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President Obama Launches 2012 Campaign With ‘It Begins With Us’ Video

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Ladies and gentleman, start your engines. Today, President Obama officially begins his re-election campaign with an e-mail to supporters and a video encouraging ordinary Americans to start preparing for the 2012 election and for the opportunity to vote for Obama one last time.

Despite some indications that Obama’s campaign team is not worried about the potential Republican opposition to the President, this video suggests nothing will be taken for granted. One supporter in the video says, “we’re not leaving it up to chance, we’re not leaving it up to ‘oh you know the incumbent type of thing’ – it’s an election that we have to win.” And in an appeal to independent voters, another supporter suggests, “I don’t agree with Obama on everything, but I respect him and I trust him.”

In an e-mail to supporters, Obama explains the need for starting campaign efforts now:

“We’re doing this now because the politics we believe in does not start with expensive TV ads or extravaganzas, but with you — with people organizing block-by-block, talking to neighbors, co-workers, and friends. And that kind of campaign takes time to build. So even though I’m focused on the job you elected me to do, and the race may not reach full speed for a year or more, the work of laying the foundation for our campaign must start today. . . . This will be my final campaign, at least as a candidate. But the cause of making a lasting difference for our families, our communities, and our country has never been about one person. And it will succeed only if we work together.”

Watch the clip below from the President’s official website:

(h/t NY Daily News)

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  • Ricia

    Looks like we will be without a working president until January 2013–oh wait, we don’t have one now

  • screwauger

    Gag me with a Spoon.

  • skyfet

    We know who is running for the blue corner, but all we have from the red corners are people who are pretending to run for the job (except Paulenty), in order to cash in on it.

  • screwauger

    skyfet said:
    We know who is running for the blue corner, but all we have from the red corners are people who are pretending to run for the job (except Paulenty), in order to cash in on it.

    really won’t matter much. The referendum on O-Bomb-A will be a landslide if he makes it that long.

  • mibwilso

    Well, Obama’s officially in now.

    Now he just has to sit back and watch as the GOP fights over who gets to be the next Barry Goldwater.

  • mibwilso

    If we look at the GOP side, the only ones who seem to have seriously gotten in at this point are Herman Cain and Tim Pawlenty. …. LOL

    The others are just “running” to sell books and get ratings.

  • Barack Must Go

    All I can say is he’s got a lot of nerve.

  • TangledThorns

    Wait a second, Obama is starting a new campaign? We couldn’t tell he ever stopped. Well, let’s make it his last and finish his one and only term. America needs a real leader in 2013!

  • More Liberty5

    I wonder what new slogan this idiots going to be trying to spew. LOL…”Change We Can Believe In” was a real winner. Actually it was. Stupid people everywhere thought that this guy was going to change….but he’s nothing but another corporatist. If you don’t believe me just ask General Electric.

    Four more years of:
    -Deficits
    -Debt
    -Wars
    -Bailouts
    -Patriot Act
    -No Bid Contracts for Halliburton
    -No taxes for General Electric

    -Not that electing Newt or anyother neocon would mean any real difference either.

    What we need in 2012 is someone that supports Peace and Liberty.

  • Nationman

    More Liberty5 said:
    I wonder what new slogan this idiots going to be trying to spew. LOL…”Change We Can Believe In” was a real winner. Actually it was. Stupid people everywhere thought that this guy was going to change….but he’s nothing but another corporatist. If you don’t believe me just ask General Electric. Four more years of:-Deficits-Debt-Wars-Bailouts-Patriot Act-No Bid Contracts for Halliburton-No taxes for General Electric -Not that electing Newt or anyother neocon would mean any real difference either. What we need in 2012 is someone that supports Peace and Liberty.

    oh boy it’s a ron paul supporter, I thought you guys went extinct after the last failed election cycle?

  • Nationman

    Barack Must Go said:
    All I can say is he’s got a lot of nerve.

    how dare he run for president! it’s like he’s a politician or something.

  • Nationman

    mibwilso said:
    If we look at the GOP side, the only ones who seem to have seriously gotten in at this point are Herman Cain and Tim Pawlenty. …. LOL The others are just “running” to sell books and get ratings.

    or get spots on fox and friends lol.

  • miki01

    It will begin with us to vote Obama OUT!!

  • More Liberty5

    Nationman said:
    oh boy it’s a ron paul supporter, I thought you guys went extinct after the last failed election cycle?

    You can attack me all you want but the fact remains is that O-Bama-a and Bu$h are pretty much the same. Illegal wars, debt, deficits, lies….you just fall for the same old thing year after year and it has done nothing but gotten us into a horrible situation. Good luck with four more years of war, debt and deficits because a neocon or O-Bama-a will most likely win.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    RealRoyalKing simpers . My President is as beloved in Amerika as I am in Austin , Tx .
    I plan to step up my freelance coyote operation on weekends to bring in more voters for Obama .

