On Sunday August 23rd at 3 PM (EST) we'll join hands all across America in support of quality affordable health insurance for all. The visuals will be stunning so we'll be able to get press coverage & our Congress will see what it means to have over 70% of the public in favor of something!
Location: Main Streets all across the country
We'll meet up at the corner of Williams St. & Rte.32 (by the Coast Guard Academy) at 2:00PM, walk to Bailey Circle (behind Mr.G's) and make a chain along the walkway of the Gold Star Bridge.
Time: Sunday, August 23 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Gold Star Bridge pedestrian walkway (New London, CT)
Corner of Williams St. & Rte. 32 (by Coast Guard Academy) New London, CT 06320
Associated Groups: Groton For America
Contact Phone: Alan Paradis 860-445-4371
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/02/bush-gaza-crisis-response_n_154893.html
If you have been a regular visitor to this blog over the last months then you know that in the spring I began a dialogue on 'gratefulness' and how it applies to our new president. Today, I offer this summary. When you reach the end, take a minute to add your thoughts and send them back to me.
I am grateful for a leader who possesses all three aspects of LIFE; love, intelligence and will-power. And who inspires people to do the same.
I am grateful for a leader that understands the difference between power and force. Power is the energy that creates peace. Force is the energy that fuels war.
I am grateful for a leader that is able to focus on the future while understanding the present reality.
I am grateful that Obama has shown me that leadership and integrity are not exclusive, but in fact, true leadership is dependent upon integrity.
I am grateful for a leader that inspires me to be more than even I knew that I was capable of.
I am grateful for a leader that not only wants my participation but expects it.
I am grateful for a leader who can focus on priorities, regardless of distractions and hurdles. I am grateful to be an active part of this movement for positive change.
I am grateful for a leader that understands that there is nothing more important than the human spirit.
I am grateful for a leader who understands that We Are One. If one of is in lack, we all are in lack.
I am grateful for a leader that teaches us that success is not the result of individual effort but the end result of the collective consciousness.
I am grateful for the opportunity to express Who I Really Am. My inner spirit of hope and peace rests amongst like-minded persons. I am grateful for a leader that can teach me to hold fast to my ideals and principles, even in the face of adversity.
I am grateful for a leader who understands that diversity is not to be feared but to be celebrated. While our common purposes far outnumber our differences, it is through those differences that we can expand our consciousness and celebrate our common humanity.
I am grateful for a leader who knows that acknowledgement of vulnerability is indeed, a strength. I am grateful for a leader who asks me to look in the mirror and say: "I AM THE ONE that I have been waiting for.
I am grateful for a leader who understands that the basic unit of power of any human energy system (whether it be a family, a business, a team, a community or a nation) is the individual.
I am grateful for a leader who knows the number of times you fall down is unimportant. The only thing that really counts is how many times you get up.
I am grateful for a leader who teaches us that our visions are powered by our internal energies. Those energies are either positive or negative. Our results in life, negative or positive, evolve from our dominant energy.
I am grateful for a leader that knows that the primary cause of interpersonal conflicts is the amount of negative energy that exists within the organization (human energy system). Giving people the opportunity to express their natural creativity and ingenuity significantly reduces this negative energy.
I am grateful for a Leader who understands that sometimes you will take a hit. Tough decisions have to be made that will bring out both the positive and negative energies of people. Superior leaders understand how to deal with both.
I am grateful for a Leader that understands the current 'environment' and can act accordingly (with deliberation and immediacy) in response to the new situation. Often that change in direction will result in an apparent contradiction of a prior course of action.
I am grateful for a leader who understands the difference between inspiration and motivation. Inspiration awakens people. Motivation moves people to respond. This is what moves people from complacency to positive action.
I am grateful for a leader who can react with restraint and logic as opposed to emotional reactivity.
I am grateful for a leader who understands that ‘failure’ is a definition of ‘opportunity’.
I am grateful for a leader that understands that in every situation in life you are either at Cause or Effect. Your level of personal response-ability is what determines whether you are a victim of your circumstances.
I am grateful for a leader who can bridge the greatness of JFK, MLK, Bobby, and Ted- weaving all into the fabric of the here and now.
Today, November 5th, 2008 I am grateful for………………….
Victoria C. DePaul, www.ebookobama.com Obama ~ Leadership for the 21st Century Available for free download.
