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before doing anything, check out the video in the biography section!"meet barack obama"
for more infornmation on barack and his campaign visit his site or just google barack obama.
if you have some extra time, check out these videos from his website that i gathered from his website.
Videos:
His wife michelle
16 votes away from the end of the war!!!!!!!
butter cow lady!!! (w00t haha)
BUTTER COWS!!!! fast forward a couple minutes to gett to a butter obama logo!. This video is about rural values.
changing the odds for urban America
Saturday, November 17, 2007
6 different polls about the democratic primary
Presidentpolls2008.com
From Strategic Vision – Iowa poll numbers11/11/2007N=600w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
29%
Barack Obama
27%
John Edwards
20%
Bill Richardson
7%
Joe Biden
5%
Chris Dodd
1%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Unsure
10%
Boston Globe – New Hampshire poll numbers11/5/2007N=400w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
35%
Barack Obama
21%
John Edwards
15%
Bill Richardson
10%
Dennis Kucinich
3%
Joe Biden
2%
Chris Dodd
1%
St Petersburg Times – Florida poll numbers11/6/2007N=400w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
48%
Barack Obama
24%
John Edwards
8%
Other
16%
American Research Group – National Opinion polls11/11/2007N=600w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
46%
Barack Obama
21%
John Edwards
11%
Joe Biden
4%
Bill Richardson
4%
Chris Dodd
1%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Unsure
12%
Texas Polls
Democratic Polls
IVR Polls 7/16/2007N=571w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
42%
Barack Obama
24%
John Edwards
12%
Unsure
13%
Source
Virginia Polls
Democratic Polls
Washington Post Poll 10/6/2007N=504w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
49%
Barack Obama
25%
John Edwards
11%
Joe Biden
3%
Bill Richardson
3%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Unsure
5%
None of these
1%
In almost all of these polls, Barack Obama is trailing behind Hillary Clinton by a somewhat large margin. This could mean he might not get the nomination for the Democratic Party. His poll numbers are rising, but it’s a long way till he gets the nomination and he has a lot of hurdles to cross over, and from the look of these polls, it seems Hillary Clinton’s popularity. He needs to overcome his public appearance of being inexperienced. There is somewhat of a chance he may win in Iowa, giving him some momentum in the polls, increasing his chances in other places later on.
EDIT:
There has been a recent poll ( came out on the 19th that says obama is actually ahead of hillary in iowa. obama, 30%, hillary, 27%, in the washington post )
From Strategic Vision – Iowa poll numbers11/11/2007N=600w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
29%
Barack Obama
27%
John Edwards
20%
Bill Richardson
7%
Joe Biden
5%
Chris Dodd
1%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Unsure
10%
Boston Globe – New Hampshire poll numbers11/5/2007N=400w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
35%
Barack Obama
21%
John Edwards
15%
Bill Richardson
10%
Dennis Kucinich
3%
Joe Biden
2%
Chris Dodd
1%
St Petersburg Times – Florida poll numbers11/6/2007N=400w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
48%
Barack Obama
24%
John Edwards
8%
Other
16%
American Research Group – National Opinion polls11/11/2007N=600w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
46%
Barack Obama
21%
John Edwards
11%
Joe Biden
4%
Bill Richardson
4%
Chris Dodd
1%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Unsure
12%
Texas Polls
Democratic Polls
IVR Polls 7/16/2007N=571w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
42%
Barack Obama
24%
John Edwards
12%
Unsure
13%
Source
Virginia Polls
Democratic Polls
Washington Post Poll 10/6/2007N=504w/o Gore
Hillary Clinton
49%
Barack Obama
25%
John Edwards
11%
Joe Biden
3%
Bill Richardson
3%
Dennis Kucinich
1%
Unsure
5%
None of these
1%
In almost all of these polls, Barack Obama is trailing behind Hillary Clinton by a somewhat large margin. This could mean he might not get the nomination for the Democratic Party. His poll numbers are rising, but it’s a long way till he gets the nomination and he has a lot of hurdles to cross over, and from the look of these polls, it seems Hillary Clinton’s popularity. He needs to overcome his public appearance of being inexperienced. There is somewhat of a chance he may win in Iowa, giving him some momentum in the polls, increasing his chances in other places later on.
