"Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."
--From Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama, January 20, 2009
Can someone tell me why we are getting a higher volume of email from PrimeTime Women for Obama than usual? It looks awfully suspicious to me, so I cancelled my subscription to the email today, because it was taking up so much space it obscuring email from my kids' schools and from work. Can someone post a message on our PrimeTime Women for Obama blog when this spate of email is over, please? I like getting email from the group, but it looks like someone is playing around with our email. When my mailbox is clogged with something I assume it is spam from a hacker and don't read it. Can headquarters fix this problem for us? Or are that many of us really that active right now? Regardless, I can not handle that volume of email and will resubscribe to email from our group when things either get fixed or calmed down. In contrast I love the posts on our blog. I can be happy with that for awhile.
McBain/McBush are horrible for our economy. I think they are intentionally trying to crimp grassroots fundraising efforts through their corporate ties. Just think how much harder it is for us grassroots folk to make donations with all this gas hike and inflation on everything, the cost of health care, just plain old supplies for kids' back to school and food on the table, let alone a family member getting sick. We are sacrificing what we can for Obama and we need to get him in office to end this economic nightmare that McSame/McBush/McBain/McDonalds multinational corporate oppressive politically oppressive greedmongers could care less about.
Obama for President of the United States, the candidate who cares about Ordinary, Working Americns and Our Families.
Karen
Anyone who is willing and able, please donate to my women for Barack Obama FR page. I am back at work teaching and wanted to take just a moment to put up my link to my women for Barack Obama FR page this morning. Here it is:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/kbakerfl
I am for Obama, because I have been waiting for a candidate with his bottom up, grassroots approach for many years. Obama cares about ordinary Americans. He cares about working women and mothers. He cares about our economy and how it is unfair for the rich to get richer off our backs, while the rest of us get poorer. He cares about our childrens' education and the opportunity for more Americans to get a college education, too. I know we are all pretty broke with the price of gas and inflation. It's going to get even worse though if McCain gets the office of POTUS. Let's get Obama in office as POTUS. We need Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. He is the candidate who cares about us and our families. I want to put Obama in office, because he respects my vote and won't take advantage of it just to get cozy with multinational corporations. He respects people who work for a living. Obama respects the People of the United States. Whatever you can contribute to the Obama campaign makes a difference. Thank you and have a great day!
McCain and the Repugs ( who should not be confused with the Republicans who have left to support Obama) are afraid of Unions. The audience participants at the Repug Convention last week did not clap or cheer much about that. Anybody notice it? I think working Americans across the board want our unions. We want people power. More power for U.S. citizens. Less power for multinational corporations. We the people are the U.S.A. Not the multinational corporations.
Let's take our country back. Let's put it back in the hands of We the People of the United States. We have a right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We have a right to organize and maintain unions to keep jobs here at home in the U.S. and to demand fair wages. Inflation has gone up in the last 8 years and wages have not gone up with the rate of inflation. That is unethical business practices. We the People of the United States of America will not be ruled by the Multinational Corporations with their Swiss and off-shore accounts. We the People of the United States will not be ruled by the Multinational Corporations of the United States who get tax breaks and spend the hard earned tax money of We the People of the United States. No more golden parachutes. No more tax breaks for the wealthy. No more of our tax dollars wasted on hair-brained multinational deals to support their losses. For more money in the hands of ordinary Americans vote Obama for President of the United States in 2008. We want less taxes on us, because We the People of the United States are sorely taxed. We the People of the United States want more of our tax dollars spent on We the People of the United States. That is what Obama stands for. Obama is Our Union Leader, Leader of the Union of the 50 states and its people. McCain and his cronies are the puppets of multinational corporations. McCain and his cronies are afraid of the largest, greatest, most powerful Union in this country: U.S. Citizens for Obama. Yes We Can. Yes We Can. We Are the Change. We the People of the United States are Taking Back Our Country Now.
