Ingredients:
1 USDA Choice 5-Star Presidential candidate (recommend Barack Obama ONLY!)
2 Barack Obama supporters in Chicago
1 Barack Obama supporter in Phoenix
a pinch of musical & managerial know-how
a dash of computer technology know-how
a jigger of creative ingenuity
First, select the best presidential candidate in 40 years. We strongly recommend only using Barack Obama for optimal results. Second, get a young singer/songwriter with a powerful, intoxicating voice to write a song reflecting our common desire for change. Third, record the song and send an mp3 version of it to another Obama supporter in Phoenix Arizona, who just so happens to have a knack for creating visual delights to accompany the sweet sounds. Fourth, enjoy the finished product.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FnNHoX0VGBg
This production was created with much love & passion by Obama supporters for anyone who prefers the new politics of hope over the politics of cynicism and politics of fear.
I Don't Believe in Never. This song was suggested to me by another Obama blogger, Dinora. I was not familiar with the song or the artist so I went surfing over at my second online home, YouTube, and found it. What a pleasant surprise! Even though I am not fluent in Spanish I did study the language for 3 1/2 years in high school so I was able to understand a lot of the song. From what I learned, the artist Juanes, is very well known and popular in Mexico. When I mentioned this to my daughter in Seattle she knew exactly who I was talking about so, sadly I feel I was a little behind the curve on this one.
Anyway, the song has a very catchy beat to it and I included the English subtitles for the majority of the song other than when the chorus repeats the second time. I'll include all the English translation lyrics here for anyone who may be interested. The spanish lyrics can be found all over the web with a simple google search.
I want everyone to know that I like all types of music and I am always open to suggestions for songs to use for Obama videos. Once again kudos to Dinora for the suggestion on this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Woby5IlTHXU
No Creo En el Jamas - I Don't Believe in Never
When life throws me blows and knocks me to the ground
is when I feel the most that I have to pick myself up
for facing fear is a way to conquer it
I won't give up, I won't give my life to fear
fear is an assasin that kills feelings
whenever I'm alone, it's because God is here inside me
and I need silence to be able to find
my own voice and my truth
and at the end of the darkness
I don't feel alone, I know you're with me
today I'm going to rise and not get disheartened
over what I wanted to do and wasn't able to
I'm not going to accept it today, I'm going to try to do better
life has a solution, there's nothing impossible here
I don't believe in never...no! (x2)
If giving up is a way of dying
then I'm never going to give in to death
I think of my family, the heart beats stronger
for one cannot live wondering when one will die
and they say that to dream is as much as dreaming of being alive
I believe in the present and that keeps me away from death
and I need silence to find
today I will rise and I won't get disheartened
I won't accept it today, I'm going to try to do better
life has a solution, there is nothing impossible here
Good Morning,
Some of you may be aware of a video project I am working on with "Butterfly Kisses" as the featured song and the father/daughter relationship as the central theme. I plan on using images of Senator Obama and his daughters and would also like to invite any Obama supporters to participate by emailing your favorite photos of your father/daughter for inclusion in the video. I also have a daughter and will be including my own photos. So far I have had 3 people send photos and would love to get as many as possible. I will also include your name on your photo in the video or in the credits if you desire, or they will stay anonymous and we could play a game on the blogs of guessing who's who.
Anyway, it is a beautiful song and I really want this video to turn out special so I would greatly appreciate your participation. The easiest way for me to receive photos would be as attachments to an email. I have a variety of programs to open the images and the "jpeg" format seems to work the best for me so if you can send in that format that would be great.
My direct email address is danm117@cox.net
If you wish to participate please email your photos within the next 7-10 days. Thank you very much.
Daniel McKernan
Desert Dove Dan (barackobama.com username)
DesertRatDan (YouTube username)
The length of this Democratic presidential nominating process has been enlightening on a few different levels for me. When we learned about government in school we were taught things like, the 3 branches of government, how a bill becomes a law, who was our first president, etc. We learned a bit about what exactly a representative republic is. What we did not learn about was this notion that corporations are citizens just like everyone else, but because they have so much more money and influence with congresspeople, that all laws are now written by them for them. In fact, it has become so lucrative that government employees are now just putting in their time so that they can leave government work and become lobbyists for the very industries that they used to regulate.
