Sonya Randall, professional choreographer, singer, performer, vocal coach, dancer in her "Survival gear" (raincoat) from Point Break Live. The show gets you wet in more ways than water and believe us, you want that raincoat!
Xtine in her yellow raincoat/ survival gear for Point Break Live, Las Vegas, in Planet Hollywood.
Last night we attended the premiere of Point Break Live!
The show is interactive, live, wet, messy, funny, updated to reflect today and highly recommended by our group of gals. Director of the film Point Break Katheryn Bigelow was the director of Point Break Live! the play last night.
The film which is a cult classic enough to be mentioned and copied in the film "Hot Fuzz" from the scene in the film where Johnny Utah fires his gun in the air despite having a clean shot at Bodhi is mentioned several times in Hot Fuzz.
Point Break Live! has been a success in Manhattan, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and is now in Las Vegas.
The V Theatre aka The Variety Theatre in The Miracle Mile shops of Planet Hollywood is the perfect location for this lively and messy interactive show.
Point Break the film was released in July of 1991. Johnny Utah is a new FBI agent who is transferred to Los Angeles to help find bank robbers. His partner is Angelo, a Vietnam veteran who's approaching retirement. Clues lead the pair to chase surfers posing as Ex Presidents who have successfully robbed 27 banks in three years. Johnny Utah finds love, Buddhist philosophy, surfing lifestyle and life altering philosophy while in pursuit of this case.
There is surfing, robberies, murder, love, humor and skydiving in Point Break Live!
Here's a slideshow of Point Break Live
The chemistry of having a new Johnny Utah character who is chosen by the audience and from the audience must help to keep the energy fresh each performance. Our Johnny Utah was chosen from a lineup of three potential actors. There is a production assistant who helps both Johnny Utah and the audience along with the storyline of the play with such enthusiasm that she wears knee pads. There is comedy laced throughout the drama that acknowledges some of the campiness of the films nature in a kindhearted way. The physical aspects of the play extend to the audience. Johnny Utah is not the only one who interacts in Point Break Live! The music and props help illustrate the films surfing lifestyle. Go and see Point Break Live. Definitely wear your raincoat, which they provide to you with your Point Break money and a towelette. Point Break Live is a lot of fun.
Xtine on the surfing, skydiving, bank robbing, international chase, film/play, having fun doing the messy, exciting, wet, laughing out loud Point Break Live scene in sin city scene.
Vivienne Westwood Wedding Dress from Sex and The City The Movie Outfit apparel store The Wynn Esplanade (shopping row)
Tonight women across the United States were celebrating the DVD release of the movie Sex and The City The Movie. The official Warner Brothers ® party was in The Wynn in Las Vegas in the Manolo Blahnik store, the Outfit store and the Black Satin store. DJ Kimberly Hess spun lively music on her pioneer gear and serato scratch with some banging EON monitors/ speakers. Champagne was provided by Moet & Chandon.
Julia and model Black Satin Lingerie Store The Wynn Las Vegas
Julia on walkway with Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton signage The Wynn Las Vegas
"Fuck" pillow!!!!!!
Black Satin The Wynn
Stockings Black Satin The Wynn
Gorgeous models from the store Outfit The Wynn
DJ Kimberly Hess @ Manolo Blahnik Shoe Store The Wynn Esplanade Las Vegas
Julia and model from Black Satin Lingerie store The Wynn Las Vegas
The silver Manolo Blahnik "Carrie Bradshaw" shoe. Carrie attends a baby shower where she is asked to take off her shoes inside the home. After the party she finds that someone has stolen her Manolo's.
Tues. Sept. 16th is Mexican Independence day. There are a lot of Mexicans visiting sin city this whole week enjoying the holiday.
On Sunday evenings Christian Audigier has a party that is "locals friendly." Local ladies can enter the club for free for the party called Industry Sunday. Christian Audigier's in the space previously occupied by Tangerine in T.I.
Body English has John Digweed on Wed. Sept. 17th for Godskitchen.
Democratic candidate for US President Senator Barack Obama will be hosting a rally at Cashman Field, Wed. Sept. 17th. Tickets are free. RSVP is encouraged. Cashman Field can hold up to 15,000 people. The Baseball Stadium @ Cashman Field 850 Las Vegas Blvd. LV, NV 89101
Manifestacion Publica con Barack Obama Wed., Sept. 17 Las Puertas Abren A Los 2:30 PM EL evento Da Enecio a Las 5 PM Estadio De Beisbol Del Centro Cashman 850 LV Blvd. North LV NV 89101 La Actividad es Gratis No se requireren boletos, pero es necesario anotarse en la lista visitando a
An upcoming event this weekend is the official Warner Bros. ® DVD release party for Sex and The City the Movie from 6 unitl 9 PM on Sept. 20th at the Wynn in the esplanade shopping center, specifically featuring the Manolo Blahnik store. A party complete with a dj and a fashion show from Vivienne Westwood. There will be lingerie fashion presented by the store Black Satin and the store called Outift is also involved. There will be champagne. It's going to be good with shoes for prizes. For guest list possibilities, try speaking with the powers that be over at Manolo Blahnik. you can call 702. 770.3477 for more info. and/ or visit the Wynn web site:
The Sex & The City DVD release party at Krave will also be on Sat. the 20th.
We're off to Calif. to see Frida Kahlo @ The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Dale Chihuly's glass art @ the deYoung in Golden Gate Park this week with my step-father, the fine artist and professional illustrator Garry Colby, a 50 year veteran of the art business. We're very excited about our little art tour and visit to Pebble Beach and Monterey for the food and live music not to mention the costal scenery!
Please try to make it out to the Obama rally on Wed. if you're in-town, especially if your an undecided voter. This is an opportunity to hear about the issues directly from the candidate who has inspired so many to get more involved in the political process and volunteerism. As many of you may have noticed I've been a precinct captain twice during this campaign and am no worse for the wear. Matter of fact I feel energized and empowered. The folks who I volunteer alongside with and the paid staffers make me feel like my contributions and efforts are appreciated. Being part of this movement is something that I treasure! more later as things develop Respect, Peace and Light Xtine on the sin city scene
Julia and Julia @ KRAVE Saturday night for DJ Morningstar!
This weekend we attended the soft opening of Lavo, the newest venture of Tao. Lavo "bath house", restaurant, lounge and club is similar in decor to Tao but with numerous water features. There are women in the built in niches inside the walls taking baths. There are other women who are wrapped up in hookah pipe stems. As one would expect Lavo was packed full of patrons. We had the best time! It's not a party until someone gets (ever so politely) kicked out and escorted to their vehicle in a wheelchair (complimentary of the hotel's staff). The music that was being played was a mixture of hip hop and top forty from the past 25 years. The crowd was truly international and highly fashion conscious. Expect long delays in gaining entrance into Lavo forever more. Tao could have a dozen of their ventures here in Las Vegas and they all would more than likely be a success. It's a combination of things really: the right decor, the right food, real crystal, gorgeous staff, great sound system, fabulous vibes all around, etc.!
