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Next Event

simonebars — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:43:14 EST

Dear Obama Friends,

For those of you who can, I'll meet you next Saturday in London (UK), at the Tottenham....

We wiil share our experiences and patos...

See you there,

Simone, your italian friend

Help Mr President !

simonebars — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:48:52 EST

Dear Obama Family,

please have a look at the new internet site of the White House (www.whitehouse.com)

Then, leave impression and suggestion to the new Us President, our beloved Obama.

He really needs our help!

Your italian friend,

Simone

2009

simonebars — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:05:41 EST

Not only words this year..........let's move to save the Economy, the Peace and the International Relations.

These are the main facts we should reach, asap.

Fast, please !

Simone

EV'RYBODY'S TALKIN' 'BOUT

simonebars — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:52:25 EST

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

(C'mon)
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and Canisters,
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis, and Pop Eyes, Bye bye, Bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

(Let me tell you now)
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Revolution, Evolution, Masturbation, Flagellation, Regulation,
Integrations, mediations, United Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary,
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper,
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

(Thanks to martina for these lyrics)

Testi di John Lennon

MORE VOICES, ONE BIG CHOIR !!!

All people of the World shoud sing this song, togheter !

Your italian friend,
Simone

Bodies pile up as Mugabe wages war on diamond miners

simonebars — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:51:55 EST

From my friends around the World ; live

Simone

Scores have been killed during a campaign of terror unleashed by Zimbabwe's rulers against illegal diggers in the east of the country

Chris McGreal in Mutare
The Guardian, Thursday December 11 2008
Article history

The young miner already recognised the sound of dogs as a terrifying harbinger of death but the dull thud of the helicopter blades was something new.

Minutes later a Zimbabwean air force helicopter swept over the hundreds of fleeing illegal diamond miners and mowed down dozens with machine-gun fire. After that the police arrived and unleashed the dogs that tore into the diggers, killing some and mutilating others. The police fired teargas to drive the miners out of their shallow tunnels and shot them down as they emerged.

How many died in the assault two weeks ago is not clear but the miners say it was at least scores. Some bodies remain unclaimed and unidentified in Mutare hospital mortuary.

"First we heard the helicopter and we knew it wouldn't be good but I thought it would just deliver soldiers," said the young miner, a former student who gave his name only as Hopewell.

"Then it came over us and started shooting. There was a man next to me, he had been digging near me, and the bullet went right through his head. Everyone was in panic. People ran but they didn't want to leave their finds behind so they were stopping to grab them and getting shot ... The police were waiting for us with the dogs. I was lucky. A dog ran for me but there was this woman, she was slower than me and it attacked her. I don't know what happened to her. I went back to my diggings a few days later but she hasn't come back."

The police and military have for weeks been conducting a bloody campaign, which Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has described as "resembling a war", to drive thousands of illegal miners out of a recently discovered diamond field that some in the industry believe might be the richest in years.

The miners say hundreds have died. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change says it has the names of 140 people killed although there is common agreement that many have been buried without a word.

Chris McGreal: 'Bodies have turned up riddled with bullets' Link to this audio

The diamond fields around Chiadzwa, about 20 miles north-west of the town of Mutare in Zimbabwe's eastern Manicaland province, are a collection of shallow tunnels and open gullies dug out after the discovery of gems close to the surface two years ago set off the rush.

Thousands of illegal diggers moved in - estimates run between 10,000 and 30,000 including foreigners from across southern Africa - spending days or even weeks to discover only tiny diamonds worth no more than a couple of hundred US dollars. But that is several months' pay for many Zimbabweans as their country collapses under the weight of hyperinflation.

Many of the miners are professionals, such as teachers and civil servants, who have abandoned jobs that do not pay enough to feed their families. Others are students who have dropped out of university in the hope of making a quick fortune and subsistence farmers whose land has not produced a crop in years. And some have got very rich.

Mutare, on the border with Mozambique, has taken on the air of a frontier town filled with brash young men touting US dollars and an air of menace. The hotels are filled with miners and dealers. Luxury cars prowl the streets. Shops have filled with imported goods sold for American dollars and South African rand. Spend any amount of time in a hotel bar and periodically someone will approach with diamonds for sale.

The governor of Zimbabwe's central bank, Gideon Gono, has estimated there are more than 500 syndicates handling more than $1bn a month in illegally dug diamonds that are swiftly smuggled out of the country.

Now Zimbabwe's government, or at least members of its discredited ruling elite, are apparently trying to take control. The military and police have moved in to try to drive the illegal diggers out of plots the miners say are claimed by Grace Mugabe, the president's wife, and Joice Mujuru, the vice-president. Both areas are now known by the women's names.

Legal and opposition political sources in Mutare say the prime mover behind the military assault is the Zimbabwean air force chief, Perence Shiri, the former commander of the notorious Fifth Brigade which massacred about 20,000 people in Matabeleland in the mid-80s.

Shiri oversaw the bloody military campaign of beatings and killings in Manicaland earlier this year that terrorised voters into supporting Robert Mugabe in June's presidential election.

He sent the helicopter gunships into the diamond fields three weeks ago. The police were already letting loose ferocious dogs, killing some miners and maiming others. One police tactic is to use teargas to drive them out of the tunnels, causing stampedes in which some have been crushed. The miners say that in some cases the police shoot down the men, blinded by teargas, as they flee.

One described how there is shooting nearly every day and particularly at night. "There were three of us mining together. In the night a policeman came and shot my friend, twice in the chest. We ran away but came back. He was still alive. We carried him to a hospital but he died," he said.

A policewoman working in Chiadzwa said she saw a pile of 50 bodies after one helicopter attack. "There were a lot of bodies. They were piled up. I don't know what happened to them. Some of the dead are just buried secretly," she said. "Miners are killed every day. The orders to the police are to shoot them if they find them digging but many of the police do not want to carry out those orders. These are ordinary people like us."

The situation has got so bad that some miners are now arming themselves and fighting back. The state-run press has reported that several police officers have been killed in shoot-outs.

But none of that deters the men who continue to work the diamond fields. "The risks are worth it," said Hopewell. "Some miners have run away but most of us don't leave for long. We hear stories of giant diamonds. I've already sold enough to make more money than I have made in five years. I have bought food for my mother and father. I have bought a television and a DVD from South Africa. Next I will buy a car. If they don't kill me," he says, and laughs.

A De Beers subsidiary held the exploitation rights to the fields but let them expire in 2006 because, according to industry sources, it believed the diamonds to be of poor quality. A British firm, African Consolidated Resources, bought the rights but it was ousted by the government when large quantities of high quality diamonds were discovered a short dig under the surface. Theoretically the diamond fields were then taken over by the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation but the illegal diggers moved in so fast it was unable to assert control.

Some economists speculate that Zimbabwe's rulers look on the diamond fields as a new source of US dollars now that the country's foreign reserves have largely been spent and the collapse of agriculture, industry and tourism means there is little new money coming in. But given the bitter experience of recent years Zimbabweans have little reason to believe that if the ruling elite gets control of the diamond fields, the revenues will be used to rescue the country.

ZImbabwe Today

simonebars — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:35:38 EST

This article came from the site 'Zimbabwe Today', a live updates of the event in the area....we should move faster !

Invasion alert!

Armed intervention is now on the cards - here's why

Zambia, one of Zimbabwe's neighbouring countries, stations its crack 2nd battalion troops at the Tug Argan barracks in the Copperbelt city of Ndola. Zambia's Commandos are at the nearby Mushili depot. Recently both units have been training, in joint operations with the army of Botswana, another of our neighbouring states. The prospect - nothing less than the armed invasion of Zimbabwe.

This scenario has grown more and and more likely over the past few days, as the tone of international condemnation of Robert Mugabe becomes strident, and the possibility of armed intervention in Zimbabwe is at last given serious consideration.

