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Pinkalicious — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:39:58 CDT

Welcome to the Barack Obama wiki, a place where Barack Obama fans & followers can keep up on the latest Barack Obama news, plus dive deeper into his life and the life of his followers as we near the 2008 presidential election.

Barack Obama is now the President of the United States of America.
We appreciate your help in documenting Obama during his candidacy and would now like your help in documenting his efforts as president.

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Barack Obama Sites

Pinkalicious — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:02:08 CDT

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Obama's Backbone of the Campaign

Barack Obama Is My Homeboy

The Spirit of Barack Obama

Wetpaint: Candidates For 2008- Barack Obama Page

Obama4Change.com - Faces of the 2008 Campaign

Barack Obama - Congresspedia

Little Rock For Obama

Obama Works - Harnessing the grassroots energy of the Obama campaign to do meaningful public service! www.whyobamaworks.com

Obama '08 Inspirational Shirts

Barack Obama 44th president of the USA

Barack Obama Fan Club

Obama Speaks Out Against Watermarking

dustpaint — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:46:30 CDT

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Friday morning that watermarking authorized by former President George W. Bush amounts to image torture.

OBAMA SPEAKS AGAINST WATERMARKING Photo credit: unkown, but would it matter anyways?

OBAMA SPEAKS AGAINST WATERMARKING

Photo credit: unkown, but would it matter anyways?

"No image should be subjected to such defacement. Watermarking goes beyond vandalism. It is a form of torture to unsuspecting images and should be thought of as such." says President Barack Obama in a recent press conference.

Watermarking first surfaced in Italy in 1282. Throughout the ages, watermarking has primarily been used on currency, postage stamps and government documents in an attempt to discourage counterfeiting.

In the digital age, Watermarking has been used primarily to protect images that may or may not be owned by the watermarker.

"Image watermarking amounts to digital graffiti." says Melissa Hathaway who is the front runner for the newly-created position of Cybersecurity chief. "Watermarkering is the top photo alteration technique used by digital terrorists, followed by thought bubbles, glitter and LOLspeak text overlays."

Watermarking tends to be performed by one of these three hostile groups:

Photogs Individual photographers will often watermark their images to prevent others from using them.		Photo pimps Corbis, Getty Images, and iStockphoto are among the biggest and most-recognized watermarking organizations. As middlemen they don't want people using images for free.		Image Hijackers Thousands of small-time site owners take someone else's image, then stamp their logo or domain on it. They effectively take credit for something that isn't even theirs..
Image threat level: low		Image threat level: medium-high		Image threat level: high

Watermarking Goes Beyond Images

Watermarking is not limited to just images. “We are now seeing Watermark violations spread to video as well” says Hathaway. "Hundreds of thousands of YouTube videos have watermarks, many of which are not the original property of the watermarker." Even YouTube itself violates videos as it uses Flash to watermark the beginning of every embedded video. YouTube adds the video title, star rating, play button and their logo to videos that user or partners uploaded. Rep. Congressman Paul Broun (R-Ga.) hopes to use the focus on watermarking to spread his own agenda. "Watermarks are the mark of the beast. I want to see them removed from images and I want to see tattoos incorporated into the anti-watermarking bill as well." Controlling watermarking isn't just a problem in the U.S. World leaders have agreed to use military force to rid the world of watermarking--some have even threatened to cut off water supplies to countries that tolerate the harshest watermarking techniques. "If you deprive our citizens of clean images, we will deprive you of the water that is necessary for both watermarking and sustaining your own life" states French President and known consumer of Perrier, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Watermarking is not limited to just images. “We are now seeing Watermark violations spread to video as well” says Hathaway.

"Hundreds of thousands of YouTube videos have watermarks, many of which are not the original property of the watermarker."

Even YouTube itself violates videos as it uses Flash to watermark the beginning of every embedded video. YouTube adds the video title, star rating, play button and their logo to videos that user or partners uploaded.

Rep. Congressman Paul Broun (R-Ga.) hopes to use the focus on watermarking to spread his own agenda. "Watermarks are the mark of the beast. I want to see them removed from images and I want to see tattoos incorporated into the anti-watermarking bill as well."

