Didn't add this information before, however, since there is great interest in the Room Shares, each individual will be responsible for $180. per night. With this is free transportation via shuttle to all the events and your own access.
Thanks for the calls.
Antron
Keep your costs low and share a room! Interested in Going to the Inauguration? We have some supporters who are traveling to D.C. who are interested in sharing their room with you with efforts of keeping all costs low.
Our suggestion here is to keep a maximum of 5 persons to a room for comfort! Great location, if you are interested, please contact me. Currently several supporters are interested. We will assist in the booking as a middle party (no cost ) just want to make sure we can help. Transportation will be provided by our group since we have motorcoaches going already! So your price will include your transportation!
Grace and Mercy!
Antron Johnson
YesWeBelieve
404-343-8259
IF YOU HAVE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE INAUGURATION AND COULD NOT LOCATE A LOCAL HOTEL...WELL, WE JUST GOT ADDITIONAL SPACE AT A LOCAL RESORT IN THE D.C. AREA.
THE COST FOR YOUR ACCOMMODATION AS WELL AS YOUR TRANSPORTATION IS $590. THAT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN OUR OTHER OVERNIGHT TRIP THAT IS NOW SOLD OUT HOWEVER, THIS IS THE CLOSEST PROPERTY TO ALL THE ACTION AND THE LOCATION OF ONE OF THE INAUGURAL BALLS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 20TH OF JANUARY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING THIS ACCOMMODATION, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BOOK! THIS IS AN AWESOME LOCATION AS WELL AS A HISTORICAL TRIP. AS ALWAYS, WE LIKE TO REMIND FOLKS THAT WE ARE NOT A TRAVEL COMPANY, MERELY OBAMA SUPPORTERS THAT ARE LOOKING TO ENSURE AS MANY SUPPORTERS GET TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT.
OUR ROUTINELY SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND UPDATES EVERY OTHER DAY KEEP OUR SUPPORTERS UP TO DATE AND FULLY INVOLVED IN THE HAPPENING OF THIS INAUGURATION!
GIVE ME A CALL, 404-343-8259.
GRACE AND MERCY!
ANTRON JOHNSON
YESWEBELIEVE
As we have found since this blog was created and the Inaugural Trip we have come to know as our Victory Lap has evolved into something that no one could have ever imagined. We have received so much local and national attention for what we are doing right here in Atlanta, GA that it serves to our level of committment and service to the Campaign for Change as well as our efforts to retake our room, our neighborhood, our county, our state and our nation.
A national network is currently looking into historic piece surrounding our journey and now a local supporter is throwing in her financial support as well to ensure that nothing stands in the way of our efforts of getting people to Washington, D.C.
She has followed our local interviews, write ups, blogs and etc and has decided to assist supporters who are considering Day Trips with us to take the leap. Currently our Day Trips are $175.00, however with her assistance that will come down to just $150.00. She had heard that we had to increase our costs sometime ago, due to the influx of higher inaugural costs and felt compelled to help out in a way that is very difficult at this time in our economy for most.
So, although she wishes to not be mentioned, This retired, beautiful Atlantan is making this historic trip more possible that it could be. I thank you!
What is it that you have to do? Simply sign up for our Day Trip and your cost is $150.00. The additional $25 will be paid for you by our wonderful donor. 4 recipients have already been on the receiving end of her generosity and again, I thank you!
We will be departing on January 19th, 9pm and arriving on Tuesday morning, 6am. That entire day is yours to participate in the Inaugural Swearing In Ceremony at the Mall on Washington. Following that, observe the Inaugural Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue and participate in many of the post Inaugural festivities until we are to depart that evening at 9pm heading back to Atlanta. We will arrive back nearly 4am on Wednesday morning, January 21.
If interested, contact me at 404-343-8259 or kantronj@yahoo.com
We send out updates regarding our trip every other day to keep you posted and in the know. Don't miss out on this! Go with us, be apart of history.
