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Barack Obama has announced his possible candidacy for the Presidential Race! It's about time! His parents are a white mother and black father (lol, he kinda looks like Tiger Woods mad D), he grew up in Hawaii with his grandmother.

He has firmly stated that the old Baby Boomers (in my rough translation, stiff necks!) should step aside and let the new generation govern for themselves. Personally, I think this might finally be our generation's chance to put in a president that is young, vibrant, mixed race, and and opinionated, instead of swaying with the popular vote (as in Hilary Clinton, the Democratic favorite for presidency). Very firmly, he has argued against the war in Iraq and it's inadequacy in securing America's security.

Brief Biography:
Obama, Barack. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961.
Obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii.
Continued education at Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, and Columbia University, New York City.
Studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received J.D. in 1992.
Lecturer on constitutional law, University of Chicago.
Member, Illinois State senate 1997-2004.
Elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2004 for term beginning January 3, 2005.

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A Message from Barack

As many of you know, over the last few months I have been thinking hard about my plans for 2008. Running for the presidency is a profound decision - a decision no one should make on the basis of media hype or personal ambition alone - and so before I committed myself and my family to this race, I wanted to be sure that this was right for us and, more importantly, right for the country.

I certainly didn't expect to find myself in this position a year ago. But as I've spoken to many of you in my travels across the states these past months; as I've read your emails and read your letters; I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics.

So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.

The decisions that have been made in Washington these past six years, and the problems that have been ignored, have put our country in a precarious place. Our economy is changing rapidly, and that means profound changes for working people. Many of you have shared with me your stories about skyrocketing health care bills, the pensions you've lost and your struggles to pay for college for your kids. Our continued dependence on oil has put our security and our very planet at risk. And we're still mired in a tragic and costly war that should have never been waged.

But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our problems that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our politics. America's faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common sense way. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.

And that's what we have to change first.

We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.

This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only come from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better way and are willing to work for it.

Years ago, as a community organizer in Chicago, I learned that meaningful change always begins at the grassroots, and that engaged citizens working together can accomplish extraordinary things.

So even in the midst of the enormous challenges we face today, I have great faith and hope about the future - because I believe in you.

And that's why I wanted to tell you first that I'll be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee. For the next several weeks, I am going to talk with people from around the country, listening and learning more about the challenges we face as a nation, the opportunities that lie before us, and the role that a presidential campaign might play in bringing our country together. And on February 10th, at the end of these decisions and in my home state of Illinois, I'll share my plans with my friends, neighbors and fellow Americans.

In the meantime, I want to thank all of you for your time, your suggestions, your encouragement and your prayers. And I look forward to continuing our conversation in the weeks and months to come.

Sincerely,

U.S. Senator Barack Obama

Disclaimer: This thread is not a product of Barack Obama's campaign committee. Please, I shouldn't have to say this.


Responses are definately welcome! You could contribute with your comments, or just bump the thread.

This will be fun to watch. I bet Hillary is going to produce smear images against Obama, proving that Democrats, frankly, only care about themselves and power, and not about ideas.

McCain was overstepping his boundry. Agreed about the Obama postive remark, disagree with your comment in the sentence after that; Like I said, your opinion, even though it's wrong.

Obama is like the Democratic version of Ronald R.

I can't say I'm too familiar with this guy, but still, anything is better than the psuedo-conservative Hillary! surprised

No, he is not the right choice for this country, he needs more leadership exp. in the senate, and, he needs to treat the run more professionaly instead of like a celeberty contest, like he is making it seem like.

True, and the media has treated Obama like one, more than like a politician. But then, we had Ronnie for pres and Arnie is running CA, so maybe it can help.

Well said, and we've had our share of presidents who were merely class actors, with a tie and fancy policies.

This election should be interesting. There are several presidential candidates that would make their election a first. A woman candidate, an African-American candidate, a Latino candidate, a Mormon candidate. Hmm, and the drums start rolling domokun .