Obama's Indiana Family Day

(CBS)

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:


LAFAYATTE, IND. -- After enduring several weeks of criticism from his opponents who have argued that he is out of touch and elitist, Barack Obama worked hard today to prove his rivals wrong. With his wife and daughters by his side, Obama met with small crowds at several retail stops through out central Indiana in an effort to reintroduce himself to middle class voters.

His wife Michelle told a crowd of several hundred at Forest Park in Noblesville that they wanted to host a family day. "Our hope is that when we get into the White House, the White House will be a place where children and family become the core of everything that happens out of that building." She called her husband the "underdog" in the race for the White House, and urged voters to turn out on Tuesday. "We can't take anything for granted," she said. "Not a thing. Everybody has to vote."

As the Obamas spoke to the crowd, their daughters, Malia and Sasha, played in the park with the other children. The girls seemed to enjoy themselves, and appeared comfortable in the limelight. Obama noted that his daughters have grown since he announced his candidacy. "I think Malia's about a foot taller," he said. "And Sasha's about half of the roundness - now she's this long beanpole, so you know this has been a long contest, a long race."

The Obamas also visited his family's former Indiana homestead in Kempton, which was once owned by his second, third and fourth maternal great-grandfathers. According to the campaign, Jacob Dunham, Obama's fourth great-grandfather, moved to Kempton in the 1840's. "Welcome to the Dunham homestead!" Obama said to the press as he walked onto the property.

He wrapped up "family day" at Great Skates roller rink in Lafayette, where his daughters courageously strapped on skates and took a lap around the rink as photographers marked their every move. Their parents walked in shoes as the girls tried to skate.

Obama will continue campaigning in the Hoosier state tomorrow, where he is expected to make several more retail stops.

[flreason]

"There''''s a really big Muslim temple just outside Indianapolis. They all believe that Obama is a Muslim. In fact, all the Muslims and all the Muslim countries all over the world believe that he''''s a Muslim. Americans can be so stupid."
Posted by truthyness

And what proof do you offer to back up your outrageous statement? I guess you think that we should all just take your assertion as truth because you use the word in your on-line name. Your observation about Americans certainly applies...to yourself.

[cecibertrand]

I am still stunned when I realize there is a (and are) ignorant hater in the woodpile. Praise God in all things -- ''I have a dream''....

[laurenbrillante]

Senator Obama is a man of great character. He is a man of honesty and integrity. He is not perfect and never claimed to be. It is remarkable to me that some people do not seem to see the contrast in character that exists between Senator Obama and the Clintons.

The Clintons are willing to USE the american people to get what they want. They are willing to lie, cheat, steal, destroy, and take whatever they can to get into power. They have done a considerable amount of underhanded things and they play both sides of the issues in whatever way it serves them.

Senator Obama cares about how he wins and how he treats people. He has been incredibly restrained about not attacking the Clintons in the typical style of ''dirty'' politics even though it''s being done to him. His own values won''t let him do it. He doesn''t want to win that way.

I love Michelle Obama and I think she will be an excellent first lady.

I am grateful to Senator & Michele Obama for being willing to go through this ugly battle to bring much needed change to our country.

Thank you.

I am a 44 yr old, white, woman, single mother, business owner born and raised in Indiana.. now living in Colorado... and I approve this message.

[petronew]

Family days are just that. Perhaps Mrs. C would agree that family days includes Fathers. What kind of Father would Cheat on his wife and lie to the American people. People want to overlook the ills of the C campaign and that is only the tip of the iceberg, I say look at the C campaign Below the Tip of the Iceberg and you will find the ugly truths they legally try to surpress. Good Sunday reading....The Clinton Chronicles.

[rowdytexan2]

Posted by lordmi at 09:00 AM : May 04, 2008

lol, I talk to my pastor every day and night. I live with him!

Your HONEST Obama lied right out of the box when he said he is above politics as usual! He''s lied more times than Bush/Cheney!

Good people do not LIE!

[lordmi]

Some work for Brains , if any :

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/5/3/173827/4408/20/508482



http://www.charlotte.com/409/story/607790.html

[lordmi]

Obama is HONEST.
Whatever you are trying to sew to him - it is NOT about him, but something close.
Do anyone want to be judge by your neigbor''s performance, thoughts and ideas???
How much do you know about your pastor''s ideas?

I bet - just 10 % ever talk to their paster.
Judge Yourself FIRST.

What sort of stupidity do you have ignoring Cli ntons dirty phony , but sewing paster to the Candidate.
LKook at HIM, personally.
Look at her, with all her OWN PERSONAL dirt and make a proposal, how she will continue to fool EVERYONE.

[lordmi]

to RowdyTexan2 - sure less, than You, Idiot.
Do not touch private life with Your dirty hands.

All clintonists are Idiots

[rowdytexan2]

Wonder how many ''Family Days'' Obama took his kids and sat in a pew and swilled their heads with black liberation theology by his pastor who after 20 years, he decided to renounce so he could get elected!

Thank God even Hoosier democrats are conservative and won''t listen to his krap.

[rowdytexan2]

Posted by leighg1 at 02:18 AM : May 04, 2008

Oh baloney! The government would have to honor all the contracts it has which usually run a couple of years!

All this tripe about people losing their jobs is horse hockey Obama scare tactics!