Between the Olympics, the Democratic Convention and the Republican Convention I've watched more television than I can remember. The Democratic Convention was inspiring. Thanks to all of you who participated--our delegates and ordinary U.S. citizens. You are awesome Olympians in your own right. I was far more excited about our Democratic Convention political Olympians this year than the Olympics in China. You are champions, gold medal winners in my book. You inspire the rest of us to keep in shape, workout our political and community service muscles to slam dunk Barack Obama into the White House in November. Let's go for that final Gold Medal, Champions.
Congratulations to the Obama Team and the Democratic Convention. What a great week in Denver. All kinds of ordinary Americans speaking, mixed in with seasoned and new elected officials. It was the convention of the century. It was more than great speeches. It was real commitment, real hard work along with real vision. What a beautiful living portrait of Americans the delegates, politicians and ordinary Americans who participated all made. Many thanks to all of our delegates and ordinary Americans who participated. Many thanks to all elected officials and politicians who listened to America and co-led with volunteer leaders. God Bless America!
Congratulations to Obama and Biden, our Presidential and VP candidates for 2008. What a great team. I look forward to winning this election race for Obama as POTUS and Biden as VP in 2008! Let's celebrate even as we get back to work. Yes we can!
Obama will fight for Americans With Disabilities and Our Families. One in 6 Americans has a disability and faces discrimination in employment, education, a host of opportunities and access to public buildings. This is about all of us Americans and Obama gets it. As one who has worked with students with disabilities for nearly 20 years, let me assure you that it is a serious issue. In my experience these students are among my hardest working students in the general population that I teach. These students include Americans with dyslexia, temporary brain injuries from automobile accidents,Americans with bipolar or depression, amputees, those with cerebral palsy, blind students and the severely arthritic. They have taken classes from me and other faculty right along with their "able-bodied peers." I admire them. I have plenty of students who turn in late work from a cold, headache or stomach virus. In nearly 20 years of teaching I have had only 1 student take an incomplete because of physical disability and only one from emotional/psychological disability. 99 percent of students with disabilities are among the very best students I have taught. First, it takes spunk and fortitude for them to go to college and graduate school. I teach graduate students--adults. The few who make it to graduate school get there through persistence and have common stories of those who never get to college, let alone graduate school, because of difficulties finding educational institutions near them that are accessible or can/will make themselves more accessible for their needs. Even then institutions are not always as accessible as they claim, missing ramps, elevators, accessible restrooms, accessible classrooms, accessible sidewalks and pathways to several of their buildings. Second, there are common stories around employment discrimination and accessibility in the work place. Obama considers all of this in his speech below:
OBAMA'S SPEECH ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIS POSITION
On this anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I'm reminded of my father-in-law, Fraser Robinson, who contracted multiple sclerosis at a young age. My wife Michelle watched him go from a vibrant and athletic young man to a man who used two canes to get himself to his job as a shift worker. He never missed a day of work; he just woke up a little earlier and worked a little harder to overcome the barriers he faced each day. He never wanted special treatment – he just wanted to be treated like everyone else. That's the very promise of the ADA. For decades, people with disabilities fought to eliminate everyday discrimination by seeking equal access to jobs, public places, and the voting booth. And eighteen years ago this weekend, Democrats, Republicans, and citizens of all kinds came together around that common purpose to provide all Americans with disabilities a full, fair and equal opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Because of the ADA, a woman with a disability can take public transportation to a workplace with the accommodations she needs. Because of the ADA, a wounded veteran can navigate his wheelchair more easily in public places. Because of the ADA, a student with a disability can study with accessible materials and learn in accessible classrooms. These are impressive achievements. But as with our other shared struggles for equal rights, our work is not done. Until every child with a disability can learn in their local public school in the manner best for them; until every worker with a disability can apply for a job without fear of discrimination; until every American with a disability can live an independent life in their community, we have more work to do. As President, I will build on the ADA's promise so that we make at least as much progress over the next eighteen years as we have over the last eighteen. That begins with restoring the original legislation. Recent decisions by the Supreme Court have severely restricted its scope by creating a far too narrow definition of "disability." As a result, people with multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions can be fired from their jobs because of those conditions. That's unacceptable, and not what Congress intended. When I am President, I will urge Congress to pass the