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Hays, KS for Obama

This is a place for those in the Hays, KS area who would like to collaborate with others to support Barack Obama's bid for the Presidential Nomination. We already did what we could to get people to caucus. Perhaps we can collaborate to obtain and distribute campaign materials if it becomes obvious he is going to get the nomination.

We need to engage in dialoug

By BIG Dreams - Aug 14th, 2008 at 10:27 pm EDT

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Hey I am blogging because we need to be out there having dialoug with people, we need to engage them in conversation, because alot of people out there still DON'T KNOW THIS CANDIDATE..........I am going to copy and paste a conversation I had yesterday, by just going to the Senior center and playing cards with them, it turned out amazing and THEY really only knew whqat they had heard on the news...SO LET'S START SHOWING UP AT SENIOR CENTERS, BARBER SHOPS, GAS STATIONS, LAUNDRY MATS, CONVIENCE STORES, ANY PLACE YOU CAN GATHER A SMALL AUDIENCE ...IT REALLY DOES WORK..........AND WE NEED TO GET ON THIS NOW!!

From: Andrew DiLiddo <ajdjr73@gmail.com>
To: Julie Laurin <giasmom1@yahoo.com>

Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:01:14 PM
Subject: Re: i have been.............

Julie: you need to post this experience on a blog at mybarackobama.com

The reason is the kind of dialogue you opened with people is not being done and we have to do it really really quick.

Before people can vote for him, in many cases, they have to discuss him with someone.

I had a darling little girl come up to the table at the tent at the fair, Jessica, a ninth grader.

She said: "soooo, tell me about this Barack Obama"...........sort of defiant, and she was with some friends.......We had a graphic panel in the booth with some phrases we want people to know like "Honest and Open Leadership".......sooooooooooooo, I said, OK Jessica, lets start here........you like boys??? I asked her???? keep in mind, really cute girl.....she says yes she does and I ask her to think about when she thinks about dating this boy or that boy.....

then I ask her, do you want the boy to be HONEST with you or do you want him to LIE to you. She says she definitely wants him to be honest with her. So, I say, we want the same in our President and President Obama will tell us straight up, even if its not good news.

Then I do the same for Open...............DO YOU WANT A BOYFRIEND WHO IS OPEN, WHO SHARES HIS THOUGHTS, FEELINGS ????? ETC....OR DO YOUwant a boy who is like a clam and you cant get anything out of him............. (you should have seen the boys she was with) I complimented little Jessica and told her she would go far, because she had the courage to come up to a table and engage a man in conversation that she didnt even know!

An hour later, she came back and said she wanted her second lesson. Soooo, we did energy independence. I recognized that even though you dont drive Jessica, yet, do you know what is going on with gasoline????? and of course, she knew........

people young or old, just want an invitation to talk about it and thats's what you did....YOU need to teach other people how to do that! IT IS REALLY A HARD THING FOR SOME PEOPLE TO DO! it is definitely a gift!

There was a boy, a 2nd grader, dumber than dirt, and his grandmother was with him and she was sort of embarrased because his speech wasnt all that good. He started talking with me and I ended up giving him a bookmark we were passing out which has the pledge of allegiance on it. And, we recited the pledge of allegiance out loud together in front of everyone at the table, and then we high fived each other. Just little things that kids can remember while their grandparents were filling out a chance ticket for a saving bond or filling out an opinion survey at the booth.

here are a couple of examples...it really is not hard, and people want to know, hear this !!
The best way to see change happen, is to be a BIG part

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CNN Projects Her

By swimmer - Apr 22nd, 2008 at 9:08 pm EDT

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they now project a victory for the hooch! come on! only 7% of precincts have been counted!!!! this is premature!

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What are Hillary's supporters thinking?

By Mike Tweed - Feb 10th, 2008 at 1:49 pm EST

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I just don't understand why Hillary's supporters think she can win in the fall against McCain. Independent, moderate, and even some Democratic-leaning men will not vote for her. They'll either stay home or vote for McCain. I think a lot of Hillary's supporters want a female Democratic nominee so badly they are willing to sacrifice the election in the fall to the Republicans.

Why do her supporters prefer a female Democratic candidate who will lose over a Democratic candidate who has a good chance to win?

I just don't understand this line of thinking. It's very frustrating to me.

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Peggy Noonan says many Democrats don't know what a great candidate they have in Obama

By Mike Tweed - Feb 9th, 2008 at 1:01 pm EST

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Interesting read from Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan today. She says that Republican operatives are hoping they get to take on Clinton in the general election because she's so easy to attack. However, I think she might go a bit too far on another point she makes. She says Hillary may not know how to bow out gracefully. She also says Clinton's campaign is now a losing campaign. It's a rolling loss, perhaps beginning with the results on Super Tuesday, Clinton's admitted $5 million personal loan to her campaign, and the news of unpaid staffers.

