In this age of technology, of information at our finger-tips, people are less informed, misinformed and can't distinguish between truth and slander, fact and fiction, or persuasion. These folks are an advertising firm's dream come true.

How does one with any critical thinking skill, receive and believe, then pass on an email that says Barack Obama can't be sworn in as President,  because he is not a US citizen.  This should be a NO-BRAINER!

But, if you lack critical thinking skills...may I remind you not to put your fingers in a flame.

Click this link to view 2 people at a McCain rally today who believe Obama is a Muslim and a Communist.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1463341016/bctid1866657225

Fortunately, someone from the McCain camp, as well as Muslims for McCain, put a stop to this lunacy. However, when you have a platform of cutting funds for education, you support vouchers for schools rather than improving the schools, you fund schools based upon a student's ability to memorize answers, rather than their ability to think, you are guilty of creating a culture of ignorance.

I pray for our country. I pray for our people, our diverse people, even our misguided people who lash out in anger because of their fear. I pray for our government.  We, as a nation, have left many behind.  Our educational system has failed to create a society of critical thinkers. 

GOTV is a fancy acronym for Get Out The Vote. It's what we do in the waning days of the campaign. Knock on doors, brochure in hand, a smile on our face and one simple question: "Can we count on your vote for Senator Obama?"

There are those folks who will cling to their excuses and choose to believe that a Muslim terrorist with an agenda will fill the White House with Black Folk and remove anything that remotely resembles a flag. Have I covered them all? OH - and he'll have that "uppity" wife with him!

As Barack has said, it is time to turn off the tv.  I would encourage folks who get their news from CNN Headline News and Fox News, turn off the propaganda and enroll in a history, government, civics, ethics and critical thinking class at a university level.

Our low-end educational system has produced a population of under-thinkers. Just give me the answers and I'll pass the test - who cares how it works or why  - or how we got in this mess - just fix it, bomb it, kill it, smear it, but Oh, no - don't try to figure it out!!!!  Believe everything BAD because someone really couldn't be that good could they??? Naw.

I am a proud Alumna of the University of Illinois at Chicago where Bill Ayres is professor.  He teaches Social Justice.  Will you dare to listen to some of his words? Or is it just too scary?  Click on the link to hear about 7 minutes of Bill Ayres speaking at a 40 year reunion of the Students for a Democratic Society:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNzYDnlpBDc

As the Bush/Cheney regime moved us closer to a closed system, took freedoms we willingly gave - increased wiretaps, search and seizure without due process of law, torture of political prisoners who are held without due process, the very things that, because of our strong Constitution, made us a great county, have turned us into a police state. Those who scream for our Free Market System, willingly handed it over to the government.  First we help the banks, now we are buying the banks. First we help the mortgage crises, now McCain wants the government to buy your mortgages. This is not a sixties-throw-back acid trip, though it does feel like I have fallen into Alice's Wonderland.

This is our county. The fate of it is in our hands.  I hope you will join me and the thousands of volunteers here in Oklahoma who are preparing to hit the streets and spread the message of Senator Obama's plans to face these crises: the economy, health care, elder care, veterens' care, dependence on foreign oi, and most important to me - our poor excuse for learning - public education.  The War. The Wars. The impending conflicts with nuclear-minded adversaries.

Deepak Chopra said something this week that made sense: The higher a man rises the more his enemies want him to fail.  The more the polls learn toward an Obama win, the more disgusting the attacks upon his character.

This is our time. Not to choose someone just like us. This is the time to choose someone who can handle things BETTER than us. Someone with good judgment, good advisers, a strong base who will watch every move he makes. And we will.

Take a step. Take your belief that the Obama/Biden ticket is the right choice for our country, take a step onto someone's porch and share your belief with them. Every vote counts. One Step, One Vote. This is happening right here in Oklahoma. GOTV: Get the people out to the polls by motivating them, educating them and sometimes, driving them to the polls. This is our time and we need all feet on the ground!

Sign up for canvassing events at www.barackobama.com.

Go to States, click on Oklahoma and on the right side click on More Events.

Join us then get ready to PARTY!!!!!! ON NOVEMBER 4!!!!!!!!

With just about an hour's notice, we received word that KOCO wanted to have a town hall meeting - a debate before the Vice Presidential debate - in Mustang, OK. Six Democrats and only three Republicans showed. Paul Folger, KOCO anchor, asked us questions during the 5 and 6 pm news.  As expected there were  significant differences in our opinions and answers!

The questions were basic: what did we want to see come out of the debate, what about the bailout, how has the economy affected our own lives.  What was remarkable to me was the total disconnect of the three Republicans! One man said "The economy in Oklahoma is strong." (ring a bell? I guess he didn't see the later sound bites to pick up McCain's new concern for the economy!) He also said he was most concerned about whether Biden would treat Palin nicely, because Joe is usually so condescending to people.  Incredible. The only Republican woman, when asked what she wanted in a President read the script to a tee: A man with Christian values who is patriotic. Ha!  If that is her only criteria - she will be so happy with Barack who is still married to his first wife, attends church and professes his Christian faith, and is so patriotic, he wears the flag pin every day!!!!

We responded to the questions with answers about issues. Jody Harlan spoke about the bailout, Carol Ruth talked about the middle class economy, Richard Ruth emphasized health care, and I took the light weight question of how the economy has effected me personally.  (I sold my SUV and bought a Honda Fit!).

Throughout the hour, we had two people come to the coffee house who wanted to get bumper stickers and yard signs for OBAMA. No other Republicans showed up.  Those three Republicans were so arrogant. They hurled insults at us and taunted us with disparaging remarks.  They are so convinced McCain is going to win, they stand on their self-righteous judgement of us "liberals."  I will be thinking of them on November 5th when Barack Obama wins the election!