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St. Louis Area UCC ( United Church of Christ ) Members for Obama

A group for St. Louis, St. Louis County and Jefferson County, Mo. UCC members who are interested in supporting and working for the election of Barack Obama as president.

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feed the animals, it's free

By Duane Kuehn - Mar 11th, 2009 at 9:54 pm EDT

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Hi All,

Terri S. sent me this link to give spread around. I hope everyone will visit it and pass the link.

All you have to do is visit the animal rescue site and click on the box. They will donate a small amount of food to rescued animals for each click they get, and they are not getting enough clicks right now.

Please help them help animals. It's simple, quick and free, and does a world of good. Please pass on to others that might be interested in helping.

Thanks,

Terri S.

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

Loveya,

Duane

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voter fraud grassroots protection

By Duane Kuehn - Oct 31st, 2008 at 10:58 am EDT

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Hi All,

     What a long and sometime tumultuous ride we have had! I am so proud of this country because of fellow people like you. We are America.

     Of course, it is not over yet. I figure that I cannot just sit home and not vote on Tuesday, because I think it is going to be a "win". Lol I know that I have to keep on others to keep them motivated to go out and vote, for sure. One way is to offer rides to others, especially the elderly, but anyone.

     Frankly, an admittance, me bad, I know that there have been voting days when I just had to force myself to go out and vote because I just plain didn't feel like driving to the polling place. What always forced me to go is that I know if I do not vote, then I have nothing to say about the outcome. Now, we have to contend with gas prices so I will have to fill my tank (which I can surely not afford) and offer to drive others to the polls.

     Nevertheless, I see a greater problem here. I am most worried about voter fraud. Computers with too sensitive touch screens (this has to be rigged, as there are too many 'double check's which can be programmed which have not been). From the 2004 gaffs to next Tuesday's vote, I am afraid and I am sure I have a right to be.

     I believe everyone should be afraid, after what we have seen in the past few elections. One county with around 500 registered voters allegedly posted around 5000 votes for George Bush! There should never be a ballot without a paper trail; this is just plain sense.

     I am now thinking (do not laugh, I do that sometimes) that I might take a box or a few boxes, a few thousand slips of paper and some pencils to the local polling place. That I would try to sit at the polling place all day and ask voters leaving the booths that they please write, privately, for whom they voted and stick it into the box(s?).

     Later, after the polling is over, I would count those slips and check to see if there is any big difference between my count, my averages, and the election results posted by the voting precinct I was at all day.

     Now, I am wondering, what if this happened at local polling places all across the country. Is it possible, a People’s Paper Trail to keep tabs on the big boys?

     All of you have created and maintained a wondrous grassroots campaign. I will bet you can do the same to make sure this is a clean election.

     Is anyone else interested in such a thing? It does not have to be fancy but it is something we can do to watchdog our election.

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Let's take some more action, demand accountability!

By Duane Kuehn - Aug 1st, 2008 at 3:24 pm EDT

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Hi All,

     We have watched our political system become filled with irresponsibility and a demand that people are above our law.
      I hope you will please investigate these links, which are timely, and make a decision if you would want to see responsible politics put back into the system.

     This one is Karl Rove (McCain’s new campaign spin/lie master). He claims nothing less than “executive privilege” to not honor a Federal Subpoena. I forget when he was elected President! Do not let him get away with this!

http://sendkarlrovetojail.com/?utm_source=47433

     Hold McCain responsible for his lies in his advertisements.

http://therealmccain.com/pac/?utm_source=rgemail

     Like Barack says, it is “bottom up” instead of “top down”. We cannot expect one man to change everything about the way government is run. We must take action ourselves to help Barack. One think is holding people responsible for what they say and what they do.
     Bush said many things about responsibility and takes none himself.

     Let us hold these people responsible for what they do. Show them that we are not just some supporters of Barack Obama for some “movement”. That we are the movement and we mean business.

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Hey Wow! Win a beautiful heritage Obama Quilt!

By Duane Kuehn - Aug 1st, 2008 at 11:19 am EDT

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Hi All,

     Okay, he it is, I have begged and pleaded for people to donate at my Fundraiser. I have crawled and cried and… Okay, maybe not. Lol

     This, is where you should surely donate! Any amount will help and we can help these wonderful persons who made this quilt reach their goal. I know we can do it, you and I.

