I Support Barack Obama (Vlog 1×22)
Update 1: Vlog was featured on CNN iReport (Tuesday 12:30 mn, Manila Time). Thanks CNN for giving viewers around the world the chance to speak out!
Update 2: Congratulations Senator Barack Obama, the next President of the United States! Our love and prayers for the next administration!
For several months preceding the heat of the U.S. elections I had remained undecided. Though majority of my views align with the Democratic party, I did not want to jump onto the Obama bandwagon just yet. I did not want to fall for charisma and powerful rhetoric.
But after digging through the profiles of McCain and Obama, I’ve realized that it’s not just experience which the former brags about. What America needs today is Change. The kind of positive change that reverberates around the world and reaches even our island nation of the Philippines.
Change has been the core of Obama’s campaign from the start. In this episode I take one of Obama’s best speeches and flash the camera the matching viewpoints I share with him.
(No video? Watch this vlog on YouTube.)
Let’s elect Senator Barack Obama as the next President of the United States!
Nifty resources of information:
- Filipinos for Obama – an entire website by the Fil-Am community
- Filipinos for McCain thread – one calling Obama “The Anti-Christ”
- Election Day 2008: The Best Blogs and Social Media Resources (The Blog Herald) – contains a good list to start with
- The Official Website of Barack Obama and Joe Biden
- The Official Website of John McCain and Sarah Palin
ayos ah, napanood kita sa CNN
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George Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
@bikoy, nakita ko lang yung last part. have you submitted anything yet to iReport? (or is too mainstream? hehe). You have so many interesting things to say.
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congrats tol, simple but creative!
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George Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
@itot, thanks.
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yeyyyy nasa CNN ka!
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hey! I just saw you and your blog featured at iCNN! Glad that the Philippines was mentioned prominently.. Great job, man… Thank you so much, coming from another Filipino living in the Philippines.. If I were to vote, I’d also vote for Obama!
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George Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
@Danny, CNN loves to feature views from outside the US. Cheers also to them. Thanks.
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I just saw you on CNN! Great work!
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George Reply:
November 4th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
@George, thanks!
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Congrats Horhe!
Yihee! CNN boy ka na! 
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George Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:22 am
@Upper, CNN ^INSERT^ fan boy pa rin.
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congrats dude! astig ka!
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George Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 1:23 am
@bleue, salamat agent bleue.
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bleue Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am
@George, hahaha! agent bleue talaga ah!
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I saw your video on CNN.com and was very moved by it. I too support Obama and voted for him earlier today.
The amount of support by the rest of the world has been uplifting, and reminds me a little of the love felt from everyone in the aftermath of 9/11.
I hope one day the U.S. can return to a place of respect in the eyes of the rest of the world. Our current government may be crazy, but I can assure you, they don’t represent the feelings of most Americans.
Cheers!
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George Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Hello K, that was very beautifully said. Thank you for voting and supporting Barack Obama. I also hope the world will have a restored view of what America was meant to be– the land of liberty and justice.
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hey! Saw you on CNN! Hehehe. Idol!
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George Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Hey J, thanks. It was a whirlwind of an Election Day.
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kudos brother!
i made a post about you and linked it to your ireport vid, hope you dont mind.
and i propose for ex links? =)
keep blogging!
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George Reply:
November 5th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
@denis, i’ve ex-linked na. thanks for the feature. go barack obama!
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hi george. congrats for the wordwide feat! DLSU-D, especially CAD, is so proud of you! I’ll surely spread the news all over DLSU-D.
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George Reply:
November 6th, 2008 at 12:14 am
I’m so happy that CNN gives people around the world a chance to show their support for their choice of candidates. Thanks Ms. Brenda and my regards to CAD.
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George!!! im super super proud of you!!!! i love your video and yes i support barack obama!!! i believe in change!!! =) keep it up and again congrats!!
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George Reply:
November 6th, 2008 at 12:16 am
Obama really knows how to inspire people. His election as the first African-American President of the U.S. will inspire not just the Afro-American people, but other marginalized figures like Asians, Hispanics, and those that have never seemed to have fit in before.
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