Controlling watermarking isn't just a problem in the U.S. World leaders have agreed to use military force to rid the world of watermarking--some have even threatened to cut off water supplies to countries that tolerate the harshest watermarking techniques.

"If you deprive our citizens of clean images, we will deprive you of the water that is necessary for both watermarking and sustaining your own life" states French President and known consumer of Perrier, Nicolas Sarkozy.

Obama Humor

dustpaint — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:25:04 CDT

Obama's a great guy, but it doesn't mean we can't have a little fun with him. Here are some good-natured Barack Obama Humor pieces:

Obama Girl

dustpaint — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:48:36 CDT

Obama Girl is famous for creating Barack Obama lovin' videos that have become a hit online.

Obama Girl's real name is Amber Lee Ettinger.

The Audacity of Hope - Ch 1 Republican and Demcrats

BrandonE — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:40:56 CDT

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Barack Obama Political Positions

BrandonE — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:08:32 CDT

Abortion	Supports	Strong supporter of Women's Rights, and is pro-choice. Voted against banning partial birth abortion.
Gay Rights	Supports	Voted against the constitutional banning of gay marriage, believes each state should decide whether to ban gay marriage or not. Opposed Proposition 8 of CA.
Iraq War	Opposes	Has opposed going into Iraq the entire time. Wants to immediatley pull troops out of Iraq.
Taxation	Opposes	Repeal President Bush's tax cuts to the wealthy, and would like to spend money on infrastructure and health care.
Universal Health Care	Supports	Believe's every american deserves quality and affordable healthcare.
Immigration		States that immigrants that have been in America long should get a path to citizenship. Stronger border controls.
Gun Control	Opposes	Supports stricter gun control, and ban on semi-automatic guns.
Free Trade		Wants to keep NAFTA and other free trade agreements intact, but revise by raising environmental and labor standards to protect American jobs and workers. Somewhat vague on the details of what specifically these revisions would call for

Debate Center

Jfkfan — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:21:05 CST

Barack Obama and John McCain lovers everywhere, come for the debate center!

In this page, Republicans come and debate with us Democrats, about the Issues in America.

Barack Obama, who? Barack Obama, yeah! We want him for president RIGHT NOW! He, a man of great character, believes in supporting our country by promoting healthcare insurance, fixing our environment, and helping others. He will guide our lives straight and most problems will come to an end someday.
-Pinkalicious

lol yeah go Obama! I'm waiting for a conservative to come debate me right now!!!
~BrandonE

OK game on!

THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF. READ TODAY REACT IMMEDIATELY!

In 2004 tens of thousands of voters were denied their right to vote in Ohio when election officials provided inadequate voting machines in African American communities. Some people waited in line to vote for longer than 12 hours. Many thousands of others gave up and did not vote. This alone may have been enough to change the outcome of the 2004 election.

Well, it's happening again.

A recent report indicated that college-age and African American precincts in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia will not have sufficient numbers of voting machines or election staff to handle the number of voters expected on Election Day. Help us to let these officials know that tens of thousands of people are watching their actions and documenting what occurs on Election Day. Even if you do not live in these states it is important for these officials to hear from you (send letters at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1331/t/6410/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26109). They need to know they will be held accountable for their actions. This action is being taken in concert with a coalition of organizations working under the banner "No More Stolen Elections." See www.NoMoreStolenElections.org.
Click and send a letter to the governor, congressional delegation (House and Senate), the secretary of state as well as election administrators where questions have been raised about the adequacy of the number of voting machines and staff. Take action at:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1331/t/6410/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26109
Every day there are reports from voters of machines flipping the vote. So far, all the reports have been votes changing from Obama to McCain. Take action at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1331/t/6410/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26124.
This is reminiscent of the experience of Sarasota, FL in 2006. When the vote was complete and counted, they discovered that vote-flips were the tip of the iceberg. The iVotronic machines - the same product being used in West Virginia - had 18,000 blank ballots which could have changed the outcome of the election. Election officials were unable to reconstruct the race. For more information, see “Vote Flipping with the iVotronic the Florida 2006 Experience” at http://truevote.us/nucleus/index.php?itemid=363. This report includes comment by an election integrity advocate in Sarasota, as well as links to reports from the U.S. GAO and others.
We demand that West Virginia remove any machine that flips votes or resists voter's choices. Such machines must be immediately removed. Voters should not be forced to vote on a machine that makes intermittent or continuous misalignments. These problems can be a sign of fraudulent software or hardware that is not likely to be corrected by recalibration of the machine.
West Virginia should be preparing for a paper ballot election with hand counts. At this late stage of the game, that is the only alternative that seems possible.
Contact officials in West Virginia at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1331/t/6410/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26124
On October 30, TrueVote.US went to seven embassies in Washington, DC to deliver a "Petition for International Observers for the U.S. Presidential Elections 2008." The petition was submitted by TrueVote.US, No More Stolen Elections, the Economic Human Rights Project, Chesapeake Citizens and Global Exchange. The petition is being delivered to the United Nations. We want to make sure that if the election results are contested steps have been taken so that the U.N. is able to participate in ensuring the integrity of the U.S. election. Sign a petition of support at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1331/t/6410/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=1726
Thank You,
Kevin Zeese
Executive Director
NOW THIS IS A FACT!