Coordinator
(**** NOVEMBER 17, 2008 BEGINS EARLY VOTING: PLEASE GET OUT & INFORM OTHERS TO VOTE EARLY****)
TO FIND YOUR EARLY POLL LOCATION CLICK THE LINK BELOW: http://www.sos.georgia.gov/cgi-bin/AdvanceVoting.asp Official Volunteer (ADDITIONAL) Locations to Support Jim Martin and Jim Powell:
Bibb County – Macon 428 Second Street 478-696-9392
Chatham County – Savannah 109 West Victory Drive 954-557-9931
Clarke County – Athens 220 Prince Street 706-850-6900
Clayton County – Jonesboro 2745 Mount Zion Road 917-359-1455
Cobb County – Marietta 1200 Cobb Parkway North, Suite 700 770-424-1472
Cobb County – Austell 1025 East-West Connector, Suite 640 770-424-1472
DeKalb County – Decatur 2752 E. Ponce de Leon Suite G 404-377-9862
Dougherty County – Albany 407 South Slappey Boulevard 229-431-1056
Douglas County – Douglasville 8337 Office Park Drive 678-392-5294
Fayette County – Fayetteville 101 Devant Street Suite 501 715-587-4100
Fulton County – Midtown HQ 1080 Spring Street NW 404-418-5186
Fulton County – Downtown 643 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive 404-840-4508
Fulton County – Roswell (North County) 1020 Woodstock Road Suites 2108 & 2110 678-205-3213
Fulton County – East Point (South County) 2465 Main Street – Hilliards Building 678-507-6667
Gwinnett County - Suwanee 3245 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road 678-507-6582
Houston County – Warner Robbins 1770 Watson Boulevard 478-225-5019
Laurens County – Dublin 1505 Rice Avenue 478-272-7265
Lowndes County – Valdosta 102 East Adair Street 229-223-9625
Newton County - Covington 2143 Washington Street 770-787-9634
Richmond County – Augusta 1101 Greene Street 706-722-8111
Rockdale County – Conyers 2068 Eastside Drive 678-507-6729
Tift County – Tifton 213 Third Street East 229-386-1415
2. Donation: To win this election, Jim Martin will also need our financial support. Therefore, if you are not located in Georgia - then you still can help support Jim Martin. I would like for all members to donate $10.00 to support the Jim Martin campaign. However, if you would like to donate more, then please feel free. To donate at: http://www.actblue.com/page/georgiaforjimmartin 3. Vote Early: Please find information below for Early Voting Process:
**Due to the short timeline with the December 2, 2008 Runoff Election, voters are urged to submit absentee ballot requests to the county registrars As Soon As Possible, and upon receipt of the ballot, complete and return it immediately to ensure that it is received by the December 2 deadline. ** Given the short amount of time before the runoff, we recommend that you fax or hand-deliver the application if possible.
A RECORD OF LOWERING TAXES
A RESPECTED STEWARD OF TAXPAYER MONEY
A LIFELONG RECORD OF STANDING UP FOR CHILDREN
CHAMBLISS PUTS WASHINGTON INTERESTS OVER THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN
Thank you for your support, Preston L. Harden,Georgia's 7th CongressionalDistrict Delegate GO OBAMA!!!!! 2008(404) 376-6833 You're invited to join our group Georgia Young Professionals for Change on My.BarackObama.com:http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/YoungProfessionalsforChange
We have received a number of calls regarding those who already have secured a hotel and other accommodations but have fallen short in getting to and from our nations capital.
We have several motor coaches heading that way full of Obama Supporters, and we are taking along anyone who needs a ride back and forth for only $175.00. Give us a call at 404-343-8259 or by email to check on available seats. Our motor coaches will be leaving Atlanta and Savannah on January 18, 2009 and returning on January 20, 2009 at 9pm following the Inaugural festivities.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Antron Johnson, Coordinator
YesWeBelieve Atlanta/Savannah/Orlando
We have added new motor coaches for Day Trips for $175. This is definitely intended to assist those supporters who would like to go to our nation's capital to view the Inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama!
We will depart from Atlanta on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 8pm and arrive in D.C. on the morning of the the 20th in time to observe the swearing in ceremony and the Inaugural Parade. Following that, participate in the post inaugural festivities before boarding our motorcoach and returning to Atlanta on Wednesday morning about 4am.
If you are interested in attending this Victory lap with us, please contact us at your earliest convenience! Kantronj@yahoo.com, 404-343-8259.
WANTED TO TAKE THE TIME AND PASS ON SOME NEW INFORMATION REGARDING OUR TRIP FOR OBAMA SUPPORTERS LOOKING TO TAKE THE VICTORY LAP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO WATCH THE 44TH PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA, BE INAUGURATED.
