The grassroots are sprouting in Valparaiso --little by little. We are going to be going strong in September. We finally have our office, which was curtailed a bit last week by lack of telephone service installation due to violent storms rolling in at the beginning of last week. This information comes from our very own Rebecca Tomerlin who met me for breakfast on Saturday morning 08/09 at the Viking Chili Bowl for my event "Breakfast for Obama" which is a casual breakfast meet-up for supporters and others that I have committed to hosting each week until the election. Ed Dixon also met with me at the breakfast meeting for two consequetive Saturdays.
We have a new team leader from the Obama Campaign whose name is Mike. Rebeeca said that Mike has committed to being at the Obama office from 9 AM to 9 PM everyday, except when scheduling of other grassroots supporters can fill in at the office so that it can remain open for the public and/or the curious.
Next Saturday, 08/16, there will NOT be a 'Breakfast for Obama' meeting. We are meeting on Thursday, 08/14 at Barnes and Nobles instead for a supporter get together. Mike called me this morning to say that he was checking for events in Valparaiso because he wanted to have an organizing meeting on Thursday, so we are turning my event into an organizing meeting at Barnes and Nobles. We will have our meeting and be visible to the public at the same time.
Rebecca also mentioned that Lily Schaeffer had been canvassing recently and encountered many positive comments regarding Barack Obama. Also, Rebecca spoke with Senator Obama at Schoops when he stopped by for a burger last week with Senator Bayh after the townhall meeting in Elkhart. She got his autograph. I'm not big on hero worshipping, but I have to admit I was a bit jealous.
We are plugging along here. The 'big push' is coming and we are going to be ready for it. I've been blogging and listening to all the negatives coming from the McCain campaign, the lies about taxes over and over and over again. If we are going to take Center Township and Porter County, we are going to have to calmly and rationaly tell people that these are lies. We can show people the facts. We can show them the non-partisan evaluations Factcheck.org - The Annenburgh Group that show the McCain ads and surrogates lies for what they are... lies.
It is person-to-person, neighbor-to-neighbor that is going to win this thing. The seeds of doubt will be sewn on the television screens across America, but we are the trustworthy ones, the honest ones, the ones who are engaged with the campaign, we are the ones who KNOW!
Stay positive, stay engaged, keep in touch and don't give up. You remember how it goes. We are the ones we've been waiting for. This is OUR time. Yes we can.
Peace and Love,
Megan
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