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This expressed my feelings so well I chose to put it on my blog so I can share it with others. This came off the Westside Grassroots for Obama and written by Mike Bonin. It is something that I have thought this whole campaign but couldn't find the right words. Thanks, Mike
Dear Friends, Four years ago, I slept in. I rooted for Kerry and I voted for him, but I did not lift a finger to help. I did not dial a phone, knock on a door, or donate a dollar. Not this time. With the economy in the toilet, with our troops at risk in foreign wars, and with our constitution in shreds, there is too much at stake. In this election, I have chosen to be active with the activists. I have taken time off from my job to volunteer full-time. I am doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama. Will you please join me? Can you please help? There are plenty of opportunities to get involved. No effort is too small:
This is the first time in my life that I have volunteered my time for a political cause but after watching and reading about Gov Palin online I felt I had to do something. So I signed up to call voters.
I walked down to the Democratic Headquarters from my house, and it was a nice walk. Its so close and parking in that area is always limited on Saturday so that is why walking was a good plan.
After the short training we were given phones and information to call voters about. It was a lot easier than I had imagined. Everyone in the Van Nuys Democratic Party Headquarters was so very nice and knowledgable about the issues. How important it really is for us to not just vote for Barack, but to understand and vote the party ticket. Barack needs a congress that will support him when he is President. (note that I didn't say if, I said when).
Anyhow, when we were finished calling, I bought some signs to display and walked home carrying them.
This was when the magic occurred. I walked down Van Nuys Blvd, and then down side streets to my house, but no matter what street I was on, people smiled after seeing my Obama/Biden sign. I got waves, and honks, thumbs up and sooo many smiles. The Obama / Biden ticket is giving people hope. The smiles said it all.
Phone banking, canvassing, recruiting volunteers and raising funds. That’s the game plan to get Senators Obama and Biden into the White House. All aboard!
Last weekend I attended Camp Obama and learned about the People Centered, Numbers Driven Campaign for Change. With the negative press that’s floating on the airwaves, what a joy it was to hear more about the incredible ground game that is working at full capacity across the country. In California Districts there are so many volunteers that Camp Obama graduates were immediately put to work managing teams. Next weekend’s trip to Nevada to canvass has already maxed out.
I’m making phone calls each week even though it’s uncomfortable. I’m sending emails to my friends to solicit donations and recruit volunteers even though that’s uncomfortable too. I’ll be knocking on doors in Nevada next weekend although I am one who doesn’t open my door when a stranger comes by. I do these things because I must. This election is critical.
In Nevada, registered Democrats now outnumber Republicans by almost 61,000. 500,000 new voters were registered nationwide in August. There are 11 million more registered Democrats than Republicans in the country. Add in the Independents and Green Party candidates that will vote for the Obama/Biden ticket and putting Senator Obama in the White House is within our grasp.
We still have 6 weeks to go in this campaign. Each door knock matters. Each phone call matters. We’re gathering volunteers, funds and most important—votes for Senator Obama’s Presidency at an incredible rate. November 4 is in sight.
Let’s stay Fired Up!
Now's our time! Join us for an evening in Ballston Spa to support the Obama campaign (Phone Bank)
Come join us at a wonderful Ballston Spa tea house for an evening to support the Obama campaign. We will primarily be phonebanking for the campaign, so please bring a cell phone. We'll take care of the rest. If you want to support the campaign but don't like the idea of getting on the phone, please join us anyway to get involved and energized about our country's future.
Now is our time - our time to do what we can to ensure Barack Obama is the next president of the United States, and, more importantly, it's our time to create the future we all want for this country.
Together, yes we can!
Click here to RSVP: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs7rxc
OUR TIME IS NOW
WE NEED FOLKS TO MAKE CALLS TO NEVADA AND HAVE A NEED FOR FOLKS TO GO TO NEVADA TO CANVAS AND SUCH ON THE WEEKENDS.
PLEASE CONTACT SHERRI WALKER AT 530-272-9696 IF YOU ARE IN NEVADA COUNTY AND CAN GIVE US SOME TIME.
