In 1994, the people of Texas elected a moron to run our state. That moron went on to become President, forever shaming our state as a modern petri dish for incompetent politicians. Ever since then, grassroots activists and good Democrats in Texas have been working hard to overcome that reputation. Rest assured, on March 4, 2008, everything changes.
update!!: Hey, just got word that we've nailed a date for BHO's Fort Worth rally. It will be this Thursday evening, Feb 28! No idea on what the venue will be, but keep your eyes on this URL. As soon as the info is updated in BHO's web system it will be posted here. Do NOT be confused by the "invalid" link. That is the routine system message that will appear until the event is posted. Scroll down, I've got info on other upcoming appearances in Texas.
I have been working hard for the Obama campaign here in North Texas. I help run our Eastside Fort Worth office. In the last two weeks, I've put in at least 60 volunteer hours. This is on top of the 40 hours I work every week and the 8+ hours I spend in a classroom. My husband has put in nearly 80 volunteer hours in two weeks on top of his full time job. We have also moved our field director into our spare bedroom. Basically, like every other Obama supporter I've met thus far, we are doing everything we possibly can. We are giving everything we possibly can. We will not rest until March 5. If you'd like to read exactly what we've been doing, Just Another Vet has been blogging the events in Fort Worth daily.
Our story is not unique. Thousands of volunteers across Texas are working furiously (3400 volunteers in Tarrant County alone!). We are training precinct captains and caucus goers, we are running phone banks and canvass teams, we are identifying our voters and prepping for GOTV/GOTC. We are absolutely determined to erase the stain that is GWB from our reputation. And we are even more determined that what started in Texas with Bush's election in 1994 will end on March 4th. We are acutely aware that we Texans can end this primary, and WE WILL.
I took some time this morning to make a little Youtube video of what's happening on the ground here. This video is FOR the volunteers like me who are working so hard and struggling to balance home/work/school/family/everything else... The pictures included in the video show supporters and volunteers around the state working hard to elect Senator Obama, and I tossed in a few pics from the big rallies as well. I hope this video will give everyone a bit of extra energy and motivation.
I know we can win in Texas. With your help, we will. Make calls today! YES WE WILL!
update: I think you guys just killed Youtube. It's dead. I've uploaded the video to metacafe but can't seem to embed it so... click this link to watch the video! Ok, I figured out which tag was freaking out the site so now we have embedded video. Here is a link to the video on youtube, although youtube seems to be completely and utterly down now. update2: Ummmm I think you guys killed metacafe, too! If you can't load the video right away, please try again in a bit. Wow, I guess that video went over well. Heh. Please do try to load it again via youtube or metacafe in a few minutes. If I can get it uploaded elsewhere, I will do so. Metacafe now working again. Youtube, not so much. =)
Youtube is working again so I've changed the embed. I'm sure it would not be a bad thing to ask yall to view it there as well and try to push it up the list... =)
P.S. Credit to the following Flickr Users: PR!MO, Slight Cutter Photography, gerryM, Line Sophist, J-A-X, megmae, and dallasobama.
Also, if you dig the song, it's Gotta Work by Amerie, from the album Because I Love It.
HOT OFF THE PRESSES!: Here is the info on Barack's upcoming Texas events. This is directly from staffers so it's for real!
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27
SAN MARCOS STAND FOR CHANGE RALLY
Wednesday evening, details TBA
This event is free and open to the public. Go to texas.barackobama.com to RSVP and receive updates.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
FORT WORTH STAND FOR CHANGE RALLY
Thursday evening, details TBA
This event is free and open to the public. Go to texas.barackobama.com to RSVP and receive updates.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29
SAN ANTONIO STAND FOR CHANGE RALLY
Friday evening, details TBA
This event is free and open to the public. Go to texas.barackobama.com to RSVP and receive updates.
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