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  rikyrah

  1 year ago

  Jack, thank you so much. Glad you checked in and gave us some insight from on the ground. I'll cross my fingers about the interview. We're a happening blog...it could happen...LOL
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  rikyrah

  1 year ago

  1. Why is he a rarity among his contemporaries in supporting Obama?
  2. Do his contemporaries truly understand that they are on the wrong side of Black History?
  
  3. Why have they been silent as Hillpatine has race-baited Obama from one end of this country to the other?
  
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  Craig Hickman

  1 year ago

  Julie Mason just said on MSNBC that activists don't matter much because we're leftists that aren't really accountable so Mrs. Nixon's diss means nothing.
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  Craig Hickman

  1 year ago

  1) What do you think about 24-hour cable "news", blogs, and modern "journalism"?
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  rikyrah

  1 year ago

  Laugh for the day
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  Olivia Ma

  1 year ago

  That was a solid post -- gave a great impression of your weekend there. Wish I were kickin it with you down there! I'm in Scranton.... but still hoping to see O tonight (though it means I'll miss you in Philly...)
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  Villager

  1 year ago

  You make us all proud with your real world activism...
  
  
  peace, Villager
  
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  rikyrah

  1 year ago

  Julie Mason just said on MSNBC that activists don't matter much because we're leftists that aren't really accountable so Mrs. Nixon's diss means nothing
  
  
  You know, replace GOP for Democrat and Religious Right for Moveon.org, and they wouldn't DARE utter such idiocy.
  
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  rikyrah

  1 year ago

  Folks, you can make phonecalls. Just go to BarackObama.com and sign up.
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  Craig Hickman

  1 year ago

  This is important to know:
  
  
  Imperative in rural PA: Undecideds, Lies and Demographics
  
  
  
  Voter 1 is a Vietnam vet perhaps 60 years old. I met his wife at the front door, who said she and her husband were undecided. She said if I wanted to talk politics, I should talk with her husband who was out back. I found him in his wheelchair out in the back yard with his dog Pee Wee. After a few minutes of general conversation about the campaign, he said to me "I like a lot of things your guy says, but I can’t vote for someone who won’t salute our flag". Sadly, I was not surprised by this comment, since the lies about Obama’s religion and patriotism are rampant in this community. What surprised me was that he was so open about it, since I usually have to talk longer or raise the issue myself. So we talked at length about those lies, and how he could verify from reputable sources on the internet that they are lies. After that discussion, he said something like "You’ve made my day. I am so relieved that I can vote for him". Needless to say, it made my day too. (At the end of the day I slipped under his door an Obama flyer on "Faith, Hope and Change" that I had found, with a note thanking him).
  
  
  
  Polls say Mrs. Nixon's lead in rural PA is exactly 1 point.
  
  
  
  1 point.
  
  
  
  We need to call.
  
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  I am not Star Jones

  1 year ago

  Please ask Mr. Wilkins (if you get the chance)
  what advice he has for journalism grads (undergrad and graduate) who will be leaving school this year?
  
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  ndenise

  1 year ago

  Great recap.
  Funny you mention Sozi.
  
  The black philly attorney community is pretty small, apparently so is the blogosphere.
  
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  Ms.Martin

  1 year ago

  John McCain has apparently called on Barack Obama to denounce and reject the words of Bill Ayers on 9/11.
  
  
  Don't even try it Grandpa!
  
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  justice58

  1 year ago

  "John McCain has apparently called on Barack Obama to denounce and reject the words of Bill Ayers on 9/11.
  
  
  Don't even try it Grandpa!
  
  -----------------------------------
  
  ahahahahahahaha!
  
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  Craig Hickman

  1 year ago

  John McCain is about to be vetted.
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  Texas Girl in L.A.

  1 year ago

  Thank you for the wonderful post!
  
  
  I'm new to this board, and I must say that I really look forward to coming here.
  
  
  
  Thanks everybody.
  
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  The Bag of Health and Politics

  1 year ago

  "Put me in coach, I'm ready to play, I can be center field!"
  
  
  The music is standard rally fare. The country was blasting out in Harrisburg too. I think they played "only in America." Good song, fits with Obama's campaign.
  
  
  
  Keep it up with the country!
  
  
  
  Uh oh, we found the divisive issue which will ruin the Obama movement: music. Ha ha.
  
  
  
  Forgive me, I was out in the rain today. And I've been working extremely hard...South Central PA is better than expected. I needed a laugh. :) Tuesday will be a good day. I trust Pennsylvania.
  
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  Ms.Martin

  1 year ago

  Bag
  
  
  Thanks for the info. I'm not seeing any reporting on the crowds or enthusiasm for Obama.
  
  
  
  One commenter on a WaPo story from a reporter following Obama's train ride said that the press is playing down the numbers at the rallies.
  
  
  
  Keep in touch as often as you can with descriptions.
  
  
  
  Thanks.
  
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  bethani03

  1 year ago

  Hi there!
  
  
  My roommate and I took the China-town bus to Philly this weekend to campaign for Obama. We were stationed in South-West Philly. It proved to be an enjoyable experience, knowing that we did out part:
  
  
  
  "This is our time. And, if you're willing to stand with us, and if you're willing to march with me and organize with me and vote for me, I promise you we will not just win the nomination, we will win the general election and you and I together will transform this country, and we will transform the world."
  
  
  
  -Obama ‘08
  
  
  
  Thank you for the mixed tape: http://barackthevote.muxtape.com/ I already sent it out to my distribution list!
  
  
  
  Bethani
  
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