Rep. Barbara Lee: Why I endorsed Barack Obama

[babylonsister]

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Why I endorsed Barack Obama
By Rep. Barbara Lee - Dec 11th, 2007 at 1:06 pm EST


US Congresswoman Barbara Lee represents the 9th Congressional District of California. This is crossposted on Huffington Post.

I wanted to share some exciting news with you, as yesterday I announced my endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States.

Like so many Americans, I first heard Senator Obama when he delivered his electrifying speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Deep down, I knew I'd witnessed history in the making.

Barack Obama represents a bridge to the future. He embodies the hope and new direction that our country so desperately needs. As I've watched Senator Obama campaign for the presidency, I am convinced that he is a real agent of change; a man who can lead our nation in a new and positive direction.

This century cries for social, environmental, diplomatic, global, and neighborhood solutions to the misery that confronts far too many people in our own country and around the globe. I share Senator Obama's vision and active commitment to building a society based on activism, progressive values and a keen sense that we must act now and outside of the usual bounds of partisanship and expediency.

I know that a President Obama would find a prompt and effective way to end the occupation of Iraq and that he would strengthen U.S. diplomacy and international development as an instrument of national policy to prevent crises that lead to war and conflagration.

I know that a President Obama would place education, health care, poverty, economic security, criminal justice reform, climate change and all of the important domestic issues at the top of his agenda.

And, I know that a President Obama would make the eradication of HIV/AIDS at home and abroad a top priority.

I founded One Voice PAC as an organization dedicated to helping elect truly progressive candidates who will challenge the status quo. To that end, I am honored to endorse Senator Obama's candidacy and I hope you will join me in helping him secure the Democratic nomination for the presidency.

[flpoljunkie]

1. A terrific endorsement! Thanks for the post.

[Dawgs]

2. This endorsement is much bigger than many might think.

Good news for Obama.

[jenmito]

5. Yet not even a mention about it in the media.

p.s. I love your avatar. :D

[tekisui]

3. Obama keeps moving!

[jenmito]

4. Thanks for the info.! Funny-I haven't seen a WORD about it in the "pro-Obama" MSM!

And today on MSNBC is all-day politics. :eyes:

[babylonsister]

6. Good point; I haven't heard a word and I have it running in the background. nt

[jenmito]

8. Thanks. Sad that they had one of the "Dukes of Hazzard" guys on who's endorsing Edwards

but not even a mention of THIS endorsement.

[wheresthemind]

7. a great endorsement

[jenmito]

9. Today on MSNBC all they keep talking about re: Obama is how only 1% of people nationally say

Oprah's endorsement makes no difference to their vote yet 44% say Bill Clinton's endorsement DOES make a difference. :eyes:

[babylonsister]

11. There's that damn liberal media in action, the one that supports

Obama from what I've been told. Yea, right.

[jenmito]

13. Exactly.

ALL the talk about Obama today has been how Oprah's endorsement, although news-making, may not help him at all, and they keep showing that poll comparing Bill to Oprah. And Chuck Todd keeps saying that he bets the Obama campaign won't run any ads with Oprah after seeing this poll. :eyes:

[robbedvoter]

10. That surely is worth 10 Oprahs in my book! (still going by the record - DK ahead)

Now, if Barbara Lee would run - wild horses wouldn't stop me from working for her campaign!

[maximusveritas]

12. Oprah's good for drawing crowds, but this kind of endorsement can change minds