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Obama Girl and McCain Girl Go To Battle

Ramesh D'Souza (rsouza.d) — 2008-08-04T22:52:10Z

Obama Girl and McCain Girl will compete in the Candidate Girl Olympic Games. The fate of our nation will hang in the balance!

THE MOMENT Obama prayer snatched from Western Wall ©2008

Delta Pride (deltapride) — 2008-07-30T10:00:49Z

Interesting to see this happening for real. The text across it is annoying however.

Budget allocation in this election turned out to be a one big widget chase. Wish I was geek.

Madison Avenue Tracker (adtracker) — 2008-06-03T18:25:08Z

The Power of Concentration

Nitin Shukla(Executive Recruitment) (shukla4execjobs) — 2008-05-20T23:10:17Z

Concentration Finds The Way

Everyone has two natures. One wants us to advance and the other wants to pull us back. The one that we cultivate and concentrate on decides what we are at the end. Both natures are trying to gain control. The will alone decides the issue. A man by one supreme effort of the will may change his whole career and almost accomplish miracles. You may be that man. You can be if you Will to be, for Will can find a way or make one.

I could easily fill a book, of cases where men plodding along in a matter-of-fact way, were all at once aroused and as if awakening from a slumber they developed the possibilities within them and from that time on were different persons. You alone can decide when the turning point will come. It is a matter of choice whether we allow our diviner self to control us or whether we will be controlled by the brute within us. No man has to do anything he does not want to do. He is therefore the director of his life if he wills to be. What we are to do, is the result of our training. We are like putty, and can be completely controlled by our will power.

Habit is a matter of acquirement. You hear people say: "He comes by this or that naturally, a chip off the old block," meaning that he is only doing what his parents did. This is quite often the case, but there is no reason for it, for a person can break a habit just the moment he masters the "I will". A man may have been a "good-for-nothing" all his life up to this very minute, but from this time on he begins to amount to something. Even old men have suddenly changed and accomplished wonders. "I lost my opportunity," says one. That may be true, but by sheer force of will, we can find a way to bring us another opportunity. There is no truth in the saying that opportunity knocks at our door but once in a lifetime. The fact is, opportunity never seeks us; we must seek it. What usually turns out to be one man's opportunity was another man's loss. In this day one man's brain is matched against another's. It is often the quickness of brain action that determines the result. One man thinks "I will do it," but while he procrastinates the other goes ahead and does the work. They both have the same opportunity. The one will complain of his lost chance. But it should teach him a lesson, and it will, if he is seeking the path that leads to success.

Many persons read good books, but say they do not get much good out of them. They do not realize that all any book or any lesson course can do is to awaken them to their possibilities; to stimulate them to use their will power. You may teach a person from now until doom's day, but that person will only know what he learns himself. "You can lead him to the fountain, but you can't make him drink."

One of the most beneficial practices I know of is that of looking for the good in everyone and everything, for there is good in all things. We encourage a person by seeing his good qualities and we also help ourselves by looking for them. We gain their good wishes, a most valuable asset sometimes. We get back what we give out. The time comes when most all of us need encouragement; need buoying up. So form the habit of encouraging others, and you will find it a wonderful tonic for both those encouraged and yourself, for you will get back encouraging and uplifting thoughts.

Life furnishes us the opportunity to improve. But whether we do it or not depends upon how near we live up to what is expected of us. The first of each month, a person should sit down and examine the progress he has made. If he has not come up to "expectations" he should discover the reason, and by extra exertion measure up to what is demanded next time. Every time that we fall behind what we planned to do, we lose just so much for that time is gone forever. We may find a reason for doing it, but most excuses are poor substitutes for action. Most things are possible. Ours may be a hard task, but the harder the task, the greater the reward. It is the difficult things that really develop us, anything that requires only a small effort, utilizes very few of our faculties, and yields a scanty harvest of achievement. So do not shrink from a hard task, for to accomplish one of these will often bring us more good than a dozen lesser triumphs.