WE HAVE CHANGED MOTORCOACH VENDORS AND IN THE PROCESS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE A MUCH BETTER RATE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING. WE ARE NOT, ARE NOT A TRAVEL GROUP OR COMPANY, SIMPLY OBAMA SUPPORTERS LOOKING TO CONTINUE OUR SUPPORT ALL THE WAY TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
PREVIOUSLY, THIS COST WAS FAST APPROACHING $250, HOWEVER, NOW MANY MORE OF YOU ALL WHO WERE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING WILL NOW HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE CONTACT ME OR ANYONE OF THE YESWEBELIEVE ATLANTA/SAVANNAH TEAM MEMBERS FOR SIGNING UP!
A DEPOSIT OF $50 IS REQUIRED TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT, AND THE BALANCE MUST BE PAID BY DECEMBER 31. LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!
YESWEBELIEVE ATLANTA/SAVANNAH
Wanted to thank all of you who responded and showed up to the Inaugural Trip Planning meeting we held on Sunday at Starbucks (14th/Pchtre). It was a great success! Our registrations for the trip were increasing which has made the trip for our local grass roots supporters very affordable, $199. I have to say, we are simply supporters who have labored in South Carolina, Nevada and right here at home and wish to see this through to what we are calling the Victory Lap...lol.
Our current group rate is through Nov 1. We had been attempting to work with our hotels to extend this current rate, however, they are business owners who have to look after their best interests....I guess! So, we encourge you to signup before then to secure the current rate. As of Nov 2, the new rate as we know it to be will increase nearly $60/65....so call before then.
Several motorcoaches are leaving both Atlanta and Savannah, If you are interested in attending the inauguration with us in Washington, D.C., drop me a call at 404-343-8259. We will not be adding additional motorcoaches, but will like to ensure all supporters interested in attending can and will be able to participate.
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Now I ask you do we need someone that has a history for having slaves. Rock the vote people...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122419511761942501.html
This not a leader that we need, unless we want to go backwards. after so many have died for our rights. If he can do this type of stuff to his family what do you think he will do to us? One of his family is voting for Obama.
Jennifer Sweet
This video is from Barack and explains the Bill Ayers issue. It is clear that McCain, Palin and the RNC are planning to paint Ayers as a terrorist and try to link him tightly with Barack.These are the facts. Barack was 8 when Ayers was participating in some deplorable acts during the Vietnam Era which was a time when there were a lot of radical movements and things happening. I am not defending Bill Ayers but this happened during a terrible time in our history and it was 40 years ago.Barack served on a board with Ayers which was appointed by a Republican. There is nothing here but we know they are going to try and make this look bad.On the other hand, McCain voted twice against stopping DOMESTIC TERRORISM. Watch this terrible video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlpWfLyYssI guess he feels it was okay to BOMB medical clinics and kill doctors and patients! TERRORISM is terrorism and if the McCain camp wants to go there then I think we should bring this up. Just because McCain does not approve of a Women's Right to Choose does not mean it is OKAY to BOMB clinics and KILL doctors and patients. So, does the McCain camp really want to go here? They will and they will get away with it unless We all say ENOUGH and let him know WE know about his votes to stop actual terrorism HERE in the US.Come on Obama supporters. Barack and Joe need our help and full support in these final days! Both of them have the integrity and intelligence to lead us through this Crisis facing all of us. We have the power to stop this nonsense and we have the TRUTH and the FACTS on our side. Let's use them! Thanks,LuAnn in Indiana
This video is from Barack and explains the Bill Ayers issue. It is clear that McCain, Palin and the RNC are planning to paint Ayers as a terrorist and try to link him tightly with Barack.These are the facts. Barack was 8 when Ayers was participating in some deplorable acts during the Vietnam Era which was a time when there were a lot of radical movements and things happening. I am not defending Bill Ayers but this happened during a terrible time in our history and it was 40 years ago.Barack served on a board with Ayers which was appointed by a Republican. There is nothing here but we know they are going to try and make this look bad.On the other hand, McCain voted twice against stopping DOMESTIC TERRORISM. Watch this terrible video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDlpWfLyYss
I guess he feels it was okay to BOMB medical clinics and kill doctors and patients! TERRORISM is terrorism and if the McCain camp wants to go there then I think we should bring this up.
