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1:15 PM Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Millions of ordinary people, just like me, are working to help President Barack Obama change America. Before the 100th day of his administration, hundreds of thousands of signatures on support cards were gathered, and hundreds of thousands of phone calls to Congress were made in support of President Obama’s budget.

Ordinary people understand the importance of investing in health care, energy and education. We understand that these are the issues that will determine our future.

We also understand that the budget is just the first step in rebuilding our economy. And we are very aware that it is going to take us — the ordinary people — to work to get these changes made a reality.

A group of more than 80 ordinary people recently met in Warren County to discuss how to continue this grass-roots movement. We had people from Lebanon, Franklin, Waynesville, Pleasant Plain, Maineville, Mason, Middletown, Hamilton and many other villages and townships. We came together to meet the Ohio field director for Organizing for America, the organization that is an outgrowth of the Obama Campaign for Change. We understand that we finally have a voice in our government. And we know that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. ...

Martha Paige

Lebanon

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My father was a WW2 vetran..my brother is a Vietnam War vetran...they fought to keep this country free so that each person has a voice..that each person matters...along comes Obama..who is a Socialist. What did you idiots do?

Lisa
11:25 AM, 5/21/2009

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Martha, How weak minded doe's one have to be to believe what you wrote ?
America became great by doing exactly the opposite of what Obama is doing now !!!

REAL AMERICAN
10:25 PM, 5/17/2009

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millions of ordinary people just like me are working to get rid of this naive idiot that is destroying our country-----a group of more than 8000 people met in downtown dayton to discuss what a joke obama and his group of cronies are and how they are ruining our country---- martha, get a life

w
11:09 PM, 5/15/2009

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And you Martha, are an ordinary naive nitwit if you believe this.

banjer
8:00 AM, 5/13/2009

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