Now, in the past we had what we called the Fourth Estate. That was the moniker given to the media for their role as government watchdog. Well that watchdog has now become their lapdog! Reason? See previous paragraph about "corporate citizens." Sex sells, drama sells, basically bullshit is what sells these days on the corporate airwaves. Why do you think there have been so many "financial services" commericals over the last 8 years? They are probably second to only big Pharma as far as advertising spending go. So keep all the unwashed masses drugged up and they won't realize that the government is stealing them blind. As long as they can watch and vote for their American Idol, that's all that matters. As far as news is concerned, you will not get that from the networks or cable infotainment channels. If one's only source for information is the TV, then we have a situation where somebody like George Bush can waltz into the White House, totally destroy this country's morale, economy, military, standing in the world, environment, etc and be PRAISED for it by some paid shills on these corporate media blabberfests.
All of last year, ALL of the media coverage of the Democratic nominating process was focused on the "inevitable" Senator Hillary Clinton. EVERYBODY justs LOVES Bill Clinton! That's what we were told every single day by one bubble-headed, bleach blond after another. (thanks Don Henley for that reference, "Dirty Laundry.") When we did hear the name Barack Obama mentioned it was usually with ridicule and scorn. "Whatever happened to the guy that gave that great speech at the DNC in 2004? They would ask. What is he all about? They would ask. He's got no substance, they would say. Well, how the hell would they know? I don't think any of them even bothered to read either of Obama's TWO bestsellers, one of which was a very honest and heartfelt autobiography. No, they were too busy being lazy and quoting whatever poll of the day had Senator Clinton up by 20, 30, 40 percentage points, nationally of course. Did they even bother to look into Obama's policies and position papers and hour long detailed speeches on issues that he was performing last summer and early fall? No, of course not. That's boring stuff, they would rather quote polls and then "discuss" how they all could be so wrong!
Now, I understand that Senator Clinton and her supporters are vowing to never support Senator Obama, blaming their loss on the media and on everyone else. If there ever was a family that had more control over the media than the Clintons I would like to know who. Maybe the Hearst family or Rupert Murdoch. Senator Clinton, what are the rules for nominating a Democratic presidential candidate? What are the rules? Did you all agree to the rules? What are the rules? Senator Clinton, does Puerto Rico get to vote in our Presidential election? Senator Clinton, if you think Michigan and Florida should be counted for popular vote, then shouldn't all caucus states be counted also? What are the rules? Did you all agree to the rules?
Sorry to be repetitive but we, as citizens of the U.S. are expected to live by its rules and laws correct? Wouldn't it be safe to say that we should be able to expect that our elected leaders would do the same?
One last time, what are the rules and did you agree to them? Why don't you go tell all your buddies in the corporate media what the rules are and that you agreed to them, and that you now wish to congratulate Senator Obama on a well run campaign and a hard fought victory? That would be the sign of good sportsmanship that we Americans like to pride ourselves on.
In the desert southwest we have these cockroaches or sewer roaches if you will, that are literally indestructible. I once sprayed a whole can of RAID directly on one and it just kind of burped, and went on its merry way. Hmmm, the Black Knight perhaps?
When you put the 2008 Presidential candidates through this prism you would have to agree that Senator Hillary Clinton is the ultimate Black Knight.
The North Carolina and Indiana primary results seem to clearly indicate that the nomination process is a foregone conclusion, right? Well it would be nice if somebody would gently let Hillary know that.
Anyway, I put together this little video to illustrate my point. For any Monty Python fans out there, I think you'll recognize the audio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCEpI-7naEk
This is just a cute little shout out to all my Obama brothers and sisters here on www.barackobama.com. As this campaign has progressed I have found that this website has become my second home. It is such a friendly and helpful and fun atmosphere that it is the closest thing to "family" that I have experienced outside of my biological family.
I can only hope that this site remains "the best show in town," even after President Obama takes the Oath of Office. I just love it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4IS0Yy15kk
Peace & Love to All
I've heard the term grass roots before but until now never really gave it much thought. So my first stop is believe it or not, Webster's New World College Dictionary 4th Edition. I know I know, with a blog title like this you would think I would just Google it or take a peeki at Wiki, but me and Webster go way back so I usually give him first dibs.
grass roots: (of American origin) 1 the common people, originally those especially of rural or nonurban areas, thought of as best representing the basic, direct political interests of the electorate. 2 the basic or fundamental source or support, as of a movement.
