It is a one step process.
It has to be symbolic of everything Senator Obama has talked about from the beginning to the end of this fascinating campaign.
Starting immediately, we need to have the maps across America that shows blue states, changed to Red, White & blue.
Senator Obama has said, we are NOT red America, we are NOT Blue America, we are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
So, change the blue to red, white & blue!
Who would want to vote any other way?
There's my Youtube video why I'm voting for Barack.
Here's the link because the video isn't working on here.
Watch it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE41ZlSWC54
Thanks for watching
P.S. Side note-- Watch Keith Olbermann of MSNBC call out John McCain and Sarah Palin's lack of control over their campaign and the problem with their rallies--and what people are yelling out. It's AWESOME to watch, and even if you don't watch my vid, watch THIS one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj65cFLcpr4
I was excited to see the following come across the Lansing for Obama mail list. Here's my two-cents: Young women are the most likely eligible voters to be single heads of households, with jobs they can hardly afford to be away from, with children needing childcare, transportation and medical attention, to be enrolled in higher education so they may provide a better life for their kids. We must, as a nation, do all we can to offer to babysit, pick up the kids from school, cover their hours at work, take notes for them in class...do all we can to help them exercise their rights to vote. Who are you going to help out on November 4?
It is not enough to vote this year, it is not enough to register more voters than the opponent. We must commit ourselves, our time, our energy to helping others get out and vote. These young women in need are indeed the least likely to vote and most in need of the Hope and Changes that the Obama_Biden ticket will bring. Let's all do our part!
I tried following the links below and found no formal group heading up the registration drive for Ingham County including Lansing Community College, Cooley Law School and Michigan State University. The links provide contacts for other counties, and a link to the Secretary of State web site where voter registration forms can be downloaded. If someone knows of contacts in Ingham County working with areas with high populations of young women "potential" voters, this information should be passed along.
I'll be doing my part.
"Young women are the least likely to be registered and the least likely to vote." Change that: Time to GET OUT HER VOTE! http://www.feministcampus.org/vote/default.asp The Feminist Majority Foundation's massive Get Out HER Vote Campaign (GOHV) is the nation's only student voter education and registration initiative aimed at significantly increasing registration and voting by young women. GOHV legally targets young women and students of color because they are traditionally underrepresented Here's your chance to get involved!
Young and Powerful for Obama
I never expected to be involved in the political process of America. For a long time, I thought it would be better to just organize in my community so I wouldn’t have to deal with all of the backstabbing, smearing, and party dueling of politics while making a positive impact in society. No, it is not that I’m not cut out for it. I felt that it was a waste of time, and a part of me still feels that it is. I am an individual who has overcome many obstacles--big & small. I was born and grew up on the South side of Chicago with two parents who emigrated from Nigeria. Most of my child-hood friends are still poor, have been killed due to violence, or sell drugs. I recently graduated from UW-Madison, one of the top universities in the county, via a POSSE full-tuition scholarship. I have a started my career in Finance and organize in the community as President of the alumni chapter of my fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha. I organize because always thought it was best to keep the common touch and politicians usually lack that. But one day I decided to organize for a candidate. His name is Senator Barack Obama.
