Barack Obama’s SNHU Commencement Address

Obama tells students to build character
Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
Barack Obama, D-Ill., takes questions at the Rye Elementary School from area residents in Rye, NH, Friday, May 18, 2007. Obama is campaigning in the …

Canvassing For Obama In New Hampshire
National Journal - Washington,DC,USA
Alinsky is the legendary organizer and theorist who Barack Obama reportedly counts as an inspiration. Heck, the journalist who wrote The Essay on Obama and …

MANCHESTER, NH - Officially, the event held in a large, muddy parking lot north of the city was called a statewide grassroots canvas. Unofficially, let’s call it the first of many "Saul Alinsky" days. Alinsky is the legendary organizer and theorist who Barack Obama reportedly counts as an inspiration. Heck, the journalist who wrote The Essay on Obama and Saul Alinsky — The New Republic’s Ryan Lizza – was there.

To "canvass," means to go house-to-house and collect something. Today, Obama’s team is collecting signatures to to pressure Sens. Gregg and Sununu to end the war in Iraq. Unoffiically, the event serves another,more Alinskian purpose. There are so many Obama volunteers statewide that the campaign itself cannot accomodate all the solicited help. So today’s event is a place-holder of sorts, a way for those thousands of volunteers to invest their time for Obama’s greater cause. The canvass cements their link to Obama by appealing to another part of their political self-interest.

A side benefit: big early grassroots events impress reporters. I was impressed.

Obama hits Sununu, Gregg for war votes
Concord Monitor - Concord,NH,USA
residential candidate Barack Obama launched a two-day offensive on Republican Sens. John Sununu and Judd Gregg, telling New Hampshire voters yesterday that …

Obama stresses anti-war stance
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
MANCHESTER, NH — The volunteers were wearing Barack Obama buttons and handing out literature about the Democratic candidate for president, but the explicit …

COMMENTARY: Barack Obama’s Military Proposal Clashes with Some …
HNN Huntingtonnews.net - Huntington,WV,USA
Senator Barack Obama’s remarks to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs caused some liberals to question Obama’s progressive values on matters of war and …

Our next President should be competent, someone who uses good judgment and wisdom, but he/she must also demonstrate a willingness to use force against opposing threats if necessary. A few days ago, a terror plot to kill U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix in New Jersey by 6 Islamic radicals was foiled on Monday. No one knows what might happen in 4 or 7 years, and because the threat of terror is real, the democrats must make the case they too are strong in combating terror. Their case must be that they believe in fighting smarter– oppose to not fighting at all.
 
Although some liberals disapprove of Obama’s military plans, it is a mistake to think he shouldn’t have one– an antiwar campaign will only get one so far. Progressives can debate Obama’s views on foreign policy but it is inaccurate to think he can win being antiwar alone.

Obama & Brownback together on another issue — this time, Iran
USA Today - USA
Though they’re running for the presidential nominations of competing parties, senators Sam Brownback and Barack Obama do seem to like to work together on …

Fast Talk: The Selling of a President: Barack Obama’s Secret Weapon
Fast Company - USA
Kim Mack, 44, a manager for the county of Sacramento, helped start one of the largest and most active grassroots Barack Obama groups in the country (Mack’s …

Kim Mack, 44, a manager for the county of Sacramento, helped start one of the largest and most active grassroots Barack Obama groups in the country (Mack’s husband, Vince, in the background, is a member). Her group is using online social-networking tools to organize and has quickly mushroomed to more than 300 members.

"I have a son who is in Iraq, and I am very displeased with the policies of this administration. Honestly, there wasn’t a candidate who inspired me until I really started to pay attention to Obama. After he made his announcement on February 10, I searched online and my.barackobama.com came up. Whoever came up with that Web site was brilliant–the ability to completely network, get in touch with people who are organizing, and be able to set up events yourself.

I posted on the site, and I figured maybe 10 people would show up at the first meeting. Fifty-five did. At the next one, another 200 people came. If it were not for that Web site, this group in Sacramento would just barely be organized. Now we’re able to effect change all across the country. I got an email from a woman in Arkansas who wanted to find out how we’ve accomplished so much. A couple of weeks later, she had a house party with 70-plus people and three TV cameras. Instead of hitting brick walls, we now have an inspirational process."

‘Camp Obama’ lures young volunteers to campaign
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
Those staffers work in tandem with Students for Barack Obama, a group of Obama supporters who met up via Facebook and formed their own independent group but …

Michelle Obama in the News

Obama’s Wife: ‘It’s His Time’
ABC News - USA
Despite questions about the country’s readiness for a black president, Barack Obama will win the race for the 2008 White House if he connects with Americans …

Michelle Obama: I’m his wife, not adviser
Chicago Tribune - Chicago,IL,USA
Barack Obama, Michelle Obama talked with people at a suburban coffee shop and toured a residential program for women being treated for substance abuse. …

Obama’s wife targets Iowa’s female voters
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Barack Obama of Illinois, one of the frontrunners for the Democratic presidential nomination, last month helped launched "Women for Obama. …

Press Releases

Weekend Canvas for Obama a Success
Campaigns & Elections (press release) - USA
“As someone who got his start as a community organizer, Barack Obama inspires people to believe that they can have an impact, and that together we can …

Barack Obama: Obama, Frank, Lantos Introduce Iran Divestment Bill
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
May 16, 2007 — WASHINGTON, DC – US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) and US Representatives Barney Frank (D-MA) and Tom Lantos (D-CA) today introduced the Iran …

Barack Obama: Obama Raises Concerns Over Nomination of Industry …
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
May 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON, DC – US Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent the following letter to Senator Daniel Inouye, Chairman of the Senate Commerce, …

Barack Obama: Obama Statement on Immigration Reform Developments
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
May 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON, DC — “Over the past two years, I have worked hard for a comprehensive immigration bill that would provide strong border …

Barack Obama: Obama Calls on House to Pass Ethics Reform …
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
May 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON, DC –“Today, we moved one step closer toward sweeping ethics reform in Washington. The House Judiciary Committee approved a …

Barack Obama: Obama Statement on Today’s Iraq Vote
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
May 16, 2007 — WASHINGTON, DC – “Today, 1519 days after it began, the war in Iraq rages on, with no sign of a resolution.” …

Barack Obama: Key Report Highlights Advantages of Insuring Adults
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
Senator Barack Obama: “SCHIP’s expansion to cover Illinois parents has allowed 55000 more children to gain access to health care coverage. …

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