For the full read, go to:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120241915915951669.html

Cheers!

-MT

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Link to article by Washington Post columnist David Broder on how McCain will be a tough opponent and Obama will do better against him

By Mike Tweed - Feb 7th, 2008 at 11:13 pm EST

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I keep reading more commentaries in the media that support my argument that Obama has a better chance than Clinton to beat McCain in November. Here's a link to Washington Post political columnist David Broder's latest on how McCain will be a formidable candidate. Note the polling numbers he cites that show Obama has the best chance to win by attracting more men and independent voters than Clinton would get.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/02/the_left_and_right_agree_mccai.html

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Link to "Five Reasons Hillary should be worried"

By Mike Tweed - Feb 6th, 2008 at 5:42 pm EST

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Here's a link to a very interesting article about the emerging woes of the Clinton campaign from Politico.com.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8363.html

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Link to new Obama campaign commercial "Join"

By Mike Tweed - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm EST

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In case you're not in one of the local media markets the campaign is showing their new "Join" commercial during the Super Bowl, here's a link to it on The New York Times website:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/obamas-super-bowl-ad-join/

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Obama has caught up!

By Mike Tweed - Feb 3rd, 2008 at 4:02 pm EST

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Obama is now in a statistical tie with Clinton in the latest Gallup three-day rolling average national tracking poll.

Clinton: 46%; Obama: 44%

The margin of error is +/- 3. This means there is a 95% chance that the true value in the population is within 3 percentage points of these numbers from the Gallup sample.

Check out this link for more detail:

http://www.pollingreport.com/wh08dem.htm

There has been a clear momentum shift going Obama's way over the last ten days. Let's keep it going!

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Two Main Reasons I support Obama for President

By Mike Tweed - Feb 2nd, 2008 at 11:50 am EST

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I support Barack Obama for two main reasons. First, in thinking strategically, I believe he has the best chance among Democrats of beating the Republican candidate this fall. It's crucial that the Democratic Party takes back the White House in January, 2009. Second, I believe he will be a very successful President because I think he has the ability to work with and compromise with Republicans in a bipartisan way on important legislation that will be needed to make positive changes in many public policy areas.

