Barack Obama will visit Bend for a “town hall meeting” at Summit High School on Saturday, his campaign headquarters announced less than an hour ago.
Doors will open at Summit High at 9:30 am, with the program scheduled to begin at 11:30 am. The event will be free and open to the public, but space is limited and admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Those wanting to attend can pick up tickets beginning at noon tomorrow (Friday) at the Obama for America Office, 373 NE Greenwood Ave.
The Bend event will be part of a two-day swing through the state during which the Democratic front-runner also will make appearances in Portland, Albany and Eugene.
This article appears in May 8-14, 2008.








Mother’s Day-Money Bomb Day for Hillary!
A Poem I found, Happy Mother’s Day to all!
MILITARY MOMS
This year on Mother s Day
We should think of offspring lost
And Mothers of all those Troops
Who paid the ultimate cost.
They ve watched Sons and Daughters
Sent off to a foreign land
To fight wars and give their all
In some conflicts so ill planned.
But no matter what the reasons
They ve always stepped up to the line
To give their lives for Freedoms
Enjoyed by all of yours and mine.
We must Honor all those Mothers
Of all those who have Served
And Sacrifices that they made
With our, Thanks! , so well deserved.
It takes a very Special Lady
To let Her Child go off to War
Or just to join the Military
With the pride and fear and more.
There’s too many Gold Star Mothers
And if you might know of one
Please send Her a special wish
To praise Her Daughter or Son.
Military Moms are the Greatest
With a strength beyond compare
Who hope and pray their loved one
Comes Home safe, from over there.
So, let s keep them in our thoughts
And hope their prayers come true
All those Moms and all those Troops
Who stand Strong and Proud, and True.
Del Abe Jones
5-10-2006
“If you have been touched by this poem
Please contribute to Hillary’s campaign
To bring the rest of our troops home!
Five dollars will come in very handy
Let’s give our troops a parade and maybe give them candy
Now is the time, if ever there has been one before
The time is now, let’s not shut the door
If you don’t want to contribute for yourself
Do it for the troops, do it for someone else
Contribute for those who are defending this land
Contribute for those so they understand
That they will be home in 60 days
the election of Hillary Clinton, the small cost now is little to pay”
-jill from florida
http://www.hillaryclinton.com
Did any of you go to see Obama? What were your impressions?
In my opinion Barrack Obama makes a false charge of bad judgment of Hillary Clintonรข โขs vote to authorize the president the discretion to use force against Iraq. His opinion of her vote is that of a coward. I remember during the presidency of her husband, who was authorized the same authority, and he used it to order a surgical strike of possible known nuclear facilities in Iraq. When Bill Clinton used force it did not over extend our resources nor destroy the status of Iraq.
Senator Hillary Clintonรข โขs vote was out of respect for the duty of the president to negotiate in good faith on foreign policy for our nation. It was the authority he needed to have.
President Bush had the authority, the courage, and made the decision to invade Iraq. Not Hillary Clinton. The lie of bad judgment has been said so much by Obama that it prejudices the honor of the people who agree with the lie. Mr. Obama is a lawyer and knows his assertion would never hold up in court. He should quit his false Charges.
Thank you
Dave Ingraham
While I appreciate my poem (above) being posted, I don’t like it being use as a Hillary endorsement because I don’t support her.
Abe