Those famous voices who previously called for negotiations are now calling for action. Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, even ponderous British Prime Minister Gordon Brown - all have declared that enough is enough.

These tough-talking leaders have clearly and jointly reached the conclusion that Zimbabwe is collapsing and its people suffering unforgivably - something that commentators such as your own Moses Moyo have been telling them for months, even years.

It's the appalling cholera epidemic, first highlighted on this site, that has brought them to this conclusion. It has taken the pitiful and highly preventable deaths of thousands of innocent Zimbabweans to remove the scales from their eyes.

Underlying the many tough statements this last weekend was the unmistakable implication that if Mugabe can't be persuaded to step down - and he can't - then the next step is armed intervention. But not by troops from America, or Britain, or anywhere in Europe.

The unspoken rule is that such military action cannot, for all the usual historical and political reasons, be taken by White troops, from White countries. The soldiers who cross the border into Zimbabwe must be African. And as South Africa, under its wishy-washy leadership, cannot be relied upon, we expect it will be our brothers from Botswana and Zambia who will be asked to lead the way.

My source in Zambia told me: "Our forces are fully equipped, especially with Ak47's and Katyusha rocket launchers and tanks. The plan is for Botswana troops and Zambian units to invade simultaneously from their own borders, catching Mugabe's men in a pincer movement."

He told me that there would certainly be public enthusiasm in both Zambia and Botswana for an enforced end to the Zimbabwean dictatorship. For months economic and political refugees have crowded across the borders of both countries. Now they still come - and they bring cholera with them.

Zambia observers also believe that the fight, if it came to one, would not be a long one. Zimbabwe's troops, as also revealed exclusively on these pages, are already rioting, and staging pitched battles with police in the Harare streets. They are thought to have no stomach for a battle to save Mugabe.

Meanwhile the international calls for action have also included a suggestion that Mugabe be brought to trial at the international court at the Hague. But, I must point out, that won't happen if we get our hands on him first. We have a swifter justice to exact.

Special Award

simonebars — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:35:12 EST

Dear Friends,

check this link and leave a comment, if you like :

http://www.cronachemaceratesi.it/?p=1733

It is a Special Award called 'Il Maceratese dell' Anno', held by 'Il Resto del Carlino' -italian newspaper-...seems I'm one of the candidate(due of my work for the Obama Campaign) !!

Thanks,

Simone

Jim Martin

simonebars — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:46:12 EST

My dear friend,

the adventure with Martin is finished....thanks for all the support. We finished strong...all we learned is in our background, now !

Be ready and fired, for next President !

Your italian friend,

Simone

Parties around US

simonebars — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:30:05 EST

My dear friends,

Happy Thanksgiving Day !

Please pass my cheers to all your freinds and families met in your reunions !!

Your friend from Italy,

Simone

Team Fulton County in support of Martin

simonebars — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:08:08 EST

Please join the Fulton County Team in order to support Jim Martin as next Us Senator, on behalf of President Obama !

Your friend from Italy,

SImone

Picture of Fulton County Team

simonebars — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:25:54 EST

Dear Friends,

Hope you will enjoy this picture, in a italian online newspaper...

http://www.cronachemaceratesi.it/galleria/?album=5&gallery=23&pid=558

And of course support Martin, in the upcoming run-off !

Your italian friend,

Simone

Martin's Campaign, now

simonebars — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:58:01 EST

My dear all,

after a week (of partial rest) it is time to move again.

So, Martin's time.

Please help his Team and share your effort in order to elect him next Dec. 2nd.

This run-off is very special, and our President Elected will surely join us in this, visiting Atlanta very soon.

Come on!

Your italian friend

Simone

Time to Thanks (Simone)

simonebars — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:13:10 EST

Dear All,

I wish to thank you all for what you did for me, and for the Obama Campaign, in the last 40 days.
As a visitor, a 'stanger'....you welcomed me and I felt at home here.

Thanks to all the friends at the Fulton County Campaign Office in Atlanta -GA-(Julma first -she was my Us' sister- then Dwayne, Bennett, Willie, Dolando, Stephanie, Stephanie, John -my roommate-, Naya, Ron Atkins, Tiffany,Heleen, Helen and all volunteers and friends I joined around).

A special thanks to a little friend called Amalia, who canvass with her uncle and me some days ago (we spoke about her favourite movie, Harry Potter, also my and my daughter's favourite movie)....it is MAGICAL when the adult's world join the kid's world (...yes, I really missed my family !).

YES, WE DID words will be remembered forever !

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

PER LE STRADE DI ATLANTA (GA)

simonebars — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:46:12 EDT

Ieri è stato molto divertente! Siamo saliti in un camion scoperto, bardato di insegne di Obama, e con la musica a tutto volume abbiamo girato per le strade di Atlanta incitando gli elettori a recarsi a votare prima possibile (oggi è l'ultimo giorno utile, per il voto anticipato ! )
Davanti alle sedi elettorali (5 di cui 3 installate d'urgenza, a causa l'altissimo numero di persone che si stanno recando alle urne) ieri c'erano file lunghissime...qui ci si attrezza con libri o giochi passatempo quali cruciverba e sudoku, nell'attesa!), dove erano anche presenti i famosi Uomini-Sandwich (indossano i cartelli con la dicitura del candidato, come pubblicità), la nostra voce si è fatta sentire, eccome !

Con gli altoparlanti che sparavano le musiche della campagna elettorale di Obama (tra le quali c'era anche la canzone Georgia-ma non mi ricordo chi la canta...Nat King Cole?, più l'intramontabile Tina Turner) e il nostro speaker che urlava "Obama, Obama, facciamo ritornare la Georgia Blu, per voi, per le vostre famiglie, per il futuro dei vostri figli.. è stato molto divertente e appassionante...e abbiamo riscosso molto sostegno (gli automobilisti sostenitori di Obama facevano un gran baccano con i clacson, al nostro passaggio).

Siamo agli sgoccioli...oggi è l'ultimo giorno per votare anticipatamente...dovrò recarmi all' Ufficio elettorale più tardi, spero di fare qualche bella foto.

Ciao a presto, Simone

Porta a porta, oggi !!

simonebars — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:57:07 EDT

Cari amici di Obama,

durante il fine settimana il nostro HQ organizza il 'canvass door to door' (promozione elettorale porta a porta).

Oggi, con Julma (la mia sorella maggiore americana) abbiamo percorso esattamente 10,4 km....a piedi ! Abbiamo bussato 143 porte (il numero è preciso, in quanto dobbiamo presentare un 'canvass report' alla fine) e siamo venuti in contatto con numerosissime persone, in maggioranza afro-americani, che sono stati entusiasti di vederci...e di conoscermi, vista la mia provenienza oltreoceano.

Questo per promuovere il voto anticipato (in Georgia si può già votare, per evitare lunghe file il 4 Novembre, giorno ufficiale delle Elezioni).

Domani sarà un'altra giornata di canvass...poi avremmo tempo nei giorni prossimi di inserire tutti i dati nel data base dello Stato della Georgia.

What do you think....President Obama...sounds good ??? Yes, we can !

Simone

Volunteers, Obama needs you now !!

simonebars — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:05:09 EDT

Dear Obama Friend,
"I've often said that this election represents a defining moment in our history. On major issues like the war in Iraq or the warming of our planet, the decisions we make in November and over the next few years will shape a generation, if not a century. That is especially true when it comes to our economy."
Barack Obama (July 30, 2008)

The Georgia Campaign for Change is seeking volunteers and is asking our volunteers to come to our Downtown Office at 643 MLK Jr. Dr. (Morris Brown College-Jordan Hall) to assist in the following two areas :

Phone Banking : Mon to Fri 5-9 pm or during the weekday anytime from 10 am-9 pm.
Canvassing : Saturday 10 am-1 pm / 1 pm-4 pm / 4 pm-7 pm
Sunday 2 pm-5 pm / 5 pm-8 pm

Please respond with your availability as soon as possible !! Contact us at : (404) 584-2006Thanks for what you did previously...and thanks for what you will do in the future.Change and Hope...always remember these words (and please remember we have only 21 days to Nov. 4th !!).

