What do the Republicans have to offer Michigan? A perfectly broken record...Bush and McCain
Stay ON MESSAGE! What's important? It's the ECONOMY stupid! Remember that and we WILL win in November!
Dear Jan -- 
In the four days after Barack's acceptance speech in Denver, supporters like you helped us far surpass our goal of registering 4,000 new voters as Part of the Campaign for Change's 4K in 4 Days challenge. With help from Forward Colorado volunteers, we beat our goal and registered more than 5,500 new voters. Supporters like you proved that when faced with a tough task, we can succeed by coming together and working hard for change.
As our momentum continues to build, Coloradans are more excited than ever to help Barack this November.
But you don't have to wait until Election Day to cast your vote for change -- there's a simple way you can take action right now to show your support for Barack.
Apply for a mail-in ballot and help Barack succeed in Colorado.
Mail-in ballots are the easiest way to vote for Barack and Democrats up and down the ballot who are working to bring change to Colorado.
The process is simple, and voting by mail will guarantee that you'll be able to volunteer on the most important day of this campaign -- Election Day, November 4th.
When you apply for a mail-in ballot, you'll also have the opportunity to make sure your voter registration is up-to-date. But the deadline is barely one month away, so you need to request your ballot now.
The Colorado Campaign for Change has all the resources you need to apply for a mail-in ballot, and staff can answer any questions you have about the process.
Make your voice heard today and apply for a mail-in ballot:
http://co.barackobama.com/COmailin
Thanks,
Kevin
Kevin Puleo
Field Director
Colorado Campaign for Change
P.S. -- Our 4k in 4 days challenge was a great success, but we need to keep building our movement. Registering new voters is an easy and rewarding way to get active with the campaign in your community. Join us:
http://co.barackobama.com/COregister
Visit: CO.BarackObama.com | Email: Colorado@BarackObama.com
Why would a man chose an attractive, younger woman with NO experience over a not so attractive, older woman WITH experience?
Isn't that a slap in the face of the many women who are older and not as pretty anymore?
From Obamaland - click the pic, it'll take you there
Hillary Clinton's name to be placed in nomination
AP Photo: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., pauses for a moment while speaking at a campaign stop
By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writer 28 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton's name will be placed in nomination along with nominee-in-waiting Barack Obama at the Democratic convention in Denver, an emblematic move intended to unite the party after a divisive primary fight.
Democrats will officially nominate Obama at the convention but the state delegations will do a traditional roll call for his vanquished opponent as well.
The arrangement — which the rivals-turned-allies agreed to after weeks of negotiations — is intended to help the Democratic Party heal after a bruising primary while mollifying still-disgruntled Clinton backers and acknowledging the former first lady's groundbreaking presidential run.
"I am convinced that honoring Senator Clinton's historic campaign in this way will help us celebrate this defining moment in our history and bring the party together in a strong united fashion," Obama, an Illinois senator, said in a joint statement.
Added Clinton, a New York senator: "With every voice heard and the party strongly united, we will elect Senator Obama president of the United States and put our nation on the path to peace and prosperity once again."
Some 35 million people participated in the Democratic primary, and Obama and Clinton said they wanted to "honor and celebrate these voices and votes."
RICHMOND, Aug. 13 -- Mark R. Warner, the former Virginia governor and a candidate for the U.S. Senate, will deliver the keynote address the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Democratic party officials announced Wednesday.
It was the convention's keynote speech four years ago that launched presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to national prominence. Warner's address on Aug. 26 will be broadcast to millions around the United States.
Warner, who considered running for president, is competing against former governor James S. Gilmore III (R) for the Senate seat. He has taken his name out of consideration to be Obama's running mate.
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2008/08/09 Obama calls on Iraq to take reign
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US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday reiterated his call for ending the Iraq war and urged the Iraqi government to take responsibility for the country's security.
"It's time to end the war in Iraq responsibly by asking the Iraqis to take responsibility for their future and to invest in their own country," Obama said in his weekly radio address.
Obama said that Americans had learned this week that the Iraqi government now had a 79-billion-dollar budget surplus thanks to their oil profits. While this Iraqi money sits in American banks, American taxpayers continue to spend 10 billion dollars a mon th to defend and rebuild Iraq, the Illinois senator pointed out.
