2nd update: Sen. Nelson just used my name on C-Span

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Saturday May 31, 2008 · 8:45 AM PDT

2008/05/31 · 08:45

***Just added a glimpse of the many O-Train volunteers who did what they needed to do for Senator Obama. Many traveled out of state, phonebanked, and participated in visibility events. Everything we did, we did on our own without any help from the campaign:

Many thanks to all of the dedicated Obama O-Train volunteers!

thefos

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Tuesday April 01, 2008 · 9:36 AM PDT

2008/04/01 · 09:36

Jim, your April Fools mission, should you decide to accept it, is to print a copy of your favorite BarackObama.com Issues Page and fax it to (816) 220-2727.

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Why? Because Whistleblower is siding with what's wrong and harmful for America.

In "THE SECRET LIFE OF BARACK OBAMA," Whistleblower shines a 1,000-watt spotlight on the real Barack Obama – and reveals him to be one of the most dangerous men ever to be considered for the presidency of the United States of America.

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Which mission option did you choose?

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Which mission option did you choose?

Fake phone order (confrontational option)

4 votes

Fax bomb (ink wasting option)

4 votes

Email (lazy option)

3 votes

All of the above (most valuable agent option)

4 votes

I chose not to accept this mission (wimpy option)

4 votes

In my mind I'm goin to Carolina (Part 1)

thefos

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Friday January 25, 2008 · 12:25 PM PST

2008/01/25 · 12:25

When we left for Columbia, South Carolina last Friday at 5 am, I didn't expect to fall for South Carolina's voters but it hit me from behind.

In my mind I'm goin to Carolina
Can't you see the sunshine
Can't you just feel the moonshine
Maybe just like a friend of mine
It hit me from behind
Yes I'm goin to Carolina in my mind

Dark and silent last night
I think I might have heard the highway calling
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
Signs that might be omens say I going, going
I'm goin to Carolina in my mind

With a holy host of others standing round me
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon
And it seems like it goes on like this forever
You must forgive me
If I'm up and gone to Carolina in my mind

- James Taylor

thefos

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Tuesday December 18, 2007 · 8:30 AM PST

2007/12/18 · 08:30

Adapted for primary use from "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" by Paul Galdone(1914 - 1986)

This is dedicated to all determined campaign trolls (here, in the media and even those in public service) who have been relentless with their whisper campaigns and personal attacks.

Once upon a time
there was a remarkable man called Barack Obama.
In the winter he lived in a house in Chicago
When spring came he longed to travel
to Washington to change fear into hope and change.
On his way to the White House,
Barack Obama had to cross a rushing river.
But there was only one bridge across it,
made of wooden planks.
And underneath the bridge
there lived a terrible, ugly, one-eyed troll.

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This troll diary

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This troll diary

uses the word "troll" a lot!

15 votes

lightens the mood around Kos just a bit.

8 votes

is the best troll diary ever!

12 votes

All of the above.

23 votes

Dear Iowa, warm greetings from FL O-Train w/video!

thefos

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Thursday December 06, 2007 · 9:21 AM PST

2007/12/06 · 09:21

Dear Iowa, (and New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina)

It is my understanding that we Floridians have been known to botch an election or two. I am innocent I tell you but here I sit in the time-out beach chair just the same. Here's the thing; when you are in time-out, you have plenty of time to think. So, as I slather on my sunscreen, I am thinking about all the reasons to encourage you to vote for Senator Barack Obama.

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Thefos is

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Thefos is

one wacky wench

3 votes

playing nice in the sandbox

2 votes

a valuable volunteer

17 votes

getting sunburned in the time-out chair

1 vote

All of the above

38 votes

"Twas the month before Caucus...

thefos

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Monday December 03, 2007 · 3:56 PM PST

2007/12/03 · 15:56

Respectfully adapted from 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863)

'Twas the month before Caucus, when all through the state

Iowans were stirring, wanting a choice in their fate;

The candidates came before voters with care,

In hopes that the Caucuses soon would be theirs;

The volunteers were nestled all snug by their cell phones,

While visions of canvassing chilled them to their bones;

And mamma with her PC, and I with my laptop,

Had just settled down for a long-winded blog,

thefos

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Tuesday October 09, 2007 · 11:33 AM PDT

2007/10/09 · 11:33

(Thefos and bobnbob's most excellent Obama adventure series)

Before I delve into my recent Obama experience, I feel that I must emphasize 3 points. Let’s call them "disclaimers," shall we?

I think about Barack Obama and how campaigning must be taking a toll on him and his family. I think that Barack must be desperately missing his girls and that they probably do not understand the magnitude of what he is doing. They probably just want to sit on their daddy’s lap, maybe read a book together or just play with him. I imagine him trying to balance his job as a Senator with the demands of campaigning and time with his family. I think that his family is getting the short end of the stick; at least temporarily.