Sincerely,

Simone

Meeting tomorrow at 643 MLK Jr. Dr. (Atlanta Downtown Office)

simonebars — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:51:38 EDT

Dear Obama Friends,Tomorrow Monday Oct. 13, 2008 there will be an Organizational Meeting at 7.00pm in our Downtown Office at 643 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.Please share the news and bring your friends !See you thereSimone

Campaign for Change, here !

simonebars — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:45:25 EDT

My friends,

our dues today is call the volunteers strongly involved in the Campaign for a 'Training Session' scheduled for next Saturday.

If someone not previously contacted wants to know more, please call the MLK Office at 404-584-2006. Details are ready to be sent, with Location Map.

Go on, Go Obama !

Your friend, inside Atlanta,

Simone

Ultimo giorno di 'Voter Registration Drive' in Us

simonebars — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:51:31 EDT

Carissimi amici,

Oggi e' l'ultimo giorno per la registrazione del 'voto anticipato' in tutti gli Stati Uniti.

Tantissimi volontari sono fuori per le strade di Atlanta alla ricerca di coloro che ancora non sono registrati....ultime ore decisive ai fini di questo scopo !

Ieri ho fatto parte del gruppo di 7 volontari diretti a East Lake (Sud Atlanta), vicino al Campo di Golf degli Us Tournaments.

Abbiamo ottenuto fantastici risultati !

Forza...ultime ore per il Vote Registration Drive !!!

Ciao da Atlanta, GA

Simone

Dwayne Marshall our Captain !

simonebars — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:32:29 EDT

Dear Friends,

we are ready to depart, right now, to start the Voter Registration Drive !

Our 'captain', Dwayne, is teaching all necessary tips for a fast start!

We all are firing, now!

Go on, GO OBAMA !

Your italian friend, in Atlanta

Simone

In Atlanta,GA !

simonebars — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:49:36 EDT

Dear Friends,

I'm in Atlanta right now to support all Obama Staffer here !

Come on ! Time to move is now !

Your italian friend, in Atlanta

Simone

I HAVE A DREAM

simonebars — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:55:51 EDT

My Friends,

my dream is to see Sen. Obama in the White House, as Commander in Chief...you too ?

Let's support the Change !

Simone

Election Day clothing

simonebars — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:57:11 EDT

Kimberli from GA wish to share this message to all Obama family :

Just for clarification, here's the Federal law:

'It is not a violation of law for a voter to wear into the polling place a
button, tee-shirt, hat or other article of clothing with a campaign message on it, so long as the
voter leaves the polling place promptly after voting. No Challenger or Watcher may wear such
campaign paraphernalia in the polling place. Election judges or any other person who is
authorized to remain in or near a polling place for an extended period of time is prohibited from
wearing political paraphernalia while inside the polling place.'

HOWEVER, because we expect 'politics-as-usual' tactics, we are recommending that you do not wear your Obama gear to the polls.

NEXT CHANGE

simonebars — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:24:12 EDT

Dear Friends,
You know more than me :

NEW YORK (Sept. 15) - A stunning makeover of the Wall Street landscape sent stocks falling precipitously Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials sliding 500 points in their worst point drop since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Investors reacted badly to a shakeup of the financial industry that took out two storied names: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Merrill Lynch & Co. (Aol report)

Now is the time for the Campaign to move closer to Us citizen !

Economy is real, not only stocks falling !

Your supporter,
Simone

The Economy Voice

simonebars — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:09:36 EDT

My friends,The World Economy is waiting for a CHANGE....

From Italy,
Simone

Aol reports :

Greenspan Says McCain Tax Cuts Bad Idea By GLEN JOHNSON WASHINGTON (Sept. 13) - Alan Greenspan says the country can't afford tax cuts of the magnitude proposed by Republican presidential contender John McCain — at least not without a corresponding reduction in government spending. "Unless we cut spending, no," the former Federal Reserve chairman said Friday when asked about McCain's proposed tax cuts, pegged in some estimates at $3.3 trillion.

THE CHANGE IS NOW !

simonebars — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:33:44 EDT

My dear friends and Obama supporters,

we have no time to lose. The Presidential Campaign in Georgia is very important, for our Democrats Candidates, and for us (and Usa) too.
Less than 2 months to have the new President !
Todays projections set our Obama not so good, in Georgia.

We need a common plan, to solve the problem.
I'll reach Georgia next month, ready to work 24/7, ready to help you to realize our common dream !
Yes, togheter We Can

Your friend,
Simone

Please share your ideas with the whole community....more people, more voices, 1 choir

TO ALL GROUPS !

simonebars — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:35:36 EDT

My dear friends,

this Group will play a crucial role in the Campaign.

Let's work togheter on behalf of Sen. Obama. Fiat lux !

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

OUR CLEAR LINE

simonebars — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:56:32 EDT

My dear all,
It is clear now ! The GOP is losing "consensus"...
No plans, no programm, no way ; just attack the opposite Party (Obama-Biden) !
Means we have to work hard as usual, until the US Presidency.

Simone

McCain team

simonebars — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:19:37 EDT

Time’s Joe Klein believes the McCain team's attacks on the media are simply a tactic meant to thwart inquiries into Palin's history.
Source :AOL

I assume her VP ticket is a nice move. Probably she will attract 2% more voters...(the good looking figure always helps, considering Sen. McCain ages). What do you think about ?

Your italian friend and supporter,
Simone

Remember these words, please !

simonebars — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:31:55 EDT

Palin Shakes Up
Presidential Race 'It's Going to Be a Wild Ride'

My friends,
I completely disagree with Mrs Palin words, naturally.
We should move different, we shoud demonstrate to Us citizen and to the World who we are.
We are the remedy and the only choice to CHANGE ! So, patience, smile and hard work !! GO OBAMA, GO !

Your italian friend,
Simone

Thanks to all !

simonebars — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:23:48 EDT

My dear all,

I wish to thanks all people who reached me this evening for the Event held in Urbisaglia (Italy).

The Major of Urbisaglia, all staff members and all people who kindly supported me and our Group.

Welcome also to the new members....we are becoming as a large family !

Your italian friend,

Simone

Welcome on board, Mr Biden !

simonebars — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:23:19 EDT

My dear all,

me and my Group (Urbisaglia-Italy-with Obama) are pleased to welcome Mr Biden, as Obama running mate.

Togheter we can, yes !

From Italy,

Simone

South Ossetia

simonebars — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:55:48 EDT

My friends,
maybe the O.Games distract us from the huge problems in Russia....last news reported that Russia stopped diplomatic relations with Nato (with us or vs. us, said Russian fonts).

In my opinion is not the time to stay quite...when people are in danger, it is a World problem !

From Italy,

Simone

Here the last update from Aol :

US-RUSSIA-GEORGIA

ORLANDO, Florida - President George W. Bush, pushing back against claims by Russia, says the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are part of pro-Western Georgia and that Washington will work with allies to insure Georgia's independence and territorial integrity.

OVER THE TOP !

simonebars — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:54 EDT

Dear Friends,

about 80 days to end the Campaign...let's move togheter and focus our priorities !

We want Sen. Obama Us President : YES !

We want a better world : YES !

Move togheter now, tomorrow and till the end. Over the top, we can !

From Italy,

Simone

The Pope today

simonebars — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:12:26 EDT

My dear friends,

let's the World hear the words of the Pope :"IMMEDIATE STOP TO ALL THE WARS !"

The only difference between animals and humans is the light of reason : as civil people we have to act in the sign of freedom, against all wars.

This is not a politic fact : human life is the MOST important thing. Regardless origins, Countries, attitudes, skin colour, religion.

