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This group is open to anyone who wants to be a part of changing the course of history by getting involved through grassroots campaigning and fundraising, or to talk and share ideas about the issues we are facing today in our own lives and as a nation and Barack Obama's vision and direction for our country. Let's come together as a community to get Barack Obama elected as our next president!

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President Obama's Speech ; Rudness was paid for.

By uppeopleforobama - Sep 10th, 2009 at 6:20 pm EDT

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I would like to thank the guests that showed up at our humble home last night, bringing gifts, food, plum wine and plum grappa...YUM! Stephanie Shellabarger, Lois and Steve Webster, Nicola Yarbrough, Joan Rosati , Daniel Herman who rushed home from work and my son Sean O'Brien who even managed to do his homework. We had a blast and the speech was amazing. Put it simply...I love my president and everything he is willing and does stand for. Namely we the people. On facebook, Traci Kelly of Equal Time Radio posted a Link about Rep Joe Wilson who heckled President Obama:

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/09/10/obama-speech-disrupter-a-health-industry-darling/

Were we all not shocked by that? President Obama is always such a cool cucumber that is it very surprising when people are rude and even obnoxious about him. It is such a strange thing. My husband who is very quiet and humble himself said about Wilson "how do we fire that guy?" we need to get him out. At the time it felt like what he was doing was not only rude but illegal...

We sat through many speech of President Bush and he was not heckled. Democrats I believe as a rule are more polite.

The link that Traci submitted on Facebook points out that Rep Joe Wilson was paid thousands and thousands of dollars by the insurance industry as well as others. It is simply sickening. We see him as a "purchased" disrupter. Bought and paid for by the industries and not the people he is elected to help and protect. It makes us sick, except we cannot get sick because we cannot afford our health insurance premiums as a small contractor, self-employed.

Go Barack!

We know some progressives are upset because we will not have single payor option and immediately...but we recognize we want evolution and not revolution and President Obama is making headway, especially we hope into the hearts of middle America who have been the victims of fear mongering by people like Representative Joe Wilson.

Keeping Americans well and healthy should be considered a patriotic duty. A healthy and well America is a strong America. Please spread the word about Joe Wilson.

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Friends for Julie Anderson: 55 days until the general election & 37 days until ballots drop

By Dean A - Sep 9th, 2009 at 1:15 am EDT

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Hi everyone! This is Dean Ando, Obama Grassroots Organizer and also Barack's high school classmate from Hawaii now living in Tacoma. I met many of you on the campaign trail last year for President Obama and Governor Gregoire. That was historic election cycle that we will never forget.

Today, I am working very hard to elect Julie Anderson to be our next Pierce County Auditor. Just as we came together last year, I hope that we can also unite behind Julie, the most qualified candidate, in this very important election on November 3rd. Read More »

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Welcome to .CAN and some rules of the road...

