Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Display this full page for our collections of important facts about Barack Obama.

For ongoing stories in the news, check our blog:
http://democrats.com/barack-obama  

National & State Obama Campaign Manager Contact Info

Searching for the Contact Info listing of Obama State Campaign Managers.  Any assistance, greatly appreciated!! 

 

Thanks so much!

Obama Tells Germans We Can Change the World

Drawing on his extraordinary oratorical skills to echo John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama reached out to the people of Berlin - and the world - to tear down new walls and unite around humanity's most urgent global issues.

"This is the moment when we must come together to save this planet.  Let us resolve that we will not leave our children a world where the oceans rise and famine spreads and terrible storms devastate our lands.  Let us resolve that all nations - including my own - will act with the same seriousness of purpose as has your nation, and reduce the carbon we send into our atmosphere.  This is the moment to give our children back their future. This is the moment to stand as one.

B'Rock Around the Clock!

Sari calls it Barack Around the Clock. Who could resist?

Time for Change. Time for the Barack clock. 15% will be donated to the campaign.

Maliki Endorses Obama's Exit Plan Again

Nouri al Maliki's interview with Der Spiegel is making headlines:

SPIEGEL: Would you hazard a prediction as to when most of the US troops will finally leave Iraq?

Maliki: As soon as possible, as far as we're concerned. US presidential candidate Barack Obama is right when he talks about 16 months. Assuming that positive developments continue, this is about the same time period that corresponds to our wishes.

SPIEGEL: Is this an endorsement for the US presidential election in November? Does Obama, who has no military background, ultimately have a better understanding of Iraq than war hero John McCain?

Is McCain Trying to Get Obama Killed?

On Friday, John McCain painted a bullseye on Barack Obama's back:

"I believe that either today or tomorrow -- and I'm not privy to his schedule -- Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other senators" who make up a congressional delegation, McCain said at a Republican fund-raiser.

Since Bush's invasion of Iraq turned into a clusterf**k, trips by U.S. officials have been top-secret - including trips by Bush and McCain.

So who exactly gave Obama's schedule to John McCain? As bmaz writes,

Is CNAS the Democratic PNAC?

A week ago, Obama got into big trouble when he said he would "refine" his 16-month Iraq withdrawal policy based on "more information" from "commanders on the ground." Was that a sign he was going to pull a "FISA flip-flop" on Iraq? Obama insisted he wasn't, and in today's NY Times he reiterates his 16-month withdrawal plan.

Unlike Senator John McCain, I opposed the war in Iraq before it began, and would end it as president.

But there appears to be a powerful force pushing Obama to not end the Iraq war - the Center for a New American Security, or CNAS for short.

Obama's Plan for Iraq

By David Swanson

Obama Escrow Campaign Hits NY Times

A week ago, our Obama Escrow Pledge campaign made the Wall St. Journal. Today we made the NY Times:

Bob Fertik, president of Democrats.com, a progressive Web site, started asking his readers last month to pledge money to an escrow fund for Mr. Obama, as opposed to contributing to him outright. The idea was to make Mr. Obama rethink his decision to support the Bush administration’s wiretapping measure.