What Obama Activism Looks Like

Some of Barack Obama's supporters look exactly alike today. In an impressively coordinated stroke of web activism, Obama activists in several primary states have changed their MySpace profile images to pictures of Obama, with a message urging their social networks to support him. Obama has over a quarter of a million friends on MySpace, and now his California page looks like a scene out of Being John Malkovich:

In the caucus state of Colorado, supporters are using a shot of Obama standing before the Rocky Mountains, with a reminder to hit the caucus site by 6:30pm:

In an independent effort, MoveOn is backing up its recent endorsement of Obama with an online "Endorse-O-Thon," tapping Facebook and other sites to spark person-to-person voter contact for Super Tuesday. Since launching this weekend, the group already broke its first goal of mobilizing activists to send 250,000 endorsement messages to their friends. Now they're gunning for 400,000. "The opinions of trusted friends and family are more persuasive to most voters than anything else," says the official Facebook group.

Comments (28)

1. And by f*%# it up you mean??

   Posted by DaCraftyB at 02/04/2008 @ 6:06pm

2. myspace. teen booty chat line of the internet...great idea.

   Posted by ibbleblibble at 02/04/2008 @ 6:08pm

3. I'm not a big myspace fan, but good for Obama. Funny endorsement at Political Humor [hillarydivides.com]

   Posted by indep2008 at 02/04/2008 @ 6:59pm

4. Omg! All the cool kids are voting for Obama!

   Posted by mickyboy212 at 02/04/2008 @ 7:00pm

5. Posted by MICKYBOY212 02/04/2008 @ 7:00pm

   That's okay, the "Student Council" kids and the teachers are voting for "Tracey Flick"!

   Posted by Mask at 02/04/2008 @ 7:09pm

6. the slackers will vote for him if you fill out all their paperwork for their slack asses!

   Posted by ibbleblibble at 02/04/2008 @ 7:16pm

7. myspace. teen booty chat line of the internet...great idea.

   Posted by IBBLEBLIBBLE 02/04/2008 @ 6:08pm

   Hahahahaha...Obama and booty line!!!

   Posted by ACook at 02/04/2008 @ 7:21pm

8. I saw the headline and thought, "Great, let's talk about Obama's activism, and what that would portend for an Obama presidency". Then I follow the link. So, this is a story about "activism" . . . for . . . Obama's frickin' campaign? There's a word for that kind of activisim: campaigning. And until Obama did it, it wasn't considered a noble pursuit. In fact it was assumed to be self-serving. Jeezus, Ari. You now have the approximate credibility and objectivity of the average Fox news commentator. Get help. Seriously.

   Posted by haskells at 02/04/2008 @ 7:26pm

9. Posted by MASK 02/04/2008 @ 7:09pm | ignore this person

   Better Tracey Flick than Jim Jones. That story did not end well, if you recall.

   Posted by haskells at 02/04/2008 @ 7:28pm

10. Posted by HASKELLS 02/04/2008 @ 7:28pm

    Obama is "Jim Jones"!?!??!

    Well, it's newer than "he's a Muslim"...or "he pushes drugs"...or "he's a mulatto".

    Posted by Mask at 02/04/2008 @ 7:31pm

11. Posted by MASK 02/04/2008 @ 7:31pm | ignore this person

    he's a mulatto?!

    Posted by ibbleblibble at 02/04/2008 @ 7:46pm

12. Posted by ACOOK 02/04/2008 @ 7:21pm

    that was my generic term for social websites (all of which were strictly forbidden) when teaching computer classes...

    Posted by ibbleblibble at 02/04/2008 @ 7:56pm

13. "OBAMA PORTRAIT MUSIC VIDEO" on Youtube - Don't Miss It!

    For those of you who still have not heard:

    There is a WONDERFUL and INSPIRING music video on Youtube.com entitled "Obama Portrait Music Video by Bjarne O." You can use the free downloaded high-quality stereo version from the composer's website in DVD form to show at house parties and fundraisers. Even people who knew nothing at all about Obama have been moved: either a thrilling introduction, or further inspiration for those of us who already know and fight for Obama. The music soundtrack, which incorporates excerpts from the famous 2004 speech, can also be downloaded separately in high-quality.

    So please, SPREAD THE WORD!

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=mCPwbozpIzM

    YES WE CAN

    Anne

    Posted by annevilla at 02/04/2008 @ 7:56pm

14. Gotta admit, this MAGIC CANDIDATE `fad' is quite interesting to watch......He's fortunate to be running in THIS Primary against an unpopular, untrusted, not-self-made WOMAN. Blame it on HRC lacking true accomplishments!