By Wayne - Jan 29th, 2009 at 11:59 am EST

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Hello Everybody - Please share this emial with all new members, so we all know we each have agreed to hold ourselves to our highest standards. We lead by example. Welcome to Government 2.0. "This is my gift to my country. " I am a large scale systems architect, and I saw a need and did something about filling it. "The Community Action Network is yours to use to make all our dreams come true. " Our election of President Obama was only a beginning. Lets go to work. Government 2.0 is our participatory citizens "real time" responsibility. "The Internet makes this new phase of our American Expierment (Benjamin Franklin's words) at Self Government possible." Politics changed. �Welcome to the future. The Community Action Network is a Post Partisan Cooperative of Individuals and Groups Assembled as Protected by the Second Ammendment. "Our primary tool of community defense is our vote." We are not to arm into Militia, rather assemble, and vote as we see fit to protect the health and welfare of our Communities. Residency within a Legal County is required, as is voter registration. At this time the Membership, Events, Blog posts, and all List Servers are moderated until further notice. "We have construction to do before we open up for Community Action." This is a National Network of State Networks of County Networks of All MyBO Groups within every County of our United States. "Our .CAN organization is not any political party. " We are the change we have been waiting for. Stop waiting. "Fire it up." Let me address three points: I.) Rules of Participation; II.) Communications and Administrative Structure; and III.) Processes and proceedures. I.) Rules of Participation: Barack Obama asked his initial campaign staff to make three commitments, and then welcomed them all to try what appeared impossible at the time. I repeat these now as you must commit to these in your heart now, before you begin your work, individually and collectively. 1.) Honesty. 2.) No Drama. 3.) Have Fun. Marshall Ganz tought us the three rules of Community Organizing at Camp Obama. The Obama for America Presidential Campaign graduated over 20,000 of us at those events. f you have not run thru the training please take the time and set up your own County Events. �You can find the complete training here: http://campobama.blogspot.com/ We hope to repeatedly deliver a new Camp to your groups over the Internet. Our plan is to deliver this training to all twice a year forward. Grassroots Camp 2.0 will be tooled to Government 2.0, where as the original expierence was focused on Community Organizing around an Election. �Stay tuned as this is true grasstroots triaining for your local teams. There are many policy aspects of your Governments, which you may want to change, which are not election based activites. �Regardless, Marshall gave us the three Rules of Efective Community Organizing. 4.) Respect. 5.) Empower. 6.) Include. Barack Obama asked us to study, to work at, and become the Change we were waiting for. �Core to all Barack's teaching and leadership is a concept of Empathy. When you read and re-read his books, this theme is a thread that is woven throughout his writing. So we require your best attempt at: 7.) Empathy. Membership in the .CAN Network is a privilage and not a right. Name calling, foul language, and hurtful conduct, speech and written words are good cause for two warnings by any Administrator and then removal upon any third violation. This is not a joke. Appeal to your local .CAN group at any monthly group meeting as a "Housekeeping Item" is the only point of appeal to your group. And all groups are to allow group re-entry upon apology. Sometimes a few weeks or months off, is all anyone needs to repair their attitude. Some good video on Empathy is here: Barack Obama and a New Spirit of Empathy - Rough Cut 1(1 hr 15 min)�http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6504935098489252112 � II.) Communications and Administrative Structure: We have a Network, of Networks (50 States), of Networks, (3,071 Counties), of Networks (All MyBO Group Members of All MyBO Groups in that County. We also will open a Network of all Colleges and Univers ities as stand alone .CAN Groups, which are welcome to participate as stand alone groups and elect delegates to our State Assemblies and National .CAN Congress. The Students have asked us for this, so be it. We also will open a Spanish Language set of .CAN Groups, where that language will be used. As needed - all other Language .CAN Groups are welcome to set up their own Groups and join in the Quarterly Countywide MyBO Membership Assemblies. Each MyBO County.State.CAN Group will host an all inclusive Quarterly Assembly of all MyBO Members in there County. Our Charter to set up this network required we not compete with existing groups, and include all who wanted to join us. All MyBO Groups are welcome to elect two Delegates to our Bi-Annual State MyBO Group Assemblies, and those same delegates are welcome to our Annual National MyBO Citizens Congress. Our State Umbrella Grou ps will meet in our various State Capitols. Our National Congress will meet in Washington DC. Each set of Delegates will include one voting Delegate and one Alternate. Each Group is Autonomous and Self Supporting. We are Volunteers. �Any service compensation for expenses is up to each group. The State Groups are welcome to sponsor any Delegate who may not have the resources to participate. We are inclusive and not exclusive. To be a member, any person must agree to abide to the best of their ability and capacity, to our seven core principles stated above. Each Group will maintain two or more Group Administrators and one or more Communications Directors. The Group Administrators will oversee the interface to MyBO and the other .CAN Groups. �Group Administrators will admit and remove members and are empowered to make thier indepentant decisions. The local Group Membership can override and change any arbitrary decison made between meetings. The Communications Directors will moderate the List Servers as quickly as possible. Where Groups grow to large - they may further sub devide their counties as they see fit. All Groups will meet once a month as we suggest the use of our Standardized Meeting Format. This is not a legal organizational entity at this point. Agreements as to legal form are left to the membership for future decisions. All I have done is design the structure to give to you. What you do with it is up to you. III.) Processes and proceedures: In Each Group Blog, you will find three postings which we require you keep posted on your Community Blog for all to reference: 1.) The Suggested Meeting Format for Monthly Meetings. You can archive meeti ng notes and records on Google Docs as shared files for all to see. We recommend Setting up a Group Membership Spread sheet on Google Docs as well, as we share our Names, Addresses, Phone Numbers, Email Addresses, and other public data and notes with all members in each Group. The State Group Data and Membership Directory of Elected Delegates and Officers will be maintained on Google Docs as as shared file - open to Delegates only. The National Registry of all State Delegates will be also open to all Elected Delegates - as a shared file. �Transparency is critical and we lead by example. No Delegate shall share the group data. There shall be no solicitation of contributions or commerce on any Group List Server. 2.) The Two Year Schedule, created by the founding .CAN Group in San Francisco, California on December 13, 2008. We ar e all to synch to this schedule for all our use. You can set up your List of Officers - terms and when you have your group elections on a shared Google Doc as well for the reference of your group. 3.) The Link List of All MyBO Groups in your County.State.CAN Group shall be created, posted and maintained by your County Group Adminsitrators. �We promised Chicago MyBO HQ we would create and maintain an Umbrella Protection and inclusion of all MyBO Groups with clear inter-group level of respect, empowerment, and inclusion. The Link List of All MyBO County Groups in your State shall be created, posted and maintainted by your State.CAN State Group Administrators. The Groups are open to do as they see fit within this structure and may advocate as the see fit. This is post partisan politics. The Link List of All MyBO State.CAN, and Colleges.CAN and Language.City or State.CAN Groups will be created and main tained by the USA.CAN Group Administrators. Thank you for allowing me to be of service. Paul Talcott CurrierInternet Community Organizer.Official Amercian by Birth. ( I like my Middle Name as it is thank you )

