OBAMA REACHES 1.5 MILLION DONATIONS

[babylonsister]

1.5 Million
By Christopher Hass - May 6th, 2008 at 5:45 am EDT



On the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, we reached another incredible landmark: the 1,500,000th person made a donation to this campaign.

This has been an incredible journey so far. Along the way, we've heard from countless supporters who had never donated to a campaign before now, and inspiring stories of people who have challenged themselves to donate, to organize, to canvass and call to help build this movement.

We heard from people like Rashed, a 28-year-old IT help desk specialist from Long Beach, California who was our 75,000th donor:

This is the first time I’ve given to any type of campaign. I studied political science in school, but its really rare when someone comes along like this—someone who’s intelligent, ethical, and persuasive all rolled up into one.

... Being an African American male, to have that positive role model in Senator Obama, it’s given me so much hope. To be able to look at my daughter one day and tell her, ‘You can be anything you want in the world’… In the past I might have said, ‘You could be anything you want to be. But president? No’… But now, he’s given me that light. Now, I can tell her, ‘You really can be anything you want in the world.’

more...

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGChh5

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Woo-hoo!

:toast:

[Frustratedlady]

2. And keep telling her that she can be anything she wants to be...

I am on the other side of the spectrum, but we fought for higher wages and many rights that the women of today enjoy. It can be done, but it takes a lot of work and dedication.

She can make the world a better place, I'm sure. Bless her heart!

[caseycoon]

3. K&R! Excellent! GOBAMA!

And YES! She CAN, Rasheed....

Thanks babylonsister, for posting this.
:toast:
:woohoo:

[rurallib]

4. Well, that was probably me

I was waiting for a special number
:hi: :hi: