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Georgia Ministers For Obama

This group is designed to first surround Senator Obama, his family and campaign supporters with prayer. Secondly to use our platform as community leaders to generate excitement around the Obama's campaign and the message for CHANGE.

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The justification in President Barack Obama’s invitation to University of Notre Dame

By ODEH ODEH - May 3rd, 2009 at 8:53 pm EDT

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With due respect to the Catholic Church tradition of prioritizing the essentiality of life, I do understand why some are against the extension of invitation by the school to President Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States of America.

Nevertheless the actions of my brethren do not exclusively and clearly represent the action that Jesus Christ would have taken. Consequently I have the pleasure of asking those who may differ from me to watch the brief clip of the Jesus of Nazareth film and try to understand the dialogue he had with Peter in relation to Mathew (the Tax collector, whom many see as a sinner and betrayal of Judaism).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXWha-sHdzs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ETrntOjDTc&feature=related

We can make more progress spiritually and otherwise only when we expose ourselves to the diversities that abound within us and without necessarily compromising our position but nevertheless creating the opportunity for true dialogue.

Consequently, I am in total agreement with the school authority for inviting the president to deliver the opening remark in the University of Notre Dam, notwithstanding the culture we all thrive to preserve. Like Jesus Christ this may present an opportunity to make the difference and clarify some of the confusions that have being going on for time immemorial.

God bless USA

God bless Obama & Biden

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Georgia Will Never Turn Blue! Elderly & Disabled = Scare Tactics?

By Kristen - Nov 2nd, 2008 at 7:15 pm EST

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Hello from Hotlanta! I spent most of this weekend reaching out to registered voters for the Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) effort actively underway here in Georgia. For anyone who has not yet helped with this effort, I encourage you to please do your part and see how easy it is to make a huge positive impact in the comfort of your own home. After my calls today, I am more assured now than ever before how VITAL it is for Georgians to keep GOTV ferociously alive until the polls close. I am very concerned there may be some counter-campaigns purposely seeking to mislead and scare elderly and disabled voters in Georgia. Out of about 60-75 calls I made today, about 6 of them shared inaccurate reasons why they, most often Obama-supporters and registered voters, were under the false assumption they could not vote.

Most frequently, I am hearing “someone else” called stating due to changes in the voting process most likely already heard on the news, no one was allowed to vote without a Voter's Registration Card and ID.
An elderly voter told me she was called earlier this week and told she could not vote in this election because the last time she voted was in 2000 and it had been too long.
An elderly, disabled man claimed he was told his because his grandson “did drugs and was in trouble with the law” he was unable to vote.

I nearly broke down in tears. These calls leave me feeling like there is nothing more important we can do now in Georgia but truly make as many calls as possible to assure registered voters they can vote! I have never been as actively involved in campaigning for a Presidential candidate before as I am right now, so to hear firsthand accounts of these grossly misleading voting oppression tactics seems impossible. Is it truly possibly our disabled or elderly are being intentionally targeted? It is unacceptable to think there will be people falsely manipulated into a belief they cannot vote. Maybe this was just a strange isolated day, but maybe not. In either case; we all need to be on the phone, knocking on doors and spreading the TRUTH.

I implore all volunteers, please sign up for your list and make every minute count from now until 7:00 PM on November 4th. We CAN do this!

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My Letter to the Next President of the United States

By Kristen - Nov 1st, 2008 at 8:05 pm EDT

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Dear Senator Obama: I doubt you will read this. Maybe a volunteer or aide will, but if for no other reason than a slim chance this is passed off to you; I want to share, from an unbiased and vulnerable perspective, what is truly going on in the mind of the voters you are trying to reach in the final few days of this election year. People like me. I am an Independent, historically voting Democrat or Republican based on a blend of issues as my voting record affirms. As a matter of fact, in the primary, I voted for a Republican. After my candidate lost the nomination, I naturally leaned toward Senator McCain; admittedly because of his proven sacrifice and service to our country. However, as such is true in every election, I refrained from surmising rapid face-value assessments and studied to gain a deeper understanding of both men seeking the most powerful leadership position in the world. After long deliberation, self-educating and some prayer too; I am casting my ballot for YOU this Tuesday. My choice to vote for you is not unconditional; meaning my vote is a ballot of caution, tinged with apprehension. Never do I recall a time where I trudge off to the polls with as much frustration, uncertainty and disappoint in the overall belief in the integrity of our nation’s leaders as I do this year. Coping with the grim economy, a rapidly deflating 401K with a cash value less than one month’s salary now, coupled with working grueling 70-90 hour work-weeks to take care of my children as a single mother; is not easy. Regardless, I am still amongst the more fortunate in our country and I realize this. I earn far more than median family income - Despite the many challenges up until now; I am blessed to have been afforded comfort I know many others do not have. My children and I live in a safe community, where crime is low and public education still includes music, art and a larger ratio of parents who actually collaborate with teachers in the involvement of their children’s education. I am able to place three meals on the table every day. Seemingly, it would appear I am living the American dream. However, the consequences of the economy are catching up with me and the mirage will quickly disappear. The last four years have proved particularly hard – I went through a divorce three years ago and I am sole financial provider for four wonderful children. I am ashamed to admit I was forced to finance staggering hikes in the cost of living through credit cards; while incurring even more debt to meet the challenge of increased groceries, childcare expenses, tutoring, extracurricular activities and medical and dental expenses for my children. The credit cards are maxed out now. While the bills and obligations have quadrupled my paycheck remains the same. The cost for me to go to work between fuel and related tools is now almost equivalent to paying taxes. Instead of relying on welfare programs, I work 14-20 hour days to ensure my children are afforded a life free from disadvantage, poverty and fear I see so many families living right now in our country. I am not a single mom who believes the burden to care for her family rests on behalf of government, so I proudly lean on no one but myself; all while contributing to federal, state and county government paycheck, after paycheck, after paycheck. I never financially contributed to an individual Presidential campaign before. I never knocked on doors or actively involved myself in a campaign such as I have for YOUR campaign. From a tangible and selfish standpoint, I should keep the hundreds of dollars I donated to your campaign for the very real familial needs I face. Ironically, I am far less positioned to financially contribute than in previous Presidential elections, yet it is now, as I cope in the scariest financial circumstances I have ever maneuvered in adulthood, I find myself giving more than ever. I give to you from HOPE Senator Obama. The money I contributed to your campaign could have been used toward rising energy expenses, put towards tackling the mounting credit card debt or far more intimately and admittedly foolishly, used to buy Christmas presents for my little ones who still believe in the magic of Santa Claus. Instead, I chose to invest in you. While a couple hundred dollars may not seem lavish from a campaign accountant’s perspective; every endangered dollar I, alongside millions of other Americans shared with you came by way of sacrifice. We are not living in palatial estates, most of us will never know a life free from the bondage of debt and we will most likely never know what it is like to send our children to private elementary schools. Our faces may never know the feel of stage make-up, our wardrobes will most likely never be selected by experts, nor will our hands be neatly and routinely manicured. However, we are very real and if you are bestowed the honor to serve as our next President of the United States, remember our tear-streaked faces and our calloused hands – you met us during the campaign trail and we gave from ourselves so you could be the one to experience the luxuries named above. Never forget there are real people, with real struggles, stories, fears and tears behind every vote and every dollar contributed Senator Obama - I want to believe in you. America desperately needs you to do what you proclaim as President you will do. For this reason and the disparity of these unified cries, I chose to do more than cast my vote for you this coming Tuesday. Please be the man you claim to be. Please prove your beautifully articulated promises are more than a play on words. On behalf of all my unknown American brothers and sisters who starve and thirst for change, I chose to contribute to your cause, so the power of your poetic justice may be transformed into reality. The post you seek is not a contest, game or Hollywood production. Clinching the Presidency is the easy part; it is nothing more than a play on geographically-assigned numbers, shaking the “right” hands, utilizing body language and speaking coaches better than the other guy and being able to afford the implementation of well-researched marketing strategies and processes along the way. Walking the walk will by far prove to be a more difficult, lonely, tiring and thankless sacrifice. Part of your marketing collateral targets your bid for Presidency as making “history” on November 4th. Remember, your focus is to make good on your promises to the American people who, regardless of race, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability and familial or martial status choose to believe in you. Regardless of political party affiliations, people like me are courageously stepping out on faith, NOT in a desire to make HISTORY to stand behind a relatively unknown, unproven man with a funny name to lead our great country. For the sake of my children and every other child in our country, for myself and all other like me who are trying to raise their kids the right way without road maps or elaborate expectations, for all generations who are the threads of our amazing country’s tapestry, I pray your tear-invoking speeches are genuine. Keep your word and make your country proud and the history piece will follow. For what good is change if void of integrity and character? Senator Obama: Character is who you are at three o'clock in the morning when no one but God is watching. God bless you, your family and every other man, woman and child comprising the great United States and God bless America.

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Jim Crawford Republicans-No Driver's License-Vote Will Not Count

By Juanita Johnson - Sep 15th, 2008 at 10:28 pm EDT

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I hope everyone is aware of the tactics the republicans will use to discredit votes from seniors and anyone who cannot drive or does not possess a driver's license.

Read Below:

BETWEEN THE LINESJonathan Alter‘Jim Crawford’ RepublicansThe GOP is working to keep eligible African-Americans from voting in several states.Sep 11, 2008 | Updated: 2:37 p.m. ET Sep 11, 2008 It was a mainstay of Jim Crow segregation: for 100 years after the Civil War, Southern white Democrats kept eligible blacks from voting with poll taxes, literacy tests and property requirements. Starting in the 1960s, the U.S. Supreme Court declared these assaults on the heart of American democracy unconstitutional.Now, with the help of a 2008 Supreme Court decision, Crawford vs. Marion County (Indiana) Election Board, white Republicans in some areas will keep eligible blacks from voting by requiring driver's licenses. Not only is this new-fangled discrimination constitutional, it's spreading.GOP proponents of the move say they are merely trying to reduce voter fraud. But while occasional efforts to stuff ballot boxes through phony absentee voting still surface, the incidence of individual vote fraud—voting when you aren't eligible—is virtually non-existent, as "The Truth About Vote Fraud," a study by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, clearly shows. In other words, the problem Republicans claim they want to combat with increased ID requirements doesn't exist. Meanwhile, those ID hurdles facing individuals do nothing to stop the organized insiders who still try to game the system.The motive here is political, not racial. Republicans aren't bigots like the Jim Crow segregationists. But they know that increased turnout in poor, black neighborhoods is good for Democrats. In that sense, the effort to suppress voting still amounts to the practical equivalent of racism.In Crawford, the court upheld an Indiana law essentially requiring a passport or driver's license in order to vote. But more than two thirds of Indiana adults have no passports and nearly 15 percent have no driver's licenses. These eligible voters, disproportionately African-American, will need to take a bus or catch a ride from a friend down to the motor vehicles bureau to make sure they obtain a nondriver photo ID. Otherwise, they cannot vote in Indiana this year.To get an idea of how many African-Americans nationwide lack driver's licenses, recall Hurricane Katrina in 2005, when thousands were stranded without transportation. "Crawford Republicans" could make the old "Jim Crow Democrats" look like pikers when it comes to voter suppression.Consider Wisconsin, a swing state. Republicans officials there are suing to enforce a "no match, no vote" provision in state regulations, where voters must not only show a photo ID, but establish that it matches the name and number in the Department of Motor Vehicles or Social Security Administration database. (Democrats are resisting the suit.) These lists are riddled with errors in every state, as the Brennan Center has proven in its report, "Restoring the Right to Vote."How error prone? Florida wrongly purged tens of thousands of law-abiding, mostly Democratic, voters from the rolls in 2000, claiming they were felons. (This, among other things, cost Al Gore the presidency). Even after the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and worldwide attention, the Florida software is still flawed. It requires only an 80 percent match to the name of a convicted felon. "So if there's a murderous John Peterson, the software disenfranchises everyone named John Peters," Andrew Hacker writes in a recent New York Review of Books.Voters caught in these snafus can have their rights restored but not if they fail to straighten things out before Election Day. Otherwise they are granted "provisional ballots" that are sometimes counted and sometimes not. Even obtaining a provisional ballot can require an appearance in front of a judge in some states. Faced with the hassle, most voters just give up.The ability of actual felons to get their right to vote back varies by state. It's especially hard for felons to vote in Virginia; a bit easier in Pennsylvania and Michigan. (Other countries are far more generous to ex-convicts, figuring that having paid their debt to society they should be allowed to vote again.)All of this would seem to favor John McCain over Barack Obama this year, but some voting-rights trends are pointing in the opposite direction.In Ohio, where the governor and secretary of state changed in 2006 from Republican to Democrat, a new law allows voters to register to vote and fill out an absentee ballot at the same time between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6. This will mean a week of furious campaigning and early voting in a key state.Advantage Obama. With 470,000 students enrolled in Ohio's public colleges and universities (and nine out of 10 are Ohio residents), expect a bumper crop of young voters.

The combination of voter suppression and early voting make turnout predictions perilous. And without knowing turnout, most polling is deeply flawed.So about the only thing we know for sure this year is that with the Crawford decision we are seeing a return to the days when one political party saw a huge advantage in preventing as many poor people as possible from voting. That's understandable politically, but also un-American.© 2008

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Average America for Obama: Sign Guestbook and Donate $5. Need 100 people

By DMJC - Aug 28th, 2008 at 12:32 am EDT

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See the "Average America for Obama" Squidoo lens that focuses attention on the Obama '08 campaign and encourages readers & watchers to donate as a way of putting their money to vote.

This page brings together blogs, videos, books, t-shirts, and everything you could possibly need to get convinced that Obama is the right choice and to show your support proudly.

Please drop by and sign the guestbook and donate $5. And pass this message on to have your family and friends to drop by and donate, as well.

Our goal is to raise $500. Help us out. Visit this page and donate to our personal fundraiser for the Obama '08 Campaign.

Then, after you donate, scroll down and buy some t-shirts and hats and buttons and stickers. Pass them out to your family and friends and co-workers.

We must work hard to bring our communities together to support Obama so that we can have a different course for our future and the future of our children.

Thank you in advance!

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Why I Support Obama's '08 Campaign

By DMJC - Aug 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm EDT

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Why I support obama's '08 campaign
I, am a woman, an African-American, and a person of diverse genetic and cultural history.
I am also a Spirit, the Real Me, who lives in a body and has a Soul who greatly transcends the color of my skin or combination of genes or cultural history.
The Real Me has a voice that comes from within my very heart of hearts. It can not and will not remain silent, but will be raised to help bring the change that is needed in my community, in my country, and in this world.

My "Real Me" Voice was used in the Primary election to vote for Barack Obama, the first "viable" African-American presidential candidate in the USA who can act as a unifying, and not divisive, force. I understood then that this was a great historical act that I could not pass by.

I am a christian who believes in the importance of the Church and in the Holy Bible as God's Word and my Final Authority, my Standard. So, yes, the media drama and spun news regarding his affiliations and dis-affiliations made me doubt my decision to support Obama, initially.

BUT,
then I read an article written by Pat Buchanan entitled "A Brief for Whitey". Pat helped me to become more conscious (to wake up) and remember all of the important reasons why my "Real Me" Voice needs to keep speaking up in support of Barack Obama. Pat helped me to get past all of the smoke screens caused by the media spin distractions.

Thanks, Pat! For helping me to wake up and speak up.

SO,
I am helping to be part of the solution for change by officially joining and supporting Barack Obama's campaign for the US Presidency. Here are my reasons:

*I am a mother of children that I want to be given opportunities to create new businesses and create new jobs for our community, instead of just being "given opportunities" to work in them. For my kids, and all kids, I want entrepreneurial training and apprenticeship opportunities, instead of just being considered as "fresh new college talent" to work as employees for the corporate executives downtown and then thrown to the side 30 years later when healthcare and pension costs increase. I want them to own and operate the major sports franchises, instead of just being scouted and recruited onto the teams to be thrown aside when they are injured or have lower performance.

*I am the friend of several very intelligent men, like Barack, but, unlike Barack, never received proper elementary education as children and have struggled to get ahead for their entire lives; this was as a result of being left behind the curve that their counterparts excelled around, as they lived in other neighborhoods that have historically had access to better public schools, and economic ability to attend private school, when integration became a threat to their families.

*I am a globally-minded person, and the world is fed-up with the superior stance of American government and diplomats. They have tolerated it for a while, but, as seen during the current Bush administration, will not tolerate it for much longer. America needs leadership that is willing to talk with world leaders and build positive relationships, instead of constantly being divisive and haughty. As evidenced by the move of American jobs overseas, and by the increasing gas costs, America needs to do things differently in regards to our international relations.

*I am a human-being, not a dog, and My "Real Me" Voice is what makes me truly equal with other human-beings. I do not want a government that supports the superior view of certain established segments of society and ignores the needs of the largest segment of society, which is still being falsely called "minorities". I should not have to be happy and content that another equal person was nice enough to let me have anything.

*I am an American, and Yes I Can, with my husband, create a viable, equal, independent, and self-sufficient future for my family, by using My "Real Me" Voice to vote for change in my American government. That is my Right, and I will not let any superior person cause me to sit down and shut up and do nothing.

My name is Donna, an Average American, and I support this message.

*Average America for Obama Squidoo Page

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Re: McCain pledge to help auto industry (How)?

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 19th, 2008 at 1:14 am EDT

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Give me a break, how does h e hope to help the industry that he single handedly contributed to ruining? Was he not among the congress men that voted in favor of the free trade agreements that made it possible to have cheaper made vehicles manufactured and have their parts imported into the country for mere assemblage and marketing?

How much can a man offer and intend to offer just for mere political gain when his antecedents conspicuously bear testimonies to scrupulously inclined trades that clearly disadvantaged the country at the expense of other nations.

I am not however surprise since he does not have the economic acumen and inevitable knowledge to facilitate a socio-economic turn around, as he once told the Wall Street paper in an interview in New York.

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Re: Attack on US base in Afghanistan kills 9 Americans

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 13th, 2008 at 8:59 pm EDT

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On behalf of this movement and the campaign for hope and change and my family and me I wish to express my sincere condolence for the lives we have continued to loose in Afghanistan and Iraq. The burden on our soldiers is becoming too much to bear and hopefully change and hope shall converge and bring about the turning point to this inimical fight and war that is defying all logical tactics.

I also feel it is about time we usher in the kind of pragmatic and humane diplomacy that will guarantee the Afghans the assurance that their lives will be protected, as long as they are not part of the chain of “terrorists” and help make life meaningful to them once again.

There is a need for mutual respect for their culture and a reciprocal gesture that will make then feel wanted and treated as human beings of equal capacity and ability. Maybe under such circumstances they may be more than willing to help find the hide out of those terrorists we are looking for, since the inability to apprehend those we are searching for conspicuously demonstrated the support they enjoy from the people who are protecting them. We need a change in tactics and without political consideration or bias, Sen. Obama can bring about the much needed refining, modernization and pragmatic approach to the fight against terrorism and terrorists.

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Sen. McCain mediocrity of definition

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 10th, 2008 at 7:04 pm EDT

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Literally Sen. McCain is attempting to cast himself as a conservative and at the same time not the personification of President George Bush. Well as a matter of fact, I do not hold him responsible for attempting to define what and who he represents.

Nevertheless, he must be held accountable for wantonly insisting our troops will continue to die in Iraq, even when the Iraqis have indicated their interest to let American forces leave the country (Reference: Malaki visit to United Arab Emirate). In similar term, McCain should try to come clean on how on one hand he talks about the need to maintain sanctions on Iran and then unilaterally supports the mindsets that should warrant for the unilateral attack on Iran.

I careless about how he defines himself, since action speaks louder than voice and it does not matter what your name is as long as you are living the life that contradict the very meaning or essence of such name. In order words, even if McCain today call himself a liberal and his antecedents does not manifest such a connotation he is wasting his time.

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Obama looks to turn Georgia blue

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:28 pm EDT

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"It's good to be in Georgia," Obama told a crowd in Powder Springs.

The entire nation is counting on Georgia just like any other state in the country to allow the current dispensation to dictate how best to vote and not on the basis of the dogmatism and archaism of traditional voting records.

It therefore suffices that given the prevailing with its inimical and detrimental socio-economic maladies facing and conspicuously confronting the people, we all have the sacrosanct responsibility of making sure that we are all part of the process that will transform the country from the current abysmal and unfortunately pathetic conditions to that of a rejuvenated, renovated and reconstructed one as is being articulated by Sen. Obama.

Georgians please show your love and help make the dream of resurrecting the nation to become a reality for our sake, but most importantly for the sake of our children’s children. Posterity we hope shall smile at those who emulate the affirmations and inclination of practicing the politics of broadmindedness, tolerance and objectivity as opposed to the few who wants to maintain the status quo and by so doing constitute a hindrance to hope and change in the country.

God bless USA

God bless Obama

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/08/obama.red.states/index.html

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The Women in Obama's Life

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 10th, 2008 at 6:11 pm EDT

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"As the son, grandson and husband of hard-working mothers, I don't accept an America that makes women choose between their kids and their careers," Obama said.

(http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/10/obama.women/?iref=hpmostpop)

Great indeed to reminisce the women that have shaped Sen. Obama’s life and help make him what he is today. With due respect to all mothers out there who are working aggressively and relentlessly at ensuring that their wards and children are taken care of, please do not be discourage, but keep up with the good work.

Sen. Obama is an epitome of how divine intervention and hard work on the parents and children can result into a positive outcome that goes beyond just the family. Retrospectively it is always a pleasure to see that smiling face, the happy moment, the pride of parents who watch with amazement the accomplishment of their children and how eventually they impacted on their community.

In light of the above, it is beyond questioning how and why Sen. Obama has continued to support programs tailored towards making the female folk’s better position to help the family and humanity in general.

Kudos to all mothers, women and ladies out there, including but not limited to my spouse and daughter, then of course my mother who always believe in my capabilities even when am in doubt at times.

God bless USA

God bless Obama

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Re: the Realism of Jackson’s Remarks

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 10th, 2008 at 3:32 pm EDT

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It baffles me greatly that Fox News has been identified with almost every instances and circumstances that defame or denigrate his character. Fundamentally, am therefore tempted to ask myself this question; what are the prerequisites to getting interview in Fox news? Maybe of all such requirements, the most sorted out is the ability of whosoever is being interviewed to have one kind of negative comments about Sen. Obama, period!

This is regrettable and completely a case of myopic and sentimental favoritism for the continual perpetuation of the status quo and the dogmatism of President George Bush’s surrogates to hold on to power by making sure that as long as it depends on them, all media should go out and propagate the message of denigrations and maliciousness against Sen. Obama.

What has happen cannot be taken back, nevertheless without an iota of doubt the alacrity at which Fox news and cohorts swiftly and aggressively propagate and orchestrate any news that it felt might add up to the negativism concepts about Obama leave a lot of us to wonder whether this same network is just merely a tool of the Republican party or actually a racially inclined network that cannot stand an American who happens to be 100% black and 100% white!

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GOP Placing Seniors and other Americans at Risk!

By ODEH ODEH - Jul 5th, 2008 at 6:02 pm EDT

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How much can one say about the GOP, Sen. McCain and the President George Bush's mentality of antagonizing everyhting that have the tendency of helping ordinary Americans, while at the same time supporting measures such as the Iraq war and maintenance of tax break for the wealthy?

This scenarios are not only unfortunate but clearly one that is full of mediocrity and undermine the capacity of the claim by the GOP and their surrogates that it is out to protect Americans. I hope those who matters are watching so that when it comes the time to vote they may be better informed as to who to vote for?

God bless USA

God bless Obama

Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS – 6 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.

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Tribute to the USA This July 4th Day

By DMJC - Jul 4th, 2008 at 9:35 pm EDT

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Tribute Part I

This is the first time in my life where I have felt the same caution about politics, but have been willing to hope for a better future anyway. Barack Obama is the first presidential candidate that I ever listened to who I felt was talking about things that were relevant to me and my family on a deeper level. He is the first politician that I've ever listened to who was bold enough to challenge me to stop being afraid of what disappointments could come on the political scene in the future. He was the first politician that I have ever heard give me a challenge to step out of my comfort zone, set aside cynicism, and get involved in whatever way I could.

Now with this hope in my heart, and all of our family and friend's prayers in the atmosphere, we enter into the July 4th season with a fresh new outlook and perspective.

Dear Mr. Barack and Mrs. Michelle Obama, thank you for having the audacity to hope and inspiring us to come along with you on this ride.

Thank you, Lord God Almighty, for blessing our dear country, in Jesus' Christ Name, We Pray!

God bless the USA!

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Tribute Part II

THANKFULNESS

July 4th should truly be designated as the first Thanksgiving Holiday of the year.

This is our time, as Americans, to realize just how blessed we are. It doesn't matter where our ancestors came from.

It doesn't matter how ignorant and hateful people may have talked about us and treated us.

It does matter that we teach our children by our own attitudes and actions (or non-actions).

It does matter that we keep our own hearts and minds clear, as that is the only thing that will make this a better place to live.

Though it's not perfect, I thank God for my nation.

God Bless America!

Original posts and illustration can be seen at: http://www.andlifemoreabundantly.com/tribute_to_the_usa

By DMJC, July 4, 2008

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Our Money Is Blue - We Have Hope, Too!

By Kimberli Greene, Leader, Obama For Change - Georgia Meetup - Jun 30th, 2008 at 1:09 am EDT

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Hi All!

I've been in touch with the Campaign office in regards to a Metro-Atlanta, GA fundraiser that keeps with the spirit of the campaign - one where we ALL can participate (last time I looked, I didn't have a spare $2300.00 for a last-minute ticket!)

In fact, I'd been dialoguing with the office for some time prior to the announcement of the July 7th fundraiser. I think it will help our cause if we start a petition of the thousands of us who'd like to visit with the Senator in a fundraising capacity.

Please sign up at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/georgiablue

Pass It On!

Kimberli Greene, Organizer
GEORGIA FOR OBAMA
A Grassroots Organization
www.barackobama.meetup.com/135

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Unity for Unity and Victory!

By ODEH ODEH - Jun 28th, 2008 at 10:52 pm EDT

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The message from Unity in New Hampshire is clear: In Unity, we are for unity and in that Victory is

guarantee. It is now the time to move forward and leave behind the Democratic Party nomination experiences, for the party has the sacred responsibility of responding to the people's need and not those of the special interests and or lobbyists.

We have to work hand and ensure that those who dream of a better tomorrow are not disappointed again.

God bless USA

God bless Obama

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Re: Is Dobson's Obama Hit Backfiring?

By ODEH ODEH - Jun 27th, 2008 at 5:03 pm EDT

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In my own opinion it is wise for the nation's religious "power house" to encourage fellow Christians, rather than engage in frivolity and nonentity over issues that does not glory God's name.
Senators Obama and Clinton where in the 2006 conference, McCain on the other hand blatantly refused to attend.

