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Dear Friend,
The table has been set for the second Dinner with Barack.
While a typical political dinner these days consists
of officials being wined and dined by Washington lobbyists and bigwigs from
special-interest PACs, Barack will be sitting down with four regular people
from across the country who will share their stories and discuss the issues
that matter most to them.
Read about Barack's guests and submit a question you'd
like them to ask:
http://my.barackobama.com/dinner
Gabrielle Grossman of Exeter, New Hampshire
Gabrielle worked as a 7th grade teacher but recently became a stay-at-home
mom. She's been volunteering with the campaign for more than a month. The
day she signed up to volunteer, she received some tough news: her two-year-old
son was diagnosed with autism.
In her letter to Dinner with Barack, Gabrielle said, "Autism is an epidemic,
there is not enough funding to get kids the services they need. So many kids
are getting diagnosed, and there just aren't enough resources out there for
kids. That's a huge issue for me personally."
The campaign has kept her motivated and energized throughout this tough
time in her life. She adds, "At a time when you don't feel like you have a
lot of hope, it's done the total opposite, the campaign has got us involved
and given me more hope than ever."
Brittany Washington of Los Angeles, California
Brittany is a Howard University student who wants to join Teach for America,
get her doctorate in education and public policy, and possibly open her own
charter school. She currently volunteers in Washington, D.C.'s public school
system and says, "The windows are broken out, and there are never enough chairs
or lights. It's just ridiculous. And we expect these kids to compete with
other kids who have chairs and windows."
Brittany's mother, who relied on California's welfare medical coverage,
recently passed away at the age of 38. Despite Brittany's repeated pleas
for a cancer specialist, she was told doctors wouldn't look at her mother
because she didn't have the right kind of insurance.
She says she admires Barack's style of politics because "it's honest and
realistic." As a political science major, she wants to ask him how he's able
to work in politics and stay true to his beliefs.
Michael Wilson of Cocoa Beach, Florida
Mike is an Air Force veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who disagreed with
why we went to Iraq. He plans to talk to Barack about some of the people
he met in Iraq -- for example, an Iraqi physician who invited him into his
home and wanted to talk about anything except war and politics, and a young
Iraqi who dreamed of coming to America.
Although Mike is a registered Republican, he believes Barack reflects
"what America is and what America needs." And that, he explains, is the place
where "people look for freedom and hope. It's not imperialistic; it offers
a light." He hopes that Barack will position the country to be that light
again.
Dorothy Unruh of Lakewood, Colorado
Dorothy is a senior citizen who is fed up with the current state of our
government. As she said in her letter, "I'm sad that our great nation has
lost its stature in the eyes of the rest of the world. I have been a registered
Republican for years, but recently officially changed parties so I can attend
the Democratic caucus and help elect Senator Obama. He is like a breath of
fresh air to my husband and me."
Dorothy has never taken part in a political campaign before, but she and
millions of other voters who want change are going to be the key to Democratic
victories up and down the ballot next year.
Gabrielle, Brittany, Michael, and Dorothy are just four
of more than 258,000 individuals who have made a donation to support our movement
for change.
They are real-life proof of Barack's promise to run a
campaign funded by ordinary people, not Washington lobbyists or special-interest
PACs.
Think about what you would ask Barack and submit your
questions now:
http://my.barackobama.com/dinner
Just like last time, we'll film the dinner and share
the experience with everyone online. It should be an evening full of good
conversation and good ideas about restoring the power of our government to
the people.
Thank you for your support,
David
David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
P.S. -- There's another opportunity to join Barack and
help build our movement that we'd like to share with you.
Next week, Barack is going to be a guest on The Daily
Show with Jon Stewart. You and a friend could receive free tickets
and travel to New York to be part of the studio audience .
http://my.barackobama.com/dailyshowtix
To participate all you need to do is invite someone to
join the campaign this week and share their story. We'll choose an interesting
story from those we receive, and send a new supporter to attend the taping.
They'll get a ticket to the show along with the person who invited them --
you!
Invite as many of your friends, family, and colleagues
as you want. Our movement is about reconnecting regular people with our political
system, and restoring a government that serves everyone.
If they join our movement and share their story, you
could be heading to Comedy Central's World News Headquarters in New York.
Click here for more details and to participate:
http://my.barackobama.com/dailyshowtix
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