Hello. I'm sorry 'Pinklicious' but i believe that THIS was a stolen election. sO STOP YOUR FUSSING.

AND NOW TO ADDRESS MY MAIN OBJECTIVE:

Did you know how much money barack used in his campaign?????? billions!!!! AND ITS SO PATHETIC! BC NOW ALL THE organizations that donated to his cause are calling him up and saying 'Remember us?? The ones who donated to you? Well now you owe US BIG TIME!!'

THATS WHAT THEY GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT ARE SAYING, AND EVERYONE ELSE!
NOW THAT MONEY HAD STRINGS TIED TO IT SO NOW THESE PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING FAVORS FROM THE PRESIDENT ELECT AND I ONLY HOPE he can deal with them intelligently....

The Obama White House

BrandonE — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:51:27 CST

Barack Obama is now the 44th President of the United States!

So now what? Who will be in his cabinet? What will his first decisions be? Where will his daughters attend school? What about the dog???

This is the section for threads and information about the new Obama administration and family life. Let's all rally behind our new president and see what comes to pass. Yes we can!

Obama Cabinet

Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel
Attorney General:
Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Treasury Secretary:
Defense Secretary:
National Security Adviser:
Senior Adviser:
Press Secretary:

Secretary of Agriculture:
Secretary of Energy:
Secretary of Education:
White House Counsel:
Chief Technology Officer:
Secretary of the Interior:
Secretary of Homeland Security:
Secretary of Commerce: Bill Richardson (D-NM)
Secretary of Labor:
Secretary of Health and Human Services:
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development:
Secretary of Transportation:
EPA Administrator:
Secretary of Veterans Affairs:
UN Ambassador:

Executive Orders

Obama is looking to overturn a number --possibly as many as 200 -- of Bush's executive orders during his first days in office. Which ones will he target, and what will the effects be?

Family Life

There's a first family again, complete with kids! And evidently a dog! Or two! What do you make of all this, and how do you think they'll go about settling into the White House?

Tips for Voting

Rembrandt — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:21:30 CST

When it's time to vote on November 4th, here are some tips to protect and encourage you on Election Day.

Vote early

There are several states a that allow you to vote early. This is the best way to avoid any scams or complications that may come up in your state. You can vote early in: California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Click on the provided links to get a detailed description on how to vote early. Most allow you to visit the designated voting locations, mail in your ballots, or have you fill out an absentee ballot. - Demconwatchblog.com

Be prepared, know your rights

If you vote on November 4th, make sure you are prepared when you do.

Bring as many forms of identification as possible. Some people may try and tell you that you aren't who you say you are. Fight them. It's your right to vote, and if you're registered, you can. Do not rest until you have voted.
Bring a video camera. Film yourself signing in and voting. Especially if it's a computerized system. Film others when there seems to be a problem, or if there's anything suspicious. This is your right. Do not be talked out of it.
Inform yourself. Know who you are voting for in the Senate, House and the propositions. If you want Democrats to control the House and Senate, simply vote Democrat.

