AFP - The Democratic Party struggled Saturday to thrash out a truce over disputed primaries in Florida and Michigan, the key to ending the epic White House struggle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

In Rapid City, South Dakota today, Barack stopped by the Prairie Edge Trading Co. and checked out jewelry and crafts made by the Northern Plains Indians. Here are some photos...

Check out First Americans for Obama for more on Obama's support among the First American community.

And make calls today to South Dakotans -- June 3 is right around the corner and your voice can make a difference in this final primary day!

Finally, if you can, make a matching donation -- it's the last day of the month and thus, the final day of the reporting period, and we need as many supporters to step up today as possible! 

Atlas reader Carolyn wrote an excellent piece peeling back the layers of the mendacious narrative to uncover what a lightweight the Soros stooge really is. She describes the unmeritorious means Obama used to achieve his goals - particularly President of the Law Review.

When Marilyn of Redding, California heard that George W. Bush helped John McCain raise $3.5 million from the same big donors that Bush always counts on, she was motivated to do something she hadn't done in forty-seven years: she got involved. Marilyn made a small but important donation to our campaign, which was matched by another supporter just like her.

Marilyn hasn't given money to a political candidate since 1960, when she gave to support John F. Kennedy. That's also the last time this Republican of thirty years supported a Democrat ("Though I didn't vote for Nixon," she says). This time around she knows how great the stakes are, and she sees that it is people just like her that are driving this movement:

What I admire most is the way the money is coming in... Bush helping McCain is standard operating procedure. Barack is getting his funds from the general public. People, even with a small donation, can make a real difference. I think it's fabulous.

That is how we're showing John McCain and George W. Bush that the same old politics and the same old money won't cut it this time. The May fundraising deadline is tonight, at 11:59 EDT. If you join Marilyn by giving today, another supporter will match your donation, doubling your impact. 

An Obama presidency would be a rerun of the disastrous Jimmy Carter years. Doesn't that sound like fun? Even TIME Magazine notes the similarities: In Carter's Shadow.

Bloomberg - May 31 (Bloomberg) -- Democrats clashed over the fate of delegates from primaries in Florida and Michigan as party leaders struggled to hammer out a compromise that may help bring the presidential-nomination contest to an end.

For nearly five decades, the United States has pursued a policy toward Cuba that could be described as incredibly stupid.

AP - The candidate is on an outdoor stage, her shoulders bobbing and weaving as two reggaeton performers dance around her. Welcome to Hillary Rodham Clinton's most excellent adventure.

Deputy Campaign Manager Steve Hildebrand sent out this email today... 

 

Friend --

You'll like this.

This morning someone forwarded me an email sent by the arm of the Republican Party that raises money for their Senate candidates.

The subject of the message was "Democrats Win Landslide Victory," and the writer, Republican former Senator Bill Frist, admits: "I have a real fear of waking up to this headline after the elections this fall."

He goes on to explain fears among Washington power brokers about Barack Obama's grassroots support and voter registration efforts.

He's right to be worried -- we're bringing new people into the process, and Obama supporters are organizing in communities across the country like never before.

You've gotten their attention by being one of the 1.5 million donors who have gotten us this far. But Frist was raising money ahead of tonight's financial reporting deadline -- the same deadline we face.

This is the last opportunity to have your donation counted for May, and the last chance to have a meaningful impact on the final three primary contests.

Will you step up again and make your donation of $25 count right now?

https://donate.barackobama.com/maydeadline

Here's a little bit more from Frist's email:

From: Senator Bill Frist, M.D.
Date: Thu, May 29, 2008 at 3:59 PM
Subject: "Democrats Win Landslide Victory"

Dear Republican Supporter,

I have a real fear of waking up to this headline after the elections this fall. [...]

In key states, news accounts indicate Democrats are outpacing Republicans registering voters. We also know Barack Obama's campaign is utilizing the Internet to raise record amounts of money to support his campaign and Democrats nationally ... all in the hope that new voters and record resources will produce a Democrat landslide victory this fall.

There's so much at risk, and conservatives I talk with from all across the country are feeling the rumblings of "what could be." [...]

[...] I ask for your immediate help in supporting Republican candidates running for U.S. Senate by making a contribution of $10, $25, $50 or even $100 to the NRSC [...]

What's amazing about this message referencing Barack Obama is that it's not from the McCain campaign. It's not even about the presidential race.

It's about the forces of the status quo, who don't want to change the way Washington works, worried about the prospect of ordinary people taking their rightful place in a political process that is too often dominated by lobbyists and special interests.

They've seen the writing on the wall, and they know that when Barack is the nominee, we're going to continue building a movement for change to elect Barack Obama and bring about change from the bottom up at every level of office.

There are only a few hours left before tonight's reporting deadline, so please give whatever you can now:

https://donate.barackobama.com/maydeadline

Thank you,

Steve

Steve Hildebrand
Deputy Campaign Manager
Obama for America