I know that every man that is willing to pay the price can be a success. The price is not in money, but in effort. The first essential quality for success is the desire to do--to be something. The next thing is to learn how to do it; the next to carry it into execution. The man that is the best able to accomplish anything is the one with a broad mind; the man that has acquired knowledge, that may, it is true, be foreign to this particular case, but is, nevertheless, of some value in all cases. So the man that wants to be successful must be liberal; he must acquire all the knowledge that he can; he must be well posted not only in one branch of his business but in every part of it. Such a man achieves success.

The secret of success is to try always to improve yourself no matter where you are or what your position is. Learn all you can. Don't see how little you can do, but how much you can do. Such a man will always be in demand, for he establishes the reputation of being a hustler. There is always room for him because progressive firms never let a hustler leave their employment if they can help it.

The man that reaches the top is the gritty, plucky, hard worker and never the timid, uncertain, slow worker. An untried man is seldom put in a position of responsibility and power. The man selected is one that has done something, achieved results in some line, or taken the lead in his department. He is placed there because of his reputation of putting vigor and virility into his efforts, and because he has previously shown that he has pluck and determination.

The man that is chosen at the crucial time is not usually a genius; he does not possess any more talent than others, but he has learned that results can only be produced by untiring concentrated effort. That "miracles," in business do not just "happen." He knows that the only way they will happen is by sticking to a proposition and seeing it through. That is the only secret of why some succeed and others fail. The successful man gets used to seeing things accomplished and always feels sure of success. The man that is a failure gets used to seeing failure, expects it and attracts it to him.

It is my opinion that with the right kind of training every man could be a success. It is really a shame that so many men and women, rich in ability and talent, are allowed to go to waste, so to speak. Some day I hope to see a millionaire philanthropist start a school for the training of failures. I am sure he could not put his money to a better use. In a year's time the science of practical psychology could do wonders for him. He could have agencies on the lookout for men that had lost their grip on themselves; that had through indisposition weakened their will; that through some sorrow or misfortune had become discouraged. At first all they need is a little help to get them back on their feet, but usually they get a knock downwards instead. The result is that their latent powers never develop and both they and the world are the losers. I trust that in the near future, someone will heed the opportunity of using some of his millions in arousing men that have begun to falter. All they need to be shown is that there is within them an omnipotent source that is ready to aid them, providing they will make use of it. Their minds only have to be turned from despair to hope to make them regain their hold.

When a man loses his grip today, he must win his redemption by his own will. He will get little encouragement or advice of an inspiring nature. He must usually regain the right road alone. He must stop dissipating his energies and turn his attention to building a useful career. Today we must conquer our weakening tendencies alone. Don't expect anyone to help you. Just take one big brace, make firm resolutions, and resolve to conquer your weaknesses and vices. Really none can do this for you. They can encourage you; that is all.

I can think of nothing, but lack of health that should interfere with one becoming successful. There is no other handicap that you should not be able to overcome. To overcome a handicap, all that it is necessary to do is to use more determination and grit and will.

The man with grit and will may be poor today and wealthy in a few years; will power is a better asset than money; Will will carry you over chasms of failure, if you but give it the chance.

The men that have risen to the highest positions have usually had to gain their victories against big odds. Think of the hardships many of our inventors have gone through before they became a success. Usually they have been very much misunderstood by relatives and friends. Very often they did not have the bare necessities of life, yet, by sheer determination and resolute courage, they managed to exist somehow until they perfected their inventions, which afterwards greatly helped in bettering the condition of others.

Everyone really wants to do something, but there are few that will put forward the needed effort to make the necessary sacrifice to secure it. There is only one way to accomplish anything and that is to go ahead and do it. A man may accomplish almost anything today if he just sets his heart on doing it and lets nothing interfere with his progress. Obstacles are quickly overcome by the man that sets out to accomplish his heart's desire. The "bigger" the man, the smaller the obstacle appears. The "smaller" the man, the greater the obstacle appears. Always look at the advantage you gain by overcoming obstacles, and it will give you the needed courage for their conquest.

