The Obama campaign set up shop in Philadelphia today. After a briefing on canvassing tactics and breaking up into neighborhood working groups, it was time to hit the streets in earnest.
Here are a collection of photos from the Center City office and the article from The Philadelphia Inquirer covering today's launch of PA for Obama.
Pics and more at Daily Kos.
Philly is Obamaville!
Question: Why did Christian broadcaster Paxson Communications (aka ION) provide a charter plane to hustle Saudis out of the US after 9/11, and did John McCain get to use it too?
(NOT 9/11 CONSPIRACY)As per the official 9/11 commission report, the Saudi's were give permission to leave the US on charter flights while the rest of US airspace was closed. The second plane, leaving Las Vegas carried a Saudi Prince and his party on September 20th 2001. This plane, has been identified in the report as Chartered Flight B 727-21, Tail Number N727PX. This plane is a private Boeing 727 owned by Paxson Communication a.k.a. ION Broadcasting. Paxson Communications (as it was known during the time period concerned) owned this plane; a private corporate jet. Curiously, this tail (N-number) ID does not exist, and is available according to the FAA.
Chartered Flight B 727-21, Tail Number N727PXOn September 20, 2001, 18 members of the party of Saudi Prince Abdulmajeed BinAbdulaziz departed from Las Vegas, Nevada, for Stanstead, England.84 Theyunderwent the same vetting process as the 69 people on the flight the day before.
http://www.9-11commission.gov/staff_statements/911_TerrTrav_App.pdf
Now, the question is, was John McCain given access to this plane through his relationship (professional or otherwise) with lobbyist Vicki Iseman?If anyone has a picture of John McCain debarking or embarking from a plane with this tail number (N727PX) please post. Possiable time periods would surround his letters to the FCC and his 2000 Presidential bid.
This latest photo from airliners.net has given many a creepy feeling.
For more imformation click democraticunderground.com.
Barack Obama needs more than 2,000 signatures from Pennsylvania Democrats to be on the primary ballot. His Pennsylvania delegates also need more than 250 signatures from every Congressional district in the state. This group is going to ensure that happens!Please join if you want to volunteer to collect signatures in your Congressional District.Let's help Barack win Pennsylvania!
JOIN YOUR LOCAL PA Congressional District (CD)PETITION DRIVE in Groups at My.BarackObama.com To find your district, use this linkhttp://www.house.gov/writerep/ then scroll to yourstate and then put in your zip code and then join oneof the following groups that is in your district. ALSO: SOME ZIP CODES COVER MORE THAN ONE CD, SO USETHE FOLLOWING LINKhttp://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jspTO FIND YOUR EXTRA 4 DIGIT ZIP CODE.NOTE: For right now it might be confusing for theChicago staff to have you in more than one districtthan the one you live in. So before you join any groupother than your own group you may want to wait for theCampaign to say that this is okay. Remember eachgroup will have an active list serve which means lotsof extra emails back and forth. Danielle Clarke one of 5 Pa Co-Chairs(note we need more Pa co-chairs)JOIN THE GROUP BELOW IN THE DISTRICT WHERE YOU LIVE:
PS: Your name will go down in history as it is stored at the records department at the state Capital of Pa
Greetings Pennsylvanians,If you have not already done so,
(kudos to Centre County and Berks County for their great on-going work and to Philadelphia County for all the energy being put out now), it is now time to start setting up tables loaded with Barack Obama literature, Obama buttons and bumperstickers at fairs, festivals and any other high profile location. (Request permission first.)
It is time to volunteer for the next President of the United States, Barack Obama.
CLICK LINK HERE
TO READ MORE TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR AREA OF PENNSYLVANIA
NOTE:
Become a delegate-get 500 pledges or moreThink about being at the Democratic convention in august 2008. Imagine making your vote for Obama. Know that Obama picks his delegates (as do all the candidates) Be a part of his/herstory! Leave the convention with the biggest smile on your face. How you say? Start getting signatures of voters in your district now. Let them know you want to be a part of a ground breaking movement and you need their pledge. In the mean time contact your states democratic party and get the needed info etc that will allow you with your signatures to make that vote for barack Obama.This is a once in a lifetime experience to be able to vote for a candidate for real change.
Yesterday we had a meeting and a BBQ in univeristy city and we are planning on having a table at the outfest.
Please get involved by emailing me at danielegrl@yahoo.com
also here is some information for your use.