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Washington.CAN - The Next Step - Join Today

By Wayne - Jan 25th, 2009 at 11:57 pm EST

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Hello Wonderfully Active People:It's time to move forward as one. We made it through the election and inauguration - and now we must bring our Washington together and work towards organizing county .CAN groups to work at all levels of government to achieve the Change we voted for.

You're invited to join a group on My.BarackObama.com:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/WashingtonCAN

We are writing to invite everyone to please come out and join the President's Grassroots Team to support Barack as we roll out Government 2.0.
In his recent video (http://my.barackobama.com/page/invite/thefuture) Barack Announces Organizing For America.  He mentioned that in a few days you would get instructions by email.  These are the instructions.

1.  We need you to find your State.CAN group in MyBO and join these two groups:

USA.CAN

Washington.CAN

2.  Each of you must update your Personal profile on MyBO with real contact information so we can interact accordingly.

3.  This is our team building nationwide project...to form ranks.  To give you a heads up, February 7th is when the call has been put out for all CAN groups to have their first meetings across the country.  We are asking all MyBO members who want to participate in Government 2.0 to reach out to all their MyBO groups and have them join their State.CAN group as well.  At your face to face meetings across your state and in each county you will elect officers, assign issue teams by individual interests, and make plans to work across CAN groups with all others who might share that issue focus in order to join forces and see solutions implemented.   This is the plan we make in support of President Barack Obama's upcoming legislation and programs.  All issues that we are focusing on to begin with are posted at www.whitehouse.gov.

4.  Overall mandate on what we are to do:

• Organize support for legislation at all levels of government.  This includes supporting President Obama's agenda as well as organizing around state and local laws/initiatives.
• Build grassroots electoral strength at all levels by training and developing grassroots leaders to organize and serve in their communities.
• Be an organ of two-way communication between the White House and the grassroots, so that each knows and responds to the priorities of the other.
• Launch a national, grassroots-driven renewal of civic engagement, again at both the local and national levels.

Lisa Lindo
National USA.CAN Group Administrator (Community Action Networks)
Associate Producer Vote For Change Campaign
Internet Community Organizer
Economic URL: IfTheBuckStopsHereShootIt.com
Vote For Change: http://obeygiant.com/voteforchange/

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Suggestions for a bottom-up stimulus approach

By The IdeaMan - Dec 28th, 2008 at 6:24 pm EST

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For the economic recovery, I hope Obama will inspire a more bottom-up stimulus (sounds sort of erotic?)....that will perhaps be something like this:

- Provide immediate help to all homeowners by capping all mortgage rates at the current average of 5%. No applications. No refinancing. No limits. This provides banks with ample return, reduces foreclosures, helps increase consumer spending in other areas, and doesn't cost the taxpayers a thing.

- For unemployed homeowners, lend their banks just enough money to directly cover mortgage payments (not the entire mortgage). These payments would be simply added to the mortgage balance (regardless of current home values) so it doesn't cost taxpayers a thing. Limit the term to 6-12 months... combined with intensive help to get jobs.

- Instead of lending money directly to car companies (who will try to sell us cars if we can afford or finance them), let's provide these funds directly to consumers. This could be done creatively by holding an 'Auto-Lotto' where consumers can 'win' $10,000-15,000 no-interest, pre-approved loan vouchers toward a US auto purchase. This creates an economic 'pull' (versus 'push') where consumers, local dealers and manufacturer's all win.

As to where the money for this recovery should come from...frankly it's time to pull back on military spending just as we pull back our troops from the Iraq invasion. Yes, I'm ex-military myself, but we need to really resist the urge of investing in building military programs, facilities and weapons right now. There are too many much more important needs, including those in roads, environment, health, energy, our power-grid as well as protecting our ports, nuclear plants and water systems from terrorism.

If Obama has as much guts as he is smart, he can create a significant stimulus program by diverting military funds to programs which create a more direct impact on our lives, our economy, our health and our internal security.

We have alot of these needs right in our own area.