Buckets of Water in Lavo in The Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas.
Amber jeweled lamps in Lavo's lounge.
P.S. there is a lounge/ restaurant area and the club for Lavo is upstairs. We were unable to get an appropriate photo of the club upstairs due to the large amount of patrons and the "mood lighting". I can assure you won't be disappointed though, as the club is as gorgeous as the lounge.
Lavo's open as a club from Tuesday through Sunday. The restaurant/lounge is open seven days/ nights per week.
or call 702. 791.1800 restaurant/ lounge and Lavo Club 702. 791.1818
Xtine and Sonya @ LAVO in The Palazzo Hotel, Las Vegas.
We also attended a Las Vegas Weekly party at Blush in The Wynn. The place was packed full of patrons, but not too many people were taking advantage of the hard working dj's set of music to cut the rug. The crowd in Blush were mingling during a Las Vegas style (late) Happy Hour from 9 PM until 11 PM . We saw several people smoking the biggest cigars I've ever seen. We left about 11 PM, which is the the official opening time for Blush's clubbing adventure/ party immediately following their "Mixers & Shakers" happy hour party. Bush has recently celebrated it's 1 year anniversary.
Lights @ BLUSH in The Wynn
This weekend we decided to support our good friend DJ Morningstar @ Krave. Krave's been open about 3 & 1/2 years. It's on Harmon Ave. at LV Blvd. just outside the doors of Planet Hollywood. The 'straight friendly' pan-sexual-alternative club touted as the "only alternative lifestyle club on the strip" is awesome. I say this not only as a friend of the resident dj, who just so happens to be the number one house dj in Vegas but because it is full of friendly fun! The go-go dancers are the best looking in the business. The staff is the sweetest you can imagine. The music keeps everyone on their feet. Take your friends to Krave!
Xtine partying @ Krave
For more info. about Krave, please visit their web site: Krave
We also went to Asia, which is a club in Planet Hollywood. It's in the space previously occupied by Crustacean. We stopped by the Heart Bar in Planet Hollywood and inquired at Prive. Prive was only accepting patrons who had table reservations last night, and seeing that we all had a lively weekend so far, we were unable to honor their policy. That's not to say we won't be trying to go to another event @ Prive for a review at a future date. Future clubbing blogs will be about the upcoming Fabulous Festival, which we're showing the flyer and links to the web site dedicated to the event on Sat. Nov. 1st.
Halloween week in Las Vegas brings many kinds of parties that surround the Halloween nature of things. This year Las Vegas will host a party at The Orleans Arena that will be 18+ and is dance culture orientated. The Fabulous Festival has it's origins in Amsterdam. It's the creation of the promotional company The Art of Dance. The Art of Dance Las Vegas will bring the brand and it's aspects to sin city Saturday, November 1st,2008, the night after Halloween. But be assured, costumes will be more than likely worn by many attendees in honor of Halloween and the spirit of dressing up. People often fantasize about coming to Las Vegas and opting for an alternate ego so paring up the incognito nature of being a visitor to sin city with the dress up nature of Halloween is a match made in marketing heaven.
The Orleans Arena has the patron capacity of 11,000 to an estimated 13,000 people. Las Vegas hasn't seen the likes of a dance party 'massive' for at least several years. And to my recollection it's not had a legitimate 18+ massive at least since I moved here in 1999. The Fabulous Festival has a lineup that rivals many national gatherings:
Luca aka Digital Boy, one of the artists scheduled to perform at The Fabulous Festival, said "To have an event like this that is 18 and over will let the 18,19 and 20 year-olds experience something like what is offered in the clubs in Las Vegas but because of their age they haven't been able to. There are a lot of fans of the music that want something like this." Luca aka Digital Boy spins as a dj in numerous clubs throughout the Las Vegas valley, including Lavo, Revolution, Blue Martini, Moon, Prive and tours to Europe on a regular basis.
18+ and about the music. That's music to this writers/bloggers ears! Bottle service is fine and has it's place in clubland forever. All the celebrity watching is fantastic for a spell. It's exciting to catch a glimpse of someone who's famous getting their club on in Vegas. But for this die hard veteran of the club scene who's always up for the heart pumping adrenaline of hearing music that stirs the soul and dancing with other fans of music just simply knowing about the Fabulous Festival (and all the other events for the weekend before Halloween and Halloween weekend proper) is making me excited!
Now it's time to decide on what costume to wear to which events!
Many industry insiders (i.e dj's and producers) write off massives like the Fabulous Festival. But I find that by seeing live performances from up-and-coming artists who perform live somehow validates electronic music as authentic and a collective listening, visual effects and dancing experience from some of the top international dj's and music producers will create an environment that will grind the wheels of industry to raise the bar for what's being played on the radio, on podcasts, sales of music on I Tunes and Rhapsody and BeatPort and will have an impact on the charts on MySpace. More exposure for the artists and the artists the dj's play will create more awareness thereby shaping the ebb and flow of the EDM scene.
Cost $66
official web site for event: Fabulous Festival Fabulous Festival's world wide web site^ Fabulous Festival Fabulous Festival's MySpace page^
More information about Halloween weekend events @: Club Zone
Italy, Netherlands, France, Canada, USA are some of the countries represented in the Fabulous Festival.
A Halloween Haunted House / Party in Las Vegas for the entire month of October on weekends at Circus, Circus is called "Fright Dome."
Frightdome @ Circus Circus
4 d FX
25 + rides and events
5 haunted houses
Every weekend from Oct. 3rd until Nov. 1st 702.794.3939 Not recommended for children under 12. Frightdome web site
A long running Halloween party in Las Vegas tradition with the theme of the erotic side of the dress up and voyeur is called Fetish and Fantasy Ball. I've personally attended the Fetish and Fantasy ball several times in Las Vegas Halloween time. There is so much to do and see during the Fetish and Fantasy ball for adults it will make you forget about the candy! Fetish and Fantasy Ball in Las Vegas Saturday, October 25th, 2008
A party for Halloween the Saturday before Halloween in Las Vegas is the Electro House of Horrors. There will be dj's from all across the country featured in the Electro House of Horrors. Women who dress in Halloween attire are admitted for free all night long. This Halloween party will be complete with a video show of horrors. Electro House of Horrors party on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 at PUFF. Puff is located just east of the strip @ 1030 E. Flamingo Rd. Las Vegas
Ladies free before 11:30 PM and all night long in Halloween costume and $20 cover all night for gentlemen. This Electro House of Horrors Las Vegas Halloween Party will be held 10 PM till 6 AM dancing event.