     The great part is that you will be put in the pot to win this quilt! It will be a great heirloom for sure. A quilt made in honor of the man who has already changed the way politics works. He is already one of the greatest figures in American history.

     Please, let’s do this. For us, for Obama, for our children’s future.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/maingroup/QUILTERSFOROBAMA

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Repost: Barack vs. McCain-bush

By Duane Kuehn - Jul 30th, 2008 at 3:22 pm EDT

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     A young man stepped up to the podium at the 2004 Democrat's National Convention to give a speech. A riveting speech it was. He touched the heart, the mind and the soul as he spoke of the civil rights of all Americans. About the need to take back our government, to change the way government operates and make it transparent to the people once more.

     That we ARE one nation and should refuse those who would tear us apart for their own political gain. That we are a diverse nation, Latin’s, Blacks, Whites and every shade in between. Members of various religious creeds, races, and individuals along the vast spectrum of sexuality financial capability. That we are God’s diversity and in our diversity is our true strength. That we are a house divided by political mudslinging and lies. That we must come together as a house united. Not mentioning what we all know, that a house divided can only fall.

     A "Keynote Address" he was giving too, a message of hope for the future, its unarguable truth unheard of in modern politics. I was glued to my seat, listening as this man spoke. Reminding myself that we are so good at coming together for one another in times of tragedy. Knowing that the current Bush/Cheney Administration itself was a tragedy of our proud heritage.

     His speech was in favor of John Kerry and we watched as a group, now indicted for their actions, called the “Swift-boat Veterans” slung heaps of lies and mud upon one honored veteran; and in doing so slung mud upon every veteran in the grand military history of this country. The people we swayed by the mud, untruth and spread of fear which would never come to be. He advocated John Kerry and John Kerry lost the election.

     Giving us four more years of economic decline, military bumbling, an oil consortium growing rich as the rest grew poorer. But for the rich, like Warren Buffet who, upon receiving his $395 million dollar tax break said he didn’t ask for it, he certainly didn’t need it. The other wealthy were not so forthcoming as another four years of feeding the rich at the expense of every hard working American.

     But, the average American was also rewarded with tax breaks. Little did they suspect that they would pay dearly much more than they received. The Bush administration stood tall and proudly demanded that the dollar was strong, the economy on the upswing, as they had for four years prior. No one seemed to pay much attention that the dollar, for seven straight years, had been continually falling on the world market. The world market being the true barometer of a national economy, though the elite like to confuse things with GNP and deficit spending or consumer buying.

     For six years, George Bush replaced “unemployment” with “unemployment rolls”, a smooth move. “The unemployment rolls are down this month”, not mentioning that the unemployment rolls are reduced each month that any unemployed person’s benefits have run-out. They didn’t get jobs, they just were off the rolls. When they did get jobs, it was usually making much less money than they had been.

     Seven, going on eight, years of deceitfulness and blatant lies in government, all allowed by an obviously controlled press. Yes, you can fool all of the people some of the time. Even for eight years running.

     This man who gave that keynote address speech that was so riveting. His name, we know, is Barack Obama.

     I watched him over the years and yes, he fulfills his promises. He acts in a bipartisan manner and even produced the most compelling ethics laws that the State of Illinois has ever seen. In the United States Senate, he began to open the government, in spite of George Bush's disabling of the Freedom of Information Act.

     He recently created a huge stir with his support of the new FISA legislation. Though fulfilling his promise to fight to have the immunity provision removed, it remained in the bill, as expected. The rewrite of this FISA bill itself, reins in Bush's domestic surveillance but allows for International surveillance, so long as an American citizen is not involved in what is espied.

     That the PAA was to expire in August and Bush had already demanded that he would veto another extension, the passing of this bill is necessary. Add the fact that it was known that this bill would pass the Senate with little friction, I must wonder. Why did Barack Obama support it when it would pass with or without his vote? The only answer is that there was an "Old-School" trade-off.

     You see, Obama knew that his support would create a wave of unrest in his supporters but said, "I will take my lumps". What nobody seemed to be watching at the time is that, probably the most important financial and health legislation was also going through the Senate, a Medicare bill that Bush promised to veto.

