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of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, is seen here speaking to a crowd at Ohio State University on February 15, 2008.

I really believe that together they will be unstoppable. It’s what this country needs.

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On this day:

• 28,7,39,8 2007

about who to vote for the the primary, look no further (well, do click on this link). Matthew Burton has posted a rundown of the differences between Hillary Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s statements on the issues. He’s done a fantastic job at showing that the following statements are untrue:

“Speeches don’t put food on the table,” Mrs. Clinton said at a General Motors plant in Warren, Ohio, on Thursday morning. “Speeches don’t fill up your tank, or fill your prescription, or do anything about that stack of bills that keeps you up at night.”

“My opponent gives speeches. I offer solutions.” – Hillary Clinton

“It’s about whether you choose the power of solutions over the power of speeches.” – Bill Clinton

He’s drawn up an extensive chart using the candidates’ websites’ issues pages to show how much in the way of real solutions each candidate has to offer. Barack Obama is the clear winner.

Mr. Burton is neither a Clinton, Obama, nor a McCain supporter. He says, “I worship facts and I despise catchy slogans that belie the truth.” See the truth for yourself.

ETA: Barack Obama’s inspiring response to “Just Words” Clinton critique

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On this day:

• Fire and Snow 2007

This is how my views and values match those of the candidates:

90% Barack Obama
88% Hillary Clinton
88% Bill Richardson
85% John Edwards
83% Chris Dodd
80% Dennis Kucinich
77% Mike Gravel
76% Joe Biden
48% Rudy Giuliani
41% John McCain
32% Mike Huckabee
31% Mitt Romney
22% Tom Tancredo
20% Fred Thompson
17% Ron Paul

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

I voted for Barack Obama today, leaving the neighborhood center with a big, stupid grin on my face. I got into my car, and cried. Hard. I couldn’t tell you why at that moment, but I know now. We’re making history with this election. Watching CNN tonight, Hillary thanked her mother, “who was born before women could vote, and is now watching her daughter up here.” Barack says, “This time can be different…it isn’t different because of me, it’s different because of you…this time must be different…our party must be the party of tomorrow…together, ordinary people can do extraordinary things…We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek…Let’s go get to work!”

Change we can believe in, yes we can.

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On this day:

˚ It is NINE degrees outside! 2007

˚ I get to keep the job 2006

“It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.

Yes we can heal this nation.

Yes we can repair this world.

Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics, they will only grow louder and more dissonant. We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check. We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America, that we are not as divided as our politics suggests, that we are one people, we are one nation, and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea –

Yes we can.”

(transcript courtesy of retroknit)
This is why I’m voting for Barack Obama.
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On this day: I worry 2007