    Obama as the Nominee, will have to infect the over-40, those with all of the responsibilities & obligations of adulthood, with his brand of `Magic' to vote w/their hearts and not their brains. It could be done, but should it?

    Posted by Happy at 02/04/2008 @ 8:00pm

15. Posted by MASK 02/04/2008 @ 7:31pm | ignore this person

    You find Jim Jones offensive? How about Bhagwanshree Rajneesh? Sun Myung Moon? Or maybe Lonesome Rhodes since we're dealing in the political realm?

    Posted by haskells at 02/04/2008 @ 8:14pm

16. Obama as the Nominee, will have to infect the over-40, those with all of the responsibilities & obligations of adulthood, with his brand of `Magic' to vote w/their hearts and not their brains. It could be done, but should it?

    Obama is going to have a cake-walk over "100 years in Iraq" McCain.

    With 70% of the electorate STILL against the war, the Republicans have shot themselves in the head by running only pro-war viable candidates. What a bunch of idiots!

    Posted by Metteyya at 02/04/2008 @ 8:22pm

17. What a bunch of idiots!

    Posted by METTEYYA 02/04/2008 @ 8:22pm

    Perhaps.....but us "idiots" are pretty sure we can beat HRC....and, are you just SO CERTAIN, after the Primaries, the Dem Nominee will be so anti-War? You think Magic will pull a `Spain' and immediately withdraw as the POTUS? Assuming you know what Obama won't do, how do the Iraq war make any major difference?

    Like most of today's stock prices, with most of the bad news and expectation of further bad news already reflected in the GOP's `stock price', how do you explain the fact that McCain is competitve w/either Obama or Hillary?

    The real "idiots" are those that don't acknowledge the weaknesses of their candidates! No need to finger anybody....we all know who here are the idiots-in-blogs!

    Posted by Happy at 02/04/2008 @ 9:12pm

18. And by f*%# it up you mean??

    Posted by DACRAFTYB 02/04/2008 @ 6:06pm

    bush, clinton, bush, reagan, carter, ford, nixon............................

    Posted by frosty zoom at 02/04/2008 @ 9:19pm

19. Posted by HASKELLS 02/04/2008 @ 8:14pm

    What evidence do you have that Obama is a "religious cult leader"?

    Specifically?

    Posted by Mask at 02/04/2008 @ 9:21pm

20. he's a mulatto?!

    Posted by IBBLEBLIBBLE 02/04/2008 @ 7:46pm

    and a drug dealing muslim.

    hey, there's an oxymoron.

    Posted by frosty zoom at 02/04/2008 @ 9:22pm

21. he's a mulatto?!

    Posted by IBBLEBLIBBLE 02/04/2008 @ 7:46pm

    Well, that's what FRANKGRITS said. And of course FG would never lie.

    Posted by Mask at 02/04/2008 @ 9:22pm

22. YES WE CAN

    Anne

    Posted by ANNEVILLA 02/04/2008 @ 7:56pm

    in case anybody's missed her............

    Posted by frosty zoom at 02/04/2008 @ 9:23pm

23. Or maybe Lonesome Rhodes since we're dealing in the political realm?

    Posted by HASKELLS 02/04/2008 @ 8:14pm

    don't forget pastor huckabee..........

    Posted by frosty zoom at 02/04/2008 @ 9:24pm

24. hey, there's an oxymoron.

    Posted by FROSTY ZOOM 02/04/2008 @ 9:22pm

    LOL!....geez, I never thought of that one. The Rodhandroids accuse Obama of being a "closet Muslim" in his youth...yet if he's a devout Muslim, he can't sell drugs!

    Posted by Mask at 02/04/2008 @ 9:25pm

25. Posted by JOMAMMA 02/04/2008 @ 10:26pm | ignore this person

    perhaps rooting around here might help...

    obamaweb [tinyurl.com]

    Posted by ibbleblibble at 02/05/2008 @ 08:49am

26. Went to the Obama rally last night in Boston. I was surrounded by young people- I would dare say that 85% or more of the crowd was all under 30. And what a crowd! the line stretched on for miles, no joke.

    Posted by jro555 at 02/05/2008 @ 09:34am

27. Posted by JRO555 02/05/2008 @ 09:34am

    let's hope they're not to hungover to go out and vote today.

    Posted by frosty zoom at 02/05/2008 @ 09:47am

28. Guys make sure you check out the article "The Intoxication of Inspiration" on the blogzine SAVAGE POLITICS (not related to Mike Savage) at www.savagepolitics.com. It is awesome......everyone should read it before voting.

    Posted by elsylee at 02/05/2008 @ 1:55pm