After looking as the McCain campaign ad comparing Barack Obama to Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton and an offer at JohnMcCain.com to give a Barack Obama tire gauge to anyone who makes a $25 contribution, I have concluded that John McCain's presidential campaign is being run by 18-year old interns.
Prove me I'm wrong.
Has anyone stopped to think--with Hillary posing slamming drinks back with "the boys"--what message she is sending to young people, ie., you have to drink to be popular?And what "intern-friendly" Bill back in the White House would do to efforts to promote abstinence, or even responsible sex, among teenagers?
When you want to teach your children the importance of honesty, does it become any easier when the occupants in the White House are known as "Full Metal Jacket" Hillary and "The Dear Hunter" Bill?
RFK said politics is an "honorable adventure."
It is time that we help Barack restore that view to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
For the 65 college students and recent graduates who moved to the Granite State to work as interns for the Obama for America campaign, the last few months have whistled by at breakneck speed. The interns knocked on thousands of doors, made untold phone calls, marched in a dozen parades, and even picked up some new musical skills.
The Intern Band learned to play in the days before their 4th of July performance.
As their summer with the campaign comes to a close, the interns will be departing with memories to last a lifetime.
Jess Whittemore of San Jose, CA, a junior at the University of Southern California, not only spoke to voters but had the opportunity to work on the environmental issues that drive her interest in public policy. As an intern for the campaign political desk, the summer was a rewarding experience.
“I told friends that the only thing that’d get me out of the California weather was working for Barack Obama,” she laughed, “I’m happy that I was able to look in the mirror every day and know that I believed in what I was doing with my time.”
Kevin Driscoll, an intern with the Field staff and a native of Millington, NJ, feels that the experience changed him.
“It helped me become more outgoing,” he recalled, “and I think I am leaving as a better listener.”
Kevin especially enjoyed meeting people from different walks of life through his canvassing.
Eddie Lee, a Kansan and New Media intern, said, “I feel like I’ve gotten to see lots of different angles of a campaign, from canvassing to advance to Internet outreach. I don’t know that there could have been a better way for me to spend my summer.”
The returning Harvard senior filmed and edited footage for our Web site, and created our popular I-Change music video.
What are you doing to make our world better?
Barack is in the Spotlight on YouTube this week, asking you to share your ideas and stories about changing the country for the better. Whatever you’re doing where you live, Barack would like to hear from you.
Please share your stories and ideas with us here.
Today we welcomed 65 awesome, hard-working interns to our New Hampshire campaign. David Plouffe, our national Campaign Manager, greeted them in our Manchester headquarters this morning.
Plouffe fired up the troops and invited questions from the newest members of our team. Proving that you can be bold with the boss when you're working for free, the interns asked tough questions about everything from campaign strategy to message.
The day was filled with introductions and training from our staff, including our Manchester-area regional field director, Jack Shapiro.
Facing a heavy downpour, the interns donned trash bags and headed out to meet their new neighbors.
I can't believe I'm part of something so BIG. This stuff is major.
It has been so easy for me to give up on America, on our country. I had almost let myself become bitter. I was cynical. I was almost truly convinced that the USA, did not want me to succeed. I'm Black, I'm female, I'm the daughter of Haitian immigrant parents. I don't have a lot, and that's always been true, but some reason I still have hope.
Senator Obama has inspired me. I heard his story as a community organizer and that just spoke my notions of mobilizing the people, getting the people, what they want, what they need. He wants to work for me. He wants me insured. He wants me in school. He wants me to succeed, even when I thought everyone else didn't want me to.
I went out on a limb and applied for Camp Obama. I could be doing other things, but I'm not-- I'm working for a campaign that represents everything that I want to change in America, and has the power to do it. Now I can't imagine myself doing anything else. This is just too important. I can keep complaining about everything I see wrong, I can keep on analyzing everything my Sociology mindset, but nothing is going to change unless we get the right people in office, and I think I've found the right person.
And I almost can't believe it!
I'm excited. More to come.
peace,
Tamara
