Today, I'm calling upon every American to support and vote for Senator Barack Obama in this presidential election. As a young American, I want to see a America that everyone that wants a job, can have one. As Americans, we can make history and turn this country back on the right direction!
Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin is not the change that Americans are looking for. Senator Obama's speeches come from his heart and from what he has learned. Governor Palin's 2008 Republican National Convention speech was written by President George W. Bush's speechwriter. If Senator McCain and Governor Palin wants to define ‘change’ as voting with George Bush 90% of the time, that’s their choice.
Each and every time, a new generation has risen up and done what's needed to be done. Today we are called once more - and it is time for our generation to answer that call. Let us be that generation that elect Barack Obama and put America back on track and made it truely great once again.
I've said this from day one of this presidential campaign. I thank Senator McCain for his service for this country but he is not the person that I believe is ready to lead America or even ready to understand the problems that Americans have.
Do we want a President that supports George W. Bush's policies and goals? Do we want a President that opposed creating a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.? Do we want a President that is against funding of sex education?
Do we want a Vice President that hates community organizers? Do we want a Vice President that abuses her powers? Do we want a Vice President that strongly supports development of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge?
Senator Obama is not in this race for President just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform America. Senator Obama wants us to win that next battle - for justice and opportunity. Senator Obama wants to win that next battle - for better schools, and better jobs, and health care for all.
I want a President that favors the concept of equal pay for everyone. I want a President that supports a tax plan which includes an $80 billion tax cut for American poor and middle-class families. I want a President that has strong record of support for clean air. I want a President that understands Americans problems and issues. I want a President that wants healthcare for every American.
I want a Vice President that supports teachers and schools. I want a Vice President that wants funding to find new energy sources other then drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. I want a Vice President that favors adding sexual orientation to the criteria for a hate crime. I want a Vice President that is against giving tax cuts for big corporations.
Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, please join me in supporting Barack Obama for President and Joe Biden for Vice President of the United States of America. I may not be able to vote in this election but tose can vote in America can show the world that we want REAL change!
Asher Heimermann is a teenager from Sheboygan, Wisconsin. You can learn more information about Heimermann by visiting his official website at www.AsherHeimermann.com.
The jobless rate went up yesterday to 6.1% nationally with a loss of 84,000 jobs... Here in California that number is even higher on the whole. Los Angeles for example has an 8.1% unemployment rate and the state is at 7.1%. People are loosing their homes. I sympathize cause I've already lost mine and my wife and I are coming out of bankruptcy.
I watch all the news stations and saw you somewhere out in what appeared to be western Pennsylvania talking about the poor jobs report...What I didn't see was a follow-up in that same excerpt, that same couple of sentences, about how you are going to put America back to work. Please tell us. We want to believe!
As you well know this election is close. It might very well be won on 'sound bites' that those not so close to the news cycle will be following... You must be tired, you look tired...I know I would be if I were you but we've got less than 60 days to win this election. I believe in you and what your team will do to take this country back for the people and what you and your team will do to unite the electorate. Please find the strength within and the energy to get more aggressive on the economy. I grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch country and lived in the suburbs outside Detroit Michigan as well, two key battleground areas. The people want to believe. You are the candidate of hope and change! Please hit the eonomy harder and lead us all back to greater prosperity.
Sincerely,
A concerned American and a strong believer in you
It is a foregone conclusion that multi-national corporate interests own the federal government lock, stock, and barrel, with Big Oil as the majority shareholder. George Bush is a president with no leverage over these entities in fact; he invited them to the party. When Bush proclaims, "we must protect American interests abroad," it is these corporate interests to which he refers. The lobbyists who represent these interests have written any and all legislation passed within the last eight years. The Republican hierarchy has embedded within it, individuals in key positions who steer all government policies to favor these groups. If John McCain and the Republican Party remain in power, this situation will not change. Furthermore, if some tragedy were to befall McCain, Palin has left no doubt in anyone's mind that she is completely capable of reading the commands issued by these individuals. While the McCain/Palin Campaign portrays itself as the reform ticket, these same multi-nationals are pouring money into the effort directly and through 527 provisions to insure its success. This phenomenon can be compared to the scenario in which a drug kingpin who has already bought-off key players in law enforcement and the judiciary, finances the campaign of the 'law and order' candidate who is secretly also on his payroll.
This reality is understood throughout the world (except among the religious right which is, by the way, neither) so much so that the European Union was formed in large part to insulate governments on that continent from this same corruption. Any and all candidates running for political office in democracies throughout Europe who have ties to our corrupt administration are handily voted down. The impact of this unified agreement has resulted in a blockade of many American products to a consumer base of nearly half a billion and the subsequent loss of countless American jobs. The distrust of American enterprise has facilitated a rapid increase in the demand for Russian oil and natural gas causing the current tension between the oil friendly Bush Administration and the neo-capitalist Russian government. It is no wonder that the Republican Party will never support successful programs for public education. It is to its advantage for its core electorate to remain oblivious to its true priorities and their consequences. Anyone interested in the future of these great United States must focus on the interview in which Dick Cheney openly admitted that the Republican Party, "will say what we need to, to get elected," and then pursue, with reckless indifference, the policies agreed to prior to the campaign.
Barack Obama must reinvigorate his campaign by simply implementing the truth. In plain terminology, Obama must educate the American people in how it works, how it got this way, and how it can be fixed. He must loudly proclaim that this Republican Administration has not only undermined the Democratic process through trickery and fraud, but has nullified the legislative process by expanding the powers of the presidency which has led to the paralysis of Congress. America is not only crying for change but is also starving for truth. Somebody has to go first.
Palin breaks silence, and lashes out at Obama
by Stephen Collinson
40 minutes ago [Sep 3rd, 2008 at 8:45 pm EDT]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080904/ts_afp/usvote_080904003543
ST PAUL, Minnesota (AFP) - Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin lashed out at Barack Obama and styled herself as a crusader against the elite Washington establishment in her high-stakes convention debut.
The Alaska governor, in the most important speech yet to the party bonanza that will nominate John McCain, defended her credentials to serve as vice president, saying she was steeped in executive leadership experience.
"Here's how I look at the choice Americans face in this election," the 44-year-old mother of five said in excerpts of her intensely anticipated speech.
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complete copyrighted story at link above
The Republican propaganda machine is not known for its appeal to intellect rather, it is known for its ability to elicit a visceral response from its electorate. One must recall that Al Gore was not defeated on policy but for his association with the morally bankrupt Bill Clinton.
The nomination of Sarah Palin has multifaceted benefits for the Republican Party. America loves a scandal. The media exposure of Palin's personal life instigated by the Republicans themselves completely silenced the discussion of Obama's successful nomination and his inspiring call to the American people for a unified implementation of common sense. The Republicans cannot run on their record or their amorphous programs so they had to bury them by diverting attention away from them. Also, this nomination will reestablish the dormant abortion issue to the forefront of the debate by allowing Palin to proclaim, we had a choice and we chose life, setting aside the fact that she gave birth to a child with special needs and returned to work three days later leaving these important maternal needs unmet (to hell with political correctness).
Democrats are notorious for complacency. This phenomenon is particularly prevalent in the Midwest. In Ohio alone, at least two governors in recent history were literally elected by voters who stayed home on Election Day. Democrats must not allow this diversion to create the assumption that Obama's election is a 'shoe-in.' The Republican proletariat might be malleable but they do turn out for the vote.
Yes, I love Hillary Clinton. I love Bill Clinton. I do not care that he got a blow job in the White House. I do hate he lied about it. He should've just said, "Yes, I got a blow job in the hall off the Oval Office, so what!!", then no one could have said a damn thing about it, but Hillary. of course.
Some said Hillary stayed because she loved the power, not me, I say she stayed because she loved the man. I read her book. I read his book. One thing I say and I believe with all my heart, those two love one another and, it seems, they have since they met in college...since they started that conversation that hasn't ended.
When Big Bush left office there was a HUGE deficit, when Bill left office we had a surplus, now with Little Bush leaving office we have a HUGE deficit with no end in site. I think Hillary could have gone a long way in helping get that under control again. I believe she stands for the common man the way Bill did. The little people, the way the old democrats did. Seems the Bush Administration has broken the backs of the working middle class and the rich have only gotten richer the past 8 years while the country has gone in the hole.
The changes Bush has made in his environmental policies/clean air acts have gone backwards 20 years and only 1 animal has gone on the endangered species list, the polar bear, after Bush finally admitted there may be such a thing as "global warming". DOH! Read More »
Read More »We do not yet know what the impact of Hurricane Gustav will be, and we hope with all our hearts that the damage will not be as great as it was three years ago.
But we know there will be damage, and there is something you can do right now.
Your financial support will strengthen organizations like the American Red Cross that are evacuating Gulf Coast residents and planning to help communities get back on their feet.
Make a donation to support the American Red Cross today.
At times like this, it is our compassion and resilience that define who we are as a nation.
Please give whatever you can afford, even $10, to make sure the American Red Cross has the resources to help those in the path of this storm:
https://donate.barackobama.com/redcross
Thank you for your generosity, and I hope you will join Michelle and me in praying for the safety of those in the path of the storm and the first responders who are doing all they can to ensure the safety of their communities.
Barack
By TED ANTHONY, AP National Writer
1 hour, 11 minutes ago [Aug 31st, 2008 at 10:31 am EDT]
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080831/ap_on_el_pr/cvn_measure_of_a_nation_american_archetypes
ST. PAUL, Minn. - An Irish Catholic guy from a coal town who rides Amtrak home from work each night. A "hockey mom" of five who served on the PTA. A 72-year-old Vietnam vet. A biracial kid with a stepfather and a history of moving around.
