I wanted to thank all of you that voted for me this last weekend. It was exciting talking with people about the future and about Barack Obama. It is great to see how informed everyone is and feel the energy of the Democratic Party in Spokane. I enjoyed talking to people about what there concerns are and I look forward to taking there interests to the District Caucus on May 17th and the State Convention on June 14th.
I wanted to share one of my personal stories.
I was born in raised in a small town 30 minutes north of Green Bay Wisconsin. I am one of 6 children. My father worked at Fort Howard Paper Mill and my Mother ran a home business to make ends meet. I was taught hard work and integrity and you are only as good as your name. I was lucky. I know that money was tight but us kids never felt it. My Dad retired after 27 years and after 5 years of retirment he went back to work to pay for health insurance for my Mother and himself. He had to fight to get the Social Security he contributed to for so many years.
I think my parents story is like many other parents stories. I now have a family of own and am proud to contribute to Social Security and support a change to socialized health care. We need to take care of the people who made this Nation Great.
At the caucus I spoke with many people about the the War in Iraq, our economy, and bringing jobs back to America. We have a lot of work to do and I know Barack Obama is the Right person to get the Job done.
Please contact me about what your concerns are. Lets make this change together.
Thanks for your time,
Brad Thompson
Yes we can!
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I agree with you entirely. Being a new parent affordable healthcare Is of my one of my biggest concerns. I look forward seeing the changes we can make together to address the failures of the past seven and a half years. I am excited at the possibility of having a strong leader in Barack Obama whom we know has our best interests in mind.
I too have seen the excitement in Spokane this election season. I am only 21 so this is the first year that i will be able to vote in a presidential election. I am overjoyed that I have the oppurtunity to make a difference in one of the most important elections of our nations history. Although I haven't been able to vote in the past, I have followed politics since I was old enough to read my parents voters pamphlets. it is great to see that I am not alone. There is an energy flowing through young people that is resonating in every facet of the country. We have to keep the movement for change going. Yes We Can!
Well, I'll weigh in here. It pleases me very much to see the young people excited about Mr Obama's candidacy. At age 15 here in Spokane we had a visit by John F. Kennedy and the energy and interest were the same, and he was even younger than Mr Nixon.
It is really up to the youth and younger persons involved with this campaign to make it happen, and I wish you well. Thank you for what you are all doing what needs to be done.
You are all giving hope that the world can be a better, more livable and safer place for us all Best Regards John A. Olsen O.D. Spokane Wa aka chef gus at Shalom Ministry at Central Methodist Church, an outreach feeding program for the street people, our Veterans and the Mentally ill and challenged.
I am a father to 2 girls, and the world we live in is becoming unstable in many ways. We can't even walk down the street and greet each other or treat each other with respect and kindness. Barack has many great idea's, but his attention to this social issue he stands alone.
YES WE CAN!!
Being a new parent compounds many issues, doesn't it? For one, my mother is an elementary school teacher in Washington and we can't pretend that our education system isn't broken. Also health care is a huge concern- lack of insurance is keeping my mom from retiring. My mother in law went through a really hard time prior to her kidney transplant and couldn't afford all of her meds. She's a single woman who works very hard as a nurse and has insurance but her meds still came to $800 a month so she had to choose what to take. (not a very good idea when you're in kidney failure, but what were her options?)
I am excited to back a canidate who honestly cares about fixing what is wrong with our system!
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