ONE’s Marine Talks Malaria with Hillary
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Sen. Hillary Clinton was campaigning in Somersworth, NH, yesterday and I just got this amazing ONE story and video from Michael Castaldo! Go ONE!
-Matthew Bartlett, ONE Regional Organizer
“The senator’s voice was ailing so she kept her comments brief and had two mics set up to take questions. When she announced ‘question time’ several people rushed to one mic – I walked to the other. I was so excited to have the opportunity that my hands were shaking, and I left my tripod in my seat… this left me with the choice of a shaky video, or focusing on my question and no video. So I chose the latter and tried to calm down and get it out right.
I spoke about the one million people that die each year from malaria – death from a mosquito bite. I mentioned that Bill Gates himself praised US efforts to fight malaria around the world, and he urged all the candidates support and expand the Presidential Malaria Initiative. I asked how her administration would address global malaria. As soon as I finished, the senator recalled me to the mic to speak about the ONE Campaign in front of the entire crowd.
After I explained our 2.4 million people movement, I began filming.
I even got to pass a ONE band to Senator Clinton via our NH ONE Ambassador Bill Shaheen.”
-Michael Castaldo”
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November 9, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Great job Michael!
November 9, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Way to go baby!!!
November 10, 2007 at 11:35 am
michael my man, you got her on record, thanx so much. she even commended the current president’s work, which i was impressed and glad to hear. with his foundation and presence in africa, i could see her husband our former president clinton making a wonderful first lady, should her election come to pass.
and has anyone noticed over at MTV/VH1 that there are now advertisements for NothingButNets.net to their heavy rotation of ads along with the AIDS and (red) ones? so her comment about the need for malaria nets is something we can take into our own hands until the government does kick in major funding for mass distributing.
michael, your presence at these events is a blessing to us all, your photo with a candidate on the big screen at the UW ONE Campus event made me cheer, and keep up the good work. the FOX correspondent who thru video spoke of the presence of ONE at the four primary states commended the ONE volunteers for their kindness and respect and persistance and how welcome they are to the candidates and the crowd there, and i know he surely had you in mind. thank you soldier!
you take care and stay close, great work,
sammi in seattle =)
November 11, 2007 at 12:55 pm
Great job, it’s very inspiring to hear that. Thanks for your great work Michael.
Matthew-
DenverONE