From Italy,

Simone

Please condamn the terrible facts in Georgia !

simonebars — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:51:43 EDT

My dear friends,

worldwide we are VERY worried for the terrible facts in Ossetia !

"Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded.

Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, launched a major offensive Friday to retake control of breakaway South Ossetia. Russia, which has close ties to the province and posts peacekeepers there, responded by sending in armed convoys and military combat aircraft." news reported...
We should move togheter, and condamn all this happening now ! Stop all wars ! From Italy,Simone

Democrats Abroad is moving...what about YOU ?

simonebars — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:21:37 EDT

Dear Friends,
have a look to this video, held by Democrats Abroad, and share it with your friends !
VOTE ! VOTE ! VOTE ! Every VOTE counts !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amukRM9SSoo

From Italy,
Simone

SMILE !

simonebars — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:50:24 EDT

Dear Friends,

last attack our Senator received from McCain deserve a big SMILE !

Compare Obama to Paris Hilton...what a nice gag.

So, when you'll meet a friend of your who is Republican, just leave a big and educated smile !

No offence, no words...

Your italian friend,

Simone

ENERGY AGAIN

simonebars — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:07:27 EDT

My dear friends,

on the newspapers the news of the day is that Sen. McCain will propose a mass reduction of the oil price, due of the problems Us citizen have now with gas prices.

So, more explorations near the borders, with the propose to find new oil resources...

Money are very important now, and people are very concerned about that !

It will be the task of this Presidential Campaign...maybe the Power of Dreams VS. the Power of Money (Obama VS. McCain).

We will see...

Your italian friend,

Simone

Wait time (without waste time !)

simonebars — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:10:35 EDT

My Friends,

this is the period of the wait...we all are waiting the Denver Convention, before start with energy the last months of the Campaign.

So, let encourage our friends in joining us in this great adventure !

Thousands of people are not registered to vote,yet...we have to move, right now !

Parties, Barbecues...every moments to share our big effort in this Presidential Campaign, our campaign for Obama.

Your italian friend and supporter (firing to reach Us soon)

Simone

Obama Berlin Speech (24th July 2008)

simonebars — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:32:08 EDT

BARACK OBAMA BERLIN SPEECH: 'A WORLD THAT STANDS AS ONE'
THURS JULY 24 2008 12:58:02

Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome.

I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before. Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.

I know that I don't look like the Americans who've previously spoken in this great city. The journey that led me here is improbable. My mother was born in the heartland of America, but my father grew up herding goats in Kenya. His father -- my grandfather -- was a cook, a domestic servant to the British.

At the height of the Cold War, my father decided, like so many others in the forgotten corners of the world, that his yearning -- his dream -- required the freedom and opportunity promised by the West. And so he wrote letter after letter to universities all across America until somebody, somewhere answered his prayer for a better life.

That is why I'm here. And you are here because you too know that yearning. This city, of all cities, knows the dream of freedom. And you know that the only reason we stand here tonight is because men and women from both of our nations came together to work, and struggle, and sacrifice for that better life.

Ours is a partnership that truly began sixty years ago this summer, on the day when the first American plane touched down at Templehof.

On that day, much of this continent still lay in ruin.Ê The rubble of this city had yet to be built into a wall. The Soviet shadow had swept across Eastern Europe, while in the West, America, Britain, and France took stock of their losses, and pondered how the world might be remade.

This is where the two sides met.Ê And on the twenty-fourth of June, 1948, the Communists chose to blockade the western part of the city. They cut off food and supplies to more than two million Germans in an effort to extinguish the last flame of freedom in Berlin.

The size of our forces was no match for the much larger Soviet Army. And yet retreat would have allowed Communism to march across Europe. Where the last war had ended, another World War could have easily begun. All that stood in the way was Berlin.

Ê And that's when the airlift began -- when the largest and most unlikely rescue in history brought food and hope to the people of this city.

The odds were stacked against success. In the winter, a heavy fog filled the sky above, and many planes were forced to turn back without dropping off the needed supplies. The streets where we stand were filled with hungry families who had no comfort from the cold.Ê

But in the darkest hours, the people of Berlin kept the flame of hope burning. The people of Berlin refused to give up. And on one fall day, hundreds of thousands of Berliners came here, to the Tiergarten, and heard the city's mayor implore the world not to give up on freedom. "There is only one possibility," he said. "For us to stand together united until this battle is wonÉThe people of Berlin have spoken. We have done our duty, and we will keep on doing our duty. People of the world: now do your dutyÉPeople of the world, look at Berlin!"

People of the world -- look at Berlin!

Look at Berlin, where Germans and Americans learned to work together and trust each other less than three years after facing each other on the field of battle.

Look at Berlin, where the determination of a people met the generosity of the Marshall Plan and created a German miracle; where a victory over tyranny gave rise to NATO, the greatest alliance ever formed to defend our common security.Ê

Look at Berlin, where the bullet holes in the buildings and the somber stones and pillars near the Brandenburg Gate insist that we never forget our common humanity.Ê

People of the world -- look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one.ÊÊ

Sixty years after the airlift, we are called upon again. History has led us to a new crossroad, with new promise and new peril. When you, the German people, tore down that wall -- a wall that divided East and West; freedom and tyranny; fear and hope -- walls came tumbling down around the world. From Kiev to Cape Town, prison camps were closed, and the doors of democracy were opened. Markets opened too, and the spread of information and technology reduced barriers to opportunity and prosperity. While the 20th century taught us that we share a common destiny, the 21st has revealed a world more intertwined than at any time in human history.

The fall of the Berlin Wall brought new hope. But that very closeness has given rise to new dangers -- dangers that cannot be contained within the borders of a country or by the distance of an ocean.ÊÊ

The terrorists of September 11th plotted in Hamburg and trained in Kandahar and Karachi before killing thousands from all over the globe on American soil.Ê

As we speak, cars in Boston and factories in Beijing are melting the ice caps in the Arctic, shrinking coastlines in the Atlantic, and bringing drought to farms from Kansas to Kenya.

Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris. The poppies in Afghanistan become the heroin in Berlin. The poverty and violence in Somalia breeds the terror of tomorrow. The genocide in Darfur shames the conscience of us all.

In this new world, such dangerous currents have swept along faster than our efforts to contain them. That is why we cannot afford to be divided. No one nation, no matter how large or powerful, can defeat such challenges alone. None of us can deny these threats, or escape responsibility in meeting them. Yet, in the absence of Soviet tanks and a terrible wall, it has become easy to forget this truth. And if we're honest with each other, we know that sometimes, on both sides of the Atlantic, we have drifted apart, and forgotten our shared destiny.

In Europe, the view that America is part of what has gone wrong in our world, rather than a force to help make it right, has become all too common. In America, there are voices that deride and deny the importance of Europe's role in our security and our future. Both views miss the truth -- that Europeans today are bearing new burdens and taking more responsibility in critical parts of the world; and that just as American bases built in the last century still help to defend the security of this continent, so does our country still sacrifice greatly for freedom around the globe.

Yes, there have been differences between America and Europe. No doubt, there will be differences in the future. But the burdens of global citizenship continue to bind us together. A change of leadership in Washington will not lift this burden. In this new century, Americans and Europeans alike will be required to do more -- not less. Partnership and cooperation among nations is not a choice; it is the one way, the only way, to protect our common security and advance our common humanity.Ê

That is why the greatest danger of all is to allow new walls to divide us from one another. The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand. The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes; natives and immigrants; Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand. These now are the walls we must tear down.Ê

We know they have fallen before. After centuries of strife, the people of Europe have formed a Union of promise and prosperity. Here, at the base of a column built to mark victory in war, we meet in the center of a Europe at peace. Not only have walls come down in Berlin, but they have come down in Belfast, where Protestant and Catholic found a way to live together; in the Balkans, where our Atlantic alliance ended wars and brought savage war criminals to justice; and in South Africa, where the struggle of a courageous people defeated apartheid. Ê So history reminds us that walls can be torn down. But the task is never easy. True partnership and true progress requires constant work and sustained sacrifice. They require sharing the burdens of development and diplomacy; of progress and peace. They require allies who will listen to each other, learn from each other and, most of all, trust each other.Ê

That is why America cannot turn inward. That is why Europe cannot turn inward. America has no better partner than Europe. Now is the time to build new bridges across the globe as strong as the one that bound us across the Atlantic. Now is the time to join together, through constant cooperation, strong institutions, shared sacrifice, and a global commitment to progress, to meet the challenges of the 21st century. It was this spirit that led airlift planes to appear in the sky above our heads, and people to assemble where we stand today. And this is the moment when our nations -- and all nations -- must summon that spirit anew.