2 & 3 after the fold...

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thefos & bobnbob are:

lunatics on the loose

40 votes

innocent

2 votes

guilty of believing that they can make a difference

53 votes

hitching their emotional wagons to something bigger than themselves

29 votes

All of the above

165 votes

Occupation is as occupation does

thefos

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Sunday July 22, 2007 · 6:04 PM PDT

2007/07/22 · 18:04

I believe that the Congressman Gus Bilirakis, who represents the Greek Americans and Republicans in my district, has strayed off course. It seems to me that he cares more about his Greek heritage and the Republican party than our American military crisis or our fellow Americans dying in Iraq. So, for the sake of my military family members and the rest of our brave American troops, I felt the need to tweak and improve his latest bill. I am proposing that he re-submit it to Congress after he includes my corrections, adaptions and/or ammendments.

WASHINGTON (20 Jul.) -- Last night, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), member of House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, delivered the following remarks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus by Turkish military forces.

Remarks as edited and adapted by thefos for a reality check on our American military crisis due to the U.S. led Iraq Occupation:

Gus Bilirakis Commemorates the ~~33rd~~ 4 ½ Anniversary of the ~~Turkish~~ U.S. Led Invasion of ~~Cyprus~~ Iraq

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Congressman Gus Bilirakis must

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Congressman Gus Bilirakis must

represent ALL of his American constituents, not just the Greek ones

0 votes

represent ALL of his American constituents, not just the Republican ones

1 vote

focus on the American military crisis at hand

2 votes

be willing to give up all future vacation time until all troops come home

2 votes

All of the above

10 votes

Obama - thefos & bobnbob's blog for change w/poll

thefos

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Sunday July 15, 2007 · 4:36 PM PDT

2007/07/15 · 16:36

As the date of the Obama campaign’s "June 9, 2007 Walk for Change" approached, I was looking forward to walking with the great team of volunteers from the Tampa Bay O – Train. The O - Train’s multi-county walk was organized by Juan, Patrick, Ann, Gena, and Johnny AKA Bardino. Walk coordinators were in place. They were Shelia (Hillsborough), Sherry (Pasco), and Ann (Pinellas.) We expected about 70 volunteers to walk for change. Patrick and Ann led a great canvass training session and plans were falling into place in 3 counties.

Although I had heard that the Florida Democratic Party’s JJ dinner would be the same day, I knew that I must walk for Obama. I had recently received an invitation to a $50 Florida bloggers luncheon at the JJ on June 9, 2007. It was very tempting, but no, I told myself "I must walk for Obama. I can’t abandon my team on such an important day."

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thefos & bobnbob are

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thefos & bobnbob are

dangerous when unsupervised

2 votes

proud Florida Democrats

0 votes

legends in their own minds

4 votes

assets to the Democratic Party and any campaign they choose to volunteer for

6 votes

all of the above

20 votes

O, Facebook and the audacity of my kids

thefos

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Sunday February 11, 2007 · 8:34 AM PST

2007/02/11 · 08:34

Even though my two eldest daughters are politically aware, they usually seek my advice when they vote. They would call me when they were completing their absentee ballots and we would discuss each race and candidate. But quite frankly, most of the time, I had to remind them to put a stamp on the ballot and mail it. I asked myself "What kind of activist am I if I have to work this hard to get my kids to follow through with their vote?"

My kids have attended protests with me but they didn’t necessarily like doing it. My younger ones would just die if one of their friends saw them protesting or planting signs for candidates. They "get it" but would prefer that their activism be limited to watching the Daily Show and the Colbert Report.

thefos

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Saturday November 11, 2006 · 6:18 PM PST

2006/11/11 · 18:18

On Election Eve, Bobnbob, thefos and Lois (sans Clark) were foot soldiers for Tampa Bay area fighting Dems. We were the proud, the mean but not so lean infantry of 3. Like most loyal patriots, we were simply doing our duty. We were grunts following orders handed down to us by our chain of command. Specialist Kelley instructed us on the logistics of our mission and being the dedicated freedom fighters we are, we blindly followed.

Our mission was simple: Sign planting at specifically targeted polling sites in Hillsborough and Pasco counties on election eve for our brave blue candidates on the front lines.

More classified info after the flip... Read More

CBS Are We Safer? Live Blog...Bulletproof vest?

thefos

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Wednesday September 06, 2006 · 7:24 PM PDT

2006/09/06 · 19:24

Are we safer? I dunno...but W sure seems to need a bullet proof vest.

Is it me or is he afraid of Katie? Come on... Nobody is afraid of Katie!

Anyone notice this? Is W actually wearing a vest? I know that he is a workout freak, but I think that I see obvious lumps under his suit. Sharp looking lumps.

WTF, is there a war on Katie?

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