Well it turns out that recent rumors of a declining donor base can be put to rest as the Obama campaign releases it’s August fund raising numbers.
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/09/14/1395606.aspx
With oil at over $100, failing banks, mortgage lenders, and wall street firms, and millions of Americans losing their homes and drowning in debt you would think Obama would be hitting McCain on the Bush economy but so far his campaign has barely even tapped the issue. Perhaps they are waiting and trying to pull an all out battle over the economy in October?
Quick summary of Barack Obama’s Life:
1961 - Barack Obama is born in Honolulu, HI.
1968 - Obama and his mother move to Indonesia for 5 years.
1971 - Obama moves back to Honolulu, HI. to live with his grandparents. He starts 5th grade at Punahou School.
1979 - Barack Obama graduates from Punahou School and spends two years at Occidental College.
1981 - Obama transfers to Columbia University.
1983 - Graduates from Columvia University and works at Business Int’l Corporation for a year.
1985 - Moves to Chicago and becomes the director of Developing Communities for 3 years.
1988 - Starts studying at Harvard Law School.
1992 - Obama works as the executive directory of Project Vote and Marries Michelle Robinson
1993 - Begins working as an Attorney at Miner, Barnhill & Galland and is the senior lecturer at the University of Chicago.
1995 - Publishes his first book “Dreams Of My Father”
1996 - Elected into the Illinois State Senate.
1998 - Re-Elected into the Illinois State Senate.
1999 - His first daughter, Malia, is born.
2000 - Challenges Congressman Bobby Rush but was defeated in the Primary.
2001 - His second daughter, Sasha, is born.
2004 - Gives the keynote address at the 2004 DNC convention after defeating Alan Keyes.
2006 - Publishes his second book “The Audacity Of Hope”
2006 - Announces that he will seek the 2008 Democratic party nomination.
2008 - Wins the Iowa caucus.