The IdeaMan

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Kid-Friendly Phone Bank

By jadynmom - Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:12 pm EDT

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The Mamas for Obama are at it again!

This time we're planning a kid-friendly phone bank. Come join us two days before election day to Get Out the Vote and talk to the remaining undecided voters.

On Sunday, 11/2 from 10:45 AM until 1:45 PM we will be working the phones for Obama. We'll also set up the kids making Obama art - stencils, stickers, glitter, and glue, the kids are sure to have a good time making signs and other projects that can then be used on Election Day to help Get Out the Vote.

It's pot luck so bring something to share. If you have a cell phone and/or a laptop, please bring them along too. Additional art supplies are also welcome.

Now is the time to get involved, otherwise you might wake up on November 5th and realize that the chance for change has passed us by. Please, help us make sure that doesn't happen!

Date: Sunday, November 2

Time: 10:45 AM - 1:45 PM

Location: Parkland Library (Tacoma, WA) 13718 Pacific Ave S, Tacoma, WA 98444

Hosts: Sarah Chessman and Melana Taitch

RSVP: chessmans2000@yahoo.com or check out:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs5jqy

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LETS GET ORGANIZED WITH PUBLIC OUTDOOR EVENTS BIG OR SMALL

By progressive - Oct 21st, 2008 at 6:13 pm EDT

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HI my name is Latonya and im a little late getting in gear. i have noticed that there are not many obama signs anywhere in the area. i would like to get a rally going at WRIGHT PARK, SPANAWAY LAKE PARK OR A LOCAL PARK here in tacoma. what are OUR options? can we get it done. what about people standung near freeway ramps/exits and busy streets like PACIFIC AVE with signs and available info for people to stay informed.
Latonya
GO OBAMA!

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Message to Obama: Bring on some Serious Change!

By The IdeaMan - Oct 19th, 2008 at 12:55 am EDT

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Senator Obama, I am a big supporter of your campaign - but as a business owner, veteran and long-time Democrat I am pretty concerned with how you are responding on the economy issue. This is a real opportunity for you to show us all exactly how serious you are about making a real 'change' in the way things are always being done.

Let's bring on some Serious Change! So far I don't see anything seriously new or "changed" in your economic suggestions. It's frankly the same old stale approaches and rhetoric that we've heard from every other politician. Ok, it's indeed better than anything McCain has suggested....and your Obama charm does a great job to make the rhetoric "sound" exciting, but the bottom line is - there is still nothing creative, new, different or which represents a fundamental 'change' in the way things have been done. Your approach so far hasn’t been any change at all – its’ simply an using different words to make it sound better.

Senator Obama, if you really want to show people like us that we can 'believe' you represent change, we need you to suggest solutions that are more transformational, unique, creative, and innovative than anything that's been done before. Serious solutions that help quickly....deeply...effectively and without costing taxpayers more huge sums of money.

Innovative solutions perhaps like:

- Immediately capping adjustable mortgage interest increases (so homeowners don't have to worry about higher payments or foreclosures)...

- Putting unemployed people back to work rebuilding our deteriorating infrastructure (roads, mass transit, parks, environmental protection, schools, security, etc)....

- Creating a short term ‘bridge' insurance program (similar to the FDIC) that will enable banks to defer payments for up to 120 days when someone loses their job due to a company closure or layoff (this won't require assuming ownership of the underlying asset, and could greatly enhance bank lending confidence)....

- Creating a ‘Foreign Displacement Tax’ for each job large companies create overseas (instead of in the US)

- Capping the retail price of gas and heating oil (so oil companies stop gouging consumers and are forced to seek more profitable alternative energy themselves)....

- Requiring the Iraqi's to PAY us for the security our troops are providing (from the billions in our oil money). This might even help end our involvement quickly.

Senator Obama, you are by far the better candidate, but in this economic mess, please show us that you can deliver the change you promise. Show us that you can be an innovator, a leader, a change-agent and an "Idea man". Your political future - and our entire country's economic future - are at stake. Now is the time.

