"Download it and fight back!" Rev. Jesse Jackson

[babsbunny]

http://www.gregpalast.com/download-it-and-fight-back-rev-jesse-jackson/

"This is Reverend Jesse Jackson from the Rainbow/Push Coalition. Your vote must count and not be stolen. This time protect that vote, download it and fight back contact GregPalast.com - for the vote, for Dr. King, for Mandela, for Medgar Evers, for Schwerner, Goodman and Chaney. We've marched to long, worked to hard, we've died to young don't let them steal your vote. Vote in big numbers and fight back and through it all keep hope alive we can and must win this election."

-Rev. Jesse Jackson

[aveosmth]

1. Why I Am Voting for Obama

Its funny because a friend of my asked me on why he should vote for Obama...and I put something together & sent it off to him. I'll also send this.

Here's what I sent:

On November 4th, we will decide who our next president is. There are a myriad of reasons why people vote they way they do. I thought I’d share a few reasons why I will be voting for Barack Obama next month.

I am voting for Barack Obama because of Yahnajeah Kirkland.

Yahnajeah Kirkland was a bubbly 3-year-old girl with tons of personality. She had energy only a child could have, and had a love for adventure. Her only problem was being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yahnajeah was inadvertently shot in the head last fall by a stray bullet. Her accuser fired the round from his gun because he wanted to “impress his friends”.

I believe Barack Obama has the ability to turn our urban communities around. His innate ability to motivate and inspire people is critically needed at a time when hopelessness and despair threaten to ravage our communities further.

I am voting for Barack Obama because of Carlos Pandura.

Carlos was a corporal that was killed in Iraq during his third tour of duty. His mother urged him to find an excuse not to go back, but Carlos remarked “Mom, its my duty”.

Barack Obama will put a responsible end to one of the most misguided military initiatives in American history. Even more important, Obama will utilize our forces appropriately and responsibly. He will make sure that we only put the lives of our brave men and women in peril when it is absolutely necessary to protect the values that we hold dear.

I am voting for Barack Obama because of my mother.

My mother is a first-generation immigrant to the United States from Africa. She has risen from a hotel housekeeper to a compliance officer at one of the most prestigious insurance companies in America. Her only misfortune is that the insurance company she works for is AIG. My mother has worked day and night for over four decades and now stands to lose a significant portion of her retirement income because of the greed and callousness of corporate executives.
Barack Obama will work with congress to fight the ubiquitous abuses of power by corporations that have escalated to where $700 billion dollars is needed. He will ensure that this bail out gives the millions of Americans in financial peril a reason to keep fighting.

I am voting for Barack Obama because he is the right person for this position at this time in our country’s history. We desperately need someone who can work with Congress to get America back on track. I believe that Barack’s dream of a truly united America is the most inspiring vision that I have ever heard articulated. I will help make that dream a reality by voting for Barack Obama on November 4th. I hope that about 59 million of my countrymen and women will join me.