Posts with the tag MA

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

WEBMASTER — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:26:14 EST

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Alternative Energy
Source: David Apperson

url: http://veterans.barackobama.com/page/community/tag/alternative-energy

Why Obama's Leadership will Bring a New Diplomacy to the White House and the United States of America

Massage Therapist and Tarot Artist (Psychic Reader) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:30:39 EST

I beleive that Mr. Barach Obama will bring something new to our country and the world. His appearance number one, the charming smile and abundant good humor is such a welcome change from most pols. Immediately I was drawn to it. Other than that, I concede that I do not know much about where Barach is on everything but I will say that his determination and will to do the most forthright thing, that is to explore new economic avenues immediately and choose his cabinet with care. I wish to submit that the choice for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State was a surpirse, yet I thought about this and surmise that the Yin of a woman in this position is so opposite the Yang of the current United States of America image! I see this as a plus, the use of woman power, the feminine to coax and cajole rather than order and dominate. Yes, Barach, you fox! As for issues, the end of the War is so key, I would say that as well as what President Ikeda of the Soka Gakkai of America would say, Dialog, Dialog, Dialog in the form of foreign peace-making and policy making. Oh, dear God and Goddess, Lady and Lord, thank-you for this change in direction, a Peace-maker, not a person connecting guns and butter with the survival of the human race. You see, so many people think War is the only way of creating a peaceful world, I say we so need to talk to our world neighbors, as neighbors and friends.......the details I trust to President Barach and VP Joe Yes, dear ones, you will inspire and create not destroy. Please listen to "My Dream" by the Platters, my fave group from the 50's and 60's. It will give you all the inspiration you need! More will follow as I will be doing some homework for you. I must read more on politics and economics for us. And I will be submitting my opinions as I go along for you, Dear Barach. God speed! Good Luck!

first meeting at 4 p.m., June 28, 9 Vernon St.

Alan Frankel — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:10:52 EDT

Hope you can make it to our first meeting! If so, please sign up here:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/4gdty

One reason why MA could vote for McCain

elfpix — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:02:00 EDT

Two days ago I had a conversation with someone who is leading the Obama effort on the Cape and Islands. I found his name from an article in the CCTimes. I have been trying for two months now to locate Obama people on the Cape so I went to the Obama site, figuring that whatever was going on on Cape would be affiliated with the campaign and I would find it through the campaign site. Well, there are quite a few groups on Cape on the campaign site. All the Cape ones have 5 or 10 or maybe 30 people subscribed. Curious. Why so few? Why are many of those people not really Cape Codders, but reps from the campaign in Chicago, or Boston, or fercrissakes, Texas even? So I subscribe to two of those groups and then dead silence. Nothing. No emails, despite that there are a bevy of things going on - phonebanking, letter writing to superdelegates etc., trips to PA to knock on doors or register voters. Silence. Where is everybody? Is everybody on the Cape in Mrs. Clinton's pocket? Are there no people on the Cape interested in or getting committed to Mr. Obama? So I call this guy down Cape and have a chat. He tells me he's got 300 people on his email list to contact when things need doing for Mr. Obama. I ask him about the fact that I couldn't find him through the Obama site. Why not? Well, "we're all set up here, in touch with the Boston office, they steer people to us when they register at the campaign site. We've been to NH, door to door, carrying signs, etc." Yes. But why can't I find you through the campaign site? "Well, they're sending new contacts to us when they register." Well, I registered at the site 2 months ago, have you heard from me? "Well, what's your name?" I give him my name and there's no evidence that he's ever heard from he, he says. So I say "seems to me you'd want to make the Cape Obama people accessible to newcomers. I suggest you get the Cape group affiliated through the campaign site you people can find you." So it's two days later. I check the Obama campaign site, note that Mr. Obama has added 80,000 NEW donors since the end of the PA primary. And that the Cape and Islands for Obama group is STILL NOT affiliated with the site. Hmmm. Now I think I understand even better why MA voted for Clinton and is moving to the right.

Apr. 22 contact my superdelegates during PA election day - committed

elfpix — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:57:13 EDT

Thank you so much for your continuing support for the candidate of my choice. I believe Mr. Obama will bring to the Presidency some significant new skills. I look forward to your working with him and my neighbors in your district after he wins the election in November to bring about some of the changes of which he so frequently speaks.

Despite my being of the Clinton generation, it seems crystal clear to me that it is time to pass the governance to the new generation. I believe that Mr. Obama is uniquely qualified to bridge the chasm between my generation and those of my children and grandchildren, as well as between those of my race and those of all the other races which share my country with me.

Thank you again for your support.