"Our country has spent nearly a trillion dollars in Iraq, even as our schools are underfunded, our roads and bridges are crumbling, and the cost of everything from groceries to a gallon of gas is soaring," Obama noted.
"Now think for a moment about what we could have done with the hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars that we've spent in Iraq," he continued.
"We could have rebuilt American schools and roads and bridges. We could have made historic investments in alternative energy to create millions of American jobs."
By Obama Road Blog - Aug 6th, 2008 at 3:19 pm EDT
Barack rolled into Elkhart, Indiana today on the latest leg of his bus tour. Folks jammed into the Concord High School gymnasium (home of the Minutemen) to attend a town hall focused on energy issues. An estimated 1,600 people from all over the region were eager to talk with Barack about the topics that are grabbing today’s headlines – from rising energy costs to the development of alternative fuels and energy sources.
Barack had a question for the folks of Elkhart: “Are you better off than you were four or eight years ago?” People in the crowd paused to think. “Eight years ago gas was $1.50. Do you remember that?” People in the crowd shook their heads, recalling a seemingly distant memory. “You don’t!” Barack exclaimed, cracking a smile.
George Berkeley, a local, asked a question about energy manufacturing and how it relates to our flagging economy. Here is a video of their exchange: Obama in Elkhart
THE DEMOCRATS
Barack Obama met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Conservative leader David Cameron in London before flying home to Chicago.
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THE REPUBLICANS
John McCain spoke by satellite to a forum on disability issues.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"Sen. John McCain aspires to be the leader of this party and we intend to make sure that the light can fully shine on him, as it should, as he heads into the last 90 days before the election." - White House press secretary Dana Perino, explaining why so many of President Bush's fundraising events are off limits to reporters.
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STAT OF THE DAY:
Federal Election Commission reports show Democrat Barack Obama has raised at least $1 million from donors who identify themselves as Americans living in Great Britain, Germany and France, while Republican John McCain has taken in at least $150,000.
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July 26, 2008 Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Maybe the foreign leaders Barack Obama met with on his mid-campaign overseas trip were merely hedging their bets and don't believe he will win the White House this fall.
But that's not how many of them acted.
Jordan's King Abdullah flew back early from Aspen, Colo., to host dinner at his palace, then personally took the wheel of the royal Mercedes to drive his guest to the airport.
"God bless you," Israeli President Shimon Peres greeted Obama the next morning in Jerusalem.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy virtually endorsed the man he called "my dear Barack Obama." He observed puckishly he wasn't meddling in the U.S. election when he suggested Obama follow his own lead by winning the top political office in the United States.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, himself an aspirant for higher office, rarely strayed from Obama's side during a photo opportunity-rich trip to the village of Sderot near the Gaza Strip targeted by Hamas rockets.
And Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced - twice - in the days surrounding Obama's visit to his country that he favors a timeline for the withdrawal of American combat troops that is remarkably similar to the one the Democratic presidential contender favors.
In London, David Cameron, head of the opposition Conservative Party, made sure British as well as American television cameras recorded him with his guest in three separate locations in less than an hour.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was something of an exception. No welcoming remarks for the cameras, no photos of the two meeting in her office. She did issue a statement calling Obama's speech before 200,000 people citing a need for a renewed U.S.-European alliance "a positive signal." But that was after she had embarrassed the presidential hopeful by making it known she did not think the historic Brandenburg Gate was a suitable venue for a political event by a traveling American.
Published Date: 27 July 2008 By Jeremy Watson
AT LEAST someone was willing to take a walk with him – in public – yesterday. Gordon Brown took some comfort from basking in the reflected glory of the hero of Berlin as they strolled in the Downing Street rose garden.
Wearing almost identical dark suits, white shirts and purplish ties, Brown and Barack Obama smiled for the cameras, shook hands and settled down in basket chairs for a tete-a-tete. Given last Thursday's by-election result, the US presidential candidate may have been pondering that if he is elected to the White House in November, the British Prime Minister could well have changed.
The Democratic party hopeful seemed relaxed as he walked to No 10, pausing briefly to shake the hands of two somewhat startled police officers standing near the door. He turned to television cameras, smiled, waved and said "Hello" before walking in. Brown greeted him just inside the door.
Obama, who last week received a rapturous welcome from a 200,000-strong crowd in the German capital, said he and the Prime Minister discussed a wide range of issues, such as climate change, terrorism and financial markets.
