Barack Obama annouces contest to fly with him to the DNC to see the event live

I wanted you to be the first to hear the news.

At the Democratic National Convention next month, we're going to kick off the general election with an event that opens up the political process the same way we've opened it up throughout this campaign.

Barack has made it clear that this is your convention, not his.

On Thursday, August 28th, he's scheduled to formally accept the Democratic nomination in a speech at the convention hall in front of the assembled delegates.

Instead, Barack will leave the convention hall and join more than 75,000 people for a huge, free, open-air event where he will deliver his acceptance speech to the American people.

It's going to be an amazing event, and Barack would like you to join him. Free tickets will become available as the date approaches, but we've reserved a special place for a few of the people who brought us this far and who continue to drive this campaign.

If you make a donation of $5 or more between now and midnight on July 31st, you could be one of 10 supporters chosen to fly to Denver and spend two days and nights at the convention, meet Barack backstage, and watch his acceptance speech in person. Each of the ten supporters who are selected will be able to bring one guest to join them.

Make a donation now and you could have a front row seat to history:

https://donate.barackobama.com/yourconvention

We'll follow up with more details on this and other convention activities as we get closer, but please take a moment and pass this note to someone you know who might like to be there.

It will be an event you'll never forget.

Thank you,

David

David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America



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Jill Long Thompson ...The Hoosier Hometown Tour

Jill Long Thompson and Dennie Oxley are hitting the road. This morning, our campaign kicked off the "Hoosier Hometown Tour," visiting the small communities across Indiana that shaped Jill and Dennie's lives and made them who they are today. But you don't have to make it to a campaign stop to learn more about Jill. This video, which made its debut at the Democratic state convention recently, shows why Hoosiers like Birch Bayh, Evan Bayh and Judy O'Bannon are supporting her campaign. Take a look at "Jill Long Thompson: Daughter of Indiana":

While the video features some of Indiana's most popular and distinguished leaders, Jill and Dennie know that it's going to take the support of regular folks across the state to win this election. That's the purpose of the Hoosier Hometown Tour - and that's why we want to hear from you. Why are you supporting Jill for Governor? Take a look at the video and let us know:

The Video

Click here to submit your comments.

As I travel across the state with Jill, the one concern we hear about most is the struggling economy. Hoosiers are scared that they're going to lose their jobs, their farms, their homes, and their peace of mind.

Jill grew up in the small communities hardest hit by today's problems. She learned the value of hard work and unrelenting optimism from the people who today are fighting to succeed. With the tremendous experience Indiana has given her -- as a professor, a member of Congress, the Under Secretary for Rural Development at the Department of Agriculture and a farm owner herself -- I know Jill is the right person to put the Indiana economy back on the right track.

The more people meet Jill and Dennie during the Hoosier Hometown Tour, the more they'll realize why they are the right team to make Indiana great again.

Even if you can't make it to one of this week's tour events, we want to know why you are supporting Jill in this election. Is it her strong record in rural development? Her commitment to reinvesting in the people of Indiana? Her dedication to cleaning up Governor Mitch Daniels' mess in Indianapolis?

Your comments may be used in future campaign emails, videos, or speeches - so please take a minute to make your opinions known.

Click here to tell us why you're supporting Jill.

Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Travis LoweCampaign ManagerHoosiers for Jill Long Thompson

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Zig Ziglar Health Update

Zig Ziglar Health Update
Dear Newsletter Subscriber,

We got good news last week! The doctor has cleared Dad to travel and today Mom, Julie and Dad go to Madison, Wisconsin, for a big Get Motivated Seminar tomorrow. Julie and Dad will be on-stage doing the interview Tuesday at 1:28 p.m., so please keep them in your prayers and pray specifically that they will glorify God and inspire others to seek Him.

We did some filming today in the Ziglar office before Dad left for the trip, so I thought we would do a little video "shout out" to you. Check out Dad, Alexandra, and Alexandra's proud father (that's me!). It's awesome working in a family business, and being able to bring your 13-year-old daughter to work on a hot Dallas summer day is an extra bonus. Click here to watch the video.

I had a great 4th of July weekend, reading and responding to over 350 surveys sent in by you, our newsletter subscribers (I have responded to only about 50 so far, so be patient if I haven't gotten to yours). You can still send one in. Click here to check it out. You can also see updates on the results by checking out my blog at www.tziglar.wordpress.com.

Thanks to all of you for your continued prayers for Dad and his recovery. I have learned so much from Dad during this last year. Struggles reveal character and I am so glad that Dad has spent his life building his.

Embrace the Struggle!

Tom
Proud Son of Zig Ziglar

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ROCK THE VOTE for Chicago's Own KINKY NOTTI

ROCK THE VOTE for Chicago's Own KINKY NOTTI
A Chicago Band ONE STEP from performing at Lollapolooza...


Kinky Notti is the only BLACK band in the top 15 of the "LAST BAND STANDING" competition to perform in LOLLAPALOOZA
(with Kanye, Lupe, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, etc).