ADA Amendments Act, if it doesn't this year. Remarkable progress has been made in education for people with disabilities. But while students with disabilities are attending college in record numbers, their graduation rates still lag behind other students. That's why I'll fight to increase funding for vocational rehabilitation programs that provide the training and job support necessary for success in college and beyond. And because it's long past time Congress kept its part of the bargain to help all our children fulfill their potential, I will demand full funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Because too many persons with disabilities still face barriers to employment due to discrimination, I'll strengthen anti-discrimination enforcement by increasing funding for our nation's civil rights and compliance agencies. And I will make the government a model employer, beginning with an Executive Order to hire 100,000 employees with disabilities into the federal workforce within five years. Because too many still face barriers to living fully independent lives, I strongly support Senator Harkin's Community Choice Act, which eliminates institutional bias in Medicaid and empowers people with disabilities to choose where and how they live. Unfortunately, my opponent opposes this important legislation and the independent, community-based living it allows. I also strongly support Senator Kennedy's CLASS Act, a budget-neutral means of financing long-term services and supports for individuals with significant disabilities so they don't impoverish themselves just to qualify for Medicaid. Because too many still face barriers to the care they need, I'll fight for mental health parity like the bill I helped pass in Illinois, so that coverage for serious mental illnesses is equal to coverage for other illnesses and diseases. And I will finally guarantee quality health care for anyone who wants it, make it affordable and portable for everyone, and stop insurance companies from discriminating and denying coverage to those who need it most – and I will sign it into law by the end of my first term as President of the United States. Today, more than one in six Americans lives with a disability. Most of the rest of us love somebody with one. So we all have an obligation to ensure that they have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. As we celebrate the anniversary of this extraordinary legislation, let us recommit ourselves to building a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination on the path to creating the more perfect union that we seek.
- Senator Barack Obama
Obama will fight for Americans With Disabilities and Our Families. One in 6 Americans has a disability and faces discrimination in employment, education, a host of opportunities and access to public buildings. This is about all of us Americans and Obama gets it. As one who has worked with students with disabilities for nearly 20 years, let me assure you that is a serious issue. In my experience these students are among my hardest working students in the general population that I teach. I admire them. First, it takes spunk and fortitude for them to go to college and graduate school. I teach graduate students--adults. The few who make it to graduate school get there through persistence and have common stories of those who never get to college, let alone graduate school, because of difficulties finding educational institutions near them that are accessible or can/will make themselves more accessible for their needs. Even then institutions are not always as accessible as they claim. I had a student who was an amputee from a fire and burn injuries who had to urinate in the bushes at a school where I taught, because the building for one of her courses had no accessible restrooms. Her only recourse was to threaten a law suit. Only at that point did the administration renovate for accessibility in all its buildings. Second, as the wife of a husband with physical disabilities with numerous friends with disabilities there are common stories around employment discrimination. Obama considers all of this in his speech below:OBAMA'S SPEECH ON THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIS POSITIONOn this anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, I'm reminded of my father-in-law, Fraser Robinson, who contracted multiple sclerosis at a young age. My wife Michelle watched him go from a vibrant and athletic young man to a man who used two canes to get himself to his job as a shift worker. He never missed a day of work; he just woke up a little earlier and worked a little harder to overcome the barriers he faced each day. He never wanted special treatment – he just wanted to be treated like everyone else. That's the very promise of the ADA. For decades, people with disabilities fought to eliminate everyday discrimination by seeking equal access to jobs, public places, and the voting booth. And eighteen years ago this weekend, Democrats, Republicans, and citizens of all kinds came together around that common purpose to provide all Americans with disabilities a full, fair and equal opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Because of the ADA, a woman with a disability can take public transportation to a workplace with the accommodations she needs. Because of the ADA, a wounded veteran can navigate his wheelchair more easily in public places. Because of the ADA, a student with a disability can study with accessible materials and learn in accessible classrooms. These are impressive achievements. But as with our other shared struggles for equal rights, our work is not done. Until every child with a disability can learn in their local public school in the manner best for them; until every worker with a disability can apply for a job without fear of discrimination; until every American