     A number of Republican's oddly did an about face and approved the new Medicare legislation. John McCain the only Senator absent for the vote (but he has a history of being absent from the Senate floor for his entire career more than any other Senator anyway). Ted Kennedy, recover ing from brain surgery even made an appearance, casting the deciding vote, which made the legislation veto-proof. Hence, I believe that Obama put himself on the line for an "Old-School" trade-off. He is, after all, only a Senator and must work within the system. I think that everyone might understand that.

     I almost forgot the "Change" thing. Yes, "Change" has been used in many campaigns before. However, contrary to what many people claim, Barack Obama defines "Change" if one reads his proposals or listens to his speeches it is all there.

     Open (called now, "transparency") Government is Barack Obama's "Change". A change in how government operates. A reopening of the doors that have been closed as government operates behind them. Promising executive order to reverse many of those Bush put into effect. Like George's lengthening the President Act that the activities of Presidents would not be public knowledge for a full 25 years! Moreover, reversing the executive orders Bush used to disable the Freedom of Information Act. Barack also promises to correct George Bush's extension of the "National Security" classification to include what Cheney had for lunch at a public restaurant. (My joke, me bad.)

     I hope that everyone recognizes that Barack Obama does bring us a new Hope. That the "movement" part of his campaign is the promise to Change the way that a government we have come to mistrust, operates. This from a man whose political history is the "proof in the pudding" that he keeps his word.

     I watch now as the McCain campaign begins to smear tactics. Slinging lies blatantly into the media which devours them like Adam and Eve devoured the Fruit of the Garden. I wonder how many people will be swayed into believing these lies and campaigning spins.

    I hope very few.

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Missouri is looking bluer!

By Amy White - Jul 16th, 2008 at 3:01 pm EDT

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Saint Louis Post-Dispatch poll July 2008

General Election

Jay Nixon 52% -- Kenny Hulshof 35% (13% undecided)
Jay Nixon 53% – Sarah Steelman 34% (13% undecided)

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repost: Washington Behind the scenes Go Obama

By Duane Kuehn - Jul 12th, 2008 at 4:52 pm EDT

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Hi All,

Covered by the FISA fiasco we weren't watching behind the scenes.

As Barack Obama was taking the big hits for voting "Yes" on the FISA bill (which it was known was already going to pass by a huge majority without his vote), nobody seemed to notice the Medicare bill and the number of Republican Senators that jumped ship and voted, "Yes" on it.

Many of us were wiping the tears from our eyes as if maybe Barack Obama had stood us up for a date. When in fact, as Barack is not President yet but we are very aware of his persusive bipartisan influence; the Medicare bill was being passed with a majority vote that George Bush cannot veto.

A huge victory for the people of this country. What happened? We all know the give and take of Washington politics, the behind the doors goings on which Obama says will Change when he is President. But, Obama is not President yet and still apart of the give and take of Washington Politics.

I would venture to gain that the give and take was a trade off on a FISA bill which was going to pass anyway, for a Medicaid bill which wasn't going to pass. A bill which will now help to pave the way for a badly needed Universal Health Care bill.

Who knows but, I say 3 cheers to mybarackObama! Not to forget Ted Kennedy who surely had much to do with this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/11/opinion/11krugman.html?em&ex=1216008000&en=ba067d25713ebe77&ei=5087%0A#secondParagraph

Loveya,

Duane Kuehn

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repost: McCain fundraising loopholes and 527's

By Duane Kuehn - Jul 10th, 2008 at 10:48 am EDT

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Hi All,

I stole this link from newday4us's blog.

As we all know, John McCain locked himself into the public funding system before he realized that the Republican Primary would be a "walk in the park" for him. Then he could not get out of public funding without explaining a few million dollars in loans and a few million in corporate jet transport through his wife Cindy.

We know that Barack made the right decision going with us, the people of the United States.

Unfortunately, as Barack said, the McCain campaign will have plenty of misleading advertisement from the "527's". More than that, he is recieving huge donations through the loopholes via the RNC.

Barack will be needing donations and lots of them. I have donated and hope to donate more with every monthly check. Now, I decided to open one of those fundraiser spots and hope some of you might help me out to reach that goal. I can't start donating in my own fundraiser thing until my next rather measly but not complaining check.

