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Yvettep
Veteran Poster
Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 1573
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:15 pm: | 
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Text of Obama's email to update list recipients below
Dear Friend,
As you may know, over the last few months I have been thinking
hard about my plans for 2008. Running for the presidency is a
profound decision - a decision no one should make on the basis
of media hype or personal ambition alone - and so before I
committed myself and my family to this race, I wanted to be sure
that this was right for us and, more importantly, right for the
country.
** Watch Barack's statement on forming
** a Presidential Exploratory Committee
http://ga3.org/ct/3pNnI5d1FRiR/
I certainly didn't expect to find myself in this position a year
ago. But as I've spoken to many of you in my travels across the
states these past months; as I've read your emails and read your
letters; I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a
different kind of politics.
So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance
the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.
The decisions that have been made in Washington these past six
years, and the problems that have been ignored, have put our
country in a precarious place. Our economy is changing rapidly,
and that means profound changes for working people. Many of you
have shared with me your stories about skyrocketing health care
bills, the pensions you've lost and your struggles to pay for
college for your kids. Our continued dependence on oil has put
our security and our very planet at risk. And we're still mired
in a tragic and costly war that should have never been waged.
But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our
problems that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our
politics. America's faced big problems before. But today, our
leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a
practical, common sense way. Politics has become so bitter and
partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't
tackle the big problems that demand solutions.
And that's what we have to change first.
We have to change our politics, and come together around our
common interests and concerns as Americans.
This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only
come from you; from people across our country who believe
there's a better way and are willing to work for it.
Years ago, as a community organizer in Chicago, I learned that
meaningful change always begins at the grassroots, and that
engaged citizens working together can accomplish extraordinary
things.
So even in the midst of the enormous challenges we face today, I
have great faith and hope about the future - because I believe
in you.
And that's why I wanted to tell you first that I'll be filing
papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee. For
the next several weeks, I am going to talk with people from
around the country, listening and learning more about the
challenges we face as a nation, the opportunities that lie
before us, and the role that a presidential campaign might play
in bringing our country together. And on February 10th, at the
end of these decisions and in my home state of Illinois, I'll
share my plans with my friends, neighbors and fellow Americans.
In the meantime, I want to thank all of you for your time, your
suggestions, your encouragement and your prayers. And I look
forward to continuing our conversation in the weeks and months
to come.
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Barack Obama
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Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 7858
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 12:19 pm: |
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This dude sure is a tease. Ain't he? |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 6736
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 01:02 pm: |
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Obama is waffling on whether or not he will vote to fund a troop increase for Iraq. He's very glib and when he's finished talking he hasn't really said anything. But that's what being a politician is all about. |
Yvettep
Veteran Poster
Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 1575
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 03:00 pm: |
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Look at this brief clip: http://antiessentialistspeaksup.wordpress.com/2007/01/15/im-sorry/
If this is an honest mistake, then so be it. It certainly would not be the first time a news station put the wrong video to a story. But seeing as this is a Fox affiliate, it kinda makes you wonder... |
Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 7861
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 07:09 pm: |
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Yvettep,
If you believe that's an "honest mistake", then boy do I have some diamond mines to sell to you. But you'd better hurry while you can still get them at a low-low price. |
Cynique
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Cynique
Post Number: 6746
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 08:58 pm: |
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I finally figured out what you were referring to, Yvette, and I wouldn't put anything past Fox News when it comes to sabotaging "Liberals." |
Yvettep
Veteran Poster
Username: Yvettep
Post Number: 1577
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 02:57 pm: |
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LOL @ ABM & Cynique. Well, I was tryna give folks the benefit of the doubt! |
Abm
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Abm
Post Number: 7881
Registered: 04-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 03:15 pm: |
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Yvettep,
The thing you can't help but like about Fox is they're such nutjobs over there, most times I can't help but laugh at'em...
That is, until I think about the EFFECT of the bvllshyt they've been pulling. |
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