"The Prime Minister's emphasis – like mine – is on how we can strengthen the trans-Atlantic relationship to solve problems that can't be solved by any single country individually," he said. Whether Brown asked him for advice on how to become popular again was not recorded.
When it comes to political campaigns, a lot of effort goes into making sure the candidate is presented well, but it seems like the McCain campaign is asleep at the wheel. For example, take a look at this photo of Barack Obama appearing before a crowd of 200,000 today in Germany :
It’s a striking image that really captures the enthusiasm Obama has generated not only here in America, but throughout the world. John McCain, on the other hand, chose to make an appearance today... Read More »
Afghan troop increase up to next president: Pentagon
Web posted at: 7/25/2008 1:54:43
Source ::: AFP
WASHINGTON • The Pentagon is unable to send additional combat brigades to Afghanistan this year because of constraints imposed by the war in Iraq, leaving a shift of forces to the next president, a spokesman said yesterday.
US commanders in Afghanistan have requested three more combat brigades, or about 10,000 troops, to deal with growing insurgent violence in the eastern and southern parts of the country.
Geoff Morrell, the Pentagon press secretary, said improving security conditions in Iraq have raised the prospect for freeing up troops for Afghanistan next year, but Iraq remains the Bush administration’s top priority.
“It looks as though this government is going to work to provide additional forces for Afghanistan next year,” Morrell said. “How many, whether it is the three additional brigades that the commanders want I think is a question for the next administration.”
Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has vowed to make Afghanistan the top priority if elected. His Republican rival, John McCain, argues that success in Iraq is more important, but has said he would send more troops to Afghanistan.
President George W Bush met with Defence Secretary Robert Gates and the military chiefs in a secure conference room at the Pentagon to review progress on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Morrell said efforts were underway to figure out what forces or military assets could be sent to Afghanistan in the near-term.
Read More »If you've checked our page lately, you've seen that campaign field offices are opening up all over the state in the next week.
But those who live near Lima, Chillicothe, and Athens, are in for an extra-special occasion this weekend, as the highest official in the state, none other than Governor Ted Strickland, will be at their community's office openings to help lay the foundation for our campaign for change!
The Lima event is tomorrow, at 1 pm, the Chillicothe event is on Saturday at 9:30 am, and Athens holds its own at 1:30 pm on Sunday. More details are available on the campaign's grass-roots social network site, my.barackobama.com. Come out and listen to the Governor talk about his and Barack's shared values, and how crucial it is to help get Barack elected for the future of our country!
In other corners of the state, groups herd into other fresh new spaces to begin the work of the next few months. Sandusky held its own office opening yesterday. After mingling and treating themselves to some refreshments, supporters listened as Field Organizers Eric and Rich talked about what the community can do to get involved. Above, a volunteer indicates her commitment by filling out a shift sheet.
Parma also had its local politically star-studded office opening yesterday. State Senator Dale Miller gave a rousing speech underlining the urgency of our times, and praised the area Obama team's eagerness to work on the same level with locals. State Rep Tim DeGeeter also spoke, and afterwards the crowd of around fifty socialized and talked about what they could do to help.
One by one, counties in the Buckeye state are opening themselves up to the possibility of a new moment in our nation's narrative.
SNIP:
WASHINGTON — The Democratic National Committee plans to target Republican John McCain and help Democrat Barack Obama with an independent ad campaign run by veteran Democratic strategist Jonathan Prince, Democrats familiar with the decision said Thursday.
By law, the effort would be prohibited from coordinating with either Obama's presidential campaign or with the DNC. The ads would be financed with party money, however.
The Democrats asked for anonymity because the decision had not yet been formally announced.
Prince was deputy campaign manager for John Edward's presidential campaigns this year and in 2004, and has experience running independent advertising efforts for Democrats. In 2004, he headed Citizens for a Strong Senate, which spent $10 million airing ads that supported Democratic Senate candidates. The group's ad maker was David Axelrod, now a senior adviser to Obama.
The decision by the DNC puts to rest doubts about whether the party had any intention of helping Obama through independent expenditures.
One Democratic operative familiar with the DNC's decision said the party planned to match or exceed the $118 million spent in an independent expenditure effort in the 2004 presidential contest.
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