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To: altair19 who wrote (120626)	12/3/2007 6:17:40 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 362839

Barack Obama - the candidate ready for change capecodtoday.com 12/03/07 · 12:50 pm posted by Diana Barack Obama spoke last night to an energetic crowd of about 2500 people at the Park Plaza Castle in Boston. He is both charismatic and intelligent with a relaxed and comfortable speaking style bringing many rounds of applause and cheers from a supportive crowd. We stood in a line that stretched from the Park Plaza Castle down Columbus Ave for a full block. It began to snow. The volunteers for Barack helped the crowd get going with his trademark cheer in call and response style - "fired up?", "fired up", "ready to go?", "ready to go". A tall, slender man, with a strong stage presence, he wore a grey suit, light grey tie and white shirt. He is very much at ease with his audience; he walks around the stage, makes eye contact with supporters, smiles a lot, jokes a bit, and mostly stays focused on the issues he wants people to hear about. Upon first glance he gives the impression of a man who could be the next president of the United States. He tells the crowd he is unafraid of the battle ahead. He lets them know he will fight for the American people. He comes across as a politician who loves to fight for the people who need his help the most. He wants everyone to have health care, have the opportunity to attend school, have equal rights and most of all he wants us to be part of the process of change. His campaign slogan last night was, "Change We Can Believe In." We are running "a campaign that offers not just change as a slogan but change we can believe in, real meaningful change that will transform this country and give every single American the opportunity that is their birthright is why I am running to be president of the United States of America. I am running in this race to tell all the corporate lobbyists their days of setting the agenda in Washington are over. " He is also unafraid to be unpopular by taking risks and asking questions. "Avoiding tough questions because we're worried they might be unpopular just won't do, telling the American people what they think we want them to hear, instead of what we need them to hear just wont do, triangulation, pole driven politics, just won't do..." and continues, "If we are serious about winning this election then we can't live in fear of losing. I am running for president of the United States, because my party, the Democratic party has always made the biggest difference in peoples lives when it led not by polls, but by principles." Obama spoke for about 45 minutes and then said good night to a roaring crowd. Many were eager to get a close up look and headed for the stage to get an autograph or try and shake hands with the Senator from Illinois. I walked back to my car feeling confident we have some good democratic candidates running for president. As he says, Obama is not a politician who says what people want to hear to win their vote. He is a forward thinker and honest speaker who is serious about making changes in our country's political system to better serve the people. He has a very good chance of winning my vote, and from the turnout last night, many others too.