Banks to Support Barack Obama for President
Approximately
100 people gathered throughout the afternoon at the grand opening of the
“Grassroots for Obama” headquarters to celebrate an historic
occasion. April 13th, 2008 marked the first time in Outer Banks history
that an office supporting a presidential candidate has opened for business
on the Outer Banks.
Completely staffed by volunteers, the organization “Grassroots for OBAMA,” is independent from Barack Obama’s official national campaign. The effort was organized by local residents to increase momentum on the Outer Banks for the presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama.
Volunteers and other Outer Banks residents interested in learning more about Barack Obama’s campaign converged at 2701 N Croatan Highway, Kill Devil Hills, and listened to speakers, including prominent local politicians, talk about the urgency of this year’s presidential election.
Completely staffed by volunteers, the organization “Grassroots for OBAMA,” is independent from Barack Obama’s official national campaign. The effort was organized by local residents to increase momentum on the Outer Banks for the presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama.
Volunteers and other Outer Banks residents interested in learning more about Barack Obama’s campaign converged at 2701 N Croatan Highway, Kill Devil Hills, and listened to speakers, including prominent local politicians, talk about the urgency of this year’s presidential election.
Ed Olsen
Outer
Banks resident Ed Olsen addressed the crowd first, noting that under President
Bush many new terms have been created that have damaged the country’s
moral standing in this country and throughout the world. The terms included
“Extraordinary Rendention,” a new concept that describes sending
prisoners to foreign countries to be tortured, ”Enemy Combatant,”
a term that allows prisoners to be held indefinitely and ” Moral
Waver,” a phrase that describes the new policy of allowing people
with criminal records to join the military in-order to replenish the ranks.
Mr. Olsen declared Senator Barack Obama the only presidential candidate with the strong moral leadership qualities needed to repair our country’s standing in the world.
Mr. Olsen declared Senator Barack Obama the only presidential candidate with the strong moral leadership qualities needed to repair our country’s standing in the world.
Dare County Commissioner Warren Judge
Dare
County Commissioner Warren Judge said political leaders can not do it
alone and need citizens to get involved with the process. Judge stressed
that government bureaucracy is one of the biggest problems the next president
will have to deal with to get anything done. As an example, Judge noted
the high price of gasoline to consumers at a time when oil company profits
are at record highs.
Dare County Commissioner Virginia Tillet
Dare County Commissioner Virginia Tillet told the crowd she believed Barack
Obama was the man who could make the country better and reminded everyone,
“Yes, We Can make it happen.”
Dalton Boyd
Dalton
Boyd, district coordinator for the official Obama Campaign in northeastern
North Carolina said he was inspired by the efforts Outer Banks residents
have made to open the office. Boyd asked everyone to stay engaged and
suggested that supporters host meetings in their homes to inform family
and friends about Barack Obama,
Dr. Issa Jahi
Dr.
Issa Jahi, a Professor of History at Elizabeth City State University reminded
the audience that if they remain vigilant in their precincts during the
campaign, we will win the state.. Jahi is the coordinator for grass roots
organizations throughout North Carolina through the web site, www.ncforobama.com.
Damian Conyers
Damian
Conyers, a Manteo High School graduate told the audience the country needed
to change direction and believed Barack Obama was the man who could move
the country in the right direction.
Persons
interested in volunteering to work on the Outer Banks to help Senator
Barack Obama
become the next President can contact the "Grassroots for OBAMA" office at 252 441 1556
become the next President can contact the "Grassroots for OBAMA" office at 252 441 1556
Rev.
Pat Haresch, minister of the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Kitty Hawk
on the left standing next to an unidentified Wanchese man who promised
to take Barack Obama's message of change back to his friends in the village
of Wanchese.
