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28-Feb-2008
 

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List of Barack Obama's major endorsements: //my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/theodorefetter/gGC7XK

Governors

Janet Napolitano, Arizona
Rod Blagojevich, Illinois
Chet Culver, Iowa
Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas
Deval Patrick, Massachusetts
Tim Kaine, Virginia
Christine Gregoire, Washington
Jim Doyle, Wisconsin

Anibal Acevedo Vila, Governor of Puerto Rico
John de Jongh, Governor of US Virgin Islands

Cecil Andrus, former Governor of Idaho
Richard J. Codey, NJ Senate President and former Governor of New Jersey
John J. Gilligan, former Governor of Ohio
Jim Hodges, former Governor of South Carolina
Philip H. Hoff, former Governor of Vermont
Tony Knowles, former Governor of Alaska
Ray Mabus, former Governor of Mississippi
Mark White, former Governor of Texas

Mayors

John Duran, West Hollywood CA
John DeStefano, New Haven CT
Shirley Franklin, Atlanta GA
Robert Reichert, Macon GA
Frank Cownie, Des Moines IA
Dave H. Bieter, Boise, ID
Richard Daley, Chicago IL
Sheila Dixon, Baltimore MD
R.T. Rybak, Minneapolis MN
Bill Bell, Durham NC
Chris Beutler, Lincoln NE
Mike Fahey, Omaha NE
Jun Choi, Edison NJ
Jerramiah Healy, Jersey City NJ
Corey Booker, Newark NJ
Mark Mallory, Cincinnati OH
Frank G. Jackson, Cleveland OH
Michael Coleman, Columbus OH
Donald Culliver, Mansfield OH
Jay Willians, Youngstown OH
Daniel McKee, Cumberland RI
Terence Roberts, Anderson SC
Will Wynn, Austin TX
Douglas Wilder, Richmond VA and Former Governor of Virginia
Adrian Fenty, Washington D.C.
Greg Nickels, Seattle WA
Dave Cieslewicz, Madison WI
Tom Barrett, Milwaukee WI

Marion Barry, Washington D.C. council member, and former mayor
Ron Kirk, former Mayor of Dallas TX
Federico Pena, former Mayor of Denver CO, former US Secretary of Energy and of Transportation
Michael R. White, former Mayor of Cleveland (OH), switched from Clinton to Obama

US Senators

Chris Dodd, Connecticut
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts
John Kerry, Massachusetts
Claire McCaskill, Missouri
Ben Nelson, Nebraska
Kent Conrad, North Dakota
Byron Dorgan, North Dakota
Tim Johnson, South Dakota
Patrick Leahy, Vermont
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin

Bill Bradley, former US Senator (NJ), runner-up 2000 Democratic Presidential primary
Jean Carnahan, former US Senator (MO) and former First Lady of Missouri
Lincoln Chafee, former Republican US Senator (RI)
Tom Daschle, former US Senator (SD) and US Senate Majority Leader
Gary Hart, former US Senator (CO), runner-up 1984 Democratic Presidential primary
Harris Wofford, former US Senator (PA)

