Stephanie Woods MillerObama Delegate 8th Georgia Congressional DistrictP.O. Box 13711Macon, Georgia 31208
(478) 787-9729AmericanAppeals@yahoo.com
August , 2008;Dear Obama Friends and Supporters;
My name is Stephanie Woods Miller. I am a wife, a mother and it has been my great honor to be elected as a pledged delegate for Senator Barack Obama from the 8th Congressional District of Georgia. This means, that I have been selected to travel to the Democratic National Convention in Denver and officially vote for Barack Obama as our Democratic nominee for President of the United States. This is indeed an honor and a privilege, but I NEED YOUR HELP!!The estimated expenses for each delegate to Denver is $3,500 and those expenses are born individually by the delegate. That’s right, we all must find a way to finance our own trip. That is why I am writing you today. I would appreciate it if you could make a contribution to help offset these expenses and send me to Denver to support Barrack Obama, help shape the Democratic platform and redirect future of our country. Whether you are able to contribute $20.00 or $500.00 your gift will make a big difference. For your convenience, make donations at www.campaignwindow.com/StephanieWoodsMillerObamaDelegate or you can mail your contribution to me at the address at the top of this letter.This election season was witness to a long and hard fought primary between two good candidates and I am immensely proud to have Senator Barrack Obama as the standard bearer of our Democratic Party, however the work of the party is not done yet. The platform for the Democratic Party is established at the convention. I know how important this is because I have had the opportunity to talk to voters in some of Georgia’s poorest areas and I have been especially moved by the hardships which face our families. These issues are even more pronounced in the lives of the women and children of our community. Mothers have told me of the difficult choices they must make when they have to drive 15 miles each way to work at time when gas is almost $4.00 a gallon. The high cost of gas, followed by daycare and housing expenses leave them with little left with which to feed their children. They are ready for a change, they are ready to see their issues reflected in the platform of the Democratic Party and they are ready for Barrack Obama. You and I can do our part to give voice to these people who are so hungry for change and your generous contribution will help me to do just that.Fundraising as you have seen on the news is so difficult yet so essential to political campaigns. I know that we all are making sacrifices in this economy so please accept my thanks in advance for your consideration and for your gift. Your kindness will not be forgotten. Also, please take a moment to send your stories and photos of how you became involved with this campaign along with your contribution so that I can share them with other supporters on my website.Look for me on the floor of the convention in August under the Georgia banner. When you see my face, know that you helped put me there and that has made all difference. Let’s take our country back!Sincerely
Stephanie Woods Miller
www.campaignwindows.com/StephanieWoodsMillerObamaDelegate
If you can house an Obama fellow please contact the Shira Miller at the campaign at smiller@barackobama.com.
Thank You
On Sun, 6/8/08, Shira Miller <smiller@barackobama.com> wrote:
From: Shira Miller <smiller@barackobama.com>Subject: Housing for Obama FellowsTo: TAYLORMILLERLAW@YAHOO.COMDate: Sunday, June 8, 2008, 4:38 PMStephanie,Thanks very much for taking the time to speak with me on the phone and for offering to try to find a place to house one of our Fellows. Again, the program runs from June 14th-July 26th, and the Fellows will be getting training in Atlanta from the 14th-16th, so the first night they would need to be housed would be the 16th. They’ll be working really hard and unpaid so the housing is a huge help and you won’t be seeing much of them anyway. The only thing they need is a place to sleep. You don’t need to cook them meals or provide anything beyond that.We have interviewed all these Fellows and will be training them for 3 intensive days in Atlanta so we will know them well before we send them out and will not send anyone to you who would not be a good fit. If you or anyone you contact is interested, please let me know the following information and we can set you up with someone and put them in touch:Dates you can host Number of spots you have Whether they are beds in a shared room, beds in a separate room, or couches. If you have any pets Whether you prefer a non-smoker or a certain gender Thanks very much for offering to do this. This is really helpful. Best , Shira
Thanks very much for taking the time to speak with me on the phone and for offering to try to find a place to house one of our Fellows. Again, the program runs from June 14th-July 26th, and the Fellows will be getting training in Atlanta from the 14th-16th, so the first night they would need to be housed would be the 16th. They’ll be working really hard and unpaid so the housing is a huge help and you won’t be seeing much of them anyway. The only thing they need is a place to sleep. You don’t need to cook them meals or provide anything beyond that.
We have interviewed all these Fellows and will be training them for 3 intensive days in Atlanta so we will know them well before we send them out and will not send anyone to you who would not be a good fit. If you or anyone you contact is interested, please let me know the following information and we can set you up with someone and put them in touch:
Thanks very much for offering to do this. This is really helpful.
Best ,
Shira
This one's for the politicial junkies. This model shows how the voter registration drives that many of you have been involved in may determine the outcome of the general election.
http://progressillinois.com/2008/05/11/features/obama-over-the-top
The Obama campaign is running an ad in Puerto Rico in which Senator Obama addresses the people of Puerto Rico in spanish. It should come as no surprise that Senator Obama has an ear for languages, but I still found it refreshing that he put forth the effort to make such a direct appeal to the people of Puerto Rico.
