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Over the River, and Through the Woods...

By Brady - Oct 13th, 2008 at 1:11 pm EDT

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Granny Gobama has decided that she wants to see Joe Biden speak in Warren, OH tomorrow. We're hopeful that the Obama campaign will make another stop in Cuyahoga County at some point, but with Warren being only an hours drive, we thought it might be worth the trip! With the final debate coming up this week, we look forward to hearing from our future Vice President!!

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500 Hits & Counting!!

By Brady - Sep 17th, 2008 at 10:48 pm EDT

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I am proud to say my grandmother's blog 85andchange.com is off to a roaring start! She has made two posts already, is working on her third, and is toying around with the idea of making a video that we can post to her blog and to You Tube. People seem to have gravitated to her site to find out more about this 85 year old blogging grandmother and they seem encouraged by her message of change. Her site has already receieved almost 500 hits!! UNBELIEVABLE!! So... the point is... the message is spreading. And even an old lady who isn't very mobile has found a way to reach out and pass on her hopes and dreams and a positive message of change to hundreds of people who may not have otherwise taken the time to listen to someone her age. Please circulate a link to her site to anyone you think could benefit from reading the words of a woman who has been around a while and who has some words of wisdom to pass along. Go Granny Gobama!!

85andchange.com

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1st day down.

By Brady - Sep 9th, 2008 at 11:52 pm EDT

Well, at 10:00pm this evening, we called it a night. After attending a meeting of the Democratic Party of the Chagrin Valley, my grandmother decided to grab some dinner and call it a night. Pretty good for the first day of volunteering! Her take away from this day seemed to be that there are a lot of democrats talking to each other about the campaign and how much they love Obama, or how frightening they find Palin to be, or out of touch McCain is, BUT there doesn't seem to be any action on coming up with creative solutions on how to get the vote out. She feels that there just isn't enough attention being paid to helping the seniors make sure they vote, or to even bring undecided seniors to the table for discussions. I'm not sure she has the answer....yet.... but I wouldn't put it past her to do her best to figure something out!

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A Wonderful Story from a Dear Friend!

By Ann Marie from Plumsteadville,PA - Aug 7th, 2008 at 12:21 pm EDT

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This is a wonderful story from an incredible and amazing friend. I am one of those she speaks about that is involved in politics for the first time in my life. Ann is a truly delightful person whom I am proud and honored to call my friend! I will forever be grateful for this campaign for many reasons but one of the most important reasons is meeting and getting to know my dear friend, Ann. The following is written by Ann and posted with her permission.

I am a senior citizen (82years old) living at Pine Run Retirement Community in Doylestown, PA. I am also a Democratic Committeeperson in this voting district. My election as Delegate to the Democratic National Convention thrilled not only my Democratic constituents here but my Republican fellow retirees, as well.

Before I tell you about my political history, I would like to tell you a funny story about a convention in days of yore. I grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and in 1936, my Dad got four tickets to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. There was one problem since my Dad wanted to take himself, my mother, my sister (8) and me(10 years old). But he also wanted to take my cousin (11) who lived with us. A dilemma! My sister and I had been in a play not too long before and we were little Quaker girls. Aha!!

They dressed my sister and me in our little Quaker outfits and we all went to the convention in Philadelphia, “The Quaker City”. They thought we were part of the show and all five of us got in on the four tickets!!!!!

Shift now 72 years later to 2008 where I am getting ready to go to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, CO on my own as an elected Delegate (8th Congressional district PA) committed to Barack Obama.

As you can tell, I come from a very political family. I was brought up to be interested and involved in politics and try to make this country a better place because of it. I have been instrumental in helping to form several local Democratic organizations and have

worked hard to sustain and grow them. My first vote was for Harry S, Truman in 1948 and I haven’t missed a vote since.

I have been for Senator Obama since it seems like forever. I have been politically active my ENTIRE LIFE (I was wearing Roosevelt buttons in first grade) always working for the Democratic candidate I thought was best for the job and doing what I could to help. But this man, Barack Obama, has captured my heart and my mind. His speech to the 2004 Democratic Convention lit something special in my soul and I began to follow him in his political journey. I have had the pleasure of hearing him speak in person twice and that is awesome. I have done and will continue to do whatever I am able to do to further his candidacy for President of the United States and insure his election. What a marvelous opportunity it will be to elect Barack Obama as our President.

