Hi FriendThere is a new group that just started on Facebook that I thought Organizing for America members may be interested in joining. Please see United Against Racism -
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/354956/80588439?m=9dc74a6eUnited Against Racism
posted by David Apperson
As President Obama recently related to me regarding local service; "Now is our time to work together, reaffirm our enduring spirit, and choose our better history."
It is our responsibility as Americans to vote, and vote we must. And now is the time to prepare for the next election. I invite all citizens of Delaware to post a message on the Delaware Election Blog.
Delaware Election Blogdelaware-election.blogspot.com
During the first 100 days of the Obama presidency we have seen outstanding leadership in tackling the many issues facing our great nation. And it seems that overwhelming poll numbers indicate that America agrees with President Obama. see THE WHITE HOUSEThe question remains; What can we as fellow Americans do to help our neighbors and countrymen? Included are nine things you can do to help the President celebrate his first 100 Days in office:1. Donate unused suits to the Salvation Army2. Donate time to Americorps3. Donate toys for children at Toys for Tots4. Donate blood at the Red Cross5. Donate a can of food each week to a Local Shelter or Food Pantry6. Donate money to Save the Children7. Donate time at local a Veterans Hospital8. Donate an hour a day to your Child9. Donate to the Make a Wish FoundationParticipation is greatly appreciated. What you do for the least of our brethren, you do for yourself -http://donate.barackobama.com/page/community/post/president/gGxWJh
Barack Obama First 100 Days posted by David Apperson
Presidential Inaugural Address Delivered by President Barack Obama on 20 Jan 2009
My fellow citizens -I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights. Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met. On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics. We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction. This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage. What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more. Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate. Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.This is the price and the promise of citizenship.This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it."America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.President Barack Obama
My fellow citizens -
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents. So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land - a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things - some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions - that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. And all this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions - who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account - to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day - because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control - and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our Gross Domestic Product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart - not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our Founding Fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us today, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment - a moment that will define a generation - it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends - hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism - these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence - the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed - why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world...that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it."
America. In the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
President Barack Obama
Presidential Inaugural Speech - A message for all peoplehttp://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/president/gGxHqT
source: David Apperson, webmaster
Looking for LIVINGSTON descendants of slaves from Orangeburg County, South Carolina and the following towns: North, Livingston, Elizabeth TWP, Bull Swamp P.O., Neeses, Norway, Willow.Also in Cannon, Newberry County, SC.
Tony Livingston - 1820 Wesley Livingston - 1862 John W. Livingston - 1896 Ernest Livingston - 1915 Idella LIVINGSTON - 1916 Victor Livingston - 1919 Charley Livingston - 1900 Herman Livingston - 1924 Howard Livingston - 1953 (me) Paul F. Livingston - 1897 Pauline LIVINGSTON - 1918 Gertrude LIVINGSTON - 1920 Paul F. Livingston, Jr. - 1922 Edith LIVINGSTON - 1925 John W. Livingston - 1928 Clifton Livingston - 1929 Phillip Livingston - 1901 Dorothy LIVINGSTON - 1919 Dan Livingston - 1903 Clifton Livingston - 1904 Emily LIVINGSTON - 1905 Lonnie Livingston - 1906 Wilson Livingston - 1908
The Pickens Plan: For those who would like to become an active participant in a solution for our nations energy needs I urge you to join with T.Boone Pickens in his quest for a cleaner planet through alternative energy.
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Obama-Biden PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAM is giving all people a voice in the administration -
The PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TEAM is doing a great job. Thank the Almighty Creator that this is a new day in the history of this great nation.
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Canvassing is the meat and potatoes of the field effort here, and in that regard the Ohio Campaign for Change has created an incredible machine. Built by Neighborhood Team Leaders, operated by teams, this movement is almost totally run by volunteers. They take responsibility, and they get the job done.
And often "the job" means knocking on a lot of doors. Like a whole lot of doors. Like more than 385,000 doors in one weekend. Ohio took on the Obama field staff in Pennsylvania and avenged the Buckeyes' football loss by besting them by 7000 doors. Other statistics from that week include:
Much of that ground firepower comes from setting up shop in areas that have never seen a field force from a Democratic candidate, ever--like in Dover, where a supporter created her own unstealable version of a yard sign
Unsurprisingly, the press has taken notice of the Campaign for Change's serious ground game advantage. Here is just some of the coverage from over the last couple months, regarding the field effort. Click the link to be taken to the article:
And finally, a recent article from the Los Angeles Times:
Reporting from Delaware, Ohio — John McCain has targeted this wealthy area just north of Columbus as one of 15 counties in Ohio where he needs to drive up his vote tally if he is to beat Barack Obama on Tuesday in this must-win state. But on Friday night, only nine volunteers manned the 24 phones in the McCain campaign office. The phone bank began operating on a daily basis just two weeks ago. And only five people have shown up on most weekdays since then to canvas local neighborhoods.Obama's campaign, in contrast, has flooded this Republican bastion with volunteers. Some canvassers first hit the winding streets of nearby subdivisions in March during the Democratic primary, and they have worked almost nonstop ever since in search of supporters. Ohio is a battleground in the presidential race, and here's the view on the front line: McCain's get-out-the-vote operation has struggled to build momentum, and it appears outgunned by Obama's. This time, the Democrats have shifted strategies -- and may have the upper hand. Learning from the Bush effort, Obama has taken his fight directly into suburban and rural GOP strongholds in an effort to curb McCain's potential margins. Obama has 82 offices in the state, nearly twice as many as McCain. Labor unions are backing his effort with more than 12,000 volunteers. "McCain does not have the kind of ground organization that Obama has, not even close," said Nancy Martorano, associate professor of political science at the University of Dayton. "I've never seen anything like the Obama ground game," agreed Paul Beck, professor of political science at Ohio State University in Columbus. "It is light-years ahead of what the Democrats did four years ago."
Ohio has played host to the Clintons these past couple days while they hit the trail for Barack. Today, Senator Hillary Clinton held rallies in Youngstown and Delaware to address why Ohio needs a Democrat in office.
In Delaware, she was preceded by Delaware County Field Organizer Libby, who told the heart-wrenching story of her reason for change: her father, who worked hard, paid his taxes, and passed away in January of a heart attack, with no access to healthcare. She asked the crowd to think of their own reasons for change, whether it be a parent or a child, adding,
It's not enough to hope for change, or pray for change, or vote for change. You have to bring about change.
She encouraged everyone to volunteer, make calls, and go door to door to bring about change.
Another Delaware volunteer, Linda, was thrilled to introduce Hillary, her longtime personal heroine.
Hillary looked right at home in the Buckeye High School gym, and her speech proved her deep understanding of Ohio and Ohioans' needs.She recounted her last trip to Ohio earlier this year, as well as her impressions of the people of Ohio:
I was heartened and impressed, not just by the resilience of the people I met, or by how hard Ohioans work, but by how much Ohio deserved a better future.
Everyone knows that Ohio is a critical state for every presidential election. However, Hillary pointed out how this election is especially critical for Ohio. She noted that four of the top ten cities most affected by foreclosures are in Ohio. The crowd broke out in cheers and applause as she explained why she believes her fellow Democrats, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, are the answer to Ohio's troubles.
I have been fighting for the middle class for a long time...because I know that if we don't have a prosperous middle class, we don't have a prosperous America. That's who I'm fighting for today, that's who Barack and Joe are fighting for, and because that's who they're fighting for, I'm fighting for them.
In the course of the afternoon, Hillary also unveiled her idea for a new slogan, one she feels captures the feeling of our times. To the delight of the crowd, she shouted,
Jobs, Baby, Jobs!
While the enthusiasm and energy in the gym was infectious, Hillary warned that no one should take this election for granted, no matter what the polls say. She reiterated Libby's call for volunteers, also noting the importance that young Americans who are excited and involved for the first time encourage their friends to get out and vote.
This campaign depends on you. Not only your vote, but your canvassing, your phonebanking, your conversations with your friends, will determine the outcome of this election. As the Senator concluded,
On the morning of November 5th you're going to wake up and think one of two things...either four more years, or change is on the way!
NOTE FROM STEPHEN FOX: I wanted to snag direct responses off my email as they came in without editing them or even inserting or correcting pronounciation etc., in a kind of real time Cinema Verite transcription of the responses just before the debate, during, and after: I hope you enjoy them and maybe there will be much more. Tomorrow's newspapers article and tonight's TV news are being written right now, but this is what the people supporting Obama had to say,
starting with this comment just before the debate started:LMANIV from African Americans for Obama: I will be happy when this is done. As good as she is doing im not sure if its changing people. Biden is the best person to counter her mona writes: Does she have cheat sheets?
from UCLA BRUINS FOR OBAMA: Shouldn't the next VP be able to pronounce the word "nuclear" rather than "nukular' in ones aspiring to the second highest office of the land. Sarah Palin is a joke and as a woman she is a poppet of the highest order. I have never heard a VP or Presidential nominee use the words "darn" or "heck" in a debate. She is an embarrassment to the nation. Please vote Obama/Biden. Peace, Sandra Booker
from African Americans for Barack Obama: Why does she sound like a damn cartoon character? -April
from Secular Humanist:
It appears that Moose Creek Barbie has been well coached.She is giving some very well rehearsed lectures to the American people not her opponent.
She sounds like she's answering questions in a beauty pageant..all smiling and breathy and being so high schoolish! She still can't give a good answer, though!sherry another from
April:ARE YOU KIDDING! He is killing her!!! If you're watching CNN then you see the women stats for Palin are LOW!! I mean, Biden is on fire! Just schoolin' her!
Marion, private email: Sarah Palin is standing her ground -- GOOD FOR HER! Still showing her "greenness" but GOOD FOR HER so many people were talking about her falling on her face and she's not doing it!!! GOOD FOR HER!!!!!!! And Joe Biden is bringing out points about this election FINALLY in terms that the radical religious fundamental christian right in this nation NEED TO HEAR! And then Palin (Bless her!) is confirming exactly the same arguments that many "small" people (such as myself) have been carrying on about for years and years and years: 1) Civil Rights for same sex couples not the same as defining (or re-defining) marriage (Really liked Joe Biden's distinction between civil law and personal faith)
2) The TWO STATE SOLUTION!!!!!!! (And awesome synopsis from Biden about how Bush policies have worsened the middle east situation and Israel's own) and then Palin affirmed that!!!!!! Two of the very biggest flash points between that lunatic right fringe and everyone else! And some of the "sound bites" that Joe Biden is using tonight is bringing me back to last year October/November/December when I was trying to pull together the news to match the candidates for this campaign -- and you know what? I'm thinking now that back then last year, I was getting Biden confused with McCain LOL!!!! And Joe Biden nails the issue about Dick Cheney and the office of the Vice President.... And Sarah, darling, I'm proud of you, even though I still disagree with you on very fundamental things. I hope you keep up on the same track as I'm seeing tonight. This is not your election, but you can take this "lemon" of an opportunity that McCain has disengenuously offered you, and turn it into nice lemonade for all of the USA. I really do hope that is where this point in your career takes you if that is where you want to go.Watching the rest...This one was even better than the debate between Obama and McCain! GOBAMA!!! -Marion
Bonnie Vaughn of San Francisco for Obama: She's simply a good crammer; a quick study. She's had some hardcore study sessions this week, don't forget; and it's pretty obvious she has notes. On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Barbara Beaulaurier wrote:
Ahhhh! How many times will she use the word ALSO! It's hurting by brain!I was hoping for a loopier Palin. My cynical paranoid self thinks she threw those Couric interviews on purpose so whatever she did tonight would be seen as hitting the ball out of the park. Oy. From Kahran Hill, African Americans for Barack Obama: Biden is killing her on the facts. I think she will please her base, but I think for people who are really listening to the issues the choice is going to be clear after tonight. Oregonians for Obama:Watching the debate on CNN, and monitoring the Ohio undecided voters reactions, I think we have reached the same conclusion. 1.. Joe Biden is supremely qualified and could step into the presidency and do the job if he has to. 2. I don't want a perky president.Stephen in Portland
Ahhhh! How many times will she use the word ALSO! It's hurting by brain!I was hoping for a loopier Palin. My cynical paranoid self thinks she threw those Couric interviews on purpose so whatever she did tonight would be seen as hitting the ball out of the park. Oy. From Kahran Hill, African Americans for Barack Obama: Biden is killing her on the facts. I think she will please her base, but I think for people who are really listening to the issues the choice is going to be clear after tonight.
Oregonians for Obama:Watching the debate on CNN, and monitoring the Ohio undecided voters reactions, I think we have reached the same conclusion. 1.. Joe Biden is supremely qualified and could step into the presidency and do the job if he has to. 2. I don't want a perky president.Stephen in Portland
from Texas for Obama: Beginning to dislike her big sunshine smile....what is she laughing about.....what is so funny? MI Choni of San Francisco for Obama: But all she talks about is the surge. Scare tactic. She hasn't said anything specific. I feel for her. She must be a nervous wreck Getlanny from Northern Virginia for Obama: am going to crazy every time I have to hear Palin refer to herself and McCain as “Mavericks”. It’s as stupid as someone calling themselves “cool” when in actuality they are not. LMANIV of African Americans for Barackobama: JOE Just killed her. The Maverick is dead on that one. OOOH! Carolyn Carrier of African Americans for Barackobama: I agree! I think it's going to be a landslide except in the deep, deep South! from April again: ME TOO!! It scares the hell outta me! I don't know whether to scratch my watch or wind my butt! Hahaha!---Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: Caroll Park-Calloway Subject: [AfricanAmericansforBarackObama] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: debate I want to throw up from all the "gosh" and "wow" crap. We get it she's from a small town. It is rather telling...when at a lost throw in a cute little "gosh ya know"Caroll Park- Calloway"Never trouble another for wh at you can do for yourself"Thomas Jeffersonfrom April:I think those people who are typically charmed by her are starting to be turned off with the help of Tina Fey and The Couric Interviews. They're starting to see through it because she does it too much! And she's smiling about issues that she should be serious about.She has a head full of facts with zero understanding of them. Beauty pageant answers, I'd say.Eric Reminds me of when I was in undergrad on a history test, "I don't know what happened on that day but...." Caroline She studied very well. Nothing is coming from the heart though. Just spitted out McCain platitudes. Mona Her voice is getting old very fast!!! Jolene from Oregonians for Obama Clearly Joe has the grasp and knowledge of the issues and has the passion to fight for all of us. Sara is just plain not equipped to handle much of anything! Khy Griffin of OregoniansIm mad proud of Joe tonight. I really am. LMANIV African Americans for Barack Obama from Marion, private: Even the highly questionable "Laffer Curve" theory shows times when there is a need to raise taxes. Even the "Laffer Curve" theory isn't as ~out there~ as President G W Bush has been these past years, and as Senator John McCain promises to be for another four or more if he's given the chance. I think even the "Laffer Curve" authors and experts would agree that at this time, cutting taxes is going to shove revenue into the dirt. BIG TIME. Oh Did I love this Debate :)!!!!!! Celina of San Francisco for Obama: Yes she must be a nervous wreck ... Joe O'Biden - did anyone hear that? And no Palin, you aren't so different from the flipping on issues in washington. Bridge to Nowhere ring any bells? jacksondeo of african americans for barack obama:She sounds incredibly rehearsed, to the point of sounding mechanical. She's so eager to get out the bit of information that she retained, that she redirects the question to what she feels she knows even when he as nothing to do with what was asked. She just isn't answering many of the questions. Biden is doing great! "I call that the ultimate bridge to nowhere." Classic! I agree she continues to study her chest sheets as Joe Biden talks. ------Original Message------ To: African Americans for Barack Obama ReplyTo: AfricanAmericansforBarackObama@groups.barackobama.com Sent: Oct 2, 2008 7:00 PM Subject: [AfricanAmericansforBarackObama] Re: debate Yes she has cheat sheets Joe is the winner. m of oregonians for obamaI think she started out OK but then went to the circular speak pretty quickly. And she just sounds so rehearsed; Joe sounds relaxed, sincere and SMART.And I love how she brought up Bush on her own many times -- obviously she didn't get the memo that that association might not be such a great idea. Kelly of San Francisco for Obama from Roger of Dallas Air America:When she said she wished she could have more opportunities like this to speak directly to the American people without going through the filter of the press...WHY THE HELL DIDN'T HE ASK HER IF SHE WANTED TO DEBATE AGAIN???? Instead he let her go home with the ball!!!!!And again. It's not about who is or was right or wrong about anything. Not in any way that get's swing votes. It's about trust. Every time she makes a charge, it's not enough to show that she's wrong by giving the Obama Biden side. He's got to call attention to the fact that she's INTENTIONALLY wrong, distorting, misrepresenting, taking things out of context. Only once and only briefly did he call attention to the fact that she changed the subject to taxes, when she had no rebuttsl to something implied in his remarks.He deinitely should have parodied that. "It's like the old cheer. When we say health care, they say taxes. When we say regulation they say, taxes. When we say Iraq was a mistake, they say taxes. Look I've showed you who wants to tax who. How long do they think they can keep playing that tax and spend card. the Republican party has engineered the biggest deficit in the history of this county."The short rebuttal to Palin's obfuscation about Gen. McAllen saying the surge wouldn't work in Afganistan was not to say "Yes he did." The effective emotive rebuttal is " You can shape this whatever way you want Governor, but how are you going to get around the fact that he used the word "SURGE" in saying what wouldn't work. Only the McCain Palin ticket could find wiggle room in something like that."I know it's hard. I know it's like getting Wheel of Fortune alot easier when your home than up there. But I'm still disappointed again. I think these guys need one o' them transmitter-receiver thingy's Bush wore under his suit in those debates.ButI "betcha" one thing. This weekend Tina's going to be using the word "blender" (blunder) somewhere, and one other odd pronounciation I wish I could remember right now.--------- Sarah is a fine debater. They both seem to be enjoying it, ratherthan that "pursed lips" look other debates have had. from Laci Election____2008__________from Secular Humanist: Who Won?Re: [SECULARHUMANIST] *? 2 ALL: THE VP DEBATE - WHO WON?* 1st Answer, from Milton:Biden's answers were clear and substantial while Palin spouted talking points.Herb Snyder of Secular Humanist: Sarah was charming, as I expected her to be. She is a real character, and I do like her. However, I still believe that she has no business being in public office. I am glad that she did well, but her total lack of knowledge always shows. I would love to spend an evening talking with Sarah on many subjects. She would be fun and very lively. But I would still vote for Biden. Concerning anything to do with running America, he is very competent.....from Lauren Benjamin of SEcular Humanist: This changes everything, IMO.....everything. Palin is more than holding her own in addition tolooking straight into the camera with her well rehearsedtouting of John McCain's accomplishments. Biden retorts by saying...."I don't think so. No he didn't."The Right will be elated. McCain's numbers will probablygo up. No more chatter about Palin being as "dumbas a box of rocks" (although I still think she is).This just changes everything. I'm feeling very dejected. Lauren -------------------- Starting at 9 p.m. ET, watch the vice presidential debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin live at http://www.washingtonpost.com. Then, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/debates tomorrow morning to watch the full debate, use an annotated transcript to analyze each exchange, vote on which candidate won each question and join a discussion with other armchair pundits.For more information, visit washingtonpost.com_________________ Citation Dems2008 Palin's head did NOT blow off her shoulders; she did NOT do anything bad enough to get bumped from the ticket. Therefore, we win by keeping this idiot on the McCain ticket. Had she said something really really really stupid -- like hoping that East and West Germany will reunify someday or something like that -- she'd be gone by Friday night. But now she stays. Thank God And if 60% of folks thought she was unqualified going into the debate, surely not many of them suddenly tonight had some epiphany in which s/he said, "Oh, I was wrong; she's qualified." Early polls are saying Biden won the debate: two that I've seen so far. ___________________ Ron Corvus at Election____2008:Palin sounded like canned crapolo. Fresh as nothing. She thought she had it goin' on.......she didn't.And that hair-do! ...........more like a hair-don't!When asked about "X", she answered, "Y."You call her an accountable person? The gal can't even answer a straight question with a straight answer. Palin could NOT differentiate between Bush's policies and McCain's policies; you know why? Because there's virtually no difference between the two butthole, bloodthirsty ignoramuses - Bush & McCain.Boy Palin really took Obama down huh? Not an f'in dent! Not one! Her fifteen minutes was up fourteen minutes into the debate.Palin lied her ass off; regurgitated lies at that!Laci, you must not know debate from a hole in the ground.I bet you shop at Kohl's..............r o n ------------------------------------------------------ Rescue America of Election_____2008 wrote: Palin said tonight the following: 1.) That she wanted to expand powers for the Vice-President; (just what we needed) 2.) That she was NOT going to answer Gwen's questions; 3.) That she was NO LONGER giving interviews, period. Chris Matthews commented on these things Palin said and cast them as ridiculous. This female is patently unqualified and supremely arrogant and decidedly unknowing and ignorant, especially when it comes to the law. She regurgitated pre-packed, pre-tested, campaign-approved double-dribble. If you look up the term, "bimbo" in the dictionary, it says "Sarah Palin; 2008 flash in the pan who petered out quick." Biden and Palin are both AGAINST gay marriage; Biden and Palin are BOTH for drilling for oil; Biden and Palin BOTH want to keep troops in Afghanistan; neither offer universal healthcare; Biden and Palin BOT shamelessly support terrorist nation Israel; -----------------Marion wrote to Susan Privately, but seemed to share this widely: > Rachael Maddow and Pat Buchannan -- BOTH INCREDIBLY WRONG!!! > > HA! -- Joe Biden won the debate HANDS DOWN - More substance, and the > passion that such substance needs, and drilling home again and again > the fundamental points that this election is about! > > and Joe Biden is not even close to boring as Buchannan tried to say. > and Sarah Palin's demeanor was totally better than Maddow tried to > describe. > > PS I didn't like her to begin with, I'm liking her now, I hope she'll > carry on in a way I can continue to respect if not agree with -- just > don't think she's a good choice for Vice President of the USA. from RescueAmerica of Secular Humanist: I think they bonded and a friendship came out of the debate.You have to admit these are two strong willed individuals with clear and decisive expectations and ideas and ideas about what they see as ethical and moral, and they agreed on a lot of items. But then politics reared it's ugly head again.from John of Secular Humanist: Wow, what debate were you watching? The one I saw had Palin everywhere but on point! She showed us exactly what we thought, that she is NOT qualified to be the VP candidate and she was just selected because she was a woman! from RescueAmerica: OMG!!!She rocked!!!!Actually, I think it was an even debate and both were balanced and on point for their conceptions of what our country is.from Citation again: U.S. relations with Israel than do I (and I know almost nothing other than headlines): Is the view of American Jews generally that the Bush Administration has been a disaster for Israel (the assertion that Biden was making tonight). As I say, I don't have a view, so will be interested in the better informed views of others.Palin seemed to be saying that Bush has been just hunky dory re: Israel; Biden was saying Bush has been a disaster toward Israel's interests.Herb Snyder again: I would still enjoy spending an evening talking with her. She is delightfully daffy, and it would be fun. I would also counsel her to stay out of public office........ Sherry of Secular Humanist: I can't stand to watch her. Palin is such an ass. Do people really fall for her fake smiles, her winks, her strange voice..!!Biden is doing great!Palin still can't answer a question directly. I'll give it a few more minutes.sherryMarion, Privately: Sarah Palin presented a wonderful model of how a lady conducts herself in this world beyond the glass ceiling, and Joe Biden presented a wonderful model of how a ~~TRUE~~ gentleman treats a lady with whom he's having a debate, in the land beyond the glass ceiling. ------------------------------------------Ron again from Election____2008: Let's get this real, real straight - right here and now: Anyone supporting Sarah Palin is a damn fool and downright unAmerican! Well why would that be so? BECAUSE, for one thing, Palin chided Biden and anti-Bush groups by saying that anyone knocking Bush was just lving in the past and not looking forward. This bitch snapped this fluff non-chalantly, as if tossing a Handi-wipe in the trashcan. Has this unit ever heard of accountability? Has she no sense whatsoever of accountability? Apparently not....she just wants to "move-on."What in the WORLD would the late George Carlin say about Sarah Palin? Just the thought is hilarious..r o n ____________________________________________________________________from Greg Moderator, Secular Humanist: Hi Lauren and All! She certainly played through as Sarah the cartoon. But I don't think she did McCain or the ticket any favors.Just my opinion. What's everybody's?Greg_________________________________________from Nancy Cunningham of Dallas Air America on why Didn't Biden Accept Her Challenge to have several more debates: You are right – Ifill should have called her on it too...What the hell good was asking questions if they weren’t suppose to answer them and when they wouldn’t answer them repeatedly for the moderator to not at least point it out? She could have said to Joe, I’m going to ask you my next question but you are welcome to do like the Governor is doing and say as a response what ever you want to say ------------------------------------------from Greg : Doesn't look like they're buying it from the after-debate polls so far Tamara of Secular Humanist: -the numbers will fluctuate quickly and go back to obama. i missed the last 1/3 as my kids did not allow me to view it, however, did she ever directly answer a question? "can i talk about..... " no matter what was asked? it is insulting. tamara________________________________________________________________________ from JJ at Secular Humanist: Here are a couple of Polls... the more we say the more they will hear. Go Vote, Folks. If people find other polls post them so we can put in our two cents... after the bailout that is all we can afford now.JJSine dolore est vulnus, quod ferendum est cum victoria. - It's a painless wound that the victor must bear.