Obama ~ Leadership for the 21st Century, written by best-selling author Victoria C. DePaul, is now available for a limited time as an Ebook download at no charge. This book will be available as a pdf download or readers can view it online via Scribd. The book is available at www.ebookobama.com .
This book details how Barack Obama has succeeded in establishing a culture of ingenuity, enthusiasm, passion and collaboration– unlocking new levels of personal power and control. Leaders such as Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King know the secret to unleashing the human potential. His unique leadership style has been the catalyst of one of the greatest grassroots movements in history– and it is the spirit, the fuel, on which we will ride into the third millennium.
www.ebookobama.com
Greetings:
Obama ~ Leadership for the 21st Century, is now available as an Ebook Download. This book will be available as a pdf download or readers can view it online via Scribd. You can find it at www.ebookobama.com This ebook is available at no charge until November 5th as it is critical that as many people receive this information as possible, particularly those undecided voters.
Please, please, please- pass this information to your distribution lists and ask everyone you know to do the same. If you have a website, please post the link and ask others to do the same. Visit Scribd and view the book there. The more people that view it, the higher the internet ranking for this book. Post the site and this information on blogs and contact your local newspapers - whatever you can do. If you have any other ideas on how to get this out let me know so I can share with everyone. Also, I am looking for testimonials to add to the site so encourage others to submit their reviews of the book. Following is a sample letter that you can edit as appropriate to send to your lists. Thanks for your assistance and energy to this project, now let's get this done. On to the White House.
Sample:
So just how did Barack Obama, a junior senator, become the nominee of the Democratic Party? How has Barack Obama amassed two million financial donors, raising over 400 million dollars? What is it that Barack Obama knows, that the Republicans have yet to discover? What is it that will make Barack Obama one of the greatest leaders in history?
Barack Obama understands that while the negativity of smear and fear has its initial impact, what really moves most of us is a desire to feel good about and to be in control of our circumstances, our futures, our communities, and most importantly, ourselves. He understands the difference between inspiration and motivation. Understanding this difference is what moves ordinary people from complacency to positive action.. Positive action, originating in positive energy is what yields positive results. In the future, Obama will be studied as one of the greatest leaders of modern times. Obama doesn't call forth volunteers– he calls forth the leader that resides in all of us. He demands personal accountability—and gets it. He has created an army of grassroots volunteers that is not only contributing financial resources but hours of service in any number of tasks. He has tapped into the spirit of first-time voters and re-kindled the spirits of baby boomers, long searching for a return of the days of JFK, MLK and Bobby.
There are still so many undecided voters out there, weighing both sides as they determine which candidate will best serve the presidency as we move further into the 21st century. Until November 5th, "Obama ~ Leadership for the 21st Century" will be available for free to assist voters in making their decision. This book details how Barack Obama has succeeded in establishing a culture of ingenuity, enthusiasm, passion and collaboration– unlocking new levels of personal power and control. Leaders such as Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King know the secret to unleashing the human potential. These leaders understand that the power of the human spirit is the fuel on which we will ride into the third millennium.
This book is more than a book on human energy leadership principles, however. It is a compilation of the voices of America with contributions by leadership experts, authors and citizens from all corners of the globe. Please take some time to read this book and especially take the time to pass this on to everyone you know. Please post on your blogs, send to your distribution lists and include the website in your email signature until election day. Our future and the future of the generations that will follow depend on it.
Website to access this book: www.ebookobama.com
The book is available for pdf download or you can read it online at Scribd. Links are provided at the website.
NOTE: If you feel that this book has been of value to you please consider a payment of your choice. The authors are working to provide an expanded, hard cover version of this book for an early 2009 release.
We are moving onward to a new era in our history.
Thank you!
I was scared of people's behavior at the McCain/Palin rallies, but now it's just angering me, as they can no longer pretend they don't know it's going on. (Especially when they tell them they're right). This is the worst thing I have ever had the misfortune to witness.
What is wrong with these people? Why are they so damn hostile? Why are McCain and Palin fanning the flames? John McCain should literally be ashamed of himself. He can stop this before someone gets hurt(literally). Does he want to win so badly that he doesn't care if blood is shed to achieve it? ( No, I don't feel I am being overly dramatic here, this is just about the only place this can go if it doesn't stop).
Cries of 'terrorist' 'treason' 'kill him' and 'off with his head'. This is so disgusting, This is un-American. It's pure crazy. Someone's going to get hurt if this doesn't stop, and McCain will have their blood on his hands forever.