This is the moment when we must defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it. This threat is real and we cannot shrink from our responsibility to combat it. If we could create NATO to face down the Soviet Union, we can join in a new and global partnership to dismantle the networks that have struck in Madrid and Amman; in London and Bali; in Washington and New York. If we could win a battle of ideas against the communists, we can stand with the vast majority of Muslims who reject the extremism that leads to hate instead of hope.

This is the moment when we must renew our resolve to rout the terrorists who threaten our security in Afghanistan, and the traffickers who sell drugs on your streets. No one welcomes war. I recognize the enormous difficulties in Afghanistan. But my country and yours have a stake in seeing that NATO's first mission beyond Europe's borders is a success. For the people of Afghanistan, and for our shared security, the work must be done. America cannot do this alone. The Afghan people need our troops and your troops; our support and your support to defeat the Taliban and al Qaeda, to develop their economy, and to help them rebuild their nation. We have too much at stake to turn back now.

This is the moment when we must renew the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. The two superpowers that faced each other across the wall of this city came too close too often to destroying all we have built and all that we love. With that wall gone, we need not stand idly by and watch the further spread of the deadly atom. It is time to secure all loose nuclear materials; to stop the spread of nuclear weapons; and to reduce the arsenals from another era. This is the moment to begin the work of seeking the peace of a world without nuclear weapons.

This is the moment when every nation in Europe must have the chance to choose its own tomorrow free from the shadows of yesterday. In this century, we need a strong European Union that deepens the security and prosperity of this continent, while extending a hand abroad. In this century -- in this city of all cities -- we must reject the Cold War mind-set of the past, and resolve to work with Russia when we can, to stand up for our values when we must, and to seek a partnership that extends across this entire continent.

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many. Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth, with meaningful protections for our people and our planet. This is the moment for trade that is free and fair for all.

This is the moment we must help answer the call for a new dawn in the Middle East. My country must stand with yours and with Europe in sending a direct message to Iran that it must abandon its nuclear ambitions. We must support the Lebanese who have marched and bled for democracy, and the Israelis and Palestinians who seek a secure and lasting peace. And despite past differences, this is the moment when the world should support the millions of Iraqis who seek to rebuild their lives, even as we pass responsibility to the Iraqi government and finally bring this war to a close.

This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet. Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands. Let us resolve that all nations -- including my own -- will act with the same seriousness of purpose as has your nation, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere. This is the moment to give our children back their future. This is the moment to stand as one.

And this is the moment when we must give hope to those left behind in a globalized world. We must remember that the Cold War born in this city was not a battle for land or treasure. Sixty years ago, the planes that flew over Berlin did not drop bombs; instead they delivered food, and coal, and candy to grateful children. And in that show of solidarity, those pilots won more than a military victory. They won hearts and minds; love and loyalty and trust -- not just from the people in this city, but from all those who heard the story of what they did here.

Now the world will watch and remember what we do here -- what we do with this moment. Will we extend our hand to the people in the forgotten corners of this world who yearn for lives marked by dignity and opportunity; by security and justice? Will we lift the child in Bangladesh from poverty, shelter the refugee in Chad, and banish the scourge of AIDS in our time?

Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? Will we give meaning to the words "never again" in Darfur?Ê

Will we acknowledge that there is no more powerful example than the one each of our nations projects to the world? Will we reject torture and stand for the rule of law? Will we welcome immigrants from different lands, and shun discrimination against those who don't look like us or worship like we do, and keep the promise of equality and opportunity for all of our people?

People of Berlin -- people of the world -- this is our moment. This is our time.Ê

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

But I also know how much I love America. I know that for more than two centuries, we have strived -- at great cost and great sacrifice -- to form a more perfect union; to seek, with other nations, a more hopeful world. Our allegiance has never been to any particular tribe or kingdom -- indeed, every language is spoken in our country; every culture has left its imprint on ours; every point of view is expressed in our public squares. What has always united us -- what has always driven our people; what drew my father to America's shores -- is a set of ideals that speak to aspirations shared by all people: that we can live free from fear and free from want; that we can speak our minds and assemble with whomever we choose and worship as we please.

Those are the aspirations that joined the fates of all nations in this city. Those aspirations are bigger than anything that drives us apart. It is because of those aspirations that the airlift began. It is because of those aspirations that all free people -- everywhere -- became citizens of Berlin. It is in pursuit of those aspirations that a new generation -- our generation -- must make our mark on history.

People of Berlin -- and people of the world -- the scale of our challenge is great. The road ahead will be long. But I come before you to say that we are heirs to a struggle for freedom. We are a people of improbable hope. Let us build on our common history, and seize our common destiny, and once again engage in that noble struggle to bring justice and peace to our world.

Developing...

GMG in Sydney 08

simonebars — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:07:24 EDT

Lots of news from Sydney (Australia) during the GMG (Catholics Young General Meeting).

The huge community that reach this far Country comes from...USA !

More than 15.000 Us catholics, guided by Cardinal Francis George (tomorrow he will celebrate a Mess for all Us citizen) reached Sydney, about 1.140 groups from all over US.

With them, a selected group of 22 (17 girls and 5 boys) who will pass the news to Home, as they learned in a lamp course of journalism how stay tunes with the thousands at home, posting blogs through Internet in My Catholic Voice.

In the last visit in USA the voice of the Pope was been very clear : stop the bad things in the World !

Your italian friend, from Australia

Simone

Christians seek justice

simonebars — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:22:30 EDT

Lots of problems, yesterday in Bombay.

In the Maharashtra State christians activists organized a manifestation to protest against intimidation Faith Schools are submitted by MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena).

In the heart of hindu nationalism the situation of minority is becoming difficult, and the MNS Party would enter in all Faith Schools because the quality is higher.

The Bombay Catholic Sabha asks for a equal law to protect all Schools Institutes.

In God we trust (and in the help of the International Community)..

From Italy,

Simone

XXX Urgent ! Vote on Aol.com !

simonebars — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:49:47 EDT

My dear friends,

we cannot leave this off! Please reach AOL.COM and cast your vote in favour of our Candidate.

A big start is half of the race...

From Italy,

Simone

Poll Finds Obama Still Faces Racial Gap

AOL Posted: 2008-07-16 12:13:13 Filed Under: Elections News, Barack Obama (July 16) -- For the first time, a major political party will field an African-American in the presidential race. That's a sign that the United States' racial divide is getting narrower, right?

Not necessarily, according to a new New York Times/CBS News poll.

The poll finds major disparities in the way black and white voters view Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain. While 83 percent of black respondents had a favorable view of Obama, only 31 percent of whites did, for example.

Whites and blacks also hold widely differing views on the state of race relations in the country, the poll suggested.

After November 4th

simonebars — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:16:57 EDT

My dear friends,

I'm pretty sure now...

After November 4th we could have rest (a bit).

After November 4th we could relax (a bit).

BUT NOT NOW !! NOW IS THE TIME TO SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO SEN. OBAMA. NOW IS THE TIME TO FOCUS OUR ENERGY IN THE CAMPAIGN !