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/channel-08/2008/05/obama_en_espanol.html
I am seldom left speechless but Keith Oberman's response to Hillary Clinton's remarks were amazing in their truth and intensity.
video is here: http://thisweekwithbarackobama.blogspot.com/2008/05/keith-olbermanns-special-comment-on.html
The top levels of the Democratic Party including Senator Obama have begun taking steps to reunite the Democratic Party. I believe that at the grassroots level we should start putting together events and activities that unite the party at the base.
http://www.wbur.org/news/2008/77475_20080523.asp
This year the Democratic National Convention will grant unprecedented access to bloggers. Tondee's Tavern has been named as the Georgia blog.
http://www.tondeestavern.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=2245DD1E433BFBC935348835865FE9C7?diaryId=1571
I received this letter from Rev. Joseph Lowery and I thought that it was worth sharing
Dear Mrs. Miller;
I have walked this earth now for many a mile and many a year, and there are times when it seems like every step of the way. I've been told to wait. I walked from Selma to Montgomery and beyond with Martin Luther King, Jr--and even the sincerest of people often greeted our struggle for civil rights with a plea for patience.
"You're right, " they'd say, "but the timing isn't. Couldn't you wait just a bit?"
I walked in Dr. King's footsteps after his assassination, assuming the helm of the SCLC and marching for an end to the war in Vietnam. And politicians told us, "We know this war is a disaster, but the political climate isn't right for ending it. You'll have to wait." Today, I am proud to march alongside one of the most inspiring leaders our country has seen in a generation. His name is Barack Obama, and he holds out the promise of a new politics steeped in possibility. And once more, we're hearing that tired old refrain.
"Yes," the skeptics say of Barack, "he surely is an extraordinary leader. And yes, he most certainly was right to oppose the war in Iraq back when other politicians were backing it blindly. And, why, of course he's right about all those aching and unmet needs here at home. But he hasn't spent enough time in Washington, D.C. "Why doesn't he wait?"
Well, in most respects, I've grown more patient with age--but this time around, I hope you won't begrudge me an old man's sense of urgency amid fading time, when I tell you: I'm too old to wait.
I'm too old--and too many young lives are at risk--to wait for sanity to prevail and this disastrous war in Iraq to end. Only Barack Obama had the foresight and fortitude to oppose it from the very beginning. And only Barack has shown backbone sufficient to detail a specific plan to bring every last one of our troops home within a year.
I'm too old--and too many of our neighbors are hungry and ill--to wait for someone to deal with America's twin crises of proverty and health care. These are national shames in a nation of abundance and plenty, and Barack will tackle them with the urgency they demand. I'm too old to wait for bold leadership on global warming, on education and opportunity here at home, on genocide in Darfur and AIDS in Africa, on the many issues our politics seem too small to confront. I'm too old to wait for a politics enlivened by possibility, a politics broad and deep enough to accommodate both our needs and our dreams.
I'm too old, in short, to wait for Barrack Obama to be President of the United States.
Now, I hope you won't misunderstand. I may have walked many a mile and many a year, but these legs of mine are willing to walk many miles farther--as many as it takes to see our country's promise of hope made real. But I'm old enough to know that when people are suffering, patience is no virture. It's urgency that this moment demands.
For the choice we face is urgent. It is the hope and change Barack Obama offers--or what John McCain proposes; giving George W. Bush's failed policies, from Iraq to the economy, another four years. It is up to you and me to ensure Barrack has the resources both to talk with Americans about these choices and to respond to the attacks that, sadly, we know will continue.
If you're content to wait for change, this moment may not feel as urgent as it does for me. Buti I know you're not. I know you know that America can't afford to wait. Neither can this campaign. That's why I hope you'll join me in rushing a generous contribution--the most generous you can possibly afford--to Obama for American.
I wouldn't ask you to do this just for one man who's too old to wait. I'm asking you to stand with Barack for a country that's facing too many challenges--and too many opportunities--to wait for the bold and hopeful leadership Barack Obama offers. Please respond today
Sincerely;
Joseph Lowery
I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of emergency sirens. I huddled in a downstairs bathroom and prayed for the safety of my family and friends. These are the moments when we realize that there is a Power greater than us. In the face of winds that tear trees from the ground and rip houses from their foundations, that we are forced to acknowledge that one's age,race, sex,social status, or political affiliations have no meaning but rather that we are one people striving and praying to preserve the people and things most dear to our hearts. Take a moment and consider what is important in your life.
My prayers go out to the people of Macon and Middle Georgia. This morning Mayor Reichert declared a state of emergency. South and West Macon have been hit the hardest by the storm and at least one person has died in Laurens County. Much of the city is without water due to a loss of electricity to one of the water pumping stations. Those people who do have water are being asked to conserve it. Residents have also been asked to not use their telephones or cell phone unless it is truly necessary to avoid tying up the phone lines and to remain at home and off of the roads.
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=52243
North Carolina and Indiana have sent a clear message that Senator Obama is inspiring a shift in the way that Americans view their government and their ability to effect change in that process. The Middle Georgia area is gearing up to do our part to continue the momentum by making sure that we register as many voters as possible. Please cut off CNN and come out and help with this important effort.
Brownie Points Staffing is the official host of this event and is located at 1383 Oglethorpe Street, Macon,Georgia 31201. We will also be registering people at the Terminal Station in downtown Macon.
Please call Dwan Packnett at (478) 743-1155 for additional information.
