... Obama on the Tom Daschle fiasco. I'm sure you already know the story but in case you have been living under a rock, here is Mr. Daschle's wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Daschle. Now how many times have you heard a U.S. President own up to a mistake? Or any President for that matter. Bush, being in the White House for 8 long years, have definitely made mistakes. Some of those mistakes are huge, obvious ones.. yet we never heard an apology from the man.
To Obama's detractors this early in the game, I have only one thing to say to you. Give him a chance.. a chance to fix this country. You elected him. Now you have to back him up so that he can do his job. The President can't turn this economy around by himself. He needs everyone's support.
The article below was posted in the New York Times today, January 24, 2009. It details Obama's $825B Stimulus Plan. It is a huge amount--a big plan. But what makes me support the President is this:
"In his speech, Mr. Obama said he knew that some worried about the size of his plan. “I understand that skepticism, which is why this recovery plan must and will include unprecedented measures that will allow the American people to hold my administration accountable for these results,” he said." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25obama.html?_r=1&hp
He knows the risks his plan has. But he is willing to take the responsibility because he believes in his plan. That is a true leader.
I though I’d start posting some vote signs as election day is just around the corner and early voting is already underway in many states. If you can vote early, find your polling place and go do so!
I’ve provided these signs as ready-to-print PDFs in both standard letter paper (8½ by 11 inches) and larger tabloid paper (17 by 11 inches) sized versions. Every home printer can handle the standard paper size and most copy shops can print the larger tabloid size. See my How to Create Your Own Signs post for tips on how to make your own.
Letter (8½ by 11 inches) size…
Tabloid (17 by 11 inches) size…
I get many comments from people that want Obama signs, but have not been able to get one - either the order is taking a while to get processed and shipped, or they are unable to get to a campaign headquarters to get a sign, or their local headquarters are all out. This post walks you through the steps to create your own Obama signs.
First, you will need a version of the sign that you can download and print out. I’ve got several versions available for free download - some of the more popular ones are below…
The letter size signs can be printed out on just about any personal printer. Some consumer printers are capable of printing the larger tabloid size, though probably not most. If your printer cannot print the larger size don’t worry - almost all print/copy shops can print tabloid size.
I used FedEx Office (formerly Kinkos) to print out my signs, as they had a simple to use online printing site that let me upload the PDFs (I went with the larger tabloid size) directly to the website and pick them up at my local FedEx Office. Their online tool allowed me to pick out the type of paper - for signs I’d recommend a thicker cardstock paper (I opted for a glossy cardstock). The cost of the tabloid size printout was about $3.
Here’s the sign as it was printed…
If you want to put the sign outside, I’d strongly recommend laminating it. To make sure it is weather proof you will want to make sure that the laminate overlaps the edges of the sign making a water tight seal. To do this, I trimmed off the white edges from the printout and did the lamination myself (again I did mine at FedEx Office for about $4, though most copy shops can do lamination).
Below is my laminated version of the sign…
I opted to put my sign out in my front yard. Since I didn’t have anything to hang it from, I decided to stake it into the ground. I happened to have an old sign that I was able to use, though I think these go for about $3 at home improvement stores (maybe less if you can just get the metal posts)…
I use a wide transparent packing tape to adhere the metal posts to the back of the sign (I didn’t use the original “open house” part of the sign). Below is the attached sign, ready to go…
All that is left is to put the completed sign out in the yard…
If you have any comments, tips or suggestions for other supports feel free to leave a comment below.
They have many great designs, below is just a small sampling of some of my favorites…
Go check them out! To all the designers that have contributed - very nice work!
Update: Looking for yard signs? If so, check out our How to Create Your Own Signs post.
Here are some additional updated versions of the signs featuring the Obama Biden text with the “O” logo. These signs are ready-to-print PDFs and currently sized for tabloid sized paper (17 by 11 inches) - if you’re looking for standard letter sized paper (8½ by 11 inches) see my previous Free Printable Obama Biden Signs post. The contents of all the PDFs here are vector based and should scale up nicely if you wish to print at even larger sizes.
I’m providing this larger size to make it even easier to print out and display. Tabloid size is a common size that can be printed out at nearly every copy shop.
Small “O” large text…
Available in the following standard screen sizes: 1600x1200, 1280x1024, 1024x768 & 800x600. As well as the following 2 wide screen sizes: 1920x1200 & 1680x1050
Registrars are open across Virginia today, click here to find out where and when your registrar is open for absentee voting.
