Friday, October 10, 2008

25 Days: McCain Endorsements, Obama's Blueprint for AAPIs, and "That One"

Asian Americans for McCain reports that 100 former U.N. Ambassadors are endorsing Senator McCain, including Julia Chang Bloch (Nepal), the first U.S. ambassador of Asian descent:

"Democrat Mark W. Erwin, a former Hillary Clinton supporter and an ambassador during the Clinton administration, is co-chair of the group. 'I will vote for John McCain because the differences between the two candidates are so vast and profound,' he said. 'Senator Obama does not have sufficient leadership experience, nor has he been tested in difficult times,' Erwin said in his endorsement. Other co-chairmen of the group called 'Former U.S. Ambassadors for McCain/Palin' are former U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Gregory J. Newell and former Ambassador Gilbert A. Robinson, both of whom served in the Reagan administration."

Asian Americans for Obama reports that Senator Barack Obama released his Blueprint for the Change We Need for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders: "The document identifies the issues affecting the AAPI community and describes Senator Obama’s plans to address the issues and his record on addressing those issues. The Blueprint also is the most comprehensive planning document for the AAPI community from a presidential campaign." The Blueprint is available at here.

Also, read here AAfO's response to Senator McCain's controversial reference to Senator Obama as "that one" in the most recent presidential debate.

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