They are BEHIND, but only by 1000 votes. We have 14,000 subscribers! If everyone takes 1 minute to vote for them, we can help get one of our own probably signed to a major label.

They performed at our New Years Eve event and they are AMAZING - for real.

STOP what you're doing and take a second to support.

Click HERE

or cut and paste the following into your browser:


http://www.sonicbids.com/lollapalooza08/BandProfile.aspx?candidate_id=5312

PLEASE NOTE:

1.) You CAN vote once per day from each of your email accounts.

2.) You MUST confirm your vote after voting. They will send an email to your email account and you MUST click confirm or your vote won't count.


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Fwd: LITTLE RALPHY IS BACK

LITTLE RALPHY ON MATH (Part 1)

A teacher asks her class, 'If there are 5 birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?'

She calls on little Ralphy.

He replies, 'None, they will all fly away with the first gunshot.'

The teacher replies, 'The correct answer is 4, but I like your thinking.'

Then little RALPHY says, 'I have a question for YOU.

There are 3 women sitting on a bench having ice cream:

One is delicately licking the sides of the triple scoop of ice cream.
The second is gobbling down the top and sucking the cone.

The third is biting off the top of the ice cream.
Which one is married?'

The teacher, blushing a great deal, replied, 'Well, I suppose the one that's gobbled down the top and sucked the cone.'

To which Little RALPHY replied, 'The correct answer is 'the one with the wedding ring on,' but I like your thinking.'


Little RALPHY returns from school and says he got an F in arithmetic.

'Why?' asks the father?

'The teacher asked 'How much is 2x3,'' I said '6', replies RALPHY.

'But that's right!' says his dad.

'Yeah, but then she asked me 'How much is 3x2?''

'What's the fuckin difference?' asks the father.

'That's what I said!'



LITTLE RALPHY ON ENGLISH


Little RALPHY goes to school, and the teacher says, 'Today we are going to learn multi-syllable words, class. Does anybody have an example of a multi-syllable word?'

RALPHY says 'Mas-tur-bate.'

Miss Rogers smiles and says, 'Wow, little RALPHY, that's a mouthful.'

Little RALPHY says, 'No, Miss Rogers, you're thinking of a blowjob.'



LITTLE RALPHY ON GRAMMAR


Little RALPHY was sitting in class one day.
All of a sudden, he needed to go to
the toilet.
He yelled out, 'Miss Jones, I need to take a piss!!'

The teacher replied, 'Now, RALPHY, that is NOT the proper word to use in this situation.
The correct word you want to use is 'urinate.'
Please use the word 'ur-i-nate' in a sentence correctly, and I will allow you to go.'

Little RALPHY, thinks for a bit, and then says, 'You're an eight, but if
you had bigger tits, you'd be a TEN!'



LITTLE RALPHY ON GRAMMAR (Part 2)


One day, during lessons on proper grammar, the teacher asked for a show of hands from those who could use the word 'beautiful' in the same sentence twice.
First, she called on little Suzie, who responded with, 'My father bought my mother a beautiful dress and she looked beautiful in it.'

'Very good, Suzie,' replied the teacher. She then called on little Michael.

'My mummy planned a beautiful banquet and it turned out beautifully.'

She said, 'Excellent, Michael!' Then the teacher reluctantly called on little RALPHY.

'Last night at the dinner table, my sister told my father that she was pregnant, and he said 'Beautiful, just fuckin beautiful!''


LITTLE RALPHY ON GETTING OLDER


Little RALPHY was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another.
After the 6th one a man on the bench across from him said, 'Son, you know eating all that candy isn't good for you. It will give you acne, rot your teeth, and make you fat.'

Little RALPHY replied, 'My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.'

The man asked, 'Did your grandfather eat 6 candy bars at a time?'
Little RALPHY answered, 'No, he minded his own fuckin business.



I LOVE Little RALPHY!!!!!

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Hillary Clinton's t-shirt contest (the winner)

I have so many wonderful memories from the millions of people I met on the campaign trail. Over the past year and half, I have also collected a few cherished mementos. They are a reflection of the many ups and downs that we went through together and represent our many accomplishments.

In May, Chelsea announced our "Project T-Shirt" contest, and I never imagined we would have such an outpouring of support and great designs. We received almost five thousand amazing entries, and more than 125,000 of you voted for your favorite design.

While the primary race may be over, I think the winning t-shirt -- and it won by a landslide -- still makes a wonderful statement about everything you and I accomplished in this historic race and our determination to keep fighting for what we believe in.

If you contribute $50 today you'll get a t-shirt with the winning design and continue to help me pay down our campaign debt.

Click here to make a contribution of $50 and receive one of our winning t-shirts.

Denitza of Weehawken, New Jersey submitted the winning t-shirt. I'd like to thank Denitza and the thousands of others who put their time, talent, and efforts into all the great designs that were submitted.

I know you're as proud as I am of everything we achieved and I hope I can count on you to work with me on the issues that brought us together. By helping us pay down the debt from one of the hardest-fought races in Democratic primary history, you're making a real difference today for all our future efforts.