SHARE WITH YOUR CONTACTS WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS HISTORIC ELECTION!
WE ARE ALMOST THERE, FOLKS. THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO!
Good Morning!
Hope everyone is having an awesome day! Yesterday, we celebrated Senator Obama's Birthday here in Medford with a party/meeting at Democratic HQ. Many thanks to everyone who came! Special thanks to those who brought goodies-we had some awesome food!
At the party, we had two special guests-Max and Joss. They are our new field organizers here in Medford, OR. They will be working with our current OFA field organizer-Jay. We are so glad to have these awesome young men here to help us! Welcome, guys!!! They had a great idea for a birthday present for the Senator-a birthday phonebank! Guests grabbed a call list and we made over 200 calls last night! We called people to invite them to this weekend's grand opening of our new office (105 E Main St) and ask them to help us with the kickoff canvass (Sat. at 12 and 2). Thanks to everyone who stayed to help make calls!
We will be phonebanking-and canvassing-pretty much every day from now till November 4! So, come on by the JCD (40 S Central) or-after Saturday-Obama HQ (105 E Main) and grab a canvass packet or a phone list!
OCTOBER 17TH-Ballots are mailed on that day. It isn't that far away. So, let's go Oregon!
FIRED UP AND READY TO GO...OBAMA '08
Denise
This is a copy of an e-mail sent to the group Sunnyvale for Obama way too late at night on May 30 (May 31 morning, actually)
Hello Sunnyvale for Obama!
How would you like to go to a “Food for Thought” dinner party, travel to Reno to help swing Nevada for Obama, or perform community service in a nursing home? These are just a few of the great ideas for new initiatives we brainstormed at the May 29 meeting. We also planned for the first farmers’ market voter registration, this Saturday, May 31. This was our fourth meeting, and we had FOUR TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE as at our first meeting on May 4!
This e-mail will summarize what happened at the last meeting, but before I start that, I want to let you know that THE NEXT MEETING is scheduled, as follows:
DATE: Tuesday, June 10
TIME: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Round Table Pizza in reserved room, 101 Town and Country Village, Sunnyvale, CA (it’s on Washington Street across from Macy’s). Here’s a link to their web site: http://www.roundtablepizza.com/RTP/HI/
At the next meeting, Cynthia and the volunteers will tell us about how the tabling effort went on May 31. (All signs are positive!) We’ll also decide on a general plan for how we’ll proceed with new initiatives. (See item 4, below.)
I will post this e-mail to the Sunnyvale for Obama blog on the group web page at http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/SunnyvaleCitizensforObama.
Now for the great stuff we did at the meeting on May 29! Here’s a table of contents for this e-mail:
1. Mission, vision, values, and meeting ground rules
2. The first tabling for Obama at the Sunnyvale farmers’ market on May 31!
3. Blogging for Obama
4. New initiatives for Obama
5. How to stay informed about Sunnyvale for Obama
6. How you can help Obama clinch the nomination this weekend
7. Event: end of primary season celebration June 3 at Britannia Arms in San Jose!
(If you are reading this in an RSS feed reader, go to the blog to see the rest of the post.)
Now is the time to give your all. Indiana and North Carolina must and will be blowouts, if you and I give our all.
Let no one say Hillary got more steam out of this than Obama - we overcame a 20+ lead after every smear thrown at Obama, in less than one month, after 55 minutes of organized attack at the final so-called "debate" - so for all practical purposes, she lost! She needed a 15 point win, she only got 10, if that. She only got 10 more delegates than Obama, 75-65, with 18 to be determined. There are just as many delegates up for grabs in IN and NC, so let's go get them!If you've never pushed an undecided or Clinton-leaning voter to reconsider, do it now, in one of those upcoming elections. It is so easy. Over 10% of voters still believe Obama is a practicing or undercover Muslim, and/or doesn't salute the flag. You can change that! Just say, nicely and firmly, why you want Jan. 2009 to usher in the Obama Administration.PhonebankIf you've never donated or have 5, 10, 20 to spare, do it now.DonateIf you've never written a newspaper, or in news sites online, write now. Start with Indiana and NC. If you get into a groove, keep on going. Just say, nicely and firmly, why you want Jan. 2009 to usher in the Obama Administration.Rapid ResponseIf you're bilingual and write nicely in Spanish, write Puerto Rico's media outlets, at least online.Latino Rapid ResponseIf you can travel to one of the last states, from Kentucky to Oregon, or West Virginia or Puerto Rico, get set and go now! Hit the road!If you ever wanted Obama campaign gear, get it now, only atBO StoreRemember, as future President Barack Obama reminds us:
Thinking I would like to help but have little time? Or maybe you are looking for some hard to come by Obama gear?