Please also join the below groups
http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/PhiladelphiaGaysandLesbiansforObama
http://my.barackobama.com/page/group/PhiladelphiaforObama
Make sure you see my blogs for help and see how clinton edwards sidestep on civil unions because in their HRC statements they say they only support civil unions for those in long term relationships while Obama doesn't dicriminate and agrees to civil unions for any length of time and also as you saw in the last debate Obama also only says we can't force all religions to accept marraige but if a religious group does accept it then so does he. he also was against the DOMA defense of marriage act that the clintons passed and still hillary won't agree to repeal all of it just certain provisions but Obama has wanted to repeal the whole thing since 1996. LOGO GAY DEBATES Who got your vote? Any surprises? http://visiblevote08.logoonline.com/2007/08/13/who-got-your-vote-any-surprises/#comment-1821 All through the weekend since Thursday, visitors to the site here have been asked to “Sound Off” and place a vote for the candidate they’re most behind. Which could mean both who they thought performed well during the VisibleVote08 Presidential Forum on Thursday night (which you can watch again tonight at 9pm ET, if you missed it), and just who they support the most in general. And the results may surprise you… As of 1:50pm today, here are the numbers: WHO’S YOUR CANDIDATE?Barack Obama 45%Dennis Kucinich 25%Hillary Clinton 14%Mike Gravel 8%John Edwards 5%Bill Richardson 3% Surprised? Obviously, Obama inspires and comes off amazingly well. And people respond to him as a maverick and a fresh voice. But is it surprising that he fares so much better than his biggest rival, Hillary Clinton? And would you have expected higher numbers for her? Kucinich and Gravel benefitted from their warmly received, pro-gay performance on Thursday, but it’s hard to know whether Kucinich’s vast jump in the rankings here (he sort of trounced Clinton) translates to any real boost for him. More so, it demonstrates how enthusiastically gay voters respond to a candidate who embraces them and vows to fight for them. And it looks like neither John Edwards nor Bill Richardson won themselves much of a gay boost in support… But might that change? .......................................It seems right to me with how Barack wants to repeal DOMA and has since 1996. Why clinton won't do this is beyond me. Or Edwards for that matter. Also barack has a forum on his site which is open to discussion whereas the others don't go to http://my.barackobama.com see people scroll down to LGBT issues http://pride.barackobama.com/page/content/lgbthome
BARACK OBAMA WILL BE HERE "TUESDAY MAY 22ND 5PM IN WEST PHILADELPHIA PA"
JUSTIN ( THE PENNSYLVANIA CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISER FOR BARACK OBAMA) JUST CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO LET YOU ALL KNOW. IT WILL BE EITHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENN CAMPUS OR DREXEL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SO THERE WILL BE PARKING FOR BUSES ETC. BUT IF YOU ARE CLOSE TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THERE WILL BE AND OUTDOOR AND INDOOR LOCATION IN CASE OF RAIN.
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EVERYONE WHO HASN'T JOINED PHILADELPHIA PA AND SUROUNDING COUNTIES AND TRISTATE REGION NEW JERSEY CAMDEN DELAWARE WILMINGTON
Link JOIN ASAP.
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FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T RECEIVED MY PERSONAL EMAIL TODAY PLEASE EMAIL ME AT VOTE4BRACKOBAMA@AOL.COM SO I CAN DIRECT YOU TO YOUR LOCAL LEADERS WHO HAVE ALREADY RESPONDED TO THIS "CALL TO ACTION" IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS.THEY WILL BE YOUR LEADERS FOR YOUR AREA / COUNTY / STATETHEY HAVE ALREADY JOINED A PRIVATE YAHOO GROUP AND HAVE FILLED OUT PROFILES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS. THE NEW PEOPLE WILL BE ADDED TO A NEW EMAIL LISTING BUT THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP WILL BE A SEPARATE GROUP EMAIL LIST.
