Patriotism Defined

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Monday June 30, 2008 · 5:52 PM PDT

2008/06/30 · 17:52

crossposted at MyDD

Today I volunteered for a political campaign for the first time in my life. Just Wednesday, I decided on a whim to attend a voter registration training event with the Obama campaign and through that I had an opportunity to volunteer at Obama's speech on patriotism at the Truman Memorial Building in Independence, Missouri, today. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend the speech. Though it was open to the public, tickets to the event were gone in less than two hours.

While what I did at the event was not tremendously important in the grand scheme of things (I helped the to-dos of Kansas City and Jackson County politics find a seat), in attending this event I have renewed my commitment to turning Missouri blue this November and beyond. I met some fantastic and inspiring people, made connections, and made commitments to attend other organizing and voter registration events in my communitiy. I am truly impressed with Obama's ground game here in Missouri and I am thrilled to be a part of it.

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