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Barack Evening Buzz - 9-30-08

By Barack Daily Buzz - Victory2008.net - Sep 30th, 2008 at 10:17 pm EDT

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Barack Evening Buzz - 9-30-08
On to Victory in November

(1) Obama Says Economic Crisis "Not a Time for Politics"
Maria Gavrilovic-CBS News-From The Road
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/30/politics/fromtheroad/entry4490235.shtml

(2) Obama, McCain and Biden All to Vote on Bailout Bill
CNNPolitics
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/30/campaign.wrap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

(3) Race to the Finish-Obama and the Bailout
Howard Fineman-Newsweek
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/racetothefinish/archive/2008/09/30/obama-and-the-bailout.aspx

(4) Blacks Forming a Rock Solid Bloc Behind Obama
Steven A. Holmes-Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/30/AR2008093002702.html

(5) Obama Pushes Rescue Plan and Lays Off McCain
ABC News-Political Radar
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/09/obama-pushes-re.html

(6) Obama and McCain Seek Political Gain in Credit Crisis
David Espo-Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hShKYdJ4cp-nC99ZBCXe1yCypUXgD93HC4M80

(7) Obama and McCain Urge Lawmakers to Keep Working on Plan
Edwin Chen and Kim Chipman-Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601213&sid=as3SKpAgPAyk&refer=home

(8) A Failure of Political Leadership Undermined the Bailout Effort
Jackie Calmes-International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/09/30/business/assess.php

(9) Bailout's Failure Highlights Leadership Vacuum in Washington
Sheldon Alberts-CanWest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=851281

(10) Obama or McCain-Who's Best for the Economy?
Los Angeles Times-Opinion
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oew-kuttner-foster30-2008sep30,0,7487335.story

(11) Obama and McCain Mostly Put Partisan Politics Aside Amid Economic Crisis
Mark Mooney-ABC News
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/PersonalFinance/story?id=5922058&page=1

(12) Bill Clinton Holds First Rally for Obama But Doubts Persist About His Commitment
Suzanne Goldenberg-Guardian-UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/01/uselections2008.clinton

(13) Oregon Christian University Says Four Students Confessed to Obama Effigy
Ryan Kost-Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hlnR7kQP7tXQKA0872BAweYKqPFQD93HCN680

(14) Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel Team Up for an Obama Fundraiser
Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iB6wog7_bNmk2ruJGH8l4NC94NfgD93H9DCO0

(15) Republicans are Free Agents Now
Marc Ambinder-TheAtlantic.com
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/09/republicans_are_free_agents_no.php

(16) Republican Discord Stymies Wall Street Rescue Plan
John Ibbitson-Globe and Mail-Australia
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080930.wmeltdownibbitson01/BNStory/Front

(17) GOP RIP?
Timothy Noah-Slate
http://www.slate.com/id/2201245/

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Thank you to all for the Peaceful Organized Demonstration!

By uppeopleforobama - Sep 25th, 2008 at 12:28 am EDT

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Thank you to the organizers of the Honesty Demonstration in Seattle Westlake Park! Andrew Caldwell gave away awesome buttons and we believe Fox News Channel 13 picked up the story...it probably will be distorted! We met photographers, young and old and traffic in Seattle was honking and waving like crazy. Everyone is volunteering to get out the vote! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication. All Obama supporters, friends and family everywhere you are simply awesome!

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Proceeds Go To Pierce County Democratic Party!

By uppeopleforobama - Sep 17th, 2008 at 3:07 pm EDT

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On our website www.tacomapiercecountyforobama.net there are books that you may purchase

through Amazon.Com, proceeds from these books and items go directly to Pierce County Democratic Party which is hard at work fighting to elect and re-elect democratic candidates to make a Progressive

Pierce County For Washington State We need your help!

If you wish us to add a book or item...please email us at:

contactus@tacomapiercecountyforobama.net.

Shortly we will have pictures of all the buttons being provided by Pierce County Volunteers.

Proceeds From These Buttons Go To Pierce County Democratic Party Please Support PCDEMS!

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Thank you to Kilkenny Family For Having Courage!

By uppeopleforobama - Sep 6th, 2008 at 2:54 pm EDT

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Hi all:I decided to give Anne Kilkenny a call this morning. We have a great affection for Alaska andthink it took great courage for she and her family's part to report what she did...knowing she and her family could suffer harrassment and vindictive behavior. I spoke to her husband Patrick and they are Irish Catholic like my family here in the Northwest and lovers of the outdoors and came from people who hunt and fish. Pat said he spent some time working at the Ballard Locks and lived on Queen Anne Hill. If I understood him correctly he moved to Alaska in 1965. Pat said that Palin enjoys hunting like "shooting wolves out of planes." I told him that pretty much no one hunts in my family anymore; we have no need to and we would never support something like that.This type of thing horrifies me. We love Alaska and its ruggedness. My great grandmother went to Alaska to chase down her husband who had left in the Alaskan Gold Rush...I have family pictures of a very ticked off finely dressed Victorian Lady, looking for her husband and in tow two daughters, one of whom was my dear grandmother Katie, a baby on a dog sled. In those days it was very tough to be a woman alone and my great grandmother ended up divorcing her husband who had abandoned her and went into business for herself. So I admire truly maverick women and we know how tough it can be for women and why we have fought so hard for the vote and choice. I told Pat that I frankly was absolutely shocked that Palin was picked as a running mate because while I support her down-to-earthiness in being able to do things in the outdoors - - - we are a family like many NW families that spent a lot of time in REI...as immigrants last century our family strove very hard to be educated and global in our thinking. I am extremely impressed that Senator Barack Obama and his wife came out of lower and middle class families and sought their education at an Ivy League School and then went into community service and politics to help America and not their own pocket. Senator Barack Obama "chose" to be a global person and not for his own gain but to help us.Mr. Kilkenny did not reveal his political affiliation...nor did I ask him. I was just calling his family to say "thank you" but it is obvious his concern is real and he said his family really questions whether a woman like this can truly be the right person to speak to heads of states as she lacks the sophistication and wherewithall to understand more complicated issues and the lack of concern for ethics is a serious impediment to represent this country. Thank you Kilkenny family...it is sad when we fear our fellow Americans for simply telling the truth.