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO ADD YOUR PROFILE TO THESE EXISTING PEOPLES PROFILES
Philadelphia / Tristate Region General Discussion Area and Polls,
For Those In Philadelphia ,
For Those In Bucks County And The Great Northeast Phila ,
For Those In Chester And Lancaster County,
For Those In Delaware County And Chester City ,
For Those In Berks And Mongomery County ,
For Those Across The River In Delaware State ,
For Those Across The River In New Jersey
FOR THOSE (NEW PEOPLE) WHO WANT TO STILL JOIN, USE THE ABOVE LINKS AND START YOUR DISCUSSIONS IN EACH AREAS CHILD BOARD
THE EVENT WILL LAST 2 1/2 HOURS. PLEASE BE THERE EARLY IF YOU CAN. I WOULD THINK BY AT A MINIMUM OF 4:30PM AND I WILL BE THERE BY 3:30PM
A. THE FIRST 1/2 HOUR WILL SURELY BE US GATHERING TOGETHER IN OUR GROUPS / AREAS / COUNTIES / STATES
B. THE NEXT 1 HOUR WILL BE BARACKS TIME.
C. THE FOLLOWING 1 HOUR WILL BE FOR EACH AREA TO COLLECT NAMES OF SUPPORTERS IN YOUR AREA AND COLLECT DONATIONS FOR HOLDING EVENTS IN YOUR AREA.
D. RESPONSIBLE SUPPORTERS COLLECTING DONATIONS SHOULD BE PEOPLE THAT HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEM PERSONALLY AND HAVE IDENTIFICATION AND WILLING TO GIVE THAT TO EACH PERSON WHO DONATES WITH A RECEIPT SIGNED BY THAT PERSON HOLDING THE DONATION. (THESE WILL BE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP AS EARLY SUPPORTERS TO MY EMAIL LIST AND GROUP.)
F. IF YOUR AREA COLLECTS A LARGE AMOUNT OF DONATIONS MORE THAN NEEDED PLEASE THINK ABOUT DONATING TO THE CAMPAIGN. THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET EVERYONE WHO DONATES THIER NAME ADRESS AND PHONE NUMBER AND I WILL HAVE DONATION FORMS AND THE CAMPAIGN WILL SURELY HAVE DONATION FORMS.
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TICKETS WILL BE AVAILBLE ONLINE WITHIN A WEEK WITH THE CAMPAIGNS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCMENT.
TICKETS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE (TO THE PEOPLE I HAVE SENT OUT EMAILS TO) FROM JUSTIN AFTER THE ANNOUCMENT FROM THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE ...FOR SALE TO NEIGHBORS FRIENDS ETC AFTER THIS CAMPAIGN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCMENT NEXT WEEK.
WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW TO PREPARE.
1. BRING SIGNS SHOWING YOUR COUNTY OR STATE OR CITY AREA. THESE SIGNS WILL HELP OTHERS FROM YOUR AREA TO CONGREGATE WITH YOU OR CLOSE TO YOU AT THE EVENT.
2. PLAN ON A MEETING WITH THOSE PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFTER BARACK LEAVES AT THE SAME LOCATION.
3. GET EVERYONES NAME AND EMAIL AND DEFINATELY PHONE NUMBER FROM YOUR AREA.
4. REPORT BACK TO ME AT VOTE4BARACKOBAMA@AOL.COM WITH THAT INFORMATION SO I HAVE IT TO REACH EVERYONE TO ARRANGE A CONFERENCE CALL TO GET OUR REGION WORKING ON EVENTS AND OFFICES
5. BRING WITH YOU, IDEAS YOU HAVE, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY IN YOUR AREA.
6. EACH AREA SHOULD COLLECT DONATIONS BY A RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF THAT AREA. THOSE DONATIONS WILL HELP YOU TO BE ABLE TO HOLD EVENTS IN YOUR AREA. ALL DONATIONS COLLECTED BY THESE RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED. THAT MEANS YOU SHOULD GET A NAME AND AN ADDRESS AND A PHONE NUMBER FROM EACH PERSON WHO DONATES. THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE LISTED AND REPORTED TO JUSTIN. I WILL GIVE YOU JUSTINS EMAIL IN A WEEK. (AGAIN THESE WILL BE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO MY GROUPS )
7. I CHECKED WITH THE FARMERS ALMANAC ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THE WEATHER WILL BE NICE
MAY16th-19th. Showers, then fair and cool. Windy, rainy Virginia, Maryland, then clearing. Hopefully, weather will clear at Pimlico for Preakness Stakes. 20th-23rd. Fair skies. 24th-27th. Thunderstorms Mid-Atlantic States, then clearing, cool. Squally for New England, then fair skies. SEE LINK Link
REMEMBER THIS CAMPAIGN IS ABOUT US. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR EVERYONE TO BRING SOME DONATIONS FOR YOUR AREA. HAVE IDEAS FOR YOUR AREA. BRING PICTURES OF WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE IN YOUR AREA SO YOU CAN MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON JUSTIN. AND BRING SIGNS AND WEAR YOUR SHIRTS AND WELL HAVE FUN. RESPECTIVELY YOURS
DANIELLE CLARKE 215-237-0952 CALL ANY WEEKENDS OR AFTER 7PM EST WEEKDAYS
FINALLY PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS HERE AND THIS BLOG WILL BE LISTED IN 4 SEPARATE BLOGS DUE TO THE LIMIT OF LISTING IN 10 BLOGS YET WE HAVE ALMOST 40 GROUPS / COUNTIES / NEW JERSEY / DELAWARE GROUPS TOO
Global warming from the carbon in coal, all the other air pollution from coal burning, and the destruction of Montana, Wyoming and Appalachia are all a part of a steamroller bearing down on us, one that if we act and act now, we can dodge to a fair degree. But there will soon be a worse steamroller bearing down on us if you and I let it happen. A planet so poisoned with radioactivity that all life will be sickly.
