Letter from a DC Democrat

"So now the Republican Party is trying to use Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to attack Sen. Barack Obama ["Obama's Family Night Out," front page, Aug. 26]. In January, my husband and I walked the snowy streets of New Hampshire for Ms. Clinton and came down the mountain at the end of primary day crying and cheering as she won her remarkable, unexpected victory. We walked miles in Pennsylvania and Ohio on her behalf, donated to her campaign, and urged friends and relatives all over the country to vote for her.

But we are now ready, willing and able to support enthusiastically Mr. Obama, who, like Ms. Clinton, stands for the things we care about. We are also thrilled with his choice for vice president, Sen. Joseph R. Biden. What a great team."

LORETTA NEUMANN *
Washington
*(Editors Note: Loretta is a good friend and neigborhood leader. RJ)

You NEED an Obama Windsock

Local Democrats are hand crafting some beautiful windsocks that are both patriotic and Democratic...take a look at their wonderful website. http://www.heritagepatrioticflags.com/

Make Obama a Member of Your Family

Everyone has a refrigerator filled with family pictures. Here's a suggestion from one of our Greencastle Antrim Democrats that makes good sense.

"Yesterday I got an email from a friend who had put Barack's photo on her refrigerator. Her son, who was visiting from California, said it looked like Barack was part of the family now. Last night I cut out a photo of Barack, Michelle, and their girls from a campaign brochure, and put it on our refrigerator. Since then, I've thought this would be a great thing to get started. Perhaps have groups or event tables to cut out photos, put them on magnetic backings, ready to go on everyone's refrigerators. You'd be more likely to vote for someone you consider a part of your family, someone you look at every day as you open the refrigerator."

Great idea for our first September meeting. Start collecting pictures of Obama and family and we'll put them on magnets.

Meet Barack Obama--an AFL-CIO website

The AFL-CIO website has good information on Barack Obama The organization is also debunking rumors -- many of which we're sure you've heard from your neighbors.

1)Does Obama wear a flag pin on his lapel?
Yes, but not always. Like many presidential candidates, sometimes he wears a flag pin, sometimes he wears a breast cancer awareness pin, sometimes he wears his U.S. Senate membership pin and other times he wears no pin at all. (Rutenberg, Jim and Zeleny, Jeff. “The Politics of the Lapel, When It Comes to Obama,” The New York Times, 5/15/08)

2) Is Obama a Christian?
Yes. He is a committed Christian. In 1985, he began working as a community organizer with a Christian church-based group seeking to improve the living conditions in poor Chicago neighborhoods. (Pulliam, Sarah and Olsen, Ted. “Q&A: Barack Obama,” Christianity Today, 1/23/08)

3) Was Obama sworn in on a Bible?
Yes. Barack Obama took the oath of office on his personal family Bible. (It was U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison from Minnesota who was sworn in on the Quran.) (Fiore, Faye. “He’s the Hill’s King for a Day, but Senate Has Other Plans,” Los Angeles Times, 1/5/05)

4) Was Obama born in America?
Yes. Barack Obama’s birth certificate shows he was born in Honolulu on Aug. 4, 1961, at 7:24 p.m. (Malcolm, Andrew. “Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate Revealed Here,” LATimes.com, 6/16/08)

5) Does Obama place his hand over his heart when he says the pledge of allegiance?
Yes. Barack Obama always places his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance. (Dobbs, Michael. “Obama Nabbed by the Patriot Police,” WashingtonPost.com, 11/2/07)
Now, with those rumors out of the way, let’s get back to what matters. Barack Obama will work for working families. Find out more at http://www.meetobama08.org/.