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1. Adam Hyman
   September 3rd, 2008 at 3:03 am

   

   I heard more accomplishments of Palin on the day she was nominated than I’ve heard about Obama in the last year.

   What the heck is a “community organizer”?

2. Cole Krawitz
   September 3rd, 2008 at 3:50 pm

   

   Adam, have you looked? Or are we still looking at the effect of Obama supporter Sen Kirk Watson’s gaff back in February, choking on national TV when interviewed by Chris Matthews on MSNBC about Obama’s accomplishments. Oy…this has not died well.

   OK, for the Adam’s out there that are still impacted by this media blitz, first here’s a bit of background on community organizing …

   And Obama’s political career accomplishments, listed right on his own website:

   Political Career

   It has been the rich and varied experiences of Barack Obama’s life – growing up in different places with people who had differing ideas – that have animated his political journey. Amid the partisanship and bickering of today’s public debate, he still believes in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose – a politics that puts solving the challenges of everyday Americans ahead of partisan calculation and political gain.

   In the Illinois State Senate, this meant working with both Democrats and Republicans to help working families get ahead by creating programs like the state Earned Income Tax Credit, which in three years provided over $100 million in tax cuts to families across the state. He also pushed through an expansion of early childhood education, and after a number of inmates on death row were found innocent, Senator Obama worked with law enforcement officials to require the videotaping of interrogations and confessions in all capital cases.

   In the U.S. Senate, he has focused on tackling the challenges of a globalized, 21st century world with fresh thinking and a politics that no longer settles for the lowest common denominator. His first law was passed with Republican Tom Coburn, a measure to rebuild trust in government by allowing every American to go online and see how and where every dime of their tax dollars is spent. He has also been the lead voice in championing ethics reform that would root out Jack Abramoff-style corruption in Congress.

   As a member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Senator Obama has fought to help Illinois veterans get the disability pay they were promised, while working to prepare the VA for the return of the thousands of veterans who will need care after Iraq and Afghanistan.

   On Talking Points Memo:

   In a nut shell I found:

   Senator Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored 570 bills in the 109th and 110th Congress.

   Senator Obama has sponsored or co-sponsored 15 bills that have become LAW since he joined the Senate in 2005.

   Senator Obama has also introduced amendments to 50 bills, of which 16 were adopted by the Senate.

   His record is in fact quite impressive for a junior Senator from Illinois.

   Most of his legislative effort has been in the areas of:

   * Energy Efficiency and Climate Change (25 bills)
   * Health care (21 bills) and public health (20 bills)
   * Consumer protection/labor (14 bills)
   * The needs of Veterans and the Armed Forces (13 bills)
   * Congressional Ethics and Accountability (12 bills)
   * Foreign Policy (10 bills)
   * Voting and Elections (9 bills)
   * Education (7 bills)
   * Hurricane Katrina Relief (6)
   * The Environment (5 bills)
   * Homeland Security (4 bills)
   * Discrimination (4 bills)

   And, if you need more info, check out here.