Nuclear Power is a dinosaur: www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid508.php. But not just any dinosaur. It is unsafe, and it is too expensive. And during the nuclear cycle, plutonium for nuclear weapons is produced.
Regardless of the steady propaganda recently pumped into the major media outlets by the nuclear power industry, nuclear power's time is past. www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid1151.php Come on over to our side. We currently are staring at 2 steamrollers, and nuclear power apologists would have their steamroller BIGGER??
If you haven't already watched this speech, please do. We must make sure that Barack Obama is the next President of the United States. (Click on the following youtube Link. If necessary, wait for downloading.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=siSe8Qb91wQ
"""WELL PHILA PA + THE STATE OF PENNA "BARACK OBAMA SUPPORTERS" HERE'S THE NUMBERS READ EM AND WEEP.""" OR GET TO THE MARCH 31ST EVENT IN CENTER CITY PHILA AND TOGETHER WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF US MEETING SO WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND GO OUT AND HELP EACH AREA TO WIN OVER SUPPORT FOR BARACK OBAMA HERE IN PHILA PA AND THAT WILL STIMULATE THE REST OF PENNA TO GET TO ACTION. ""A FEW OF US HAVE DONE ALL WE CAN BUT WE NEED YOUUUUUUUUUU""
RESPECTIVELY YOURS
DANIELLE CLARKE
PS: PLEASE EXCUSE MY CAP LOCKS AS I HAVE POOR EYESIGHT WHEN PROOF READING MY WRITINGS
Ohio Poll NumbersBy Ian Derby - Mar 7th, 2007 at 10:58 pm ESTAlso listed in: Hudson, Ohio for Barack Obama | Grassroots NE Ohio HQ
This by Mark Nymaik, of the Plain Dealer.
Voters in two battleground states - Florida and Pennsylvania - prefer former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani over New York Sen. Hillary Clinton or Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a new Quinnipiac University poll of top swing states shows. In Ohio, the mother of all swing states, voters are split among the front-runners, with Clinton getting 44 percent of the vote to Giuliani's 43 percent.Giuliani bests Obama in all three states. In all three state matchups, Giuliani leads among independent voters and scores 12 percent or higher among Democrats.
Voters in two battleground states - Florida and Pennsylvania - prefer former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani over New York Sen. Hillary Clinton or Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, a new Quinnipiac University poll of top swing states shows.
In Ohio, the mother of all swing states, voters are split among the front-runners, with Clinton getting 44 percent of the vote to Giuliani's 43 percent.Giuliani bests Obama in all three states.
In all three state matchups, Giuliani leads among independent voters and scores 12 percent or higher among Democrats.
More after the jump.
And complete results from the surveyor's website.
In Ohio, the poll surveyed 1,281 voters and has a margin of error of 2.7 percent points. It asked voters about several head-to-head matchups:John Edwards edges Giuliani 45 - 42 percent;Giuliani beats Obama 44 - 40 percent;Clinton bests Mitt Romney 51 - 31 percent;Obama inches by John McCain 42 - 39 percent;Edwards beats McCain 45 - 38 percent;Obama tops Romney 47 - 26 percent;Edwards beats Romney 52 - 26 percent.