One of my frat brothers, Jarvis Houston, was visiting from DC and crashed at my place while attending a political training in Madison, WI. Later that day, we were helping another brother of ours move out who recently graduated from medical school and Jarvis began to talk to me about Young & Powerful for Obama (YP for Obama) and the fundraisers they hosted in the past year. He stated that YP for Obama has one final fundraiser left which would occur in six cities (Madison being the seventh) on the same day. We rambled back and forth and I was really reluctant because I had a lot on my plate with the alumni chapter, new job, and new life as a “grown up.” Senator Barack Obama was someone I was familiar with—politically and I was going to vote for him in the election. And even though I really like him as a candidate, I still didn’t want to get involved. Jarvis left after his training was over and told me to think about it. What made me change my mind was all of the training and organizing I experienced in school, in the frat, and in the community. I knew that my involvement should not go in vain and if I were ever going to get involved with real politics this would be the time. YP for Obama was founded by young professionals who were leaders and organizers in college, and now, as young professionals, are still involved only part-time. Besides the issues, the more I learned about Obama’s personal life, my life, and how the other city chairmen’s background intertwined, I was almost certain this was the right route to take. Months after, when Senator Obama gave his nomination acceptance speech, my mother called me as soon as Senator Barack was done. She started screaming with her still “fresh” Nigerian accent, “Remi going to be President, Remi going to be President.” I don’t honestly think she believes I’m going to be President one day, but that Senator Barack Obama was giving her and me inspiration. I never heard her speak like this about anyone. I can tell, she doesn’t have to actually utter the words, but his message and actions epitomize the true principles of America. For me, there is no turning back. YES WE CAN.
Remi AregbesolaCity ChairYoung and Powerful for Obama - Madison,WIYP4OBAMA.COM
Today I am excited to be preparing to host my first event for the Senator. This fundrasing dinner was designed as an opportunity for others like me to take a stand. When I look back after this campain is over, I dont want to have any regrets. I want to be able to say that I did my part. I dont have a lot, but I have enough.
I can make a make a difference and encourage my friends and neighbors to also make a difference. We need to ask every one we know: "Are you registered to vote?" Why not? How can I help? In addtion, we can vote with our wallets. This is a grassroots campaign, and they need us. This movement begins and ends with our committment to create change in Washington.
It seems so clear to me at times that the McCain-Palin tickent holds NOTHING at all for working people, and unemployed people are certainly NOT on their minds. So, how did they manage to high-jack the "CHANGE" movement that Senator Obama began over a year ago?!
I encourage you to make the next 8 weeks count. Create the time to attend an event. Mine on September 20th at 5pm or someone else's event. Better yet, get your own party started.
Yes, WE CAN!
Crystal
The polls are reporting about 27% of Hillary supporters who say that they will now vote for McCain. I would submit that these fall into 4 categories.
2- Those who were never Democrats in the first place. For example, those used by Rush in his attempt at electoral fraud.
3- Independents who are clueless about political facts.
4- Those who are still living in the primaries.
There is nothing we can do about groups 1 and 2. They never had any intention of voting for Obama, and never will.
As for group 3, McCain has been drowning them in ads full of lies. And every time a lie is exposed, there are 4 more new ones waiting in line. They just throw whatever they can come up with hoping that some of it sticks. We just have to hammer them with facts. And point out that there is no "sitting this one out We should encourage those who like the way things are going to vote for McCain.
Group 4 is a bit more complex. I think that most of these simply don't have enough information about Obama yet. If they understand that the issue is not Hillary, but the economy, the war, energy independence, healthcare, women's rights, etc. they will come around. But right now its just "comfortable" to say to the pollster on the phone that they are voting for McCain just to "get even". All of them will look at the issues, look at Obama's proposals, and they will choose wisely.
The rest in this group are people who will just absorb the swiftboating campaign. They have made up their minds to become Republicans. Let's face it: they are probably lost forever. So we need to substitute them. And there are huge numbers of young voters who have registered in record numbers. They don't show up in the polls you see on TV, because traditionally they don't vote. What we need to do is to get them to the voting booths.
What it's like to be in your 20's and at the Democratic National Convention...highlights from Danielle...
click here to listen...16:51 min.
Hey all. I am trying to come up with a cool poster design for the younger crowd. I came up with this, what do you all think?
Will the blockbuster news never quit?! While I was roaming around the 'net this evening I read an Associated Press item reporting that Senator Obama's campaign sent an email (to the AP, I suppose) announcing that he and Senator Clinton will campaign together (beginning) next Friday, June 27th. It also reported that the two senators are planning a joint fundraiser this month. Wow! The AP article is at:
http://www.rnntv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8530156
Senator Obama's ability to work with people is truly AMAZING! We will surely be welcoming a majority of Hillary Clinton's supporters into our campaign in the coming weeks.