Many dj's will be performing in three areas. See flyer below:
There will be gift goodie bags given to the first 50 people who attend the Electro House of Horrors. Live performance art from Sleazo The Clown of Swing Shift Sideshow. Live art from Rosedoll at Electro House of Horrors. There is a cash prize for the best costume. Something called 'Cinema Therapy' using the newly launched Serato VS 1 mpeg 4 video mixing technology will be performed by Speedy. Josh The Funky 1 from Chicago, Johnny Rox, Edgar Reyes, John V, Bongo Bennie, Eric Martinez, Dj Ganjaboat, Dj Tigger, Two Fish, Madame Filth, Steele & Godfrey, Biz E!, Jester, Dj Fusion and DJ Campayne will all be spinning wicked electronic music for Halloween Electro House of Horrors Halloween Las Vegas 2008!
Monster Bash Halloween 2008 Featuring Luca aka Digital Boy, DJ P, DJ Crime, DJ Swamp, DJ Miss Dust, DJ Miss Lisa, DJ Sien Pileggi and DJ Shane Thomas. Three nights @ ASIA in Planet Hollywood. Friday, Halloween Oct. 31st, Sat. Nov. 1st and Sun. Nov. 2nd. Tickets are $40 per night or save $$ and pay $99 for all three nights. Visit : Monster Bash's MySpace page for more info. and pictures of the go go dancers and dj's. There will be a contest for go go dancers on Sat. Nov. 1st of Monster Bash with a $5,000 prize. No cover for go go dancer competition ladies.
We're sure Paul Oakenfold's got something wild planned for the Sat. Nov. 1st edition of Planet Perfecto ® ! Rain in The Palms. Planet Perfecto world wide web^
Maxwell performs @ The Pearl Theatre in The Palms Friday, Oct. 31st.
More to be added to this blog post as we get the info. compiled. If you have any info. that you would like to be added to this list, please contact us via email links on the blog.
Respect, Peace and Light Xtine on the sin city HALLOWEEN scene
We had a party for a historic day in United States history at our home. I wanted to simply share with you a you tube video and the transcripts from Barack Obama's speech.
To -- to Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin, and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation, with profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for presidency of the United States.
(APPLAUSE)
Let me -- let me express -- let me express my thanks to the historic slate of candidates who accompanied me on this journey, and especially the one who traveled the farthest, a champion for working Americans and an inspiration to my daughters and to yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
(APPLAUSE)
To President Clinton, to President Bill Clinton, who made last night the case for change as only he can make it...
(APPLAUSE)
... to Ted Kennedy, who embodies the spirit of service...
(APPLAUSE)
... and to the next vice president of the United States, Joe Biden, I thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
I am grateful to finish this journey with one of the finest statesmen of our time, a man at ease with everyone from world leaders to the conductors on the Amtrak train he still takes home every night.
To the love of my life, our next first lady, Michelle Obama...
(APPLAUSE)
... and to Malia and Sasha, I love you so much, and I am so proud of you.
(APPLAUSE)
Four years ago, I stood before you and told you my story, of the brief union between a young man from Kenya and a young woman from Kansas who weren't well-off or well-known, but shared a belief that in America their son could achieve whatever he put his mind to.
It is that promise that's always set this country apart, that through hard work and sacrifice each of us can pursue our individual dreams, but still come together as one American family, to ensure that the next generation can pursue their dreams, as well. That's why I stand here tonight. Because for 232 years, at each moment when that promise was in jeopardy, ordinary men and women -- students and soldiers, farmers and teachers, nurses and janitors -- found the courage to keep it alive.
We meet at one of those defining moments, a moment when our nation is at war, our economy is in turmoil, and the American promise has been threatened once more.
Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit cards, bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach.
These challenges are not all of government's making. But the failure to respond is a direct result of a broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush.
(APPLAUSE)
America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this.
(APPLAUSE)
This country is more decent than one where a woman in Ohio, on the brink of retirement, finds herself one illness away from disaster after a lifetime of hard work.
We're a better country than one where a man in Indiana has to pack up the equipment that he's worked on for 20 years and watch as it's shipped off to China, and then chokes up as he explains how he felt like a failure when he went home to tell his family the news.
We are more compassionate than a government that lets veterans sleep on our streets and families slide into poverty...
(APPLAUSE)
... that sits...
(APPLAUSE)
... that sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes.
(APPLAUSE)
Tonight, tonight, I say to the people of America, to Democrats and Republicans and independents across this great land: Enough. This moment...
(APPLAUSE)
This moment, this moment, this election is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive.
Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third.
(AUDIENCE BOOS)
And we are here -- we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look just like the last eight.
(APPLAUSE)
On November 4th, on November 4th, we must stand up and say: Eight is enough.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, now, let me -- let there be no doubt. The Republican nominee, John McCain, has worn the uniform of our country with bravery and distinction, and for that we owe him our gratitude and our respect.
(APPLAUSE)
And next week, we'll also hear about those occasions when he's broken with his party as evidence that he can deliver the change that we need.
But the record's clear: John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time.
Senator McCain likes to talk about judgment, but, really, what does it say about your judgment when you think George Bush has been right more than 90 percent of the time?
(APPLAUSE)
I don't know about you, but I am not ready to take a 10 percent chance on change.
(APPLAUSE)
The truth is, on issue after issue that would make a difference in your lives -- on health care, and education, and the economy -- Senator McCain has been anything but independent.
He said that our economy has made great progress under this president. He said that the fundamentals of the economy are strong.
And when one of his chief advisers, the man who wrote his economic plan, was talking about the anxieties that Americans are feeling, he said that we were just suffering from a mental recession and that we've become, and I quote, "a nation of whiners."
(AUDIENCE BOOS) A nation of whiners? Tell that to the proud auto workers at a Michigan plant who, after they found out it was closing, kept showing up every day and working as hard as ever, because they knew there were people who counted on the brakes that they made.
Tell that to the military families who shoulder their burdens silently as they watch their loved ones leave for their third, or fourth, or fifth tour of duty.
These are not whiners. They work hard, and they give back, and they keep going without complaint. These are the Americans I know.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, I don't believe that Senator McCain doesn't care what's going on in the lives of Americans; I just think he doesn't know.
(LAUGHTER)
Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under $5 million a year? How else could he propose hundreds of billions in tax breaks for big corporations and oil companies, but not one penny of tax relief to more than 100 million Americans?
OBAMA: How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people's benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement?
(AUDIENCE BOOS)
It's not because John McCain doesn't care; it's because John McCain doesn't get it.
(APPLAUSE)
For over two decades -- for over two decades, he's subscribed to that old, discredited Republican philosophy: Give more and more to those with the most and hope that prosperity trickles down to everyone else.
In Washington, they call this the "Ownership Society," but what it really means is that you're on your own. Out of work? Tough luck, you're on your own. No health care? The market will fix it. You're on your own. Born into poverty? Pull yourself up by your own bootstraps, even if you don't have boots. You are on your own.
(APPLAUSE)
Well, it's time for them to own their failure. It's time for us to change America. And that's why I'm running for president of the United States.
(APPLAUSE)
You see, you see, we Democrats have a very different measure of what constitutes progress in this country.