So how does a grass roots movement take hold in the digital age? I think what Howard Dean started in 2004, Barack Obama has taken to a whole new level in 2008. The very first email I received from Barack Obama in early 2007 was about me and how I could be a part of something really good. It was enticing, it lured me in. It didn't ask for money it just asked me to go take a look at the website and get involved. I have to admit though that I was already very interested in Obama even before the email.
I absolutely love the digital age myself. It has allowed me to run a small bookkeeping/payroll/tax prep business out of my house with almost no travel at all. With the ability to transfer not only data files but all kinds of banking & financial transactions, tax returns, etc electronically, the world has indeed shrunk. The other side of the planet is just a mouse-click away. You want photos or images or music or video? Hey, YouTube baby. And until a recent ruling by the Arizona Racing Commission, I use to be able to bet on and watch horse races from anywhere in the world right on my computer.
Anyway, you start with a message, you open-up a place (real & cyber) where everybody can come to see and hear that message. Then you give them the tools to network with each other and then show them (Camp Obama) how to expand their networks with the same message, in this case the message of CHANGE.
I created a profile on barackobama.com and made donations on a fairly regular basis. I had never blogged before and it took me a little while of just reading and lurking, trying to learn the etiquette and navigation techniques before I actually started to post a few things myself. The atmosphere was really so very friendly and helpful that it has become my second home. Well, actually my first home since my computer's in my office and I'm in my office 7 days a week. It even gave me the confidence to venture out and create accounts at a few other blog sites, namely DailyKos and Huffington Post, even though I haven't posted at those sites much at all.
Okay, so my wife and I sign up to attend a mini "Camp Obama." It taught us how to tell our story and then listen and get someone else to tell their story about how they came to rally around a common cause (i.e. a political campaign) After that we volunteered as ushers at Obama's rally at ASU in Tempe, AZ last October. Well, after taking pictures at the rally and downloading them to my computer, I discovered a little program already installed called Windows Movie Maker. I played around with it a little bit and was able to put together a little slide show with music. Then I actually learned how to upload it to YouTube so I could share it with other Obama supporters. Now I can't stop. As of this writing I think I have 78 videos on my YouTube channel, the majority being related to Obama or this campaign in some way.
Something amazing happened the other night though that I wanted to share with everyone. After Senator Obama's rally last Friday in Philadelphia, in which attendance was reported to be 35,000 I was surfing my usual spots for images, video, etc of the rally and found enough material to put together a music video that I finished and uploaded to YouTube at about 12:30 a.m. Arizona time. I was so tired that I didn't even post a link to it over on barackobama.com, I just figured I would do it the next morning. Well when I got up and went to check my email I noticed that there were already about 15 to 20 emails that said someone had commented on my video. I went to YouTube and noticed that there were already close to 400 views! Then I received an email from another Obama supporter that said they had seen my video from a link over on DailyKos. Apparently, a blogger with the handle of "lookit" had surfed the net for video of the amazing rally in Philly and linked them all in a diary on DKos.
Saturday the number of views on YouTube only changed twice. It went from 400 to 2300 and then to 4500 by the time I went to bed Saturday night. As I was checking it today It has gone over 6000 views but what I found even more fascinating was that it had garnered up to 9 "honors" at one point. Honors are ratings liked #37 Most Viewed in News & Politics (today or this week, etc). The video hit honor status in 5 countries outside of the U.S. New Zealand, Ireland, Netherland, France and Canada. The point I'm trying so clumsily to make is that with the technology of today and like minded people all rallying around a common cause, a common purpose, nothing is impossible.
Here is a link to the video. The most amazing part is that after the rally thousands of people marched and chanted "Yes We Can" for 7 or 8 blocks down Market St in an impromptu parade! So, in a matter of hours, from on the ground in Philadelphia, to a home office in Phoenix, to the cyberworld of YouTube, DailyKos & Barackobama.com, grass roots in the digital age hits the world stage. I sure am glad to be a part of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa1hDJjWuYc
47 million Americans without health insurance and even those that do have it are only one injury or illness away from bankruptcy. A planet being heated up and choked to death by its own inhabitants. The illegal invasion and occupation of a foreign country that has lasted longer than World War I, World War II and the Civil War and cost over 4000 lives, trillions of dollars AND a tripling in gas prices since 2001. Decreasing wages, jobs lost to foreign countries because of cheap labor, the explosion of illegal immigration here because of corporate greed.