__________________________________________________Election__________2008: Biden mentioned his 35 years a few times...and I expected him to dowell because of it...The best surprise was Sarah....llaci_______________________________From: PONYHONEYTo: Southside VA Rural Rednecks fer Obama <SouthsideVARuralRednecksferObama@groups.barackobama.com>Sent: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:46:18 -0400Subject: [SouthsideVARuralRednecksferObama] This Can't Be True, Is It?> This came in part of an e-mail today. A friend of mine sent it to a > hundred friends so I'm sure it's going all over the Internet. She > said, "> (Remember Obama said in his book 'Audacity of Hope', 'I will stand > with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly > direction'.....If you ever forwarded an email, now's the time to do > it!) "> > That's got to be a lie or taken out of context, right? What does it > mean? I need an answer to give to these people so I can defend > Obama. Does anyone know?> > Thanks,> > Debi_____________________Stephen Fox: Yes, it is true. i read the book. it is taken entirely out of context but the people who are brandishing this quote are the kind of people who don't know what "context" even means. I suggest you get the book and read that section and the entire book before you argue with them. In the context of that comment, it made perfect and smooth and appropriate sense. Leave it to the Karl Rovians to pull something out of context and twist it around to stab you. It is what lawyers do all of the time, like it or not. Read the book, ponyhoney! I may quote you in my next article! You should be so lucky!from Julie of Houston for Obama:Long story...but I don't have a television at this house....What are the pundits and politicos saying?? Julie-
from Texas for Obama: Beginning to dislike her big sunshine smile....what is she laughing about.....what is so funny? MI
Choni of San Francisco for Obama: But all she talks about is the surge. Scare tactic. She hasn't said anything specific. I feel for her. She must be a nervous wreck
Getlanny from Northern Virginia for Obama: am going to crazy every time I have to hear Palin refer to herself and McCain as “Mavericks”. It’s as stupid as someone calling themselves “cool” when in actuality they are not.
LMANIV of African Americans for Barackobama: JOE Just killed her. The Maverick is dead on that one. OOOH!
Carolyn Carrier of African Americans for Barackobama: I agree! I think it's going to be a landslide except in the deep, deep South!
from April again: ME TOO!! It scares the hell outta me! I don't know whether to scratch my watch or wind my butt! Hahaha!---Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: Caroll Park-Calloway Subject: [AfricanAmericansforBarackObama] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: debate I want to throw up from all the "gosh" and "wow" crap. We get it she's from a small town. It is rather telling...when at a lost throw in a cute little "gosh ya know"Caroll Park- Calloway"Never trouble another for wh at you can do for yourself"Thomas Jeffersonfrom April:I think those people who are typically charmed by her are starting to be turned off with the help of Tina Fey and The Couric Interviews. They're starting to see through it because she does it too much! And she's smiling about issues that she should be serious about.She has a head full of facts with zero understanding of them. Beauty pageant answers, I'd say.Eric Reminds me of when I was in undergrad on a history test, "I don't know what happened on that day but...." Caroline
She studied very well. Nothing is coming from the heart though. Just spitted out McCain platitudes. Mona
Her voice is getting old very fast!!! Jolene from Oregonians for Obama Clearly Joe has the grasp and knowledge of the issues and has the passion to fight for all of us. Sara is just plain not equipped to handle much of anything! Khy Griffin of Oregonians
Im mad proud of Joe tonight. I really am. LMANIV African Americans for Barack Obama
from Marion, private: Even the highly questionable "Laffer Curve" theory shows times when there is a need to raise taxes. Even the "Laffer Curve" theory isn't as ~out there~ as President G W Bush has been these past years, and as Senator John McCain promises to be for another four or more if he's given the chance. I think even the "Laffer Curve" authors and experts would agree that at this time, cutting taxes is going to shove revenue into the dirt. BIG TIME. Oh Did I love this Debate :)!!!!!!
Celina of San Francisco for Obama: Yes she must be a nervous wreck ... Joe O'Biden - did anyone hear that? And no Palin, you aren't so different from the flipping on issues in washington. Bridge to Nowhere ring any bells? jacksondeo of african americans for barack obama:She sounds incredibly rehearsed, to the point of sounding mechanical. She's so eager to get out the bit of information that she retained, that she redirects the question to what she feels she knows even when he as nothing to do with what was asked. She just isn't answering many of the questions. Biden is doing great! "I call that the ultimate bridge to nowhere." Classic! I agree she continues to study her chest sheets as Joe Biden talks.
------Original Message------ To: African Americans for Barack Obama ReplyTo: AfricanAmericansforBarackObama@groups.barackobama.com Sent: Oct 2, 2008 7:00 PM Subject: [AfricanAmericansforBarackObama] Re: debate Yes she has cheat sheets Joe is the winner. m of oregonians for obamaI think she started out OK but then went to the circular speak pretty quickly. And she just sounds so rehearsed; Joe sounds relaxed, sincere and SMART.And I love how she brought up Bush on her own many times -- obviously she didn't get the memo that that association might not be such a great idea. Kelly of San Francisco for Obama
from Roger of Dallas Air America:
When she said she wished she could have more opportunities like this to speak directly to the American people without going through the filter of the press...WHY THE HELL DIDN'T HE ASK HER IF SHE WANTED TO DEBATE AGAIN???? Instead he let her go home with the ball!!!!!And again. It's not about who is or was right or wrong about anything. Not in any way that get's swing votes. It's about trust. Every time she makes a charge, it's not enough to show that she's wrong by giving the Obama Biden side. He's got to call attention to the fact that she's INTENTIONALLY wrong, distorting, misrepresenting, taking things out of context. Only once and only briefly did he call attention to the fact that she changed the subject to taxes, when she had no rebuttsl to something implied in his remarks.He deinitely should have parodied that. "It's like the old cheer. When we say health care, they say taxes. When we say regulation they say, taxes. When we say Iraq was a mistake, they say taxes. Look I've showed you who wants to tax who. How long do they think they can keep playing that tax and spend card. the Republican party has engineered the biggest deficit in the history of this county."The short rebuttal to Palin's obfuscation about Gen. McAllen saying the surge wouldn't work in Afganistan was not to say "Yes he did." The effective emotive rebuttal is " You can shape this whatever way you want Governor, but how are you going to get around the fact that he used the word "SURGE" in saying what wouldn't work. Only the McCain Palin ticket could find wiggle room in something like that."I know it's hard. I know it's like getting Wheel of Fortune alot easier when your home than up there. But I'm still disappointed again. I think these guys need one o' them transmitter-receiver thingy's Bush wore under his suit in those debates.ButI "betcha" one thing. This weekend Tina's going to be using the word "blender" (blunder) somewhere, and one other odd pronounciation I wish I could remember right now.
