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Backstage with Barack

Posted July 17th, 2008 at 05:31pm


Dear Friend,


I'm out here in Denver, Colorado visiting the site of the Democratic National Convention, and there is excitement in the mountain air.


Folks are working hard on Barack's plan for a truly open convention. It's a new and exciting approach that will open up this historic event -- just like you have opened up our political process through grassroots ownership of this campaign.


In just a few weeks, more than 75,000 people will enter a huge stadium here to see Barack accept the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.


You can be a part of that moment.


Free tickets will soon be available for the event, but in the meantime I wanted to tell you about another, very special opportunity.


If you make a donation in any amount before midnight on July 31st, you could be selected to travel to Denver for the final two days of the convention -- including the huge event at the open-air stadium on the final night.


Ten supporters will be selected from all over the country, and each will be able to bring one guest. We'll provide airfare, accommodations, and two days of convention activities -- including a private meeting with Barack before his historic speech.


Our team shot a short video of the stadium to give you a sense of the event. Watch the video and make a donation of $250 today, and you could go Backstage with Barack:


Video: See where Barack will make history:

 

https://donate.barackobama.com/backstage



Our movement for change is the largest grassroots organization in the history of presidential politics. It's also the first true 50-state campaign in a generation.


We're competing in Alaska and Florida, Virginia and New Mexico, North Carolina and Georgia -- all because of you and our shared goal to bring as many people as possible back into the political process.


That means registering hundreds of thousands of new voters and relying on volunteers and supporters like you to help get out the vote.


But competing in every state will take unprecedented resources, and we need your help.


To give you an idea of what we're up against: John McCain and the Republican National Committee finished June with nearly 100 million dollars in cash on hand. Together with shadowy outside spending groups, they will spend huge sums of that money to spread negative messages about Barack and try to stop this movement for change. It will take all of us working together to counter their efforts.


Make a donation of $250 or more and you and a guest could be selected to come to Denver and go Backstage with Barack:


https://donate.barackobama.com/backstage

Supporters like you are the reason this campaign has been possible. We are thrilled that some of you will be able to celebrate what you accomplished with us in Denver.


But we have a long way to go and Barack can't do this without you.


Thanks,


Steve


Steve Hildebrand
Deputy Campaign
Manager Obama for America

 

 

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Video: Strategy Update

Posted July 14th, 2008 at 11:15pm

Watch this strategy update video from Campaign Manager David Plouffe and make a donation to support this movement:



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I was fortunate to be able to grow up seeing America from varied viewpoints. My childhood was spent in Hawaii and Indonesia. After college I worked as a community organizer on the South side of Chicago focusing on improving living conditions in poor neighborhoods.

I came to understand that to truly solve the problems facing our communities, it would take a change in our laws and our politics. I ran and served for seven years in the Illinois state Senate, where I fought for expanding children's health care, providing tax cuts for the working poor and enacting welfare reform. In 2004, I was elected to the U.S. Senate, where I have worked to pass laws securing dangerous weapons and making government more accountable. I have also opposed the Iraq war from the start, and believe that we need to bring our troops home so we can refocus on the wider struggle against terrorism.

Of all my life experiences, I am most proud of my wife Michelle and my daughters Malia and Sasha.


Campaign Issues

Strengthening America

Faith and Politics

Improving Our Schools

Creating a Health Care System that Works

FightingPoverty

Plan to End the Iraq War

Strengthening Families and Communities



 


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Vopors

Female, 54, Baton Rouge, LA

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Thank you, Sen. Barack Obama for a outstanding and powerful global message.

You are absolute right ,urges all country fight against extremism that support terrorism.



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Vopors

Female, 54, Baton Rouge, LA

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Mr. Biswinger has make conspicuous remarks. however, conspiracy undermined ,many on Sen. Barack Obama's page...notion of socialism? . I believe , we have social problems due our government not operate in the best interest of the people or due to timeworn policies.... Secondly, insignificant war has cause USA to borrowing funds from China and Russia. Give other country access to our dock for export and import good. Nevertheless, Iraq civil war, had sling American in debt to other country. Devalue the America dollar -shambles.

While the American People gaze daily at our loved one-children: Explain? Why no food on the table., and why our children are sick from lead poison. and why our jobs are oversea....



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BlackMaj...

