Greetings All:
I have an idea. Please listen up.
It's time that HOPE TALKS!!!
Take the camera's that are videotaping the Line Up and Crowds directly to the Voters and Videotape them Discussing Obama's Policy. We're joyous they stand with US, but the other 70% of the Democratic Party is Waiting to Hear Why We Stand Together.
There is No better place, other than Sen. Obama's own Mouth, to allow that message to resonate from than the mouths of the Voters. I would suggest an effort be undertaken by the excellent and dedicated blogger staff to find informed supporters who know about the Credit Card Bill of Right, who Know about the Tax Relief Policy, who know about the Work/Family Balance Proposals, to start giving 1 minute interviews explaining these policies and how they will make a difference and impact their lives.
Let Teachers explain how his innovative Teacher Scholarships/Pay/Etc will work. Let Environmentalists Explain how the Innovation Reinvestments will both produce jobs and help with Carbon Emissions. You get the idea... It'll be Much More Powerful a tool for us, the ground troops, to diseminate to other blogs, to emails to friends, and to family, who are looking at us in awe wondering just what it is about Obama that has us so excited. It's not him, it's not the energy, not alone that is... It's the Issues which are driving Our Hope. Call the Series "Hope Talks" or some other creative name... and put out one or two a day between now and Feb 5th....
Every part of the campaign needs to stop talking about Inevitability, to stop talking about Fundraising, Or Polls, and start discussing Issues that Inspire the Hope we already feel in our Bones.
Lets turn Hope into Help.
Let's take the Message into the Substance and make this campaign better.
yes we can!
Steven R
UPDATE: Someone just suggested that another way to accomplish this would be for Support Video to be submitted to the Blog/Campaign. For instance, I could explain my story of my Mother's Health Insurance and my Girlfiend's parents need for affordable English Language Classes, and make a short, 30 second clip, explaining why i want Barack and How he Will Change my Life as President.
Is there any way to actually send V_Logs to the Campaign? I'm ready to cut the first video now!!!
Update II: Less anyone not believe that a serious detailed discussion of issues is necessary, please read this horrible diatribe from a Hilbot: http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=9434
Namey: "At any rate, I know this is going to ruffle a lot of feathers, but I think the real reason Clinton won was that she was offering something of substance. Obama is offering lofty rhetoric and “hope.” Clinton has plans. I am hungry, I like the steak and potatoes on the plate in front of me rather than the promise of a multiple course meal named “change.”
I still, at this point, do not know what Obama stands for other than “change” or something “new.”
I see we have angered the Obamarmy, and they are all upset that I am claiming Obama does not have “plans.” I am well aware he has a website before you froth some more, folks. I am well aware there are official policy positions all over the website. What I am saying is that he is not selling himself on those policies or positions. He is selling himself on nebulous nonsense like “change”
HQ: Please Take Notice! I watched CNN tonight and they're painting Obama as a one deminsional character... This must be fixed by the weekend or our numbers will slide.... if the perception becomes CW, it's very hard to correct.
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