PASS IT ON AT THE NEXT OBAMA RALLY! (Courtesy ofMichael Whack mwhack@knology.net Charleston, SC)(NOTE: This is a perfect illustration of what a true leader does. A good leader inspires, through example, people to reach inside themselves and nurture, utilize and grow the leadership qualities they already have. When we talk about change, this is what is meant. I believe the same spirit that inspired the "BAM" will inspire people to work together for quality education, healthcare, economic growth, defense, etc. We will truly feel we ALL have an investment in the success of this country and all of its people. --Pat King)
Having caught "Obama fever" like so many others rallying in support of Barack, I experienced something at a Barack Obama Rally on Thursday, January 10 at the College of Charleston here in Charleston, South Carolina, which I felt was both inspirational and spontaneous! As Barack worked the line following the close of his speech, there was a surge of people moving forward hoping to get close enough to shake Barack's hand. Since I was standing about 20 feet back from center stage in the crowd, I felt the crowd down front tighten as many of us stood on our toes, stretched our bodies forward while reaching out to Barack. I noticed that a six foot tall guy who was standing in front of me had stretched far enough above the crowd and shook hands with Barack. Asthe guy drew back his hand I asked him, "You shook his hand didn't you?" Happily the guy said "Yes." I then said, "give me some of that" and the guy shook my hand with the same hand he had just clasped with Barack's. A woman friend of mine who was standing next to me saw me shake hands with the guy. I turned to her and said "He [the guy] just shook hands with Barack," to which she responded..."Hey, give it up." We then shook hands. She then turned to the person next to her and shook hands. This chain of hand shakes went on for about five or six more persons.I did not know the tall guy in front of me; he is white, I am black. But at the moment we shook hands, I felt some solidarity with this stranger, consummated by a handshake and signifying some unspoken agreement presumably about Barack Obama and his core message of UNITY! I call this hand-shake scenario the "BAM" because, descriptively, it takes a bit of Obama's name and it's the sound of a collision, of People Coming Together!
January 16, 2008 10:22 PM
ABC News' Matt Stuart reports: Mitt Romney hit the stage in front of crowd of several hundred Wednesday at the University of South Carolina, cracking jokes and sticking to his new message that "Washington is Broken."
After quickly eating some Kentucky Fried Chicken in a side room, Romney took the stage and seemed to be sticking to the stump script. When delivering a usual line emphasizing the importance of marriage, saying "I know we got a college crowd here. Don't forget, before you have babies, get married. Marriage comes first." As many in the audience cheered, Romney joked, "Those are your parents cheering," to few laughs.
Following his win in the Michigan primary after losses in New Hampshire and Iowa, Romney claimed his retooled message was a "victory of optimism over Washington style pessimism," in a veiled swipe at his chief rival in Michigan, Sen. John McCain.
Romney continued to criticize the federal government in his stump speech, exclaiming that "Washington Is Broken" while signs to that effect flank him at every event. However, Romney appears reluctant to say specifically what it is about Washington that is "broken."
"It's not Republican or Democrat, its not the White House or Congress," Romney claimed tonight, "it's instead the whole institution of Washington."
hmmmmmmmmm.....what do you all think???
Now-a-days with technology and free-speech running rampant, it is kind of hard not to get sucked into comments of what the American people are thinking and feeling right now. Abcnews.com has some wonderful, non-baised articles for people to read, reflect, and then react to. Here are just some of the thoughts that are on the minds of the readers of this website. Some made me chuckle a bit, but this is just to show you all that no matter what the "media" says, America is for the people-by the people...
I hope you all enjoy!!
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Laura said "Bill Clinton is Hillary's husband. He's also a former POTUS. He sides with his wife. That's what husbands are supposed to do."
Yes Husbands are supposed to side with their wifes. Thats how she sided with him while he was in the white house abusing women.
Only a stupid woman could vote for Clinton because she was an accomplice of Bill Clinton raping and abusing women at the white house and yet she claims today she is defending the rights of women. Where was Hillary when Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Willey, Juanita Broaddrick were being abused in the white house. Americans wake up.
Posted by: Christian | Jan 17, 2008 1:37:43 AM
The REAL story is all of the endorsements and support (especially from Red State Dems) for Barack Obama since his 2% "loss" in NH. Since last Wednesday the endorsement count is: Clinton–ZERO; Obama…so many it's hard to keep up!
Two more overnight!!
This says that only Obama can unite the country, win in the Red States, and actually get something done for ALL of America…not just the Bush-Clinton-Bush dynasty!