Please we should give credit to whom it is due and in this case Obama deserve credit not condemnation from the likes of Dobson.

God bless USA
God bless Obama

Is Dobson's Obama Hit Backfiring?
By Amy Sullivan

After years of attacking Democrats with relative impunity for their supposed moral failings, Evangelical leader James Dobson surely didn't expect to suffer much of a backlash when he trained his sights on Barack Obama. Over the years, the party had practically cowered in fear and gone into radio silence when the head of Focus on the Family targeted one of its standard-bearers. So in a campaign that has already proved to be anything but predictable, the counterattack on Dobson this week epitomized the new, fraught
political climate that Christian Right leaders like himself face.

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1818313,00.html

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Sen. McCain no longer supports Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Latinos beware!

By ODEH ODEH - Jun 26th, 2008 at 1:51 pm EDT

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One of the most topical issue that have confronted the nation in the wake of the September 9th 2001 terrorist attack on the America soil is how to handle immigration in such a way that it does not jeopardize the security integrity of the nation, while at the same time trying to elucidate its benefit or otherwise on the nation's socio-economic status.

Without doubt therefore it is only wise to agree with the postulation that the Latino community have the right to know where the both presidential candidates stand on the issue of immigration and whether such a stand has in fact changed or remain the same prior to their contemporary nominee status.

The facts are there for every one to read and become acquainted with the stand of Sen. Obama's consistent position on immigration. As of today, his articulations and proposal to tackle the immigration issue in a comprehensive manner is second to none in the current dispensation when compared to Sen. McCain. Read More »

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Re: Wallis rips Dobson's ripping of Obama

By ODEH ODEH - Jun 25th, 2008 at 11:02 am EDT

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Here is what Willis has to say about Obama's articulations as compared to those of Dobson:

Instead of saying that Christians must accept the "the lowest common denominator of morality," as Dobson accused Obama of suggesting, or that people of faith shouldn't advocate for the things their convictions suggest, Obama was saying the exact opposite--that Christians should offer their best moral compass to the nation but then have to engage in the kind of democratic dialogue that religious pluralism demands. Martin Luther King Jr. perhaps did this best of all with his Bible in one hand and the Constitution in the other.

The more in by following the site below:

http://religionblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2008/06/wallis-rips-dobsons-ripping-of.html

A house divided against it self cannot stand. I am happy that this speech in question was made by Sen. Obama in 2006. It beats my imagination that nobody seems to be bothered about whether Obama was a Christian or not until now. What a shame to hear could have been authorities in helping Christian further join hand in ingloiously attempting to paint and distort Obama's statements.

Dobson should find time to talk about the war, the environment, healthcare and diseases, neighborliness, slave trade and other forms of man inhumanity to man and not think that what we as Christians are concern about is only on the issue of abortion. Jesus Christ is the perfect example of what a leader should stand for; Dr. King try to elumate Him, and so do great personalities like JF Kennedy and even Mahatma Gandhi, who was not even a Christian but was quoted as saying, "I love your Christ but hate your Christianity."

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Sen. McCain Retrogressive position on Offshore drilling and Nuclear Plants

By ODEH ODEH - Jun 24th, 2008 at 4:12 pm EDT

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Retrospectively to Sen. McCain advocacy for offshore drilling and now increase in Nuclear Plants in the country, I am convince beyond reasonable doubt that he does not seems to understand the intricacies and complexities of the economic landscape of the country. His proposals on this front are not only tantamount to failure, but will pragmatically amount to disaster, debacle and maladies beyond measure.

I am happy that he got a very cold reception in California in which resident in Santa Barbara rightly pointed our “We can’t drill our way out of the energy crisis.” Furthermore, Sen. Obama was correct in pointing out that McCain did not mention anywhere in his nuclear power policy the necessity of how to deal with nuclear wastes.

Given the above scenarios, how can the country trust Sen. McCain to help transform the energy crisis into something positive for the American people, other than to suggest that we start drilling for oil in the offshore area giving little consideration to the environment and the people of the states to be affected.

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