I have been extremely impressed with the Obama for President campaign. It is like none other I have experienced. I marvel at the ways in which the campaign brings people together. Matching donations have introduced me to people in various parts of the country and has given me the ability to communicate with them and get to know them and their dreams for an Obama presidency. We have people working in our Obama HQ who have never been moved to work for any candidate and they are working their hearts out. And the young people!! It is so beautiful to see them captivated by the Obama candidacy and becoming politically active. We have been a long time waiting for this generation to take charge of their government and their destiny. It is wonderful to see them organizing, canvassing, phoning with all of their passion.

Barack Obama believes that change comes from the bottom up and his campaign shows that belief in everything they do, even little things.

I’M FIRED UP AND READY TO GO!!!!!!!

Ann Hadfield

Delegate to the Democratic National Convention

8th Congressional District PA

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The Wisdom of Hope

By arvan reese - Jun 17th, 2008 at 8:07 pm EDT

The wisdom of one generation, reached by the hope of another.

A project to pair one young voter or first-time voter with one senior citizen for a ride to the polls in November. A gift to both people and to the country in return.

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The Senior Citizen - Powerful voting block - A survey

By citizenforbarackobama - Feb 15th, 2007 at 12:45 pm EST

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Well, here in New York, finally got all the snow off my car and moved it so the plow could come through. Down the road a short distance from me is a Senior Citizen HUD housing complex. Not too big, 4 2 story buildings. They have a community room where they gather after moving their cars while they wait for the plow. I figure it was a good time to go chat with them and get an understanding of what they were thinking about with the next Presidential Election.

Understand, the Senior Citizen, most of them, are a powerful and consistent voting block. They all vote, all are registered and vote in every election, whether a local one or National one. So, I thought I would get an idea what their issues were.

After a few pleasantries I asked if I could do a survey and ask some questions. They were eager to give their opinions.

First Question:

Of the following Democratic candiates, who are you most interested in hearing from:

Clinton 10%
Obama 60%
Edwards 15%
Other/don't know 15%

What issues are most important to you when making your choice on who to vote for in the next election for President?

Iraq 90%
Honesty/Interity in Office - 70%
Social Security -- no concerns
Medicare -- Issues related to part D - Perscription Drug Coverage, expressed the need to have it fixed.
Global Warming - (I was shocked on this one) 75%
Experience - 80%

Which Republican candiate are you most interested in?

Guiliani 95%
Mitt Romney 5%
Cain - not interested

Who are you most interested in learning more about?

Obama 95%
Edwards 5%
Clinton -- expressed dislike, won't vote for her, don't like her

What is your major issue regarding Senator Obama:

Lack of experience

When asked if they would be open to hearing from him, received the following response:

Although they expressed trust and admiration for him, they are concerned that even if they vote for a trustworthy candidate, he would have problems cleaning up the corruption in Congress. They repeatedly expressed issues regarding government corruption and being lied to by President Bush and Congress. Dislike special interest groups though this diverged into backing the powerful AARP lobby as they feel AARP works FOR them and their isssues. They did say, if AARP endorses Obama, they will follow that lead.

Also, they expressed the need for Senator Obama to put forth a good arguement regarding his experience and ability to deal with World Issues.

COMMENT: While they stated emphatically they would not vote for Hillary Clinton, it is unclear to me who they WOULD consider, but expressed their willingness to learn more about Senator Obama but want him to be more SPECIFIC on issues. They stated that so far he has not stated SPECIFICALLY his stance on many issues and are waiting to learn more from him but did not rule out a vote for Obama.

I realize most on this site are younger voters and that many Colleges are ready to work on supporting Senator Obama. But the issue for the students is that they need to ensure voter registration in the college community, and on election day,getting them to actually vote.

But it is unwise to discount the powerful, regular voter, in the Senior Citizen category. They vote and they are increasing in numbers every year. This is a powerful voting block and one Senator Obama needs to respond to to sway them to his side.

I intend to visit other Senior Citizen Housing units in the Hudson Valley in New York, because getting the pulse of the thinking of this Voter base is extremely important. They vote in large numbers. So to discount them would be very unwise.

I would like to make the suggestion that everyone try to engage one Senior Citizen in conversation as often as they can. They made be old, but they vote.

INTERESTING TO NOTE: Not one single Senior Citizen, all of them white, ever once mentioned Senator Obama's race. This was never mentioned one time, and was not even a consideration on their part.

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