Yesterday evening, at a Town Hall event in Kokomo, IN; Barack was introduced by Joe Nelson. Joe is a Kokomo local who was recently laid off from his job at the Kokomo Sanitary Pottery plant.
In this video clip, Barack discusses Joe's story, and how the loss of manufacturing jobs is affecting small towns across the country:
Yesterday, day two of his tour through Indiana, Barack made two stops in Bloomington. The first was to the campus of Indiana University, where the 'Little 500' bike relay was already in progress! Barack attended the 23rd annual women's race, and spent over an hour shaking hands (and collecting t-shirts!) inside the stadium- check out some pictures from his stop:
After his on-campus visit, Barack made a stop in downtown Bloomington, at Nick's English Hut. The place was packed with people watching the Little 500, which was being shown on television screens throughout the pub. Before leaving Nick's, Barack reminded everyone to vote in the Indiana primary on May 6th!
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Here is a video clip from Barack's town hall meeting in Columbus earlier today. He took quite a few questions from the audience, including one about his healthcare plan:
Check out this blog post for some pictures from the event- the gym at East Columbus High School was packed!
Barack just finished up his first town hall meeting of the day in Columbus, Indiana.
A crowd of almost 3,000 people came to Columbus East High School to hear Barack- some students even camped out overnight in the rain to get the best seats! Check back later for some video from the event!
In Indianapolis this morning, Senator Barack Obama called for swift passage of his legislation to require corporations to hold a nonbinding shareholders vote on compensation packages offered to executives. A new study produced by USA Today found that the top 50 CEOs made around $15.7 million last year – despite the fact that many of their companies have been falling behind.
Obama’s bill, the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, would restore a measure accountability and restraint to a system that has spun out of control in recent years. The bill would not limit executives’ compensation, but rather would ensure that companies disclose and justify the salary and benefit packages offered to executives by give shareholders a nonbinding vote on a company’s executive compensation plan.
In 2005, the average CEO earned 262 times the pay of an average worker. That’s more in one workday than the average worker earned in one year. Studies and news reports have shown that for many executives even when stock prices and profits fall, pay doesn’t, deepening the gulf between the nation’s very wealthiest and the hardworking Americans who fuel the economy.
At his last stop of the day on the Indiana bus tour, Barack spoke to a crowd of almost 3,000 people in Lafayette. Check out this clip of Barack talking about the state of the race:
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At a town hall meeting in Henderson, NV this morning, Barack took a question about immigration reform. Here is a quick video clip of his answer:
For more on the Henderson event, check out Zach's post from earlier today!
Across the state of Iowa, Obama volunteers are knocking on doors, making phone calls, standing outside businesses and waving signs to remind folks to attend their caucus and encourage them to support Barack. Check out this video of a volunteer in Des Moines:
This afternoon, Michelle and Barack stopped by the food court at Kaleidescope at the Hub in Des Moines to talk with some caucus goers, and encourage people to attend their local caucus tonight!
It was freezing cold in Waterloo last night, but that didn't stop more than 1,000 people from coming to hear Barack talk about the change he can bring to Washington. In this video, he explains the need for more transparency and bringing Republicans and Democrats together to get things done on tough issues like health care reform:
Earlier this afternoon, Barack fired up a crowd of 1,000 people at the Coliseum in the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids (you can check out Jaime's blog here.)
In this video clip from the event, Barack talks about how he will bring leaders on opposite sides of an issue together to get things done- take a look!
Despite the wind and snow, a crowd of more than 400 people in Iowa Falls eagerly listened as Barack showed why he is the one candidate who can bring about change we can believe in. Check out this video!
Today, Barack's Stand for Change Tour is continuing with several stops across Central Iowa. Check in soon for video from his first stop in Knoxville. I heard it was an incredible crowd!
Last night, Barack's last stop was in Ottumwa. He received several standing ovations from the crowd of at least 500 people.
He covered a variety of issues including better pay for teachers and making sure our veterans get the services they deserve. Check out this video from the event:
At his event in Toledo last night, Barack took a question from the audience about his plan to reform to health care. In summing up his policy, Barack took a moment to talk about the need for transparency and accountability in all areas of government, and how he's worked to bring those principles to Washington. Check out this video clip:
We have many great precinct captains across the state helping Barack bring change we can believe in. We've told you about some of them. Now, I'd like to tell you about another. One of our best is Marjorie, in Fort Madison.
She's 94-years-old and one of the best-known Democratic activists in the area. She's been on board with Barack since very early on.
Here's a video we put together about her. She is truly inspiring!
Yesterday, Barack attended a Town Hall meeting in Indianola. Despite the cold, snowy weather, people turned out to ask the Senator questions about issues like fiscal responsibility, and affordable college tuition. Watch as Barack responds to a question about his health care policy:
Michelle Obama made a stop in Fairfield yesterday, taking a tour of the new Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, and speaking to residents about the issues most important to her. In this video, Michelle speaks about leaving the world a better place for our children:
Earlier today, Barack joined several of his top advisers for a discussion about the kind of judgment necessary to bring about a change in our foreign policy that we can believe in. He answered questions ranging from the United States' relationship with China, to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Here is a video clip of Barack's response to a question about national service abroad:
Before Barack's commanding performance at the Des Moines Register Debate yesterday (check out Jaime's liveblog of the debate) Obama supporters, volunteers and staff gathered outside the debate hall to fire each other up, and cheer Barack on as he arrived. Here is some video!
Jaime posted yesterday about Barack's rally on the Iowa State University campus. Check out this video where he talks about the importance of the youth vote, and how any students who go to school in Iowa can and should participate in the 2008 Caucus.