Quinnipiac also surveyed party members. Clinton leads in a Democratic primary matchup with 32 percent, followed by 19 percent for Obama, 13 percent for Edwards and 11 percent for Al Gore. Giuliani tops the Republicans. To read all the details, click
Pennsylvania Results In other possible 2008 presidential matchups in Pennsylvania:
GET READY PHILADELPHIA BARACK OBAMA SUPPORTERS BECAUSE ON MARCH 31st WE WILL HAVE OUR GIANT KICK-OFF HOUSE PARTY / POTLUCK AT WILLIAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTER AND WE NEED YOU TO COME BECAUSE PHILA BARACK OBAMA CITIZENS ARE IN MANY GROUPS AND WE NEED TO UNITE AS ONE LARGE GROUP SO WE CAN ATTRACT BARACK OBAMA TO COME TO PHILA SOON.
LINK IS ABOVE AND IN HEADING SO COPY PASTE IT OR SEARCH FOR IT IN EVENTS FOR THOSE WHO LIVE NEAR PHILA PA 1315 SPRUCE ST CENTER CITY LIVE TELECAST (March 31Kickoff Event) + FUNDRAISING PARTY +ORGANIZING FOR FUTURE EVENTS WITH US WATCHING BARACK OBAMA IN IOWA SPEAKING ONLINE AND US LISTENING TO HIS CONFERNECE CALL "LIVE"
DETAILS::: THIS IS A POTLUCK AND A HOUSE PARTY FORBARACK OBAMA CAMPAIGN WHICH STARTS AT 3PM EST AND RUNS TILL 7PM EST. YOUR WELCOME TO COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE THROUGHOUT THESE 4 HOURS.NOTE::: >>WE NEED 80 PEOPLE TO ATTEND AND SIGN UP ASAP SO I CAN SECURE THE ROOM WE WILL USE ASAP.NOTE: 22 SIGNED UP ALREADY YEAAAAAAAA ""PLEASE BRING A GUEST EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A 100PERSON LIMIT AS SOME WILL COME AND GO THROUGHOUT THE EVENT""...................................................................................
WHAT WE WANT YOU TO KNOW***...................................................................................1. WE EXPECT EVERYONE WHO APPLIES TO THIS EVENT TO>>>>>> CONFIRM BY PHONE <<<<<< = >>>>>>>(DANIELLE CLARKE 215-237-0952)<<<<<<< ASAPAND ALSO BY EMAIL "EVEN WHEN" OR "EVEN IF" YOU SIGN UPHERE AT BARACKOBAMA.COM PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO>>>>>>> OBAMAHOUSEPARTYS@AOL.COM <<<<<< TOO SO I DON'T HAVE TO REACH YOU BY THE SITE AND PUT STRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE..................................................................................2. NOT EVERYONE WILL BRING FOOD. IF YOU DO THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. IF NOT PLEASE BRING A DONATION FOR FOOD. THERE WILL BE NO REFRIGERATOR SPACE SO MAKE THE FOODS SOMETHING THAT CAN LAST. DINNER SHOULD BEGIN AT 4PM EST AS WE SIT DOWN AND WATCH BARACK OBAMA SPEAK TO US LIVE FROM IOWA.....................................................................................3. THE DONATIONS OF FOOD OR MONEY FOR FOOD "ARE NOT A DONATION TO THE CAMPAIGN". IF HOWEVER, THOSE WHO BRING FOOD RECEIVE THE DONATIONS OF FUNDS FROM THOSE WHO DON'T BRING FOOD THEY ARE WELCOME TO DONATE THOSE PROCEEDS TO THE CAMPAIGN AS THEY CHOOSE.....................................................................................4. THE WILLIAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTER IS ALSO HAVING AYEARLY FUNDRAISER (CHOIR MUSIC) UPSTAIRS FROM 7PM TO10PM. THIS WILL GIVE US 3 HOURS ROUGHLY (3PM EST TO6PM EST) OF QUIET TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THE IOWA SPEACHAND LISTEN TO THE AUDIO CONFERENCE CALLIN THE PHILADELPHIA ROOM BUT IT WILL ALSO ALLOW US
TO CROSS PATHS AT TIMES AND SO WE CAN TALK BARACK TOTHEM. SOME OF THEM MAY ALSO WANT TO COME INTO OUR
ROOM AND LEARN ABOUT BARACK. WE GREATLY DESIRE THIS
TO HAPPEN WITHOUT US GOING UPSTAIRS TO SOLICITE
THEM......................................................................................5. WE DO NEED AT A MINIMUM OF 80 ATTENDESS TO THISEVENT TO COVER THE 2.00 A PERSON ROOM RENTAL. >>>> IDANIELLE CLARKE WILL COVER THE BALANCE OF 40.00 ANDTHE CLEANUP AND THE MONITOR FEES. <<<<<<< I USE TO
VOLUNTEER THERE SO I HAVE MADE AN AGREEMENT FOR
THESE ISSUES. HOWEVER, THERE IS A 2.00 VOUCHER GIVEN
TO THOSE WHO COME FOR REDUCED PARKING IN A GARAGE