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Sarah is a fine debater. They both seem to be enjoying it, ratherthan that "pursed lips" look other debates have had. from Laci Election____2008
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from Secular Humanist: Who Won?
1st Answer, from Milton:
Biden's answers were clear and substantial while Palin spouted talking points.
Herb Snyder of Secular Humanist: Sarah was charming, as I expected her to be. She is a real character, and I do like her. However, I still believe that she has no business being in public office. I am glad that she did well, but her total lack of knowledge always shows. I would love to spend an evening talking with Sarah on many subjects. She would be fun and very lively. But I would still vote for Biden. Concerning anything to do with running America, he is very competent.....
from Lauren Benjamin of SEcular Humanist: This changes everything, IMO.....everything. Palin is more than holding her own in addition tolooking straight into the camera with her well rehearsedtouting of John McCain's accomplishments. Biden retorts by saying...."I don't think so. No he didn't."The Right will be elated. McCain's numbers will probablygo up. No more chatter about Palin being as "dumbas a box of rocks" (although I still think she is).This just changes everything. I'm feeling very dejected. Lauren
-------------------- Starting at 9 p.m. ET, watch the vice presidential debate between Sen. Joe Biden and Gov. Sarah Palin live at http://www.washingtonpost.com. Then, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/debates tomorrow morning to watch the full debate, use an annotated transcript to analyze each exchange, vote on which candidate won each question and join a discussion with other armchair pundits.For more information, visit washingtonpost.com_________________
Citation Dems2008 Palin's head did NOT blow off her shoulders; she did NOT do anything bad enough to get bumped from the ticket. Therefore, we win by keeping this idiot on the McCain ticket. Had she said something really really really stupid -- like hoping that East and West Germany will reunify someday or something like that -- she'd be gone by Friday night. But now she stays. Thank God And if 60% of folks thought she was unqualified going into the debate, surely not many of them suddenly tonight had some epiphany in which s/he said, "Oh, I was wrong; she's qualified." Early polls are saying Biden won the debate: two that I've seen so far. ___________________ Ron Corvus at Election____2008:Palin sounded like canned crapolo. Fresh as nothing. She thought she had it goin' on.......she didn't.And that hair-do! ...........more like a hair-don't!When asked about "X", she answered, "Y."You call her an accountable person? The gal can't even answer a straight question with a straight answer. Palin could NOT differentiate between Bush's policies and McCain's policies; you know why? Because there's virtually no difference between the two butthole, bloodthirsty ignoramuses - Bush & McCain.Boy Palin really took Obama down huh? Not an f'in dent! Not one! Her fifteen minutes was up fourteen minutes into the debate.Palin lied her ass off; regurgitated lies at that!Laci, you must not know debate from a hole in the ground.I bet you shop at Kohl's..............r o n ------------------------------------------------------ Rescue America of Election_____2008 wrote: Palin said tonight the following: 1.) That she wanted to expand powers for the Vice-President; (just what we needed) 2.) That she was NOT going to answer Gwen's questions; 3.) That she was NO LONGER giving interviews, period. Chris Matthews commented on these things Palin said and cast them as ridiculous. This female is patently unqualified and supremely arrogant and decidedly unknowing and ignorant, especially when it comes to the law. She regurgitated pre-packed, pre-tested, campaign-approved double-dribble. If you look up the term, "bimbo" in the dictionary, it says "Sarah Palin; 2008 flash in the pan who petered out quick." Biden and Palin are both AGAINST gay marriage; Biden and Palin are BOTH for drilling for oil; Biden and Palin BOTH want to keep troops in Afghanistan; neither offer universal healthcare; Biden and Palin BOT shamelessly support terrorist nation Israel; -----------------
Marion wrote to Susan Privately, but seemed to share this widely: > Rachael Maddow and Pat Buchannan -- BOTH INCREDIBLY WRONG!!! > > HA! -- Joe Biden won the debate HANDS DOWN - More substance, and the > passion that such substance needs, and drilling home again and again > the fundamental points that this election is about! > > and Joe Biden is not even close to boring as Buchannan tried to say. > and Sarah Palin's demeanor was totally better than Maddow tried to > describe. > > PS I didn't like her to begin with, I'm liking her now, I hope she'll > carry on in a way I can continue to respect if not agree with -- just > don't think she's a good choice for Vice President of the USA.
from RescueAmerica of Secular Humanist: I think they bonded and a friendship came out of the debate.You have to admit these are two strong willed individuals with clear and decisive expectations and ideas and ideas about what they see as ethical and moral, and they agreed on a lot of items. But then politics reared it's ugly head again.
from John of Secular Humanist:
Wow, what debate were you watching? The one I saw had Palin everywhere but on point! She showed us exactly what we thought, that she is NOT qualified to be the VP candidate and she was just selected because she was a woman!
from RescueAmerica: OMG!!!She rocked!!!!Actually, I think it was an even debate and both were balanced and on point for their conceptions of what our country is.
from Citation again: U.S. relations with Israel than do I (and I know almost nothing other than headlines): Is the view of American Jews generally that the Bush Administration has been a disaster for Israel (the assertion that Biden was making tonight). As I say, I don't have a view, so will be interested in the better informed views of others.Palin seemed to be saying that Bush has been just hunky dory re: Israel; Biden was saying Bush has been a disaster toward Israel's interests.
Herb Snyder again: I would still enjoy spending an evening talking with her. She is delightfully daffy, and it would be fun. I would also counsel her to stay out of public office........