This is an election year. There are numerous debates to give the American people a good look at the candidates on their positions on issues, right? Well, apparently ABC didn't think so and thought it was much more important to ask about lapel flag pins, pastors, 1960's radicals, elistism, baking cookies and protecting the capital gains tax rates for a "middle class", that according to Charles Gibson, is people making $250,000 per year. A quarter of a million per year is middle class?
The point I'm so clumsily trying to make is that there are so many more important issues that face us RIGHT NOW, that I had to emphasize it with a music video. I must admit though that I somewhat pilfered the format of the video from the band's (Van Halen) original music video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CBzxtbemrc
After watching and listening online to the Barack Obama rally in Philadelphia last night I just had to record my thoughts and feelings. 35,000 people come to Independence National Historical Park, between Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, on a gorgeous Friday night in April to listen to a political speech. A political speech? I don't think so. Within a couple of hours after the rally ended there were numerous videos uploaded to YouTube by Obama supporters that were at the rally. I downloaded some of these videos and along with some photos of the event put together this music video to the early 90's song "Right Here Right Now" by Jesus Jones.
I think you'll agree with me that after watching this video one cannot say that Obama is just another politician and that he gave just another political speech. Ask yourself, when was the last time you saw 35,000 people venture out on a Friday night just to see a politician and hear a political speech? Oh yeah, and then also march and chant for 7 to 8 blocks in an impromptu parade down Market Street in Philadelphia.
...but maybe, just maybe I'm right!
With the corporate media's recent obsession over Barack Obama's comment about people being "bitter" about their economic plight in small towns, I came across this song whose lyrics I think fit the situation perfectly.
Since this campaign began Senator Obama has done nothing but tell the truth to the American people and I get the feeling that the coprorate media wants this about as much as it wants a root canal. You see, with Barack talking directly to the American people and allowing them into the process, we won't need these media numbskulls to "present" it to us. I for one, am so happy that Senator Obama doesn't think we're all idiots and it is just burning the media up inside. They see their influence on controlling the American thought process dwindling and they're just desparate to hang on as long as possible.
Anyway, I put this video together with a lot of images from the past week or so. I included the lyrics in the info section of the video for your perusal. I think you'll agree that they fit very well with Obama's narrative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXqlsZlJUdA
Barack Obama has said that one voice can change a room and if one voice can change a room then it can change a block, then a precinct, then a city, then a county, etc. Well, I'm not saying I can have THAT kind of impact but who knows, maybe I can touch a few people.
Recently I did a telephone interview with MadamaAmbi, an Obama supporter who set up the group "ArtistsWriters4ZeitgeistObama and Interview4Obama" here on the website. She has uploaded Part 1 (15 minutes 58 seconds) of the interview, which can be listened to at this link:
http://www.cyberears.com/index.php/Browse/playaudio/2853
The whole interview lasted about 1 hour and 45 minutes but I don't know exactly how much of it will be used. It was a pretty free-flowing conversation so please excuse me for any verbal faux pas I may have uttered.
I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the interview.
Thank you for your time.
I'm a mama's boy, I admit it. But before you start laughing at me, please let me give you a little background. I come from a family of seven kids and my mom died when I was only 15 years old. She was only 38 years old herself at the time. My dad was always the strict one, the disciplinarian. My mom was the one with the soft touch and a bit more erudite manner about her. I have two aunts on my dad's side that are Catholic nuns, in fact one year after my mom died I moved to Northern California and lived in the workers' quarters at a convent where my aunt was the big cheese.
My grandmother on my dad's side had ten kids, most of which were born right before or during the Great Depression. She was a full-blooded German woman and my grandfather was a full-blooded Irishman. What I noticed was that grandma was the definite "rock" upon which everybody else seemed to balance. The oldest child, my aunt, "Sister Emily" is the one that was the Treasurer for the Sisters of the Holy Names.
I have three sisters, all of which with successful careers. My wife is a Licensed Practical Nurse who has worked with dialysis patients for over 20 years now. I have one child, yeah that's right you guessed it, a daughter.
The reason I decided to blog about this subject is that in this presidential campaign it is such a relevant topic. I imagine one's first inclination would be to think I'm referring to Senator Hillary Clinton or the number of female politicians who have endorsed Senator Barack Obama. One would be wrong however, as I am referring to our potential new First Lady, the one with the same birthday as mine, Michelle Obama.
I find Michelle to be an exceptionally gifted speaker. Passionate, but no BS, to the point, but in an educating sort of way. She strikes me as being very genuine, hardworking, empathetic and yet still very humble. The trademark honesty that I see in Barack I also see in Michelle and I imagine that's no sheer coincidence. They both are highly educated individuals yet still connected with us regular folks and that is very refreshing.