Don't believe the scams and lies

Already, there's been incidences of scams trying to be pulled in various parts of the country. There have been reports of voting machines selecting McCain, when the person has tried to vote for Obama. This is one reason why you much bring your video camera.

Some places have sent out notifications, informing voters that they can't vote because they aren't legal citizens. Things like this can be verified by a government, which leads a person to go through unnecessary paperwork to prove that they are a legal citizen. Even if it comes to that, do not falter. Fight them and vote.

Another scam is happening in urban areas. People have been putting up fliers, telling voters that if they have an outstanding warrant or unpaid traffic ticket, that they will be arrested when they show up to vote. These scams are completely false. They are used solely to prevent Democratic votes. Urban and college areas are targeted a lot.

Most of these happen in every election, and have been happening for years. However, the biggest scam is someone telling you to vote on a different day. Whether it's someone personally telling you, or someone saying that Republicans vote on November 4th, and Democrats on the 5th, it's not true; and they're all scams. Election day is November 4th. No matter what.

Barack Obama Myths

Pinkalicious — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:34:25 CST

A Muslim? Won't say the Pledge of Allegiance? Privy to secret terrorist fist bump sign language? Who knew beliefs could get so crazy? Let's dispel the Barack Obama myths and rumors floating across the Internet. Add your content below.

Barack Obama Myth: "Obama is a Muslim."

Not true. Obama is a long-time Christian. His father was a practicing Muslim at one time, true, but not by the time he'd met and married Barack's mother. In any case, Barack's parents divorced when he was two years old, and his father all but vanished from his life at that point. His mother went out of her way to give Barack a thorough grounding in the world's religions so that he'd have an understanding of what people believe in. He himself chose Christianity as an adult, joining the Church of Christ in the mid-1980's. He has been a member of that denomination ever since.

Barack Obama Myth: "Obama does not salute the flag."

Not true. Barack learned the Pledge from his grandfather, a WWII veteran. Here's a video of him leading the Pledge as he opens proceedings:

Barack Obama Myth: "Obama's books contain racially charged remarks."

Not true. Those quoted passages are universally altered, manipulated, or altogether fabricated.

Smear:"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mothers race."
Attributed to Dreams of My Father
Fact: Nothing close to this quote appears in Dreams from My Father.
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Smear:"'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'"
Attributed to Dreams of My Father
Fact:FULL QUOTE From Dreams From My Father: "He offered to start me off at ten thousand dollars the first year, with a two-thousand-dollar travel allowance to buy a car; the salary would go up if things worked out. After he was gone, I took the long way home, along the East River promenade, and tried to figure out what to make of the man. He was smart, I decided. He seemed committed to his work. Still, there was something about him that made me wary. A little too sure of himself, maybe. And white--he'd said himself that that was a problem." [Page 142]
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Smear: "I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela."

Fact:
FULL QUOTE From Dreams From My Father: "All my life, I had carried a single image of my father, one that I had sometimes rebelled against but had never questioned, one that I had later tried to take as my own. The brilliant scholar, the generous friend, the upstanding leader--my father had been all those things. All those things and more, because except for that one brief visit in Hawaii, he had never been present to foil the image, because I hadn't seen what perhaps most men see at some point in their lives: their father's body shrinking, their father's best hopes dashed, their father's face lined with grief and regret."Yes, I'd seen weakness in other men--Gramps and his disappointments, Lolo and his compromise. But these men had become object lessons for me, men I might love but never emulate, white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela. And if later I saw that the black men I knew--Frank or Ray or Will or Rafiq--fell short of such lofty standards; if I had learned to respect these men for the struggles they went through, recognizing them as my own--my father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must help in your people's struggle. Wake up, black man! "Now, as I sat in the glow of a single light bulb, rocking slightly on a hard-backed chair, that image had suddenly vanished. Replaced by...what? A bitter drunk? An abusive husband? A defeated, lonely bureaucrat? To think that all my life I had been wrestling with nothing more than a ghost!" [Page 220]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Smear: "I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."