I hope that I get the links right and I hope some of you all will help me out with my fundraiser thing, though I know that ya'll already donate elsewhere. 5 or 10 dollars is great and will be very much appreciated by me and the campaign.

The link to the article about McCains funds:

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/07/07/for-mccain-money-talks.aspx

I tried to do a takeoff on the old saying and make it, "Wish in One Hand, Hope in the Other", kind of lame I guess.

The link (hopefully correct) to my fundraiser page:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/WishIn1Hand

Loveya,

Duane Kuehn

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repost: thermal energy

By Duane Kuehn - Jul 8th, 2008 at 11:41 am EDT

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Hi All,
Here is a message I received from John Chamberlain at St.Louis for Obama. I hope you will all take a minute and enter a not on the Obama mypage as this asks. It is a marvelous system of renewable energy.

Apologies for any repeat postings.

I just sent this message to the Obama Team regarding America installing a real and feasible 100% renewable energy supply for America on a national scale - i.e. Thermal Solar power (not Solar PV panels), see:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/06/business/06solar.html? and http://www.trec-uk.org.uk/csp.htm .

This technology is applicable mostly to the American West & Southwest, i.e: California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. It is also applicable world-wide, with 90% of the world's population living within 1700 miles of a suitable area for such Thermal Solar power production, meaning only a max 5-8% transmission loss using HVDC lines. This make Thermal Solar power a TRULY 100% renewable power technology which can be applied world-wide to replace coal, oil and nuclear power stations and really start to clean up the world again. If it were fully installed in the USA (for less than the cost of the Iraq war) we would cut US C02 emissions by over 50% within 5-8 years.

The message to the Obama campaign is below. Please check this out. If you support the promotion of this technology, please send your own message on the subject to the Obama Team at this weblink:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/mypolicy -under 'Energy and Environment'

The McCain campaign is about to release a series of TV advertisements across America on Energy Policy, and the Obama Campaign needs to hear our thoughts on what real and renewable energies it should be promoting in return. Remember, Thermal Solar is in service TODAY and is 100% Renewable. Thermal Solar power plants only take about 2 years to build, and could take care of 100% of America's electricity needs in an area the size of 10% of Federal lands in Nevada. These plants could be dispersed across Western and Southwestern Sunbelt states and create thousands of jobs there too.

As members of the Obama Campaign let's promote 100% renewable energy technologies which really do work like Thermal Solar (and Geothermal) power, not hokey half-way houses like Biodiesel or so-called "Clean Coal" both of which will just do further damage to our planet in different ways. It may not be sensible to put 100% of our energy production into one technology, but clearly Thermal Solar should play a major or majority part in our future energy production.

If you support the promotion of this technology, please send your own message on the subject with your own technical and business inputs to the Obama Team at this weblink:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/mypolicy -under 'Energy and Environment'

This is not to say that other renewable power sources are not effective also (like wind, wave, tide etc), but this power technology is new to many people and in my mind offers the best advantages for the planet.

Sincerely yours,

John Chamberlain

BSc Eng, MBA

PS Some other links and resources regarding Thermal Solar Power are below:

Below is a link which gives you a good feel for production costs of Thermal Solar power vs. coal and other fuels.

http://www.trec-uk.org.uk/csp/costs.htm

www.ausra.com will likely have the lowest cost Thermal Solar power, and their new fabrication plant in Nevada has just been opened by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (click on RHS of webpage). Ausra uses Fresnel lenses (the same as in lighthouses) inside their mirrors to concentrate the solar power and heat the tubes of liquid above. Below are two nice slide shows on the technology:

http://www.ausra.com/pdfs/SolarThermal101_final.pdf

http://www.ausra.com/pdfs/070820discussion.pdf

http://www.ausra.com/pdfs/SolarPACESMills-Morgan.pdf

http://www.ausra.com/history/ History of Solar Power. Click on "1905-1954" and use the green arrow to scroll right to 1913. Amazingly this Thermal Solar technology was producing 55 HP (around 40 KW) back in 1913 !