They are ripping this country apart in a desperate attempt to win. I hope they're proud of that. I hope they can sleep at night. Most of all, when they meet their makers, I hope they can explain themselves.
I don't know what else to say without lapsing into profanity, and that's not going to help anything. I really think reasonable Americans and the news media need to put the pressure on McCain to stop this insanity. He is refusing to address the issue, and that has to change. It's not about winning or losing the election-it's now starting to be about sparing sanity and lives.
McCain and Palin, I mean, they really are, aren't they? Do they honestly think anyone but their precious base cares about the smears coming out of their camp?
I really don't think someone who just lost their job and is struggling in this job market to find another one before their family is put out on the street cares about this crap.
I really don't think those Americans that have already been put out on the street care about it, either.
Or those who are going bankrupt due to outrageous health care expenses. Or those that have no insurance. Or those who have sons and daughters in Iraq.
We need anwers, and they don't have them, so this is what they are left with. Someone says the unemployment rate is up, and what do they say? Ayers. How sad for us all. No help there.
How decidedly unpatriotic of them to disregard the welfare of Americans this way.
Thank goodness we have two people running who do have answers!
http://www.themiddleclass.org/legislator/john-mccain-468
Barack Obama year to date: 88%
John McCain year to date :60%
Very enlightening information for those that mistakenly think McCain is for the middle class. Includes votes on issues deemed important to middle class.
I received this today: PLEASE READ AND ACT. PASS THIS ALONG TO ALL YOU KNOW. These are the only anchors I have seen that support Barack.
URGENT:Need your help: MSNBC removing Matthews & Olbermann from anchor.Date: Monday, September 08, 2008 12:13:08 AMMSNBC removing Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman from anchor chair for elections.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/business/media/08msnbc.html?ref=businessNBC felt they were getting tarnished and Palin credited with the move b/c Republicans chanted "NBC NBC NBC" when she complained about the media during her speech. In a frightening signal the NBC Executives have removed Chris Matthews & Keith Olbermann from Anchor duties on NBC/MSNBC Election Coverage. Many of you may be aware that the McCain campaign has written threatening letters to the head of NBC to complain about both networks coverage of his campaign.In addition, MSNBC Analyst and Newsweek Editor, Howard Fineman told Chris Matthews on Thursday night during his show "that the McCain camp was smearing him and trying to intimidate reporters who they thought could be intimidated." Joe Klein wrote about the same thing at TIME Magazine- that the "off-the-record bullying from the McCain campaign to reporters was out of control. Of course, FOX has been sliming NBC/MSNBC for months/years?So what do the Executives do? They cave in to McCain/Rove's bullying and threats (remember what they did to CNN earlier this week?) and IMHO have signaled that they are going to push McCain & Palin, not tell us the truth and put a right wing slant on their overall coverage. Sure, Keith will still be Keith, but otherwise, it's OVER...UNLESS we ALL band together and send an email to the bosses asking them not to cave into the threats from the McCain campaign and Karl Rove and FOX News who started this ridiculous story that MSNBC was destroying NBC brand with "Looney Olbermann" etc.Even if you just write a short one sentence note that could help. This election is too important! Let's see how many emails we can get!Email the bosses:phil.griffin@nbc.comsteve.capus@nbc.comjeff.zucker@nbcuni.comBrian Williams nightly@nbc.com NOTE: Many think Brian Williams was very much responsible for this too.andcountdown@msnbc.com & hardball@msnbc.com
Greetings Fellow Obama Supporters
I am an author, business consultant and training facilitator, specializing in leadership, management and personal self-development. Some weeks ago I began a book that explores Barack Obama's success as a leader. I believe that many of Obama's supporters are drawn to his message because he can inspire and motivate. At this time the book is tentatively titled:
Obama: Leadership for the Third Millennium
In the absence of a viable platform promoting effective change, the Republican Party has resorted to what appears the only strategy they know- diverting the voter from any discussion of substance while creating suspicion of the opponent. And why not? It worked for George Bush. In 2003 he had most of Americans believing that there was a terrorist lurking on every corner. To change leadership would ensure certain attack and so for the sake of homeland security, in fear, his re-election was secured. Instead of a campaign based on real solutions for real problems, we can count on the Republic campaign strategy of smear and fear.