I SO ADMIRE his consensus-building skills. He is an INCREDIBLE role model for ALL of us, especially for those young people who are (temporarily) at odds with their parents, as well for those youth who are currently involved in the deplorable cycle of teen-on-teen violence.
Today I also read an email from an Obama 'sister' from Italy who is coming to the U.S. to help rock the vote for Barack in Ohio. She said there is a website of Italians who are very HOPEful that Senator Obama will be President Obama come November. This is just one of several news emails, blogs, and news articles telling of people in a variety of countries around the world who are counting on the positive changes that Barack Obama's presidency will bring about in the global context.
The amazing amount of support for Senator Obama attests to the fact that his ability to build bridges is the HOPE we all have for harmonious relations among the diverse groups in this country, and around the globe. Our candidate is THE ONE WHO THE WORLD NEEDS NOW!
GOT HOPE?
GOBAMA!!!
While I have always been a political junkie, the product of two civil rights activists born in Montgomery, AL, this year I have stepped up my game. No longer a CNN spectator, I have risen (or descended... depending on your perspective) to level of active participant.
First, I gave a small amount of money which is a huge feat for anybody who has even seen the stipend of a graduate student. Then I wrote to the lady who matched my donation. Next, I volunteered to call some people. After voting in the primary, I was clearly addicted (in the healthy sense, of course). I gave again. I called some people who really had money or who at least had jobs! They gave too! WOW!! A few minutes ago I signed up to attend an event, and I am also planning to host an event. So what happened? Why do people, like me, move from sideline to center line of a cause like this?
For me, it's complicated. This cause moved both my mind and my spirit. My mother and many of my family members dreamed about a time in America when children of color could do anything they dreamed of. While they are not here to witness this, I am, and my children are. I am here for them, and for myself, because hope has been recsued in the hearts and minds of young people all over this world!
YES WE CAN!
The first, “Obama Weekly,” was held at Starbucks Coffee in Tustin Plaza Saturday morning. (5/31/08) Steve Young, Democratic Congressional candidate for the 48th District in Orange County, California and an elected delegate to attend the Democratic National Convention in August for Barack Obama brought remarks, Obama gear, and promotional materials.
Hope. It's what so many youth of today are void of. I see it in schools all around the country. Being educated isn't cool, being articulate is being a nerd. There are more middle schoolers seeking to be Paris Hilton or on American Idol than there are seeking to be an attorney or a doctor. Why? Because for many of America's youth these are not only unpopular careers, in many cases youth think they are unattainable careers. This hopelessness leads in many cases to taking or selling drugs. It leads to violence in gangs or teenage pregnancy and eventually jail or death. Hope?
This is a defining moment in America's history. It is defining because our children are the future of America. This moment in politics will be with us for the rest of our lives, just as JFK and Bobby Kennedy are with the generation before us. This moment is the moment of hope that is missing in our generation. This hope is the savior of the confidence of a young generation that when they stand up, when they fight, when they work, they are empowered and they make a difference. It infuses them with this Hope and screams that they MATTER. That they can change the world, one person at a time, and most importantly, starting with themselves. Hope.
Who in the congregations today will carry the baton of leadership. There are those who want to stop the baton from being passed to the next generation. They use suspicion and fear to drive a wedge between the generations. The result is a gap between young and old.
It's time we all stood up and demanded the baton be passed to the future generations and that the older generation, while they be our heros and guides of the past, step aside by accepting what is to come.
I have spent some phone banking time calling people in Missouri to go to Indiana to sign up new voters. Overwhelmingly, it has been young voices on the other end, as in high school young. Obviously, the can not run of to Indiana easily. However, they are excited by the offer alone. I have helped several of them to sign on my.barackobama to do phone banking to PA. I have warned them that the moment some people hear the word "Obama" they issue a foul word and slam the phone down. They seem not deterred.