Just because McCain does not approve of a Women's Right to Choose does not mean it is OKAY to BOMB clinics and KILL doctors and patients.
So, does the McCain camp really want to go here? They will and they will get away with it unless We all say ENOUGH and let him know WE know about his votes to stop actual terrorism HERE in the US.
Come on Obama supporters. Barack and Joe need our help and full support in these final days! Both of them have the integrity and intelligence to lead us through this Crisis facing all of us.
We have the power to stop this nonsense and we have the TRUTH and the FACTS on our side. Let's use them! Thanks,LuAnn in Indiana
Thanks,LuAnn in Indiana
Watch this and think if this man could talk to foreign leaders or make rational cool headed decisions. This is so scary. He could blow up and not work with anyone he did not like. OMG he even shoved a woman in the hallway and has called his wife the c word in public!
You have watched how hateful and condescending he has been towards Barack and even the media now. He is out and out lying and will do anything to win.We need this out there viral and let people see the REAL McCain.......not the kind of PRESIDENT we need in this time of crisis!
Watch the video and send it to friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyK-enrF1g
LuAnn
If Palin gets VP talk about anti American! She is stirring up hate wherever she goes. We have to say Enough!
This is not acceptable!
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html
We don't not need hate and partisanship stirred up. Palin is stirring it and McCain is letting her run free with whatever she wants to say. This country needs to work together to get us out of this mess we are in. Barack is the only one who has the intelligence, knowledge, temperament and vision for that great future.Let's all help Barack and make sure all the slurs and hate stops!
Enough!
These are facts about McCain, his family, his life and all the mistruths that he likes to brag about. Please take the time to watch these and you may be shocked.People everywhere have the right to know these things about John McCain.He is no maverick. He would be a disaster as President. He is strictly out for John McCain and has proven he will say or do anything to get elected.Please help Barack and share these facts. McCain’s campaign is getting nastier.
Thanks, LuAnn
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccain/page/1
NEW: Officer's mother says of Davis: "There is no possibility he's innocent"
NEW: Davis refuses his final meal; execution scheduled for 7 p.m. ET
Davis' attorneys allege mistaken identity, say witnesses have recanted
Supreme Court to rule in a special hearing hours before scheduled execution
JACKSON, Georgia (CNN) -- Troy Anthony Davis has long said he didn't kill a Savannah, Georgia, police officer, and the U.S. Supreme Court will decide Tuesday whether to postpone his 7 p.m. ET execution.
Troy Anthony Davis, 39, says he did not kill a Georgia police officer; he is to die Tuesday.
Davis, 39, was convicted in 1991 of killing Officer Mark MacPhail as MacPhail responded to an altercation in a Burger King parking lot.
Seven of nine witnesses who initially testified that Davis was the killer have recanted. There was no physical evidence presented at his trial, and no weapon was found.
But Davis' petitions for a new trial have been denied.
If Davis is executed by lethal injection, he will be the 43rd inmate put to death by the state since 1973.
On Tuesday, Davis refused his last meal, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections, which will still provide him with macaroni and cheese, pinto beans, green beans, lettuce and tomato salad, corn bread, fruit cobbler and tea.
Many have asked Georgia to grant Davis a new trial: celebrities like Susan Sarandon, Harry Belafonte and the Indigo Girls; world leaders such as former President Carter, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Pope Benedict XVI; and former and current U.S. lawmakers like Bob Barr, Carolyn Moseley Braun and John Lewis.
Amnesty International has issued a 39-page report questioning his conviction, and protesters have been gathering at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta this week. Davis is scheduled to be executed at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.
MacPhail's mother, Anneliese MacPhail of Columbus, said last week that she is "disgusted" by the calls to spare Davis' life and is not convinced by Davis' supporters' claims that there is a more likely suspect.
On Tuesday, Anneliese MacPhail said, "There is no possibility he's innocent, not according to what's been said in court.
"Troy Davis was judged by his peers. All the courts have found him guilty. It was proven he was guilty. Please let us have some peace. Let Mark rest in peace. Let justice be done," she said.
Davis' sister, Martina Correia, said she was sleepless Monday night and was spending Tuesday at his side. She said she planned to stay until prison officials told her to leave at 3 p.m.