  • Nationman

    More Liberty5 said:
    You can attack me all you want but the fact remains is that O-Bama-a and Bu$h are pretty much the same. Illegal wars, debt, deficits, lies….you just fall for the same old thing year after year and it has done nothing but gotten us into a horrible situation. Good luck with four more years of war, debt and deficits because a neocon or O-Bama-a will most likely win.

    meh, he’s done things I don’t agree with but he is better than the alternative. I actually have a lot of respect for the paul family because they stand by what they believe, even if it’s completely unfeasible.

  • Nationman

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    RealRoyalKing simpers . My President is as beloved in Amerika as I am in Austin , Tx .I plan to step up my freelance coyote operation on weekends to bring in more voters for Obama .

    Good one, making fun of someone who isn’t even involved in this thread is a gutsy move.

  • BatBoy

    In 4 more years, he should be able to put the final touch on the destruction of jobs in America.

    Probably have another 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 people dependent on the government.

  • Nationman

    BatBoy said:
    In 4 more years, he should be able to put the final touch on the destruction of jobs in America. Probably have another 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 people dependent on the government.

    is that why the jobless rate fell to 8.8%?

  • timzank

    Nationman said:
    how dare he run for president! it’s like he’s a politician or something.

    You’re right, he’s a politician, not a leader. Big difference.

  • timzank

    Nationman said:
    is that why the jobless rate fell to 8.8%?

    The real “jobless” rate is closer to 20%. All the 8.8% represents is the number of new claims for unemployment insurance claims filed. Granted it’s a barometer, but not a very accurate one of the amount of people not actually working.

  • mibwilso

    Who will be the Republican sacrificial lamb this year?

  • Cory Rodriguez

    Bottom Line… Obama has kept the United States of America from going down the toilet, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. The majority of citizens in the USA are ignorant, case in point… The Republican party enlisted Sarah Palin to run with McCain knowing that by doing so they would lose the election to Obama and therefore the Republican Party would save face from the downward spiral that the USA was on. The majority of citizens in the USA fell for this mockery. Now Teapartiers believe they can save the USA, all they are doing is continuing the downward spiral that George Bush and Cheney started.

    I’m not sure that the USA can be saved, I know that the life style in which the citizens of the USA have becomed use to will forever be changed because of the politics of the Bush/Cheney era.

  • wake up america

    Obama’s new slogan “are you in”. Well my slogan is ” are you in-sane to elect this fool again!”. You would have to be in- sane to elect him again. He has taken us from the frying pan into the fire! Economy is on an uptick is his new message. Well let’s figure out what’s changed since the Uptick. Republicans are now driving the car. Obama set it on fire, the republicans are putting it out. Don’t be in- sane, reject this fool again!

  • BadGenome

    Cory Rodriguez said:
    The majority of citizens in the USA are ignorant, case in point

    QFT.

  • Colorado_Conservative

    Does this mean the Obama lame stream media needs to get ready to defend their undocumented community organizer at all costs again?
    Ohh…forgot…they have never stopped!!!

    It is a shame that America has so many uninformed ignorant people who are allowed to vote! We wouldn’t be stuck with such an incompetent and inexperienced potus.

  • RichS

    Nationman said:
    or get spots on fox and friends lol.

    Looks like the real racist king has yet another identity.

  • Barack Must Go

    Cory Rodriguez said:
    Bottom Line… Obama has kept the United States of America from going down the toilet, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. The majority of citizens in the USA are ignorant, case in point… The Republican party enlisted Sarah Palin to run with McCain knowing that by doing so they would lose the election to Obama and therefore the Republican Party would save face from the downward spiral that the USA was on. The majority of citizens in the USA fell for this mockery. Now Teapartiers believe they can save the USA, all they are doing is continuing the downward spiral that George Bush and Cheney started. I’m not sure that the USA can be saved, I know that the life style in which the citizens of the USA have becomed use to will forever be changed because of the politics of the Bush/Cheney era.

    That pesky ” vast right wing consiracy ” left wing conspiracy theory once more rears it’s ugly head, albeit with a new Tea Party twist this go round.

    Not even the still ga ga for Obamanomics are deaf, DUMB or blind enough to by into that one……but nice try just the same.

  • RichS

    Nationman said:
    Good one, making fun of someone who isn’t even involved in this thread is a gutsy move.

    But you are involved in this thread whether you call yourself the real racist king or one of your many other names.

  • Pablo

    Cory Rodriguez said:
    The Republican party enlisted Sarah Palin to run with McCain knowing that by doing so they would lose the election to Obama and therefore the Republican Party would save face from the downward spiral that the USA was on. The majority of citizens in the USA fell for this mockery.

