I know it's late but I've been gone camping for the past week and just walked in the door (and then took a shower,...
I know it's late but I've been gone camping for the past week and just walked in the door (and then took a shower, then played with my dog, then unpacked and now on G+).
I'm meeting with a woman from Barack Obama 's campaign tomorrow morning and I need a list of items Obama should have fought harder against the GOP, shouldn't have given the GOP their way and items his cabinet shouldn't have done at all. This includes, less transparent government, secret courts/trials, the NDAA, government intrusion on privacy rights, etc.
Thanks,
I'm meeting with a woman from Barack Obama 's campaign tomorrow morning and I need a list of items Obama should have fought harder against the GOP, shouldn't have given the GOP their way and items his cabinet shouldn't have done at all. This includes, less transparent government, secret courts/trials, the NDAA, government intrusion on privacy rights, etc.
Thanks,
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I'm very frustrated that the CIA is still running secret prisons in foreign countries, as was disclosed, what, two weeks ago? with one in Poland.
Jon Eric , no it's not just a list of complaints. I, like a lot of people, bought into the message of Hope and Change only to feel like we've been sold a lemon with Obama's staying the Bush course.
Unfortunately, between making this appointment and the appointment itself I've been camping as far from a cell signal as I could get. In short, I haven't had time to do the research myself into all the points where Obama failed to meet his promise of a different future than Bush was giving us.
I just need some reminders so I can go there with something to talk about.
I guess I'm just confused because I'm not sure what the purpose of your meeting is.
The answer to your initial question varies a lot depending on the scenario of the meeting. Is this representative of the Obama campaign meeting you because she feels you have something to bring to the table, or because she feels that you're someone she needs to placate? Will this meeting be cooperative or combative?
To some extent, the answers to these questions will decide whether I'd like to participate in your survey at all, but to another extent, they actually do have an effect on the answers you're going to get. For instance, if the items you discuss have the potential to actually affect Obama's political agenda, I'd be a lot more likely to talk about the Citizens United ruling (against which action can still be taken) than I would be to complain about NDAA (which is already signed into law, and therefore too late to change).
If you're talking about campaign points, then it would be more productive to talk about issues which have been slowed or blocked by an uncooperative partisan congress, such as budget approvals, tax increases, and the health care bill.
In short: context matters. And if you're not willing to reveal even the most general details about what sort of meeting you're planning, then I'm afraid you're not likely to get much more help (at least, not in the next twelve hours, or however long it is until your meeting) than you've gotten already.