JUST 2 BLOCKS AWAY.....................................................................................6. PLEASE KNOW I HAVE PURCHASED A LARGE>>>>>>>>>>>> "4FT BY 8FT"<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>> "BARACK OBAMA BANNER" <<<<<<FOR OUR EVENT. I ALSO HAVE PURCHASED>>>>10 SIGNS<<<< AND SOME BUMPER STICKERS. SO WEWILL BE >>>>> DECORATED BARACK <<<<<....................................................................................7. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT BUT IT ISREQUESTED AND YOUR WELCOME TO STOP IN ANY TIME
DURING THE EVENT BUT WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR
SIGNING UP AT BARACKOBAMA.COM AND ALSO AT>>>>>OBAMAHOUSEPARTYS@AOL.COM<<<<<<..................................................................................8. WHEN YOU EMAIL ME WE CAN PLAN A FUNDRAISING GOALFOR THIS EVENT AND WHAT FOODS TO BRING ETC...................................................................................9. WE WILL ALSO BE WATCHING A DVD SENT TO US
DIRECTLY FROM THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE..................................................................................10. WE ALSO NEED TO PLAN THAT DAY (MARCH 31ST) WHAT
WE WILL DO ON THE WEEK OF APRIL 1ST TO APRIL 7TH
WHICH IS OFFICIAL """OBAMA ACTION WEEK """ SO COME UP
WITH IDEAS!....................................................................................11. YOU WILL FILL IN A COMMENT / SURVEY FORM AND SIGNIN WHEN YOU ATTEND....................................................................................12. WE WILL HAVE DONATION FORMS HERE AS WELL.....................................................................................13. WE WILL BE TAKING PICTURES AND VIDEO
DOCUMENTARIES THAT WE WILL SEND TO THE CAMPAIGN
OFFICE AND PUT UP ON OUR LOCAL PHILADELPHIA OBAMA
WEB SITE...................................................................................14. AFTER THE EVENT WE ARE TO• Complete the host feedback form• Mail all sign-in sheets, guest response forms, hostfeedback form, checks & completed contributionforms in the envelope provided no later than April 7,2007 to: Obama for AmericaAttn: Grassroots Finance233 North Michigan Avenue, 11th floorChicago, IL 60601.................................................................................15. ADD YOUR IDEA HERE AND I WILL EDIT THIS EVENT.................................................................................16. ADD YOUR IDEA HERE AND I WILL EDIT THIS EVENT.................................................................................17. ADD YOUR IDEA HERE AND I WILL EDIT THIS EVENT.................................................................................Location Name: = WILLIAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTER 1315SPRUCE ST CENTER CITY PHILA PA.................................................................................Capacity Limit: includes guests; = 130.................................................................................Address: = 1315 SPRUCE ST city, State and Zip: =PHILADELPHIA PA 19107.................................................................................Directions To Event: = FROM PARKING GARAGE THAT OFFERSA 2.00 VOUCHER BY THE COMMUNITY CENTER = GO TO
CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA PA THEN TAKE BROAD STREET
SOUTH TO CHESNUT STREET AND GO EAST TO JUNIPER THEN
GO SOUTH ON JUNIPER STREET AND CROSS OVER SANSOM
AND WALNUT STREETS AND KEEP SOUTH ON JUNIPER TO THE
PARKING LOT ON THE RIGHT AT THE CORNER OF JUNIPER
AND CHANCELLOR STREET. THERE YOU WILL TURN RIGHT
INTO THE PARKING GARAGE AND WALK SOUTH ON JUNIPER
STREET TO SPRUCE STREET AND WALK EAST TO THE FIRST
DOOR ON YOUR LEFT...................................................................................IF YOU ARE DRIVING TO THE PARKING LOT DIRECTLY ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE WILLIAM WAY COMMUNITY CENTER
THEN USE THE FOLLOWING MAPQUESTdotCOM AND PUT IN1315 SPRUCE STREET
I JUST HAD A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE MAIN OFFICETHE
FOLLOWING IS ANOTHERS SUMMARY MINE IS BELOW IT
I want you to know that I just completed a conference call with Obama campaign. You will be pleased that our
suggestions and actions are being noted and addressed.