Ausra's view on the future of Thermal Solar for the US is as below:

http://www.ausra.com/news/releases/080306.html

This is a very good article by John Hay on the same subject of Thermal Solar (check pages 1 and 2) plus a very interesting video

http://www.tellingthoughts.com/us-politics/baseload-renewable-power-solar-thermal-90-us-needs

It has also been pointed out that thermal solar plants usually need access to water supplies (not always accessible in desert areas!), although many types can use closed loop systems which limits the issue. In addition, Thermal Solar does not have to be the only renewable solution used, and others can clearly include wind, geothermal and solar PV.

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A good post at the Bard's blog

By Duane Kuehn - Jul 2nd, 2008 at 8:50 am EDT

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Hi All,

Please enjoy this post from The Bard of Wilmette, it is quite interesting and informative, even hilarious in its revelation of McCain's use of scare tactics.
I especially like the Obama as most liberal tie-in.
As I follower of Christ, myself, I easily recognize that this man they call "Jesus" was the most liberal person of his time.
Speaking out against the very church, which at the time and place, was the government. Speaking freely even within the synagogues of things so "liberal" that the government/church would seek to quiet him by execution.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/georgemartin/gG55qg

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Homeland Security

By Duane Kuehn - Jun 22nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm EDT

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Hi All,

     Locks only keep out honest people. Like it or not, it is and will always be true. Although Fort Knox has apparently never been robbed, from the outside, it has from the inside. Locks are a deterrent but when it comes down to it, if anyone is so inclined, they will learn to pick that lock.

     Reading Barack Obama’s proposals for Homeland Security, one thing becomes evident almost immediately. His proposals are defense, compared with the Bush administrations offensive doings.

     It is notable that not only do locks only keep out honest people; “Security” is the opposite of “Freedom”, especially when that “security” falls into the hands of anyone with their own agenda.

     We have reached a point where the citizens of the United States of America can have their phones tapped, their “snail mail” opened, their internet mail and travel viewed without even a warrant issued. What does this have to do with Homeland Security, nothing, except if you discuss anything using the wrong words, you might be arrested and accused of un-American activities, at best. The worst scenario being a trip to Guantanamo, where, to date, you have no rights whatsoever, including habeas corpus, which is one building block of this great nation.

     “It can’t happen to me”, it HAS happened to more than one. Under the current Homeland Security measures and Patriot Act, you are guilty until proven innocent.

     You must now go to ridiculous extremes to prove whom you are that you belong in this country. A birth certificate or passport to prove you are a citizen of the United States of America. Back to those “locks”, both birth certificates and passports can be created by anyone with a computer and a bit of expertise. Your government scares you half to death so you allow things you would never allow otherwise.

     Will another terrorist act occur on this soil? Facing the facts and the knowledge that terrorist groups have been allowed to empower themselves in the last seven years, in all probability an act of terror is surely in the planning. Rather than really go after the terrorists, the current government opened the doors, with the honest blood of our proud armed forces, that the five major oil companies now have 2-year contracts in Iraq to drill that oil. This is all the Patriot Act and Homeland Security has gotten us to date, a method in operation to make the Energy Consortium richer, off the backs of the people of the United States.

     Instead of playing games with the people, Obama sets his sites on defending our land first. Better tracking of lost radioactive substances, better guards for our water supplies, better port controls and protections for our borders (today, hundreds of miles on the northeast border of the mainland are wide open to unwanted guests).

     Barack Obama plans to do what we need, better seals against terrorist activity and programs of “readiness” in the event of an emergency. McCain offers us more of the Bush administrations fumbling Security with colored “alerts” that only scare people so the administration can do what it feels right, go for the oil. McCain wants to keep our forces in Iraq even though it might take forever. Obama wants to force the Iraqi government to stand on it’s own feet and not depend on the U.S. so much.

     It is high time to cut the apron stings, our forces already stretched too thin. On the home front, even the National Guard is in Iraq. We have little protection available on the home front. Even the police and fire departments across the nation have had their budgets cut and become in reality, ineffective.

     Obama intends to make us ready, as well as strengthen our forces against terrorist activity. Using the mistakes made before 9-11 as a guide and the, up to this date, ignored recommendations of the 9-11 committee.

     Obama intends to commence “information sharing” between intelligence agencies, the first thing that should have occurred after 9-11 has still not been done. Had information sharing been commenced before 9-11, chances are the Airliner as Weapon tragedy at the World Trade Center may not have occurred. Instead, the administration went on a Cheney expedition to get oil. Why anyone would find trust in Cheney, a working member of the Nixon administration is beyond me.

