Barack is back! This Tuesday he'll be holding Town Halls in both Youngstown and Berea, to talk about his agenda to help hard-working families in Ohio. He'll map out a new direction for this country to solve the most pressing problems, from lost jobs to rising gas prices. Here are the details:
TOWN HALL WITH BARACK OBAMA, Tues. Aug. 5th
Austintown Fitch High School4560 Falcon Dr.Youngstown, OH 44515Doors open at 7:15 amLimited on-site parkingThe event is free and open to the public. However, tickets are REQUIRED. Tickets are limited and will be available on a first come, first serve basis at the ticket distribution location listed below: Trumbull County Democratic Headquarters164 High St. NEWarren, OH 44481Sunday 4:00 pm-8:00 pm, Monday 10:00 am - 9:00 pm The Mahoning County Campaign for Change Headquarters5020 Market St.Youngstown, OH 44512Sunday 4:00 pm-8:00 pm, Monday 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Baldwin-Wallace CollegeLou Higgins Recreation Center136 E. Bagley RoadBerea, Ohio 44017 Doors Open: 12:00 PMThe event is free and open to the public. However, tickets are REQUIRED. Tickets are limited and will be available on a first come, first serve basis at the ticket distribution location listed below. Obama Campaign for ChangeParma Office5580 Ridge RoadParma, OH 44129Sunday 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Monday 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
If you've checked our page lately, you've seen that campaign field offices are opening up all over the state in the next week.
But those who live near Lima, Chillicothe, and Athens, are in for an extra-special occasion this weekend, as the highest official in the state, none other than Governor Ted Strickland, will be at their community's office openings to help lay the foundation for our campaign for change!
The Lima event is tomorrow, at 1 pm, the Chillicothe event is on Saturday at 9:30 am, and Athens holds its own at 1:30 pm on Sunday. More details are available on the campaign's grass-roots social network site, my.barackobama.com. Come out and listen to the Governor talk about his and Barack's shared values, and how crucial it is to help get Barack elected for the future of our country!
In other corners of the state, groups herd into other fresh new spaces to begin the work of the next few months. Sandusky held its own office opening yesterday. After mingling and treating themselves to some refreshments, supporters listened as Field Organizers Eric and Rich talked about what the community can do to get involved. Above, a volunteer indicates her commitment by filling out a shift sheet.
Parma also had its local politically star-studded office opening yesterday. State Senator Dale Miller gave a rousing speech underlining the urgency of our times, and praised the area Obama team's eagerness to work on the same level with locals. State Rep Tim DeGeeter also spoke, and afterwards the crowd of around fifty socialized and talked about what they could do to help.
One by one, counties in the Buckeye state are opening themselves up to the possibility of a new moment in our nation's narrative.
PREPARE TO BE INSPIRED!
You could make the argument that Soylent Green should be allowed to vote (because it's PEOPLE!!!) more easily than you could make the case for the continued influence of lobbyists on the (formerly) Democratic process.
Obama eats lobbyists for lunch!
(and then he pays for the meal out of his own pocket)
"Last year in the United States Senate I passed the toughest ethics reform legislation since Watergate, so that lobbyists couldn't give meals and gifts and could not lend corporate jets to members of Congress. And so that lobbyists would have to disclose the bundling they're doing for members of Congress. And, again, Democrats and Republicans resisted, but it was the right thing to do and we got it done."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOV7BTkfOj0
"If you want to work in the Obama White House, you will not be able to work for an agency that regulates a company that you used to work for or used to lobby for AND you will not be able to leave my White House and then go lobby my administration for folks you used to regulate. We're going to close that revolving door."
(pssst...don't you think this is something voters would appreciate knowing about?)