Big Kudos to all! The campaign is still in infancy and it is acknowledged that there are some growing pains...
so wonderful that we are growing that quickly!Please let me know of your endeavors and concerns and
I will make sure to get some answers and support to you.Some wonderful things are coming soon...
info packets to help you, better ways to get Obama materials; t-shirts, bumper stickers, items that can be
used for fundraising or education. There are also many other things in the works, dvd's for sharing... and lot's more.
The website is being tweaked to accommodate the traffic. Please stay patient. You guys are great, please
keep me informed; what do you need, what are your concerns, what are your plans. Right now, I want to put
together a database. Please email me this info: Name; address; phone; email; talents and experience. I plan to
make this available to the group so if there is info that you want to remain private let me know that too.
Thanks again for your interest and participation in this campaign and this group. Tell me what I can do to help you.
THE MAIN POINTS I / DANIELLE CLARKE NEED TO EXPRESS ARE
1. BARACK OBAMA WANTS A BOTTOM UP CAMPAIGN
2. THEY ARE WORKING ON FIXING THE SITE AND MANY THINGS WILL COME OUT IN A FEW DAYS
3. THEY WILL BE OFFERING AN ONLINE GROUP ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE SOON
4. SOON WE WILL BE ABLE TO MERGE GROUPS
5. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE WILL GREATLY IMPROVE SOON TOO
6. THEY WILL ALSO BE OFFERING AN ONLINE STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO ORGANIZING
7. WE SHOULD COVER OUR OWN FINANCES RIGHT NOW FOR ANY EVENTS ETC WE HAVE BUT IN THE FUTURE THERE
WILL BE FUNDS FROM THE CAMPAIGN FOR LARGE EVENTS
8. THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE BULK PURCHASING OF BUMPER STICKERS AND BUTTONS ETC ETC ETC SOON
9. YOU CAN USE CAFEPRESS BUT ITS EXPENSIVE AND THE COMPANY THAT CREATES BARACKOBAMA.COM STUFF
IS TIGEREYE ==> http://www.tigereyedesign.com/help.html
WHICH LEADS YOU TO DEMOCRATIC STUFF ==> Link THE EXTRA COST FROM THE CAMPAIGN OFFICE DOES HELP VETERANS TOO
10. LARGE PARTIES BREAK CAMPAIGN RULES SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ONE YOU MUST USE FEC GUIDLEINES ==> Link
11. BE CAREFUL ABOUT USING BARACK OBAMA SIGNS ETC IN SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT MAKE THE CAMPAIGN APPEAR NEGATIVE
12. HOPEFULLY SOON THEY WILL HAVE A GROUP BAROMETER FUNDRAISER
13. THEY WILL HAVE A DIRECT NUMBER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT OUR LOCAL BARACK OBAMA
REPRESENTATIVE BUT RIGHT NOW THEY ARE WORKING ON THE EARLY STATE PRIMARIES TO POST OFFICIALS OF THE CAMPAIGN
14. THEY ARE OPEN TO DESIGNS AND MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE THEM IN BULK AND SELL THEM THROUGH THE OFFICE
SO IF YOU HAVE DESIGNS GET READY TO SEND THEM IN TO THE SOON TO BE EMAIL OFFICE ADDRESS
15. SAVE MARCH 31ST FOR A SPECIAL EVENT FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS CAMPAIGN ALL AROUND THE
USA
16. IF YOU STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR FUNDRAISER PLEASE EMAIL THE NEW CONTACT EMAIL THAT
WILL BE LISTED ON THE SITE SOON
17. PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR NAME , ADRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS SO I CAN BUILD A
DATA BASE FOR MEMBERS OF MY GROUP IN allGLBTforOBAMA AND FOR PEOPLE IN PHILA PA GROUPS
18. I WILL POST YOUR PHAMPLET INFO SOON FROM A GUY IN WASH STATE WHICH GIVES ALL THE DETAILS OF
WHAT BARACK OBAMA HAS DONE AND SHOWS EXACTLY WHAT LAWS HE VOTED ON AND WHAT HE HAS DONE
WHICH WILL BE GREAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SEEK INFORMATION TO SUBSTANTIATE HIS ABILITY TO RUN
THE COUNTRYI HOPE I HAVE HELPED MY FRIENDS HERE WHO HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHATS GOING ON.