     Obama is very serious about Homeland Security and prepared to take actions other than scare people with a color scheme warning that only leaves us sitting scared that something might happen. The current administration has left the people of the United States in a state of unnecessary fear with no emergency plans and no protection in the areas most vulnerable to terrorist attack.

     I hope Barack Obama is elected our next President, because changes in Homeland Security are one of the many changes that are badly needed in this country. A man who does more than say, “Bring it on”, Obama is a man who will take action that does more than illegally spying on citizens does illegally.

Loveya,

Duane Kuehn

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Moving Forward

By Duane Kuehn - Jun 4th, 2008 at 2:21 am EDT

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Hi All,

     Congratulations for a job well done!
     Mrs. Clinton has still not conceded, which is sad for the Democratic Party. I hope that she is not preparing to tear the Democratic Convention to pieces with lawsuits and such.

     We need solidity, solidarity. We need not make this such a battle of Republicans vs. Democrats as if we are Two Parties, as teams in a political football game. Now is the time to recognize that we are not Reps or Dems, “We ARE the People of the UNITED STATES”. “We the People” own this government and our government need to become Open, Transparent. Our elected officials should serve “We the People” not act behind closed doors or feed us false information to sway us to their agenda.

    I am thinking of calling myself a Democan. Lol

     It is time now to pull the people together. Put all of our personal thoughts aside and think of the “whole” of US. I hope we can set ourselves behind the goals of Barack Obama, and recognize his achievements. He did not slur Mrs. Clinton as many may have in his run for the nomination.

     I do not know whom Barack will chose as his running mate but remember that if he does choose Mrs. Clinton; their actual platforms are almost equal. For Barack she may not be such a bad choice. However, as in most things, Barack Obama knows much more than I do.
    Of course, only most things, not everything, I have to grab a little dignity here. LOL LOL

     It has been a historical primary, let us now offer our sincere condolences to the Clinton Clan, they fought hard for what they wanted and we should give them more credit for sticking to their guns and not give them abuse for ‘being “against” us’; for they are not really against us, they are a part of us. Moreover, they have shown great strength against a perceived adversary. They too, are knowing people and they shall make a great friend against McCain’s, or any other Bush candidates, lack of care for “We the People of the United States”.

     Let us be the strong who apologize to our fellows whom until today we have differed in opinion. If we are the victor’s, then to them hand the spoils.

Loveya,
Duane Kuehn

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Understanding Wright from wrong.

By Charles Lee - Mar 25th, 2008 at 5:55 pm EDT

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It's been a while, but here we go.

Here is a COPY of something special I found on Daily KOS.

The media fails America once again by naijaman Fri Mar 21, 2008 at 07:11:04 AM PDT

The truth about the Reverend Wright controversy is now starting to be revealed: The media manufactured it for ratings. How else can one explain the fact that anyone who actually takes the time to watch any of the videos would have a different impression from the one being pushed by ABC/NBC/CNN/MSNBC and most especially FOX?
I decided to pull of the video of Reverend Wright's sermon in which he allegedly made the comments blaming America for 9/11, and guess what I found? He was quoting Ambassador Edward Peck, who made those comments on FOX NEWS (oh, the irony) the day after the 9/11 attacks. Here is the evidence:
http://www.youtube.com/...

Around the 3-minute mark, Reverend Wright asks the church members if they saw the ambassador on Fox News, and what he had said. Then he proceeds to pull out a sheet of paper, and read the words of ambassador Peck.

This is another example of how the media has manufactured a controversy in order to sway the American public. We all should be very concerned about the media in the country, because after all...this is the same crowd that gave us the Iraq war.

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Basically, Wright was quoting someoe else for his public pulpit speech, but he is also being attacked for what he said outside of the pulipt. The problem is that poeple are combining both, and not understanding that Obama stands behind the Pastor, but not behind the evil remarks he made outside of the pulpit.

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Conyers

By Charles Lee - Mar 10th, 2008 at 3:51 pm EDT

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On March 3th 2008 my life took yet another interesting turn. I met Congressman Conyers. After a brief conversation he recommended I take the LSAT and become a lawyer.

After some soul searching and discussing this with my closest friends and family I have decided to do just that.