with a disability can live an independent life in their community, we have more work to do. As President, I will build on the ADA's promise so that we make at least as much progress over the next eighteen years as we have over the last eighteen. That begins with restoring the original legislation. Recent decisions by the Supreme Court have severely restricted its scope by creating a far too narrow definition of "disability." As a result, people with multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions can be fired from their jobs because of those conditions. That's unacceptable, and not what Congress intended. When I am President, I will urge Congress to pass the ADA Amendments Act, if it doesn't this year. Remarkable progress has been made in education for people with disabilities. But while students with disabilities are attending college in record numbers, their graduation rates still lag behind other students. That's why I'll fight to increase funding for vocational rehabilitation programs that provide the training and job support necessary for success in college and beyond. And because it's long past time Congress kept its part of the bargain to help all our children fulfill their potential, I will demand full funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Because too many persons with disabilities still face barriers to employment due to discrimination, I'll strengthen anti-discrimination enforcement by increasing funding for our nation's civil rights and compliance agencies. And I will make the government a model employer, beginning with an Executive Order to hire 100,000 employees with disabilities into the federal workforce within five years. Because too many still face barriers to living fully independent lives, I strongly support Senator Harkin's Community Choice Act, which eliminates institutional bias in Medicaid and empowers people with disabilities to choose where and how they live. Unfortunately, my opponent opposes this important legislation and the independent, community-based living it allows. I also strongly support Senator Kennedy's CLASS Act, a budget-neutral means of financing long-term services and supports for individuals with significant disabilities so they don't impoverish themselves just to qualify for Medicaid. Because too many still face barriers to the care they need, I'll fight for mental health parity like the bill I helped pass in Illinois, so that coverage for serious mental illnesses is equal to coverage for other illnesses and diseases. And I will finally guarantee quality health care for anyone who wants it, make it affordable and portable for everyone, and stop insurance companies from discriminating and denying coverage to those who need it most – and I will sign it into law by the end of my first term as President of the United States. Today, more than one in six Americans lives with a disability. Most of the rest of us love somebody with one. So we all have an obligation to ensure that they have the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. As we celebrate the anniversary of this extraordinary legislation, let us recommit ourselves to building a world free of unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination on the path to creating the more perfect union that we seek. - Senator Barack Obama
Obama will fight for Americans With Disabilities and Our Families. One in 6 Americans has a disability and faces discrimination in employment, education, a host of opportunities and access to public buildings. This is about all of us Americans and Obama gets it. As one who has worked with students with disabilities for nearly 20 years, let me assure you that is a serious issue. In my experience these students are among my hardest working students in the general population that I teach. I admire them. First, it takes spunk and fortitude for them to go to college and graduate school. I teach graduate students--adults. The few who make it to graduate school get there through persistence and have common stories of those who never get to college, let alone graduate school, because of difficulties finding educational institutions near them that are accessible or can/will make themselves more accessible for their needs. Even then institutions are not always as accessible as they claim. I had a student who was an amputee from a fire and burn injuries who had to urinate in the bushes at a school where I taught, because the building for one of her courses had no accessible restrooms. Her only recourse was to threaten a law suit. Only at that point did the administration renovate for accessibility in all its buildings. Second, as the wife of a husband with physical disabilities with numerous friends with disabilities there are common stories around employment discrimination. Obama considers all of this in his speech below:
From Another Blog. I along with many other Obama supporters have signed this petition. Any one can sign, male or female, feminist or not:
Sign the message here:
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1269/t/3076/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=2243
Barack Obama and I are committed to changing the political process by building a campaign built on a broad base of support from ordinary Americans.
Women across America are showing their support for Barack Obama and helping to build one of a grassroots organization of unprecedented strength.
I've set my own personal fundraising goal for my Women for Obama campaign, which you can see on the thermometer to the right. If you are like me, perhaps you are making small donations to several Obama fundraising pages for $5.00 or less. However much you donate makes a difference and Obama appreciates it. Let's join Michelle Obama in making this a winning campaign for Barack.
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