"The Momentum Took Off and the Energy is Building"

Barack's Faith Speech: "The Momentum Took Off and the Energy is Building"
By Alex MacCallum - Jun 23rd, 2007 at 5:45 pm EDT

Today, Barack gave a major speech on faith and politics to a national convention of the United Church of Christ in Hartford, Connecticut.

"The momentum took off and the energy is building," a UCC minister said before Barack's remarks.

Here's the AP story, and below are some excerpts from the speech. Barack focused on what brings us closer together -- not what tears us apart. As he said, "People are coming together around a simple truth – that we are all connected, that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper."

(Check back in for a link to the speech – we'll post it when it's available.)

Somehow, somewhere along the way, faith stopped being used to bring us together and started being used to drive us apart.

At every opportunity, [the Christian Right] has told evangelical Christians that Democrats disrespect their values and dislike their church, while suggesting to the rest of the country that religious Americans care only about issues like abortion and gay marriage, school prayer and intelligent design…

…But I'm hopeful because I think there's an awakening taking place in America. People are coming together around a simple truth – that we are all connected, that I am my brother's keeper; I am my sister's keeper. And that it's not enough to just believe this – we have to do our part to make it a reality.

…[W]e all have it within our power to make this a better world. Because we all have the capacity to... to rise above what divides us and come together to meet those challenges we can't meet alone.
...So let's rededicate ourselves to a new kind of politics – a politics of conscience... [I]f we can embrace a common destiny – then I believe we'll not just help bring about a more hopeful day in
America, we'll not just be caring for our own souls, we'll be doing God's work here on Earth.

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Obama generating unprecedented youthful enthusiasm

Barack Obama's charm and sincerity- his "it" factor which some call charisma, has one enthusiastic supporter head over heels.
check out her video

I have been involved in elections since 1964 and this is the first time I've seen a user generated crushie song come up from the grass roots.

It's pretty catchy and I'd LOVE to play it for our next meeting if I could download it ..stay tuned.

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17th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Oxnard

17th Annual Juneteenth Celebration (Community Service)
Visit the Obama Ventura booth at the 17th Annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom in Oxnard. This event is sponsored by the Ventura County Chapter of the Black American Political Association of California.

Time: Saturday, June 16 at 11:00 AM
Duration: 6 hours
Host: Craig Christensen
Location:
Performing Arts Park Grounds (Oxnard, CA)
800 Hobson Way
Oxnard, CA 93030

Directions to
800 Hobson Way, Oxnard, CA 93030


Associated Groups: Obama Ventura, Ventura County for Obama

Thousands participate in Obama Events in Ventura and Nationwide

Thousands Nationwide , and hundreds locally, participated in the Obama Campaign's first "Walk for Change" events designed to spread the word about Barack Obama's campaign and what is means to all of us. On June 9, thousands of people went door-to-door to talk to their neighbors about Barack Obama and the movement for change. This was an unprecedented day in the history of campaigning, only made possible because of the outpouring of grassroots support.

“Yes! This is the first time I have volunteered for any political candidate and I strongly believe in Obama message of hope. The group I was with on Saturday was almost entirely made up of first time volunteers which I think speaks powerfully for Obama's message.” -- Kathleen, California

We're all looking forward to more events locally as the campaign heats up!