I plan to study Constitutional Law, and to enter American politics on a platform based on the ideas driving Barack Obama to victory.

I will one day to create Change through just legislation.

I will give back to the country that gave me so much.

I hope this movement inspires all of us to do more than go through the motions in life.

"We are the Change we have been looking for!"

If you want to host or help organize the May 30th fund raiser, here is the link:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4rppq

I will add your name (or group) as an organizer in the event, helping us cross polinate into new areas.

I might be in philly for the big one but I have to see where I am with my school work.

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Spy in our midst!

By Charles Lee - Mar 3rd, 2008 at 12:17 pm EST

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From: Brian Burke Sent: Mon 3/03/08 9:51 AM To: Ohio Out of State Volunteers (OhioOutofStateVolunteers@groups.barackobama.com)

Not! Just needed everyone's attention.

Last night on Hannity he was asking ppl on street to name one accomplishment of Barack and they couldn't.
How about a legal scholar (Harvard Law Review) who became a community activist instead of a money hungry lying cheating Wall Street corporate attorney?

Don't think the Republicans are not worried by now or do not know that Hillary winning nomination is their best way of keeping the White House.

REMEMBER THIS: Abraham Lincoln was a self-educated downstate Illinois attorney but became well known and his supporters were zealous because of the character of the man. Extremely smart, bright, decent, witty, etc. etc. etc. ABE was not even an incumbent when he became President and previously had served a mere term in Congress before becoming the President of the United States. But he kept the Union together and was a brilliant commander-in-chief (leading Grant, Sherman, etc. etc. etc.) even though he never served in the military. When people wanted general Grant removed because he was a heavy drinker, Lincoln replied that, if so, perhaps Lincoln should send cases of whiskey to his other generals -- displaying great judgment and wisdom. When the civil war was over and many wanted to make t he Confederates suffer, it was Lincoln who had the heart and mind and soul (i.e., "judgment") to reply that our former enemies are now our fellow citizens, making reconciliation that much easier. (We know of the poor judgment of the Allies in WWI and how their onerous terms at Versailles upon the Germans is credited with the rise of Hitler.)

Barack Obama has a resume that can out shine most. How many of us can name one accomplishment of Hillary Clinton? According to her, her accomplishments include those of her husband's administration during his 2 terms in office. But not its failures. We all know the "Millionaire's Club," the Senate, is not the National Football League. Most people don't sit around watching CSPAN. So, for Hannity (a Republican) to go to Times Square (NYC) and ask New Yorkers to name one accomplishment of Barack Obama is very misleading. Which is what he wants to do -- mislead viewers. Come to Rush Street in Chicago and ask people to name one accomplishment of Hillary Clinton. I cannot name one. Failed health care reform when she was a first lady. Honestly, I cannot think of one accomplishment. I cannot think of any accomplishment even of Edward Kennedy, whose been in the Senate almost longer than a nyone else. Unless they sponsored a bill that is widely talked about (average voters don't sit around talking about Senate bills), the average person does not know what ANYONE in the senate does, and most don't do much that gets talked about outside of Washington circles.

A lot is at stake, let's educate the masses. Clintons have a lot of supporters who have power over the press, same with Republicans. The masses can be fooled, or at least just enough of them to turn a tight election in the wrong direction.

On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Matthew Binder <youlooksofine82@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey guys sorry about not planning anything for tonight after canvassing I'm pretty exhausted! It was a beautiful day out today! I will be canvassing out tomorrow also after 2,3pm until evening, probably complete one or two turfs. We are looking for volunteers still (as many others are) out in District 20, the main office is out on 1195 Technology Dr. Columbus OH, If anyone wants to partner up with me let me know! And if anyone is actually doing anything tonight or Monday night let me know, I might be able to make it.

Matthew

Good luck to all you guys workin hard! The hard work will pay off. And what a fantastic experience it has been!

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Reach me here, or click some buttons on the site, or make some calls.

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Please help. Read this.

By Charles Lee - Mar 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm EST

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So here we are in the final stretch of "The big ones". and I have never been so confident that our efforts will not be in vain. On my way to Hq in Cleveland I saw some reprinted Obama literature being read by two people in the downtown mall.

