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Team Obama in Worcester

It looks like we all (the whole family) may head in to Worcester tomorrow for the opening of Team Obama in Worcester. It’s starting to get into the busy time of the election, and we need this win more than ever. I know I am going to do everything I can to get Barack elected. http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gs7jdv

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GRAND OPENING WORCESTER OBAMA ACTION TEAM HQ SAT 9/13/08 (Organizing) PLEASE COME AND JOIN US FROM NOON TO 5PM AT OUR OPEN HOUSE. VISIT OUR WALL OF EVENTS AND SIGN UP FOR AS MANY ACTIVITIES AS YOU WANT. WE NEED PEOPLE TO STAFF THE OFFICE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE JOIN US! DONATIONS OF BOTTLES OF WATER AND/OR PACKAGED SNACKS FOR OUR HARD WORKING VOLUNTEERS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! (THEN STAY FOR OUR HOUSE PARTY FROM 5PM TO 7PM)

Time: Saturday, September 13 at 12:00 PM

Duration: 5 hours

Host: Rhonda Berthiaume

Contact Phone: 508-735-5461

Location:
WORCESTER COUNTY OBAMA ACTION TEAM HQ (WORCESTER, MA) 28 MECHANIC STREET WORCESTER, MA 01608

Ads on our site

I am a Barack Obama supporter, and recently I was looking at which ads were being served on our website, and noticed that a radical Right Wing Conservative website was an ad on the website. I certainly do not want these kinds of ads on our website, especially if they conflict with our beliefs. If you find an ad that you feel does not go along with the focus of the site, please let me know so I can add it to the blocked ads.

Thank you,

Bruce


More E-Voting Problems!

http://techdirt.com/articles/20080404/085851751.shtml

You know, the solution to all these electronic voting issues is simple; use Open Source software, so the code can be reviewed by anyone who wants to or understands computer languages. Personally, I will not use any encryption software that is not open source, because how do you know if the software has a “back door” if the source is closed? (You don’t, and you can’t know). The same is true with e-voting software. Unless this software is opened up for the world to review, it is worthless. It could be filled with discrepancies, either intentional or not. The only way to know what the program is actually doing, is the open it up for all to see.

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Today’s Air Force

I spent some time in the Air Force, and almost everyone I dealt with, was competent, responsible and hard working. I don’t know if they have reduced the requirements for entrance into the air force, because of the lack of people willing to volunteer, but the latest blunder really makes the Air Force look bad. How nuclear weapons parts could be shipped half way around the world, to a country who has major issues with China, and nobody question it is beyond me. Are people in the service so burned out from all the stop loss programs, or is it they just don’t care anymore. Maybe people are trying to get kicked out. I don’t know. It wasn’t long ago, than an inventory error, put some nukes on a plane that they shouldn’t have.

Personally, I think people are probably burned out. When you are in war mode, there is a lot more pressure in the service. People are asked to go above and beyond their usual abilities, and usually can. For a sane amount of time. We are now at 5+ years and counting. FIVE YEARS! That is a long time to be at a war posture, and to have a certain readiness. I bet out readiness, morale, and overall health of all branches of service are simply exhausted. These men and women need a well deserved break. We need to get out of the middle east, and use the money that we are spending there for alternative energy development. NOW!