Not Into Football? What About Photos and Obama?

I put this together for those who are not into football:

The time to end this war is now.

Five years ago,

President Bush made his case

 for war at the United Nations.

He was wrong.

But conventional thinking in Washington lined up for war.

Too many politicians feared looking weak

and failed to ask hard questions.

Too many took the

 President at his word

instead of reading

the intelligence for themselves.

Congress gave the President

the authority to go to war,

and our only

 opportunity to stop

the war was lost.

I made a different judgment.

I opposed this war from the beginning.

I opposed the war in 2002.

I opposed it in 2003.

 I opposed it in 2004.

I opposed it in 2005.

I opposed it in 2006.

And I introduced a plan this January

 to remove all of our

combat brigades by March 2008.

My plan for turning the page on Iraq is clear:

remove our combat troops from Iraq’s civil war by the end of 2008

take a new approach to press for reconciliation within Iraq

escalate our diplomacy with all of Iraq’s neighbors and the United Nations

confront the human costs of this war directly with increased humanitarian aid

 Video:

If you want to watch the video, I couldn't pull it off the contribution page, but it plays here. Of course you don't need to contribute to watch the video, folks :=)

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 VIDEO:

Barack in San Francisco!  Here's the Video Link:

Speaking on Women's Issues and sponsored by Women for Barack 

Last week in San Francisco, Women for Obama brought together over 1,500 women to hear Barack's message of change. "This year, your voice -- your vote -- will be the deciding factor in forging a new future," Barack told the crowd.

Watch the video:

San Francisco Obama for Women Speech

(This is Ann Dunham, Barack Obama's mom.)

Maybe not enough credit has been given to her from the media.

Senator Obama says she instilled in him the concept to alway treat people that way he would want to be treated.  She sounded like an incredible woman as you read about her.

Why do Republicans love Obama? 

Maybe because he is a family man? 

And also because Republican faithfuls LOVE Senator Obama. 

In the group that I volunteer in,

there are almost as many cardbearing Republicans

 as there are Democrats.  I found that surprising,

 although I suppose I should not. 

Senator Obama is a uniter,

and people are people. 

They want change. 

They are tired of business are usual. 

They are tired of politics as usual. 

They are tired of being shut out . . .

shut out of everything that belongs to them

as Americans.

So, I am no longer surprised

to see Republicans

in the Obama

campaign camp

supporting this uniter for President

Republicans also have

The presumptuousness,

 that spirit and specialness,

that Umph!

 that all Americans SHOULD have --

the AUDACITY TO HOPE!