Hold up. Reality check. People are downloading the pdf's from our site, and reprinted and distributing them as we speak. But it is a small operation, compared to what it could be.

So please take the issues that concern you and download the digital copies on our site and get them to your neighborhood shops. Get them into the pizzerias, laundromats, convienence stores, or whatever small shop will allow you to leave information.

This is a critical moment in our movement, and it offers us a unique oppurtunity to bring hard copies to the masses.

At the very least, we could download the pdf's and email them to friends who are apathetic in hopes we rekindle their hope for a better tomorrow. Or send themthe link below.
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/

Reach me here for help if you have difficulty in downloading the digital copies (pdf's) from the site.

Charles Lee
Intern

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Cleveland rocks!!!

By Charles Lee - Mar 1st, 2008 at 10:34 pm EST

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Here at the Cleveland HQ we had AMAZING day canvassing!!! AMAZING!!! If you are in the area, come by and help out! Even if it is for a few hours, the more the merrier! Well I gotta run now, but I would like to turn your attention to the fundraiser I have set up, and you can read about it by checking my profile.

Reach me here!

"There is a short time between now and victory!"

Be a part of it!

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"im voting for mccain because barack is going to lose..."

By Charles Lee - Feb 26th, 2008 at 12:23 am EST

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This was an interesting remark from my dearest friend. He is a PolySci major, and I must admit that it did shake me a bit.

You see, my pal whom we will call Mr. Apathy somehow rationalized that because he believed that Mccain would get more votes than Obama, he should jump on the winning team.

This argument sounded similar of the faulty logic of many of the arguments I heard students having about the bush and kerry debates, as people then told me they would rather a president not flip flop on issues, and because kerry is a flip flopper I will vote for bush becuase everyone else will too.

Now really this is interesting, because we had always agreed that politics in this country had sunken into the depths of dreadful boredom and repetitive sound bites of disgust. We agreed that there were no leaders who could inspire, and lead with a record unscathed by any gate scandals, questionable votes or despicable affiliations with companies.

So here is our candidate, ready to go to Washington. He is the Mr. Smith we said would never get his way, and the media (unintentionally?) reinforced this view by making a movie and book of it, which further cemented our culture's apathy toward change.

So why is Senator Obama being rejected by Mr. Apathy?

I don't know.

Mr. apathy happens to be:

A armed forces veteran.

Late on his car payments and it's about to be reposessed.

Late on his financial aid loans.

Maxed out on his credit cards.

Suffering from depression.

Why would he rather endorse Sen. Mccain when Sen. Obama's policies would probably help him more?

My best guess is that he is truly afraid of change, and is unable to believe that we can make a better tomorrow. After four years of an Education that molded him to believe there is no better way so why bother, he can not imagine better days. After a lifetime of neglect by those who have governed him, he can no longer hear words of relief, he is now deaf. He does not know what change is or can be, because it was always in the movies he saw or the books he read, so he lacks the ability to feel it in his heart, and to live it with his soul.

All I have left to say to Mr. Apathy is:

I beg of you to go with me on this journey into our future. I promise you when we get there and we are met by the millions of others, we will begin to understand the concept of change. Through years of hard work, we will be that change.

Us, we, and even they are included.

Carpe diem

Charles Lee

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DANCE 4 CHANGE!

By Charles Lee - Feb 24th, 2008 at 11:56 pm EST

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I realized I won't be making it to Ohio for the big one, but I must admit I believe he will win because the people speak louder than Clinton's failed fund raising abilities.

So now I ask if you will not be in Ohio and live in the area to consider attending my May 30th fundraiser. It will be held at the upstairs lounge on Grand in South City. It can easily be reached by Metro, just pop the address into tripfinder. There is a wonderful Vietnamese restuarant on the ground floor and another bar that will have indie/electro music as well.

If you want to help spread the word, or want to help work the event, simply sign up and contact me! I will need at least 10 more volunteers through the night to help with registering new voters, and adding people to our group!

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4rppq

DANCE 4 CHANGE!

Ok back to work...

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Barack Obama Jefferson Jackson Dinner Speech

By Rev Roger - Nov 12th, 2007 at 1:16 pm EST

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If you have not yet listened to Barack's dynamic speech at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner in Iowa, please do so. It's truly an inspiring 20 minutes!

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