i would not be so sure Anthony, there is a newcomer that might win.
http://www.thelopezfamilyonline.com/play.php?first=Kenneth&last=Barber
:-)
--- 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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