Obama basic training

[goodgd_yall]

Volunteers told to share personal conversion stories with voters - not policy views.

By John Hill



In a storefront on Q Street in Sacramento, Kim Mack told a crowd that spilled out onto the sidewalk how she came to back Barack Obama.

With a son serving in the Iraq war, which she opposed, Mack was looking for a like-minded presidential candidate. She was impressed by the Illinois senator's books.

But the clincher came on March 17, when she met the Democratic contender face to face. She describes how he lit up the room with his wide smile, shook her hand and thanked her for volunteering.

"He looked at me, and the look in his eyes was worth 1,000 words," said Mack, now a regional field organizer. Obama hugged her and whispered something in her ear – she was so thrilled she doesn't remember what it was.

Then Mack brought home the point of her story for the crowd of 100 or so eager volunteers, sipping coffee and watching a PowerPoint presentation in the Obama campaign office on a recent Saturday.

"Did that make more impact on you than if I had talked about his health care plan or his stance on the environment?" she asked.

On the verge of a hectic few weeks leading to Super Tuesday, the crucial Feb. 5 multistate primary including California's, Mack wanted to drill home one of the campaign's key strategies: telling potential voters personal stories of political conversion.

She urged volunteers to hone their own stories of how they came to Obama – something they could compress into 30 seconds on the phone.

"Work on that, refine that, say it in the mirror," she said. "Get it down."

She told the volunteers that potential voters would no doubt confront them with policy questions. Mack's direction: Don't go there. Refer them to Obama's Web site, which includes enough material to sate any wonk....

More of story at:
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/649427.html

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

1. "...their own stories of how they came to Obama"

"She urged volunteers to hone their own stories of how they came to Obama..."

O... M... G...

"...potential voters would no doubt confront them with policy questions. Mack's direction: Don't go there."

O... M... F... G...

[goodgd_yall]

3. How do you like this one:

"telling potential voters personal stories of political conversion"

This newspaper has gone on record as endorsing Obama, so I guess this article is supposed to cast a positive light on the local Sacramento efforts.

[lvx35]

8. Its what he's got to do.

He's got the religious left, some conservative indepedants, and the far left. Getting them to work together is a hell of a challenge. I suspect that's why his emphasis has been on MLK as well: Beyond this holiday, he's a figure respected all of his base, and there are very few of those.

[Fresh_Start]

2. the term is 'star struck'

you know like the crowds that gawk at Brittany and Angelina

[DJ13]

4. You Hillary people need to watch Obama's MLK speech from yesterday

This was a central part of what he spoke about, and criticizing it without understanding what he means makes you seem kinda petty.

[Fresh_Start]

7. did you read the story?

But the clincher came on March 17, when she met the Democratic contender face to face. She describes how he lit up the room with his wide smile, shook her hand and thanked her for volunteering.

"He looked at me, and the look in his eyes was worth 1,000 words," said Mack, now a regional field organizer. Obama hugged her and whispered something in her ear – she was so thrilled she doesn't remember what it was.


that is 'star struck'.

[LatinManNH]

5. "Obama hugged her and whispered something in her ear"

Excuse me, ma'am, you're stepping on my foot.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

6. Scientology 2.0

Volunteers told to share personal conversion stories with voters - not policy views.

By John Hill


In a storefront on Q Street in Sacramento, Kim Mack told a crowd that spilled out onto the sidewalk how she came to back Barack Obama.

With a son serving in the Iraq war, which she opposed, Mack was looking for a like-minded presidential candidate. She was impressed by the Illinois senator's books.

But the clincher came on March 17, when she met the Democratic contender face to face. She describes how he lit up the room with his wide smile, shook her hand and thanked her for volunteering.

"He looked at me, and the look in his eyes was worth 1,000 words," said Mack, now a regional field organizer. Obama hugged her and whispered something in her ear – she was so thrilled she doesn't remember what it was.

Then Mack brought home the point of her story for the crowd of 100 or so eager volunteers, sipping coffee and watching a PowerPoint presentation in the Obama campaign office on a recent Saturday.

"Did that make more impact on you than if I had talked about his health care plan or his stance on the environment?" she asked.

On the verge of a hectic few weeks leading to Super Tuesday, the crucial Feb. 5 multistate primary including California's, Mack wanted to drill home one of the campaign's key strategies: telling potential voters personal stories of political conversion.

She urged volunteers to hone their own stories of how they came to Obama – something they could compress into 30 seconds on the phone.

"Work on that, refine that, say it in the mirror," she said. "Get it down."

She told the volunteers that potential voters would no doubt confront them with policy questions. Mack's direction: Don't go there. Refer them to Obama's Web site, which includes enough material to sate any wonk....

More of story at:
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/649427.html

[MethuenProgressive]

9. Because no one knows Obama's policy views.

"Volunteers told to share personal conversion stories with voters - not policy views."
Well, duh.

[asdjrocky]

10. Which is why we're going to work in California.