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Posted on 11/28/2006 10:43:37 PM PST by NormsRevenge
CONCORD, N.H. - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is mulling a presidential bid, will make his first visit to New Hampshire next month.
The Illinois senator will join the state's Democrats on Dec. 10 for a belated celebration of their big win in the midterm election. Obama has traveled to Iowa, site of the leadoff presidential caucuses, but New Hampshire hasn't been on his itinerary.
Obama has gotten encouragement to seek the presidency in 2008 from fellow Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who sent a letter to political supporters this week encouraging them to sign a "Run, Barack, Run" petition.
"Barack has said publicly that he is considering a run, and part of his consideration will doubtlessly include measuring the level of his support from Democrats across the country," Durbin wrote. "So let's show him how strong that support is."
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama did not know Durbin was sending the letter until after it was out. Gibbs said Obama's only response was that he always appreciates Durbin's counsel and support.
Another draft Obama effort is online at http://www.runobama.com, created by Democrat Todd Webster. Webster, who was a spokesman for former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, said more than 400 people had signed his petition as of Tuesday, six days after he launched the site.
Though still in his first term in the Senate, Obama has attracted national attention for his fresh face, commanding speaking style and compelling personal story. He plans a Friday night appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to promote his best-selling book, "The Audacity of Hope."
While in California, Obama also plans to visit the Saddleback megachurch in Orange County, home pulpit to Rick Warren, author of the best-seller "The Purpose-Driven Life."
Conservative evangelical Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council, is protesting the visit because of Obama's support of abortion rights.
The race for the 2008 Democratic nomination is considered wide open, and at least a dozen potential contenders are weighing formal bids, including front-runner Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
Obama generated buzz in September when he was the keynote speaker at Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin (news, bio, voting record)'s 29th annual steak fry. After the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire is the first primary state.
"We are honored that Senator Obama has accepted our invitation to celebrate the historic, tidal wave victory New Hampshire's Democrats experienced this November," state party Chairwoman Kathy Sullivan said Tuesday in announcing the visit.
Democrats took both of the state's U.S. House seats, the Democratic governor won re-election by a record margin and the historically GOP-dominated Legislature and Executive Council both swung to Democratic control.
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Associated Press Writer Nedra Pickler in Washington contributed to this report.
On the Net:
Durbin letter on Obama:
http://ga3.org/campaign/obama?sourceobama
Draft Obama Web site:
http://www.runobama.com
Unbelievable! Is this smooth talking kid going to be the next president?
Would Obama be the most completely empty suit presidential candidate ever foisted (on us) by the Democrats? Gore and Kerry were quite vacuous. But this guy? He strikes me as a CBS prime time news reader, with all of the IQ of a potted plant.
"CONCORD, N.H. - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is mulling a presidential bid, will make his first visit to New Hampshire next month."
WHO GIVES A CR*P????
One word: massholes.
He doesn't have a lot of baggage.. maybe that's his biggest selling point... but he has zilch for accomplishments as well.
I would hope voters would keep in mind that we are a nation at war and we would not be served well, imo, by a novice at the helm in a turbulent world, no matter how much the media pimps for him.
The press had Gorbasms in the 1980s, in the 1990s they gave Clinton editorial 'lewinsky's,
What is the word for these media puff ball pieces of nonsense about a mediocre liberal do-nothing politician on the world's best hpye ride?
Obamagasms?
I agree
"Obama has gotten encouragement to seek the presidency in 2008 from fellow Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who sent a letter to political supporters this week encouraging them to sign a "Run, Barack, Run" petition."
It sounds too much like instructions. Sort of like "Lather, Rinse, Repeat" but I'm not sure how to barack.
Got Squeegee?
We don't need another mess like that again.
When do we get the Obama /Hillary fight?
We wont see that... THEY ARE GROOMING HIM FOR VP ... IT IS *SOOO* OBVIOUS.
Dream ticket female + black male VP.
Everyone's happy but the white male conservative voter, and who gives a cr*P about them, anyway?
What I want to know is why he seems never to use his middle name.
I wonder if it has something to do with the fact that it is "Hussein"?
To me, his middle name seems to be an insurmountable pile of baggage. Unless you think that the United States is now at the point in its hizstory when it is willing to elect Barrack Hussein Obama as its President.
Hey, a Mac graphic!
"Unbelievable! Is this smooth talking kid going to be the next president?"
Liberal senators do not exactly have much of a track record of winning the presidency. Hell just senators alone fail miserably, let alone liberal ones.
If the dems go with a southern governor, I will be nervous.
Shhhh
Dont mention the "Hussein" part until after the dems are stupid enough to nominate him.
Not if the Hildabeast has anything to say about it. Wouldn't you imagine her nose is out of joint, since she thinks she's the RATS queen bee?
Wait til the Hildabeast digs into his voting record for Illinois! She is not going to let this JUNIOR senator rain on her parade!
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