The organizer of the controversial "Africans for Obama" fund-raiser (which I recently wrote about), Professor Ndi Okereke-Onyuike, has been arrested and detained in Abuja, Nigeria, by the anti-graft arm of the Nigerian Law Enforcement - The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
This is a Developing Story.
How Cuba will determine the 2008 Election.
Whether you are pro-Cuba or anti-Cuba, the debate may continue for centuries. One thing is certain. The nearly fifty year old, U.S. Embargo on Cuba has not worked, does not work and will not work. In stating so, we are not acknowledging, supporting or condoning Cuba’s current government.
We are saying it’s time for some of America’s voters, politicians and media to evolve with Cuba, perhaps more than any other issue. It could be said; how politicians act and vote towards the five decade old failed U.S. policies with Cuba is a clear reflection on their character.
We are saying that continuing the anti Cuba embargo policies is a clear reflection of a persons character. Whether running for President of the United States, Senate, Congress or any government leadership position; a person should demonstrated the ability to change course, try new directions and see different points of view. Especially if the policy they supported has failed for fifty years.
The anti-Cuba politicians, lobby and community is a small percentage of all populations, including the Cuban population itself. Yet the anti-Cuba movement has controlled the presidency of the United States and both political houses; including this elections Republican candidate John McCain for nearly fifty years. John McCain is anti-Cuba, while Barack Obama is pro-Cuba.
Why would any politician, business person and human continue enforcing on themselves, and worse others; a failed Cuba policy that the majority of people in America, the world and mostly the island of Cuba itself do not want? See the Election 08 FREE CUBA FILM SERIES and you will find out.
Then it’s up to you to decide when you cast your vote on “Election Moment”, if you are voting for character.
Election moment is the truest moment in any election when you, the voter stand there in the privacy of your own mind right before you vote. Only you will know if you cast a vote for character, and only you can determine the issues that reflect a person’s character. Cuba is one of those clear character issues.
Election 08 FREE CUBA FILM SERIES, is committed to bring the real Cuba to America. We’ve selected three diverse films that provide audiences with a modern day love story set in Havana, Cuba. A film that gives you a glimpse into the future with the childhood version of The Buena Vista Club, and lastly, an impacting documentary that brings to life, the hidden true history of Cuban terrorism, the U.S. Politicians directly related to Fidel Castro who continued to master mind the anti Cuba movement in the U.S. and the political families who continue to enforce their historically failed policies against Cuba on the world through violence, economics and political warfare.
Will you vote for a person who is pro-Cuba and promises to create a powerful future for America uniting the world.
Or will you vote for a person who is anti-Cuba and promises to bend history to make sure America stays the current course isolating the world.
Only you will know on your “Election Moment.”
Luis Moro
www.EveryThingCuba.com
I've been a Democrat for all of my voting years, and a fan of Barack since the Summer of '04; starting at that time, I dreamed of a Clinton/Obama ticket. Time has passed; Barack and I have both matured, and now I'm dreaming of an Obama/Whomever He Chooses ticket.
Interestingly enough, I've realized that I am far from being alone among my profession in this belief. I went to Michelle Obama's speech a couple of months ago, and she joked about all of the lawyers in the crowd. As I looked around, I could see the truth in her joke.
What surprised me the most, however, were all of the lawyers who were there whom I would not have expected to be there. Liberals, moderates and conservatives, including lawyers whom I would have expected to have been dialing for Mitt, particularly here in Utah.
Clearly Barack's message is being heard by our profession.
Last weekend, I attended a planning meeting for a fundraiser to be held on May 30. The plan for the fundraiser is to sell tickets on a sliding scale; the organizer wants to get significant participation from us "rich lawyers". So, whether we are in fact rich or not, the challenge has been made. I hope, through this group, to get support; in dollars and everything else.
I should acknowledge that there is already a "Young Utah Lawyers for Obama" group; I don't want to take from that group, but to add to it. I don't know what the criteria is to be a "Young Lawyer for Obama", but when I am truthful to myself, I am quite certain that I am ineligible. All lawyers, young and old, are welcome here, and I hope that young lawyers feel free to join this group and the young lawyers group.
Texas reminds me more and more of California.
Recall how Hillary had a lot of momentum while the EARLY VOTING was going on, then Barack started to gain traction, leading to first a closing of the polls, then a final Zogby poll showing that momentum and a LEAD.
However, the benefits of the early voting (in the primary) in CA, led to a Clinton win of about 10 points. Respondents in Zogby's poll may have WANTED to vote for Obama, but had already cast their vote for Clinton.
In Texas, there are TWO things at work. One, is of course the same thing that benefitted Hill in CA. Early voting. Obama is going to CRUSH Hillary in the early voting, which was conducted before she started trending up a bit. Secondly, Obama's ground game (especially for the caucas portion) is much stronger. Don't believe me? From Politico's Smith...
"Behind the scenes, meanwhile, the Clinton campaign was scrambling Monday to put a field operation in place for Texas’s two-step electoral process, in which the primary election is followed by caucuses at each of about 8,000 precincts around the state. One aide said that while the campaign had rounded up thousands of volunteers to represent the campaign at those locations, they were still well over a thousand short.
The organizing scramble was matched by an internal struggle to tamp down flashes of public sparring between senior aides, with many damaging leaks focused on chief strategist Mark Penn. Penn did himself few favors internally Monday with an email to the Los Angeles Times in which he noted that he was responsible only for the campaign’s message, not its organizing or its spending."
In the end, I think that Obama will wind up winning TX by about 5-7 points and win more delegates.
In OH...I think HRC used every arrow in the quiver and will win by about 7-9 points.
In RI...I think HRC will win by about 5-7.
In VT...I think that Obama wins by 15-21.
Net GAIN of 10-20 delegates for Obama.
If my predictions hold, I do hope for Hillary's sake that the media doesn't take to playing her husband saying that she should suspend/end the campaing if she can't take both. That will be embarassing and make her look petulant. We need her to feel WELCOME to unify, rather than cornered.
What are YOUR Predictions, my friends?
Rob
a_gunsl1nger@yahoo.com
Fundraising: http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/Fightin4Bro
