[Event director Lonnie] Randolph said the NAACP is awaiting word on whether the two major presidential nominees, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, will accept invitations to speak. The candidates are expected to respond by Friday.
Volunteers from across North Carolina will be coming together this Saturday, September 20th to participate in "Super Saturday" events. We will have phone banks set up all day at our 9 North Carolina Victory Offices. Our campaign's goal is to reach tens of thousands of undecided North Carolina voters with Senator McCain's message of hope, reform, and prosperity.
John McCain is performing well in North Carolina, but we cannot let down our guard. This Saturday, consider volunteering a few hours of your time to help elect John McCain the next President of the United States.
For the past seven months, a group of students and young professionals has gathered nightly to phone U.S. voters and urge them to support Barack Obama in the presidential elections.
This would not be at all unusual were it not for the fact that the callers are Palestinians living in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.
Ibrahim Abu Jayyeb, a 23-year-old university student, who told The Media Line he is working on behalf of Obama because he is “the kind of person who when he says ‘I will change America,’ [he] will do what he says.”
OBAMA: As president, I will end misguided defense policies and stand with Caucus for Priorities in fighting special interests in Washington. First, I'll stop spending $9 billion a month in Iraq. I'm the only major candidate who opposed this war from the beginning -- and as president, I will end it.
Second, I will cut tens of billions of dollars in wasteful [defense] spending. I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space. I will slow our development of future combat systems, and I will institute an independent defense priorities board to ensure that the Quadrennial Defense Review is not used to justify unnecessary spending. Third, I will set a goal of a world without nuclear weapons. To seek that goal, I will not develop new nuclear weapons; I will seek a global ban on the production of fissile material, and I will negotiate with Russia to take our ICBMs off hair-trigger alert and to achieve deep cuts in our nuclear arsenals. You know where I stand.
Burr says he's gotten many requests for Palin
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., says he's never been so bombarded with requests for appearances.
But he's not the one who is in demand. N.C. groups want to hear from Palin.
“I could not begin to tell you how many events (and) venues in a week that I've been asked to try to get her to,” Burr said.
The veep nominee will make it to North Carolina eventually, Burr said, but it will be difficult to compete with more competitive states for her time.
“It's hard for me to overcome what the Obama campaign says, but North Carolina is not in play,” Burr insisted. “It's tougher to get candidates away from the battleground states. If North Carolina were a pivotal state, Barack Obama would be there once a week.”
Monday, September 15
Stop 1
10:15 AM
Wilmington
New Hanover County Public Library
3rd Floor – New Hanover Room
201 Chestnut Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
featuring
Senator Elizabeth Dole
NC GOP Chairman Linda Daves
Col. Quincy Collins, USAF (Ret.), Former POW
***Free and open to the public***
Stop 2
1:45pm
Fayetteville
117 Grove Street
Fayetteville, NC 28301
featuring
Senator Elizabeth Dole
Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer
Former US Congressman & DEA
Administrator Asa Hutchinson
NC GOP Chairman Linda Daves
Col. Quincy Collins, USAF (Ret.), Former POW
***Free and open to the public***
Tuesday, September 16
Stop 3
8:15am
Raleigh Victory Rally & McCrory Campaign HQ Opening
Velvet Cloak Inn
1505 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
featuring
Mayor Pat McCrory
Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer
Former US Congressman & DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson
NC GOP Chairman Linda Daves
Col. Quincy Collins, USAF (Ret.), Former POW
***Free and open to the public***
Stop 4
11:30am
High Point
Greensboro / High Point Victory Office
3800 Tinsley Road, Suite 103
High Point, NC 27265
featuring
Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer
Former US Congressman & DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson
NC GOP Chairman Linda Daves
Col. Quincy Collins, USAF (Ret.), Former POW
***Free and open to the public***
Stop 5
5:45pm
Charlotte
Charlotte Victory Office
Park Seneca Building
1515 Mockingbird Lane
Charlotte, NC 28209
featuring
Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer
NC GOP Chairman Linda Daves
Former US Congressman & DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson
Col. Quincy Collins, USAF (Ret.), Former POW
State Representative Ric Killian
***Free and open to the public***
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