We measure progress by how many people can find a job that pays the mortgage, whether you can put a little extra money away at the end of each month so you can someday watch your child receive her college diploma.
We measure progress in the 23 million new jobs that were created when Bill Clinton was president...
(APPLAUSE)
... when the average American family saw its income go up $7,500 instead of go down $2,000, like it has under George Bush. (APPLAUSE)
We measure the strength of our economy not by the number of billionaires we have or the profits of the Fortune 500, but by whether someone with a good idea can take a risk and start a new business, or whether the waitress who lives on tips can take a day off and look after a sick kid without losing her job, an economy that honors the dignity of work.
The fundamentals we use to measure economic strength are whether we are living up to that fundamental promise that has made this country great, a promise that is the only reason I am standing here tonight.
Because, in the faces of those young veterans who come back from Iraq and Afghanistan, I see my grandfather, who signed up after Pearl Harbor, marched in Patton's army, and was rewarded by a grateful nation with the chance to go to college on the G.I. Bill.
In the face of that young student, who sleeps just three hours before working the night shift, I think about my mom, who raised my sister and me on her own while she worked and earned her degree, who once turned to food stamps, but was still able to send us to the best schools in the country with the help of student loans and scholarships.
(APPLAUSE)
When I -- when I listen to another worker tell me that his factory has shut down, I remember all those men and women on the South Side of Chicago who I stood by and fought for two decades ago after the local steel plant closed.
And when I hear a woman talk about the difficulties of starting her own business or making her way in the world, I think about my grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management, despite years of being passed over for promotions because she was a woman.
She's the one who taught me about hard work. She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life. She poured everything she had into me. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight and that tonight is her night, as well.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, I don't know what kind of lives John McCain thinks that celebrities lead, but this has been mine.
(APPLAUSE)
These are my heroes; theirs are the stories that shaped my life. And it is on behalf of them that I intend to win this election and keep our promise alive as president of the United States.
(APPLAUSE)
What -- what is that American promise? It's a promise that says each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but that we also have obligations to treat each other with dignity and respect.
It's a promise that says the market should reward drive and innovation and generate growth, but that businesses should live up to their responsibilities to create American jobs, to look out for American workers, and play by the rules of the road.
Ours -- ours is a promise that says government cannot solve all our problems, but what it should do is that which we cannot do for ourselves: protect us from harm and provide every child a decent education; keep our water clean and our toys safe; invest in new schools, and new roads, and science, and technology.
Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us. It should ensure opportunity not just for those with the most money and influence, but for every American who's willing to work.
That's the promise of America, the idea that we are responsible for ourselves, but that we also rise or fall as one nation, the fundamental belief that I am my brother's keeper, I am my sister's keeper.
That's the promise we need to keep. That's the change we need right now.
(APPLAUSE)
So -- so let me -- let me spell out exactly what that change would mean if I am president.
(APPLAUSE)
Change means a tax code that doesn't reward the lobbyists who wrote it, but the American workers and small businesses who deserve it.
(APPLAUSE)
You know, unlike John McCain, I will stop giving tax breaks to companies that ship jobs overseas, and I will start giving them to companies that create good jobs right here in America.
(APPLAUSE)
I'll eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow.
(APPLAUSE)
I will -- listen now -- I will cut taxes -- cut taxes -- for 95 percent of all working families, because, in an economy like this, the last thing we should do is raise taxes on the middle class.
(APPLAUSE)
And for the sake of our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, I will set a clear goal as president: In 10 years, we will finally end our dependence on oil from the Middle East.
(APPLAUSE)
We will do this. Washington -- Washington has been talking about our oil addiction for the last 30 years. And, by the way, John McCain has been there for 26 of them.
(LAUGHTER)
And in that time, he has said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars, no to investments in renewable energy, no to renewable fuels. And today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day that Senator McCain took office.
Now is the time to end this addiction and to understand that drilling is a stop-gap measure, not a long-term solution, not even close.
(APPLAUSE)
As president, as president, I will tap our natural gas reserves, invest in clean coal technology, and find ways to safely harness nuclear power. I'll help our auto companies re-tool, so that the fuel-efficient cars of the future are built right here in America.
(APPLAUSE)
I'll make it easier for the American people to afford these new cars.
OBAMA: And I'll invest $150 billion over the next decade in affordable, renewable sources of energy -- wind power, and solar power (OTCBB:SOPW) , and the next generation of biofuels -- an investment that will lead to new industries and 5 million new jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced.
(APPLAUSE)
America, now is not the time for small plans. Now is the time to finally meet our moral obligation to provide every child a world-class education, because it will take nothing less to compete in the global economy.
You know, Michelle and I are only here tonight because we were given a chance at an education. And I will not settle for an America where some kids don't have that chance.
(APPLAUSE)
I'll invest in early childhood education. I'll recruit an army of new teachers, and pay them higher salaries, and give them more support. And in exchange, I'll ask for higher standards and more accountability.
And we will keep our promise to every young American: If you commit to serving your community or our country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.
(APPLAUSE)
Now -- now is the time to finally keep the promise of affordable, accessible health care for every single American.
(APPLAUSE)
If you have health care -- if you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.
(APPLAUSE)
And -- and as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most.
(APPLAUSE)
Now is the time to help families with paid sick days and better family leave, because nobody in America should have to choose between keeping their job and caring for a sick child or an ailing parent.
Now is the time to change our bankruptcy laws, so that your pensions are protected ahead of CEO bonuses, and the time to protect Social Security for future generations.
And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have the exact same opportunities as your sons.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, many of these plans will cost money, which is why I've laid out how I'll pay for every dime: by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens that don't help America grow.
But I will also go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work and making the ones we do need work better and cost less, because we cannot meet 21st-century challenges with a 20th-century bureaucracy.
(APPLAUSE)
And, Democrats, Democrats, we must also admit that fulfilling America's promise will require more than just money. It will require a renewed sense of responsibility from each of us to recover what John F. Kennedy called our intellectual and moral strength.
Yes, government must lead on energy independence, but each of us must do our part to make our homes and businesses more efficient.
(APPLAUSE)
Yes, we must provide more ladders to success for young men who fall into lives of crime and despair. But we must also admit that programs alone can't replace parents, that government can't turn off the television and make a child do her homework, that fathers must take more responsibility to provide love and guidance to their children.
Individual responsibility and mutual responsibility, that's the essence of America's promise. And just as we keep our promise to the next generation here at home, so must we keep America's promise abroad.
If John McCain wants to have a debate about who has the temperament and judgment to serve as the next commander-in-chief, that's a debate I'm ready to have.
(APPLAUSE)
For -- for while -- while Senator McCain was turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, I stood up and opposed this war, knowing that it would distract us from the real threats that we face.
When John McCain said we could just muddle through in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources and more troops to finish the fight against the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11, and made clear that we must take out Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants if we have them in our sights.