Obama is winning this thing.. DEAL WITH IT
Posted by: Rubiconski | Jan 17, 2008 3:44:17 AM
Nobody could have said it better, Supernova. I am an American living in the Netherlands and that is also what I see. I'll gladly take the 2 hour train to Amsterdam and vote for Obama/Edwards !
Posted by: carmen | Jan 17, 2008 6:51:03 AM
Dang, Bill looks old, doesn't he? I don't think he is aging gracefully.
Anyway, my question is about his claim the the casino votes count FIVE TIMES more. What is the point of that? Wouldn't his argument be more effective if he shared his real concern which is I believe, that those getting to vote where they work are more likely to caucus...and those voting in casinos are more likely to caucus for Barrack. It bugs me that the Clintons are now claiming that the Democratic party in Nevada didn't know what they agreed to when they came up with this plan. Wonder what Harry Reid has to say about all of this?
Posted by: Alox | Jan 17, 2008 8:03:43 AM
Good thing the lawsuit wasn't filed months ago. It's not an accident that once the union decided to go with Obama that it went forward. Bill can set there and say "I didn't have anything to do with it.", but everyone knows he's a huge liar. His wife is too, so they have no credibility to begin with. Had the union chosen to endorse the Clintons, you can bet that no lawsuit would have been filed. Everything the Clintons do is calculated,opportunistic, and dishonest. I'll never vote for a Clinton.
Posted by: TexBork | Jan 17, 2008 8:21:40 AM
It doesn't take too many smarts to know the Clintons are behind this lawsuit fiasco. Good grief, I've said before--they will do ANYTHING to get what they want. Billy acts like a spoiled brat. I can't imagine him "Sticking up" for Hillary. He certainly didn't think of her when he was dabbling with Monica and all the women. And I agree, he is not growing old gracefully. He looks like he could have a stroke any minute. I just cannot and do not have any respect for the CLintons. I am sick of them, too.
Posted by: CS3539 | Jan 17, 2008 9:19:50 AM
This gives us a hint of knowing what the next Clinton presidency would be like. It's not that much different from GW Bush. Disenfranchisement of voters who she might not get the support of because their union endorsed Obama--sounds like another hanging chad/Florida/2004 Ohio Bush maneuver.
The caucus system is not one person one vote....get real. If the Culinary workers had not endorsed Clinton, this lawsuite would never be happening!
Posted by: Peter | Jan 17, 2008 9:25:49 AM
The Clintons didn't oppose the caucus plan when it was first proposed because they never dreamed that someone else could actually get the union endorsement. Her getting that endorsement was just one more stop sign on the road to her coronation. Now that the endorsement has gone to Obama, suddenly the at-large caucuses are a bad idea? To quote the former president himself, "Give me a break!"
Posted by: Jim | Jan 17, 2008 10:17:08 AM
Haha Mighty AMERICA, we are waiting to see who wins the dems presidential nomination: power deperatees, change or a low profile candidate? The least blonder again, u gonna be counting urselves as the "former super power of the world".The world is watching u. Be wise.
Posted by: Eric Appi | Jan 17, 2008 1:30:03 AM
Posted by: VPNNathan | Jan 17, 2008 12:15:16 AM
To answer your question, I would vote for Donald Duck. I would vote for anyone but Hillary......
Don't you think for a minute they wouldn't have a field day with "someone" else too.....
The Clintons are old news. There are two candidates to select from other than Hillary. And if Dems. want to win, they will select anyone but her. Otherwise, it will be a massive blow out because you see, the Clintons have masterfully divided the party.
The only problem is - there will be no coming together come November - that will result in a win for her....
In other words, they, the Clinton's will reap what they sow.....
Posted by: Angela | Jan 17, 2008 12:49:46 AM
hi, gc -- no, friend. i can't do it. i love the democratic party; been voting it for 22 years strong and never missed an election. the clintons are running the party into the ground with their vile campaigning and underhanded tactics. if they're rewarded for it, if more democrats buy the garbage they're peddling (and not just 'cause i believe my choice, barack obama, is peerless in the race) and the clinton co-presidency is what the majority of party members want, there's no way, in good conscience, i could remain a democrat. i'd turn independent the day mrs. c secures the nomination, i swear. it'd break my heart, but hell, that's happened before.
Posted by: sickofitall | Jan 17, 2008 12:38:07 AM
Message to the Show Girls of Las Vegas: Better hide in your closets 'cuz the great Slickster is comin' to town!!!!