EDIT:
There has been a recent poll ( came out on the 19th that says obama is actually ahead of hillary in iowa. obama, 30%, hillary, 27%, in the washington post )
Friday, November 16, 2007
Articles + analysis
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/new-obama-ad-chances-i-had/
(Both articles from 11/15/07)
New Obama Ad: ‘Chances I Had’
New York Times Political blog
Julie Bosman
(commercial here)
Summary:
On November 16th, Obama released a 30 second commercial in New Hampshire and “gets tough with parents” on education. Obama wants parents to instill a “sense of excellence” in their children and to turn off the TV. His plan includes early childhood education and teacher recruitment. Obama describes his childhood, saying that his parent’s weren’t very rich, and his father was never around. The one thing he got was a good education, and he wants to give at least that opportunity to today’s youth. (Video of commercial here).
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20071115_Letters___A_bad_rap_for_Obama.html
Letters to the editor: Philadelphia Daily news
Letters A bad rap for Obama
By Becki Brumback
Summary:
In this letter, the author comments on an article by Bruce Crawley. This statement By Crawley is “Barack Obama has… Avoided dealing with black issues or saying the word black”.
The Becki thinks this is a “gross misinterpretation” and that it is similar to the “is he black enough?” question imposed on Barack. Crawley also said that “Barack presents no benefits flowing back to the black community”. Becki thinks that the African American Community should be insulted by this statement. Becki, as a white supporter of Obama, says, “I am not getting any benefit that I am aware of other than supporting a candidate I feel strongly about. Focusing on “black” issues would be bad politics and governance. The aforementioned approached has been tried by others (such as Jesse Jackson) and has not worked.
Significance:
I agree with this letter, on the note that Barack should not use the race card is a positive thing. He needs to appeal to the overall public, and deal with ALL political issues, not things like his ethnicity, which has no effect on his ability to run nation. He focuses on issues like the economy (and poverty) that and social inequality which will positively benefit those who are in need of those reforms, both black and others, who are suffering the effect of a high crime rate and poverty. In his own words, “There is not a black America or a white America, but a United States of America”. I think that those who focus too much on the race and gender of a political candidate, has a thinking style that is a bit too outdated for today’s socio-politico world.
(Both articles from 11/15/07)
New Obama Ad: ‘Chances I Had’
New York Times Political blog
Julie Bosman
(commercial here)
Summary:
On November 16th, Obama released a 30 second commercial in New Hampshire and “gets tough with parents” on education. Obama wants parents to instill a “sense of excellence” in their children and to turn off the TV. His plan includes early childhood education and teacher recruitment. Obama describes his childhood, saying that his parent’s weren’t very rich, and his father was never around. The one thing he got was a good education, and he wants to give at least that opportunity to today’s youth. (Video of commercial here).
Significance:
Obama in this video humanizes himself with photos of his childhood. Using himself as an example, he connects with the audience, uses pathos and plays off of the sympathy of the people. An important fact is that the time and place of this commercial is in New Hampshire, now. He is preparing for the New Hampshire primary. This could definitely be beneficial, if not essential to getting barrack Obama some momentum in the polls.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20071115_Letters___A_bad_rap_for_Obama.html
Letters to the editor: Philadelphia Daily news
Letters A bad rap for Obama
By Becki Brumback
Summary:
In this letter, the author comments on an article by Bruce Crawley. This statement By Crawley is “Barack Obama has… Avoided dealing with black issues or saying the word black”.
The Becki thinks this is a “gross misinterpretation” and that it is similar to the “is he black enough?” question imposed on Barack. Crawley also said that “Barack presents no benefits flowing back to the black community”. Becki thinks that the African American Community should be insulted by this statement. Becki, as a white supporter of Obama, says, “I am not getting any benefit that I am aware of other than supporting a candidate I feel strongly about. Focusing on “black” issues would be bad politics and governance. The aforementioned approached has been tried by others (such as Jesse Jackson) and has not worked.
