10 Posts in 10 Weeks

I've invited bloggers to commit to writing at least one positive and honest post per week about Obama for the next 10 weeks.

The blogging starts now, and it will continue through the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

We've already got 65+ bloggers in 30 states with more signing up every day!!

Our bloggers come from the North, East, South, West and MidWest. We even have one blogger from CANADA!!

In the US, we are writing from Idaho, Alaska, Utah, California, Louisiana, North Dakota, Ohio, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Texas, Indiana, Arizona, Washington, Nevada, Virginia, Alabama, New Mexico and elsewhere. We are Republicans, Independents, Democrats, Greens, and every shade of purple (there are no red and blue states--WE ARE the United States).

Our readers live all over the United States, as well as Canada, Italy, Japan, Austria, Israel, India, the Phillipines, and all over the world!

We are united by a vision of the future that is better than our past, and our great faith in Barack Obama to be the leader who takes us there.

Our voices join with fellow Americans in all 50 states across this great nation, as these three words ring out from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea:

"YES WE CAN!"

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If you would like to join with us
in spreading Barack Obama's message of hope,
CLICK HERE

Check out the Bloggers who will be posting for the next 10 weeks!

Bob Aagard: "The World, According to Me" blog from Salt Lake City, Utah
Jacky Anderson: A positive and prolific Obama Blogger
Richard & Rebecca Anderson: Missouri Obama Organizers
Brenda Babjak: Chicago Blogger whose posts call for unity
David Bartlett: (link coming soon!)
Bren Hussein Bell: Southern California Blogger
Darlene Bimbai: Maryland blogger on Obama and life as she knows it
Cliff Bowlin: North Carolina Obama Blogger
Travis Brooks: (link coming soon!)
Christopher Carlson: Precinct Co-Captain from Fort Worth, Texas
Melissa Clymer: Colorado Momma supports Barack Obama
CorpusMama: "Barack Rocks Corpus" blog -- Corpus Christi, Texas
Allan Cronin: Personal observations and musings on the election.
Denise Cyr: Oregon Obama organizer
Christina Czuhajewski: CA/Michigan (link to profile)
Deb Daniels: Disheartened Educator blog
Battle Dew: (link coming soon!)
Charlene Dixon: Obama activist blogger from Virginia
Julie Fanselow: "Red State Rebel" Blog from Idaho
Marie Goodwin: United Democrats Blog
Danielle Guillou: (Link coming soon!)
Liba Hardkopf: Proud Albuquerque Obama fan from the Czech Republic
Robbie Henderson: (link coming soon!)
Suzan Holten: An Independent Obama supporter interested in policy
Pamela Hood: San Jose, CA Obama Blogger (link to profile)
Reverend Treneater-Nur Horton: Faithful Colorado Obama supporter
Blake Johnson: (link to profile, no blog posts yet)
Nathan Kosted: Active and hopeful Montana blogger
Chuck Lasker: "What Would Obama Do?" blog
Elstun Lauesen: "BarAK" blog features Alaskan and national issues
Robert Lynch: Inspired Obama fan: "We must keep saying, YES WE CAN!"
Mona Marlow: Washington State Progressive Blogger
Mikiboop: A hopeful and positive Californian Obama Blogger
Edie "Hussein" Moore PhD: Seattle blogger for Obama
Mary Nickum: Arizona Obama supporter
Anthony O'Con: South San Francisco Green Party Obama Supporter
Frederick Paine: A new blogger from New Jersey
Ashley Penney: Kansas (link to profile, no blog posts yet)
Dianne Perea: Committed Colorado Obama blogger
Ailene Randolph: Great posts on FISA, "Operation Chaos" & more
Rebecca Raskin: "Waving Watches" keep democracy ticking (also poll)
Kristin Reed: 17-yr-old Minnesota Twins + Obama fan, see also myspace
Marcia Riggan: "Friendly Blog" from Indiana
Mary Ritter: An active and thoughtful Illinois Obama supporter
Glenda Rhode-Pausina: Obama fan blogging from New Orleans
Brandy Sanders: A Central California Obama blogger
AnnMarie Satchell: New Jersey blogger on "The Audacity of Obama"
Beverly Scott: North Carolina Obama Blogger
Michael Shay: Progressive Wyoming "Hummingbirdminds" Blogger
Eulis Simien: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Obama supporter
Joseph Spencer: (link coming soon!)
Niki Staehle: "Push.to.Talk" Environmental blogger from North Carolina
Richard Sternegal: Honest and positive Ohio Obama blogger
Michael Stickings: Toronto, Ontario (Canada) founder of The Reaction
Kit Sturtevant-Stuart: "Kit Loves Nuance" from Berkeley, CA
Joshua Swanson: Common Sense no-bull Obama fan from North Dakota
Marla Turner: Thoughtful Las Vegas blogger
Martin Weinberg: "The Progressive Electorate" Blog from Alabama
Marie Zeller: Nebraska blogger has a "Liberal Take on a Conservative State"

Here is a link to all my posts for the "10 Post Pledge."

