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Sen. Obama on Larry King - 3/19/07

Here's footage from last night's interview...

Sen. Obama on Larry King - past interview

Sen. Obama will be on Larry King on CNN Monday night.

Here's an old clip of Obama on Larry King from last year.

Grassroots YouTube videos of Sen. Obama's 2/23/07 Texas speech

This video has an excellent collage leading up to Sen. Obama's speech.  Very inspirational.

Sen. Obama talks about America at the "crossroads".

Sen. Obama says we're less safe than we were before the Iraq war, and that it's time to bring this war to an end.

Sen. Obama has been in Washington long enough to know that Washington needs to change.  Crowd chants "Obama!  Obama!  Obama!"

Obama gets a rock star introduction.

Parisa Fatehi introduces Sen. Obama. 

Sen. Obama talks about bringing our troops home, addressing the roots of terrorism, investing in America's infrastructure, rebuilding New Orleans and that we have mutual responsibility to help our neighbors in need.

Sen. Obama challenges everyone to get involved in the campaign.

Sen. Obama talks about the importance of affordable, accessible health care.

Watch the announcement preview video

Sen. Obama comes across as an authentic and genuine public official. Enjoy this announcement preview video:

Get inspired!

If you're still curious about who to support for president in 2008, then just watch this short video. 

If you haven't given up on hope, despite George Bush's failed presidency, then get on the Barack Obama train.  Next stop, the White House.

Spread the word to your friends and family who are also interested in Sen. Obama.

Great media coverage for our Meetup

Our press and policy committee did a great job of getting good press coverage for our Texans for Obama Meetup.  It's still two years away from Election Day 2008, and we're already making headlines!

Watch this excellent News 8 Austin video.

With the presidential election 21 months away, it seems early for presidential picks. But a grassroots group in Austin is trying to make Sen. Barack Obama the choice.

About 70 members of Texans for Obama met Sunday at Scholz Garten in downtown Austin to try and seal the deal on the freshman senator from Illinois.

Many at Sunday’s meeting said the war in Iraq is their primary concern. Obama spoke out against the war early on, which some hope is a sign of things to come.

Other issues the group looks toward are Obama's position on renewable fuels, ethics reform, accountability for nuclear power plants and his environmental record.

Also check out these community listings:

• Statesman
• Mitchie's Gallery
• Austin Chronicle
• KUT

Meet Barack Obama

This YouTube clip is from the official BarackObama.com campaign.  It's an inspiring video, so please share it with your friends who are still curious about Obama.

Meet Barack Obama

This is an awesome video put together by the Obama Team.  Please spread the word and share it with all your friends.

The video from our first Meetup has already been viewed 381 times

People get ready...there's a train a coming.

Obama's official email making the big announcement

Here's the email that Sen. Obama sent this morning:

       

Dear Friend,

         

Watch Barack's statement on forming a Presidential Exploratory Committee

As you may know, over the last few months I have been thinking hard about my plans for 2008. Running for the presidency is a profound decision - a decision no one should make on the basis of media hype or personal ambition alone - and so before I committed myself and my family to this race, I wanted to be sure that this was right for us and, more importantly, right for the country.

I certainly didn't expect to find myself in this position a year ago. But as I've spoken to many of you in my travels across the states these past months; as I've read your emails and read your letters; I've been struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics.

So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.

The decisions that have been made in Washington these past six years, and the problems that have been ignored, have put our country in a precarious place. Our economy is changing rapidly, and that means profound changes for working people. Many of you have shared with me your stories about skyrocketing health care bills, the pensions you've lost and your struggles to pay for college for your kids. Our continued dependence on oil has put our security and our very planet at risk. And we're still mired in a tragic and costly war that should have never been waged.

But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our problems that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our politics. America's faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common sense way. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand solutions.

And that's what we have to change first.

We have to change our politics, and come together around our common interests and concerns as Americans.

This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only come from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better way and are willing to work for it.

Years ago, as a community organizer in Chicago, I learned that meaningful change always begins at the grassroots, and that engaged citizens working together can accomplish extraordinary things.

So even in the midst of the enormous challenges we face today, I have great faith and hope about the future - because I believe in you.

And that's why I wanted to tell you first that I'll be filing papers today to create a presidential exploratory committee. For the next several weeks, I am going to talk with people from around the country, listening and learning more about the challenges we face as a nation, the opportunities that lie before us, and the role that a presidential campaign might play in bringing our country together. And on February 10th, at the end of these decisions and in my home state of Illinois, I'll share my plans with my friends, neighbors and fellow Americans.

In the meantime, I want to thank all of you for your time, your suggestions, your encouragement and your prayers. And I look forward to continuing our conversation in the weeks and months to come.

Sincerely,

U.S. Senator Barack Obama