Obama Video Address to Netroots Nation

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Saturday July 19, 2008 · 7:13 PM PDT

2008/07/19 · 19:13

Sam used up his diary for the day furiously live-blogging the panel earlier (which I highly recommend taking a look at; it's an in-depth look at how and why the campaign and its volunteers organize the way we do), so I thought I'd hop on and share the video that just played at the convention ...

Back to Gina's remarks ...

Video: Obama Speaks at Dr. King's Church

Joe Rospars

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Monday January 21, 2008 · 3:46 AM PST

2008/01/21 · 03:46

Note: I am the New Media Director for Barack Obama's campaign.

There have been a couple of diaries already about the speech, including one with the full remarks as prepared for delivery, but I wanted to make sure folks saw the full video as well:

A couple of photos from yesterday below the fold.

Joe Rospars

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Thursday January 03, 2008 · 2:13 PM PST

2008/01/03 · 14:13

It's just a few hours until Obama supporters in Iowa head into their local caucuses.

When they do, they will know that a nationwide movement of 500,000 people across the country who have taken ownership of this campaign is behind them.

Just wanted to thank those of you in this community who have taken the leap to be a part of this. This unprecedented number shows just how strong the grassroots support is across the country and how many people are ready to take the political process back. (You can follow the live count on BarackObama.com.)

Joe Rospars

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Saturday December 15, 2007 · 5:09 PM PST

2007/12/15 · 17:09

From the preview article:

Of Obama, the editorial board wrote that his diverse and international life experience was a plus. "The most sobering challenges that face this country — terrorism, climate change, disease pandemics — are global,'' the board wrote. "America needs a president with an intuitive sense of the wider world, with all its perils and opportunities. Barack Obama has this understanding at his core.''

The board, noting that Obama would be the country's first post-Baby Boom president if elected, addressed his relative lack of Washington experience compared to several of his Democratic rivals. ''It is true that all the other Democratic contenders have more conventional resumes, and have spent more time in Washington,'' the board wrote. "But that exposure has tended to give them a sense of government’s constraints. Obama is more open to its possibilities.''

The paper endorsed McCain on the GOP side.

Joe Rospars

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Friday December 07, 2007 · 11:49 AM PST

2007/12/07 · 11:49

I'm the New Media Director for Barack Obama's campaign.

One great consequence of having Barack Obama as our Democratic nominee will be the continued growth of a grassroots movement that is making an impact in all 50 states on races up and down the ballot.

Every day the energy is growing, and it's an amazing sight to see as folks getting involved in politics for the first time work together with others (like me) who got involved for the first time last cycle.

Add to that mix the seasoned activists who've been involved for decades and those who were involved decades ago but had given up on the political process (one small donor recently wrote that she and her husband, both seniors, were involved 40 years ago and now feel "politically resurrected by Barack's candidacy"), and you've got a diverse movement ready for change.

Building on yesterday's mobilization in OH-05, today's target is next week's special election in VA-01. Message from Barack after the jump.

Joe Rospars

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Thursday December 06, 2007 · 11:28 AM PST

2007/12/06 · 11:28

I'm the New Media Director for Barack Obama's campaign.

Within minutes of the send there was already another diary up with the email that Barack Obama sent to supporters in Ohio today, so I won't paste that here.

But I did want to make a note about why this race is significant, and why Obama supporters (and supporters of the other presidential candidates) should do what they can to help.

I was on the ground for the special election in OH-02 back in 2005, when an unexpectedly strong showing by a Democrat in a deep red district presaged the sweeping Democratic gains the following year.

Joe Rospars

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Wednesday May 02, 2007 · 4:18 PM PDT

2007/05/02 · 16:18

Hi, I'm Joe Rospars and I'm the New Media Director at Barack Obama's campaign. There have been a lot of questions and comments in this community related to our MySpace profile, and so I wanted to come by and clarify how we got here and answer questions.

Our campaign started quickly. People around here say that this has been like building an airplane in mid-air, having already taken off. This is especially true of the New Media operation. While the campaign in general is going from zero to sixty, our team is at the same time charged with exploring the new ways we can build relationships between Barack and his supporters, and foster relationships among supporters themselves.

When it came to MySpace, we decided to take a leap. We decided to make the attempt to combine the organic support and community-building of a grassroots effort with the official campaign outreach efforts.

Joe Rospars

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Thursday March 29, 2007 · 11:11 AM PDT

2007/03/29 · 11:11

I remember back in 2002 and early 2003, as the establishment pundits and Beltway media gatekeepers sized up the Democratic candidates, the blogosphere felt like a much smaller place. From time to time a ragtag group of supporters would generate some emails to a reporter, or a blog post about the coverage would get linked widely, but the larger media zeitgeist was at that time still an exclusive province for traditional reporters and pundits.

This time, it's a whole different story. It's been astonishing to watch the TPM crew, Greenwald, Media Matters and other people and places react quickly on behalf of not only one candidate but all the Democratic candidates as the inside-the-Beltway punditocracy manufactures conventional wisdom. When the insider crew starts parroting narrative threads that are not-factual at best and derived straight from GOP talking points at worst, there's an infrastructure of watchdogs in place to push back.

Joe Rospars

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Saturday February 10, 2007 · 8:15 AM PST

2007/02/10 · 08:15

Just wanted to hop on and give people the direct link to the live video stream of Barack Obama's announcement this morning.

You can also get there from the front page of the brand-new BarackObama.com.

We're all going a million miles a minute right now, but I'll keep an eye (or, more precisely, a browser tab) on this thread to answer any questions and pass along any problems folks report.

Thanks ...

UPDATE: Full transcript below the fold.

Joe Rospars

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Tuesday April 04, 2006 · 1:55 PM PDT

2006/04/04 · 13:55

Governor Dean will be on CNN at 5:25 PM Eastern (i.e. very, very soon) talking about Tom DeLay's retreat and defeat approach to clearing his name.

He'll also be on Anderson Cooper tonight on the same topic.

I'll update the extended entry in a sec with Dean's message to Democracy Bonds holders today -- want to get this up quick.

UPDATE: Here's Governor Dean's letter on DeLay that went out to Democracy Bond holders today --

Joe Rospars

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Tuesday February 14, 2006 · 9:28 AM PST

2006/02/14 · 09:28

Governor Dean posted on the DNC blog a few minutes ago about Paul Hackett's decision to leave the Senate race in Ohio. Here's an excerpt:

As you know, Iraq veteran Paul Hackett left the race for U.S. Senate in Ohio today. In his campaigns, Paul had the courage to stand up and speak out for what he believes in. That is how Democrats will win elections and take this country back for the people who built it. ...

Full post from Dean over at the DNC blog. Read More

Dean's DNC: The Bat is in Your Hands

Joe Rospars

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Friday February 10, 2006 · 2:57 PM PST

2006/02/10 · 14:57

Yesterday when Tim posted about the DNC's new personal fundraising tools, we asked for ideas for more mini-campaigns (now, in addition to creating your own personal fundraising homepage, you can create mini-campaigns that will add to your total). A couple of people brought up the old favorite: a bat.

Well, here it is -- you can now create your own bat on Democrats.org and ask all of your contacts to step up to the plate. Read More

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