Papaya Mom

Friends and Family,

This is an blog post written entirely by me about something I care about. I do not intend to flood your eMail boxes weekly as I go on this exciting journey because I know and appreciate that some have different views, different amounts of time to dedicate to Politics, and so on. But I ask that you read this eMail and think about what is going on.

I am very excited that a candidate that I believe in is running for President - I feel that this is the first chance my generation has had to come together and be part of sweeping political change on a grand scale (yes, the Senate takeover was big but not grand in my opinion). A moderate candidate that I agree with, that inspires me to take action on a grassroots level is something I’d been praying in hope of for a long time.

I could fill this eMail on Sen. Obama’s stance on the issues - but really, you have the right to see them for yourself. I am a huge fan of his public choice to publish where he stands even when his oponents are not yet ready to take one. His own website lists where he stands (http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ click on the headers to get longer descriptions averaging one page) and you can also see where he stands vs. Hillary ( http://www.whereistand.com/Stands/BarackObama/Detail/Compare?list=HillaryClinton ).

With my friend Ruthi, we’ve started a Nationwide Group called Families for Obama (www.familiesforobama.org) and we are organizing across the country - family inclusive events that spread knowledge about the candidate (his stance, etc.) as well as fundraising.

Here is the thing - we have a little over a month until the “Fundraising Primary” - before Iowa. It is our chance to help our candidate step out ahead, or be left in the dust. After March 31st the media will cover the candidates that raised the most money as the frontrunners, this is where we are in our out. If you donate $10 to his campaign it will mean more than $30 in January of next year, see what I mean? So I’ve created a fundraising page at ( http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/Papaya MomPetz ) and hope to raise a HUGE amount ($1000 for each state - that is $50,000 raised by a stay at home Mom!) So I’m asking you to take some time in the next week to look at where he stands on the issues, and make your starting choice to support his campaign (if you agree with him, of course) early on.

Thank you for your time in reading this eMail - if we agree or disagree, I respect you and am proud to call you someone I care about!

Aloha,
Papaya Mom

ps. If you would like more updates on what I’m doing - join at http://my.barackobama.com/ then add me as a friend, and join the Families for Obama group!

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