratically controlled Congress? Obama would want that and you can bet he will do everything he can to help.
Obama's speaks about a change and a new type of politics. A politics that includes everyone, red state, blue states. My goodness Republicans and Independents have voted for Obama. I have never heard him make fun of anyone and certainly not call anyone out. He does the OPPOSITE...he reaches out to everyone. He brushes off comments he finds offensive. We are proud of him for his civility.
So I ask you.... please keep all this in mind when you blog as a supporter of or your candidate. You are the closest many people will get to a snapshot of your candiate and their campaign.
Lastly... I know how hard it is to ignore vile comments and comments I cannot agree with. If I can do it...anyone can do it.
HERE ARE SOME FIRE WORKS BY OUR EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, A SETTING OF "SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE"! AN AMERICAN CLASSIC!
Read More »Every election cycle we see candidates moving towards the middle. Some call this ‘flip flopping’.
In the past 40 years Democrats have won the White House three times. Two out of three times was by Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton was a master at moving towards the middle. Many now say that Obama is following Clintons’ lead. All our Democratic nominees would have followed Bill Clintons lead and moved towards the middle to win the GE. This is what CNN has to say about the ‘flip flop’ GE:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/07/03/schneider.flip.flop.primary.cnn
We do have one politician that no matter what the polls say, no matter what the people want…he stays the course. I say, “Flip flop Mr. Bush. The majority of the country does not agree with you.” Even Jesse Helms who was one of the most conservative in Congress worked with Madeline Albright on AIDS in Africa. He ‘flip flopped’.
Am I disappointed in some of the stands Obama has on the issues? Of course I am. Do I know that Obama will not be with me on 100% of the issues? Of course I do.
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
David Hardt, YDA President
Young Democrats of America
http://whYDA.org
Dear Young Democrat,
On this Fourth of July, whether you are a student a month into a much needed summer with no classes, a young worker excited to have a long weekend to celebrate with friends, or a young family looking forward to fireworks with the kids, you might notice that this year's patriotic celebrations have a little extra hope and optimism attached to them. You see, this year the Fourth of July falls exactly four months before Election Day 2008.
Already, 2008 has proven to be the year of the young voter as a Young Voter Revolution sweeps the country. During many of the primaries and caucuses young voter turnout doubled, tripled - and in some cases - quadrupled compared to the numbers we saw in 2004. Even in deep red states like Georgia, Louisiana, and Tennessee, more young voters cast ballots for Democrats than Republicans.
Why are you voting for Democrats this November?
Tell your story at http://www.whYDA.org
The opportunity our generation has to sweep Democrats into office up and down the ballot in every state in the nation is unprecedented. Turning this opportunity into a reality, however, will take a lot of hard work. We need to do everything we can to convince our friends and family to vote for Democrats come November. With everyone gathering together to celebrate our nation's independence, I can't think of a better weekend to get started.
That is why YDA picked this holiday weekend to unveil our newest project. A web site designed to encourage a community of young voters to share why they are voting for Democrats and why they think others should as well. We call it whYDA.org (get it?), and in order for this to be an effective community building and persuasion tool, we need you to visit and tell your story.
Why are you voting for Democrats this November?
Tell your story at http://www.whYDA.org
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