Now I know you may be thinking, yeah so? So, the point is that the woman has not only equaled the man in education and career goals, but has done it in addition to a couple of small things like; giving birth to two beautiful daughters, being a devoted wife to a charismatic public figure, managing all the kids' activities and make a few speeches for Barack out on the campaign trail. Oh yeah and all the while looking fabulous while she does it.
See, sometimes I think us men forget to acknowledge how influential woman are in our lives and what a pivotal role they play. I'm as guilty as anyone and today I plan on telling my wife, Denise just how much I admire her and acknowledge that I wouldn't be the person I am without her.
The link below is to a little tribute video I put together for Michelle Obama.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_BeuEvym4Y
If you enjoyed that video please help me reach my fundraising goal. I would really appreciate it.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/DesertRatDan
As I was channel surfing today trying to catch Senator Obama's town hall meeting in Malvern, PA, I was struck by the fact that the majority of all news coverage was of the protests going on in San Francisco as the Olympic torch was being relayed. I understand the outrage at human rights violations, the position of China on Tibet & Taiwan, the increased greehouse gases being rpoduced by China, etc. What I don't understand is where is the outrage and protest of an illegal invasion and occupation of a sovereign country, the plundering of our nation's treasury, the destruction of an iconic American city by not only natural disaster, by by man made apathy and greed.
I guess we should think about that passage in the Bible from Matthew that says something like, "why are we concerned with the splinter in our neighbor's eye when we neglect the log in our very own?"
For many, a dog is just a pet. They are a species that is a good companion for humans. They fill our days with laughter, joy, surprise, and yes, even pain & heartache sometimes. My wife and I recently had to put down one of the members of our canine family because of cancer. She was a dear old girl, lived to 13 years of age. We still have our 7 year old Yellow Lab named Benny and recently a friend of ours was offering free Basenji puppies. Well, being the saps that we are, we couldn't resist and went ahead and took a female puppy, that we named Brandy.
Being an ardent Obama supporter I put Obama shirts on Benny and Carrie (now deceased) and took pictures of them. These pictures were used in some of my Obama videos and I subsequently learned that I had a little 2 year old fan from Iowa named Hunter that just loved the Obama Dogs! Well, I made a little video of Brandy and Benny right after we got her and added the song "Can't Keep a Good Dog Down" from All Dogs Go to Heaven and uploaded it to YouTube, just for Hunter.
Well now that Brandy is about 6 weeks older, I've taken more pictures and decided to add captions to some of the photos, add various soundtracks and create another video for my little buddy, although I think mom is going to have to explain some of the references I used.
Now you're probably wondering what any of this has to do with Barack Obama and his campaign, aren't you? Well, there are really 3 different connections that I think kind of relate to each other. First, we all know that Sasha & Malia have been promised a dog if Barack becomes President, so the issue of canines is relevent. Second, when I see the interaction between our two totally "different" dogs I am struck by the fact that they seem more protective of each other than we humans are of other humans sometimes. The third issue is the one that I think is central to Obama's message. That even though we may look different, speak differently, like different food, etc, at the end of the day we really are more alike and have the same dreams and desires, trials and tribulations. When I look at our 7-yr old, 120 lb "Yellow" Lab (neutered), who barks like a puppy and then our 4-month old, 5 1/2 lb "Black" Basenji puppy, who doesn't bark but makes every other kind of animal sound you can think of, I never would have thought they could get along. I mean look how different they are, right? Hmmmm, old-young, light-dark, male-female, big-little, straight-curly. They, like America, can't get along, can they...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbWdlMtTmyw
p.s. Please be kind and give it a good rating. I and I'm sure Hunter, would appreciate it greatly, Thank you.
...and he is us." How else could you explain one half of our country fighting with the other half over issues like pastors' sermons, flag pins, Pledges of Allegiance, the viability of a surge, this person's religion or that person's sexual affairs in the midst of a never-ending occupation of a foreign country, global climate change, a failing healthcare system, a failing education system and oh yeah, we can't forget the ever increasing national debt of, what is it now 9 trillion dollars?
Senator Obama gave a groundbreaking speech yesterday on Race in America and one today on the situation in Iraq. He seems to be the only candidate who actually reads, researches and listens intently and THEN formulates a plan or policy and puts the best possible team together to achieve the intended goals.