Our guidelines are to remain positive and honest, and to do what we can to spread Obama's message of hope and change.

Click here if you would like to join us!

Also, here are some great Obama groups with blogs you might like:
Barack's Bloggers
Bloggers for Obama
Bloggers for Darfur for Obama
Barack's Black Bloggers Brigade
Oregon Actors/Musicians/Artists blog
Party Builder Bloggers: Obama supporters on DNC Party Builder Blog
Americana Blog: Paramendra Dot Com

Michelle Obama: "Let's Talk" Blog

Michelle Obama is a lawyer, a mom, and a blogger too!

This week, Michelle Obama published her first blog entry on BlogHer.com, introducing herself to the nation's number-one community blog by women. BlogHer's mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. More than 26,000 members have listed over 15,000 blogs by women on BlogHer.com--you can join too!

Click here for Michelle Obama's new blog "Let's Talk."

Below is Michelle's first blog post:

Hi everybody,

I’m excited to be posting on BlogHer. Not only because blogging is something I’ve actually been able to beat my daughters to; but because it gives me the opportunity to tell you a little bit about them, my husband, myself, and our experiences traveling all over this great country.

Over the course of this campaign, I’ve been hosting roundtable discussions with working women all across America. I’m there to talk about my husband, of course – but more importantly, I’m there to listen. We talk about what it’s like to play multiple roles at once and what it’s like to feel stretched thin between the demands of a career and family.

And of course, we talk about our children. How they’re the first thing we think about when we wake up in the morning, and the last thing we think about when we go to bed at night. I know that no matter where I am – work, the campaign trail, wherever – my girls are always on my mind.

What I find is that our stories are similar. But what I also hear at each roundtable is that women are struggling. They are working hard and playing by the rules, doing the most important job of raising the next generation, but somehow can never get ahead. They’re desperate for change.

I’ve heard from mothers struggling to make ends meet because their salaries aren’t keeping up with the cost of groceries. But if they take a second job, they can’t afford the additional cost of childcare. Or the moms who are nervous about taking time from their jobs to care for a sick child. Or the moms-to-be who are scared of getting fired if the boss finds out they’re pregnant.

Then there are women who work hard every day doing the same jobs as men, but earning less. And the military families, who struggle to make ends meet with one paycheck where there used to be two. They welcome their loved ones home with full hearts but little support from their government for their service.

I hear similar stories everywhere I go. These struggles – the struggles of working women and families across America – aren’t new to me or to any of us. And they’re certainly not new to Barack.

He was raised by two strong, working women – his mother and his grandmother. Growing up, he saw his single mother put herself through school while raising him and his sister alone. She was determined to show them that in America, there are no barriers to success if you’re willing to work for it. But he also saw her struggle to make ends meet, at times worrying about how she would pay the bills.

He saw his grandmother, the primary breadwinner for his family, work her way up at a bank. But he also saw how, once she got to a certain level, she hit a glass ceiling despite her hard work and abilities. He saw that she was passed over and underpaid, a problem that persists today for too many women.

And he sees me, his wife, trying to juggle jobs and raise kids; often feeling like when I’m with the kids, I’m shortchanging work, and when I’m at work or campaigning, I’m shortchanging the kids. I know you understand these struggles. Barack understands them too.

That’s why he’s worked to give families the tools they need to make a better life for their kids for over twenty years – from his years in Chicago working with a group of churches to help families devastated when local steel plants shut down; to the Illinois State Senate, where he worked to move families from welfare to work and expand early childhood education and child health care; to his fights in the U.S. Senate for equal pay and a fair economy.

As President, he’ll continue these fights. And he’ll build an economy that rewards work over wealth, ensures a world-class education, and creates quality, affordable health care for everyone who wants it.

He’ll do all this because he’s determined to change Washington so that instead of just talking about family values, we actually have policies that value families. Policies that actually make it easier for women to support, care for, and raise their families without having to choose between their kids and their careers.

I’ll be honest – when Barack first told me he was thinking about running for President, I had mixed feelings. I worried about my girls and what a campaign might do to their lives. I wanted the best life possible for them, and a presidential campaign wasn’t part of that equation.

But then I thought about it. And the world I want for them is a world where they’re paid fairly and equally for their work; where they don’t have to choose between kids and careers; where they can dream without limits without a glass ceiling standing in their way. And I realized that if that’s the world I want for them, then I had to do my part to elect someone like my husband.

We all need to do our part to keep women’s issues at the forefront of the national debate. That’s why communities like BlogHer are so important. It’s not just a forum or sounding board; it’s an energetic space that lets women know they’re not alone. It’s our own national virtual roundtable. But we need to take these online conversations offline as well. I’ll do my part, and so will Barack. But we need you all too.

Thanks for allowing me to post here. I plan to continue blogging – and listening.

Thanks Michelle.
We plan to continue reading and blogging along with you!