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Read more »Get Obama out touring hurricane-ravaged areas
How to Outmanuver the GOP at Hurricane Relief
The GOP has outmanuvered Obama on Hurricane relief. Effectively cancelling their convention makes the triumph of the DNC look like a faked and staged show. In order to win now Obama needs to personally go to the gulf coast with the clintons, al gore and as many supporters as he can and volunteer to physically help the red cross.
Read more »The Gulf Coast dodged a bullet with Gustav...
...and we might not be as lucky next time. Barack should remind everyone of how little has been done since Katrina, and propose a massive public works project to build a levee and flood-prevention system comparable to that of the Netherlands. It'll be expensive, but probably not more than a few months in Iraq. And, of course, it will generate lots of jobs.
Read more »Red Cross Commercial
The user "nickbates" came up with this idea:
"McCain says he wants to put politics aside for the hurricane relief. Then I say Obama should call him up, personally, and say, "John, lets do a commercial together in the same room for the red cross. I know you got your convention going on, I'll fly to wherever you want to shoot it at".
Read more »Here's the story of the Hurricanes
The handling of the levee situation in New Orleans--both pre- and post-Katrina--has been an absolute disaster.
Gustav was a much weaker storm when it hit New Orleans, on top of that the center of the storm did not directly hit the city and it moved past New Orleans faster then Katrina.
Read more »It takes a hurricane, during the RNC convention,
...for Republicans to put on their American hats.
I wonder if anyone will ask if they were un-American before that day?
Read more »Donate to a Gustav-Related Charity Instead of Campaign
Rather than donate to your campaign, ask supporters to earmark their funds toward those impacted by Gustav. Make the call national--Facebook, Myspace, MoveOn.
Read more »Gustav - SE US Campaign support
With rumors that McCain may decide to turn the GOP convention into what will likely be a much needed campaign effort - Obama supporters must return the gesture.
- Perhaps the campaign locations in the SE can become command centers for the Red Cross?
- Become locations that are nationally publicized for where food, water, supplies can be shepped?
DON'T use Hurricane Gustav as a political tool!!
This is a time to demonstrate bi-partisan cooperation and service to help those affected by the hurricane NOT a chance to bad mouth the Republicans. Yes, everyone remembers how the current administration screwed up with Katrina...being reminded is not helpful right now.
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