By Antonio D. French
Filed Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 8:34 AM
Before his rally at Union Station Friday, Presidential Candidate Barack Obama met with a group of local elected officials at his Washington Ave. campaign office.
Local electeds in attendance included: Congressman Lacy Clay; State Auditor Susan Montee; St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley; President of the Board of Aldermen Lewis Reed; License Collector Mike McMillan; Aldermen April Ford-Griffin and Frank Williamson; State Senator Rita Days; State Reps Rodney Hubbard, Robin Wright-Jones, and Ted Hoskins; Chairman of the City Democrats, Brian Wahby; U-City Councilwoman Hazel Erby; former St. Louis mayor Vince Schoemehl; and former state representative Betty Thompson.
10 Comments:
I was at the rally as a photographer, it was hard to concentrate on getting my pictures because Obama's personality is so magnetic, and he is such a dynamic speaker.
I've been a supporter for a while now, and officially joined the campaign some months ago, and I've never joined a political campaign in my life.
Barack Obama is the real deal, anyone who spends any time in his presence can see that.
The American people deserve the very best this country has to offer, and Obama is the man, no question about it.
Obama 08, genuine leadership for this new century.
10/27/2007 12:56 PM
I have been so depressed about the polls and the media coverage lately. There is a glimmer of hope, which, characteristically, is not being mentioned in the press.
There were two polls which showed movement in the last couple of days. The fox poll is long---8 pages about all kinds of stuff---who do you trust if there is a crisis-----but on page 4, their repeating poll of who would you vote for changed from 50-18 two weeks ago to 42 -27-----a swing of 15 percentage points. Trouble for me, is I do not trust anything from fox.
The rasmussen poll in new hampshire might mean something---Obama has good 30 second spots running this week---the lead of 40-17 showed up as 38 to 23.
There is a big article coming out tomorrow in the new york times in which Obama indicates the gloves are coming off on issues. We can only hope. Debate should be interesting Tuesday---go Red Sox---sweep in four and get out of the way.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 27 — Senator Barack Obama said he would start confronting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton more forcefully, declaring Friday that she had not been candid in describing her views on critical issues, as he tries to address mounting alarm among supporters that his lack of assertiveness has allowed her to dominate the presidential race.
10/27/2007 6:23 PM
If Obama doesn't win nomination and Hillary wins the White House, Obama as a Supreme Court justice would be a great Plan B.
10/27/2007 7:57 PM
Senator Barack Obama will not be elected President of the United States. Rural and wealthy white people are not going to vote for a black man, and Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination.
Senator Barack Obama has the wrong people supporting him anyway! The people that support him will make voters say HELL NO TO BARACK OBAMA!
10/28/2007 12:35 AM
kind of demeaning to women---you can have a woman in the white house --- if you bring along a man we can trust to supervise her.
I don't trust either one of the Clintons. I still might have to vote for her next November.
But women ought to get over this crap of thinking they are finally getting a woman in the white house---her only real experience was to keep him from getting thrown out of office---which might have cost Gore the 2000 election.
10/28/2007 2:37 AM
anon..... Barack is not your typical black politician and he has the ability to reach across racial lines because of that. He is black, but his skin color does not define him.
Either way Hillary will not win the nomination because she is white. Both candidates have reasons to win based purely on their experience and brains.
10/28/2007 12:36 PM
Well why don't we guarntee sex in the Constitution then more People would vote..You can't blame women for indiscretions look at America's divorce rate. We (Women do outlive men by 7yrs in America) We are still underpaid and overworked caretakers of America.So I feel Women need to be great leaders having only voted to since I think 1916. Al Gore lost to the Supreme Court and we all felt that one. Vote participate locally and change the wrongs in America...Hillary Clinton.com Your Vote is the only Voice you have!!
10/28/2007 4:19 PM
I'm all for a constitutional right to sex!
10/28/2007 5:43 PM
Fiest off, everyone needs to realize that Hillary is not Bill Clinton and they have obviously different views about issues and how to get them accomplished.
Hillary is just as much as a flip flopper as Rebublican Mitt Romney, and people are fools to place trust in her. She is just part of the political status quo that we need rid of.
The two only honorable and independent thinkers in the race are Obama and Ron Paul, and the only other truly honorable one is Huckebee, but he is too much of a Republican status quo thinker concerning the war and whats best for this country concerning the threat we are facing.
10/28/2007 5:46 PM
As a female Executive, I am also an Obama supporter. This should have nothing to do with "let's get a womn in the White House" - the focus should be let's get the best person - the person who can clean up the mess we are in - in the White House. I personally think that the only reason Hillary is polling higher is that the Republicans are schewing her numbers, they know they can beat her!
10/29/2007 12:03 PM
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