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Barack Obama: “Yes We Can” 
The PowerPoint Deck 
www.shmula.com
Agenda 
 Thank You 
 Time for Change 
 Change isn’t Easy 
 What we’re up Against 
 What I See 
 We Cannot Lose Hope 
 What I Know 
 Yes We Can 
www.shmula.com
Thank You 
 Thank you, South Carolina 
 Thank you to the rock of my life, Michelle 
Obama 
 Thank you, Malia and Sasha 
 Thank you, Pete Skidmore 
www.shmula.com
Time for Change 
 Some doubted this country’s desire for 
change 
 We have most delegates and diverse 
coalition of Americans 
 You can see it in their faces – young, old, 
rich, poor, black, white, latino, native 
american, democrat, republican, and others 
 We are ready to believe again 
www.shmula.com
Change isn’t Easy 
 Fine candidates & competition is fierce 
 We’re looking to fundamentally change 
status quo in Washington 
 Status quo is fighting back with same tactics 
that divide and distract us 
www.shmula.com
What we’re up Against 
 Fine candidates & competition is fierce 
 We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in 
Washington 
 Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and 
distract us 
 Lobbyist dominate government 
 Ability to lead does not come from longevity in Washington 
 Bitter partisanship where opponents demonize each other 
 Politics that uses religion as a wedge and patiotism as a 
bludgeon 
www.shmula.com
What I See 
 I do not see a white or black South Carolina. 
I saw South Carolina 
 I saw crumbling schools 
 I saw shuttered mills 
 We struggle with Washington and with our 
own self doubts, fears, and cynicism 
 Change we seek requires struggle and 
sacrifice 
www.shmula.com
We Cannot Lose Hope 
 There are people counting on us and they have 
stories and voices 
 A mom who can’t get Medicaid to support her 
children 
 A Teacher who works the night shift at Dunkin 
Donuts 
 A Maytag worker who competes with his teenager 
for a $7/hour job 
 Woman cannot breathe since nephew left for Iraq 
www.shmula.com
We Cannot Lose Hope (continued) 
versus 
past future 
www.shmula.com
What I Know 
 We can overcome big money and influence 
in Washington 
 Latinos and Blacks can work together 
 We can overcome racial divide 
www.shmula.com
Yes We Can 
 We can heal this nation 
 We can seize our future 
 Yes We Can 
www.shmula.com

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Barack Obama, "Yes We Can", The Power Point Deck

  • 1. Barack Obama: “Yes We Can” The PowerPoint Deck www.shmula.com
  • 2. Agenda  Thank You  Time for Change  Change isn’t Easy  What we’re up Against  What I See  We Cannot Lose Hope  What I Know  Yes We Can www.shmula.com
  • 3. Thank You  Thank you, South Carolina  Thank you to the rock of my life, Michelle Obama  Thank you, Malia and Sasha  Thank you, Pete Skidmore www.shmula.com
  • 4. Time for Change  Some doubted this country’s desire for change  We have most delegates and diverse coalition of Americans  You can see it in their faces – young, old, rich, poor, black, white, latino, native american, democrat, republican, and others  We are ready to believe again www.shmula.com
  • 5. Change isn’t Easy  Fine candidates & competition is fierce  We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in Washington  Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and distract us www.shmula.com
  • 6. What we’re up Against  Fine candidates & competition is fierce  We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in Washington  Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and distract us  Lobbyist dominate government  Ability to lead does not come from longevity in Washington  Bitter partisanship where opponents demonize each other  Politics that uses religion as a wedge and patiotism as a bludgeon www.shmula.com
  • 7. What I See  I do not see a white or black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina  I saw crumbling schools  I saw shuttered mills  We struggle with Washington and with our own self doubts, fears, and cynicism  Change we seek requires struggle and sacrifice www.shmula.com
  • 8. We Cannot Lose Hope  There are people counting on us and they have stories and voices  A mom who can’t get Medicaid to support her children  A Teacher who works the night shift at Dunkin Donuts  A Maytag worker who competes with his teenager for a $7/hour job  Woman cannot breathe since nephew left for Iraq www.shmula.com
  • 9. We Cannot Lose Hope (continued) versus past future www.shmula.com
  • 10. What I Know  We can overcome big money and influence in Washington  Latinos and Blacks can work together  We can overcome racial divide www.shmula.com
  • 11. Yes We Can  We can heal this nation  We can seize our future  Yes We Can www.shmula.com