Obama backtracking on "change" slogan
America Blog Nov 04 09President Obama's grassroots organization, Organizing for America, formerly Obama for America, sent out an email today lauding the one year anniversary of Obama's election (the good news - their email system apparently isn't broken). In a preamble sent along with the email, OFA informs us that Barack Obama's election was not really about "change." His election was, and I quote: "[O]nly an opportunity to make [change] a reality and that everyone's continued support would be necessary to bring about lasting change." First off, I don't think we needed a mass blast email to tell us that the election of Barack Obama as president wasn't about real change. Full story...
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