US Representatives

Artur Davis, Alabama
Raul Grijalva, Arizona
Xavier Becerra, California
Anna Eshoo, California
Barbara Lee, California
Zoe Lofgren, California
George Miller, California
Linda Sanchez, California
Adam Schiff, California
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut
John Larson, Connecticut
Chris Murphy, Connecticut
Kathy Castor, Florida
Robert Wexler, Florida
John Barrow, Georgia
Sanford Bishop, Georgia
Hank Johnson, Georgia
John Lewis, Georgia
David Scott, Georgia
Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii
Melissa Bean, Illinois
Jerry Costello, Illinois
Danny Davis, Illinois
Luis Gutierrez, Illinois
Phil Hare, Illinois
Jesse Jackson Jr., Illinois
Bobby Rush, Illinois
Jan Schakowsky, Illinois
Dave Loebsack, Iowa
John Yarmuth, Kentucky
Elijah Cummings, Maryland
Albert Wynn, Maryland
Mike Capuano, Massachusetts
Bill Delahunt, Massachusetts
John Conyers, Michigan
Keith Ellison, Minnesota
Betty McCollum, Minnesota
Jim Oberstar, Minnesota
Tim Walz, Minnesota
Bennie Thompson, Mississippi
Russ Carnahan, Missouri
William Lacy Clay, Jr., Missouri
Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
Paul Hodes, New Hampshire
Steve Rothman, New Jersey
G.K. Butterfield, North Carolina
Earl Pomeroy, North Dakota
Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania
Patrick Murphy, Pennsylvania
Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota
Steve Cohen, Tennessee
Jim Cooper, Tennessee
Lloyd Doggett, Texas
Chet Edwards, Texas
Al Green, Texas
Eddie Bernice Johnson, Texas
Peter Welch, Vermont
Rick Boucher, Virginia
Jim Moran, Virginia
Bobby Scott, Virginia
Brian Baird, Washington
Adam Smith, Washington
Steve Kagen, Wisconsin
Ron Kind, Wisconsin
Gwen Moore, Wisconsin
Dave Obey, Wisconsin

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington D.C. (non-voting member)
Eni Faleomavaega, American Samoa (non-voting delegate)

John B. Anderson, former US Representative (I-IL), (R-IL while in office)
Berkley Bedell, former US Representative (IA)
Don Bonker, former US Representative (WA)
Brad Carson, former US Representative (OK)
Don Edwards, former US Representative (CA)
Mel Levine, former US Representative (CA)
Romano Mazzoli, former US Representative (KY)
Pete McCloskey, former US Representative (D-CA) (R-CA while in office)
Abner J. Mikva, former US Representative (IL), Clinton White House counsel
Major Owens, former US Representative (NY)
Tim Roemer, former US Representative (IN) and 9/11 Commissioner
Howard Wolpe, former US Representative (MI)

Unions & other organizations

* Change to Win, 7 unions representing 6 million workers
Change to Win includes:
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
- Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC)
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
- United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)
- Unite Here
* AFSCME of Illinois (95,000 active & retired workers)
* 80 Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (65,000 members)
* Maria Elena Durazo, leader Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (800,000 union members)
* Mexican American Democrats, Texas
* MoveOn.org
* National Weather Service Employees Organization
* Transport Workers Union (140,000 active workers / 60,000 retired)
* United Healthcare Workers
* Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) (70,000 members)

other notable political figures & superdelegates

Michael D. Brown, "shadow" US Senator (DC) and superdelegate
Paul Strauss, "shadow" US Senator (DC) and superdelegate
Richard Cordray, Ohio Treasurer
Jim Dunnam, Texas House Democratic Leader
Stan Gruszynski, superdelegate from Stevens Point, WI
John Holum, former Clinton administration official for arms control
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist, 2-time Presidential candidate, former DC "shadow" senator
Phil Johnston, Massachusetts DNC chairperson
Ned Lamont, Connecticut Democract candidate for US Senate 2006
Leon Lynch, DNC member and Pennsylvania superdelegate
Patrick Lynch, Attorney General of Rhode Island, and superdelegate
Norman Mineta, former US Rep., US Sec. of Transportation and of Commerce, Mayor San Jose (CA)
Sonny Nardi, President of Teamsters' Local 416 (Cleveland, OH) and superdelegate
Donald Norcross, NJ superdelegate
Steve Novick, activist, environmental lawyer, and 2008 candidate for US Senator from Oregon
Jason Rae, DNC member and Wisconsin superdelegate (youngest superdelegate)
Dana Redd, NJ State Senator, superdelegate, switched from Clinton to Obama
Christine "Roz" Samuels, superdelegate from Montclair, NJ. switched from Clinton to Obama
Marianne Stevens, Maine Democratic Party Vice Chair and supdelegate
Senfronia Thompson, Texas state representative (Houston) and superdelegate
Paul Volcker, former Federal Reserve Chairman
Patricia M. Wald, former Chief Judge of D.C. Circuit, member of Iraq Intelligence Commission
David Willhelm, Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign manager, former chair of the DNC, and superdelegate
Magaret D. Xifaras, DNC member and Massachusettes superdelegate