When I read & hear the absolutely ridiculous slander and smears coming from the Republicans and their corporate media lackeys it really makes me wonder if we are actually devolving as a species instead of evolving. Here we have an Administration that unilaterally invaded a sovereign country that had NOTHING to do with the attack on America on 9/11, occupies it for 5 years with no political progress being made and costs in both lives and treasure increasing on a daily basis. The Republican Presidential candidate, Senator John McCain goes to the Middle East on a photo-op, holds a press conference, and then proceeds to mis-identify the enemy three times before being corrected by Senator Joe Lieberman. Has the American public seen this clip played on an endless loop 24/7 the same way that Pastor Wright's 2 sermon snippets have been played? Are the right-wing radio screaming heads taking Senator McCain to task for this gaffe? If the same gaffe had been made by either Senator Obama or Senator Clinton then it definitely would have been in the 24/7 endless loop mode also.
After listening to both of Senator Obama's speeches it reminded me of the last line of another famous speech:
-- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.-Abraham Lincoln
Of the people, by the people, for the people. It does not say of the special interests, by the special interests, for the special interests. Please let us heed Senator Obama's advice and come together before we tear this country apart any further. Senator McCain wants one hundred years of wars. Senator Clinton wants to "fight" the Republican attack machine for the next 4 or 8 years. Can we really afford either one of those two options?
and now, Barack Obama's speech on race in America. It was perhaps the most amazing speech I have ever heard. What the corporate media has done over the past week by showing endless loops of the same 2, yes count them 2, speeches by a pastor who has preached for over 20 years has been utterly shameful. The purpose was nothing more than to play on people's fears and divide us as much as possible. I'm sure that even as I write this the pundits are trying to slice and dice the speech and put their own spin on it. But you know what, I don't think anyone needs to listen to them anymore because you just can't spin something this brilliant..
If America is to continue in its' pursuit of a more perfect union then our racial disharmony MUST be addressed and Senator Obama just did so in the most professional and presidential manner.
"The surge is working." Says, who, the same people who brought us "mission accomplished?" The same people who brought us "we're turning the corner?" The same people who brought us "we don't want the smoking gun to be in the form of a mushroom cloud?" The same people who brought us "it won't cost America a dime, Iraqi oil proceeds will pay for it?" The same people who brought us "we'll be greeted as liberators?" The same people who brought us "the insurgency is in its' last throes, if you will?" The same people who are now bringing us "they're going to follow us home?"
Now, think back to Condoleeza Rice's senate confirmation hearing for her appointment as Secretary of State shortly after George W. Bush's re-election in 2004. I distinctly remember a junior Senator from Illinois who, after some intense questioning of Dr Rice, received the affirmative response from her that there was NO MILITARY solution to the civil war in Iraq. Next, there was a senate hearing on the progress in Iraq from one General David Petraeus, the architect of "the surge." Once again, I distinctly remember a junior Senator from Illinois questioning the General on how the surge would guarantee "political" progress. The answer was it could not.
So now the latest word from General Petraeus is that there is basically no politcal progress being made. Okay, so now what? Right, let's get everybody's attention diverted away from this self-made disaster. Hmmm, let's see, Obama's a Muslim, no wait he's an Atheist, no wait he's an angry Christian, no wait he's a liar, oh and he's unpatriotic, doesn't say the Pledge of Allegiance and took his oath of office on the Quran. What else, oh yeah, we need to get the Democratic Party fighting amongst itself so let's stir the pot. Let's talk about MI & FL. Let's talk about Geraldine Ferraro. Let's talk about all the skeletons in the Clinton's closet. Come on, we need to get them to fight some more. In the meantime make sure that any and every reference to Senator John McCain is prefaced with the words, "War Hero."
Do you see a pattern here people? Point being, that Senator Obama had the foresight and judgment to oppose the invasion of Iraq from the beginning. He had the foresight and judgment to realize that there was no military solution to the civil war in Iraq. He is the only candidate who is speaking the truth about the difficulty we will face in extricating ourselves in a manner that is as carefully planned as the invasion was carelessly not planned. They know he's the best person for the job, we know he's the best person for the job, so the only thing they have left is lies and smears all covered in fears!
I honestly believe that the goodness, character, compassion and intelligence of Senator Barack Obama is ultimately going to shine through and light this country's spirit and fire again. Please join me in this movement to give our government back to its' rightful owner, the American People!
Thank you so much.