Significance:
I agree with this letter, on the note that Barack should not use the race card is a positive thing. He needs to appeal to the overall public, and deal with ALL political issues, not things like his ethnicity, which has no effect on his ability to run nation. He focuses on issues like the economy (and poverty) that and social inequality which will positively benefit those who are in need of those reforms, both black and others, who are suffering the effect of a high crime rate and poverty. In his own words, “There is not a black America or a white America, but a United States of America”. I think that those who focus too much on the race and gender of a political candidate, has a thinking style that is a bit too outdated for today’s socio-politico world.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Barack on the issues + Analysis.
Issue 1) The Iraq war!
Because Barack was not elected to the National Senate until 2004, he did not get a chance to vote on the original bill to enter the Iraq war. In various interviews, he has said that he did not support the war from the beginning, even before we actually invaded, and that entering the war was a mistake. He actually spoke out against it and gave a now well known speech (for quotes and content of the speech, click here.because he was not in senate earlier and doesn't have much of a track record, it makes it difficult to map out a line of trust in the overall American public outside of Illinois, and he has not been in the public eye as much as the current front-runner, Hillary Clinton. This may pose a problem in his campaign and is a hurdle he must get over if he plans to make to nomination. Barack has mapped out a general plan as to how he plans to get us out of Iraq. In January 2007, Obama introduced legislation to, in his words, "responsibly end the war in Iraq." He plans to immediately begin to withdraw troops from Iraq and meet with the UN members and Iraqi leader for discussion and use diplomacy."I don't support all wars", says Barack, "What I am opposed to is a dumb war". He said in his 2002 speech against the war. As time goes on, more and more Americans are turning against the war. This makes them more likely to vote for a democrat. However, all the other democratic candidates also claim to be currently anti-Iraq war.http://usliberals.about.com/od/extraordinaryspeeches/a/Obama2002War.htmalso, Barack Obama official site
Issue 2) the Environment
"Global warming is happening now", says Barack. "Obama's cap-and-trade system will require all pollution credits to be auctioned. A 100% auction ensures that all polluters pay for every ton of emissions they release, rather than giving these emission rights away for free to coal and oil companies". Barack believes in the following changes for the environment:1) Investing in "basic research" and in people (human capital)2)invest in key technology, like bio fuels and clean coal technology, invest in technology development, and to "set standards" to allow the market to invent and innovate. He plans to attempt to make the US one of the prime countries fighting the perils of global warming.
3)He wants to strengthen energy independence, and so on. The candidates that pay attention to the environment, have similar views about it, such as energy independence. Most people in general agree with Obama on the environment. This will play in Barack's favor.
Issue 3) Education
It’s a general consensus that we need to improve America's schools. Where there are differences in the candidates is how this should be done. Republican candidates want to give more power to the state and reduce federal regulation of schools.Barack Obama's plan to improve schools include,1) expanding early education2)innovation to improve teacher's quality,3)pay teachers more4)reform/fund no child left behind (this is an issue I disagree with barrack about. I believe that no child left behind should be abolished. the original intentions were good, but punishing schools for not doing well in "standardized testing" by cutting down funding, where it's needed most, is stupid)5)support teachers6) improve testing and accountability7)Give more high school students access to college level courses8) and expanding summer learning opportunities.
He may lose some votes from the conservative side because conservative voters generally believe the government is too involved in things like education.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Barack_Obama_Education.htm
Issue 4) Immigration
What Barack first proposes to do about the border issue is getting additional custom agents."Obama believes immigrant workers should have legal protections to avoid abuse and downward pressure on American wages and working conditions."Barack supports immigrant that immigrated here illegally, but have done nothing else against the law, and encourages them to come out of the shadows.also, to Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally, Honor our Immigrant Troops, and Reform H-1B VisasThis continues to be a controversial issue because of the cost in tax $ of illegal immigrants, but the fact that these are human beings who come here seeking a better life.This is split across the nation. However, most are in favor of a somewhat more secure border. It will be interesting to see how this play's out in Obama's Campaign.