You know, John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the gates of Hell, but he won't even follow him to the cave where he lives.
(APPLAUSE)
And today, today, as my call for a timeframe to remove our troops from Iraq has been echoed by the Iraqi government and even the Bush administration, even after we learned that Iraq has $79 billion in surplus while we are wallowing in deficit, John McCain stands alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war.
That's not the judgment we need; that won't keep America safe. We need a president who can face the threats of the future, not keep grasping at the ideas of the past.
(APPLAUSE)
You don't defeat -- you don't defeat a terrorist network that operates in 80 countries by occupying Iraq. You don't protect Israel and deter Iran just by talking tough in Washington. You can't truly stand up for Georgia when you've strained our oldest alliances.
If John McCain wants to follow George Bush with more tough talk and bad strategy, that is his choice, but that is not the change that America needs.
(APPLAUSE)
We are the party of Roosevelt. We are the party of Kennedy. So don't tell me that Democrats won't defend this country. Don't tell me that Democrats won't keep us safe.
The Bush-McCain foreign policy has squandered the legacy that generations of Americans, Democrats and Republicans, have built, and we are here to restore that legacy.
(APPLAUSE)
As commander-in-chief, I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will only send our troops into harm's way with a clear mission and a sacred commitment to give them the equipment they need in battle and the care and benefits they deserve when they come home.
(APPLAUSE)
I will end this war in Iraq responsibly and finish the fight against Al Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts, but I will also renew the tough, direct diplomacy that can prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and curb Russian aggression.
I will build new partnerships to defeat the threats of the 21st century: terrorism and nuclear proliferation, poverty and genocide, climate change and disease.
And I will restore our moral standing so that America is once again that last, best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, and who yearn for a better future.
(APPLAUSE)
These -- these are the policies I will pursue. And in the weeks ahead, I look forward to debating them with John McCain.
But what I will not do is suggest that the senator takes his positions for political purposes, because one of the things that we have to change in our politics is the idea that people cannot disagree without challenging each other's character and each other's patriotism.
(APPLAUSE)
The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. So let us agree that patriotism has no party. I love this country, and so do you, and so does John McCain.
The men and women who serve in our battlefields may be Democrats and Republicans and independents, but they have fought together, and bled together, and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a red America or a blue America; they have served the United States of America.
(APPLAUSE)
So I've got news for you, John McCain: We all put our country first.
(APPLAUSE)
America, our work will not be easy. The challenges we face require tough choices. And Democrats, as well as Republicans, will need to cast off the worn-out ideas and politics of the past, for part of what has been lost these past eight years can't just be measured by lost wages or bigger trade deficits. What has also been lost is our sense of common purpose, and that's what we have to restore.
We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country.
(APPLAUSE)
The -- the reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than they are for those plagued by gang violence in Cleveland, but don't tell me we can't uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals.
(APPLAUSE)
I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in a hospital and to live lives free of discrimination.
(APPLAUSE)
You know, passions may fly on immigration, but I don't know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers.
But this, too, is part of America's promise, the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort.
I know there are those who dismiss such beliefs as happy talk. They claim that our insistence on something larger, something firmer, and more honest in our public life is just a Trojan horse for higher taxes and the abandonment of traditional values.
And that's to be expected, because if you don't have any fresh ideas, then you use stale tactics to scare voters.
(APPLAUSE)
If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. You make a big election about small things.
And you know what? It's worked before, because it feeds into the cynicism we all have about government. When Washington doesn't work, all its promises seem empty. If your hopes have been dashed again and again, then it's best to stop hoping and settle for what you already know.
I get it. I realize that I am not the likeliest candidate for this office. I don't fit the typical pedigree, and I haven't spent my career in the halls of Washington.
But I stand before you tonight because all across America something is stirring. What the naysayers don't understand is that this election has never been about me; it's about you.
(APPLAUSE)
It's about you.
(APPLAUSE)
For 18 long months, you have stood up, one by one, and said, "Enough," to the politics of the past. You understand that, in this election, the greatest risk we can take is to try the same, old politics with the same, old players and expect a different result.
You have shown what history teaches us, that at defining moments like this one, the change we need doesn't come from Washington. Change comes to Washington.
(APPLAUSE)
Change happens -- change happens because the American people demand it, because they rise up and insist on new ideas and new leadership, a new politics for a new time.
America, this is one of those moments.
I believe that, as hard as it will be, the change we need is coming, because I've seen it, because I've lived it.
Because I've seen it in Illinois, when we provided health care to more children and moved more families from welfare to work.
I've seen it in Washington, where we worked across party lines to open up government and hold lobbyists more accountable, to give better care for our veterans, and keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.
And I've seen it in this campaign, in the young people who voted for the first time and the young at heart, those who got involved again after a very long time; in the Republicans who never thought they'd pick up a Democratic ballot, but did.
(APPLAUSE)
I've seen it -- I've seen it in the workers who would rather cut their hours back a day, even though they can't afford it, than see their friends lose their jobs; in the soldiers who re-enlist after losing a limb; in the good neighbors who take a stranger in when a hurricane strikes and the floodwaters rise.
You know, this country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores.
Instead, it is that American spirit, that American promise, that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.
That promise is our greatest inheritance. It's a promise I make to my daughters when I tuck them in at night and a promise that you make to yours, a promise that has led immigrants to cross oceans and pioneers to travel west, a promise that led workers to picket lines and women to reach for the ballot.
(APPLAUSE) And it is that promise that, 45 years ago today, brought Americans from every corner of this land to stand together on a Mall in Washington, before Lincoln's Memorial, and hear a young preacher from Georgia speak of his dream.
(APPLAUSE)
The men and women who gathered there could've heard many things. They could've heard words of anger and discord. They could've been told to succumb to the fear and frustrations of so many dreams deferred.
But what the people heard instead -- people of every creed and color, from every walk of life -- is that, in America, our destiny is inextricably linked, that together our dreams can be one.
"We cannot walk alone," the preacher cried. "And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back."
America, we cannot turn back...
(APPLAUSE)
... not with so much work to be done; not with so many children to educate, and so many veterans to care for; not with an economy to fix, and cities to rebuild, and farms to save; not with so many families to protect and so many lives to mend.
America, we cannot turn back. We cannot walk alone.
At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to march into the future. Let us keep that promise, that American promise, and in the words of scripture hold firmly, without wavering, to the hope that we confess.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.
A somewhat random thought blog from Xtine on the Nevada Political scene
Popular Vote, Electoral Vote, Convention information
In the upcoming weeks Colorado and Minnesota will host the Democratic Convention and the Republican Convention.
The Democratic convention will be held Monday, August 25th through Thursday, August 28th, 2008 in Denver,Colorado.
The Republican Convention will be held from September 1st through September 5th Minneapolis,Minnesota.
