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The Democratic Party
-----------------------Women for Obama Newsletter: On to the General Election
*Wednesday, September 10th, 2008*
Watch Barack's new ad on education, "What kind":
http://my.barackobama.com/YTwhatkind
*Only 55 Days Left Until Election Day!*
Now that school is back in session and the weather is getting cooler, it's time
to get to work. Here's what you can do to help elect Barack Obama.
Visit our WFO organizing events page and find out how you can organize your own
events and help the campaign reach undecided women voters across the country:
http://my.barackobama.com/wfoeventguide
Check out our "Top 10 Things You Can Do" to elect Barack Obama:
http://my.barackobama.com/topten
*On the Issues*
BARACK SPEAKS TO THE AARP
Last Saturday, Barack Obama spoke via webcast to the American Association of
Retired Persons to talk about retirement security for our nation's seniors.
Senator Obama is committed to supporting America's seniors by protecting Social
Security, maintaining the retirement age for Social Security benefits, and
eliminating federal income tax for seniors making less than $50,000. In
contrast, John McCain supports privatizing Social Security, increasing the
retirement age for benefits, and offering no tax relief for 37 million seniors.
The difference for seniors, a majority of whom are women, is clear. As Barack
Obama said to the AARP:
"For generations, we have worked to keep a simple promise in this country --
that those who have worked hard their entire lives have the right to retire
with dignity and security. . . But today, that promise feels like it's slowly
slipping away. You feel this in your own lives. More Americans are out of
work and more are working harder for less. More have lost their homes and more
are watching their home values plummet. You're paying college tuition that's
beyond your reach while supporting your aging parents. And as you plan for
your future, you're finding it's harder to save and it's harder to retire...
I'm running for President because I believe this election is all about the
issues. It's not about me, or John McCain, it's about you. It's about your
lives. It's about your future."
Read the rest of the transcript and watch the video:
http://my.barackobama.com/watchaarp
HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER STENY H. HOYER ON OBAMA'S COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
Last week, Sarah Palin gave a good performance, but she failed to offer any
real solutions. In particular, she claimed that she and John McCain would be a
'friend and advocate' for families with special needs children -- but her
rhetoric certainly doesn't match John McCain's poor, 26-year record in
Washington, DC. Americans with disabilities -- of all ages -- and their
families will have no stronger ally in the White House than an Obama
Administration. Senator Obama is committed to ensuring that America is a
country without unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination. He
strongly believes that America must show the same leadership it did when it
enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act -- that we must empower people with
disabilities to take full advantage of their talents and become integrated
members of society.
Read the rest of Rep. Hoyer's statement:
http://my.barackobama.com/stenyhoyer
* News From the Campaign Trail *
Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Michelle Obama continue to zigzag the country,
talking with women voters about Barack's agenda for change. Here are some
highlights from this week:
-- In New Philadelphia, Ohio, Barack talks with women voters about the economy:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/annebrewer/gG5rrS
-- In Sarasota, Florida, Joe Biden talks about issues facing families at their
kitchen tables:
http://women.barackobama.com/page/community/post/annebrewer/gG5rhK
-- In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Michelle Obama Talks with Military Wives and
Encourages them to Have Their Voices Heard in this Election:
http://women.barackobama.com/page/community/post/shayneadamski/gG5cn9
*In the News*
IS PALIN GOOD FOR WOMEN? NO.
By Ellen Bravo
September 6th, 2008 -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Many pundits have labeled John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin for the vice
presidential slot on the Republican ticket as an off-message roll of the dice,
based on a hasty vetting. In fact, it was probably the most calculated
political move he's made.
Read the rest of the piece:
http://women.barackobama.com/page/community/post/annebrewer/gG5WqS
CLINTON, PALIN -- WHAT DO FEMALE VOTERS WANT?
By Ann O'Leary
September 7th, 2008 -- San Francisco Chronicle
When John McCain named Sarah Palin as his running mate, she immediately invoked
Hillary Rodham Clinton's historic campaign for president and made clear she
intends to draw Clinton's supporters to the Republican ticket. Will she succeed?
In answering this question, the media have focused nearly all attention on
three themes: whether Clinton voters will vote for any woman on the ticket, no
matter what her position on issues; whether pro-choice Clinton voters will
cross over and vote for an anti-abortion ticket; and whether women will vote
based on their approval or disapproval of Palin's decisions regarding
motherhood and work.
Read the rest of the piece:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/danpollock/gG5pFB
DO YOU THINK I'M STUPID?
Jamie Lee Curtis
September 7th, 2008 -- Huffington Post
Mr. Obama said it.... "They must think you are stupid." Stupid to believe that
McCain/Palin are "change agents." Change is becoming this campaigns' ping pong
ball and we are missing the point. Gandhi said, "You must be the change you
wish to see in the world." Be it. Don't talk about it, don't pontificate about
it. Be It. Action word. Demonstrative. Maybe Nike just drafted off that great
statesman and made us all "Just do it."
Read the rest of the piece:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/danpollock/gG5pTh
*Women for Change*
Earlier this week, Dr. Johnnetta Cole, President Emeritus of Spelman College,
held a Women for Obama discussion in Richmond, VA.
Read about it here:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/arushagordon/gG5JbX
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