"We are still holding on to hope," she said Tuesday morning. "We still hope the U.S. Supreme Court will look into my brother's case and give some relief. We will have a lot of family time with him and recall old times and pray together."
The Georgia Supreme Court turned down the plea for a stay in Davis' execution Monday, saying the U.S. Supreme Court "properly has jurisdiction over Davis' pending petition."
The Supreme Court called an emergency session to hear the petition.
Davis was convicted of MacPhail's 1989 murder largely on the testimony of nine witnesses.
"When you only have eyewitness testimony and you have no physical evidence, people have fallacies and people make mistakes," Correia said.
Davis' lawyers and supporters say this is a case of mistaken identity. Seven of the nine trial witnesses have changed their statements, saying they were mistaken. Some say they feared retribution from the man they say actually killed MacPhail or that police pressured them into fingering Davis.
During the trial, witnesses said Davis and two other men were harassing a homeless man and followed him across the street from a parking lot at the Greyhound bus station in Savannah.
MacPhail was off-duty. He saw the skirmish and ran over to break up the fight. MacPhail was shot, and witnesses told police Davis fired the two shots that killed him.
A manhunt ensued. Davis surrendered nine days later.
Monty Holmes is one of the witnesses who said Davis was the culprit. He has changed his story and alleges that police coerced him.
"They were trying to get to me to say that he did it, but I know he didn't do it," Holmes said last year at a rally for Davis.
Savannah police Maj. Everett Ragan headed the MacPhail investigation. He denies allegations of coercion and said he doesn't believe the witnesses who have changed their stories.
Shortly before Davis was scheduled to be executed last year, Ragan told CNN, "There is no doubt in my mind we arrested the right man."
Davis had visitation with family members until 3 p.m. Tuesday and is undergoing a routine physical. At 4 p.m., he will be offered his last meal, followed by an offer to make a recorded last statement at 5 p.m.
According to the Department of Corrections Office of Public Affairs, Davis will be offered ativan, a mild sedative, at 6 p.m. and will be executed one hour later. His remains will then be transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's crime lab for a routine autopsy before being released to his family.
The Georgia Supreme Court also was unimpressed with the witnesses' new stories. In affirming the trial court's judgment in a 4-3 decision, the majority said that the witnesses' new testimony failed to meet the necessary benchmark: that their original testimony "in every material part is purest fabrication."
The court also was unconvinced by allegations that one of the men Davis was with that night, Sylvester "Red" Coles, killed MacPhail.
In a telephone interview in 2007, Davis acknowledged that he never told police that Coles killed MacPhail.
"I didn't because I didn't want to be a snitch," Davis said. "Yes, I know that's stupid."
Coles has never been charged with the murder and, according to court documents, has testified at least twice that he was not the killer.
Davis' lawyers claim that there are other people who saw what happened that night. Those witnesses have never testified in court but have submitted affidavits, the attorneys say.
On Monday, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles said it typically does not comment on clemency appeals but defended itself because Davis' case has received such widespread attention. The statement noted that the board postponed Davis' execution last year and has studied the case for a year.
"After an exhaustive review of all available information regarding the Troy Davis case and after considering all possible reasons for granting clemency, the board has determined that clemency is not warranted," the statement said.
Anneliese MacPhail said she has attended every court hearing for Davis and made an appearance before the parole board this month.
But if the execution moves forward, the slain officer's mother will not accompany her grandson -- MacPhail's son, Mark Jr. -- to Jackson to watch Davis die. MacPhail's wife, Joan, will not attend the execution, either, she said.
"This was my son," Anneliese MacPhail said. "You can't imagine the hell we have been through."
I am not sure if you got to see Barack on the Letterman show last night but he was fantastic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hf6qd8b65s
I just posted this video on the DIGG site and really would appreciate you going there and digging it.
I took a swipe at McCain and how his VP pick was strictly a political move and how Barack vetted Joe and made "HIS OWN DECISION".
If we can get enough Diggs on it it will possibly be in the top 10 of the day and everyone will see it.
It would be super exposure for Barack as he commented on the stupid "lipstick on a pig" controversy and made some other great comments on several things. He showed both Humor and also made some great POLITICAL points!
Please take a minute, watch the video and PLEASE go to DIGG.com and digg it. The Republicans have been burrying some of our good stories on the DIGG site so PLEASE help!