We'll take the time and give back to you in return.
It's time to make sure everyone gets to their caucus in Texas -- so it's critical that everyone help out right now and make a few calls to get out the vote:
Here are a couple of the dedicated volunteers from Ohio who have been working around the clock all weekend to talk to voters in all the March 4th states, including Texas...and they could use your help!
Meet Greg and Mica:
I am a registered Republican who has wanted to vote for Obama since his 2004 speech. It inspired me to have hope for the future and I told my wife then that Barack Obama would be president some day, I just knew it. I am an accountant and love Obama's plan for a more fiscal responsible nation, this has been an issue that has driven me away from the Republican party. It is simple like Obama says, there has to be as much money going in as going out and if not, there is a problem. ...My parents are deep conservatives but I got them to vote for Obama this Tuesday in Cleveland, they voted for Bush twice. I got my siblings (4 brothers and 1 sister, all older than me) to vote for Obama...Two main reason I really like Obama are: (1) is his alternative fuel plans...I always thought we could be building solar panels and wind mills in places like Ohio and bring jobs back. (2) The fact he wants the whole country to work together and not demonize anyone. I am tired of the presidents only being for half the country, I want a president that is for the whole country, not just their party. This country has to work together and both parties need to stop demonizing the other, we are all AMERICANS. I love the fact that we gives this country hope at a time where I think we could take a turn for the worst unless someone like Barack Obama helps this country. This country needs hope in difficult times. I believe the parties don't matter, the person you are voting for does matter. The party does not matter as long as they are a good person and best for the job and Barack Obama is certainly that person.
I am a registered Republican who has wanted to vote for Obama since his 2004 speech. It inspired me to have hope for the future and I told my wife then that Barack Obama would be president some day, I just knew it. I am an accountant and love Obama's plan for a more fiscal responsible nation, this has been an issue that has driven me away from the Republican party. It is simple like Obama says, there has to be as much money going in as going out and if not, there is a problem.
...My parents are deep conservatives but I got them to vote for Obama this Tuesday in Cleveland, they voted for Bush twice. I got my siblings (4 brothers and 1 sister, all older than me) to vote for Obama...
And Girish:
My name is Girish, I have a family of four --my wife Mala, my daughter Vismaya, my Son Dhritik -- and I work as a software engineer. ...Not a single day has passed since then without me doing something for this movement inspired and lead by Senator Obama. I have phone-banked, asked everyone within my reach to raise more than $7000 for this campaign, maxed out my personal contribution, registered voters in Ohio, grown the volunteer network in Dayton area, volunteered in Iowa City, Iowa for 10 days, in Rock Hill, SC for 4 days, and am now doing everything I can, including a petition drive to put Senator Obama on the ballot, a voter registration drive, visibility events, fundraising, reached out to more than 10,000 absentee voters with help from some of my MyBO friends and Dayton friends....Barack Obama has a willingness to listen to everyone, an ability to think with an open-mind, to see strength in diversity, a readiness to stand-up against established opinions, a dedication to make meaningful difference in the lives of common people, a keenness to speak truth even where its not a common practice, a “walk before talk” approach, and an ability to think thorough the consequences of potential actions... Many have asked why I am so passionate about Senator Obama. There are a zillion genuine reasons...and today I might be in a position to make a big monetary contribution to this campaign. I consider the harsh reality that it took my Dad several years of day/night labor in our farm to earn $1000, so that I could graduate and live a comfortable life. That should give you an idea how serious of a decision this was for me. I could have resigned into a comfortable/lazy life, but I would have let down my dad in principle. So here I am continuing to devote all my time to help Senator Obama become the next President of this great country.
