Obama/Assassination plot: New York Times “Arrests in plan to kill Obama and Black schoolchildren”: Two young men who are believers in “white power” have been arrested and charged in Tennessee in what federal officials described as a plan to assassinate Senator Barack Obama and kill black children at a school. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/us/politics/28plot.html?em
Obama/GOTV: Black America Web “Don’t get too cocky, Obama urges supporters in closing days”: Eight days before an historic presidential election, the Obama campaign has a stern warning for black folks everywhere: Don’t get your party on just yet. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/1713
Obama/GOTV: Atlanta Journal-Constitution “Black voter registration’ rise in Ga fueling Obama’s chances”: As the number of black Georgians registered to vote has increased, so have the chances of a Democratic victory in the coming election, Republican and Democratic political observers said Tuesday. African Americans represent 29.9 percent of the state’s registered electorate as of Monday, according to data from the Secretary of State’s office. In November 2004, it was 27.7 percent. In raw numbers, there are 25 percent more black registered voters today than when President George W. Bush cruised to re-election in 2004. http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2008/10/28/georgia_voter_registrations.html
Obama/GOTV: Panama City News Herald (FL): “Obama team marches to rally support”: With Florida's 27 electoral votes up for grabs, we cannot afford to wait until the last minute to vote in this historic election," Adora Andy, director of African-American media, said in the news release. http://www.newsherald.com/news/team_69150___article.html/marches_obama.html
Obama/Black voters: CNNPolitics.com “Black vote isn’t monolithic” (commentary): If you think African-Americans will come out in greater numbers than ever before to vote for Barack Obama, you're probably right. If you think you know how they'll vote in the almost 500 House, Senate and gubernatorial races, you could be in for a surprise. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/liggins.vote/
Obama/Voter suppression: EbonyJet.com “Voter oppression”: Now that we know the polls for the Presidential election are looking increasingly worse for John McCain of Arizona, those on the ground, working the streets of voter America, trying to get the vote out, and most importantly, the votes counted, expect a tsunami of voter challenges on Election Day. It is, as many have asserted, one way the Republicans can make it close. And the GOP is aware if they can make it close, they can win it. The bogus election of 2000 tells them so. http://www.ebonyjet.com/politics/national/index.aspx?id=10118
Obama/Surrogates (multiple): Vibe.com “Open letter from Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Kevin Liles and Diddy”: With only 7 days left before we vote for change, let's hold ourselves accountable and responsible. No more excuses, no more mistakes and no more time to waste. If you have the opportunity to vote early in your state then vote today. If you are voting on November 4th, make preparation today. http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2008/10/openletter_jayz_maryj_diddy/
Obama/Surrogates (multiple): SOHH.com “Jay-Z, Diddy & Mary J. Blige unite for your vote”: With one week to go until election day Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Kevin Liles, and Diddy have released a joint open letter urging Barack Obama supporters to vote, and vote early where possible. http://www.sohh.com/2008/10/jay-z_diddy_mary_j_blige.html
Obama/Frederick Douglass: Huffington Post “Obama draws from the wisdom of Frederick Douglass” (commentary): Last night, at a rally in Pittsburgh which I attended with my wife and two sons, Barack Obama ended his speech with an allusion to a famous quote by Frederick Douglass, telling the audience: "Don't believe for a second this election is over. Don't think for a minute that power will concede anything." Of course, Senator Obama was then loosely quoting from Frederick Douglass who famously said in 1857 that "If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation...want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.... Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dan-kovalik/obama-draws-from-the-wisd_b_138550.html
Obama/Reggie Love: The Guardian (UK) “The man behind the man: Obama and the aide who makes his campaign tick”: As some of you know, I have a body guy named Reggie Love, who is very famous because he's young and good looking. You know, cooler than the candidate," he began. "But the reason I'm raising his name is that the other day, somebody said to him, 'Hey Reggie, how are you?' He said: '20 days!' And so, from here on out, any time someone asks Reggie what's going on, it's '17 days!' After two years of campaigning, that is basically our entire perspective." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/oct/29/reggie-love-barack-obama
Obama/International impact: The Press Association (UK) “US ready for black president”: Almost three quarters of people in the UK think the United States is ready for a black president, a survey found. The Reader's Digest survey found 70% of those in the UK favoured Democrat Barack Obama over his Republican rival John McCain and 74% thought the US was ready for its first black president. http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5iJa4GB7dKFlR8gIJO1s_DrPrjBGA
Obama/Jennifer Hudson: TheRoot.com “What hope can’t fix”: As Jennifer Hudson closed her eyes, holding that last note of the national anthem at the Democratic National Convention in August, one can only imagine what she was dreaming in that brief moment. Certainly not about the nightmares October would bring. http://www.theroot.com/id/48585
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