GO OBAMA ! YES, WE CAN

Your italian friend,

Simone

BB and AB (Before Barack and After Barack)

simonebars — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:54:45 EDT

Dear Friends,

very interesting, the article I read today about our Obama !

Seems in Us (and Worldwide) folks are speaking about history considering the periods as BB (Before Barack) and AB (After Barack)...

Means naturally that our leader is more than a person who appears for a while in our life...is becoming a truly inspirator of people!

HOPE for the best !

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

BB and AB (Before Barack and After Barack)

simonebars — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:54:06 EDT

Dear Friends,

very interesting, the article I read today about our Obama !

Seems in Us (and Worldwide) folks are speaking about history considering the periods as BB (Before Barack) and AB (After Barack)...

Means naturally that our leader is more than a person who appears for a while in our life...is becoming a truly inspirator of people!

HOPE for the best !

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

BB and AB (Before Barack and After Barack)

simonebars — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:53:25 EDT

Dear Friends,

very interesting, the article I read today about our Obama !

Seems in Us (and Worldwide) folks are speaking about history considering the periods as BB (Before Barack) and AB (After Barack)...

Means naturally that our leader is more than a person who appears for a while in our life...is becoming a truly inspirator of people!

HOPE for the best !

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

BB and AB (Before Barack and After Barack)

simonebars — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:48:25 EDT

Dear Friends,

very interesting, the article I read today about our Obama !

Seems in Us (and Worldwide) folks are speaking about history considering the periods as BB (Before Barack) and AB (After Barack)...

Means naturally that our leader is more than a person who appears for a while in our life...is becoming a truly inspirator of people!

HOPE for the best !

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

CHINA TODAY

simonebars — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:32:09 EDT

My dear all,
Do you think it is possible today, in 2008, that people are severed knocked because followers of a religion ?
"Asia News" reports that the Chinese Catholic Community of Fanzhi (Shanxi) they lived such a experience !
After 50 years, and they still have not a place where to pray God, because locals sell their building, all this without any respect of the law !

Nowdays China is investing millions to organize the Olympic Games, but they have no respect to folks !
Wasn't better to invest in the school system, or in social affairs, to "knock out" the ignorance ??

I think sport comes after religion..or I'm wrong ?

Your friend from Italy,
Simone

ORA, LEGE ET LABORA

simonebars — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:00:56 EDT

Dear Friends,

A solution to exit from this economic "empasse", in my little opinion, is the verb written by St. Benedict ORA, LEGE ET LABORA; so the cross, the book and the plow nowdays are the praises, the studies and the works.

Without any comparison from the past, the past came again to help us in these difficult moments.

Just focus in these 3 little points...we will discover new frontiers inside us. As the benedectines monks, we will walk through the World with a new infinite light.

Maybe there will be difficulties in the start (so many connections to break !) but I am pretty sure that the light we have inside will help our way, and the way of our fellow.

St. Benedict, The patron of Europe (today is his memorial day) will help us again !

From Italy,

Simone

ORA, LEGE ET LABORA

simonebars — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:00:14 EDT

Dear Friends,

Without any comparison from the past, the past came again to help us in these difficult moments.

Just focus in these 3 little points...we will discover new frontiers inside us. As the benedectines monks, we will walk through the World with a new infinite light.

Maybe there will be difficulties in the start (so many connections to break !) but I am pretty sure that the light we have inside will help our way, and the way of our fellow.

St. Benedict, The patron of Europe (today is his memorial day) will help us again !

From Italy,

Simone

ORA, LEGE ET LABORA

simonebars — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:59:20 EDT

Dear Friends,

Without any comparison from the past, the past came again to help us in these difficult moments.

Just focus in these 3 little points...we will discover new frontiers inside us. As the benedectines monks, we will walk through the World with a new infinite light.

Maybe there will be difficulties in the start (so many connections to break !) but I am pretty sure that the light we have inside will help our way, and the way of our fellow.

St. Benedict, The patron of Europe (today is his memorial day) will help us again !

From Italy,

Simone

ORA, LEGE ET LABORA

simonebars — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:57:44 EDT

Dear Friends,

Without any comparison from the past, the past came again to help us in these difficult moments.

Just focus in these 3 little points...we will discover new frontiers inside us. As the benedectines monks, we will walk through the World with a new infinite light.

Maybe there will be difficulties in the start (so many connections to break !) but I am pretty sure that the light we have inside will help our way, and the way of our fellow.

St. Benedict, The patron of Europe (today is his memorial day) will help us again !

From Italy,

Simone

Last Aol pool about Obamas

simonebars — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:43:18 EDT

Dear Friends,last Aol pool is about the focus of Media in Obama and Michelle daughters. As parent and Tutor I completely agreee with them. What is your opinion ? From Italy,Simone
NBC

Don't get used to seeing Barack Obama's young daughters on television. The Democratic presidential candidate and his wife, Michelle, allowed the cable show 'Access Hollywood' to interview their daughters, Malia and Sasha, as Malia celebrated her 10th birthday. Afterwards, Obama said he had second thoughts after seeing how much attention the interview had received. AOL News has the details.

Denver Convention

simonebars — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:26:24 EDT

Hi everybody !

What a great message, the last from Campaign Manager Plouffe !
We will have an OPEN Convention, to address all people the Obama's speechs.

Let's support with donations this BIG EVENT ! We can, Y E S !

Your italian friend,
Simone

NY Post

simonebars — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:16:50 EDT

Dear Friends,
last articles from NY Post about Obama and his convinction on Iraqui war are not very linear.
Krauthammer wrote about a very CHANGE, but only in opposition of our Democratic leader. This journalist said Obama is changing his view, so not "STOP THE IRAQUI WAR", but maybe "the war will continue longer then 16 months".
I believe this is not fair. I believe in Sen. Obama speechs. Are you ?

Your friend from Italy,
Simone

Obama and Michelle

simonebars — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:05:41 EDT

Dear Friends,
in european magazines, during these days there are articles about Michelle and her big effort in Obama Presidential Campaign.
From centuries, we use to say that a Big man needs, near him, a fantastic woman.
Today we use to say that a good family needs fantastic parents.
All is in the blood.
Thanks God we will have a great couple, in the White House.

Your italian friend,
Simone

Problems in Africa

simonebars — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:45:28 EDT

My friends,
Maybe some of you, like me, is really worried about the last problems of democracy happened in Harare, Africa, where has been a "false election" made by Mugabe. He has been Head of State (Zimbabwe) in the past 28 years; in the last election, he was the only contendant...pretty easy to win, don't you think ?

All the World is acting right now to stop this tiranny.
What can we do, for this ?

I'm acting in this way (in my opinion the best way):
write a message and send it to all International newspapers and newsagents, worldwide.
People who live in that Country need our help!

From Italy,
Simone

Obama in Europa

simonebars — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:27:26 EDT

Barack Obama non farà tappa in Italia durante il suo primo viaggio in Europa da candidato. Il senatore a metà Luglio sarà in GB, Germania e Francia dopo aver prima visitato Iraq e Afghanistan, insieme ad una delegazione del Congresso, e poi andrà da solo in Israele e Giordania.
"Questo viaggio-ha chiarito Obama-rappresenta per me una importante opportunità di valutare la situazione in Paesi cruciali per la sicurezza nazionale dell'America e per consultarmi con alcuni dei nostri amici più stretti sulle sfide comuni che dobbiamo affrontare".

Obama in Europa

simonebars — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:23:58 EDT

EUROPE STANDS FOR OBAMA

simonebars — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:23:37 EDT

My friends,
will be a pretty nice occasion for all and each of us, during next Obama trip into Europe, to share our passion on his way.
Are we ready ? Yes, we can !

