Following Bob Barr, the most recent email about Obama

[Ariannda Kusanagi]

This isn't totally on topic but I received an email and even I couldn't keep a straight face while reading it, so I figured I'd share.

From: Jon Carson, BarackObama.com
Subject: Sign up for Camp Obama

Dear (insert my name here),

I want to tell you about an exciting program we're launching. It's called Camp Obama.

During this two-day session, people like you will be taking their support for this movement to the next level by learning the organizing principles that this campaign and our movement for change are built on.

Camp Obama attendees will receive real world organizing experience that will have a direct impact on this election. Graduates of Camp Obama will go on to become Deputy Field Organizers who will lead this campaign to victory in crucial battleground states around the country.

Find out more about this exciting opportunity to take a leadership role in this movement for change.

By participating in Camp Obama, you'll get the kind of experience that Barack got as a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago, where he learned that real change happens from the bottom up.

That experience transformed Barack's life and made him who he is today.

Camp Obama is your chance to put those very same principles into action—to win this election and to strengthen democracy in communities around the country.

After completing the program, you'll be required to work as a Deputy Field Organizer in a battleground state where you'll be organizing supporters and helping lead our grassroots Get Out The Vote operation.

Apply for a spot at a Camp Obama near you and become a leader in our movement for change:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=30345&id=1397 ... E.HF_x&t=4

This campaign relies on the passion and enthusiasm of ordinary supporters, but it needs leaders who can organize those supporters and turn their enthusiasm into votes on Election Day.

Camp Obama is your chance to step up and become a leader in this movement.

Thanks,

Jon

Jon Carson
National Field Director
Obama for America

Honestly if it weren't for the fact I work 40 hours a week and train horses on the side and have the 4 kids means I have no time for extra volunteering or I'd think about doing something, however i think I could probably do more beneficial work at the SPCA or the Womens shelter then for Camp Obama =/

[Harlowe]

It would be best for people that have a desire to be community organizers or local leaders and are passionate about this election.

The take-away is the experience and training that you can bring back into your own community, that is, if you have any drive to be a local leader or organizer.