RESPECTIVELY YOURS DANIELLE CLARKE
PS: A COUPLE OUTSIDE SITES
"Link href="Link mce_href="Link <===TALKBARACKOBAMA08 ANOTHER GREAT SITE FOR DISCUSSIONS
WWW.OBAMATRIP.COM <==FOR THOSE SEEKING TO GO TO EARLY PRIMARY STATES AND HELPING IN
THOSE STATES USE THIS SITE ==> OBAMATRIPDOTCOM
ALSO THERE IS ANOTHER SITE WITH MANY OBAMA SITES ON IT LINKING GROUPS
Group Administrators For Obama Meeting Minutes
Host: Chris | 03-07-07 6:45PM EST
• Merging of Groups (online groups) Coming Soon
• Speed Issue of Website Traffic is being worked on
• Organizing Guidance
o Step-by-step Guide available soon for Admins
• Finances: Do not organize big events; DO house Parties; Handle expenses out of pocket; FEC
Guidelines complicated. Details on FEC coming soon.
• Official Campaign Materials
o Store has “Retail” not Mass Quantity pricing (bulk ordering). This may change so bulk order
pricing can lower costs.
o Café Press encouraged if people need stuff fast, but not sanctioned by Campaign.
• EMBARGO March 31st SPECIAL EVENT SAVE THIS DATE – Announcement coming soon.
• Fundraising Tool does not register for Groups; Will be added in future.
• Contact Us Form on website being revised. Live in a few days.
• Ethical Profit on Items For Sale by Groups? No Guidance on this. More details coming later.
• IDEA: Design own items and “buy” them from Campaign by paying for them in advance (main
issue is can the campaign do this and production and logistics).
• Video Available (Washington Group is sending DVRs/DVD); Download Videos from BarackTV
coming soon
• IDEA: Upload Documents on My.BarackObama.com? No Guidance (don’t expect this to happen).
File sharing on other sites a possibility.
• Opening Campaign Offices based on Primaries
• IDEA: Blue State Digital (creators of BarackObama.com) relationship forged to get updates on new
website functionality to relieve Group Admins level of “anxiety” suggested.
• Bug Fixes: Supposedly Fundraising Thermometer Fixed (two weeks ago). Others reported
showing no contribution after donation was made as recent as 48 hours ago.
• IDEA: Email Accounts using BarackObama.com domain? Out of the question. Domain reserved for
official campaign staff.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy for BarackObama.com and My.BarackObama.com?
Non-existent. “Sage Lewis” (Grass Roots Northeast Ohio group) name was suggested as go-to
person for this.
We have witnessed how big oil can sit down at the table and dictate to a Presidential administration what policy should look like. While contributions meant to influence decision makers is not illegal, Obama shows greater courage in following his own slef imposed higher law, with the benefit of democracy in mind.
You can also do this with your friends, asking them to contribute and pledging to match their contribution. This shows our commitment and inspires curiosity.
Best of luck in helping to raise funds and protect democracy!
Jack Livigni, administrator Society Hill for Obama and Liberty Bell.
You know, I was thinking about how fast things are going. It's been a few days since most of us started, and we have seen the media swirl around Barack, and a flurry of activity.
May I suggest that we do not make the mistake of looking at polls too much right now. It's easy to burn out before starting. Many have never been involved with a campaign before. We are not going to see the polls change much right now. In fact, we may not see the polls change much till the very end. Think of Dean and Kerry. There will be many attempts to cause burnout in Obama followers. The opposing camps may believe we are here just out of a fleeting whim or hope.
We need, in my opinion, to not pay attention to the Hillary Camp and their flag waving in the media with their poll numbers on them. That is meant to scare away those who are easily fatigued.
May I suggest we make it a routine to analyze the issues and remind ourselves constantly why we are supporting Barack Obama. Don't allow yourself to get sucked into the manipulation that would have us believing that polls should change in the short term. They are meant to shake down this network and divert our attention from the reason we are here. They are meant to induce us to be pessimistic and lose the energy to organize and recruit. They are meant to have us lose the audacity of hope and friendship that brings us together from many walks to support Barack Obama.
Stand firm in this course because of the principles that drew you here in the first place!