Apr. 22 Contact my superdelegates during election day in PA

elfpix — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:53:56 EDT

This is the message i sent to my uncommitted superdelegates today.

I hope you have received my letter about why I support the candidacy of Barack Obama by now. In spite of the recent polling that shows MA voters moving towards the middle, I believe that Mr. Obama's message of returning the people to participation in their governance is timely and necessary.

I hope you will take my thoughts into consideration as you decide who to support for the Presidential nomination.

My letter to my superdelegates

elfpix — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:48:45 EDT

Emily L. Ferguson

Land’s Edge Photography

P. O. Box 525

North Falmouth, MA 02556

508-563-6822

elf@landsedgephoto.com

www.landsedgephoto.com

An open letter to my superdelegates

On this sunny morning just before spring on Cape Cod I am writing to you to ask you to consider my thoughts when you decide who to support in August in Denver.

It has been nearly my entire life, since the middle of the Second World War, that my country has struggled with its posture in the world. As long as I can remember there has been a constant tug between self-aggrandizement on one side and trying to help the wider world on the other. Our history since 1945 reveals an endless struggle between sympathy and greed, fear and trust, defensiveness and self-confidence.

In the ‘40s and ‘50s, while we were rebuilding western Europe we were also persecuting those in our own land who thought and spoke openmindedly of different social arrangements there.

We just barely elected an inspiring and possibly well-intentioned young man as I entered college in 1960, only to resist his attempts to equalize opportunity for the poorest among us and to support his attempts to invade and dominate a tiny, tribal, impoverished land on the other side of the Pacific ocean.

Next, we elected, in reaction to the violence of our politics, a dishonest, reactionary man whose preoccupation with himself and his appearance led to his retirement under threat of impeachment, while we failed to recognize the long-term effects of his policies on the countries upon which we were becoming ever more dependent.

When his successor reaped the harvest of those policies and tried to change our dependencies we sneered, and elected an empty suit with a low-level movie-hack résumé. By accident the empty suit was still President when the peoples on the other side of the Wall finally managed to corner their governments and whip away the curtain, joyously chipping away bits of brick and concrete while we cheered.

From then, guided by the same political and economic policies which failed us in the 1970s, we elected a succession of con men who, pretending to help poor peoples of the wider world, opened the doors for our economic base to move away for ever. All the while we have failed ever more disgracefully to come to terms with our excessive lifestyle based on a limited resource, our excessive population living on a limited piece of land and our excessive use of power to keep others from getting in our way.

It has been time for a complete change in our perspective for many years now but we have refused to consider even the tiniest iota of it, opting instead to accumulate at others’ expense as much stuff as possible, mostly, of junk.

We have opted to lie to ourselves, to our allies, to our opponents, to our rich and to our poor, as a lifestyle choice.

So now I look back at this recital of our incompetence and see before me two possible Democratic candidates for yet another election to the highest position in my country. I see yet another opportunity for my country to try to deal with the messes we have made and I see two distinct ways of dealing being offered.

The first way is more of the same – a candidate who supported the scam that let our manufacturing go offshore without environmental safeguards, without forethought about the impact on our “blue collar” working classes, or about the assumption that we could go on being dependent on oil, without respect for the destruction of the soil and waters from which we feed our population, and without serious consideration of the consequences of our actions upon the rest of the human population.

Logically, it made a lot of sense. The rich would get richer and invent new work for the rest of us. But somehow it wasn’t reasonable to consider those who were disabled and could not learn, those who were too old or sick to change, those who did not want to get richer but just wanted to put in their time and come home to peace and quiet, those who did not want to uproot their families and move somewhere else to a new job, those who just wanted to get richer and didn’t give a damn about the rest of the world, and those who wanted to do something with their lives that society didn’t reward with riches.

Worst of all this first way seems to be a candidate who seems willing to say whatever will get her the nomination, whether it’s true or not.

The second way is less of the same – a candidate who thinks first and speaks afterwards, who straddles the races with a substantive acquaintance with both, who understands and is willing to work for a serious move away from our dependence on oil, whose campaign shows a grasp of organization and leadership, who is committed to bringing our children and grandchildren into our national politics, who is calm under stress, who listens to other perspectives and proposes doing that on an international level, whose attitude towards others he characterizes with the word “empathy”, and who seems to be deeply committed to his spouse and children.

And to me, best of all, a candidate who seems to be committed to being truthful with himself and us, and has been extraordinarily firm in his commitment to running a clean campaign.

So I am writing to you in hopes that you will have the patience to hear me through and consider seriously what I say when you decide which Democratic candidate to endorse in Denver, and which candidate to work for during the next four years.

Thank you.