After you vote, you should make sure that others get out and vote by signing up here. And if you do not have time today, you can still vote on TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4th!
Enjoy these pictures of people voting absentee in Richmond!
Grammy Award-winning recording artist and philanthropist Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, media executive Kevin Liles, and entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist Russell Simmons will headline a “Last Chance for Change” GOTV rally Saturday, November 1 on behalf of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama at Virginia Union University.
Virginia Union University Barco-Stevens Hall (Gymnasium)1500 N. Lombardy StreetRichmond, VARSVP HERE:http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/vajayz
There are a lot of voters out there who are still undecided. If you or someone you know hasn't made up there mind yet and cares about a specific issue, check out the campaign’s new website on Barack’s plans for the issues that matter to Virginians.
The site allows voters to easily get more information on Barack’s policies, watch a video on each issue, and best of all easily share the plan with friends.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, born and raised in Virginia, is a big fan of the site:
The otehr day my mom sent me the following email. I just wanted to know if someone could confirm or deny the information in it. I apologize in advance for the formatting, I just did not have time to fix it.
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who posted to this site. My job is done.
blessings to all,
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Young voters have registered in unprecedented numbers in Virginia this year, and could be key to turning the state blue for the first time in 40 years. That is exciting stuff, but it'll only happen if everyone gets out to vote on November 4th --- and if everyone brings their friends, roommates, and classmates to go vote with them. Check out pictures from the Dave Matthews show and then sign up to help make history by turning Virginia blue.
Eight days left!
Why does John Mcain keep going back to Obama's tax plan? because the republican's have done this every single election year, they lie to America telling them that the Democrats will raise their taxes. The Democrats favor more regulation, that does NOT mean higher taxes. The Democrats favor the middle-class. The republicans favor the upper-class. So John Mcain keeps going back to taxes because he is distracting voters from HIS tax plan. Good for Obama for his tax-cut calculator
We just sent out this e-mail:
Dear Scott,This is it. Get out the vote -- the final stage of a historic campaign here in Virginia -- has begun. This is when we prove that what we've built is real and can deliver the change America needs.We've talked to thousands of undecided Virginians and formed neighborhood teams to spread our message of change throughout our communities. But all of this work means nothing if we don't get people out to vote.Watch this short video about our strategy to win the commonwealth and sign up for a volunteer shift to get out the vote:We have the chance to make history here in Virginia. This is your chance to be a part of it.This plan won't work without you. What you do or don't do in the next two weeks will decide the outcome of this race.We can't risk waking up on November 5th to four more years of the same failed policies and the same cynical politics.Sign up for a shift and do your part in bringing this campaign across the finish line:http://va.barackobama.com/GOTVThis is our moment. We've worked too hard to let this slip through our hands now.Thanks,MitchMitch StewartVirginia State DirectorObama for AmericaP.S. -- If you will be gone from your locality on Election Day, or will be commuting to work 11 out of the 13 hours on November 4th, you can vote right now. Find out how:http://va.barackobama.com/voteearly
Dear Scott,This is it. Get out the vote -- the final stage of a historic campaign here in Virginia -- has begun. This is when we prove that what we've built is real and can deliver the change America needs.We've talked to thousands of undecided Virginians and formed neighborhood teams to spread our message of change throughout our communities. But all of this work means nothing if we don't get people out to vote.Watch this short video about our strategy to win the commonwealth and sign up for a volunteer shift to get out the vote:
Virginia, we have 13 days. Can you believe it? At the Richmond rally today Senator Obama reminded us that a lot can happen in 13 days and we need all the help we can get!
Thank you Ian Graham for some of these great pictures.
Sign up for Get Out the Vote! Some pictures from today . . .
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I voted at the Arlington County Office this week along with a steady stream of voters. The Obama campaign is urging people in states with early voting to do so to ensure that our votes get in and to reduce lines on election day. If you have friends that might miss voting on election day due to travel or work or if they are not strongly committed to the process invite them to go with you to the county voting station nearest you and avoid the lines and get the votes in. We are on the home stretch - let's get this done.
David
Teaching is an honorable, under-respected profession. As a teacher I listen to people say often that "anyone can teach," "those who can't teach," and other such comments. Those kinds of comments are WHY we have poor teachers and the good ones get a bad rap! We need...
For anyone looking for a higher resolution versions of the Obama Biden logo, I thought I would share some that I created from the PDF on the downloads section.
Below are thumbnails of the high-resolution images - click any one to where you can download them.
Note that I also have several PDFs available ready to print - these are vector based and size up without jaggies.
