January 16, 2008 - 11:16am
Obama picks up endorsements of new legislators
By Max Pizarro
Three newly-elected state representatives have endorsed the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama, citing what they describe as his unique background and ability to create change.
Assemblywoman Cleopatra G. Tucker of the 28th district, Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith of the 31st district and Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer of the 29th district all joined Team Obama this week.
"Senator Obama represents a new generation of leadership for the United States," said Tucker. "I am confident that he will end the war in Iraq and will help all communities in New Jersey and across the nation."
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"There was never any malice involved. I think it's clear that this was technical in nature. Now it’s just getting it resolved." -- Bergen County Democratic Organization spokesman Bill Maer, on a complaint filed against the BCDO by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission.
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A Study in Barack Obama and Hillary Contrasts
A Study in Barack Obama and Hillary Contrasts
Just the day before in Jersey City 28 elected officials (-many i consider friends) held a rally for Hillary but only 100 people showed up and Hillary was not there.
One week before: OBAMA Himself led a jam packed rally in Jersey City: 5, 000 people attended and 2, 000 could not get in to St Peters College. -So Obama conducted a rally on the street! With a bullhorn in hand and a warm and ready handshake he greeted a deep line of voters that stretched around the street, down and around JF Kennedy Boulevard...Mayor Healey of Jersey City and Mayor Cory Booker of Newark came out for Obama. All the electricity and positive chemistry on the streets of Jersey City took the chill out of the air!
-Kathy Callahan was born in Jersey City -her first childhood and shape shifting memory was being in Dallas on Dealy Plaza and propped up on her da's shoulders on November 22, 1963
Experience? we don't need no stinkin experience.
"Experience? Why Obama has more experience than the three of us combined," said Assembly members Smith, Tucker and Spencer, who were sworn in more than a week ago.
Max, Obama is going to end
Max,
Obama is going to end the war in Iraq? I HOPE so - it will have been approximately 1400 years since Muslims started treating women as less than human, non-Muslim as less than pigs and the mysteries of existence as a matter of the sword point... I say it's about time....
JOB