Newspapers

Native American Times (national paper, based in Tulsa, OK)
Tuscaloosa News (AL)
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Fresno Bee (CA)
La Opinion (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Angeles Times (CA)
Oakland Tribune (CA)
Sacramento Bee (CA)
Sacrameto News & Review (CA)
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
San Francisco Bay Guardian (CA)
San Jose Mercury News (CA)
Santa Barbara Independent (CA)
Santa Cruz Sentinel (CA)
St. Petersburg Times (FL)
Gainesville Sun (FL)
Tampa Tribune (FL)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA)
Iowa City Press-Citizen (IA)
Sioux City Journal (IA)
Chicago Tribune (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
Boston Globe (MA)
Baltimore Sun (MD)
Portland Press Herald (ME)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
Nashua Telegraph (NH)
Portsmouth Herald (NH)
Valley News (White River Junction, VT & Lebanon, NH)
Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ)
Trenton Times (NJ)
Albuquerque Tribune (NM)
Santa Fe New Mexican (NM)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
Reno Gazette-Journal (NV)
New York Observer (NY)
New York Post (NY)
Rochester City Newspaper (NY)
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH)
Dayton Daily News (OH)
Toledo Blade (OH)
Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Greenville News (SC)
The State (SC)
Austin American Statesman (TX)
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (TX)
Dallas Morning News (TX)
El Paso Times (TX)
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
Houston Chronicle (TX)
San Antonio Express-News (TX)
Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
Seattle Times (WA)
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
The Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Public Figures
- People -
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream co-founders Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield
Oprah Winfrey, television host
Cornel West, scholar
Alice Walker, author
Maria Shriver, First Lady of California, author, journalist, niece of US President John F. Kennedy
Alma Rangel, wife of US Representative Charlie Rangel (NY)
Elizabeth B. Moynihan, widow of Former US Senator (NY) Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Toni Morrison, author
Kate Michelman, Former President of NARAL Pro-Choice America
Mike Medavoy, film producer and executive
Bill Maher, comedian and television personality
Spike Lee, director
Caroline Kennedy, daughter of US President John F. Kennedy
Garrison Keillor, radio personality and author
Tom Joyner, radio host
Sheila Johnson, Black Entertainment Television co-founder
Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jesse Dylan, director
Ken Burns, director
Tyra Banks, television host and supermodel

- Actors -
Forest Whitaker
Kerry Washington
Kate Walsh
Kathleen Turner
Chris Tucker
Will Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Susan Sarandon
Paul Rudd
Chris Rock
Sidney Poitier
Jeremy Piven
Brad Pitt
Ryan Phillippe
Kal Penn
Edward Norton
Leonard Nimoy
Eddie Murphy
George Lopez
Regina King
Scarlett Johansson
Samuel L. Jackson
Kelly Hu
Hulk Hogan (aka Terry Bollea)
Steve Harvey
Hill Harper
Morgan Freeman
Jamie Foxx
Robert DeNiro
Larry David
Matt Damon
George Clooney
Halle Berry
Tatyana Ali
Jessica Alba
Ben Affleck

- Musicians -
Black Eyed Peas, band
OK Go, band
Grateful Dead, band
Goo Goo Dolls, band
Joan Baez
Andrew Bird
Common
Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth)
Macy Gray
Herbie Hancock
Stephan Jenkins (of Third Eye Blind)
John P. Kee, gospel singer and pastor
Beyonce Knowles
Ed Kowalczyk (of Live)
Leo Kremer (of Third Eye Blind)
Talib Kweli
Jay-Z (aka Shawn Carter)
Jin
John Legend
Dave Matthews
Master P (aka Percy Miller)
Ne-Yo
Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes)
Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest)
Tom Scholz (of Boston)
Jill Sobule
Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco)
Usher
M.Ward
Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy)
Stevie Wonder

