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Yahoo!Presidential candidate Barack Obama rolled into Santa Barbara on Saturday with the message that’s become the backbone of his campaign: Hope. More than 3,000 people were in attendance at Santa Barbara City College to hear the popular democrat share his plans for the future, touching on such issues as health care, education, and the war in Iraq.
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Barack Obama Comes to SBCC
The presidential candidate spoke to more than 3,000 people on Saturday, September 8.
From the rally, Obama was off to two events designed to bring hope to his campaign: fundraisers. Raising millions of dollars to be competitive in today’s elections is a necessity, and Obama’s pockets are certainly a little more full after Saturday.
He first made a stop at Nancy Koppelman’s house, where $230,000 was raised for the Illinois senator. Obama then moved to the star-studded party at Oprah Winfrey’s Montecito estate, where a reported 1,500 people showed up, each paying the allowed maximum of $2,300. A quick multiplication of the numbers would mean that event raised $3.45 million for Obama’s campaign.
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No, matter your political party affiliation, and setting aside your thoughts on issues. We all need to remember what it is to be an American Citizen. We need to make sure our elected representatives obey their Oath of Office and keep their Oath of Allegiance.
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DrColes (anonymous profile)
September 10, 2007 at 7:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
His presence is extraordinary. His words powerful. His ability to conduct a broad yet personal conversation with "us" was incredible. A woman fainted in the audience, from heat, and Barack helped her from the stage, waiting for her to be cared for before continuing his oration.
He has the capacity to care as a human, and yet fight the nasty fight of political combat.
I have trepidation on the Iraq thing.
I think that its wrong to counter terrorism with more terrorism and that it could have been handled with more intelligence and should be handled now and in the future by an intelligent leader.
I admit I'm not in the "pull out now" contingency, mainly out of fear. I think that tactically it would make vulnerable our nation.
I also know that fear wears us down like water makes the canyon deep,
and that fear of terrorism is like a sandstorm that erodes us as a nation.
I am assured that if Barack Obama is the leader of this country it will be done in such a way that my fears will subside.
He is exactly the leader we need to safely and sanely save our future from war, fear and corruption.
And while he's at it, he can make health care work, help educate all of us, and lift the burden of debt from our children.
I trust him. I trust he will initiate and finish all the pledges he makes to us and the world.
The promises campaigners make have many problems attached to them, but unlike all others before him and now, I know that he is the person who can carry them out.
And he will do that honestly, make some mistakes as we all do, have the integity to learn from it, correct as needed and be straight with us all.
If, or when he becomes my president, the world will sigh with relief, and all Americans can become proud again.That deep sense of unified identity can be ours.
rose (anonymous profile)
September 10, 2007 at 9:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As the bumper sticker says "If the people will lead, the leaders will follow".
billclausen (anonymous profile)
September 10, 2007 at 10:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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