Male, 47, Camden, NJ

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Obama is showing that he can be diplomatic and change the focus of the military effort over there in the Middle East. Now the republican camp is saying let us move to afganistan and reduce troop population in Iraq. Another flip-flop? The current republican administration policy was to maintain troop levels and increase them to, and I quote "Win Victoriously in Iraq" and be prepared to stay as long as 2010 and beyond. Now they agree with the democratic hopeful and say they can pull out of Iraq in 16 months. Now only that, they make it sound like they came up with the idea. When Iraqi president like the plan Obama presented to him of troop removal timetable and broadcasted into the media. The republicans got on the phone and questione the Iraqi president statements. Then it was told to them that his words were misunderstood and mistranslated. My question to this is: In what sense? That you want troops to stay till 2010 and beyond? Then his PR man came out and repeated that the timetable was agreeable to him. So who mistranslated and misunderstood the Iraqi president? I believe the republicans misunderstood and mistranslated him. Obama got it out of the presidents mouth. So the diplomatic blunder is not on Obama's side it is on the repiblican side. Mccain would escalate the tensions by sending additional troops into Iraq. Into a war we should have never been involved with in the first place. Where the weapons of Mass destruction? Where is the smoking gun? Did we capture bin ladin? Obama is ahead of the game and the republicans are scrambling trying to keep up.



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Vopors

Female, 54, Baton Rouge, LA

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Hello Everybody:

Sen. Barack Obama's oversea trip,is an eyes open for many. Sen. Barack Obama may be right ...to suggest sixteen months withdrawn of troops from Iraq.-may give Iraqi a sense of responsible for their affair. "Sooner the better"

In spite, McCain expressed to win the Iraq war-victorious . However, create new jobs, lower gas prices and lower food prices. and stop borrowing money from China and Russia. Nevertheless, USA properties need protection.

I believe, these significant concerns are the actually the victories for all American.


Sen. Barack Obama, I am praying for you, your staff and lovely family.



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BigSwingin

Male, 31, Jacksonville, FL

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I pray everyday that I will log on this website and not read comments that have mangled the English language. I am from China and have worked hard to write well. If I can do it, we all can do it.

So let?s all strive to use proper grammar and show the world how intelligent Obama's voters truly are. Yes we can!



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yardie4life

Male, 31, New York, NY

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Why is it that a Black Man can create a tiny piece called a filament (electric light - Lewis Latimer)
that allows people to see in the dark?
But can't be seen fit to lead a country to the true light
Why is it that a Black Man can create an instrument (clock - Benjamin Banneker) that all
people use to tell time But people don't think it is time for him to run a country.Why is it that a Black Man can design a place for the high authorities to meet in a place for the
president to live in (The Capital the White House Phillip Reid (a slave) But not good enough to lead these meetings or live in himself.
Why is it that a Black Man was brilliant enough to do the first open heart surgery (Dr. Daniel Hale Williams)
and show the world how to get and preserve plasma (Dr. Charles Drew)?But not good enough to put a program in place where everyone can afford this surgery.Why is it that a Black Man was creative enough to design an instrument (traffic light - Garrett Morgan) to bring multiple people (traffic) to a halt?
But not seen creative enough to design a plan to bring all this unnecessary and worthless
fighting between countries.
Why is it that a Black Man could create the soles (shoes - Jan Matzeliger) that people
walk on everyday?But not seen good enough to fill the shoes of a bad president.
Why is it that a Black Man was smart enough brave enough to teach himself (Fredrick Douglas
Thomas Fuller - both slaves) and others how to read, write and/or calculate math?not seen smart enough and bold enough to calculate a platform to be President to a country
that sure needs another first by us.
So you see my Brother and Sisters what I am saying is let us not forget our past,
which led us to ,our present and can definitely be the backbone to our future.&
We were good enough, smart enough, creative enough, and bold enough then, so
lets all give Obama the chance to show that we are still these things and more.&nbsp;
We all are as strong as our weakest link, so don't be that weak link that denies
our people that chance to show we still can OVERCOME



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cheekbrown1

Male, Age Private, Decatur, GA

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Thank you, Barack, for making history and letting us be a part of it. May the Lord God bless all of your endeavors.



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BlackMaj...

Male, 47, Camden, NJ

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Is any one esle having dificulty receiving their voter registration cards?
The principle is simple, if you are not registered to vote, can not vote.
I had to re-register because I had moved from another area. Since the move, which was over a month ago. I have not received a registration card. I began to think the unthinkable. How many people have found the same problem. You registered to vote but you have no edvidence that you are registered. This means pollsters can turn you away legally. This can not be allowed to occur even to one voter, irreguardless who their voting for.