Posted by: Rob-is-Right!! | Jan 16, 2008 9:42:06 PM
WHO IS RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY ANYWAY? Hilary Clinton? Or Bill Clinton for an illegal THIRD TERM? . . . . Bill Clinton is using his wife to get another crack at White House interns. . The Clintons' fouling of the White House and undermining of the US Presidency is what cause the nation to have the bungling bush, the UNPROVOKED Iraqi war, the emptying of the national treasury, and the destruction of the economy. . . . The Clintons are self-destructive. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE!
Posted by: Gobama | Jan 16, 2008 8:15:03 PM
Bill is pressing hard for Hillary. This is not his election but Hillary's. He should understand sensitivities and avoid this very muscular approach which will lead nowhere, all in all this is a fight in the same party. Go Barak, Go, God blessings with you with OForceOne.
Posted by: BKMC | Jan 16, 2008 7:50:51 PM
I kinda enjoyed the one about "OForceOne"........that made me smile.
Again, I did not post this to slam anyone or any idea, just to show you all what the American people have to say. There are alot more "Obamanites" out there tha some of the media outlets would like to admit to.......
>hugs to you all< and keep the home fires burning!!
I wrote this on a comment after I read some of the articles on the Las Vegas Sun website exactly how it appears word for word with nothing changed...
I thought you all might like to read this one...
>hugs< to you all!!!
~kelly
To the Las Vegas Sun writers, editors, and readers:
The power that you have at the Las Vegas Sun is amazing. You have the power to enlighten and inform your readers with what you write. You also have the power and the free-will from the Constitution of the United States of America for free-speech. One of the greatest things we as Americans sometimes take for granted. What you think and feel is exactly that, what YOU think and feel. It might not necessarily be the same ideals that your readers are having. Whatever your personal beliefs might be coming from your writers, you must look at what is best for your community and the communities surrounding you in this great nation. No longer are you dealing with people who will sit by and let a powerful force such as the media sway them into thinking one way, yet voting another. I am so proud to be an American, but so disheartened that you might think you will change the viewpoints of some of your readers by clearly favoring one candidate over the other. I feel sorry for you for thinking that your words would have the power to cure this Obama-fever. This "epidemic" of sorts is nothing more than a fire (Obama said that first). A fire that is burning inside the hearts of the young, the old, every race, religion, or thinking American that has seen exactly what Obama and his supporters have seen: That it is truly time for a change. I truly feel sorry for the people of Nevada for having put up with your obvious display of favortism within your articles and I hope that you will be more diplomatic in the future, because we are in fact a d-e-m-o-c-r-a-c-y that is one Nation under God.May God Bless the people of Nevada.May God open your hearts and minds to clear-thinking and choice making in the days to follow.and May God be with us all as Americans.Thank you all...
(obviously) Obama '08 single mama and clear thinker,
kelly
"Ask not what your country can do--ask what YOU can do for your country" Remember that America...
Obama wants to build a new future, but where are the architects? Many of Obama’s initiatives laid out by the campaign interlace innovative solutions for improved housing, stronger neighborhoods, public infrastructure, and sustainability. (Actually, the built environment contributes more to global warming than any other source, including coal!). Obama’s views are refreshing, tackling multiple issues simultaneously, and encompassing sprawl, segregated development, and wastefully larger and larger roads that only serve to separate Americans. We don’t get much of this from the campaign stump-speech or the sound bites on the nightly news, but its important to many of America’s “creative class.” And we need their votes!
Do not forget there are two very important things tonight.
First: The meeting as Shoneys!!
and Last, but certainly not least: The Obama/Clinton debate!!
I hope you all are fired up and ready to go, and I wish you all good luck in everything that you do!! Remember, if you have any questions on exactly what to do you can attend the meetings that are scheduled in the events calendar on this site, or you can contact any of our local people and I am sure they will be more than glad to help you!!
Take Care all and keep the home fires burning!!
Kelly
Hey Nevada:
You must know how fortunate you all are for supporting the campaign of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States of America. I only wish that I could have been in Iowa or New Hampshire to participate in an event that could shape the future of our great country.
I have an eleven year old son who sees clearly my enthusiasm. I want him to see Dad getting involved in an event that he believes is truely worth work.
We live in Carmel,Indiana and there are some efforts to put together a viable primary presence, and I am doing what it takes to make that happen. Also, I was informed that Indiana has not voted for a Democrat in the presidental primary since LBJ in 1964, (Diane). There is alot of support for Sen. Obama here and maybe the Indiana state organizations will make a difference for Sen. Obama this time around.