Sherry of Secular Humanist: I can't stand to watch her. Palin is such an ass. Do people really fall for her fake smiles, her winks, her strange voice..!!Biden is doing great!Palin still can't answer a question directly. I'll give it a few more minutes.sherry
Marion, Privately: Sarah Palin presented a wonderful model of how a lady conducts herself in this world beyond the glass ceiling, and Joe Biden presented a wonderful model of how a ~~TRUE~~ gentleman treats a lady with whom he's having a debate, in the land beyond the glass ceiling. ------------------------------------------
Ron again from Election____2008: Let's get this real, real straight - right here and now: Anyone supporting Sarah Palin is a damn fool and downright unAmerican! Well why would that be so? BECAUSE, for one thing, Palin chided Biden and anti-Bush groups by saying that anyone knocking Bush was just lving in the past and not looking forward. This bitch snapped this fluff non-chalantly, as if tossing a Handi-wipe in the trashcan. Has this unit ever heard of accountability? Has she no sense whatsoever of accountability? Apparently not....she just wants to "move-on."What in the WORLD would the late George Carlin say about Sarah Palin? Just the thought is hilarious..r o n
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from Greg Moderator, Secular Humanist: Hi Lauren and All! She certainly played through as Sarah the cartoon. But I don't think she did McCain or the ticket any favors.Just my opinion. What's everybody's?Greg
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from Nancy Cunningham of Dallas Air America on why Didn't Biden Accept Her Challenge to have several more debates:
You are right – Ifill should have called her on it too...What the hell good was asking questions if they weren’t suppose to answer them and when they wouldn’t answer them repeatedly for the moderator to not at least point it out? She could have said to Joe, I’m going to ask you my next question but you are welcome to do like the Governor is doing and say as a response what ever you want to say ------------------------------------------
from Greg : Doesn't look like they're buying it from the after-debate polls so far
Tamara of Secular Humanist: -the numbers will fluctuate quickly and go back to obama. i missed the last 1/3 as my kids did not allow me to view it, however, did she ever directly answer a question? "can i talk about..... " no matter what was asked? it is insulting. tamara
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from JJ at Secular Humanist: Here are a couple of Polls... the more we say the more they will hear. Go Vote, Folks. If people find other polls post them so we can put in our two cents... after the bailout that is all we can afford now.JJSine dolore est vulnus, quod ferendum est cum victoria. - It's a painless wound that the victor must bear.
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Election__________2008: Biden mentioned his 35 years a few times...and I expected him to dowell because of it...The best surprise was Sarah....llaci_______________________________
From: PONYHONEYTo: Southside VA Rural Rednecks fer Obama <SouthsideVARuralRednecksferObama@groups.barackobama.com>Sent: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:46:18 -0400Subject: [SouthsideVARuralRednecksferObama] This Can't Be True, Is It?> This came in part of an e-mail today. A friend of mine sent it to a > hundred friends so I'm sure it's going all over the Internet. She > said, "> (Remember Obama said in his book 'Audacity of Hope', 'I will stand > with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly > direction'.....If you ever forwarded an email, now's the time to do > it!) "> > That's got to be a lie or taken out of context, right? What does it > mean? I need an answer to give to these people so I can defend > Obama. Does anyone know?> > Thanks,> > Debi
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Stephen Fox: Yes, it is true. i read the book. it is taken entirely out of context but the people who are brandishing this quote are the kind of people who don't know what "context" even means. I suggest you get the book and read that section and the entire book before you argue with them. In the context of that comment, it made perfect and smooth and appropriate sense. Leave it to the Karl Rovians to pull something out of context and twist it around to stab you. It is what lawyers do all of the time, like it or not. Read the book, ponyhoney! I may quote you in my next article! You should be so lucky!
from Julie of Houston for Obama:Long story...but I don't have a television at this house....What are the pundits and politicos saying?? Julie-
Greensburg, PA: Speaking to a packed house in the Greensburg Salem High School gym Thursday, Democratic VP nominee Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) criticized the Bush Administration on its handling of U.S. military involvement in Iraq, shouting, “we will end this war.”
Introduced by NFL Hall of Famer and Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney, and Norma Margonari, a local activist who comes from a large family of coal miners, Biden opened his remarks by thanking Pittsburgh for pitching in to help his family. He choked up and somberly spoke about how after his wife and daughter were killed in an automobile accident, Rocky Bleier, one of the Steelers, came to his sons’ hospital room to give them footballs to cheer them up, at the request of Dan Rooney’s dad.
Biden calmed fears when he said the Obama-Biden team would guarantee to keep Social Security intact. He answered questions on health care benefits and fixing the economy - but his most crowd-rousing comments were given about the Iraq War.
His statement, “Imagine a country where we only go to war when it is absolutely necessary” brought a big round of applause.
Biden continued, “and when we do….. we go with the support of the rest of the world.” More big applause. And then, ” Ladies and gentlemen, we will end this war.” Standing ovation.
Senator Biden’s got a personal interest in six-year long war, since his family learned their oldest son, Beau, currently Delaware’s Attorney General, and a captain in the National Guard, will be deployed to Iraq next month. But he’s been blasting the Bush Administration for several years for their lack of commitment to benefits for vets returning home, including making it extremely hard to be considered “eligible” for education and health benefits once their tours of duty are over.
Last year, the senator’s bill to provide funding for MRAPs, mine resistant ambush protected vehicles, paved the way for construction and distribution of these V-shaped hull tanks, directly leading to a dramatic drop in the deaths of US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who were hit by roadside bombs. The bill was passed by a vote of 75-24. The one remaining vote was Sen. Hillary Clinton, who was absent in the Senate that day.
Pittsburgh has a higher than average number of residents in the U.S. military. Speaking to the veterans and their families in the crowd, Biden continued, “The only people sacrificing right now are those who have children or husbands or wives who are serving, and the families that are left behind. And we don’t mention it often enough, but we have thousands of people who have died. We have over 30,000 who have been wounded.”
He continued, “Ladies and gentlemen, we owe them. We owe them more than we can ever repay them.”
The senator stayed to answer questions (unlike his counterpart, Gov. Sarah Palin, so far…) and left to a standing ovation.
It was a packed day for the Rural crew, hauling from town after town in the far reaches of Ohio to spread Barack's agenda for the heartland. For anyone who looks at the breakdown of the issues, it's no surprise that Barack is far superior for matters that concern rural Ohioans, but it always helps to have a decked-out RV and some farm experts on hand to get the message across.