My name is Girish, I have a family of four --my wife Mala, my daughter Vismaya, my Son Dhritik -- and I work as a software engineer.
...Not a single day has passed since then without me doing something for this movement inspired and lead by Senator Obama. I have phone-banked, asked everyone within my reach to raise more than $7000 for this campaign, maxed out my personal contribution, registered voters in Ohio, grown the volunteer network in Dayton area, volunteered in Iowa City, Iowa for 10 days, in Rock Hill, SC for 4 days, and am now doing everything I can, including a petition drive to put Senator Obama on the ballot, a voter registration drive, visibility events, fundraising, reached out to more than 10,000 absentee voters with help from some of my MyBO friends and Dayton friends.
...Barack Obama has a willingness to listen to everyone, an ability to think with an open-mind, to see strength in diversity, a readiness to stand-up against established opinions, a dedication to make meaningful difference in the lives of common people, a keenness to speak truth even where its not a common practice, a “walk before talk” approach, and an ability to think thorough the consequences of potential actions...
Many have asked why I am so passionate about Senator Obama. There are a zillion genuine reasons...and today I might be in a position to make a big monetary contribution to this campaign. I consider the harsh reality that it took my Dad several years of day/night labor in our farm to earn $1000, so that I could graduate and live a comfortable life. That should give you an idea how serious of a decision this was for me. I could have resigned into a comfortable/lazy life, but I would have let down my dad in principle. So here I am continuing to devote all my time to help Senator Obama become the next President of this great country.
Please, whatever you're doing, pick up the phone and make just a few calls to Texas to help get out the vote.
Today we have a chance to make history.
Make some calls!
I've never donated to a political campaign, never volunteered for a candidate, nothing.
The candidate I believe in never seems to have a chance. I've never voted for a Presidential candidate that won the primary before Al Gore, and then he had the general election stolen from him. I'd given up supporting candidates after that.
Until Barack Obama ran for President.
I saw the first opportunity in eight years to support a candidate I truly believe in. I could vote for a candidate where my vote was FOR someone, not AGAINST the other candidate, as my vote had been in 2004.
So I donated $50 on February 4th. I hoped my paltry $50 would make a difference. I bought a yard sign, and a lapel pin, which I wear on business trips (of which I have many).
Every state, and every win, motivated me more. Maybe the candidate I believe in actually has a shot this time! So I committed to calling voters in Texas. But I was nervous to call strangers from my home phone. I put it off.
But today, I did it - today I made 60 calls to Texas from my home. I admit, it was a bit nerve-wracking, cold calling people, asking them to support anything - I mean, I know how I feel when telemarketers call.
But it was great to be able to do a little bit more to help the campaign move forward. I don't mind saying I am nervous about Texas and Ohio tomorrow, which was a real catalyst for getting me to make those calls.
And I feel like my $50 and 60 calls makes a difference. I know there are a million other "me's" out there, and together, maybe our paltry donations and few phone calls really do add up to a tidal wave of change.
Tomorrow may not be THE day, but I wanted to make sure I did my part to help it be Barack's Day - My Day.
I hosted a "phone Texas" party last night. It was an interesting experience.
The lows:
The highs:
I didn't get the warmest reception in Ohio but then again I felt discouraged with my calls to Maine yet Senator Obama won there. I don't expect a victory in Ohio but I still think it will be close (within 5 points).
Texas is more encouraging and I hope that Vermont and Rhode Island are also victories or close calls. Whew! I hope that for all intents and purposes, tomorrow will end the the serve-'em-up-to-the-Repubilcans activities.
It's time to prepare for war because that's what McCain is all about -- that's why St. Rudy of 9-11 endorsed him! We can't waste any more time fighting each other-- let's take away his advantage of being able to focus on Obama and build his fall arguments now. Again, even if Hillary doesn't get the votes she wants and doesn't drop out of the race, she needs to stop feeding the GOP NOW!
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