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Sexism...

By Colleen - Sep 5th, 2008 at 1:19 am EDT

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And one more thing. I've heard republicans accusing the democrats of being sexist toward their VP pick, Sarah Palin. Rudy G. said in his speech last night that we (democrats) asked the question 'how is she (Sarah) going to be VP and manage a family' (paraphrased, not a direct quote). Rudy then said "we'd never ask a man that". However, last night and tonight I saw NUMEROUS republicans sporting buttons that said "Hottest VP" and "Hooziers (sp?) for the Hot Chick" ... is this not sexist??? This is incredibly sexist and disrespectful toward Sarah Palin specifically and women in general. She should speak up about this blatant sexism in her own party-but wait, that would require her to show some integrity. OK, so possibly someone in the republican party who may have some integrity (is there maybe one out there?) who might suggest that it looks bad when your own party participates in making you look like the girl who got the job because "she's hot"? That "sweet little small town "hot chick"? You can almost see the looks on the faces of the old, white, republican males winking at eachother, whispering to one another "ain't she a little spitfire?!?" How degrading-and from her own party!

OBAMA/BIDEN 08!!! *(PLEASE GOD!!!)

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It's The Moosehead!

By uppeopleforobama - Aug 30th, 2008 at 1:27 pm EDT

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((Incredibly: Recent converstation with some young people (men) who Republicans are voting for McCain. All of them went to private schools...are going to private colleges, and think "big government is bad," "You must earn what you have,"...believe in the bootstraps (even if they come from REI)---none of them planned to enlist and serve in the military and when I asked them why not?---they looked stunned and horrified.."it is not my career choice.")(I did not know War could be a "career choice" In this light:Hi all: I just have to share some humor about the latest with McCain's choice of a running mate.My housemate has relatives in Alaska; he has been getting emails that sort of go like this: "Is McCain on Crack?" He has either completely lost it or has made one of the bravest moves in history.We just keep thinking that if McCain takes office and God forbid has a heart attack or something the new leader of the free world will look good with hunting gear, a rifle and a moosehead in the back of the White House.Seriously:Governor Palin was the mayor of a town of 9000 people...before being in her office for 18 months. Now all of you think of a town the size of Grangeville....Alaska is potentially the richest state in the union because of oil and natural resources. There has been much corruption in Alaska with federal dollars being channeled in the wrong direction or hijacked. Ms. Palin appears to the people to be a person who wants to clean things up and "change" things but working on behalf of Republicans is truly like having the fox guard the chicken coop. I hope our best democratic minds and attorneys will put a very large scope on these issues. I know there are people in Seattle who know what I am talking about...I do not think we can underestimate this move by McCain and the Republican Party. Yes we may hope he was having a brain fart...but I do not think so. In America because of our deplorable anti-intellectual attitudes and sexism we have not been able to overcome many barriers related to gender. One of the reasons I personally did not think a Hillary Clinton (although I admire her greatly) could win the presidency in this election is because frankly she is too smart, New Yorker and we do not have an American model that accepts strong aggressive women as a rule in leadership positions, especially the "citified folks. Ms. Palin is the perfect foil, and those "family values" are going to be trotted out with the moosehead, the gun rack, and that good ole six pack of bud beer. Don't underestimate the marketing power of "the little lady." How does that expression go? God made woman, and Rockafeller and his gang of thieves made "ladies." Give a little lady a gun rack, a moosehead and a six pack of bud and she is in the oval office my friends. There are many good Republican people who do not know what has been going on behind the scenes. We are less than one 100 years away from being pretty rural and our country is made up of many small towns where many Americans identify with self-determination, self-reliance, and self-sufficiency. I just drove down the coast of Oregon to California, stopping and talking to people and it was amazing. (Kudos to the Oregonians for conserving the Coastline and keeping it clean and beautiful, I wish Washington State could bring Cody out of storage and remind Washingtonians to do a better job in the litter department--Yes I could move to Oregon but I would rather visit and keep the it as green as we used to be.)Ms. Palin will represent these values well. Don't underestimate her ability to remind us of an younger, fresher America and the open frontier...many Americans simply do not understand that with a huge population and a global economy; government is not evil but simply necessary for infrastructure. They forget we are the government, moreover when Federal dollars are involved..guess what...it is up to the people involved to provide the service as promised. These individuals are not "government' they are private usually corporate enterprises...follow the money to find the foe.Republicans have had a very long history of picking style over substance and winning, setting up operations in Alaska is pretty damned smart.

