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25 Indiana lawmakers also endorsed Obama! (86+ / 0-)

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A group of state legislators from every corner of Indiana today endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president.

Thirteen of the 25 lawmakers backing Obama held a Statehouse news conference to urge Hoosiers to support Obama in the May 6 primary election.

"There, you've had it," Sen. Earline Rogers, a Gary Democrat, said after the lawmakers spoke. "Indiana, north, south, east, west, middle. Black, white, Hispanic. Urban, rural. We cross all of these spectrum. And with those kinds of demographics that Indiana possesses, those are precisely the democgraphics that will make Barack Obama the next president of the United States.

http://www.indystar.com/...

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by AbsurdEyes on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:21:05 AM PDT
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  "Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom" - Barack Obama
  
  by pacified on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:30:13 AM PDT
  
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  - More like chop, chop, chop, chop - TIMBER! (22+ / 0-)
    
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    The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with annoying bastards.
    
    by Last Best Chance on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:38:53 AM PDT
    
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  - drip drip (6+ / 0-)
    
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    drip drip
    
    Is that the sound of a sniper oiling a rifle?
    
    by Somewhereinasia on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:50:52 AM PDT
    
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    - heh (18+ / 0-)
      
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      Your political compass Economic Left/Right: -6.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.67
      
      by bythesea on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 02:02:02 AM PDT
      
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      - Thank you for posting again! (0+ / 0-)
        
        I love this damn cat!
        
        by Somewhereinasia on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:32:35 AM PDT
        
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- Indiana was important for RFK in 1968 (12+ / 0-)
  
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  Emile de Antonio 's documentary, America Is Hard to See, has a segment on Indiana and is out on DVD.
  
  I saw it at SFMOMA a while back.
  
  And since it is almost April 4th, there is this sad history
  
  Tigerbeat | photos
  
  by ari on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:44:43 AM PDT
  
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  - More on RFK in Indy (7+ / 0-)
    
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    An article on a documentary on the speech
    
    http://www.indystar.com/...
    
    and a website for the film
    
    http://www.rippleofhopemovie.com
    
    It will be shown April 4th in Indy
    
    Tigerbeat | photos
    
    by ari on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 01:54:59 AM PDT
    
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- wish it gave more names (2+ / 0-)
  
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  The story names 2 Gary legislators as members of this group, but it doesn't give any other names. It mention that Pat Bauer and Vi Simpson are sticking with Senator Clinton. Vi Simpson represents the most liberal-leaning district in the state senate, and Pat Bauer is a hero to gay voters, because he has orchestrated the failure of an anti-gay marriage amendment to get into the state constitution. So there is some more shifting that needs to happen in that state before everyone is aboard the bus for Senator Obama.
  
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  by Christopher Walker on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 04:02:21 AM PDT
  
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  - Here are the names (4+ / 0-)
    
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    in a different article. They include:
    
    Among those endorsing Obama are House Majority Leader Russ Stilwell of Boonville and House Ways and Means Chairman William Crawford of Indianapolis, and Senators Earline Rogers of Gary and Lindel Hume of Princeton, both members of their party's Senate leadership.
    
    and also
    
    Other Indiana legislators whom the Obama campaign said have endorsed Obama are: Sens. Tim Lanane of Anderson and John Broden of South Bend and Reps. Dennis Avery of Evansville; Jeb Barden, John Bartlett, John Day, Greg Porter and Vanessa Summers of Indianapolis; Charlie Brown and Vernon Smith of Gary; Mara Candelaria Reardon of Munster; Dave Crooks of Washington; Chet Dobis of Merrillville; Ryan Dvorak of South Bend; Dale Grubb of Covington; Phil Hoy of Evansville; Linda Lawson of Hammond; Scott Pelath of Michigan City; Matt Pierce of Bloomington; Scott Reske of Pendleton; and Trent Van Haaften of Mount Vernon.
    
    A pretty wide collection, though missing leadership like Bayh and B. Patrick Bauer
    
    Don't tell me you're a patriot. Let me find it out for myself.
    
    by indybend on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 04:56:37 AM PDT
    
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    - south bend! (1+ / 0-)
      
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      This is actually quite a wide geographic range. I'm impressed.
      
      Munster/Merrillville... is plausible. No way he will get votes from St John, Crown Point, Lowell, etc, even Dyer is a stretch. They're pure white flight havens.
      
      (Former UID 894)
      
      by alpelican on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 07:21:13 AM PDT
      
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- all of these spectrum? (0+ / 0-)
  
  Surely Sen. Rogers meant "all of these spectra"
  (what with her classical education and all)...
  
  faith is no substitute for empirical evidence
  
  by Rudyard on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 05:08:09 AM PDT
  
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- NC's turn now. (2+ / 0-)
  
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  Only one, ONE member of our congressional delegation has endorsed Obama. The rest are remaining neutral.
  
  Time to start contacting them:
  
  Bob Etheridge (District 02)
  DC: 202-225-4531
  District: 919-829-9122
  Email
  
  David Price (District 04)
  DC: 202-225-1784
  District: 919-859-5999
  Email
  
  Mike McIntyre (District 07)
  DC: 202-225-2731
  District: 910-323-0260
  Email
  
  *
  
  Heath Shuler (District 11)
  DC: 202-225-6401
  District: 828-252-1651
  Email
  
  Mel Watt (District 12
  DC: 202-225-1510
  District: 704-344-9950
  Email
  
  Brad Miller (District 13)
  DC: 202-225-3032
  District: 919-836-1313
  Email
  
  *Sure will be nice to see Larry Kissell's name in District 08 instead of Robin Hayes!
  
  by merrinc on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 05:59:11 AM PDT
  
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- Are they superdelegates??? (1+ / 0-)
  
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  Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed...
  
  by langstonhughesfan on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 06:08:07 AM PDT
  
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  - yes (0+ / 0-)
    
    All Democratic members of the house and senate are superdelegates.
    
    by chainsaw33 on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 06:29:51 AM PDT
    
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  - NO (0+ / 0-)
    
    These are Indiana STATE legislators, not federal.
    
    I wish my border collie could run for President.
    
    by svotaw1992 on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 08:13:54 AM PDT
    
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- do we know if any of them superdelegates? n/t (0+ / 0-)
  
  by redstatedemocrat on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 06:19:43 AM PDT
  
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  - yes (0+ / 0-)
    
    They all are.
    
    by chainsaw33 on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 06:30:43 AM PDT
    
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    - NO freakin way!!!!! (0+ / 0-)
      
      You have just made my Friday!
      
      by redstatedemocrat on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 06:46:10 AM PDT
      
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    - Nope (0+ / 0-)
      
      This is the local House and Senate. The only Supers that have yet to endorse are the 5 House Dems (Visclosky, Donnely, Carson, Hill, and Ellsworth). None of these 25 are Superdelegates, unfortunately.
      
      Urban Indy
      
      by urbanindy on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 07:20:37 AM PDT
      
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      - oops (0+ / 0-)
        
        My bad I read too fast and thought they were talking about US house members. Oooops! Thanks for the correction.
        
        by chainsaw33 on Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 11:35:36 AM PDT
        
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NC's turn now. (2+ / 0-)

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do we know if any of them superdelegates? n/t (0+ / 0-)

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