Sorry we haven’t been posting since the primary ended but I just want to announce that the Obama campaign organizers are busy building their volunteer organization throughout the Pittsburgh region, and throughout Pennsylvania.  Here in Mt Lebanon, a town that Obama won during the PA Primary, we are having a general election kickoff party for the Mt Lebanon Young Democrats.  Guests will include local legislators and candidates as well as representatives from the Obama campaign.  More details can be found here on our facebook page.

Click here to find your polling place for our primary on Tuesday. Oh, and don’t forget to help us GOTV!

On Track for Change Rally with Barack Obama in Pittsburgh

Join Barack Obama at an On Track for Change Rally in Pittsburgh this Monday, April 21st. Below are the details for this event:

If you haven’t already please sign up for our get out the vote efforts over the final four days of the campaign here in Pennsylvania.    You can sign up for different shifts here at the official PA GOTV website.

YES WE CAN pull off an upset with YOUR HELP!

Dear Fellow Pennsylvanian,

Based on the experiences that I have had in my seventy-five years and my assessment of what I think our nation needs to make real the change that is so needed, I am proud and now feel compelled to endorse Senator Barack Obama.

This is not something that I do regularly but as I listen to the candidates in this race, I am struck that we continue to hear about the problems and the same challenges that we have been talking about for decades.  Protecting jobs here in Pennsylvania, breaking our dangerous and costly addiction to foreign oil, making health care accessible and affordable – these are neither new issues nor new ideas.  And yet we have failed to make real progress.

As a grandfather and a citizen of this community I think Barack Obama’s, thoughtful, strategic approach is important for America. When I hear how excited young people seem to be when they talk about this man, I believe he will do what is best for them which is to inspire them to be great Americans.

This time, we can’t afford to wait.  Our country needs a new direction and a new kind of leadership – the kind of leadership, judgment and experience that Senator Obama has demonstrated in more than 20 years of public service, and in a particularly impressive way in this campaign.  Senator Obama has rejected the say-and-do anything tactics that puts winning elections ahead of governing the country.  And he has rejected the back-room politics in favor of opening government up to the people.  Barack Obama is the one candidate in this race who can finally put an end to business as usual in Washington and bring about real change for Pittsburgh and the country as a whole. He has inspired me and so many other people around our country with new ideas and fresh perspectives.

True sports fans know that you support your team even when they are the underdogs. Barack Obama is the underdog here but it is with great pride that I join his team.

When I think of Barack Obama’s America I have great hope.  I support his candidacy and look forward to his Presidency

Sincerely,

Daniel M. Rooney, Owner and Chairman, Pittsburgh Steelers

What does this photo say to you? To me, it says that Barack Obama gives us the hope that our children and grandchildren will grow up in a world where we are no longer divided along the lines of race or economic class, where our leaders in Washington work together across party lines to fix the things that have left our planet and our society in peril, and a world where our standing among the global community is restored to one where our leadership and our character are second to none.

What does this photo mean to you?

(photo taken by David Cutherell of Mt Lebanon, PA)

Campaign office opening ceremony in Mt Lebanon with Senator Dick Durbin

This Saturday, April 5th at 1:00pm, Obama for America will be opening our Mt. Lebanon Office. Please join us and Illinois US Senator Dick Durbin as we celebrate the opening of our new Mt. Lebanon Office! It’s located at 704 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228. Sen. Durbin will also be kicking off our door-to-door canvass after the program and we need your help reaching voters.  Please RSVP at the myBO event site.

A soon to be announced nationally renowned speaker is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for The Pittsburgh Rally for Obama- An Evening of Creative Expression- www.pittsburghforobama.com - this Friday April 4, 2008. The event will be held at CCAC North Side Campus- 800 Ridge Ave- 7 PM- doors will open at 5:30 PM. This event is free and open to the public on a first come first serve basis. Attendees are asked to register in advance at: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/fundraising/4rsgm

The mission of the Pittsburgh Rally for Obama is to assist in educating the undecided and new voters about Obama’s message. This will be done with a large creative informative and entertainment event. This event will also serve to” flame the FIRE” with canvassing and GOTV efforts. The event will showcase diverse expressions of talent and speakers on the date indicated. The objective of this mission is to spread Obama’s message and his universal theme of unity, hope and change that we can believe in. Ultimately, the goal is to win PA for Obama- YES WE CAN!

Other scheduled speakers and performers are as follows:

Speakers

Keynote: To be announced shortly

Doug Shields – Pittsburgh President of City Council

Obama Staffer (TBD)

Phillip Nelson - War Veteran (More)

JG Boccella - local civil rights advocate and musician

Mark Brentley, Sr. -Board Member, Pittsburgh Public School District

Antoinette Davis – CCAC Student

Obama GOTV Staffer (TBD)

Rev. Denise Mason – Senior Pastor of Church of Reconciliation

Rev. John Creasy – Open Door Presbyterian Church

Performing Artist

Charlie Godart- Pittsburgh’s Black and Gold Cheerleader

Living Proofe’s – Hip Hop Rapper

Voices for Christ - Gospel Quintet

Jordan Chanel Thompson- Tap dancer

theCAUSE - Rock Jam Band

Desiree Davis - Director of Moves, A Dance Collective

Deborah Moncrief – Gospel Soloist

Joel Lindsay – Pop

Mike Strasser – Folk / Pop Soloist

Brad Yoder – Folk Soloist

For more information, please visit: www.pittsburghforobama.com Or call Corporate Planners- www.corporateplanners.org - (412) 494-5858