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By Kevin Agnese - Nov 5th, 2009 at 12:25 am EST

Wednesday marked one year since President Obama's historic election to the
White House.

The president reminded us that while Election Day 2008 was a
day of hope and possibility, it was also a "sobering one because we
knew even then that we faced an array of challenges that would test us
as a country."

As the president said, while we have a long way to go, we have "made
meaningful progress" towards rescuing the economy from the possibility
of imminent collapse, as the Recovery Act created or saved hundreds of
thousands of jobs.

While we're making progress the president has said that he will not
rest until every American who wants a job can find one.

So, as we celebrate the anniversary of the president's election to the
White House--let us pledge our commitment to a stabilized economy,
health insurance reform, clean energy, and the best possible education
for America's sons and daughters.

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AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA

By Dimples02 - Feb 25th, 2009 at 5:15 pm EST

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Last night, I addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time.

To confront the serious economic challenges our nation faces, I called for a new era of responsibility and cooperation. We need to look beyond short term political calculations and make vital investments in health care, energy, and education that will make America stronger and more prosperous well into the future.

Watch a few highlights from my address and share it with your friends now:

A little more than a month into my administration, we've already taken bold steps to address our urgent economic problems.

Through the Recovery Act, the Stability Plan, and the Housing Plan, we're taking the immediate necessary measures to halt our economic downturn and provide much-needed assistance to working people and their families.

But to set our country on a new course of stability and prosperity, we must reject the old ways of doing business in Washington. We can no longer tolerate fiscal deficits and runaway spending while deferring the consequences to future generations.

That's why I pledged last night to cut our deficit in half by the end of my term. Achieving that goal will require making sacrifices and hard decisions, as well as an honest budgeting process that is straight with taxpayers about where their dollars are going.

Watch some key moments from my address now:

http://my.barackobama.com/presidentialaddress

Central to this plan will be a renewed commitment to honesty and transparency in government. Restoring our country's economic health will only happen when ordinary citizens are given the opportunity to hold their representatives fully accountable for the decisions they make.

I look forward to continuing to work with you as we bring about the change you made possible.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

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How Can Anyone Say President Obama Isn't Significantly Different (and better)?

By Steve Sulkin - Feb 18th, 2009 at 7:05 am EST

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It's has been a while since I gave you an update on the Yes We Can (Change our Destiny) project. But it is alive and well.

First, my observations on the beginning of President Obama's term in office thus far.

How anyone can say that President Obama is just another politician, or doing a poor job, or off to a bad start (all lines I've read in the press) is beyond me.

Look at all he has already done. And look at just one element of what he has done, Recovery.gov.
http://www.recovery.gov/

Have you studied this yet? It's the website the administration created so that WE can track every dollar spent by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. When have you ever seen anything like this? This sort of transparency and accountability, in other words, this sort of honesty as opposed to lies.

So I ask you all to stand fervently behind our president. He needs you now more then ever. Can you feel the wind coming out of the sails of this presidency already, the lessening of passion and involvement? This is what I predicted, but I was not alone of course. Many of us feared this would happen. We need to fight back and spread the word so that we can once again recapture the phenomenon of the election, our own passion.
How do we do that?

By inspiring ourselves again first and then others.

I personally on occasion watch my own video, "Yes We Can (Change our Destiny)" to re-inspires myself, to remind me how I felt on November 4th. And it feels good.

Do that yourself, then pass this video on to others, along with this blog post. My hope is still, that this video can be seen by the administration, or by an "Oprah" like person, someone who can get this out there in a big way. I created this for the world, for no gain and it has been surprising how hard it has been to simply give this away, to be a philanthropist. Now that I can separate myself more from those that sought to glom on to the presidency prior to the inaugural in hopes of self-aggrandizing or gain at the inaugural, my hope is that someone will pass this on to someone (six degrees of separation theory) and this will truly get out there in a big way so as to inspire millions.

Don't forget that WE made this happen and WE can change our destiny and our world, but we must stay involved and remain impassioned.

YES WE CAN (CHANGE OUR DESTINY). Pass it on!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4srDYEPoqo

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Whose Recovery Act, Mr. President?

By z0rr0 - Feb 17th, 2009 at 8:16 pm EST

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I had worked for nearly 50 years, starting with pumping gas when I was 14. I paid my way through engineering school. Worked my way up to what you'd call middle management, before I semi-retired this year. My wife and I raised our children, put them through college, and they are productive, good citizens now. While we scrimped early on, going pay check to paycheck, other than a mortgage, we never carried debt. Paying off the mortgage was one of my pre-retirement goals, and we managed to do so. Mind you, we've lived in our house since 1980, the only thing flipping since then were hamburgers on the backyard barbeque. My pension is reasonable, we have no debts, we've done all the right and responsible things, and now I am starting to feel like a sucker! You might ask why?

Because I will be paying off the debts of irresponsible consumers and the salaries of high paid financiers. I will be getting no tax breaks, while Washington is creating them for those who want to borrow, and live beyond their means once again. My biggest uncertainty is not about the Dow Jones, not about housing prices. It is about taxes and inflation.

What is currently going on is eventually going to have to be paid for, either by more taxes or by inflation. Maybe it will be creatively deferred until past my time. But we have also gifted our children with the "responsible gene". If Washington doesn't get me, then it will make suckers of our children. Social conscience is OK by me. Helping those in need is also. But throwing my tax dollars at greedy crooks, greedy idiots (lenders and borrowers) and adding more pork to wasteful programs and pet rocks is not.

President Obama, perhaps this is not the story you wanted to hear, but it is a real, true, and American story. Thank you for your time.

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