According to the Democratic conventions web site, there will be media coverage from 130 countries at the Democratic Convention. They expect 75,000 attendees. The Republican convention expects 45,000 attendees.
just a "factoid" I found humorous:
# of friends McCain has on MySpace: 63,552 (as of 8-18-08)
# of friends Obama has on MySpace: 451,966 (as of 8-18-08)
Even with Michigan and Florida's delegates being given only half their 'weight' in delegate voting rights, there will be 4,235 democrat votes cast at their convention.
there will be 15,000 members of the press, over 5,000 delegates and staff, and 50,000 guests at the convention on Thurs. a total of 75,000 in Invesco Field aka Mile High arena.
21,000 volunteers
live streaming on both the rep. and dems web sites:
Obama has recently passed the 2 millionth individual donor milestone.
McCain gets money from lobbyists. (like Oil companies which have declared/ admitted to record profits)
Obama is earning more donations from our troops.
According to
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
Obama has 275 committed electoral votes and McCain has 250 electoral votes
there are 13 ties. total of 538 electoral votes.
they say it's not the popular vote but the electoral votes that count. or so the Supreme Courts of the USA upheld in the 2000 year elections when Al Gore won the popular vote but President Bush won the electoral votes.
In 2008 Republicans have 23 seats up for stake, Democrats have 12 seats up.
2008's swing states:
Virgina is a truly tied state and has 13 electoral votes.
Mthas 3 E.V's (electoral votes) N.D 3 S.D 3 Co 9 IN 11 OH 20 VA 13 NC 15 FL 27 Del 3 New Hamp 4 and NV 5
*one more? I see on the web site "Electoral Vote.com" that there are 13 ties. Perhaps I've overlooked a state. Like I said, some of this blog post is random thoughts.:)
officially it will take 270 electoral votes
to win the pres.
the popular vote stands 45% for Obama and 42% for McCain, according to the latest polls.
there are a total of
538 electoral votes.
Who and What are electoral votes?
your Representatives(the House that is) and SENATORS (plus three for Wash. D.C)
100 Senators, 435 Representatives (+3 for Wash. D.c)
Why are some states "swing" states? Because of the senatorial and house of representative jobs up for grabs in those states with the most "undecided" voters.
Which states have the most electoral votes? 55 CAl., 31 NY, 21 PA, 34 TX, 27 FL, 17 MI, 15 GA, 21 IL. (in somewhat random order) Co 9, 10 MN (the convention states) and 10 AZ, 11 WA (Sen. McCain's state and the "high tech" state)
Why do they say that NV might help elect the next pres?
Because even with only 5 electoral votes(2 Senators plus three Representatives from the House) they might very well be democratic votes because there are two Democrats (Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, Dist. 1 and Senator Reid, D), plus Dina Titus,D, is running for Dist. 3 and Jill Derby,D, is running for Dist. 2. If there is a 'clean sweep' with the seats in Nev's house being Democrats and you pair that with the Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and Congresswoman/ Representative Berkley and viola! (4 of 5 Ev's or Electoral Votes go for Barack Obama)
Nevada counts for something more than it has since it was "Battle Born."
That is why the popular vote is so important! Your votes in your states elections help determine how the electoral votes go.
Get out there. Get-Out-The-Vote or GOTV as we volunteers say.
Some tight races in the states:
Virginia former Governor Mark Warner, D, running for Senator will speak at the DNC on Tues. Aug. 26th.
Mr. Warner, who made over $200,000,000 in the cell phone industry is financing his own campaign.
So much for the saying there aren't any self-made successful wealthy democrats!
In Minnesota there is a 'tie" so far (according to the polls) Comedian Al Franken vs. Norm Coleman is a tight race.
I loved reading at least one of Al Franken's books and watched him for years on Saturday Night Live. People in Minn. elected a wrestler Govenor so why the heck not elect a comedian?
In Mississippi Ronnie Musgrove D, vs. Roger Wicker, R is considered tight so I can't figure out why they say that Mississippi's not one of the 'swing' states in 2008. Perhaps it's still going to be a strong Republican state?
Cousins Mark and Tom Udall are both running for office this year, but in two different states. Mark Udall, (D) is running in Colorado and his cousin Tom is running in New Mexico.
They say that New Mexico is truly a 'swing' state from the way it changes from a Republican dominate state to Democratic one.
Guest Speakers at The Democratic National Convention 2008:
MONDAY, August 25
Michelle Obama,House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Craig Robinson.
There will be a tribute to Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy, who's a huge Obama supporter and is bravely (& sadly)fighting cancer.
TUESDAY, Aug. 26
Mark Warner,who's running for the Senate in VA, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton,will speak on the anniversary of Women's Right to Vote.
Other speakers include Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey and former Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.
WEDNESDAY, August 27
Obama's vice presidential choice will make a speech.
It could be exciting to see the reaction of the media and the public to the Democratic candidate for Vice Pres. persona and plans this year. It might be more important than ever in helping the undecided to decide how they will vote. In previous elections it's been a time for people to weigh in on their perceived ability to step in the role and if they would have conflicts with the Pres.
THURSDAY, August 28
Barack Obama accepts the nomination.
Remember when Barack Obama gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004? I cried my eyes out! I remember what he said "Help is on the way."
Senator Obama I believed you and am still waiting. It's our time now and Thursday, August 28th is the beginning of real "Help on-the-way."
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will also speak on Thursday.
Now before you go thinking that this is a 'Rock Concert' or a coronation of Obama at the convention because there will be 75,000 people in attendance, please read a bit about 10 special people who were invited as guests. These people entered a contest to be considered to be guests at the convention. These people are so fired up about the Campaign for Change and/or fed up with the way things have gone over the past 8 years, or maybe they're ready for a new beginning, which is what Barack Obama offers.
Here's a glimpse of the type of people who will be in the crowd:
Barb Sackman of Fallon, Montana Barb is a teacher living in Fallon, Montana, a town of 150. She lives on her family's wheat and cattle farm, and rising fuel prices are making it hard to get by. She hopes Barack's plan for alternative bio-fuels will help the struggling economy in rural Montana. Barb volunteers for her church, sits on a hospital board, and organizes community events in Fallon. Barb says Barack "genuinely cares about the problems of people like me. We appreciate his continued trips to Montana to let us know that we are not forgotten." She will attend the convention with her husband.
Lenny Julius of Emerald Isle, North Carolina Lenny is a retired naval officer who believes the Iraq War was a serious strategic mistake. He says that in 2000 he looked forward to seeing John McCain, a fellow shipmate, in the Oval Office, having known and served with him in Vietnam -- but no more. "Senator McCain has become a strong supporter of the Bush policies -- policies which have led to disaster both at home and abroad." He was won over by Barack's communication skills, leadership abilities, and intelligence. Lenny is an auto parts manager at AutoZone in Emerald Isle, a heavily Republican town where he says there are many "closet Barack supporters." Lenny remembers staying up late when he was young to watch John F. Kennedy accept the nomination at the last truly open convention in 1960. He will come to the convention this year with his wife.