Emily L. Ferguson

message to Falmouth group about Worcester rally

elfpix — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:17:38 EDT

There will be a rally for Senator Obama's Call to Change on April 19 - next weekend in Worcester. Some carpooling will also be available to help people who wish to go to PA in support of the campaign there 3 days before their vote.
Further information can be found at http://www.nationforchange.com and on the Obama site.

solicitation to join Falmouth Obama group

elfpix — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:38:37 EDT

I've started sending this out to some people on my personal email list. You might want to consider something like it for your friends. It would be nice to have a connection with other people in Falmouth who are especially interested in Senator Obama's campaign.

Hi,

I'm working on trying to get people interested in the Obama candidacy connected through this group on My.BarackObama.com: http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/FalmouthMassForObama If you are interested in joining this email group and in getting information about the campaign and local events, please consider signing up at the link above. You will have to register at the site and then you will be receiving solicitations for the campaign which you can discard or unsubscribe from. Right now, since I don't have a TV I'm trying to assemble a debate watching party on April 16th and hoping to have a group of people that I can contact through this list. If you're absolutely not interested, period, or even not yet ready to think about politics right now, feel free to let me know at elf@landsedgephoto.com. Thanks.

Somali Americans Stand Up and Be Counted!

Abdul from Boston, MA — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:50:01 EST

Somali Americans usually are not inspired to get involved in Civic Engagement, its time for all of us to be part of the change that is spreading in America. Its our home, its our country, its our future, let us make a difference and let our votes be counted. Vote for Change vote for Obama!

1st Checkin to the Campaign

Mike25 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:29:19 EST

It's Tuesday 3/5 - the morning after. It's going to be more work than I expected to get him elected and I'm on board. I just donated another $50 ($100 so far) and I'm ready to buckle down.

We in MA have as much work to do as people in the rest of the country. Hillary is getting big support from MA and us more visionay types need to counter it.

If you don't know me, send me an e and we'll see if we can work together on something. People power always works best in groups.

Why Obama Over Hillary?

Kathleen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:38:20 EST

I am 27 years old. Last Tuesday was the first Primary I have ever voted in. There are a couple of reasons for this. One, I live in a Democratic state and there has never been a closley contested Democratic primary where I live. Two, I have never cared or believed in anyone enough (in any political party) to actually go out and vote in a primary.

Everything is different this time around. I have never felt such a compelling sense of responsibility to take action in the political process than I do now.

It is no surprise that our country has been on the wrong path for the past seven years, but we can't do anything about the past. What we CAN do is look forward to a new future with a new voice, one that speaks for it's people instead of in spite of them. A voice that is not one tone on a stage, and another behind a closed door, this voice can speak for the majority of this country. The voice is that of Barack Obama.

Generally speaking, I agree with most of Hillary's views on the issues. (the exception being her continual voting for the was in Iraq) However, Barack Obama I truly believe is a visionary who will unite our divided people and revolutionize the way the world thinks about our morality, empathy, strength and action.

I see no revolution in Hillary Clinton. I see corporate cronies and hidden truths. While I may agree with her politics, I do not completely trust her to be honest and authentic.

We do not have to have shady politics and untrustworthy figureheads in this country! I believe Barack Obama will illustrate that truth when he is elected President of the United States.

Gov. Patrick to Rally for Obama in Worcester, MA Sat. 12:00 noon

Marianne Bergenholtz Delegate — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:07:38 EST

Gov. Deval Patrick is the featured speaker at the rally on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 12:00 noon. Doors open at 11:15.

Place: Clark University, Worcester, Atwood Hall.

Please join us - we need volunteers to help. We're looking for about 45 people to volunteer, but we also want to show a good turnout. Bring your friends, etc.

To get guaranteed seating, email mare@mareberg.com subject: event with name and number of tickets you can pick up at call table starting at 11:15AM SAT. or call 508-791-7378 and leave name and number of tix, or 508-713-7634 and leave message.

Let's make it BIG! We're counting on you! Media will be covering.

Thanks. Marianne

Get Out The Vote in Massachusetts!

Rena — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:11:33 EST

Organizational meeting and GOTV training

When: Thursday, January 31, cell phonebank from 6:30 – 7:30, GOTV meeting and training from 7:30 – 8:30

Where: Morse Auditorium, Boston University at 602 Commonwealth Ave. The closest T stop is Blandford Street Station on the MBTA Green Line – B line (towards Boston College). It is located just west of Kenmore Square.

Who: Anyone who wants to volunteer during GOTV

Questions/RSVP: 617 367 1187

Sign Up! http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/organizing/4vty4

Belmont Backs Barack--Change We Can Believe In...and make happen.

