OBAMA ON FEAR AND TORTURE

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THE FOURTH

THE FOURTH. by maggiesboy aka Johnson from BlueRootsRadio.

Don't just sit there. Go to My.BO and tell him what you think about Telecom Immunity in the FISA capitulation bill. Or if you don't know about this attack on your Constitutional Rights granted by the Bill of Rights then read Glen Greenwald.

KO advises Obama

COME TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW

Democrats Sing Anti-War Song For "The U.S. vs. John Lennon"

HISTORY MEETS FUTURE

IMAGINE

Imagine there's no Heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world

You may say that I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one - John

RAW OBAMA 2003

Because words matter. via Open Left

THEY HAVE A LOT TO ANSWER FOR

THE VIRAL SPREAD OF IT

THE VAST CORPORATIST AGENDA WARS

Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. ~Leo Tolstoy

Senator Obama has said he would seek to investigate officials of a former Bush administration if there was willful criminality, because "nobody is above the law."

Barack Obama's own web site quotes his position on media consolidation and social responsibility.

The thoughtful exchange of diverse viewpoints not only helps guarantee our freedom as individuals, it ensures those in power can be held accountable for all that they do.

This week Thom Heartman said he believes the media is determined to pressure a narrative that would prevent the media from holding diverse view points. Thom's views were described as tactics also used to bring down front runner and grass roots candidate Howard Dean. On Febuary 1, 2004, David Podvin wrote:

On December 1, 2003, Howard Dean was ahead by twenty points in the polls when he appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews and said, “We're going to break up the giant media enterprises.” This pronouncement went far beyond the governor’s previous public musings about possibly re-regulating the communications industry, and amounted to a declaration of war on the corporations that administer the flow of information in the United States.

It was an extraordinarily noble and dangerous thing to do: when he advocated a truly free press, Dr. Dean was provoking the corrupt media conglomerates that control what most Americans see and hear and read, and thereby control what most Americans think.

Noting the contrast between the top's down candidates style of Hillary Clinton and John McCain to the bottom's up or grass roots campaign of Barack Obama the question of media manipulation was brought up again by GottaLaff on Cliff's blog. In particular GottaLaff links media participation with George Bush's administration with this link. These questions follow the closing of the ABC Gottcha Debate where Senator Obama said "They like stirring up controversy. They like playing gotcha games... .. and I would say Sen. Clinton was in her element."

Hillary Clinton has not announced what she would do as President. She is holding out on answering whether she would insist her Attorney General review the events leading to wiretaps, US Attorney firings, torture and rendition. Is this political expediency or is it a promise of more pardons as is the family tradition?

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OBAMA IN CORPUS CHRISTI

My 12 year old niece went to an Obama rally in Corpus Christi Texas yesterday. She wrote this last night and sent it to me. Notice the reflection on the window in the first picture? That's the U.S.S. Lexington parked by the port entrance.

OBAMA COMES TO CORPUS CHRISTI

 

     Friday, February 22, 2008 , Barack Obama, Senator of Illinois and presidential  candidate came down  to Corpus Christi, Texas for a campaign  rally. Being the first democratic candidate to come to Corpus Christi since Hubert Humphrey, Obama’s Rally was at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi’s newest arena, which seats approximately 8,000 people.

 

      By 2:30, two hours before Obama was scheduled to begin his Rally, the line to get into the arena was wrapped and twisted back beyond the building’s end and onto the sidewalk by the beach. People waited patiently, basking in a warm sunny day and watching the waves drift calmly.  A very few hacklers protested loudly, shouting rude comments about both Obama and Hilary Clinton and holding signs reading nonsense such as “You cannot be Christian and vote for Obama.” Yet the atmosphere was calm and peaceful for the most part.     

the line to see Obama

 

The line moved quickly once Obama arrived from the Corpus Christi Airport, the same airport which Hillary had been at only about a week ago before her Robstown Rally, and after a few minutes the arena was getting fuller and fuller. Soon the stadium was filled with cheering supporters, who were all different ages, races and sexes. A confident “Yes We Can” roared through the center as excitement began to build.  When everyone was seated (about 6,000 people showed), Gilbert Moralez, an A&M Corpus Christi college student, opened the Rally with a wonderful introduction. Then, with an uproar from the crowd, he introduced Barack Obama.

 

stadium ground level

 

 

A tall, skinny and sleek young man with a  grin from ear to ear walked out  into the crowd shaking hands amiably with strangers  while making his way to the platform. When he finally got there a boom of excitement exuded from the crowd.  He politely thanked the audience, assuring them that he loved them too. Soon the hubbub abated, and he began his speech. He started by thanking a few people, including the audience for coming. Then he explained the Texas two step; no, not the dance, the mixture of both the voting and the caucus in Texas. He especially pushed early voting, but of course he said that he mainly wanted us, the Texan voters, to vote before or during March 4, which is the deadline for votes.

Barack Obama on his platform

 

 

Then  he began speaking about the big issues, such as the immigration situation, the war in Iraq, which  he was opposed to as senator in 2002, the schools and their lack of true teachers, “I want our young people to learn everything there is to learn…”,   and the American financial situation. “ We’ve got some big problems to solve,” he said in a serious tone.      

Lastly, he spoke about the propaganda going around about him. He began with the statement being said by many Americans, he is too young to be the president, too fresh and new. “The American people understand that the last thing we need is the same old folks doing the same old things, playing the same old games.” He explained that he is ready to be the commander and chief and that he will come through. “I’m skinny but I’m strong!” he joked.

Then he addressed the people who scolded him for having so much “hope.” He explained that he has a different definition of hope than most people. His head is not in the clouds, as he put it, but he does have his definition of hope, and he knows that everyone else needs it.  “I have been fighting for 20 years. I know how hard change is; that spirit of hope has to come through. This is our moment and this is our time. ” And with that his rally was through. Everyone seemed to leave the stadium with “hope” and happiness.

    To learn more about Obama’s campaign, go to http://www.barackobama.com.   

UPDATE: A video stream of the event is HERE. HERE is a report from the local newspaper.

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Yes We Can