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April 29, 2008

Obama in 30 seconds - 15 Finalists

Check out the Finalists.

I think my favorites are:

Positive Vision:

Targeted at Republicans:

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March 19, 2008

'A More Perfect Union' - Worth 30 Minutes of your Attention

Read the recent comments from Youtube below.

brendabn87 (2 hours ago)
He is the first 21st century politician. It feels like fate has sent us this man to balance out the folly of the last 8 years -- and sound the death knell of the neo-conservative hoax.

DEEPSERIW
This man is Great, like him or hate him, he's man of conviction. This speech isn't from a man that just wants to be President, but a man that wants a America for Mankind, and a better future for all.

labohemianartist (2 hours ago)
did he write this? beautiful

Boomdog14 (2 hours ago)
This speech will be added to high school curricula for generations to come.

sgilman (2 hours ago)
He penned the entire speech.

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March 6, 2008

Barack: Don't Fall for the Clinton Bait

Reading about Tuesday's Clinton survival gave me pause about the potential for an Obama and Democratic victory. Not because of the votes, and not because of my independent friend Mark telling me to drop the "Barack the Vote" from my Gmail status because "Obama's tax policy sucks."

But more so because the quality and mood the conversation seems to have shifted to a less productive and inspiring one. Check out this article on why it's getting dangerous for the Democrats.

Remember, the way that we move forward is that we actually have to proactively move our political culture forward. This week it seems like Barack Obama's campaign may have taken the bait (or at least responded to what seemed like effective attacks from the Clinton camp) and begun attacking Hillary.

Barack: this is NOT the way you are going to win the presidency. The way you will win the presidency is by continuing to not only talk about a new kind of politics, but by being a new kind of politics. Seriously, this is about right now. Today. This week. And your campaign needs to take a deep breath and revisit what's important for the country and its people. Start the constructive, positive and bridge building conversation again.


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February 4, 2008

Yes We Can - Barack the Vote


Even though there's not much meat in this video, it does give the proper mood and direction for the new century quite well.

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January 27, 2008

Billary vs. the Republicans or a New Conversation for a New Century

Please read Frank Rich's NY Times op-ed titled "The Billary Road to Republican Victory."

It highlights one of the key reasons why I support Barack Obama as the nominee and the next president: the national political conversation will be different. We can't promise that the 'new kind of politics' that Obama promotes will be realized 100%, but it will surely be more constructive and less divisive than another "Republicans hating on the Clintons" election.

It's 2008, the first real election in this new century, and while it may be true that we don't yet know as many specifics about what the Obama administration is going to on day 1, we still have 11 months from now when he and his cabinet take office. And we can be sure that the conversation, both within the US and internationally, will be transformed.

I am writing from Helsinki, Finland, and was talking with a Nigerian taxi driver the other night and he spoke about how an Obama victory would change the way that people across the world think about black people because we would all be watching the global conversation with new eyes and new ears.

I know that there is a risk, but with another Clinton in the white house, it will be the same old conversation that turns off most of the United States population (especially all of us young people) and most of the world.

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