Your italian friend,
Simone

SEN. OBAMA AND THE POPE

simonebars — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:59:43 EDT

My dear friends,
rumors I heard worried me.
I knew Sen.Obama will reach Europe, next July, but will not reach Italy...I think it is a mistake !
I'm thinking at 67 millions Catholics in Us, and their effort in this match. I know perfectly that we need to keep politics facts and Religion separated, but I expected to see Obama in Italy.
Without enter in our leader's priorities (he will visit GB, Germany and France, before reach the Middle East) a fact like this will sign another milestone in his Campaign...visit Benedict XVI.
Please don't forgot the motto "Roma Caput Mundi" !

Your friend from Italy,
Simone

SEN. OBAMA AND THE POPE

simonebars — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:58:24 EDT

SEN. OBAMA AND THE POPE

simonebars — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:55:52 EDT

NEW PEOPLE FOR OBAMA

simonebars — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:40:20 EDT

My friends,

to grow up the Party, and help Sen. Obama to the final stage (Nov. 4th), I kindly suggest you this tip :

Lots of former classmates you met in High School or University are waiting your call !

reach them out from your personal Agenda (find also the old ones), then contact them and explain them you and your Group are creating something very special : help the next Us President, Barack Obama.

Hundreds of people are waiting your call...don't lose a minute!

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

NEW PEOPLE FOR OBAMA

simonebars — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:39:29 EDT

My friends,

to grow up the Party, and help Sen. Obama to the final stage (Nov. 4th), I kindly suggest you this tip :

Lots of former classmates you met in High School or University are waiting your call !

Hundreds of people are waiting your call...don't lose a minute!

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

NEW PEOPLE FOR OBAMA

simonebars — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:38:32 EDT

My friends,

to grow up the Party, and help Sen. Obama to the final stage (Nov. 4th), I kindly suggest you this tip :

Lots of former classmates you met in High School or University are waiting your call !

Hundreds of people are waiting your call...don't lose a minute!

Your friend and supporter from Italy,

Simone

Senior Working Group

simonebars — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:10:12 EDT

My Friends,

We all welcome the new group that will work on behalf of Sen. Obama as Democratic Nominee.

Mr Warren Christopher, Mrs Madeleine Albright, Mr William Perry, Mr Jim Steinberg, Mr Antony Lake, Mr Richard Danzing, Mr Eric Holder, Mr Greg Craig, Mrs Susan Rice.

I'm sure this group will help our leader during the difficult and leading CHANGE we need, Worldwide.

Togheter WE CAN.

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

Senior Working Group

simonebars — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:09:00 EDT

My Friends,

We all welcome the new group that will work on behalf of Sen. Obama as Democratic Nominee.

Mr Warren Christopher, Mrs Madeleine Albright, Mr William Perry, Mr Jim Steinberg, Mr Antony Lake, Mr Richard Danzing, Mr Eric Holder, Mr Greg Craig, Mrs Susan Rice.

I'm sure this group will help our leader during the difficult and leading CHANGE we need, Worldwide.

Togheter WE CAN.

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

Senior Working Group

simonebars — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:07:42 EDT

My Friends,

We all welcome the new group that will work on behalf of Sen. Obama as Democratic Nominee.

Mr Warren Christopher, Mrs Madeleine Albright, Mr William Perry, Mr Jim Steinberg, Mr Antony Lake, Mr Richard Danzing, Mr Eric Holder, Mr Greg Craig, Mrs Susan Rice.

I'm sure this group will help our leader during the difficult and leading CHANGE we need, Worldwide.

Togheter WE CAN.

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

OIL POWER, NEW PROBLEM ?

simonebars — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:28:31 EDT

My dear Friends,
I wish to focus today to one of the most dangerous and troubling problem of our days...oil price.
After the peak of months ago (100 $/barrel) seems now the price will never stop !
This is an URGENT problem !
Every single product will increase (or is already increased) the price, and we will have just the money for a cuppa of coffee, in our pocket !
2 weeks ago the first problems in large stores and supermarket food retailers, here in Europe, with a limit quantity for person (2 packs) of RICE....the rice, my friends....we will combat next war for the rice (or other primary product) !!!!
Considering we are not in Africa, I suppose is a very important argument !

So, solutions ??

Your friend from Italy,
Simone

Powell...power

simonebars — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:18:24 EDT

My friends,

My intelligence reports to me that Mr Powell, a strong Republican active member, will endorse our Obama...what a fantastic end of Spring's news !!

It is not only a colour matter (riddiculus, today) but a very interesting thing in the Presidential Campaign. Means that a big CHANGE is in act !

CHANGE and HOPE, Barack's words and our words.

Your italian friend,

Simone

IRAN VIEW...

simonebars — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:57:19 EDT

Dear Friends,

on international newspapers I read the titles "Obama : stop Iran is a must".

This after HRC endorsement, so when he become the Democratic Nominee. So, he starts to speak as President also in International Affairs, or not ?

Some change of view in his political move ??

Explain me more, would you, please ? Only because these are the same words of Mr. Bush...you know !

Your italian supporter and friend,

Simone

Dream Ticket part.2

simonebars — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:13:57 EDT

Friends,

Thanks so much for all the nice comments of my previous one....I really suppose the great choice is Mrs. Sebelius as VP.

But, naturally, these are all speculations ! I presume the game is over, and Sen. Obama will choose (or already selected) the right person as his second.

It is politic, at the end...probably will be the politic of a real CHANGE, to finalize the best GOAL ever !

To each and everybody of you, from Italy,

Simone

Dream Ticket

simonebars — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:17:32 EDT

Dear Friends,

after my last blog post (VP bet) seems people likes to partecipate to decision...but probably all is done !

I expected Mrs. Sebelius as VP, but today in Europe's newspapers appears the news that Mrs. Kennedy will be in this position (or is expected to become).

Doesn't matter !

After this long Primary sessions we need a couple of days of relax, so, now, why not ME in the desk of VP ???

A bit of laugh, tomorrow we will concentrate in our next mission, the Campaign for Nov. 4th.

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

VP BET..

simonebars — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:25:00 EDT

My dear friends,
these days were unexpected...seems we are in a "limbo", waiting...
Could I bet the name of the VP ? I expect a real CHANGE, I expect someone different, I expect MRS SEBELIUS, Kansas Gov.

And about the Campaign,are we ready to restart ? YES, sure !
Yes, we can.

Your italian friend and supporter,
Simone

THANKS TO SEN. CLINTON

simonebars — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:35:42 EDT

Thank You Senator Clinton

Senator Clinton made history over the past 16 months -- not just because she has broken barriers, but because she has inspired millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to causes like universal health care that make a difference in the lives of all Americans.

These words comes from Obama...because UNITED WE STAND (L'UNIONE FA LA FORZA) !

Your italian friend,

Simone

THANKS TO SEN. CLINTON

simonebars — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:33:53 EDT

Thank You Senator Clinton

These words comes from Obama...because UNITED WE STAND (L'UNIONE FA LA FORZA) !

Your italian friend,

Simone

THANKS TO SEN. CLINTON

simonebars — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:30:07 EDT

Thank You Senator Clinton

These words cames from Obama...because United we Stand (L'unione fa la forza).

Your italian friend,

Simone

THANKS TO ALL FOR THIS VICTORY !!

simonebars — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:44:29 EDT

My dear Friends,

this is my first post, after the great Victory of yesterday. I'm really excited about the opportunity of a real CHANGE in our minds !

Thank you so much to be here, thank you so much for your support to our leader, now the Democratic Nominee to the White House!

Lots of work to do, lots of things to think, from now.

Did we reach the end ? No, this is a fantastic new start, 'till Nov. 4th.

Your friend and strong supporter from Italy,

Simone

THANKS TO ALL FOR THIS VICTORY !!

simonebars — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:42:17 EDT

My dear Friends,

this is my first post, after the great Victory of yesterday. I'm really excited about the opportunity of a real CHANGE in our minds !

Thank you so much to be here, thank you so much for your support to our leader, now the Democratic Nominee to the White House!

Lots of work to do, lots of things to think, from now.

