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San Fernando Valley for Obama

Take back America. Re-establish the U.S. Constitution as our governing document. Only one person has the leadership qualities to do that: Barack Obama. We are going to get Obama elected as our next beloved president!

Letter to Los Angeles Daily News

By Rich - Jun 26th, 2008 at 4:41 am EDT

Also listed in: California Grassroots Coordinating Committee | San Fernando Valley for Obama

June 26, 2008

To:
Tony Castro, Reporter
Los Angeles Daily News
San Fernando Valley Regional Office
21221 Oxnard Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Thanks for calling me about my experiences with the Obama Election Campaign.

As you can see from the enclosed documentation, I did indeed donate $100 to the Obama campaign on February 16, 2007. Capital One sent a copy of my monthly statement from 02/2007 to me at my request.

Also enclosed is a copy of my fundraising page from from my personal account with the campaign (my.barackobama.com) The thermometer that records my donations shows $0 to date (as of today) with the notation at the bottom that the donation thermometer is "updated every 5 minutes."

134,784 five-minute periods have passed since my donation was received by the Obama campaign, yet it has yet to show up on my personal thermometer.

Finally, I am enclosing a letter I wrote to David Plouffe, the "Obama for America" Campaign Manager in Chicago, IL. It outlines my enthusiasm for Obama and my willingness to slave my heart out for his election to the presidency, along with my suggested needs to get the project started here in the San Fernando Valley. I have since given up on this project since no serious support seems to be available.

Please call me if you need further information for the article you are writing.

Cordially,
Rich Kapnick
818/766-5314

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Request for Campaign Assistance

By Rich - Mar 9th, 2007 at 5:53 pm EST

Also listed in: San Fernando Valley for Obama

Posted March 9, 2007 at 2:55 p.m. PST

David Plouffe, Campaign Manager

Obama for America

Chicago, Illinois

Dear David.

After setting up my committee, "San Fernando Valley for Obama," I have worked assiduously to find the materials I need to get started. My group needs T-shirts, buttons, bumper stickers, and whatever else you may have. We are going to begin selling these at art fairs, farmers' markets, and other small venues. Gradually, we will work up to a "Farm Aid"-type concert and finish with a big telethon on KCAL-TV, Channel 9 here in Los Angeles.

The problem is: I cannot find ANY organization that is working for Obama's election here in Los Angeles . . . and believe me, I have searched everywhere. "Los Angeles for Obama" seems to be a black hole. Furthermore, I have called Obama offices in Washington (202)224-2854, in Springfield (217)492-5089), and in Chicago (866-675-2008 and 312/886-3506). I have searched everywhere on the Internet. No one I’ve contacted knows anything about the Los Angeles organization for Obama.

I went to the February L.A. rally and worked at the Obama Store. That was fun. But the turnout seemed poor. You would think there would be 100,000 screaming fans there in the nation’s second largest city. But, I looked to me that about 2,000 people turned out . . . one of the lowest turnouts in the nation.

Since I can't find any semblance of an Obama organization here in L.A., and since we cannot find anyone with credibility at the national level, we are going ahead and ordering our own T-shirts, buttons, and bumper stickers. We will handle our own finances. We would much rather work with your campaign, but we can’t find anyone here in L.A., or anywhere, with the authority to help . . . and, time is a-wastin'.

In my never-too-humble opinion, Barack Obama will be our greatest president since John F. Kennedy. We MUST work to get him elected. I'll do my part. Now, the people of Los Angeles, and particularly the San Fernando Valley, must do their part. Enthusiasm is high, but there is no organization to focus the zeal. Our group will provide the necessary focus.

May the force be with Barack as he leads this nation back to a republic and a constitutional democracy.

Cordially,

Rich Kapnick, Chair,

San Fernando Valley for Obama

11054 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 369

Studio City, CA 91604

818/766-5314

OICUR.Rich@att.net

P.S. The money I donated by credit card about five weeks ago has yet to show up on my personal thermometer, despite the claim that the thermometers are "updated every five minutes." What gives?

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Speeches

By Cool Chris - Feb 11th, 2007 at 12:54 pm EST

Also listed in: 1st time voters! | San Fernando Valley for Obama | Santa Clarita Valley for Obama

His speeches are greatly superior to any other candidate. And that is a quality we need for the chief of our country. If you lead a country then you need to communicate on a level that connects with the people of the country, which we have not seen in decades. He speaks out of his heart and gets his message across clearly. He is perfect for this millenium, pushing towards alternative energy and superior plans of how education should work, and a health care plan. He really joins America. Pushing toward the word "United" in this country. He goes past religion and race, he will perfectly follow the constitution and show that we can continue to make this world a better place. Listen to his speeches; what other candidate can captivate his listeners perfectly?

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