Issue 5) Gun Control
He believes in keeping guns out of the inner cities, and believes that gun manufacturers are partially responsible.However, He “also believe that when a gang banger shoots indiscriminately into a crowd because he feels someone disrespected him, we have a problem of morality. Not only do we need to punish that man for his crime, but we need to acknowledge that there's a hole in his heart, one that government programs alone may not be able to repair.Source: The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama, p.215 Oct 1, 2006 "
Barack Obama greatly supports restriction on the sale of semiautomatics, handguns, and other guns seen in the inner cities. This viewpoint is sure to put him at odds with the NRA (National Rifle Association) and might possibly cost him some votes in southern states, and definitely some from Michigan, a state whose culture is fermented in rifles and guns.
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. Reference: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; Bill S 397 ; vote number 2005-219 on Jul 29, 2005
http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm
Because Barack was not elected to the National Senate until 2004, he did not get a chance to vote on the original bill to enter the Iraq war. In various interviews, he has said that he did not support the war from the beginning, even before we actually invaded, and that entering the war was a mistake. He actually spoke out against it and gave a now well known speech (for quotes and content of the speech, click here.because he was not in senate earlier and doesn't have much of a track record, it makes it difficult to map out a line of trust in the overall American public outside of Illinois, and he has not been in the public eye as much as the current front-runner, Hillary Clinton. This may pose a problem in his campaign and is a hurdle he must get over if he plans to make to nomination. Barack has mapped out a general plan as to how he plans to get us out of Iraq. In January 2007, Obama introduced legislation to, in his words, "responsibly end the war in Iraq." He plans to immediately begin to withdraw troops from Iraq and meet with the UN members and Iraqi leader for discussion and use diplomacy."I don't support all wars", says Barack, "What I am opposed to is a dumb war". He said in his 2002 speech against the war. As time goes on, more and more Americans are turning against the war. This makes them more likely to vote for a democrat. However, all the other democratic candidates also claim to be currently anti-Iraq war.http://usliberals.about.com/od/extraordinaryspeeches/a/Obama2002War.htmalso, Barack Obama official site
Issue 2) the Environment
"Global warming is happening now", says Barack. "Obama's cap-and-trade system will require all pollution credits to be auctioned. A 100% auction ensures that all polluters pay for every ton of emissions they release, rather than giving these emission rights away for free to coal and oil companies". Barack believes in the following changes for the environment:1) Investing in "basic research" and in people (human capital)2)invest in key technology, like bio fuels and clean coal technology, invest in technology development, and to "set standards" to allow the market to invent and innovate. He plans to attempt to make the US one of the prime countries fighting the perils of global warming.
3)He wants to strengthen energy independence, and so on. The candidates that pay attention to the environment, have similar views about it, such as energy independence. Most people in general agree with Obama on the environment. This will play in Barack's favor.
Issue 3) Education
It’s a general consensus that we need to improve America's schools. Where there are differences in the candidates is how this should be done. Republican candidates want to give more power to the state and reduce federal regulation of schools.Barack Obama's plan to improve schools include,1) expanding early education2)innovation to improve teacher's quality,3)pay teachers more4)reform/fund no child left behind (this is an issue I disagree with barrack about. I believe that no child left behind should be abolished. the original intentions were good, but punishing schools for not doing well in "standardized testing" by cutting down funding, where it's needed most, is stupid)5)support teachers6) improve testing and accountability7)Give more high school students access to college level courses8) and expanding summer learning opportunities.