I am having a bit of deja vu' since I remember the doing same in high school. We may be creating a large group of political activists that will chill the bones of Cheneys, Bushes, and Limbaughs for nearly a century!
George W. Heath, R.N.
What's good, Obama fanatics?
Let me make this short: My name is Kevin Limiti and I support Obama for a number of reasons.
1. He is well spoken and has the ability to unite this country
2. He is young and therefore the least likely to be corrupt of all the candidates.
3. He has sensible stances on many issues, even though I sometimes go much further then he would.
and finally
4. He is a vote for change. The fact that we are voting for a black president is, in itself a change. I want to send a message that we can change the fabric of this nation, to make it a better place for myself and one day, hopefully, my children.
With that aside, I am 18 years old and a full-time student. Despite my age, I've actually been studying politics for three years and am well informed on a variety of subjects. I don't consider myself a "liberal" or anything else, but my stances do tend to lean to something of a libertarian socialist posistion (the names libertarian and socialist have become somewhat tainted over the years unfortunately).
I consider myself a serious writer. I have been featured in Writersbeat.com's online magazine called 'In Pencil' for prose, and I have aspirations of doing this full-time. I also play guitar and am a fan of Various punk bands such as Rancid and the Dropkick Murphys, as well as folk artists such as Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan. Other things I enjoy include lifting weights, watching MMA, watching anime, and browsing internet forums.
I smoke marijuana and I don't apologize for it. I was very happy to see that Obama has taken a sensible posistion on the war and drugs and will not lock me in jail for something that I consider harmless, as well as very relaxing and enjoyable. Hopefully, he will continue to keep this strong stance because although decriminalization isn't a very popular political strategy, it is the honest and sane one.
Now for a few shameless plugs:
Please visit writersbeat.com I do not own or work for this website, but its a place where one of my works has been featured and if you want to read more of what I've written, it's a great place to start ;)
My email address is CitizenKane2601@yahoo.com in case you want to ask me a question or comment on something. I love getting email so don't hesitate.
That's about it.
DON'T COMPROMISE ON THE ISSUES.
We need to aim higher, people. In a few years, much can be achieved. For starters, let's get Obama elected.
This is Kevin Limiti signing out.
I just got off the phone with a reporter from the Wilmington (Delaware, on the Pennsylvania border) News Journal. She is doing a story in response to a recent C.I.R.C.L.E. report that says that 18 to 25 year-olds who are not college students are less likely to vote (college students are more likely to vote, about 4 to 1, than non-college students, http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_Non-college_corrected.pdf ), and she would like to talk with some young people who are not on the college track, but she may also be open to speaking with a few college track kids, as well.
Do you know anyone who may fit the demographic the writer wants? This may be an opportunity for young Obama supporters to tell their story. Obviously, the reporter has to give the story a local angle, so it is best if the prospects are in or are from this area (PA, MD, and especially DE). Please let me know!
Thanks,
Mark Ungemach
Cell: 302-530-9851
PS. Check out this report on how to win over younger voters: http://www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/Young_Voters_Guide.pdf
I remember my first vote for President in 1996; it wasn’t really a vote for President Clinton—it was a vote against Bob Dole and Newt Gingrich like him. In 2000, it was a vote against George Bush; in 2004 it was an emphatic vote against W and his war. So 2008 will be the first Presidential election I hope to vote for someone…but not just anyone….Barack Obama.
I haven’t been uninvolved in my local political circles; but have always felt sidelined—I’m a good 25-30 years under the average age for the local Democratic Party establishment. I’ve never “known enough”—democrats eat their young. This year I hear them all explaining how Hillary has earned her chance—it’s more about privilege and entitlement; less about earned. Fredrick Douglas said power has never been given without a struggle.
This year, I notice that more folks like me are paying attention— being inspired and getting active. They’ll continue to tell us where we are so wrong; why we need to wait. It was after the New Hampshire loss I heard Obama say “We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics.” YES WE CAN. We will be the new Democratic majority. We are young. We are energized and we want change. YES WE CAN.
