“Fired up. Ready to go!” Edith Childs understands the power of a single voice, and she used those words to light up a room during my campaign stop in Greenwood, SC back in 2007.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 2, 2023
I recently caught up with Edith, who just retired after 24 years in public service. Take a look: pic.twitter.com/IhW6pqnAQR
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20
Mar
23
Fired Up. Ready To Go
Categories: All Videos, Down Memory Lane and Election 2008
Tags: 2008 Elections, Barack, Barack Obama, campaign, campaigning, childs, edith, Edith Childs, election, greenwood, naacp, Obama, President, South Carolina, tweets
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04
Nov
17
Your Victory
Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Election 2008
Tags: 2008 Elections, Chicago, Grant Park, illinois, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, speech, tweets
Tags: 2008 Elections, Chicago, Grant Park, illinois, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, speech, tweets
9 years ago today, Barack Obama was elected the first African-American President of the United States. pic.twitter.com/KQ0VCcKPxc
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 5, 2017
18
Nov
14
The Future Rewards Those Who Press On
Categories: 2012 DNC Convention, All Photos, All Videos, Articles, Election 2008, Inauguration 2009 and Inauguration 2013
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Ever since then Senator Obama decided to run for president in 2007, he has been modelling the behavior he would wish all of us and, particularly all Democrats, to follow. He never panicked or over dramatized anything, but patiently, methodically built an organization that was bigger, better and infinitely more effective than the existing Democratic Party. And he did it with finesse and courtesy, never once publicly criticizing the Democratic establishment or embarrassing any individual, no matter how much he was insulted by them. He showed us how to have immense grace under pressure, how to press forward on difficult days, how to shut out the naysayers, how to respect our skills and empower each other. As president he has showed us optimism combined with pragmatism and realism. He has never stooped to the level of his enemies and has tried to seek a common ground, even as he worked against the most massive obstruction in history. After the midterms, he literally went in front of the cameras and taught us how to act– not to cower or despair, but to lift our heads with pride and a sense of optimism and move forward. He told us by his actions alone to give nothing to our critics, waste no sorrow on our enemies, remain undaunted at our prospects and just keep moving forward bringing light and honesty into the darkest hate. If Democrats in this country–and that includes you, Jon Tester–opened their eyes and realized how much this incredible president is teaching us every day we would not only become better human beings, we would never lose another election.
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04
Nov
13
Memories …. Five Years Ago Today
Categories: All Photos, All Videos, Election 2008, Joe 'Big Deal' Biden and Michelle Obama
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President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle and their daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, arrive on stage during his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago, Nov. 4, 2008
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Sen. Joe Biden, his wife Jill and his mother Jean Biden after voting at The Tatnall School in Greenville, Delaware
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President-elect Obama and his mother-in-law Marian Robinson watch election results
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03
Nov
11
night all
Thanks for a great day everyone, see you tomorrow 😉
And tomorrow …. the third anniversary:
06
Oct
11
yes we can, again
Categories: All Videos and Election 2008
Tags: 2008, Barack, brilliant, Inauguration 2009, montage, Obama, photos, President, video
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Thank you smilingl8dy
28
Aug
11
flashback …. 60 minutes
Categories: All Videos, Down Memory Lane, Election 2008 and Michelle Obama
Tags: 2008, 60, Barack, interview, kroft, Michelle, minutes, november, Obama, President, steve, video
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November 16, 2008
29
Jul
11
get tweetin’ ;-)
Categories: All Photos, All Videos, Election 2008 and Music
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17
Jul
11
“let’s go win the election…..”
Categories: All Videos and Election 2008
Tags: 2008, Barack, campaign, Chicago, election, headerquarters, hq, Obama, President, staff, talks, to, video
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Thanks for the reminder about this June 2008 video Mel, love it 😉
09
Jul
11
“I am tired of being afraid.”
Categories: All Videos, Election 2008 and Michelle Obama
Tags: 2008, afraid, Barack, being, campaign, Michelle, Obama, of, President, tired, video
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