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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