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BlackMaj...

Male, 47, Camden, NJ

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For the uninformed I write the following.
Obama knows that in this republic we have very deep social problems. Problems that can only be addressed with effective social programs. Our society has changed but the nature of our government has not. We are a republic, not a socialist state, we will not become a socialist state when Obama wins the white house. We will still be a republic and we have the advantage of switching from a social emphasis to a business or wartime emphasis. His candidacy represents a revolution in a sense because he is beholden to no special interest that is against the will of the people. In Obama we have the best chance of for once having the sole ear of our president. In the past elections we voted upon the lessor of two evils. In this election there is experience verses change. It has been historically reported that the electorate has voted along the lines of security. Personal and national. We have voted in on experience and got no where. Each administration started with promise only to end up as the cause of the economic downturn. The republicans did not know when to get off the train of success. They were removed by the democrats and they were going to have 3 terms of demcratic administration, but the republicans found a way to win. We were stuck with george bush the 2nd for another 4 years. 4 years we were held captive under a republican administration that destroyed our economy, lost many jobs, and now the rippling effect of all those failed policies, losing our homes and destroying families as men can not find a decent job to keep a house. Meanwhile foreign investors are brought in to invest in real estate to gobble up lands and homes that once was owned by americans. Ask McCain about this and he will tell you that what americans are suffering is a state of mind, Ask him about Iraq and afaganistan and he will tell you that american troops will be involved until 2012 or beyond. Ask him about health care and he throws a tax cut at the people, to bribe them to stay in a health system that is broke and does not work. He has gotten funding from a ton of lobbyist that don't want to change things. They have his ear. If McCain wins we won't have a voice in the white house and things will get worse. What is the republican answer? cut wasteful spending. I was on the end of one of those buget cuts. My children was denied breakfast because they had parents that worked. Never mind that we could hardly make payments on our bills. So we like many americans had rob Peter to pay Paul. We need new face, freash ideas, and a break from washington as usual. The dynamics is this, if Obama wins the people win, we then have control over the congress and the presidency. If McCain wins we do not have control of the presidency. Our power as a nation of immigrants and natural citizens will diminish by one third. If Obama wins our power will increase by one third. This is why it is a revolution. The american people can not afford another 4 years of republican politics. Their time is over. Remember the promise the republican congressmen made to america? Where is that promise now? Broken. Now they attemp to draw america into a vietnam of the 21st century and leave it on the lap of a democratic president. That is why Obama is visiting Iraq and afganistan. To find out how he can complete his objective of ending the war and bringing our children home. What can we do when He is elected? We can support him by calling our congressmen and tell them that you are a voter in his district and you want him to work with Obama to change the way washington works. Call them everytime he submits a bill, or supports a bill, why should he not have the support? Reagan had got the support from both parties. Why not Obama. If obama wins we win two thirds of the power of this country. It will be finally in the hands of the people. When it does happen we need to support the revolution.



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LovingLi...

Male, 47, Columbia, MD

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Your having won the nomination, and your winning the election are 2 great events for several reasons:

1) We've come a long way as a people, and as is seen in your Spirit our Spirit is still very, very Strong.

2) Black America needs to see you doing this. The battle between those who seek to increase profit at the expense of others and those who seek to survive and pursue happiness, is a battlefield that reaches into the living rooms of Black America.

3) America needs to see you doing this. We need to move from the old politics to a new politics where the expectation can be that the candidates promote their values and their Spirit as their greatest asset, and their political savvy as an added bonus -- instead of the other way around.

Thank you for running and for being you!

I will definitely be voting for you.



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BigSwingin

Male, 31, Jacksonville, FL

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With Obama's leadership, we can destroy capitalism and live under socialism. Socialism is the way!

Socialism is defined by the Oxford University Press as: a set of political and economic theories based on the belief that everyone has an equal right to a share of a country's wealth and that the government should own and control the main industries.

Thankfully Obama knows capitalism is outdated. Obama is rightfully looking to expand our economy by promoting socialism. Since he is for nationalizing our oil refineries and our health care industry, America is on its way to becoming a socialistic society. Thank you Mr. Obama for making our dream of destroying capitalism a reality. Yes you can!



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