- Athletes -
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hall of Fame NBA basketball player
Charles Barkley, Hall of Fame NBA basketball player
Michael Jordan, Hall of Fame NBA basketball player
Greg Oden, Portland Trailblazers NBA basketball player, former Ohio State University star
Emmitt Smith, former NFL football player

- Bloggers, Columnists, Pundits -
Raising Kaine, Viriginia political blog
Burnt Orange Report, Texas political blog
Bob Cesca, The Huffington Post
Flavia Colgan, The Huffington Post and Philadelphia Daily News editorial board member
George Stevens Jr., The Huffington Post
Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic senior editor and blogger
Cenk Uygur, Daily Kos
Sherman Yellen, blogspot.com, screenwriter, playwright, and lyricist

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Anonymous4now

Obama?

by Anonymous4now on

"It can be a year of inspiration and hope, and it will be a year of concern, of quiet and sober reassessment of our nation’s character and purpose. It has already been a year when voters have confounded the experts. And I guarantee you that it will be the year when we give the government of this country back to the people of this country. There is a new mood in America. We have been shaken by a tragic war abroad and by scandals and broken promises at home. Our people are searching for new voices and new ideas and new leaders. Although government has its limits and cannot solve all our problems, we Americans reject the view that we must be reconciled to failures and mediocrity, or to an inferior quality of life. For I believe that we can come through this time of trouble stronger than ever. Like troops who have been in combat, we have been tempered in the fire; we have been disciplined, and we have been educated.
Guided by lasting and simple moral values, we have emerged idealists without illusions, realists who still know the old dreams of justice and liberty, of country and of community. This year we have had thirty state primaries--more than ever before—making it possible to take our campaign directly to the people of America: to homes and shopping centers, to factory shift lines and colleges, to beauty parlors and barbershops, to farmers’ markets and union halls.

This has been a long and personal campaign—a humbling experience, reminding us that ultimate political influence rests not with the power brokers but with the people. This has been a time of tough debate on the important issues facing our country. This kind of debate is part of our tradition, and as Democrats we are heirs to a great tradition.”

 Obama?  Not really.  That was an excerpt form Jimmy Carter's acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention, in 1976. 


Anonymous4now

How much do You know about Obama?

by Anonymous4now on

From the September 24, 2004 edition of the Chicago Tribune:

 

September 25, 2004

 

U.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama suggested Friday that the United States one day might have to launch surgical missile strikes into Iran and Pakistan to keep extremists from getting control of nuclear bombs.

 

Obama, a Democratic state senator from the Hyde Park neighborhood, made the remarks during a meeting Friday with the Tribune editorial board. Obama’s Republican opponent, Alan Keyes, was invited to attend the same session but declined.

 

Iran announced on Tuesday that it has begun converting tons of uranium into gas, a crucial step in making fuel for a nuclear reactor or a nuclear bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency has called for Iran to suspend all such activities.

 

Obama said the United States must first address Iran’s attempt to gain nuclear capabilities by going before the United Nations Security Council and lobbying the international community to apply more pressure on Iran to cease nuclear activities. That pressure should come in the form of economic sanctions, he said.

 

But if those measures fall short, the United States should not rule out military strikes to destroy nuclear production sites in Iran, Obama said.

 

“The big question is going to be, if Iran is resistant to these pressures, including economic sanctions, which I hope will be imposed if they do not cooperate, at what point are we going to, if any, are we going to take military action?” Obama asked.

 

Given the continuing war in Iraq, the United States is not in a position to invade Iran, but missile strikes might be a viable option, he said. Obama conceded that such strikes might further strain relations between the U.S. and the Arab world.

 

“In light of the fact that we’re now in Iraq, with all the problems in terms of perceptions about America that have been created, us launching some missile strikes into Iran is not the optimal position for us to be in,” he said.

 

On the other hand, having a radical Muslim theocracy in possession of nuclear weapons is worse. So I guess my instinct would be to err on not having those weapons in the possession of the ruling clerics of Iran. … And I hope it doesn’t get to that point. But realistically, as I watch how this thing has evolved, I’d be surprised if Iran blinked at this point.”

