Pennsylvania Republicans Send out Smear

The Pennsylvania Republican Party is mailing a vile leaflet to independent voters attempting to link Barack Obama to Professor William Ayers. Smears like this are often spread as part of a broader strategy to scare people who aren't very familiar with Barack by spreading false information.

Here’s the truth: the smear associating Barack to Ayers is “phony,” “tenuous,“ – even “exaggerated at best if not outright false.” They have served together on the boards of local charities, but do not know each other well. Ayers is now a professor of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Barack has publicly denounced the acts Ayers committed in the 1960’s (when Barack was only 8 years old). The leaflet manages to skip over 25 years of time and then associate the Obama of the 90's with the Ayers of the sixties.

You can get more details and help spread the truth about these shameful attacks:
http://my.barackobama.com/AyersSmear Tell your neighbors if they ask.

Obama Rally Draws 100,000 in St. Louis

October 18, 2008, 1:48 pm
Amy Chozick reports on the presidential race from St. Louis.
Barack Obama attracted 100,000 people at a Saturday rally here, his biggest crowd ever at a U.S. event.
The crowd assembled under the Gateway Arch on a sunny Saturday afternoon to hear Obama speak about taxes and slam the Republicans on economic issues.
Lt. Samuel Dotson of the St. Louis Police Department confirmed the number of attendees piled into the grassy lawn by the Mississippi River.
To be sure, big crowds don’t always signal a big turnout on Election Day. But Obama’s ability to draw his largest audience yet in a typically red state that just weeks ago looked out of reach, could signal a changing electoral map.
For months Missouri polls put Obama as much as ten percentage points behind Republican John McCain. It was widely believed that McCain’s pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate would have won over the state’s conservatives and boosted his chances there. So far, that hasn’t happened.
A Rasmussen poll released on Friday shows Obama leading in Missouri 52% to 46% for McCain.
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill had harsh words for Palin when she introduced Obama on Saturday. Referring to comments Palin made earlier this week in North Carolina about “pro-America” states, McCaskill said “We have reached a new low in America politics when a candidate dares to say that one part of America is pro-America and another part is anti-America.”
She also took a dig at McCain for selecting a vice presidential nominee with limited experience. “One [candidate] picked one of the strongest candidates for vice president he could’ve picked in the United States and well, the other didn’t.”
Recognizing that big rallies don’t always result in cast ballots, the Obama campaign has dispatched thousands of field organizers and volunteers to Missouri to knock on doors in a statewide get out the vote effort.

Interested in Polls?

Here's a web site that will help you monitor the Presidential and Congressional polls in every possible way: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/

Cast Your Bread Upon the Waters

Here's a wonderful story about a kind deed that Barack did many years ago and has brought him support.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/5/183340/309/352/621029

Ralph Stanley Endorses Obama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUOfaIyv4Bs

A New Kind of Patriotism

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/opinion/08friedman.html?em

New York Times columnist Tom Friedman analyzes Palin's statement about taxes.

NOW is the time

How important is this election to you and your family? Will you knock on doors? Write a letter? Phone potential voters? Staff a campaign office?

Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something! Go to my.Obama.com to sign up for a telephone list. Call Tim Diehl, (717) 222-7745 or 965-5888 for an assignment. We need to contact voters to make sure they turn out to vote. Can you telephone from home? Can you staff a polling place -- pass out literature and/or watch the polls.

If you can watch the polls on election day we need to get you certified with the Board of Elections so please let us know by adding a comment or writing to us on the Greencastle Democrats EMail list.

Huge Rally of Alaskans Against Palin

This is too good to pass up. My favorite is the sign that says "McCain and
Palin, Unstable and Unable". This event was started by two women in Alaska who were tired of the Palin hype. They were helped when a rightwing radio announcer denounced them. It really brought out the supporters.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/14/103042/902/965/597033

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/.