    History meets fan fiction. I’ve got a bit of bad news for you Cory. I watched it live. I watched the polling. I know what happened.

  • RichS

    Nationman said:
    is that why the jobless rate fell to 8.8%?

    Which is .8% above where he said it would go unless the stimulus bill was passed. And you think that that is an achievement for him? You will also notice that the reported unemployment rate fell after the Republicans were given control of the House by the people. You always forget these small details, racist.

  • justanotherconservative

    ho hum. this guy has already overstayed his welcome. god knows what more damage he can cause if he wins another 4 years. too bad the repubs don’t have anyone stellar to run. a shame, really.

  • More Liberty5

    Nationman said:
    meh, he’s done things I don’t agree with but he is better than the alternative. I actually have a lot of respect for the paul family because they stand by what they believe, even if it’s completely unfeasible.

    That’s what your told….so that’s what you believe that alternatives to neocons and O-Bomb-a’$ are “unfeasible.” Why is it unfeasible to stop bombing other nations? Why is it unfeasible for the federal government to live within the bounds of the US Constitution. Why is it unfeasible to give people more freedoms, and respect their property and liberties.

  • More Liberty5

    Cory Rodriguez said:
    I’m not sure that the USA can be saved, I know that the life style in which the citizens of the USA have becomed use to will forever be changed because of the politics of the Bush/Cheney era.

    You are really ignorant aren’t you. Why is it that pure partisans on the left and right are so limited in their intellectual honesty. The Bush/Cheny – Obama/Biden reign is no different:
    -Increase in Debt
    -Bailouts such as TARP and the “Stimulus”
    -More War..oh sorry “Kenetic Military Operations”
    -Huge deficits
    -Increase in the size of government
    -Patriot Act
    -No Bid Contracts to Halliburton

  • tatboy

    Obama is a lock. The MSM will not let there man lose his rematch. They only have to help him half as much as they did last time and he’ll still walk across the finish line without a sweat.

  • joe7

    Wow this in monumental who would have guessed the President would be running for president?!

  • RowdyHoward

    Sadly, the people did not get the “change” they voted for. Let’s just “hope” we don’t have to settle for a Bachmann/Palin ticket…

    No wait, that’s what we want… Palin/Bachmann 2012!!! Yeaaaah!! Whooo hoooo!

    Come on republicans, wouldn’t you love it!!??

  • Nationman

    RichS said:
    Looks like the real racist king has yet another identity.

    YOu think I’m rrkng or whatever his name is? the names pratt actually, ben pratt. I have had two names on this board, one was my facebook and the other was this one. ask anyone moron.

  • Nationman

    RichS said:
    Which is .8% above where he said it would go unless the stimulus bill was passed. And you think that that is an achievement for him? You will also notice that the reported unemployment rate fell after the Republicans were given control of the House by the people. You always forget these small details, racist.

    must have been because of all the great policies the republicans have put through, oh wait they’ve literally sat on their fat asses this whole time wasting time talking about abortion.

  • lede3957

    Lots of ugly rhetoric here. My friends and acquaintances write very little on blogs, but we will donate money to the campaign. Money talks, BS walks.

  • Nationman

    More Liberty5 said:
    That’s what your told….so that’s what you believe that alternatives to neocons and O-Bomb-a’$ are “unfeasible.” Why is it unfeasible to stop bombing other nations? Why is it unfeasible for the federal government to live within the bounds of the US Constitution. Why is it unfeasible to give people more freedoms, and respect their property and liberties.

    most liberetarians including ron paul are calling for the abolishment of projects such as the FDA, meaning that under a the paul administration we’d get more lead toys from china.

  • Nationman

    RichS said:
    Which is .8% above where he said it would go unless the stimulus bill was passed. And you think that that is an achievement for him? You will also notice that the reported unemployment rate fell after the Republicans were given control of the House by the people. You always forget these small details, racist.

    also what would a republican administration do instead? More tax cuts? The federal taxes are actually lower than the period under george bush right now, you want them even lower?

  • More Liberty5

    Nationman said:
    “most liberetarians including ron paul are calling for the abolishment of projects such as the FDA, meaning that under a the paul administration we’d get more lead toys from china.”

    The FDA doesn’t regulate the importation of toys, it’s the Consumer Products Safety Commission. But I don’t blame you for your ignorance. The US government has so many redundant and wasteful programs it’s hard to know who wastes money where. Besdies, even with the FDA and CPSC those toys still made it into the US….yeah we are getting our monies worth.