Anne Rector of Indianapolis, Indiana Anne is a retired budget analyst for the federal government. She says the first time she saw Barack at the 2004 convention, she thought, "This is Everyman. He is Kansan and he is Kenyan; he is African and he is Anglo-American; he is common sense and he is eloquence; he is dynamic and he is down to earth." Anne is an active volunteer for the campaign, as well as for a local animal protection group. She hosts a weekly local radio program named Art and Review, in which she reads to the blind. Anne strongly believes in the protection of our civil liberties. She will attend with a friend and fellow campaign supporter.
James T. Fondriest of Massillon, Ohio James, a 22-year-old law student and graduate of Ohio State University, never thought he would vote for anyone other than a Republican. An active Bush-Cheney supporter in 2004, he became disillusioned with his state party and Republicans' handling of Iraq, health care, and education. "Barack Obama has inspired me to believe in politics again and, most importantly, the power of the ordinary citizen," he writes. "Although I still identify as a Republican and still stand for some conservative values, I finally feel like America has found a leader it can look up to and trust." Leading up to the Ohio primary, James made over 500 "Buckeyes for Obama" T-shirts and donated the profits to the campaign. He plans to bring his father with him to the convention.
John Volkmar of Boulder, Colorado John served in the U.S. Army for 10 years. He says his two tours in Iraq with the 10th Special Forces Group opened his eyes to "the link between our country's lack of an effective energy policy and our flawed foreign policy." John believes changing this relationship is an essential step towards ensuring that our government works for the interest of the American people instead of special interest groups. He is now pursuing an MBA and hopes to work in the alternative energy industry. He is coming to Denver with his wife.
Marsha Shearer of Orlando, Florida Marsha is a retired elementary school principal. She has phone banked and canvassed for Obama in Florida, and has been a supporter since even before Barack made the decision to run. Marsha believes that both the Iraq War and America's dependence on oil are negatively affecting the health of our economy. She supports Barack because he is not a typical politician. "He represents something above and beyond," she says. "I haven't felt so energized since McCarthy, trying to end the Vietnam War." She will bring her college-age granddaughter to the convention.
Trinace Johnson of Richmond, Virginia Trinace is a single mother and disabled veteran who served overseas for the Iraq War. She currently works for the U.S. Army as a public affairs specialist. She has voted since the age of 18, but this is the first time she has actively been involved with a political campaign. Trinace is inspired by Senator Obama's message of change and his plans to address all of the issues that she cares deeply about: veterans' support, education, stopping the war, tax breaks for the middle class, gas prices and health care. Trinace became motivated to get involved when her neighborhood ran out of ballots in the primaries, and is determined to ensure access to voting in this election. "I wish I could be there in Denver," she wrote to Backstage with Barack. "I would love to be a part of this historical event. [It's] so long overdue." Trinace will attend the convention with her sister.
Eric Melder of Carlisle, Pennsylvania Eric is a 59-year-old married father of three sons and a grandparent to seven grandchildren. A retired YMCA director, he has worked at Diakon Wilderness Center for the past 13 years counseling young men with drug, alcohol, and family problems. "The boys call me 'E-rock' and I do all I can to make a difference in their lives," writes Eric. A self-proclaimed "values voter" and evangelical Christian, Eric switched his allegiance from Mike Huckabee to Barack, convinced by Barack's ability to lead and build coalitions. Eric is bringing Anthony, a former student at the Wilderness Center, who overcame immense hardships, including an absent father and a drug-addicted mother, to ultimately become Program Director of the Center. "Barack needs to meet him," Eric says.
Holly Miowak Stebing of Anchorage, Alaska Holly, a 20-year-old Alaska Native Inupiaq, is spending her summer break from Stanford University at the First Alaskans Organization interviewing native elders about their experiences with segregation. Holly is passionate about improving health care access for Native Americans, and protecting Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling. The 2008 presidential election is Holly's first as a voter. She says: "This was the first campaign I felt I needed to support. I don't have a lot of money, but I donate what I can because I believe in [Barack]." She will attend the convention with her mother who is the first Native American woman to pass the Alaska bar.
Kayla Whitaker of West Fargo, North Dakota Kayla is a 20-year-old student and evangelical Christian who credits Barack for her new found interest in the political process. "As a Christian, I have seen it repeated that evangelical Christians are 'required' to vote Republican. When I heard Barack's 'Call to Renewal' speech, I was surprised... This is change I can believe in and many other young, evangelical Christians can believe in, too. For the first time in my life, I got hooked on politics." She now plans to register to vote so that she can cast her ballot for Barack in November. Among Kayla's top concerns are health care, teacher pay, and the environment. In an effort to convince her mom to become involved in politics, she is bringing her to Denver.
These people have stories that deserve to be addressed, respected, and they deserve recognition.
You can get involved by voting, or volunteering. Perhaps you have some extra money or something of value that your local Campaign for Change office needs.
You can start by visiting the web site and signing up for email updates:
"Today with our efforts we have registered 600 new voters and by the end of the day we'll have helped to register 1,000 new voters." Senator Harry Reid.
"I'm here to support all the Democratic candidates in Nevada." Miss Nevada 2008
I'd like to start this article by helping to spread truth and facts about many of the controversies that have been spread on the web, in emails, on TV commercials, heard from radio personalities and word-of-mouth about Senator Barack Obama. These rumors and the truth listed below come directly from Barack Obama's web site. The 'mudslinging' has only just begun in this political season. If it's true what Congresswoman Shelley Berkley said today during the grand opening of the Nevada State headquarters of The Barack Obama Campaign for Change, that after the conventions are held, the presidential campaign will get ugly and people need to be prepared with the truth, I'm here blogging the truth in hopes that others will be informed.
With regards to the numerous rumors about Senator Barack Obama, here's the current list:
1) Rumor: Barack Obama does not display a flag on his campaign plane
Details about the rumor: Since Barack Obama renovated his campaign plane in July 2008, there has been a false rumor that the new exterior did not include an American flag on the outside of the plane.
Truth: Barack Obama’s campaign plane does, in fact, display the American flag on the outside fuselage of the plane.
2) SMEAR: John McCain is attacking Barack Obama for not visiting wounded troops John McCain, his spokesmen, and his TV ads have all been politicizing our heroes overseas by making the false claim that Barack Obama snubbed wounded troops by not visiting them on his foreign trip.
Truth: Barack Obama’s campaign canceled an originally private visit (no media) to wounded troops in Germany to avoid politicizing our soldiers during his campaign-funded trip in Germany. 3) SMEAR: Barack Obama didn't take time for the troops. Conservative blogs, referencing an inaccurate email from abroad, have been spreading the rumor that Barack Obama gave troops the cold shoulder on his foreign trip.
Truth: Barack Obama spent time throughout his foreign trip visiting with and thanking our troops. 4) SMEAR: Michelle Obama isn't proud of her country. Michelle Obama's comments about her pride in her country have been taken out of context, again, by both the Tennessee and Washington State Republican parties in paid advertisements attacking Michelle.