We knew it was coming. The attack on Barack Obama has been on-going. As we move closer to November we can expect it will intensify. This is American politics. Or so it has been. The Republicans have yet to figure out that we are on to them. The game is up. You would think that by now they would have asked themselves, 'what is it about Barack Obama that has aroused the passions of millions of supporters, not only in the USA but worldwide as well?" While Republican leaders are top experts in generating fear and suspicion, Obama has presented himself as a leader able to involve millions of people by generating the hope of a new kind of politics and a vision of positive change.
I would like to include in this book quotes and stories from supporters on what makes Obama a superior leader. Ideally, I would like at least 2 quotes from each of the 50 states. If you are inspired, please visit this website, read more about the project and input your comment. Please forward this to anyone you know who wishes to participate in this project.
I also want to include photos of supporters as they are involved in campaign activities. Please send any photos you have to: victoria.depaul@ymail.com
Let me hear from you so your quote can be included in the book! I would especially be interested in hearing from youth so if your kids are Obama supporters let me hear from them too.
The website is www.obamaworcester.com.
Feel Free to contact me at victoria.depaul@ymail.com
All the best,
Victoria
I'm sick and tired of hearing those not in education argue over education. They all say pay good teachers more and kick out the bad ones. Problem is, how the hell do you measure that? Test scores. Please. Do you want to see how fast all qualified teachers run from the inner cities to the suburbs in hopes to find higher test scores. Truth is, if you want higher test scores, that's all you have to do. The more wealthy and well-educated the parents of the kids are, the higher the test scores.
Studies show that the best indicator of how a student will read in 11th grade is how he or she read in 3rd grade. Not much changes. If we haven't instilled the love of books, the culture of school, and the vocabulary necessary to be competitive by the time these kids get to school, they won't catch up. The problem begins in the home. Those who have failed in school, and for whom school has a negative connotation, are those who will have trouble producing successful students. The best students and readers come from families who have read to their kids since birth, who read for fun themselves, and who do no accept failure from their children when they go to school. Show me a kid who is punished for a C+, and I'll show you a student who does well in school (disabilities aside).
Now, it's easy to say that, as an educator, I do not want to shoulder the blame, so I blame the parents. In fact, I am the exception to the rule I just put forth. My parents did poorly in school; in fact, my mother was a high school dropout. My father got by enough to graduate. So, how did I get where I am -- a self-proclaimed intellectual teaching high level philosophy to 11th graders in an American Literature course who got a perfect score on his PRAXIS and graduated from college Summa Cum Laude?
Well, in high school I wasn't such a hot shot. I had a C average or so and couldn't understand why I would try any harder than I had to. My parents couldn't afford college and nobody seemed to have any clue what I had to do to get in, so forget it -- too much trouble. I didn't go back to school until 10 years after I graduated. When I did, I excelled. Why? Acedemics at home had failed me, and I failed because of it. See, I was right afterall.
What changed in college. Three things: my natural curiosity took over, my natural competitive drive took over, as a new father and provider for my family education had a whole new meaning, and I happen to have a genious IQ that I finally put to use. So, how do we take the natural curiosity and competitive drive of students and combine it with a knowledge that what they do in school can improve their whole life. Damned if I know -- yet.
I do know what DOESN'T do that. School choice. The Republicans, namely John McCain, seem to think the way to make a student read better is to send them to a private school. This is racist, segregational, code for take the poor white kid away from all the ni****s in the ghetto school he's going to and he'll do better. THEY are rubbing off on OUR nice white boys. So, we leave all the unfortunate students who are cursed by families who do not value education enough to seak out a voucher to rott together as if it were they're fault. In fact, it may not be their family's fault. They may have been "left behind" as well. So, no child left behind other than those that "darken" our private schools.
Taking funding from "failing" schools (most in the inner cities -- big shock) is not the answer. This is also segregation and racism. So, the kids are failing the tests. Take all the kids from the highest scoring school in your state and swap them with all the kids from the lowest scoring school in your state and see what happens. Do you think the teachers at the failing school are so bad that all of a sudden these wealthy, white students with well-educated parents are going to start failing. No way. And do you think these inner city or rual students who have done poorly on tests are magically going to succeed after being touched by these Super Teachers. Not a chance. The only reason the failing school is failing is because it is filled with failing students segregated by income. Now I'm not even talking about race, although minorities are much more victimized by this trend, but economics. If you live in the poor neighborhood, the perception is that you are cursed and you fail.