On the other hand, I can not wait until the primaries get to Indiana, so I am coming to Las Vagas, Nevada on Friday, Jan. 18 to volunteer in one of your campaign headquarters. I will be there fore a few days and I'll be meeting some friends there and try to capture your spirit to bring back to Carmel, Indiana. I am going to speak with as many Precint Captains and Volunteers as I could to offer words of encouragement as well my version of the HOPE your efforts provide.
So, keep up the good work and you better believe that YOU ARE INVOLVED IN HISTORY as you support this momumental occassion. Events like this come, maybe, once in a lifetime.
I understand that Paul Tewes, State Director of the Obama campaign in Iowa is on the ground there in Nevada. What a success that was. I will be seeking his advise for the Indiana Obama operation. Thanks.
Will write and see you soon,
Rick Watts
What is going on?!?
I thought Obama was not going to try and play dirty with the Clintons. I thought this campaign was about bringing America together, not dividing it with hate, race, or whatever card the Clintons try and throw at our efforts. I seriously thought that we were above this. I believe in Barack Obama. I believe in the American people, but what I don't believe in is this "old world" politics slamming that the candidates feel like they have to show people. We are about change.
We are going to lose voters to the Clinton campaign if we keep on playing like this.
Please re-think your strategies and do not hit "below the belt". Try and bring hope to the American people without playing like the Clintons. Talk about how you are going to change things rather than just saying you are going to change them.
I love everything about this campaign, but one of the main reasons I haven't voted in the past happens to be because a candidate would say all the right things, but when it came down to the wire they would forget all the things they said in the past and try to find out what they thought people wanted to hear. Please Please Please consider this before tomorrow night: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Know everything there is to know about what she is going to say before she even says it. Keep a sharp wit about you, and do not let anything she says phase you! Keep your eye on the change that we sooooooo desperately need.
Btw---I noticed that Hillarys' website is giving away free bumper stickers........maybe that would be a good idea for you to do........awareness is key, but don't forget who you are fighting for.......
God bless you Mr. Obama and family, his campaign people, America, the soldiers, the volunteers, our children and their children, and may he watch over all of you here on barackobama.com!!
Rain tends to bring about the feeling to me that everything is washing away. All of the bad thoughts of the world, the pollution, even some of the problems that we are facing in our world seem to almost be "cleansed" and we can start anew and refreshed after the rain. It is in fact raining right now, and I am looking out the window thinking about everything that has occurred in my life over the last couple of weeks.
I came into this movement a sort of "politics newbie". I have been a registered voter since I turned 18, but something inside me never felt complelled enough to go out and vote. The fire to help "make a change" was quickly put out after Bushs' re-election. In Obama '08 I have not only "rekindled this fire in me", but I have started the fire in others!! I am truly amazed at the amounts of people just like me that are willing to spend their time and efforts for this cause.
I thank all of the Obamanites out there for helping me truly realize that this is the bus worth riding all the way to washington!!!
By contrast, Clinton has seemed the political equivalent of what Donald Rumsfeld once dismissively called "Old Europe." That's a poor place to be in a country thirsting for change. Not just a change from Republicans to Democrats, but in the Clinton-Bush oligarchy that's run the government the past 20 years.
I found this on a newspaper website straight-out of New York the hometown of Miss. H....
She has continuously blasted Barack Obamas' campaign for the presidency of the United States. Despite rumors that all of her "accomplishments in the senate" have been mostly fabricated, she must have gotten sympathy votes from the women. As sad as last night made me, it only fueled the roaring fire that is still burning inside my heart for Obama '08. I know alot of you do not know me, so here are some factoids about myself.
I am a 25 year old single mother of a wonderful 3 year old little boy.
Just like alot of Americans out there I do not have health coverage, but I am working 2 jobs. Despite having 2 jobs I still struggle every single day to make ends meet.
I have a cousin who is in Iraq and 3 months ago a car bomber nearly cleared out his entire company.
I have never voted for president before, but I am a registered voter.
I am not easily swayed by tears, and thoughts brought to us by a carefully planned campaign strategy.
I am truly scared what will happen if she wins the democratic nom. for president, but I know that would be the first year that I would vote and I would vote republican.
Keep your home fires burning!!
We knew this was not going to be an easy road to follow and now we know that the Clintonarcy will do anything to get votes. Even if that means defacing someones good name, putting on a good show of emotion and affection for the common woman just one day before the primary (why wasn't she human before....hmmmm???), or even putting the future of America on the "chopping block".