Do not expect that you will always have easy sailing. Parts of your journey are likely to be rough. Don't let the rough places put you out of commission. Keep on with the journey. Just the way you weather the storm shows what material you are made of. Never sit down and complain of the rough places, but think how nice the pleasant stretches were. View with delight the smooth plains that are in front of you.

Do not let a setback stop you. Think of it as a mere incident that has to be overcome before you can reach your goal.

John Edwards on His Endorsement

Mama For Obama (MamaForObama) — 2008-05-15T13:07:01Z

Yes! This will help with the strength that Hillary has shown in certain demographics. VP?

Hillary's Downfall

Drew Long (crazyfoxmedia) — 2008-05-13T12:07:43Z

SNL skit on 5/10 about Hillary Clinton.

Mama For Obama (MamaForObama) — 2008-05-11T09:38:07Z

Very funny stuff! When"s Obama coming on?

We Need You Indiana and North Carolina Students

Mama For Obama (MamaForObama) — 2008-05-05T12:18:35Z

So it comes tomorrow! Let's show how Barack can win in two very different states. Student vote will be key.

Student Rewind: We Need You Indiana and North Carolina Students

Senator Obama plays a game of PIG with a young man in Indiana.

Well-Rounded Voters

College students are not single-issue voters, and higher education isn't the only factor when we step inside the voting booth. But when you read compelling statistics like the fact that North Carolina students who graduated in 2006 owed an average of $18,000, according to the Project On Student Debt, you know why it is important.

"Higher education won't be the only issue that determines my vote, but there is no doubt it is the one that most directly affects me," said Nick Tosco, a senior at North Carolina State University and a volunteer for Sen. Barack Obama's campaign.

Senator Obama's education plan will guarantee that the first $4,000 of a college education is free for most students.

Bringing our Troops Home and Keeping Them Here

Bradley University sophomore Anna Ruch supports Obama because she knows he will keep her brother out of Iraq when he returns home in a few weeks. Obama has her fired up.

"Barack Obama has really tapped into what excites and inspires a generation of young people that would have not necessarily been involved before," said Ruch, 20.

We Need You Indiana Students!

"I need every Indiana student to vote for me," Barack Obama said to a crowd of 13,000 at Indiana University.

According to the Indiana Daily Student, "the massive turnout was greater than the number who came to see Sen. Hillary Clinton last week and former President Bill Clinton earlier this month combined."

In Other News

This campaign for change has struck a chord with my generation.

North Carolina student journalists, 8th graders in fact, cover the Obama campaign.

High school journalists cover our youth appeal as well and highlight Molly Kawahata, former national high school coordinator for Students for Barack Obama , even though she goes to a rival high school.

North Carolina 17-year-old student Hillary Rosen, a 17-year-old student skipped school so she could line up early for a seat at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner. She wore a T-shirt that read "This Hillary is for Obama." (Students for Barack Obama does not condone skipping school, but we do condone Hillarys for Obama.)

UNC Ashville student reacts to Obama speech.

Monroe County clerk reports that most of the 6,985 new-voter registration forms processed in Monroe County in April were from Indiana University students.

Tennessee students organize for Obama.

70 to 30

A new Harvard's Institute of Politics' poll confirms that Obama's youth base of support is still standing strong with 70 percent of 18 to 24-year-old voters supporting him in the Democratic primary:

"The youth vote has been central to [determining] who's going to be the next president of the United States, and who's going to be the nominee," said Jim Leach, director of the institute and a former Republican congressman from Iowa.

According to the poll, in a general election match-up 50 percent of young voters would go to Obama and only 29 percent would vote for McCain. Clinton would only take 41 percent of the youth vote against McCain and the senator from Arizona would climb to 34 percent in that scenario.

Barack Obama 0n Meet the Press May 04, 2008 pt.1

Mama For Obama (MamaForObama) — 2008-05-05T12:14:50Z

This was a great interview. I missed the Fox News Sunday one so I'm looking for it still.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BARACK

Mama For Obama (MamaForObama) — 2008-05-03T09:48:07Z

Very funny production!