"We are the ones we've been waiting for," but waiting is no longer an option! We are all That One!
We're close to winning, close to turning the country back from the brink of disaster, but without your help, the work, the waiting, and the hope will have been in vain.
Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of our country. Please help! Your well-wishes are not enough! The campaign needs contributions and volunteers. We are the ones who need to contribute and work, now more than ever!
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Henry M
I'm still quite miffed at Barack for all his 180 degree changes recently. Actually, I'm in a snit. I might work out of it. But I'm an unhappy Obamamaniac right now.
I'm not the only one. I've talked to other BHO supporters who are no longer "fired up, ready to go" as they were because of Barack's pandering to the Right. We'll vote for him but he has to get back on the "change" and "hope" track if he wants us to get off our butts and our wallets.
Barack, I'm just sayin'.
Todd Epp
SD Watch http://www.southdakotawatch.net
Dear Barack, My wife and I attended today's rally in Jersey City, NJ. Our experience spawned a discussion about how your rally format could be more effective in the future. We arrived at 12:30 and waited in line until about 2:45. After clearing security and entering the gym we waited some more until approximately 5:30 for the rally to actually begin. We're not complaining about the wait, especially given the security measures that are required, but see this "downtime" as a wasted opportunity.
Your thoughts on various issues are obviously available on barackobama.com, but let's face it, it takes a long time to read through all of these, much less understand their subtleties, and many votes may never get an opportunity to ever visit the site at all. We would like to suggest how the campaign could better take advantage of the assumed "downtime" while attendees waiting in line or in a gym before you can take the stage and deliver your stump speech.
Let's see if he's for real.
And, let's see how this blog platform works. Feels like it's built on WordPress to me. And I can post to the world or to any "group" I belong to.
I am 62 years old and when I heard him speak at the 2004 convention, I said to myself, I want that man to be my president. He is the candidate I have been waiting to support all my adult life.
In 1960, when I was 16 years old and living in a Washington, D.C. suburb, I stayed up all night listening to the election results until I knew John Kennedy had won. I was young, but I was inspired by his vision, his leadership, and his powerful voice. It was Robert, though, who captured my adult hopes. He had the voice, the passion, and the values that I could support. Since then, no candidate has really excited my hopes. Until now.
I watched Obama's announcement of his candidacy with the excitement of a teenager. He did everything right. He was humble and strong. He thanked God and he did not malign anyone with his words. He outlined very clear, specific goals for our nation. He demonstrated that he had experience at leadership, knowledge of the issues important to us, both in domestic and foreign policy, and he had the sensitivity to note that in bringing our troops home, we should remember to honor them. But perhaps most important to me, he did all of this with a passionate voice that has the power to captivate his listeners so that we can really hear his vision. He has the voice of a president.
On the TV series The West Wing, the character of Toby Ziegler once spoke of the kind of president we need. He said, "We need someone with gravitas." As I understand it, gravitas is an ancient Roman virtue, referring to a serious, dignified attitude. I see that quality in Obama.