I know this is the first time I have ever felt this passionately about anything to do with politics. Thank you to the Obama campaign and the millions of Obamanites who have come together from either side of the voting ballot for the future of our children and their childrens children.
It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a united country to make sure that child has a future in order to help it live...
*hugs to you all and thank you*
sincerely,
kelly hussung
ObamaMama#812
Greetings,
As you know Barack won Iowa 38% to Edwards' 30% and Clinton's 29% and today is turning out to be a good day in New Hampshire so far. What you may not realize is that the race is still a lot closer than it looks. As with Al Gore and George Bush in the 2000 election, where Gore won the popular vote but Bush had more delegates and claimed the Presidency, the delegate spread between the candidates tells a very different story in Iowa. In terms of actual delegates the race stands as follows:
Obama 16 delegates
Clinton 15 delegates
Edwards 14 delegates
As you can see celebration is in order but there is still so much more to do. Clinton is actually in second place not Edwards. Now since 1972 no candidate has won the nomination who has not finished 1st or 2nd in New Hampshire. That would imply if Barack pulls off New Hampshire, which we are likely to do today, our most formidable competition is whoever pulls off 2nd. At this point it is looking like Clinton but the polls are still open. Next we go into Nevada (1/19), South Carolina (1/26), and Florida (1/29) which, when taken collectively, bode well for Obama in terms of delegates. This is all good so far but then we come to a critical point.
On February 5, 2008 we have Super Tuesday (recently renamed Tsunami Tuesday) where Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah all stand up to be counted on one day. That is an enormous number of delegates that are at stake. This is also where Barack could falter.
The reason for this is because his campaign, that has relied primarily on grass roots funding, has focused on the early states for advertising dollars. This has paid off for him so far but many people in the Tsunami Tuesday states really know very little about Obama where Clinton has been running a national campaign all along and Edwards, like the Clinton name, has been down this road before and is more familiar to the people in these regions. If you are celebrating Barack's achievement's so far I am now making a impassioned personal plea to you...
I have donated one pay check to the Obama campaign and my son and I raised another $1000 from friends and neighbors who want to take back the White House. As we saw in 2000 every single vote counts and right now so does every single dollar. In order for Obama to prevail on February 5th the campaign needs donations now to get the word out about who this man is and for what he stands. I ask that you make a donation now of whatever amount you can afford. Please...this is important. Go to one of the links below and donate whatever your conscience dictates.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/athomalla
www.puppies4obama.com
www.barackobama.com
Thank you,
Anthony Thomalla
anthony@abcresources.com
PO Box 1176
Today is our seventh day on the job in the Barack Obama Campaign Headquarters in Oelwein, Iowa. It is Wednesday, January2, 2008 day tomorrow is the Iowa Caucus and the first round of the Presidential campaign of 2008.
Again the day dawns with bright blue skies but the temperatures are the news today. It is -2 with a wind chill of -16. The challenge will be to keep going in the cold but the race is too important not to keep going. We will be on the road to small rural towns again today to go door to door.
We plan on ending our walking early today in time to drive to Waterloo and see Senator Obama speak on this last night of the campaign. While I have enjoyed seeing him repeatedly this year; John has not seen him since last spring in Louisville KY.
I will start packing for our trip to New Hampshire this morning. We will be leaving early in the morning the day after the caucus.
I will tell you about the day a little later, work hard, keep to the race and have fun; we are, fired up and ready to go!
Today was our sixth day on the job in the Barack Obama Campaign Headquarters in Oelwein, Iowa. It is Tuesday, January1, 2008 2 days until the Iowa Caucus and the first round of the Presidential campaign of 2008.
The day dawned with bright blue skies and temperatures so cold it startled us when we went out to get in the car. We made our morning pilgrimage to the Country Cottage for our breakfast. It is the local diner with great breakfast. It has a small dinning room about 30 feet square and usually only has a few empty tables. The room is crowded with mostly seniors; smoking is still legal in Oelwein and so one side of the room has a row of tables that are the smoking section and the rest of the room is nonsmoking. The first few mornings we went there a hush fell over the room for about 10 seconds while everyone looked up and then went back to their conversations. After a few days no one seemed interested in our arrival except our usual waitress; who greets us with a cheery “Good Morning.” Sitting next to our booth was a table with 3 people discussing global warming, sitting in the booth behind John were two men discussing the positions of two candidates and behind me were a couple we know from the Obama headquarters who were discussing the new polls showing Obama leading.