David Halberstadt — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:21:39 EST

Fellow Belmontians: Independents, and Democrats...If you Believe in
Change, we would like your help making it happen here in Belmont.
Paul Santos <paulsantos@usa.net> and I (Dave Halberstadt <davehal@bellatlantic.net>)
are Town Captains for the Obama for America campaign. We will be setting up
canvasses throughout Town (possibly as early as this Saturday) and
would love volunteers so we can get to all our supporters and
independents (and the occasional Republican who has come over to our
side) to make sure each knows Barack's message of Hope, and gets to
the polls and votes in our Primary on Tuesday, February 5th.

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from calling friends
and supporters, and phonebanking from home, to knocking on your
neighbors' doors spreading the Obama message; and holding signs for
visibility during commuting and other high traffic times, or just
wearing an Obama pin, or putting up a yard sign in your yard. There
will be postcards to write, and the vote to get out in the next two +
weeks.

We are Fired Up, and Ready to Go. We need your help.
Email or call Paul (617-489-2311) or David (617-484-6362) and see how
you can help us ensure a Barack Obama win in Belmont.

Boston: Canvassing and Phone Banking This Weekend!

Rena — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:26:25 EST

We're hitting the streets and the phones this weekend to talk with Massachusetts voters about the upcoming primary! Please join us in making history for Barack!

Saturday

Sunday (I know there's a Pats game, but come on... at least BE a patriot until 2pm)

Yay Iowa...

Teacher Mama — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:25:24 EST

Im very pleased that the democratic turnout was high. I have been undecided but leaning towards Obama and waiting to see and learn more... the time is right to get as involved as I can even though I'm a teacher with 3 kids including a baby and very busy all the time... can anyone tell me what events are happening in Western Mass? If not, I want to organize something. Maybe even with all of the campaigns for some healthy debate and unity. Would be interesting.

Thanks! Upward and onward...

Photos from 12/02 Boston Events

Rena — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:02:27 EST

I uploaded all of the photos from the Boston Countdown to Change event (at the Park Plaza Castle), and the Generation Obama fundraiser at VENU.

According to the reports, there were 2100 people at the first event, and the second sold out at 500. I shook the Senator's hand for the first time, which was pretty exciting for me, given I've been volunteering and donating like a crazy person. heh. I met a lot of new converts too: ran into some people from work who just started paying attention, took a picture for a girl from BU who is going to canvass for the first time next weekend.

Lots of new volunteers, lots of positive energy, and 3 city councilmen endorsed (though I think one had already). Very exciting to see how many young people are getting involved... even at the later event which was $100 to get in. People are getting fired up! Those who have doubted are coming around.

I was so excited when he shouted passionately that he needed us all in New Hampshire every weekend between now and the primary... and people were listening. I think we're building a solid base in Boston... on January 9th, all of those people will be informed and ready to mobilize in our own state.

Click on the photo for more!

Jamaica Plain Meeting This Monday!

Rena — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:56:05 EST

Hey all -

There's a meeting in JP on Monday. Let me know if you're interested and I'll put you in touch with Mark to RSVP.

-Rena

To: Mark Pedulla
Subject: Barack Obama Volunteer Meeting in JP

Greetings,

I hope that this email finds you well and that you enjoyed the holiday.

My name is Mark Pedulla and I am a volunteer with Barack Obama's campaign. Along with many of you, I live in Jamaica Plain. We are setting up volunteer meetings in different neighborhoods around Boston with the immediate goal of helping Obama win the New Hampshire primary. There are only 6 weeks left until the primary in NH on January 8th, so if you are interested in getting involved to help with the campaign, now is a great moment.

We are holding the volunteer meeting for Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill and the Fenway this Monday, November 26th at 7:30pm in the back room of Doyle's Cafe (3484 Washington St., Jamaica Plain).

We hope that you can join us for this meeting. If you are planning on making it and could let me know by email or phone, that would be great: (message me for his contact info. -Rena). If you cannot make the meeting, but are interested in volunteering please also contact me by email or phone and we can figure out the best place for you to plug into the work. In terms of major upcoming events after the Monday meeting, there will be a large group from Boston traveling to NH to canvass on Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd, feel free to contact me for details.

This is a very exciting moment in our national politics and there is a lot of work to be done. If you have any questions, please let me know, and we hope to see you at the meeting this Monday the 26th.

Sincerely,
Mark Pedulla

NECN clip of Deval Patrick arriving in Nashua, NH to campaign for Obama

Rena — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:38:30 EST

I was standing out in front of the Nashua HQ office when the bus with Gov. Patrick arrived. Here's a pretty good news clip... Particularly amusing for me because I'm the one he's shaking hands with. :)