He may lose some votes from the conservative side because conservative voters generally believe the government is too involved in things like education.
http://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Barack_Obama_Education.htm
Issue 4) Immigration
What Barack first proposes to do about the border issue is getting additional custom agents."Obama believes immigrant workers should have legal protections to avoid abuse and downward pressure on American wages and working conditions."Barack supports immigrant that immigrated here illegally, but have done nothing else against the law, and encourages them to come out of the shadows.also, to Remove Incentives to Enter Illegally, Honor our Immigrant Troops, and Reform H-1B VisasThis continues to be a controversial issue because of the cost in tax $ of illegal immigrants, but the fact that these are human beings who come here seeking a better life.This is split across the nation. However, most are in favor of a somewhat more secure border. It will be interesting to see how this play's out in Obama's Campaign.
Issue 5) Gun Control
He believes in keeping guns out of the inner cities, and believes that gun manufacturers are partially responsible.However, He “also believe that when a gang banger shoots indiscriminately into a crowd because he feels someone disrespected him, we have a problem of morality. Not only do we need to punish that man for his crime, but we need to acknowledge that there's a hole in his heart, one that government programs alone may not be able to repair.Source: The Audacity of Hope, by Barack Obama, p.215 Oct 1, 2006 "
Barack Obama greatly supports restriction on the sale of semiautomatics, handguns, and other guns seen in the inner cities. This viewpoint is sure to put him at odds with the NRA (National Rifle Association) and might possibly cost him some votes in southern states, and definitely some from Michigan, a state whose culture is fermented in rifles and guns.
Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. Reference: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; Bill S 397 ; vote number 2005-219 on Jul 29, 2005
http://www.ontheissues.org/Domestic/Barack_Obama_Gun_Control.htm
Friday, November 09, 2007
Biography
Full Name - Barack Hussein Obama
Born - August 4Th, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii
Current Hometown - Chicago, Illinois
Affiliated with the Democratic Party
Currently Senator for Illinois
His father was from Kenya
His Mother is from Kansas
His parents met in Hawaii
At the age of six, Obama moved with his family to Djakarta, Indonesia. Four years later, he returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents and attend the esteemed Punahou Academy.
He graduated from Columbia University in 1983. He then moved back to Chicago in 1985, where he became a community organizer with a church based group. The main goals of the overall group were to help out communities with high unemployment and high crime rates. He later decided to, after a few years of doing this, saw that he needed to do more than work at a local level, but needed too get into law and politics to change things. He then went on to get a law degree from Harvard in 1991. He became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.
He then returned to Chicago and worked as a civil rights lawyer and taught constitutional law. His "advocacy work" led him to run for state senate where he served for 8 years. He helped organize voter registration drives during Bill Clinton’s election. In 2004, he became the 3rd African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Senate.
He grew up in different places and heard ideas from all different types of people.
He created the "Earned Income Tax Credit" program, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state. He also pushed for early childhood education. Also, after many death row inmates were found innocent, Senator Obama worked with law enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.He is (paraphrased) the most proud of his family, including his wife Michelle, and his 2 daughters.
Born - August 4Th, 1961 in Honolulu Hawaii
Current Hometown - Chicago, Illinois
Affiliated with the Democratic Party
Currently Senator for Illinois
His father was from Kenya
His Mother is from Kansas
His parents met in Hawaii
At the age of six, Obama moved with his family to Djakarta, Indonesia. Four years later, he returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents and attend the esteemed Punahou Academy.
He graduated from Columbia University in 1983. He then moved back to Chicago in 1985, where he became a community organizer with a church based group. The main goals of the overall group were to help out communities with high unemployment and high crime rates. He later decided to, after a few years of doing this, saw that he needed to do more than work at a local level, but needed too get into law and politics to change things. He then went on to get a law degree from Harvard in 1991. He became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.
He then returned to Chicago and worked as a civil rights lawyer and taught constitutional law. His "advocacy work" led him to run for state senate where he served for 8 years. He helped organize voter registration drives during Bill Clinton’s election. In 2004, he became the 3rd African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Senate.
He grew up in different places and heard ideas from all different types of people.
He created the "Earned Income Tax Credit" program, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state. He also pushed for early childhood education. Also, after many death row inmates were found innocent, Senator Obama worked with law enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.He is (paraphrased) the most proud of his family, including his wife Michelle, and his 2 daughters.
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