Plus, if you contribute $50, you'll get one of our winning t-shirts. It's a great statement about the spirit that drove our campaign, and I hope you'll get one for yourself!

Contribute $50 to help pay down our debt, and you'll get a t-shirt with our winning design.

Thank you for everything!

Hillary Rodham Clinton


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New Barack Obama Indiana Campaign offices

Here is a list of offices that Barack Obama will be opening in Indiana over the next few weeks...

Bloomington
Monday, July 14th -- 6:00 p.m.
501 N. Walnut St.
Bloomington, IN 47404
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Evansville
Saturday, July 12th -- 12:00 p.m.
330 Main St.
Evansville, IN 47708
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Fishers
Saturday, July 12th -- 12:00 p.m.
11645 Fishers Station Dr.
(at Allisonville & 116th)
Fishers, IN 46038
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Fort Wayne
Saturday, July 12th -- 12:30 p.m.
900 Block of S. Calhoun Street
Condo 2
Fort Wane, IN 46802
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Muncie
Saturday, July 12th -- 2:00 p.m.
118 S. Walnut
Muncie, IN 47901
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South Bend
Saturday, July 12th -- 11:00 a.m.
135 S. Lafayette St.
South Bend, IN 46601
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How you can help Barack Obama in Indiana

Here in the Hoosier State, supporters like you have built a diverse grassroots movement.

Democrats, Independents, and even Republicans have worked side-by-side to change our politics from the bottom up. Together, you've shown a commitment to turning Indiana "blue" for the first time in 44 years.

Now, it's time to build on that momentum as we prepare for November and bring even more people into our political process. And we need you to join us.

This weekend, Hoosiers will be joining us for Campaign for Change Office Opening Kickoff celebrations across the state. At the celebrations, you'll get to meet fellow supporters, talk with campaign staff, and learn how to get involved in your community right away.

Find an Office Opening Kickoff event near you and help grow our movement for change:

http://in.barackobama.com/INofficeopen

We'll all meet up to check out our new offices and talk about our Indiana organizing strategy.

These Office Opening Kickoffs are a perfect way to reach out to friends, family, and neighbors in your community and introduce them to our movement for change.

We have a great opportunity to succeed in Indiana, so we're rapidly gearing up for the months ahead, but we must do this together.

Take a moment now to find an Office Opening Kickoff event this Saturday in your area:

http://in.barackobama.com/INofficeopen

I hope you can join us.

Thanks,

Emily

Emily Parcell
Indiana State Director
Obama for America

P.S. -- We're also hosting Vote for Change voter registration events across the state. If you can't make it to an Office Opening Kickoff but would like to help grow our movement for change, sign up to join fellow supporters and help register voters:

http://in.barackobama.com/INregistervoters



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FW: Citgo is changing

CITGO IS CHANGING

IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK, AT A CITGO STATION REGULAR WAS PRICED AT $3.82 PER GALLON. THERE WERE NO CUSTOMERS. HOWEVER, ACROSS THE STREET WHERE I FUELED IT WAS SELLING FOR $3.85 PER GALLON AND ALL PUMPS THERE HAD CARS WAITING TO FUEL.



Have you noticed how the Citgo signs have disappeared in the past 7-8 months? Very clever move by Chavez. But guess what CITGO IS CHANGING ITS NAME TO? This is serious Americans...make sure you read.



NEWS FLASH:



Chavez is NOW getting a Russian Weapons Factory built by Putin. The RUSSIANS are building an AK-47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle factory in Venezuela to give armament support to Communist Rebel groups throughout the Americas



Chavez NOW has IRANIANS operating his oil refineries in Venezuela for him. It is likely only a matter of time, if not already, before Chavez has Iranian built LONG RANGE missiles, with a variety of warhead types aimed at.... Guess Who?



CITGO is NOW in the process of Changing its name to PETRO EXPRESS due to the loss of gasoline sales in the USA due to the recent publicity of ownership by Chavez of Venezuela



Every dollar you spend with CITGO or PETRO EXPRESS gasoline will be used against you, your basic human rights, and your freedoms. He will start wars here in the Americas that will probably be the death of millions.



THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT because Chavez is starting to feel the loss of revenue from his holdings. HE OWNS CITGO. This is a very important move which everyone should be aware of.



ANNOUNCED JUST RECENTLY, CITGO, BEING AWARE THAT SALES ARE DOWN DUE TO U.S. CUSTOMERS NOT WANTING TO BUY FROM 'CITGO-CHAVEZ,' HAS STARTED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF SOME OF THEIR STORES TO: 'PETRO EXPRESS.'



DO NOT BUY FROM 'PETRO EXPRESS'!

'PETRO EXPRESS' IS ALSO 100% OWNED BY 'CHAVEZ.'



KEEP THIS MEMO GOING SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING.



BOYCOTT ; 'CITGO ' AND 'PETRO EXPRESS'.

Verify @ Snopes.com



MAKE SURE THIS IS PASSED ON TO EVERYONE IN YOUR E-MAIL LIST IN THE UNITED STATES AND OUTSIDE OF AMERICA!


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