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Barack Morning Buzz - 8-19-08

By Barack Daily Buzz - Victory2008.net - Aug 19th, 2008 at 8:34 am EDT

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Barack Morning Buzz - 8-19-08
See You at the Convention

(1) Obama Ready to Announce Running Mate This Week
Adam Nagourney and Jeff Zeleny-New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/us/politics/19veep.html?bl&ex=1219291200&en=821fa71a1e16176c&ei=5087%0A

(2) Veep Speculation Hits Fever Pitch
Nedra Pickler-Associated Press
http://news.aol.com/elections/article/veep-speculation-hits-fever-pitch/138912

(3) Obama Sharpens the Message
Karen Tumulty-TIME
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1833849,00.html

(4) Obama Takes McCain to Task on Withdrawal Timetable
Steven R. Hurst-Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6HqZYKE6XePtFIHZTBR1n0vkIcwD92L7KTG0

(5) Obama-A Meteoric Rise
Scott J. Anderson-CNN-Election 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/08/18/revealed.obama.profile/

(6) Obama Says He is Ready to Fight GOP Attacks
Shailagh Murray and Jonathan Weisman-Washington Post
http://www.courant.com/news/nationworld/hc-campaignside0819.artaug19,0,2520563.story

(7) Obama's Vice Presidential Pick is Already Staffed
Mary Ann Akers-Washington Post-The Sleuth
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2008/08/obamas_vice_presidential_pick.html?hpid=topnews

(8) Obama Suggests $2 Billion in New Funding for NASA
Marc Kaufman-Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081802171.html?hpid=sec-politics

(9) As Expected, United Auto Workers Union Endorses Obama
Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ivMxujLGMuwfWlEAg3dFrG813NBAD92L2EEG0

10) Obama Book Falls Victim to Booksellers' Rivalry
Hillel Italie-Associated Press
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_bi_ge/obama_book_amazon_6

(11) Obama Wins Web 2.0 Race
John Brandon-ComputerWorld
http://blogs.computerworld.com/president

(12) Good and Evil and Obama
Jonah Goldberg-Los Angles Times-Opinion
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-goldberg19-2008aug19,0,7237767.column

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Thank you to Jean and Harvey Brooks and Sharon and Cornelius Wineberry

By uppeopleforobama - Aug 4th, 2008 at 2:10 pm EDT

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Thank You to UP City Council Woman Jean Brooks and Her husband Harvey Brooks, and our National Delegate Sharon Wineberry and her husband Cornelius and volunteer Fay for setting up the Obama Booth at UPFEST and watching it faithfully. We registered new voters and talked to many wonderful people in University Place who are support ing Senator Barack Obama! Thank you to the City of University Place For Putting the booth near the entrance of the event and for Council Member Ken Grassi and volunteers Phil and John and UP Parks Commissioner Greg Gooch For Being So Gracious to Our team members and helping them set up!

Blessings to All!

University Place People For Obama!

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Why I support Paul Richmond for US Congress in the 6th District

By Terry in Tacoma - Aug 2nd, 2008 at 2:43 am EDT

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Time for a CHANGE in Congress as well as in the White House. Frustrated that Congress has not held Bush and Cheney accountable? If we don't send better people to Congress, Barack Obama will have a tough time getting REAL CHANGE through.

If you live in the 6th Congressional District in WA state, your US Rep is currently Norm Dicks. Dicks has had a very disappointing voting record in support of the George W Bush agenda. He has voted repeatedly to give Bush hundreds of billions more of our tax dollars to throw down the rat hole in Iraq, including the latest bill authorizing another $162 Billion dollars that Bush demanded. Dicks voted for another of Bush's demands--the FISA bill authorizing spying on Americans and shielding the telecoms from lawsuits who broke the law with Bush. And he has supported the Patriot Act, further eroding our Constitution and civil liberties. Is this the kind of Democrat we want--or can we do better?!

