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[Marianna Bailey]

This is a nice presentation and it's homegrown here in Asheville.

www.ManifestObama.com 








  Please do yourself a favor, go to this site created here in little

  Asheville, North Carolina at Obama's rally and Enjoy!!





    Here is the story that goes with the  site:



    About two weeks ago, I got an idea for this site --> ManifestObama.com

  which would help people visualize Obama being president.  We felt that

  people seemed to be focusing on what they DIDN'T want, paying alot of

  attention to the other side's "low-road" behavior & especially Palin's

  shortcomings.  And their poll numbers were going up, b/c so much

  (negative)

  attention was focused on them.  We strongly believe that "what you focus

  on

  grows" - we've seen this over & over again in our lives & the world around

  us - and wanted to help ourselves & our friends change our focus to what

  we

  DO want.  Which is peace, prosperity, leadership, hope & change - all

  possible if Obama wins on November 4th.



    It seemed very improbable 2 weeks ago that we could find time in our

  seriously overcommitted schedules to make any kind of viral video or

  website.  Where would we get any compelling footage - wandering around

  downtown Asheville?  Who would make the video - we don't know anything

  about

  videography - and make it something worth watching?  How would we find the

  time & resources to get this thing done?  But we just had a sense that it

  was going to happen somehow, and decided not to focus on the questions,

  but

  instead to visualize it being complete.



    Things started "magically" falling into place - Jamie's scheduled

  barbershop chorus competition last weekend got canceled, so he had time to

  work on it; Patrick Scully - Jamie's dear buddy, boss & graphic design

  genius - had an unexplainable hole in his production schedule; he had just

  bought a digital video camera he lent us.  Then Obama announced he would

  be

  preparing for the second debate IN ASHEVILLE of all places and would be

  speaking at a rally that weekend.  Who were we to question at that point?

  We packed up the kids and got in line 5 and a half hours before the

  speech,

  with video camera in hand.



    The energy at the rally was unlike anything we've experienced.  People

  smiling, making friends, comparing stories about why we're so energized,

  and

  admitting we've never been so devoted to any political cause in our lives.

  The emotion was palpable.  When Obama finally took the stage, with an

  estimated 28 thousand supporters packed in & around Asheville High

  football

  field, I don't think there was a dry eye in the place.  It was a day that

  all six of us will always remember.



    We got just the right footage, and Jamie & I stayed up till 2am on

    Tuesday

  night editing it down with iMovie.  The next day, we got the gracious

  permission of Billy Jonas to use his recording of "Sanctuary" as the

  soundtrack.  Patrick created an amazing design.  Jamie spent most of

  yesterday programming the website.  Even though it's been a while since he

  has done it, everything fell into place.



    What are we asking from you?  Email a link to the site to everyone you

  know who might be receptive, and ask them to do the same.  If you know

  how,

  use social bookmarks/media (Digg, StumbleUpon, Facebook...) to promote the

  site to people we don't know.  Blog about it, link to it, tell people

  about

  it - spread the word in any way you can.  It only takes a minute, and

  every

  person who feels it, even a little bit,  will have a ripple effect in

  their

  thoughts & actions.  We've got to use the power of visualization and let

  it

  spread.  Let the smile on your face as you say "President Obama" spread to

  others as if you were handing them a flower.  This really works, and we've

  got to do it.



    Jamie and I strongly believe that this is the most important election in

  our lifetimes, and that the stakes are extremely high.  We believe that

  Obama is the leader we need right now - he has emerged against the odds

  for

  a reason.  Please, join with us in holding the image of President Obama in

  our minds & hearts, until we watch him take the Oath of Office together on

  January 20th.



    ManifestObama.com



    Much love & many blessings,

    Lauren
for Earth Peace!


Richard Fireman
Western NC Coordinator North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light
a program of the NC Council of Churches
www.ncipl.org
(828) 645-0469
firepeople at main.nc.us







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