Now< there"s a match made in HOG-HEAVEN! :)
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:32:46 -0600
>From: "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Fwd: Editorial
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>Anthony,
>
>I haven't heard any stats, but I'd bet that it won't be anywhere near 48% of
>former Hillary supporters that don't support Obama. All the Hillary
>supporters I know have said they'll support Obama. However, they may throw
>their support behind the new Barber/Corbett ticket! ;-{)}
>
>On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Anthony Arnold
><[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> I'm listening to Ed Schultz this morning while doing other things, but
>> somebody on his program just mentioned that 48% of Hillary supporters
>> aren't
>> going to go with Obama, they're probably female republicans who wanted to
>> see a female president. How much truth is there behind this?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Anthony Arnold
>> Remote Troubleshooter for PRC
>> www.anthonyarnold.net
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> ken barber
>> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 11:28 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Editorial
>>
>> normally it has been within a few days of or during the convention. there
>> have been exceptions as Kerry Announced Edwards 20 days before the
>> convention.
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Anthony Arnold <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Editorial
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 10:45 PM
>> > I'm embarrassed to ask this, when have they announced
>> > running mates in the
>> > past? I don't care who he asks, he is still going to
>> > win!
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Anthony Arnold
>> > Remote Troubleshooter for PRC
>> > www.anthonyarnold.net
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Cerebral Palsy List
>> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> > ken barber
>> > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:53 PM
>> > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > Subject: Re: Fwd: Editorial
>> >
>> > well, we will soon know
>> >
>> >
>> > --- On Thu, 8/21/08, Michael H. Collis
>> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> > > From: Michael H. Collis <[log in to unmask]>
>> > > Subject: Re: Fwd: Editorial
>> > > To: [log in to unmask]
>> > > Date: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 8:52 PM
>> > > I hope it is Kaine, as one of the last things I did in
>> > > Virginia was to help put him in office. :)
>> > >
>> > > ---- Original message ----
>> > > >Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:09:22 -1000
>> > > >From: Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]>
>> > > >Subject: Re: Fwd: Editorial
>> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
>> > > >
>> > > >Case and I went to see Obama when he landed in
>> > Hawaii.
>> > > I got his
>> > > >parents permission to pull him out of school. We
>> > were
>> > > standing in the
>> > > >very long line with the wheel chair and two of his
>> > > people came up to
>> > > >us and said right this way and put us in the front
>> > row
>> > > with all the
>> > > >other disabled people and they had a deaf
>> > translator
>> > > there as well.
>> > > >It was not a large event as they gave almost no
>> > notice.
>> > > It was Friday
>> > > >afternoon and in the paper Friday mornin'.
>> > Case
>> > > shook Obama's hand
>> > > >and Michelle gave him a hug. Case wore the one in
>> > a
>> > > million t shirt
>> > > >I got by being one of the first to donate to the
>> > > campaign. It was
>> > > >very cool. I thought there would be a lot of those
>> > t
>> > > shirts but mine
>> > > >was the only one I saw. Michelle is even more
>> > beautiful
>> > > in person
>> > > >than on TV. Very warm and engaging.
>> > > >
>> > > >At 11:41 AM 8/20/2008, you wrote:
>> > > >>Editorial from Obama's disability vote
>> > > director. Still no word on the
>> > > >>Veepstakes. I was sure it'd be Kaine, as
>> > > Barack was campaigning in VA
>> > > >>today.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > > >>From: Kareem Dale
>> > <[log in to unmask]>
>> > > >>Date: Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:24 PM
>> > > >>Subject: Editorial
>> > > >>To: Kareem Dale <[log in to unmask]>
>> > > >>Cc: Douglas Rogers
>> > <[log in to unmask]>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>Please see the below link/editorial posted
>> > today on
>> > > the blog. Please
>> > > >>feel free to forward.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/dahome/
>> > > >>
>> > > >>Editorial by National Disability Vote Director
>> > >
>> > >><http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/kareemdale/gG59nb>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>by Kareem Dale, National Disability Vote
>> > Director,
>> > > Obama for America
>> > > >>Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:25 AM
>> > > >>
>> > > >>As we prepare for the convention and Senator
>> > > Obama's historic acceptance
>> > > >>of the Democratic nomination, I thought I
>> > would
>> > > share some of my
>> > > >>personal thoughts about Senator Obama and his
>> > > campaign for the
>> > > >>Presidency.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> EDITORIAL
>> > > >> by Kareem Dale
>> > > >> National Disability Vote Director
>> > > >> Obama for America
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Hope. Change. "Yes We
>> > Can."
>> > > For many doubters, these are just
>> > > >>words. But for Americans with disabilities
>> > who
>> > > grew up without closed
>> > > >>captioning, without descriptive video to
>> > describe
>> > > movies, without
>> > > >>computers that talk, without accessible forms
>> > of
>> > > communication, without
>> > > >>the Americans with Disabilities Act, words are
>> > at
>> > > the foundation of
>> > > >>progress. And these words ring true; true
>> > with the
>> > > promise of a better
>> > > >>tomorrow, the promise of educational equality,
>> > the
>> > > promise of equal
>> > > >>access to employment, the promise of the right
>> > to
>> > > live independently,
>> > > >>the promise of the ending of discrimination
>> > based
>> > > on disabilities and
>> > > >>the promise that all Americans, no matter
>> > their
>> > > disability, will be
>> > > >>treated the same as every other American. For
>> > me,
>> > > an American with the
>> > > >>disability of being blind, Senator Barack
>> > Obama
>> > > embodies the very
>> > > >>qualities that are needed in our next
>> > President to
>> > > ensure that Americans
>> > > >>with disabilities will have a full, fair and
>> > equal
>> > > opportunity to
>> > > >>compete for every scholarship, every award,
>> > every
>> > > job, every athletic
>> > > >>contest, every movie role, every music
>> > contract,
>> > > and every single thing
>> > > >>that a person's mind can fathom.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> For far too long, words have been used
>> > > negatively to attempt to
>> > > >>stunt the progress of Americans with
>> > disabilities.
>> > > The word "can't" has
>> > > >>been said so many times to me, it might as
>> > well be
>> > > tattooed on my chest.
>> > > >>Whether it's we can't tie our shoes,
>> > we
>> > > can't work in a mainstream
>> > > >>classroom, we can't succeed in college, we
>> > > can't keep up with the
>> > > >>"regular" students in a top tier law
>> > > school or graduate program, we
>> > > >>can't possibly excel at a large law firm
>> > or
>> > > Fortune 100 company, we
>> > > >>can't, we simply can not, these are the
>> > words
>> > > that Americans with
>> > > >>disabilities continue to hear every day. And
>> > now,
>> > > we have a candidate
>> > > >>who is saying "Yes, We Can," and who
>> > is
>> > > committed to real change. With
>> > > >>this change comes true empowerment and the
>> > > realization for all Americans
>> > > >>with disabilities that absolutely anything is
>> > > possible. Senator Obama's
>> > > >>previous legislative record illustrates his
>> > staunch
>> > > support of Americans
>> > > >>with disabilities. Senator Obama has been on
>> > the
>> > > front lines of
>> > > >>ensuring safety for people with disabilities.
>> > For
>> > > example, he sponsored
>> > > >>and voted for a bill that created the
>> > Emergency
>> > > Evacuation Plan for
>> > > >>People with Disabilities Act. Senator Obama
>> > also
>> > > sponsored and voted to
>> > > >>create the Abuse of Adults with Disabilities
>> > > Intervention Act, which
>> > > >>protects adults with disabilities from
>> > harassment,
>> > > intimidation and
>> > > >>interference with personal liberty. I believe
>> > > these examples of Senator
>> > > >>Obama's tireless work demonstrate that he
>> > is a
>> > > man on whom Americans
>> > > >>with disabilities can rely.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Not only has Senator Obama's
>> > previous
>> > > work shown his commitment
>> > > >>to Americans with disabilities, but his plans
>> > and
>> > > policies for the
>> > > >>future indeed give all Americans with
>> > disabilities
>> > > reason for hope. I
>> > > >>am ecstatic that we have a candidate who is
>> > going
>> > > to stand front and
>> > > >>center and lead the charge for government
>> > action
>> > > for Americans with
>> > > >>disabilities. Senator Obama is willing to
>> > hold
>> > > Congress' feet to the
>> > > >>fire by ensuring that it holds up its end of
>> > the
>> > > bargain and fund 40% of
>> > > >>the excess costs of educating children with
>> > > disabilities under the IDEA
>> > > >>rather than the 17% it has gotten away with.
