I just got back to Oklahoma from the Obama rally in Kansas City...

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Sunday October 19, 2008 · 7:00 PM PDT

2008/10/19 · 19:00

and all I can say is that Missouri is going blue this year!

This was a spur of the moment idea by my wife. I walked into the house on Thursday and my wife says "Hey, lets go to an Obama rally in Kansas City!" I thought it was just some wishful thinking on her part, so I said sure. Within 30 minutes, she had called another family we do political stuff with and got them to commit and then had our rooms booked. We were going to KC!!!

My wife has been motiviated by Obama ever since learning about the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and McCain being against it. My wife is a Democrat from a heavily Democratic family, but has never really felt the need to get involved. I knock Union doors almost every weekend for Andrew Rice and various HD's and it drove her nuts that I'm gone every Saturday morning. Thankfully that has changed, and it is amazing to see her get so enthusiastic about politics. So enthused that she made "Union Made Babies for Obama" Tshirts for all the girls to wear during the rally.

More after the jump...

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Saturday June 28, 2008 · 1:17 PM PDT

2008/06/28 · 13:17

Today, the Oklahoma State AFL-CIO held its COPE Convention. The main reason for this convention is to endorse candidates for office. Below the fold is the listing of candidates officially endorsed by the states AFL-CIO.

You might notice that Rep. Dan Boren is missing from those endorsements. The reason for this is that his voting record regarding labor was not up to par. District 4, home of Rep. Tom Cole also received a no endorsement

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Monday June 16, 2008 · 4:55 PM PDT

2008/06/16 · 16:55

By now, most people have heard the statement from Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) that "I still remain very concerned about the (Obama) voting record being the most liberal of the United States Senate. Having said that, I am voting for Democrats this year."

The press took this story and ran with it-making the claim that the Dems weren't uniting behind Obama. Even McCain and his Repug goons thought about using this as an attack against Obama. This was, of course, before that large group of Republican congressmen came forward with their reservations of endorsing McCain.

Apparently this statement wasn't as clear as Rep. Boren had wanted, so today he sent out a statement from his office clarifying his position. More after the fold.

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I just got back to Oklahoma from the Obama rally in Kansas City...

2008 Oklahoma AFL-CIO Endorsements

Boren: My statements about the Presidential Race misunderstood