Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 17 April 2008 — Page 7

The Muncie Times • April 17, 2008 • Page 7

continued from page 1 ing former State Legislator Hurley Goodall, Billy McIntosh, State Rep. Dennis Tyler, and other state and local officials. Several local pastors were in the crowd as well, including Union Missionary Baptist Church Pastor W.J. Jackson, Christ Temple Global Ministries Bishop S. Michael Millben, Deliverance Temple Pastor Royce Mitchell, and others. Eastern Star Pastor Jeffrey Johnson of Indianapolis also attended the rally with his sons. In addition to the Iraq War, Obama also discussed the failed policies of No Child Left Behind, the loss of jobs and the high salaries of CEOs who sometimes lead companies into bankruptcy..

“Our education system, despite slogans, is leaving millions of children behind,” he said. “We can’t wait to fix schools, health care and end the war in Iraq.” Obama, whose wife, Michelle, visited Anderson on Thursday, also spoke about fair trade agreements and the cost of health care today. He said some people had asked why he didn’t wait to run for president until he was older, but he said he felt it best to run now because there were so many issues to tackle in the wake of President George Bush, who now has a 28% approval rating. If Obama comes back he would likely draw an even larger crowd as Irving Gym was filled to capacity with spectators in the crowd.

Obama For America supporters turned out in the thousands to support “Their” candidate during his visit to Muncie on April 12th. An estimated 3500 people where at the Town Hall meeting

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