Update August 1 - August 12, 2007
Barack Obama Schedule: (Follow the links below or to the right for the latest news).
WED AUG 1: Barack Obama delivered an address on "The War We Need to Win" in Washington, D.C.
SAT AUG 4: Sen. Obama participated in the YearlyKos Presidential Leadershyip Forum in Chicago, where he made it clear that lobbyists and special interests would not control Washington under an Obama presidency.
That night, Sen. Obama addressed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta.
SUN AUG 5: He was greeted by hundreds of supporters in Park City, Utah before heading to a rural issues town hall meeting in Elko Nevada.
TUE AUG 7: Sen. Obama will host a rally at Soldier Field in Chicago before participating in the AFL-CIO Working Families Presidential Candidates Forum.
THU AUG 9: He'll take part in The Human Rights Campaign Forum in Los Angeles.
Michelle Obama Schedule: On the heels of her husband's successful trip to Elko, Nevada, Michelle Obama heads to Reno on Thursday to meet local supporters and activists to kick off a Women for Obama chapter at a midday event that's free and open to the public.
The War We Need to Win: Last Wednesday, Senator Obama outlined a smart, muscular national security strategy in an address to the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. His five-point comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism includes:
- getting out of Iraq and onto the right battlefield in Afghanistan and Pakistan;
- developing the capabilities and partnerships we need to take out the terrorists and their most deadly weapons;
- engaging the world to dry up support for terror and extremism; and
- restoring our values, and securing our homeland.
Barack on Diplomacy: Barack Obama is the best candidate to end the Bush-Cheney foreign policy of not engaging our adversaries. He believes that a strong nation should never be afraid to negotiate. Anthony Lake, former National Security Advisor under President Clinton, agrees with Obama, as do security experts from the military and the State Department, and the recent Obama for Commander in Chief Tour further highlighted what makes Senator Obama the best person to be our next Commander in Chief.
On Lobbyists: On Saturday, August 4, 2007, at the YearlyKos Presidential Leadership Forum, the differences between the candidates could not have been more clear. Barack Obama refuses to take campaign donations from federal lobbyists because he believes the power they wield is one of the main reasons we haven't made progress on some of the biggest challenges we face. People who don't think lobbyists have too much influence in Washington have probably been in Washington too long. The new Obama campaign signs say it all: "Not paid for by PAC or federal lobbyist money."
Recent Developments: Last week, the Senate passed tough ethics reform that was similar to what Senators Barack Obama and Russ Feingold proposed earlier this year. The bill will force lobbyists to tell us who they're raising money from and who in Congress they're giving it to. Senator Obama also helped push through the Military Family Job Protection Act, extending family medical leave job protections for up to one year for family members caring for wounded returning service members. And he also helped push through three pieces of legislation to enhance American competitiveness by investing in women and underrepresented minorities. Last week, Barack Obama introduced the Patriot Employer Act of 2007 to reward corporations that invest in American jobs and take care of their employees by ensuring decent wages, health care, and a secure retirement.
New Ad in Iowa: A new ad is up on the Iowa airwaves showing that Barack Obama is the best candidate to change the ways of Washington.
Iraq: Barack Obama knows that the time for us to ask how we were going to get out of Iraq was before we went in. He opposed the Iraq war before it was popular to do, and he introduced a plan that would have ended the war
Fundraising: In a record-breaking outpouring of grassroots support, more than 258,000 donors - 154,000 in the second quarter alone - have joined Barack Obama's movement for change. The campaign raised $31.6 million in primary funds for a total of $32.9 million in the second quarter - all of it without accepting any money from PACs or Washington lobbyists. $10.3 million was raised online, with 90% of all online donations in amounts of $100 or less and 50% of all online donations in amounts of $25 or less.
Internet: Senator Obama is running a different kind of campaign, empowering people with the tools to take organizing into their own hands. The result: more people are more deeply involved than ever before. Since the website was launched in February, more than 5,000 grassroots groups have been created, and more than 70,000 people have created profiles on my.barackobama.com
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