Fact:
FULL QUOTE From Audacity of Hope: "Whenever I appear before immigrant audiences, I can count on some good-natured ribbing from my staff after my speech; according to them, my remarks always follow a three-part structure: "I am your friend," "[Fill in the home country] has been a cradle of civilization," and "You embody the American dream." They're right, my message is simple, for what I've come to understand is that my mere presence before these newly minted Americans serves notice that they matter, that they are voters critical to my success and full-fledged citizens deserving of respect. "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." [Page 260-261]

Barack Obama Myth:"Obama can't provide his birth certificate, so he's not a citizen and not eligible to be president."

Not true. See right: ------->

Barack Obama Myth: "Michelle Obama says 'whitey' on a tape."

Not true. Back on May 30th, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Michelle Obama had spoken from the pulpit at Trinity United Church of Christ and said "whitey" and that someone had video taped it. Michelle Obama has never spoken at that church, though, and there is no tape. Later the rumor was picked up and modified by blogger Larry Johnson ("new and exciting updates," unspecified), Roger Stone of Fox News ("an indelible record exists"), and the Hillbuzz blog (which has the most extensive speculation on the topic, identifying the disputed rant as having been filmed at the 2004 Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Conference at the Chicago Sheraton Hotel, where Michelle Obama spoke on a panel).

Limbaugh never mentioned it further, Larry Johnson never offered an update, Stone admitted that he hasn't met anyone who has seen the tape, and Michelle Obama was never on a panel at the aforementioned conference, though she did attend.

In short, the goalposts keep moving, but no tape ever materializes.

Barack Obama Myth: "Obama wants to tax everything we have -- including our water!"

Not true. Barack Obama wants the tax code to favor honest, hard-working people, and he has proposed a $1,000 tax cut for middle class families. The email being sent around is too long to cover here, but Factcheck.org, a nonpartisan nonprofit voter advocacy group, has debunked the email point-by-point here. They state that "This widely distributed message is so full of misinformation that we find it impossible to believe that it is the result of simple ignorance or carelessness on the part of the writer. Almost nothing it says about Obama's tax proposals is true. We conclude that this deception is deliberate." To which we answer, no kidding.

Barack Obama Myth: "Obama won't win."

Two words. BULL, CRAP

Barack Obama Myth:

Won't say the pledge of allegiance.
NOT TRUE!

Barack Obama Myth:

Add more here.

For more information, see Fight the Smears, the official Obama site devoted to killing off the rumors.

Barack Obama is against Prop. 8 in CA.

Answer is: Yes. He belives in Gay Unions, not Gay Marriages. Check: http://www.calitics.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6307 Unless he has changed his mind. I watched every debate and when asked if he believed in Gay Marriage he said "No." (Actually all but one raised their hands at no.) Then when asked if they believed in Gay Unions, everyone raised their hands, saying yes. If you watched all the democratic debates you would remember. They were running out of time and they asked simply for a show of hands.

On another subject - only one raised his hand during the same debate, saying, yes - he owned a gun. It was NOT Obama! (or Biden)

I've seen him, I've watched him, I've talked to him, and I've asked him questions. Twice. Once in Austin, where he drew a crowd of approximately 4-5000, and in San Antonio in a smaller venue. He believes in choice, he does not believe in Capital Punishment except in extreme instances (he had me at that one - you know, "You had me at hello.") And who knows, our country is going to change, that is if Karl Rove has not done too much damage this last week.

I've worked with Obama's Texas Team and ran a 500 member caucus here, but delt with his aid Scott. The same aid that said he got Edward's girlfriend pregnant. Edwards was going to be our Attorney General for Obama or Hillary, but not now. Very sad. As you get older you begin to understand why powerful men do things like that, but I never thought that of John Edwards. He would have been wonderful as Attorney General. Maybe Hillary? Know her too - for a long time before and after she met and married Bill. At one time she was considered to be one of the top 10 attorneys in the world, not just this country - in the world. She is brilliant, but does not have Obama's temperment and management skills.

Back to Obama - check out debates, see what I put there. Then get to work today!

Oh, and in case you still wonder - here it is out of the horses mouth. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21738432/
Just click on "Obama believes in Civil Unions.