How do we fix that? Revenue sharing between districts? Tax payers in one town would freak over their money going to a poor town. They'd cry Communism. Maybe corperate sponsors for schools that can't afford themselves. I'm not so sure. Is this really a funding issue? I think as long as I have a board and something to write on it with and some books I can teach. All the technology in the world won't change the basic facts and skills we are trying to teach. It's the culture that's the problem. A "learning is lame and we're never getting out of here anyway idea." If you want to fix the culture, then fix it. How, you ask?
People are planning to vote McCain over Obama because Obama is too intellectual, nerdy, professorial -- "not like me." We don't value intelligence. We don't want to pay for it. We don't want to sacrifice for it. We say we want better education, but we really do not care. Books are for dorks; real people watch tv and drink a beer and pay 9 bucks for it at the billion dollar stadium while their kid goes to a school in crowded classrooms that are falling apart. Some message we are sending to students. And we wonder why they fail!
If you haven't seen it yet, please watch this video made by the campaign, about the campaign.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcRA2AZsR2Q
The question is:
Which do you think is better experience for someone running for the White House?
Small town mayor, community organizer, or no difference are the options.
link: http://www.cnn.com/
By JIM KUHNHENN, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 3, 11:48 PM ET
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her Republican supporters held back little Wednesday as they issued dismissive attacks on Barack Obama and flattering praise on her credentials to be vice president. In some cases, the reproach and the praise stretched the truth.
Some examples:
PALIN: "I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending ... and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress 'thanks but no thanks' for that Bridge to Nowhere."
THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaska has requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a "bridge to nowhere."
PALIN: "There is much to like and admire about our opponent. But listening to him speak, it's easy to forget that this is a man who has authored two memoirs but not a single major law or reform — not even in the state senate."
THE FACTS: Compared to McCain and his two decades in the Senate, Obama does have a more meager record. But he has worked with Republicans to pass legislation that expanded efforts to intercept illegal shipments of weapons of mass destruction and to help destroy conventional weapons stockpiles. The legislation became law last year. To demean that accomplishment would be to also demean the work of Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, a respected foreign policy voice in the Senate. In Illinois, he was the leader on two big, contentious measures in Illinois: studying racial profiling by police and requiring recordings of interrogations in potential death penalty cases. He also successfully co-sponsored major ethics reform legislation.
PALIN: "The Democratic nominee for president supports plans to raise income taxes, raise payroll taxes, raise investment income taxes, raise the death tax, raise business taxes, and increase the tax burden on the American people by hundreds of billions of dollars."
THE FACTS: The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run jointly by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, concluded that Obama's plan would increase after-tax income for middle-income taxpayers by about 5 percent by 2012, or nearly $2,200 annually. McCain's plan, which cuts taxes across all income levels, would raise after tax-income for middle-income taxpayers by 3 percent, the center concluded.
Obama would provide $80 billion in tax breaks, mainly for poor workers and the elderly, including tripling the Earned Income Tax Credit for minimum-wage workers and higher credits for larger families.
He also would raise income taxes, capital gains and dividend taxes on the wealthiest. He would raise payroll taxes on taxpayers with incomes above $250,000, and he would raise corporate taxes. Small businesses that make more than $250,000 a year would see taxes rise.
MCCAIN: "She's been governor of our largest state, in charge of 20 percent of America's energy supply ... She's responsible for 20 percent of the nation's energy supply. I'm entertained by the comparison and I hope we can keep making that comparison that running a political campaign is somehow comparable to being the executive of the largest state in America," he said in an interview with ABC News' Charles Gibson.
THE FACTS: McCain's phrasing exaggerates both claims. Palin is governor of a state that ranks second nationally in crude oil production, but she's no more "responsible" for that resource than President Bush was when he was governor of Texas, another oil-producing state. In fact, her primary power is the ability to tax oil, which she did in concert with the Alaska Legislature. And where Alaska is the largest state in America, McCain could as easily have called it the 47th largest state — by population.
MCCAIN: "She's the commander of the Alaska National Guard. ... She has been in charge, and she has had national security as one of her primary responsibilities," he said on ABC.
THE FACTS: While governors are in charge of their state guard units, that authority ends whenever those units are called to actual military service. When guard units are deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, for example, they assume those duties under "federal status," which means they report to the Defense Department, not their governors. Alaska's national guard units have a total of about 4,200 personnel, among the smallest of state guard organizations.
FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin "got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."
THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.
FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. MITT ROMNEY: "We need change, all right — change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington — throw out the big-government liberals, and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin."
THE FACTS: A Back-to-the-Future moment. George W. Bush, a conservative Republican, has been president for nearly eight years. And until last year, Republicans controlled Congress. Only since January 2007 have Democrats have been in charge of the House and Senate.
Sure they can trash Senator Obama. I don't think anyone thought they'd do any different. I sure knew they wouldn't.
Laud McCain, dis Obama. That, as I said, we all expected. But where's the plan? Is this how they hope to help Americans with rising costs and stagnated wages? Is this how they plan on steadying our shaky economy? What about all these Americans without healthcare, including innocent children? Children that they insist must come into this world?
Sure their little diatribes ticked me off, too. However, they scared me more than anything else, because they are showing us all they have no plan.
As a relative unknown, many of you may not know much about Sarah Palin -- including how to pronounce her name. Well, I figured I'd take it upon myself to introduce her to members on mybarackobama.com. (File this under "you can't make this stuff up")
All-in-all, whatshername is definately a brilliant pick by McCain. I'm taking a longshot here, I know, but I'm willing to bet there is a female, conservative that can be spun as a maverick that isn't under any investigation and has some national experience of some kind. Any takers.
PS -- take a good look at the video of McCain standing behind her as she gave her speech Friday in Ohio. Watch is eyes closely. Is he checking out her ass? He really is! He can't keep them up. That nets TWO former beauty queen trophy wives for McCain. Did you really think he was a fighter for the advancement of women? Come on -- this is the guy who called his wife a "cunt" in public and only married her after his first wife became incapacitated due to a terrible accident AND the guy who runs around making rape jokes about apes... look it up!
Greetings Friends,
My name is Victoria DePaul. I am an author, business consultant and training facilitator, specializing in leadership, management and personal self-development. Some weeks ago I began a book that explores Barack Obama's success as a leader. Because of the negative attack strategy that the republicans have chosen I have accelerated the time line for bringing this book to the public. I believe that many of Obama's supporters are drawn to his message because he can inspire and motivate. At this time the book is tentatively titled: Obama: Leadership for the Third Millennium In the absence of a viable platform promoting effective change, the Republican Party has resorted to what appears the only strategy they know- diverting the voter from any discussion of substance while creating suspicion of the opponent. And why not? It worked for George Bush. In 2003 he had most of Americans believing that there was a terrorist lurking on every corner. To change leadership would ensure certain attack and so for the sake of homeland security, in fear, his re-election was secured. Instead of a campaign based on real solutions for real problems, we can count on the Republic campaign strategy of smear and fear. John Kerry's campaign was damaged when Unfit for Command, co-authored by Jerome Corsi, attacked Kerry's war record. Now Corsi has authored another book of the smear and fear genre, this time attacking Barack Obama. While McCain strongly spoke out against the attacks on Kerry, this time he has no comment. We knew it was coming.
The attack on Barack Obama has been on-going. As we move closer to November we can expect it will intensify. This is American politics. Or so it has been. The Republicans have yet to figure out that we are on to them. The game is up. You would think that by now they would have asked themselves, 'what is it about Barack Obama that has aroused the passions of millions of supporters, not only in the USA but worldwide as well?" The answer is obvious to any 10 year old. In fact, there are many 10 year olds who are as excited about Barack Obama as their parents. While Republican leaders are top experts in generating fear and suspicion, Obama has presented himself as a leader able to involve millions of people by generating the hope of a new kind of politics and a vision of positive change. I would like to include in this book quotes and stories from supporters on what makes Obama a superior leader. Ideally, I would like at least 2 quotes from each of the 50 states. If you are inspired, please visit this website, read more about the project and input your comment. Please forward this to anyone you know who wishes to participate in this project. All quotes must be received by August 31st. States I haven't heard from:
Alaska,AZ,AK,CT,DE,GA,HI,ID,MI,MS,MO,MT,NE,NH,NM,ND,OH,OK,RI,SC,SD,TN,UT,VT,WA,WV But, regardless of where you live in the world, let me hear from you so your quote can be included in the book!
For more info visit: is www.obamaworcester.com. Feel Free to contact me at victoria.depaul@ymail.com
Not just because of the historical significance, although it does play a part.
One big reason is that we have all been through hell for a long time, and we have taken a step towards the light at the end of the tunnel.
See, one voice started this all. One voice can make a difference.