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Why I am voting for Barack

By Jean - Nov 15th, 2007 at 10:23 am EST

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Part I - Black Man for a White House In spite of this work’s title, the important thing about Barack Obama is not his color. What's important, is HOW he wears his color. It illustrates a unique potential for Presidential success. As Obama’s black friends seem to know, he is not what America calls ‘black.’ That is, he is not a descendant of the former slave culture. He comes instead out of free black Africa and from white middle-class America. This juxtaposition can temporarily confuse. However, when he listens to what our black citizens say and they, in turn, hear the pride he has in their accomplishments; when they see the confidence he embodies for their better future, they utterly warm to him. Carried along, they understand: Obama not only shares their physical origins, he walks with them. And once they experience that warm, genuine shoulder-clap that is Obama’s; they know, “He knows.” They are not the same, but their dreams resonate. They incubate within this person. Listening carefully to Obama, whites begin to understand something new too. They experience a state of identical purpose, a place where “color” fades to mere personal decoration. They see a statesman with the sort of experience they like; a candidate with intelligence of the highest order who also has that incalculable, but recognizable quality called wisdom. His manner of speaking and his easy good humor complete the effect. He makes sense. They share his vision. They discover his imagination revealed in workable plans. It sparks hope. Back in his childhood, Barack’s appearance was always quite different from those around him. Such a difference was undoubtedly painful at times, but pretty much unavoidable. Today, however, in his confident bearing, Obama reveals “being different” is really quite OK. He moves easily, more so every day - into black American culture and finds himself warmly accepted as a brother. Yet when he opens his mouth, he also displays solidarity with those in every class and of every color, at least with those who share his solid values and his demanding national expectations. He is often tried, but not yet found wanting. It is now past time for this black man to be in our White House. Like my much loved, adopted daughter, Obama is undoubtedly one of those who cannot help being “Oreos,” but in that, they are internal ambassadors, emissaries as it were, to our national self concept. Just as Christians believe Christ is at any moment truly God AND truly Man, Barack is truly white AND truly black; and everything in between. His DNA, intrinsically merged, has been experientially refined. The result? This articulate champion of the future. In this mirror of personal uniqueness, people see common hopes and shared dreams. In this urgent reflection of "What can be" we span impossible chasms of “culture” and social strata are bridged. Contagious, Hope tugs us through the mirror and across the bridge. On the other side, Obama is a midwife. He is facilitating a stubborn birth for a new nation. Will the baby survive to a better, fuller life; or will she be still-born? So much depends on the old nation and our willingness to push. Part II - Our Man for Our White House It seems Barack Obama appeals as much to the poor as to the “upper crust;” as much to the drop-out as to the well-educated. Displaying an easy manner with all, Barack’s demeanor suggests he is one of those lucky ones – the ones who have always been well loved. It pervades all he does, and thus armed, he seems impervious to snarky criticism. He disarms untruths with calm and clear, bitter-free facts. “Tell them they are misinformed,” he kindly advises shaken email recipients. It seems his secure childhood home, his strong family of the present, and just “learning to get along” has made Obama tough, and, at the same time, compassionate. These two personality traits may, in the end, be his most important Presidential assets.Such strength is something we have not had for a long time. We need someone like Obama, who is not just smart enough, but diplomatic enough to guide essential changes into being. Testiness or confusion, such as some of the other candidates have recently revealed would not stand them well in international confrontation. When one remains calm, one can think. Obama thinks well on his feet indeed, and it is, I think, because of his calm sense of purpose and an unrelenting regard for others and the truth. He is unflappable, but not because he is patient. He is impatient as we are for relief and leadership of which we may be proud. In these days preliminary to the primaries, how difficult for the candidates to get out their details so that people may understand their differences. People often wonder what this, or that candidate, actually stands for. But why? The candidates have websites. They provide issue pages on almost every relevant topic. Obama’s positions are well detailed; organized and filled with sensible originality. They are workable too, because of those he keeps close. Al Gore has been the primary resource for his environmental plans. He has Colin Powell and other experienced Generals advising him on the war. He has the help of Bloomberg, and Gates, in fact a whole stable of involved, motivated others who advise and have influenced his policies. These are a far cry from the “good people” with which Bush supposedly surrounded himself and a sharp contrast to some of those that Hillary Clinton has chosen to draw close.Aware of the technology now available, Obama plans to integrate it within his new measures, with plans to support the creation of new technological venues. Not embroiled in the bitter political battles of the past, he is in a position to effectively guide solutions for cities, small business and pensions; and to implement workable plans for health insurance and social security. Moreover, he well recognizes the needs of the third world, as do his advisors. He says influencing the well being of others around the world helps insure security for us here in the US.Obama’s relevant background goes on and on. Some of the Democratic candidates have experience in foreign relations. Obama would undoubtedly employ ambassadors with qualifications such as theirs, though his choices may be younger. He will probably be the first President with an actual degree in foreign relations. As a senator he has served on committees charged with setting foreign policy. Did the Democratic opposition work in Indonesia? Barack lived there…getting to know the Muslim mindset intimately. Not a part of it, but observing it, taking it in, understanding it, as only a bright child can. Have they been to Africa? Obama is out of Africa, learning of the place from his father, visiting there extensively as an adult. Did they meet people from other cultures? Barack spent his adolescence in Hawaii, getting to know people of a dozen or more different lands. Are they familiar with rural areas? Barack’s family was of Kansas. Did they serve in big cities? Barack married the city. He walked the streets of Chicago during a most desolate time, helping the people, working as a cause-driven public-service attorney. Ultimately he wed Michelle, a successful product of the city’s struggle.Finally, in this time of great damage to the Constitution – namely the blatant and overstepping extension of the current Administration’s powers, comes this man, Barack Obama, who taught constitutional law for 10 years. Ron Paul may love the constitution, but Obama really KNOWS the constitution. Not less motivated than Paul, who could be better than Obama to set these criminal infractions to right?There was a song in the 60’s: “To know, know, know him, is to love, love, love him.” I ask the reader to really get to know Barack. His book, The Audacity of Hope, is an amazing read. His position papers can be found at Barackobama.com. If and when you love him too, please let me know [jrbjhb@hotmail.com], because I believe you will want to act on it. And…I REALLY don’t want to be the only one standing for Barack at caucus. Our area Democrats know Barack Obama inspired the last Democratic National Convention at a time when it was most needed; AND that he came to Kansas to inspire our state’s gathering a couple years back. Now we can be there for him. It is not just loyalty; it is the embracing of the best we have.The White House sits “empty;” it’s waiting. It is not just waiting for someone nice, or merely capable, it is waiting for someone Great. Let’s send it the best we’ve got...not just anyone, but Barack Obama - OUR man for OUR White House.

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