Barack Obama has expanded his lead in California – with 46% he is now ahead of Clinton’s 40%. He has also taken the lead in Missouri with 47% (compared to her 42%), and is now even with her in New Jersey, each with 43%. He’s definitely gaining momentum!
Robert De Niro recently gave his opinions on Barack Obama in front of a crowd at the Izod Center in New Jersey:
“Lemme just speak to you young people here,” he continued. “The rest of you can listen –it’s okay. I’ve been concerned that so many of you aren’t voting…. No one inspired you. You wanted to vote, you just didn’t have anyone you wanted to vote for. You know what? I felt the same. Until now.”
We’ve been seeing a lot of people publicly backing Barack Obama. Just wanted to mention a few.
California First Lady, Maria Shriver:
“If Barack Obama was a state he’d be California,” Shriver said, drawing roars from the crowd. “I mean think about it: diverse, open, smart, independent, oppose tradition, innovative, inspiring, dreamer, leader.”
An excerpt from Barack Obama’s October 2002 speech in Chicago at an anti Iraq war rally:
“I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda. I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars.”
Read more on Obama from 2002: “I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars.”…
Barack Obama appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien before making his announcement to run for President. The video is included below:
Conan O’Brien: President Bush is famous for nicknames. Has he tried to give you a nickname?
Barack Obama: I can’t tell whether he’s trying to give me a nickname or whether he just can’t pronounce my name.
In Springfield, Illinois, Democrat Brack Obama officially announced his candidacy for the Presidential election of 2008.
“We can build a more hopeful America,” Obama said in remarks prepared for delivery. “And that is why, in the shadow of the Old State Capitol, where Lincoln once called on a divided house to stand together, where common hopes and common dreams still live, I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the United States.”
In this video (posted to YouTube on Feb 9th, 2007), Barack Obama delivers a preview to his Feb 10th announcement and explains a bit about the new features of his website, BarackObama.com and what you can do with it.
Sources tell The Sleuth that the Obama camp has “frozen out” Fox News reporters and producers in the wake of the network’s major screw-up in running with the erroneous Obama-the-jihadist story reported by Insight magazine.
Read more on Fox reporters no longer welcome on Obama campaign…
The Daily Show weighs in their response to Fox News’ false report of Barack Obama attending a radical Islamic school.
Earlier this week, Barack Obama delivered a speech at a conference of Families USA (a health care advocacy group), stating that every American should have health care coverage by 2012.
For those that missed it, hereââ¬â¢s the full text of Barack Obamaââ¬â¢s prepared speech:
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