I believe it is time for a new, progressive representative in the 6th Dist. Someone who will vote with OUR interests, not the GOP and big corporations. Someone who will listen to his constituents, not his corporate donors.

That candidate is Paul Richmond. Please go to www.richmond4congress.com and SUPPORT PAUL in the August 19th primary!

BREAKING NEWS: Norm Dicks' former campaign manager from 2006 has expressed his disappointment with Dicks' record and has now announced his endorsement of Paul Richmond for Congress--full announcement at www.richmond4congress.com

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[off-topic] Support Team USA by

By Eric from Tacoma, WA - Jul 26th, 2008 at 8:50 pm EDT

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visiting www.homedepot.com and clicking on the Olympic rings/ "It's time to turn clicks into gold" banner near the bottom of the page. For every click, Home Depot will donate $1 to Team USA on your behalf. The ticker shows that over $670,000 has been raised so far.

And now that HD has given Team USA a dollar for you, I challenge you to donate a matching dollar to the campaign!

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traffic and practical philosophy

By Joss Whittaker - Jul 22nd, 2008 at 3:17 pm EDT

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Although this is my first post here (I'm not really the blogging type), most people who are likely to read this know that I've been volunteering for the Obama campaign in Tacoma. Now the Fellows program is unfortunately drawing to a close, and this is my last week. This post is not about the Fellowship, however; it's about things peripheral to it.

I've been surprised at how easy it was to transition from my previous jobs, which mostly involved manual labor in the middle of nowhere, into a job that requires constant human interaction. It's remarkably satifsying, in a quite different way than planting trees or counting fish. At the end of the day, I still have a lot of energy left over.

Living in Tacoma has taught me a lot. I've met many amazing people who volunteer so much time and energy to the campaign, on top of already busy schedules, and still want to do more. I've also worked in communities I'd never been a part of before, which is always an experience I value. The whole reason I signed up to be a Fellow was to expand my horizons. But I also learned that in Tacoma, it isn't quite as easy to do some of the things I took for granted in Port Townsend. Going hiking, for example, requires a battle with the soul-crushing traffic on Meridian or I-5. Getting out of the city, in general, is more of an ordeal than getting out of a small town. (More interesting stuff after the jump).

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Barack Evening Buzz - 7-19-08

By Barack Daily Buzz - Victory2008.net - Jul 19th, 2008 at 10:36 pm EDT

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Barack Evening Buzz - 7-19-08
On to Victory in November

(1) Obama Arrives in Afghanistan and Gets Standing Ovation from Troops
Associated Press
http://www.latimes.com/video/?slug=la-na-obamatrip20-2008jul20-vid

(2) In Afghanistan, Obama Visits Troops and Officials
Fisnik Abrashi-Associated Press
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i93McMPYxNe5I5luHeUstklGV2RgD9217JU00

(3) Obama to Meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Agence France Presse-AFP
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gsDWMfpwVNbga2zKmd368soKfQcA

(4) Obama Makes First Trip to Afghanistan
CNNPolitics-Election Center 2008
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/19/obama.afghanistan/index.html?section=cnn_latest

(5) Obama Begins Foreign Tour in Afghanistan
Kim Barker and John McCormick-Chicago Tribune
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-obama-afghan_5sjul20,0,4026454.story

(6) Obama's Troop Withdrawal Backed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
Tina Seeley-Bloomberg
http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080720/pl_bloomberg/anl2ytgettva_1

(7) Sprinkling Stardust, Obama is the Most Dominant Force in British Politics
John Rentoul-The Independent-UK
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/john-rentoul/john-rentoul-obama-the-most-dominant-force-in-british-politics-872280.html

(8) Closed Mouths But Open Tryouts to Make the Team
Adam Nagourney and Patrick Healy-New York Times-Political Memo
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/us/politics/20veep.html?ref=politics

(9) Obama Abroad-True Realist in Terms of Foreign Policy
Fareed Zakaria-Newsweek-Campaign 2008
http://www.newsweek.com/id/147763

(10) Pragmatism Takes Centre Stage in Washington
The Times-UK
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article4364247.ece

(11) Hear the One about Obama?
Financial Times-UK
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3472c9fe-552a-11dd-ae9c-000077b07658.html

(12) Obama and McCain Trade Foreign Policy Jabs
Agence France Presse-AFP
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jaTqM8kkfxU2UBy4g4jb8JowU8pw

(13) Obama and McCain Blur Their Battle Lines
Andrew Sullivan-The Times-UK
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/andrew_sullivan/article4362931.ece?openComment=true

(14) Who will Win the Obama vs. Obama Election?
Willie Brown-San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/19/BAD511PR2F.DTL

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