Did we reach the end ? No, this is a fantastic new start, 'till Nov. 4th.

Your friend and strong supporter from Italy,

Simone

OUR POWER

simonebars — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:10:59 EDT

MY DEAR FRIENDS,

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Obama supporter, says just now that the contest is the victory in November, with the unify of the Democratic Party ! That's absolute true...I'm very confident on OUR POWER.

Let's focus now on next contests, Montana and Puerto Rico, we are 49 delegates to nominee !!

And to secure the nominee, we have to work very hard, on behalf of Sen. Obama !

Our power is not only the power of dreams, but it is the power of facts.

Are we ready ? Yes we can.

Your friend from Italy,

Simone

OUR POWER

simonebars — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:04:58 EDT

MY DEAR FRIENDS,

Let's focus now on next contests, Montana and Puerto Rico, we are 49 delegates to nominee !!

And to secure the nominee, we have to work very hard, on behalf of Sen. Obama !

Our power is not only the power of dreams, but it is the power of facts.

Are we ready ? Yes we can.

Your friend from Italy,

Simone

Last moments !

simonebars — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:41:11 EDT

My dear friends,

we are approaching a fantastic final on the race...OUR GOAL !

Come on...another 3 calls each, to support our leader.

Yes, we can !

Your italian friend,

Simone

OUR JOB, NOW..

simonebars — Thu, 29 May 2008 08:37:59 EDT

My dear Friends,

Days are ending....in 5 days we have to focus our job in the last States, PR -Montana- S.Dakota.

So, what are we waiting up ?

What we can do as his
supporters is to continue reaching out to residents in the remaining primary
states/provinces via phonebanking and doorknocking.

Me and my group (Urbisaglia-Italy-with Obama) we'll start in 3 hours -due of time zone- our phonebanking session.

IT IS THE ONLY IMPORTANT THING !

Help us in the CHANGE.

Your friend from Italy,

Simone

International voices..

simonebars — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:25:35 EDT

Dear Friends,
To let our voice counts I sent to Mrs Pelosi a nice mail to show my support to Sen. Obama.
Please help me in this contest and mail your view to her at :

AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov

(this is her contact address, if you are writing outside her District)

Togheter WE CAN !

Your italian friend,
Simone

Sharing friend's idea

simonebars — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:22:32 EDT

Iam just tapping base with my Obama friends. I can count them on one hand at this time: I will screen my other friends to see where they are at(mind). We must get ready to put Senator Barack Obama in the White House and this means dedicated people to do his work (Business) Pass these words to your true Obama friends, so we can be about the business soon & Register the people up this summer NEW IDEALS OF LIFE ( Fresh ) Please call if you are interested 330-814-4147 as for Elizabeth or Click on Events: Work on campaign Today !!! May 31-2008

Cynthia Tine

SO, NOW...

simonebars — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:16:52 EDT

My Friends,

as we are waiting Sen. Clinton next move (I previously said you all she is waiting a good LEAVING-BONUS), what will be our next step ?

Very simple, just focus our energy in Puerto Rico's Primary !!

Lots of delegates in this Us Territory...we could achieve it!

I suggest, starting for now, to add in our Groups the Groups for Obama in P.R., a strong signal, in my opinion, about their rilevance on this race...would you?

So, finalizy our acts, till the end !

Yes, we can.

Your italian friend,

Simone

COME ON ! TODAY IS THE DAY...

simonebars — Mon, 19 May 2008 16:58:52 EDT

Dear Friends,

are u knocking doors or phonebanking ?

From Italy me and my group we made hundreds phone calls to Kentucky and Oregon, in support of our leader.

A new beginning, starting from tomorrow !

YES, WE CAN

Simone

WHY WE NEED OBAMA

simonebars — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:30:27 EDT

AMERICA IS A DEMOCRACY NOT A DYNASTY – WE NEED OBAMA -THE WORLD NEED OBAMA !

George H. Bush -Vice President: 1981-1989
George H. Bush - President: 1989 - 1993
William J. Clinton - President: 1993 - 2001
George W. Bush - President: 2001-2009

Hillary R. Clinton - President: 2009 - 2017 ??????????????? NOOOO!!!!

*36 years of the same two families holding the executive office of the United States of America.
*28 years of the same two families serving as

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

CRUCIAL MILESTONE !

simonebars — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:16:17 EDT

My dear friends,
we are really near our goal...to secure the nomination for Obama !
Seems we need another 20 elected delegates; WE CAN DO THIS !
Let's speak to the people about what will mean, for Us and for the World.

This is our momentum, this is our voice.YES.

Your italian friend and supporter,
Simone

THEN...DID WE SCORE OUR GOAL ?

simonebars — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:18:30 EDT

My loved friends,

nothing happened in the past days (apart Mr. Edwards endorsement..)!

Are all groups sleeping ! We still have not anything in our basket...why seems we stopped ?

Let's wake up and be ready for next move, in Kentucky and Oregon.

Your friend from Italy,

Simone

WHAT SEN. CLINTON IS WAITING (BUON' USCITA)

simonebars — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:38:56 EDT

My dear Friends,

All reporters worldwide are writing about the huge result of Sen. Clinton in WV. And all are asking about her next move...

I'm pretty sure she is only waiting for a good LEAVING-BONUS (BUON' USCITA in italian), as she can't afford to continue the Presidential race.

Maybe the VP ticket? Or a good position in the Democratic Party...we will see.

Surely she will endorse our leader, next.

This is the political view of Us facts at now.

OUR step is continue the race till the end, in support of Obama. So, ready to move for KY and OR?

Yes, we are. Yes, we can.

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

WHERE IS THE HOUSE YOU (WE) WILL BUILD ?

simonebars — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:29:58 EDT

My lovely Friends,

This title came from "Judgment and Hope", from Isaiah.

Hope...Obama's first and last word in every speech.

2 days on for another Primary...we have to move! Let's move togheter, with canvass and phonebanking. Focus on it, please, then we will have time to feast! Go,go,go!

Your friend and italian supporter,

Simone

IT IS NOT THE TIME TO FEAST !

simonebars — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:23:44 EDT

My friends,

Seems we reach the end...but it is not ! It is just a start...Obama moved fantastic on Tuesday the 6th...but the match is still not finished.

We have to continue his steps, we have to support him 'til the last. So focus in WV now, because a big victory in this State will put an end to Mrs. Clinton'race.

Yes we can.

Your italian friend and supporter,

Simone

2 days left

simonebars — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:08:10 EDT

Dear Friends,

In Italy and Worldwide we are firing up ! After the goal in Guam, now we are expecting to win the World Cup of the Elections...IN and NC !!

Just 10 phone calls each... Go Obama, Go ! Yes, We Can.

Your italian friend,

Simone

All in one, all in Obama !

simonebars — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:15:36 EDT

Dear Friends,
what I learned in these months is that our action WORKS !
Thousands people worldwide is moving in our direction, in the direction of our leader. Noone could stop us, noone could ventures a word with us ! Our words have supported those who stumbled.
Before Guam, IN & NC vote we have to move as a impact mass, all in one, all in Obama. Call friends ! Our time is now.

Your italian friend,
Simone

Bill Clinton Vs. Obama

simonebars — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:35:32 EDT

Dear Friends,

on international newspapers appears that former President Clinton is very concerned about Obama.

Gaffes and gaffes, as usual. Stop the old politics views! Go for the Hope. Go Obama !

Let's help the GOTV in Guam first (next approaching date), then in IN and NC.

All togheter, WE CAN. YES !

Your italian friend,

Simone

Obama Friends Worldwide

simonebars — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:10:14 EDT

My Friends,

fired up !

We are ready! Next step in Italy is the "Bridges for Obama" in Florence, on May the 6, on Ponte Vecchio.

You are all welcome! A day of fun and fundraising, to support our leader.

Your italian friend,

Simone