The Pickens Plan: For those who would like to become an active participant in a solution for our nations energy needs I urge you to join with T.Boone Pickens in his quest for a cleaner planet through alternative energy.
Also see Green Wave Energy: Green Wave was founded by Mark Holmes and was formulated for viable alternative energy solutions. Green Wave Energy is promoting state-of-the-art energy-saving products and services throughout the country.
Green Wave Energy understands alternative energy technology will become “main stream” when
Call 949.645.1701 for information on how Green Wave Energy can help you save the planet.
Alternative EnergySource: David Apperson
url: http://veterans.barackobama.com/page/community/tag/alternative-energy
Also listed in: AL Call Team | AL Obamacan Change Agents | Alabama Action Team
Our little 1st Grader and junior Obama supporter tells how her class is voting...Also, she does a tribute song to BO (“Agents of Change”), a letter to Obama, and a Hannah Montana song with BO t-shirt at the recent Bayfest...We got such such great response, we uploaded to YOUTube...
"Agents of Change" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJNsYaBqv-8&feature=channel
1st Graders are voting for Obamahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sciRxKy4XhM&feature=channelLetter to Obama from a 1st Grader. She said, "When McCain sees this he's going to FREAK OUT!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt5TAZkgg0&feature=channel
If the links don't work go to YouTube and enter "1st Grader" in the search bar, then sort by Date. The videos were uploaded on Nov. 2. Click on "More From: ronbluvsmusic for all of the videos.
PS: and a child shall lead them...
Our little 1st Grader and junior Obama supporter tells how her class is voting...Also, she does a tribute song to BO (“Agent of Change”), a letter to Obama, and a Hannah Montana song with BO t-shirt at the recent Bayfest...We got such such great response, we uploaded to YOUTube...
If you're going to the event on Sunday, don't forget to send your pics to GimmeAnA@aol.com and we'll get them onto the Obama Mobile Companion.
To get the OMC on your phone, type www.m3k.us/OBAMAwap.aspx into your phone browser.
In addition to options for getting policy documents texted to your cellphone, you can also get Obama ringtones. Obama's Mobile info page has links to preview the ringtones, and to have them texted to your phone. If you want to avoid texting fees and have a way to transfer files to phone, you also download them directly from these links (below the 'fold'):
Is out a new Blackberry theme: Barack Obama 2008.
It's free and just go to www.pinstack.com, I've created this theme for Blackberry smartphone (OS 4.5) 8100, 8300, 8700 and 8800.
Theme for 8100 http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/showthread.php?t=82125
Theme for 8300 http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/showthread.php?t=82126
Theme for 8700 http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/showthread.php?t=82127
Theme for 8800 http://blackberryforums.pinstack.com/showthread.php?t=82128
GO OBAMA GO!!!
While it's important not to look too far past the upcoming election fight against John McCain, one aspect of that fight will be sending more qualified Democrats to Congress to help President Obama enact his policy and give Americans the real change they are clamoring for.
One candidate it is my pleasure to call to your attention is seeking to oust Alabama Republican U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, who is about as old-guard and wrong-headed as they come. The name of the woman who will dismiss Sessions is Vivian Davis Figures, and I predict she may just be the "next" Barack Obama.
Mrs. Figures comes from a mixed African-American/Creole/Cajun/Cherokee background and has worked her way up from poverty. Her mother did not know how to read, yet Mrs. Figures has a degree in management science from the University of New Haven.
Like Barack, Mrs. Figures worked as a community organizer after leaving college, while attending law school. She ran a summer lunch program for Mobile Community Action, providing nutritious meals for poor children, and also directed a foster-grandparents program.
She helped run an African-American-oriented weekly newspaper called New Times in Mobile, Ala, where she was born in the waning days of Jim Crow and went on to become an outstanding member of that Deep South city's city council.
She was married to Michael Figures, a prominent Mobile attorney who became perhaps the state's most successful African-American politician, rising to the post of president pro tempore of the state Senate before being struck down by a brain aneurysm in 1996.
Widowed at the age of 39 with three young sons, Mrs. Figures won election to her husband's senate seat with 87 percent of the vote, and has amply improved on his legacy. She is known for standing up for her principles while knowing how to compromise to achieve progress. Her sister describes her as a "quiet storm" who gets things done without losing respect from her friends and colleagues in both political parties.