We headed into the office where we enjoyed a conference call from Barack Obama it was a thank you call and encouragement not to let up; challenged to work even harder the last 70 hours. It was good to hear his voice and good to know we are of help in this effort to elect Barack Obama as President of the United States.
The local volunteers walked all of Oelwein again today. Personally we started our day with a sudden slide off the road into a ditch, but after a few minutes of phone calls to AAA a Good Samaritan stopped and circled the van with John determining their strategy for extracting us; I couldn’t participate, my door was down in the ditch and I couldn’t get out. I can honestly say I was happy just to sit and not to be out in the cold. Our rescuer pulled a big strap out of the back of his truck and handed it to John who lay down in the snow and crawled under the back of the van and tied the strap on. One long tug and we were out and on our way. Thank You Stranger! You made our day.
The television news just announced that the Obama volunteers knocked on 90,000 doors in Iowa this weekend! We finished at 7:30 tonight, others worked until midnight. It was a great way to start our New Year. We are, fired up and ready to go!
Today was our fifth day on the job in the Barack Obama Campaign Headquarters in Oelwein, Iowa. It is Monday, December 31, 2007 3 days until the Iowa Caucus and the first round of the Presidential campaign of 2008.
New Year’s Eve in Iowa, awoke to a winter wonderland. The fog we drove home in last night had frozen on every branch of every bush and tree. There are some little oak trees in the front yard that looked like ginger bread that had been dusted with powdered sugar on every edge. The cat tails in the ditches were frosted. Everything was beautiful. We spent another day, about 8 hours, canvassing for Obama. We went to Arlington a little town just north of Oelwein in Fayette County.
We finished early today and went home and prepared to go out for the evening. We had a great time and celebrated a joyful New Year. We are, fired up and ready to go!
Today was our third day on the job in the Barack Obama Campaign Headquarters in Oelwein, Iowa. It is Saturday, December 29, 2007 5 days until the Iowa Caucus and the first round of the Presidential campaign of 2008.
It is actually December 30; I was far too tired to write last night, so I am writing this now. We spent the day, about 7 hours, canvassing for Obama. I spent the day in the second ward of Oelwein and John spent the day in the third. Other volunteers were in the other areas of town and by nightfall we had completed the city.
The snow is about 3 to 4 feet between the street and the sidewalks and about 2 feet deep in the yards. Some walks are shoveled some aren’t; but after a moments thought I just plunged in and went to the doors. It has been years since I have walked in snow this deep; I use to live in Wisconsin, but actually it was sort of fun and there wasn’t any other way to get to the people. Many of them said, “I have gotten a lot of phone calls from other candidates, but you are the only person that has come to my door, pause… I’ll really like Obama.” I asked along my walk if I could place a yard sign in their yards and most responded, “Yes!” I went back to headquarters and picked up signs and then returned to “my” neighborhood to deliver them.
That night, back in the headquarters, everyone was busy over their laptops entering the work of the day and preparing for tomorrow. About 9:00 we walked to a local bar and had pizza and watched a little of the football game. We headed back and continued working until midnight and then gave up the day.
If you have looked at my profile you'll know that it mentions Nashville, Tennessee.
I spend more time in Muncie, Indiana assisting my father who has Alzheimers/Dementia.
About every two weeks we go to Thomas Carey's barbershop on East Willard. The
shop has been around for over 40 years and back in the 60ties when I wore a short natural
I'd go there once a week to get the cut just right!
I've been away from Muncie for over 30
years but one enduring thing/place is Carey's Barbershop. He has the same out going personality
that he had back in the 60ties. He virtually keeps the vital statistics for the black community.
This shop was not like the movie,"Barber Shop" no profanity, "crazy conversations" were always listened but
were always challenged. Lots of laughter in fact the first time I read Black Enterprise Magazine was in
Carey's shop. Talk about planting seeds. Today I brought up Senator Obama's name and everyone had something positive to say! No issues about age, experience, race. I didn't
have to talk much at all or try to persuade or argue my point Fantastic!
Today is a start! I asked if I could and Obama Sign in the Window. The answer
was yes!
This street is one of the busiest streets in this particular black community. I am proud of thoughtful conversation of the men in the barbershop(unlike some
of the conversations at the national level eg.Andrew Young).
Nashville just opened a headquarters and I was trained at Camp Obama. I have put in
many volunteer hours online and direct. There are things we can do in Muncie now.
There are several Muncie/Ball State Related Groups are these phantom groups? Let's
get people in Muncie talking about Senator Obama!
I covered too many things, I know but the best laid plans...