 

As for Pakistan, Obama said that if President Pervez Musharraf were to lose power in a coup, the United States similarly might have to consider military action in that country to destroy nuclear weapons it already possesses. Musharraf’s troops are battling hundreds of well-armed foreign militants and Pakistani tribesmen in increasingly violent confrontations.

 

Obama said that violent Islamic extremists are a vastly different brand of foe than was the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and they must be treated differently.

 

“With the Soviet Union, you did get the sense that they were operating on a model that we could comprehend in terms of, they don’t want to be blown up, we don’t want to be blown up, so you do game theory and calculate ways to contain,” Obama said. “I think there are certain elements within the Islamic world right now that don’t make those same calculations.

 

“… I think there are elements within Pakistan right now–if Musharraf is overthrown and they took over, I think we would have to consider going in and taking those bombs out, because I don’t think we can make the same assumptions about how they calculate risks.”

 

A last resort

 

Obama’s willingness to consider additional military action in the Middle East comes despite his early and vocal opposition to the Iraq war. Obama, however, also has stressed that he is not averse to using military action as a last resort, although he believes that President Bush did not make that case for the Iraq invasion…

 

Also during the session, Obama said that, if elected, he likely would make the health-care crisis his first priority. He said he would seek to expand the federal program that gives aid to poor children without health coverage, improve the COBRA program to allow for greater portability of coverage, and push for small businesses to receive tax credits to help pay for employee health insurance.

 

Views on gay marriage

 Earlier Friday, Obama clarified his position on gay marriage after several days of criticism from [GOP Senate candidate Alan] Keyes on the issue. Keyes, a vehement opponent of gay marriage who has called homosexuals “selfish hedonists,” charged during a campaign swing Downstate this week that Obama favors gay marriage.

But during a taping of WBBM-AM’s “At Issue,” Obama said that his Christian faith dictates that marriage should be between a man and woman.

 

“I’m a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman,” Obama said.

 

Obama said he would not let his religious beliefs dictate the way he approaches public policy. He said he would supports civil unions between gay and lesbian couples, as well as letting individual states determine if marriage between gay and lesbian couples should be legalized.

 “Giving them a set of basic rights would allow them to experience their relationship and live their lives in a way that doesn’t cause discrimination,” Obama said. “I think it is the right balance to strike in this society.”


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Change to what you idiot, to

by AnonymousX (not verified) on

Change to what you idiot, to what?


masoudA

How about Changes in Iran ?

by masoudA on

That is the only change I am interested in - and your boy Obama will only make things worst in Iran.   Well come to think of it - your young Khomeini won't do any good for America either. 


peterkhanzendran

The truth

by peterkhanzendran on

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Is that he has made racist statements about Iran and Iranians, has voted for legislation hostile to Iranians, and is doing nothing more than paying lip service to peacenicks and other pinkos and would gladly put all Iranians in concentration camps like the Japanese were in the 1940's while in america.  Let's refer to obama as we do in the hood, uncle sam's nigger, as uncle tom is too nice for that freak.


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Long Overdo! So glad an Obama rep is here!

by A nonymous (not verified) on

If you don't care about endorsements, make sure to check the site for other important info on policy and voting. Go Obama!


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who cares about endorsements

by Jesus (not verified) on

Who cares if Tatyana ali has endorsed Obama. Think about the candidate, analyze his/her position,don't choose out of hatred, or love(since those are all fake emotions, how can you love or hate someone you don't really know). Be open minded, none of us are all leftist, or all rightist.

For me, Obama is nothing more than a slogan machine. His record in the senate is too scarce of substance to give me an indication of what he is going to do. And in his speeches, or website, he says very little about his agenda, and specific policies. Yes, he gives great speeches, but that does not translate to a good president.
Furthermore, what the hell is change? what is he going to change? I am very skeptical of any politician on either side who wants to go to Washington to reform the city. As if all evil is coming from washington DC, and the town is somehow a separate identity than the country itself. Sounds good in the the caucus, but no substance.