Truth: Michelle Obama loves the United States and the opportunities it has given her. Even Laura Bush has defended her comments – watch the video. (on Barack Obama's web site)
5) SMEAR: An email claims that Barack Obama wants to tax your home, IRA, & even your water. A rapidly spreading email is tricking thousands—if not millions—of Americans with outrageous lies and misrepresentations about Barack Obama's tax policies.
Truth: The independent group, Factcheck.org, concludes that the smear email about Barack Obama and taxes is “a pack of lies.”
6) SMEAR: Michelle Obama Says “Whitey” On a Tape Michelle Obama is a successful attorney, a loving mother, and a respectful person. But Rush Limbaugh and his fellow right-wing attack-dogs have been spreading baseless rumors about a non-existent video tape showing Michelle Obama using a racial epithet.
Truth: The tape that Rush and others are spreading rumors about doesn't exist. 7) SMEAR: Barack Obama can't produce his birth certificate Truth: Barack Obama was born in America, and his story could only happen here. But some smear-mongers claim he can't produce his birth certificate and that he is not a natural-born citizen.
and furthermore, Barack Obama has made his birth certificate public and it can be seen here. Barack Obama 8) SMEAR: Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim
Truth: Barack is a committed Christian who was sworn into the Senate on his family bible, but unscrupulous right-wing operatives are repeating the lie that he was raised a Muslim. These assertions are completely false and designed to play into the worst kind of stereotypes.
Truth: Senator Obama is a committed Christian. He has never been Muslim, and was not raised in that faith.
9) SMEAR: Obama's Books Contain Racially Incendiary Remarks Barack believes in racial reconciliation based on our mutual responsibility to ourselves and each other. But a recent email forward quotes alterations, deliberate manipulations, and an outright fabrication of Obama's words on race and religion as fact.
Truth: Recent viral emails quote Barack Obama's books out of context
10) SMEAR: Barack Obama Won't Say the Pledge of Allegiance & He Won't Put His Hand Over His Heart Truth: Barack Obama's grandfather, a WWII veteran, taught him the Pledge of Allegiance and inspired his strong love of this country. There's even video of Barack honoring the flag, but people who want to tear him down claim he refuses to put his hand over his heart or say the Pledge.
Truth: Barack Obama loves his flag and his country. Watch a video of Barack leading The Pledge of Allegiance in the United States Senate, with his hand over his heart.
That is ten of the hot rumors and the truth!
For anyone interested in more information about Senator Obama's Campaign for Change or to register to vote, or volunteer, they can contact their closest (of the ten)campaign office.
They are located here:
Nevada Campaign for Change Offices State HQ 3376 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 115 Las Vegas, NV (702) 466 7988
Central Las Vegas 1210 S. Valley View Rd. Suite 114 Las Vegas, NV (702)737-8683
Southeast Las Vegas 3711 E. Sunset Rd. Suites C-4 through C-6 Las Vegas, NV
North Las Vegas 4060 N. Martin L King Blvd. Suite 101B North Las Vegas, NV
Carson City 709 E. Robinson St. Carson City, NV
Douglas County 1662 Hwy 395 Minden, NV
Elko 445 5th St. Elko, NV
Pahrump 2050 N Highway 160 Suite 200 Pahrump, NV
Reno 141 E. Pueblo St. Suite B Reno, NV
Nevadans can count on statewide Obama support on Nevada's web site with the Campaign for Change:Nevada.BarackObama.com
People can help man the phone banks, go knocking on doors, put up a voter registration section in their business, make donations of so many types.
The main thing that brought me to become a volunteer and avid supporter of Barack Obama is the friendly invitation and sense of inclusion that the other volunteers gave to me. So I hope to impart this to you the reader of my blog the same thing; individually collectively we can change the world.:)
You can sign up for updates from Barack Obama on your cell phone. You simply text your state or zip code to: O-B-A-M-A which in numeral form is 62262 and viola! you're in the loop. Rumor has it people who are registered on the text lines will be first to know who's the VP nominee.
For more information about Congresswoman Shelley Berkley, District 1 Nevada, Please refer to: Berkley's site
For information on Dina Titus, who is running for Congressional District 3, please visit: Dina Titus
To find out more about your local government (in USA), please visit: Gov Track.us
For more info. about Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, please visit: Senator Reid's Web Site
With only a 'simple majority' of Democrats in the Senate and only a slight majority in the House of Representatives in the House since the 2006 elections many politicians have found themselves unable to honor the promises that their campaigns made. The public has given Congress a lower approval rating than of President Bush. Perhaps that is because President Bush has used his right to Veto just about anything that the Democrats have brought to him.
Many democrats belive it's time to make sure that the supporters of democratic platforms need to vote democratic across the board to have a very stong majority in both the house and the Senate and with the help of a democratic president that many of their ideals can be realized and many US citizens will be helped.
It's nice to see firsthand politicians giving rousing verbal support of other candidates like I witnessed today. Congresswoman Berkley sung the praises of Senator Reid and also made friendly gestures towards the other democratic candidates for congress Dina Titus, who is running for district 3,and Jill Derby, who's running for District 2, in addition to Senator Barack Obama's campaign for Presidency.
For more information about Jill Derby,candidate for District 2, visit her web site: Jill Derby
If you care about health care, Earned-income-credit, a credit card bill of rights, raising the minimum wage, women's rights to choose,expansion of the family medical leave, portable health care insurance, helping Iraq refugees, restoring the international image of the United States, reforming government (i.e. no Political Action / National Lobby money), and keeping nuclear waste out of Nevada (Yucca Mt.), you'll agree to at least consider to vote for Senator Barack Obama this November.
The last day to register to vote in the presidential election in Nevada is October 4th,2008.
I learned today that Senator Obama and Senator Reid helped the situation in Darfur, Sudan by awarding the African Union's peacekeeping mission $20,000,000.
"Nevadans may very well be the ones who elect our next president." Congresswoman Shelley Berkley
DJ Lalka on YouTube
-
Here is in the link, www.youtube.com/user/DJLalka23
I just made a preview to the current mix I'm working on. Its a little over
6 minutes. Hope you enjoy!
16 years ago
Connie Emerson's Latest Articles & Top Shop blog (fashion)
GOT TO GET IT...ALICE MCCALL IS HERE!
-
[image: Alice McCall]
We’ve been counting down the days until we could get our hands on our
favourite Antipodean designer’s new collection and we’re so ...
Most Expensive Coffee in the World
-
The most expensive coffee in the world does not hail from Jamaica or
Hawaii, but instead from Indonesia, if you a looking for quality coffee,
single serve ...
Email us to place your ad on our blog for free. Your graphics or we'll make them for you. Intern of graphic design and multi-media will help you promote your event, art, charity or other marketing. *Certain types of marketing won't be allowed such as porn. GlobalPeaceGrooVes@gmail.com
Lights @ 