AN OBAMA SITE

Pinkalicious — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:13:46 CST

www.jewsforobama.wetpaint.com

Election Results

BrandonE — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:37:58 CST

44th President of the United States: Barack Obama

Stay tuned on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008, as we bring you the latest results as the numbers come in. The next president is chosen by the Electoral College. The first candidate to reach 270 Electoral Votes will be the next president.

State	Electoral Votes	Obama	McCain	% Counted
Alabama	9	242,025 (40%)	364,144 (60%)	34%
Alaska	3			0%
Arizona	10			0%
Arkansas	6	142,212 (45%)	171,684 (54%)	9%
California	55	1,470,540 (54%)	1,199,684 (44%)	0%
Colorado	9	481,956 (58%)	341,953 (41%)	8%
Connecticut	7	364,582 (62%)	216,028 (37%)	37%
Delaware	3	0	0	0%
District of Columbia	3	0	0	0%
Florida	27	3,148,776 (51%)	3,013,164 (49%)	62%
Georgia	15	680,814 (40%)	1,014,491 (59%)	62%
Hawaii	4			0%
Idaho	4			0%
Illinois	21	794,750 (59%)	541,195 (40%)	25%
Indiana	11	1,043,067 (49%)	1,050,431 (50%)	82%
Iowa	7			0%
Kansas	6	174,632 (44%)	211,486 (53%)	13%
Kentucky	8	673,086 (42%)	908,681 (57%)	90%
Louisiana	9	160,454 (39%)	247,918 (60%)	21%
Maine	4*	33,810 (63%)	18,682 (35%)	10%
Maryland	10	306,796 (62%)	184,311 (37%)	25%
Massachusetts	12	940,174 (62%)	550,512 (36%)	52%
Michigan	17	443,474 (51%)	416,041 (48%)	19%
Minnesota	10	149,216 (58%)	106,302 (41%)	5%
Mississippi	6	93,824 (43%)	125,030 (57%)	29%
Missouri	11	179,530 (45%)	215,585 (54%)	14%
Montana	3			0%
Nebraska	5*	174,632 (49%)	107,928 (50%)	6%
Nevada	5			0%
New Hampshire	4	120,099 (54%)	100,023 (45%)	28%
New Jersey	15	1,203,486 (56%)	917,981 (43%)	58%
New Mexico	5	11,159 (38%)	18,403 (62%)	5%
New York	31	601,639 (60%)	395,455 (39%)	15%
North Carolina	15	1,583,896 (50%)	1,550,249 (49%)	66%
North Dakota	3	16,632 (41%)	22,699 (57%)	22%
Ohio	20	1,020,141 (53%)	868,208 (45%)	25%
Oklahoma	7	194,509 (34%)	396,341 (66%)	49%
Oregon	7			0%
Pennsylvania	21	8,016 (65%)	4,112 (34%)	0%
Rhode Island	4	19,897(56%)	15,066 (42%)	7%
South Carolina	8	363,935 (43%)	472,653 (56%)	52%
South Dakota	3	35,532 (47%)	39,161 (51%)	26%
Tennessee	11	668,450 (39%)	1,041,892 (60%)	59%
Texas	34	2,396,776 (46%)	2,796,442 (53%)	16%
Utah	5			0%
Vermont	3	87,867 (66%)	43,761 (33%)	38%
Virginia	13	1,312,072 (50%)	1,299,987 (49%)	81%
Washington	11			0%
West Virginia	5	133,329 (55%)	167,239 (44%)	41%
Wisconsin	10	148,263 (51%)	138,302 (48%)	10%
Wyoming	3	4,945 (32%)	10,093 (65%)	12%

Projected winner of state In Bold
*Maine and Nebraska split the Electoral Vote based on the Popular Vote.

Total	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote
Obama	297	36,836,306 (51%)
McCain	139	34,688,070 (48%)

Source: CNN

Third Presidential Debate

twins1729 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:48:58 CDT

The Third Presidential Debate was the final debate of the 2008 election held at Hofstra University at Hempstead, New York. The topic was domestic policy and the economy.

McCain went on the attack for the first 30 minutes, but most polls show that Obama won the debate. CNN poll shows that 58% believe Obama won the debate, and McCain with 31%. Now, numbers show that the chances of McCain winning the presidency are very low.