>> > In
>> > > addition, Senator Obama
>> > > >>is going to invest $10 billion per year in
>> > early
>> > > education and
>> > > >>developmental programs for children between
>> > zero
>> > > and five. That's the
>> > > >>type of real change that Americans with
>> > > disabilities desire.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> We also have a candidate who is going
>> > to
>> > > make sure that there is
>> > > >>sufficient funding for vocational rehab
>> > programs,
>> > > which are critical to
>> > > >>supporting Americans with disabilities and
>> > their
>> > > successful
>> > > >>matriculation through college and graduate
>> > > programs. I could not have
>> > > >>succeeded in college or law school without
>> > > vocational rehab services,
>> > > >>but there must be substantial improvement in
>> > those
>> > > programs. Senator
>> > > >>Obama is ready to institute the necessary
>> > > improvements. That's the type
>> > > >>of change that Americans with disabilities
>> > long
>> > > for.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> Americans with disabilities deserve to
>> > have
>> > > equal employment
>> > > >>opportunities. Senator Obama is the candidate
>> > to
>> > > provide those
>> > > >>opportunities. In fact, he's willing to
>> > start
>> > > with the federal
>> > > >>government by increasing its recruitment,
>> > hiring,
>> > > retention, and
>> > > >>advancement of workers with disabilities. He
>> > also
>> > > will ensure that
>> > > >>Americans with disabilities can more
>> > effectively
>> > > participate in the
>> > > >>labor market by creating a National Commission
>> > on
>> > > People with
>> > > >>Disabilities, Employment and Social Security
>> > to
>> > > address work
>> > > >>disincentives in the SSDI, SSI, Medicare, and
>> > > Medicaid programs. That's
>> > > >>the type of change that Americans with
>> > disabilities
>> > > must have.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> I am honored to be working for a
>> > candidate
>> > > that supports the
>> > > >>right of Americans with disabilities to live
>> > > independently. Senator
>> > > >>Obama is a sponsor of the Community Choice
>> > Act,
>> > > which will put Americans
>> > > >>with disabilities back in control of their
>> > living
>> > > arrangements.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> From ensuring that all voting polling
>> > > locations are fully
>> > > >>accessible, to appointing judges who
>> > understand the
>> > > importance of
>> > > >>enforcing the ADA, to providing additional
>> > funds to
>> > > the EEOC to enforce
>> > > >>discrimination laws, to expanding the Family
>> > Leave
>> > > Act, Senator Barack
>> > > >>Obama is the candidate to lead the push for
>> > > equality for Americans with
>> > > >>disabilities. Because of Barack Obama, the 54
>> > > million Americans who
>> > > >>live with disabilities in this country will
>> > now
>> > > have an equal shot at
>> > > >>realizing the American dream. Speaking as one
>> > of
>> > > those Americans and as
>> > > >>the National Disability Vote Director for
>> > Obama for
>> > > America, I am proud
>> > > >>to advocate for the disability vote on behalf
>> > of
>> > > the next President of
>> > > >>the United States, Barack Obama, a man that I
>> > > believe will substantially
>> > > >>improve the lives of all Americans with
>> > > disabilities.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>--
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>Kendall
>> > > >>
>> > > >>An unreasonable man (but my wife says
>> > that's
>> > > redundant!)
>> > > >>
>> > > >>The reasonable man adapts himself to the
>> > world; the
>> > > unreasonable one
>> > > >>persists in trying to adapt the world to
>> > himself.
>> > > Therefore, all progress
>> > > >>depends on the unreasonable man.
>> > > >>
>> > > >>-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>> > > >>
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>--
>
>
>Kendall
>
>An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
>The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
>persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
>depends on the unreasonable man.
>
>-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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