She has been particularly active in the service of aid to the homeless of Alabama, to women suffering from breast cancer and to those seeking to drastically Alabama's high illiteracy rate.
What makes her a particularly attractive candidate, though, is that her beliefs are grounded in the old-fashioned notion that a senator is a servant of the people who voted to put her in office, not of the elite and well-connected insiders in Washington who pay to get favors from government that hurt the rest of us.
She has developed a reputation for sticking to her guns. When the white mayor of Mobile wouldn't consider appointing even one black department head {in a town that's about half African-American and has been for most of the 300 years it has existed}, Mrs. Figures refused to ratify any of the mayor's appointments until he changed his mind. In a closely divided council, her refusal held sway and the mayor came around to her way of thinking.
Mrs. Figures reminds me in some ways of Barack back when he was seeking his Senate seat. He did not have the name recognition of his Democratic rivals, nor the financial resources of his Republican opponents, yet he had the truth on his side and the ability to tell it so that folks who might not normally be attracted to his candidacy became ardent supporters.
She was against the war in Iraq when it was not popular to say so. She spoke out against the whole charade on the floor of the Alabama Senate and defeated an attempt by the Republican-dominated House to express official support for Bush's warmaking. She was careful to draw the distinction between opposing the war and supporting the warriors, who after all, only go where they are sent.
She has voiced frustration with President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" policies, which she admits were successful only to the extent that no children got ahead, either.
Jeff Sessions has amassed $4 million to fund his re-election effort, while Mrs. Figures has roughly $100,000. She could use some help from progressive donors, but she will use Sessions' financial advantage against him.
"He's big business and super-rich. That's who he represents," she told the Birmingham News last month. "He has been someone who has marched in lock-step with George Bush in taking us into war in Iraq and into recession at home. He does not think for himself. He is not his own man and it's time we give this seat back to the everyday working people of Alabama."
It is indeed time. Let's hope she can do it, and let's hope the Obama campaign extends her a hand up to help her help us.
[To hear Mrs. Figures in her own words, you might look at this Q-and-A session posted on YouTube last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOqgDl9A1RY
She doesn't really get going until about six minutes into the video, but when she does, look out Jeff Sessions!]
Hello Everyone!
Project in Progress - Campaign Video
Several supporters and I here in Mobile are working on creating a campaign video to post in locations such as YouTube, Myspace, My.BarackObama, Blogger, etc.
We are looking for You, to help out. This is an opportunity for you to help rise up continued and new support for the Obama '08 campaign and have fun at the same time! We are looking for anyone in the Mobile area of any age and race/ethnicity that would want to help in areas such as:
acting, singing, video shooting, video editing, music recording, etc.
If you do not want to particate but have access to related equipment please let me know. Also, if anyone has any ideas/comments/suggestions or further questions email me at cjsamz@gmail.com
Hope Is Fuel,
Cory
Go to http://360.yahoo.com/gheathnurse to see my Obama van.
George
From Clickz (a marketing blog -- link below):
>>>If You Build It, They Will Come
Barack Obama's overall digital communications strategy is grounded in a well-designed Web site. However, keep in mind how you maintain contact with your audience when you refresh your site. For instance, after last week's win in the Iowa caucus, the Obama site got a refresh to capitalize on the momentum moving into the New Hampshire primaries. This refresh has moved the "Obama Everywhere" links well below the fold, making it difficult for supporters to gain awareness about how they might further interact with the candidate across digital and mobile platforms. If you update your site, remember to make it easy for your audience to follow you.
The Obama campaign has taken the idea of mobile connectedness a step further by establishing and maintaining a Twitter profile. Twitter is a prime example of the microblogging trend that resulted from the concept of status updates. It's also a great way to take advantage of the principles behind social networking and the mobile platform. By signing up to "follow" Obama on Twitter, you receive SMS (define) updates (your account can also be accessed online) that primarily revolve around mood, location, and upcoming events. It's a great way for supporters to feel like they are in the know and an opportunity for the campaign to send subtle reminders about upcoming debates or rally locations.