The most talked about person was "Joe the Plumber", whose real name is Samuel Joesph Wurzelbacher. He was mentioned 23 times in the debate. Wurzelbacher is a registered Republican, but is "undecided" although it appears he is a McCain supporter.

Third Presidential Debate - Thanks to C-SPAN

Second Presidential Debate

twins1729 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:47:16 CDT

The Second Presidential Debate was held on October 7th, 2008 at Nashville Tennessee, making it the first presidential debate to be held in that state. The debate was town hall meeting styled, and focused on economic policy, foreign affairs, and domestic issues.

Both candidates showed their contrasts, especially under taxes, health care, dealing with overseas crises, and energy.

CNN Poll
Who won the 2nd Debate?
Barack Obama	56%
John McCain	30%
Draw	14%

Second Presidential Debate - Thanks to C-SPAN

Vice Presidential Debate

twins1729 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:45:17 CDT

The first and only Vice Presidential Debate was held on October 2nd, 2008 at St. Louis, Missouri. The debate covered the financial crisis, global warming, and foreign policy.

Joe Biden showed his experienced, and connected McCain to Bush, saying he is no maverick, while Sarah Palin attempted to cover up her inexperience. While Palin acted above par for her abilities, early results show Biden won the debate.

Vice Presidential Debate - Thanks to C-SPAN

First Presidential Debate

twins1729 — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:43:19 CDT

The First Presidential Debate was held on September 26th, 2008, at Oxford, Mississippi. The debate focused on foreign policy, but also included economic and financial questions due to the current economic crisis and proposed financial bailout.

Before September 26th, it was unknown if the event would take place. John McCain wanted to delay the debate if the financial escape plan did not pass. The plan never passed, but McCain took back his word and continued with the original debate plans.

Polls show that Obama won the debate, resulting in Obama gaining an increase in the overall polls, some giving him 49% compared to 40% for McCain.

First Presidential Debate - Thanks to C-SPAN

Election 2008: Polling Map

BrandonE — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:16:54 CDT

	Safe Obama states
	Likely Obama states
	Leaning Obama states
	Leaning McCain states
	Likely McCain states
	Safe McCain states
	No Poll

(Poll update: Oct. 29th, 2008.)

2008 Presidential Debates

#1LostFan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:50:01 CDT

The 2008 presidential debates have been scheduled, with topics and moderators announced. Below is the complete schedule for the debates, links go to debate recaps.

2008 Presidential Debates

Title	First Presidential Debate	Second Presidential Debate	Third Presidential Debate
Date	9 PM EDT Friday, September 26, 2008	9 PM EDT Tuesday, October 7, 2008	9 PM EDT Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Location	University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi	Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee	Hofstra University Hempstead, New York
Topic	Domestic Issues	Town Hall style	Foreign Affairs
Moderator	Jim Lehrer	Tom Brokaw	Bob Schieffer

2008 Vice Presidential Debates

Title	Vice Presidential Debate
Date	9 PM EDT Thursday, October 2, 2008
Location	Washington University St. Louis, Missouri
Topic	Foreign and domestic topics
Moderator	Gwen Ifil

Debate Rules

The format for the debates will be as follows:

Each debate will have a single moderator and last for 90 minutes.
In the first and third presidential debates and the vice presidential debate, the candidates will be seated with the moderator at a table.
One presidential debate will focus primarily on domestic policy and one presidential debate will focus primarily on foreign policy. The second presidential debate will be held as a town meeting in which citizens will pose questions to the candidates. The vice presidential debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics.
During the first and third presidential debates, and the vice presidential debate, the time will be divided into eight 10-minute segments. The moderator will introduce each segment with an issue on which each candidate will comment, after which the moderator will facilitate further discussion of the issue, including direct exchange between the candidates for the balance of that segment.
The participants in the town meeting will pose their questions to the candidates after reviewing their questions with the moderator for the sole purpose of avoiding duplication. The participants will be chosen by the Gallup Organization and will be undecided voters from the Nashville, Tenn., standard metropolitan statistical area. During the town meeting, the moderator has discretion to use questions submitted by Internet.
Time at the end of the final presidential debate will be reserved for closing statements.

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