First up was the renowned Farm Science Review in London, Ohio, an annual trade show with a plethora of farm equipment and products on display, as well as delicious fresh dairy milkshakes and home-grown beef for sale. Rural Director Doug O'Brien talked shop with local farmers and radio hosts about rural issues and Barack's Plan for the Heartland.
Next were some brief stops in Delaware and Bellefountaine, but O'Brien and friends were greeted by ample enthusiasm and press coverage in Lima. In the picture below, O'Brien chats with locals about Barack's comprehensive plan to take rural America forward.
Lima is a town known for its conservative politics, but with this campaign reaching out to heartland voters like never before--be it through going door-to-door, or talking sound policy--Allen County just might turn blue this year. And having an office with awesome murals and carefully mapped out neighborhood team strategies helps too.
Are you a supporter who lives in a rural area? Click HERE to join Rural Ohioans for Obama.
Saturday September 13th the News and Observer will be distributing a DVD to their 160,000 subscribers entitled "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" If anyone hasn't heard about this movie you can view the trailer here.
I don't know about you but I do not remember any other time where a news paper has ever sent out a DVD let alone one that his very biased and portrays Islam as an extremist religion!!!!!!!
I find it quite appaling that this type of garbage would be sent out to further instill fear into the public. It again puts innocent Muslims on the defensive and makes them worry about backlash.
http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/trailer.php
Is Mrs. Sarah Palin's speech consider Manifest Destiny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a--9ZEf42rE
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-77413
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I got my text message at 1:40 this morning -- Joe Biden (D-DE) will be our nation's 47th vice-president come January.
They're undoubtedly dancing in the streets of Wilmington, my hometown. One of my claims to fame in Arkansas is that I am one of the few people I know who has actually voted for Joe Biden in the past.
I'm proud to say that he was my senator for a couple of years.
I'm going to be working my Delaware connection all weekend here in Denver, looking for interviews with the First State's delegation.
Now if you'll excuse ME, I have to go collect my winnings in the Washington Center VP poll.
I think I may have won at least $50.
August 24, 2008
Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY
WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama has chosen Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware to be his running mate, turning to a leading authority on foreign policy and a longtime Washington hand to fill out the Democratic ticket, Mr. Obama announced in text and e-mail messages early Saturday.
Mr. Obama’s selection ended a two-month search that was conducted almost entirely in secret. It reflected a critical strategic choice by Mr. Obama: To go with a running mate who could reassure voters about gaps in his résumé, rather than to pick someone who could deliver a state or reinforce Mr. Obama’s message of change.
Mr. Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and is familiar with foreign leaders and diplomats around the world. Although he initially voted to authorize the war in Iraq — Mr. Obama opposed it from the start — Mr. Biden became a persistent critic of President George W. Bush’s policies in Iraq.
At a local nonprofit fundraiser tonight in Wailea, Maui, I ran into a friend who has attended a number of Democratic National Conventions. My wife is a delegate and I'm an alternate.
In Denver, the Hawaii delegation has been assigned to the Marriott South Park Meadows hotel in Littleton, Colorado. One Hawaii delegate figured out based on the light rail schedule that we'll be about 50 minutes away from the Pepsi Center where the Convention evening activities will take place.
My friend the DNC veteran commented that Hawaii is always in the "boonies." We might be the birthplace of the party's nominee but in the hierarchy of things political, the islands' delegation doesn't command center stage. She wonders, however, about the placement of Arkansas in the same quarters -- I suppose Kremlinologists speculate that the Razorbacks got favorable housing during the Clinton years but now end up in the same place as four electoral vote Hawaii. Delaware, the home of another possible Vice-Presidential nominee, is the third state in our billet so I would rather think it's just the luck of the draw. But then my buddies think I'm an idealist. . . .
If Hillary Rodham Clinton or Joe Biden is picked, the opening reception Sunday night at South Park Meadows may be a little more memorable than expected. Both HRC and JB are expected to speak to the HI, AK and DE delegations at one of the breakfast meetings next week.
I would guess that Hawaii's delegation includes the largest proportion of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, including our Senior U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, who is heading up our delegation, junior U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono, former Governor John Waihee, Honolulu mayor Mufi Hannemann, State Senator Colleen Hanabusa, State Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Edmond Arquero, Donna Hoshide, Al Lewis, State Party Vice Chair Kari Luna, Dayton Nakanelua, Jadine Nielsen, Stephanie Ohigashi, Caroline Sinaivaiana, and Jennifer Tsuji. That's sixteen of the twenty-nine delegates. In addition, alternates Melody Aduja, Lono Lyman and me are also AAPIs.
We leave for Denver on Saturday night on a direct flight from Kahului with a couple of others from Maui.
The Delaware Republican Party's standard-bearer in the 2006 race for U.S. Senate has been expelled from his position in the state GOP.
Ting said he has long had a number of reservations about Arizona Sen. McCain because of the candidate's age, 71. He also has concerns about McCain's temperament and past positions on illegal immigration and the Iraq war.McCain was closely associated with an unsuccessful immigration reform effort that critics, like Ting, called an amnesty program.Ting said that, like other Republicans, he has become convinced that the Iraq war is a mistake that is needlessly costing American lives.Ting said his wife Helen was an enthusiastic Obama supporter, "so I took a closer look." And he said he made his first donation to Obama's campaign around the time of Obama's visit to Delaware.Ting said he disagrees with some of Obama's positions -- like some tax increases -- but he finds plenty to like in the Democrat."He is a law teacher, like me. We went to the same law school and basically he thinks it is a mistake to be so engaged in Iraq when we should be focused on Afghanistan," Ting said.
McCain was closely associated with an unsuccessful immigration reform effort that critics, like Ting, called an amnesty program.
Ting said that, like other Republicans, he has become convinced that the Iraq war is a mistake that is needlessly costing American lives.
Ting said his wife Helen was an enthusiastic Obama supporter, "so I took a closer look." And he said he made his first donation to Obama's campaign around the time of Obama's visit to Delaware.
Ting said he disagrees with some of Obama's positions -- like some tax increases -- but he finds plenty to like in the Democrat.
"He is a law teacher, like me. We went to the same law school and basically he thinks it is a mistake to be so engaged in Iraq when we should be focused on Afghanistan," Ting said.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080802/NEWS02/808020342/1007