Simply put, the Obama mobile strategy is innovative and well executed. Frankly, it's so well executed that marketers should be jealous. It proves those who are willing to take a bit of a leap are often rewarded handsomely. Obama's building a base of voters who look beyond traditional means of communication for interaction and information. He's satisfying that same base by integrating multiple cross-channel communication platforms. While there's always room for improvement, there's indeed a lesson for mobile marketers in the Obama strategy.<<<
http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3628057
We received over 400 text responses during the NYC Rally directly to Obama Mobile (62262). People of all ages were truly inspired by Barack's speech tonight and are texting us their thoughts on the rally from their phones as they head home. Here are a few of the best ones so far:
+Sheila from Brooklyn, NY texted in “It was the best! I told Barack that I am a 60 yr old woman that wants her America back and I am putting all of my faith in him.. He said we will get it back!”
+Stanley texted, “It was awesome. I'm a high school student, and in coming to the rally, it has opened up my eyes on what the nation will be missing out on if he's not elected."
+Jack in Manhattan texted, “Finally an actual politician that makes me feel as proud to be an American as Jed Bartlet did on The West Wing.”
+Michelle from Brooklyn texted, “The September 27th rally in Washington Sq was informative, but more importantly inspiring. Hope for a better future is an invaluable gift Barack gives us.”
+Evan from Manhattan texted “It was amazing! Barack's ability to give a speech and control a crowd is incredible. He brings qualities to a Presidential race that we haven't seen in my lifetime!"
+And an another supporter texted, “I'm proud to say that the first election I will be old enough to vote in is the one with the most promising candidate since JFK.”
Keep the messages coming in. Text us your name your city and your thoughts to 62262.
A few days ago we launched a mobile text messaging program. Not only can you sign up for texts, you can also download wallpaper and ringtones for your cellphone (try texting ringtone1 to OBAMA).
The ringtones are an innovative way to get Senator Obama’s message out there. As John Della Volpe, director of polling at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics and founder of SocialSphere Strategies, puts it the ringtone is “going to create conversations.” When it plays while you are out in public and someone asks you about it, just ask them to text GO to OBAMA and they will get more information about Senator Obama.
We hope you will find these ringtones fun and enjoyable. For those times when your cell might ring out at an inopportune moment, such as class, I suspect that teachers might be a bit more lenient when they realize that its public policy and civic participation coming out of your cellphone.
Jon Stewart has gotten the Obama ringtone fever ( Daily Show clip). Shortly after our launch he did a hilarious segment highlighting the new ringtones in a variety of means from referencing a bus equipped with spinning rims adorned with Obama logos to Stewart himself dancing to the beats. Stewart’s glowstick dance moves paired with Obama’s ringtones must have been a hit –downloads of the ringtones doubled following the show’s airing.
We are excited to announce that we just launched TXT to OBAMA (62262). This is a great and easy way for everyone on the go to stay connected with our movement.
Anyone can simply Text “Go” to OBAMA (62262) to sign up for text messaging.
If you text “GO” to OBAMA (62262) between now and June 30th, you will also receive a free bumper sticker.
Visit www.barackobama.com/go
There is no charge from our campaign for text messaging—participants will only have to pay their standard text messaging rates from their own providers.
More information is available at www.barackobama.com/mobile
Millions of Americans relying on cell phones and are cutting the cords to their landlines - so this new service is essential for us to communicate with a growing number of Americans where they’re at.
We will periodically update everyone with campaign updates, local information, public appearances, and other info. We will also use text messaging to ask for your opinions and advice and give you the ability to request information from the campaign.
In addition, I’m excited to announce that our supporters have made a bunch of great free ringtones and wallpaper designs to personalize your mobile phones and show your support.
Visit www.barackobama.com/mobile to hear these creative ringtones that remix Barack's quotes about Healthcare, the War, and even his 2004 speech. Special thanks to musicians Jin, Pete Misner, Brent Messenger & Don Lisy for the great set of first free ringtones.
Can't wait to see how this all evolves.
There needs to be more of a mobile component incorporated into the campaign. A few ideas that come to mind include:
*Reminders sent via TXT 12 hours before an event starts
*Blogging or Discussing via Wireless Web (more efficient than coming all the way home to post)
*Barackobama Mobile Site & experience for users without computer/Internet (33% OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION)
*Donate via Mobile (Charge to Your Phone Bill)
*Pass Along Content sent via Mobile
These are the top 5 I'd implement.
