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The Power of Change

By Nate de la Piedra [OFA Staff] - May 29th, 2007 at 9:42 pm EDT

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As we are all aware by now this campaign is not about one man, we are a movement for change a movement that inspires a nation and will change the way business is done in Washington.

Aimee Fausser, a rising junior at Virginia Tech recently saw the potential for change and joined our movement (full disclosure, Aimee is a good friend of mine).

A few weeks ago, I was talking to Aimee and she let me know that she was unsure of whom to support for president in 2008 but was leaning towards one of the other candidates. I knew I could talk to her and explain what the Obama campaign was all about and why I was ready for a new kind of politics, but instead, I let Senator Obama do the talking. I challenged Aimee to watch two specific videos of Senator Obama speaking and still be undecided. She accepted.

I am happy to say that Aimee is founding a chapter of Students for Barack Obama at Virginia Tech! As she says, she is ready for a leader that

"understands the changes that need to happen in this country. A leader that is strong enough to fight for what is right rather than what is easy."

Aimee is not alone in this, I have heard numerous stories from around the country of students being inspired into action and refusing to sit on the sidelines after hearing Senator Obama speak.

So, by now you may be wondering what two videos I asked Aimee to watch. Or how you can inspire your friends by simply pointing them to YouTube?

Here are the two videos.
Senator Obama’s Keynote address at the 2004 DNC Convention
Part 1:

Part 2:

And Senator Obama at George Mason University on February 2nd at the Students for Barack Obama launch.

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