Sounds like the ideal focus-grouped audience for a campaign's town hall meeting. But this is something very different: It's America as reflected in the 2008 presidential tickets.
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This may be sad news for commentators, pundits, and prognosticators, because few people like it when someone lets the cat out of the bag or peeks behind the curtain at the great and powerful OZ. CNN, ABC, Faux News, and even my favorite MSNBC make money based on ratings, and so they become forced to exaggerate and embellish tension in order to keep their audiences watching. Faux has their slant as does MSNBC but dont confuse slant with over production. But let us take the pomp and circumstance out of the equation, let us blind ourselves to the Ritz and glitz, and let us strip away all of the spectacle, and view this situation for its realities. We must forget that Barack is Black and highly educated. We must ignore that John McCain fought honorably, and suffered tremendously as a POW. We must set aside the entirety of both of these men for what they are supposed to be, and view them clearly for what they are. The historical ramifications of the first Black president, is a beautiful sentiment. But sentimentalities cloud our judgment, and keeps us from seeing the truth behind the fog. Just as repetitive suggestion is intended to push poll us into believing the caricature of a man with a 95% voting record with the Bush administration can somehow be a MAVERICK. Once all of these false fronts have been stripped away and the 3 dimensional reality is left standing in front of us we can look at the sincerity of this election. Read More »
Some people may interpret this as false modesty on Obama's part. I don't. It's just a statement of fact. The people vote. The people select delegates to a national convention and, in the second stage, to the electoral college. And the members of the electoral college, despite their short term of office and little preparation, do the hiring. That's how the process has been set up. It's flawed. We know that, but it hasn't been fixed. Read More »
By Sam Graham-Felsen - Aug 30th, 2008 at 12:05 pm EDT
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gG5fpD
Today, in response to John McCain choosing his Vice Presidential running mate, the Obama campaign released a new 30-second TV ad, No Change, discussing how John McCain’s choice will not change the fact that he still desires to just offer four more years of the same failed Bush policies.
Regardless of his selection, McCain still votes with Bush ninety-percent of the time, is still calling this broken economy "strong" and still wants to keep spending ten-billion-a-month in Iraq. This election now more than ever is a clear choice between changing Washington or just offering more of the same.
Watch the ad...
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1185304443/bctid1761990756
Jill Biden
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/JillBiden
Joe Biden
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/JoeBiden
John McCain
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/JohnMcCain
McCain-Palin
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/McCain-Palin
McCainPalin
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/McCainPalin
Michelle Obama
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/MichelleObama
Obama
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/Obama
Obama-Biden
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/Obama-Biden
Sarah Palin
http://www.democrats.org/page/group/SarahPalin
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This vignette touched my heart, because it has such relevant symbolism.
In the clips last night, Michelle Obama spoke of finally giving in to Barack's request for a date. She had been refusing his advances because she was very proper in the top law firm of Sidley & Austin, where she was a full fledged attorney and Barack was just a summer intern. Barack surprised Michelle when he took her, not to a fancy restaurant, but to a church basement where he gave a speech to steelworkers who were laid off when the local steel mill closed.
Michelle said Barack riveted everyone in the basement with a magnificent speech about how America actually was, and how America should be.
The clip showed a picture of the burly white steelworkers raptly listening to the young African American orator, demonstrating that the races were cooperating even back then.
I grew up in the same neighborhood as Michelle Robinson Obama, actually in between her house and Rev. Wright's church. I personally knew many of the steelworkers who forever lost high paying jobs to the slave labor wages of Indian and Chinese steelmills, and feel quite strongly about fair trade instead of free trade.
Those hard working men never, ever got jobs with pay remotely near what they earned in the mill, for very hard work.
Micehlle felt the same thing I did, and said that speech in the church basement made it all over, the end! She was in love with Barack.
A symbolic lesson for us all, united.
Democtratic party and uplift the issues of our candidates, my heart burst with pride as I watched our great Democratic Party make history as the first major party to nominate an African American for President of the United States of America.
On the Fourth of July, 2007, I signed the papers to register as a Democrat and abandoned my life long membership in the Republican Party. What a great day!
May God Bless America, and God Bless our Democratic Party!
To me, it calls to mind the speech delivered by conservative President Ronald Reagan before the Berlin wall in which he famously urged Russia's communist leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." True: Reagan didn't build the Berlin wall but he or his handlers chose the photo-op location.
Image is everything.
I am ready to get my hands dirty to see that Obama gets to make history as the 44th President of the United States, and the first African American President Of The United States.
It was a beautiful day in Denver, and that just makes me so emotional. Honestly.
I've been watching it on C-SPAN again, this time since 5:45pm.
And, what a preceding speeches! I am so bursting with excitement and hope I can't remember every one of them!
Post-Convnetion thoughts tomorrow!!
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