  • Nationman

    More Liberty5 said:
    Nationman said:“most liberetarians including ron paul are calling for the abolishment of projects such as the FDA, meaning that under a the paul administration we’d get more lead toys from china.” The FDA doesn’t regulate the importation of toys, it’s the Consumer Products Safety Commission. But I don’t blame you for your ignorance. The US government has so many redundant and wasteful programs it’s hard to know who wastes money where. Besdies, even with the FDA and CPSC those toys still made it into the US….yeah we are getting our monies worth.

    and if they weren’t in place what then? there would be no recall of the products AT ALL. There’s also a number of different innovations in technology that wouldn’t be possible without government help.

  • Nationman

    my prediction for the obama victory of 2012: Republicans mistakenly leave the country for canada not realizing canada has free healthcare.

  • More Liberty5

    Nationman said:
    and if they weren’t in place what then? there would be no recall of the products AT ALL. There’s also a number of different innovations in technology that wouldn’t be possible without government help.

    I’m not an anarchist. I believe in limited government, as the US Constitution spells out.

    There would be no recall? There are many consumer advocacy groups that don’t suck at the government teet. Such groups are able to identify problems and notify the public and stores that sale them.

  • Nationman

    More Liberty5 said:
    I’m not an anarchist. I believe in limited government, as the US Constitution spells out. There would be no recall? There are many consumer advocacy groups that don’t suck at the government teet. Such groups are able to identify problems and notify the public and stores that sale them.

    tell me, where is nasa, the fbi, the cia, the fda, the usda, any of it spelled out explicitly in the constitution? also where were the consumer advocacy groups on this one? how would any of them actually know if they didn’t test the toys for lead? how would they test for lead? big corporate entities could easily hide this information as they have in the past.

  • More Liberty5

    @ nationman

    Actually Washington Public Interest Research Group, WashPIRG, is one particular group that’s been a major player among other things.

    As far as some of the federal agencies you are curious about, I believe that many are not Constitional, although they are a good idea. But instead of changing the US Constitution as the founders spelled out, the politicians just do what they want for bad and good.

  • CAconservative

    The naiveté and ignorance of the people in this video is remarkable when you consider the extreme lack of anything positive happening during the first two years of the Obimbo administration. This president is the opposite of what he holds himself to be. We have witnessed a downward spiral of our economy since he has taken office. He has prove to be closed-minded, and will use any corrupt measure to implement his radical agenda upon us. His monomania for socialism is knows no barriers. His foreign diplomacy is almost non-existent, and at best is laughable. His outrageous waste of American tax dollars on stimulus and mortgage bailouts have put us farther in debt. All in all, in two short years, this empty-suit has put us in economic peril and their are still sheeple out there that will not see what is front of them.

  • gme11

    I love Obama, but he needs to hire people who can do better messaging. The ad was a snoozer. The music was worse than Muzak and the people sounded tired and dreary. Hire someone who knows how to express the reality, someone like Weiner or Grayson. They know how to make people sit and take notice. The ad should have spoken about the successes Obama has had, not “I don’t agree with everything Obama does”! Mention the success with turning the economy around, mention saving the auto industry, mention how many jobs are being created. The only way this ad will get people to the polls is if someone wakes them up first.

  • chatmandu002

    Our Campaigner-in-Chief in two years has shown no leadership or balls, why would anyone want to re-elect him. He has broken almost every promise and done nothing but harm to this country. The new republican campaign slogan should be “No Bama”.

  • RichS

    Nationman said:
    YOu think I’m rrkng or whatever his name is? the names pratt actually, ben pratt. I have had two names on this board, one was my facebook and the other was this one. ask anyone moron.

    If your name on here is “Nationman”, why did you sign you post “moron”?

  • RichS

    Nationman said:
    must have been because of all the great policies the republicans have put through, oh wait they’ve literally sat on their fat asses this whole time wasting time talking about abortion.

    Forget my question about why you signed your previous post “moron”. You just demonstrated why.

  • MrTPar_taY

    Major FAIL for the Obama administration.

    Major WIN for America.

    Holder’s firm streamed constant lawsuits against GWB’s administration to block military tribunals against the terrorists at Gitmo. Holder is such a amateur.

    Fantastic job Congressional Republicans!-hold your heads high.

  • MrTPar_taY

    Google: Solyndra

    100′s of millions of US taxpayer dollars given to an Obama political supporter.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ed-Ross/1043648898 Ed Ross

    With 20 or more Republicans lining up to challenge Obama we need a way to sort them out..

    http://www.ewross.com/sorting_out_the_republican_candidates_for_president.htm

  • Nationman

    RichS said:
    Forget my question about why you signed your previous post “moron”. You just demonstrated why.

    name a single thing they’ve done since being in office other than attempting to reinstate the patriot act and cut the ridiculously small amount of benefits that planned parenthood gets.

  • Nationman

    RichS said:
    If your name on here is “Nationman”, why did you sign you post “moron”?

    great job ignoring the fact that you’ve just been proven wrong.

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