See... I told you...

Since I last posted about Young Evangelicals becoming a new targeting group in battleground states FoxNews, who I'm certain reads Everyday Citizen on a regular basis, has picked up the story.

"Three swing states — Ohio, Missouri and Colorado — could tip the scales if religious youth show up the way they have in recent elections, said John Green, director of the Bliss Institute at University of Akron in Ohio.

"These 'battleground states’ are good reflections of the nation as a whole," Green told FOXNews.com. "The youth vote — both religious and non-religious — are likely to show the same patterns at the national level. If they [religious youth] can have an impact nationally, they will have an impact in the battleground states."

Last week during the Teen Choice Awards, DoSomething.Org honored a young community activist (under the age of 25) that aims to change the world. The winner received $100,000 to continue the community project started prior to the award. Finalists were posted on the Teen Choice website and fans voted for their favorite.

"One amazing young person is going to be recognized for their philanthropic efforts and impact on their community and get the rock star treatment they deserve at the show," said Bob Bain, Executive Producer of TEEN CHOICE 2008.

Several months ago former Congressman and candidate for US Senate Jim Slattery released a list of clients that he worked for while in Washington. Slattery said it was in an effort to create more transparency,

"Openness and accountability in the federal government are at an all-time low. Voters deserve an explanation of the work I've done since I left public office," Slattery said. "I'm pleased to provide this information."

Today, Slattery said that Kansas voters deserve the same from Senator Pat Roberts, and asked that he release a list of all earmarks requests for the last two years and the order he ranked them in.

We all know that Obama's campaign is reaching out to young people, but specifically his campaign is reaching out to young evangelicals who we've seen trend more progressively in the past few years.

Michael reported last Friday about the final Iowa numbers from CIRCLE which included some interesting info about young evangelicals:

"65% of [Republican] caucus-goers under 25 described themselves as "born again" or "evangelical."

But it seems Obama might be winning more of the Young Evangelical Vote in crucial battleground states. Bloomberg reports on Liberty University's Obama for America chapter.

Thirty year old Jon Powers never anticipated running for office, but after his military service in Iraq he knew that he needed to do something more. So, he started a non-profit that aimed to help keep kids from turning to extremist groups.

"War Kids Relief worked with Iraqi ministers to develop programs for the Iraqis to implement. It provided needed research on the state of Iraqi youth. It brought Iraqi youth to the attention of a Washington devoted solely to military tactics.

War Kids Relief worked to prevent a future generation of terrorists from growing in Iraq. It briefed Marine commanders on counterterrorism and the importance of engaging Iraqi youth." According to the site.

Carnahan's are a pretty big name in Missouri politics as public servants who have gone above and beyond to lead and serve with distinction. The first (possibly only) campaign my cousin (who is 10 years older than me and have always looked up to) was a Carnahan campaign. I haven't stopped hearing about them since.

But as a next generation voter and politico in my family, I've discovered my favorite Carnahan in Robin for her relentless pursuit of fair and accurate voting laws.

Give the post I did yesterday about the Durbin/Schakowsky/SAVE Student Voter Bill extravaganza, I wanted to also highlight some of the dangers Missouri faced in had the new voter ID bill passed. These laws and other "policies" enacted by renegade county clerks can result in the disenfranchisement of hundreds if not thousands.

At a time when organizations across the country are focused on increasing voter registration, the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE) has worked hard to make sure that when those newly registered voters go to the polls, their votes will count.

Today the movement to protect our votes will take a giant leap forward when SAVE teamed up with Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois and Congresswoman Jan Shakowsky of Illinois and Congressman Steve LaTourette of Ohio present the Student VOTER Bill of 2008.

Right now T. Boone Pickens is in Topeka Kansas launching his Townhall program that discusses his plan to drastically reduce the $700 Billion dollars we spend on foreign oil.

PickensSupporters.com has graciously done a broadcast live, please check out below the jump...

As a huge fan of the X-Files and with the new movie coming out I decided that a fun thing to write about would be real life government conspiracies.

If you've never seen the X-Files you're missing out! It will take the normal, every day person and turn them into a paranoid questioner reciting "Trust No One!" Most times when you hear about government conspiracies they are wrapped in myths about Martian rays, the tin-foil hats that protect you from them, government mind control, black helicopters, aliens in Roswell, New Mexico, the JFK Assassination, the list could go on forever.

So... finally I have video uploaded to YouTube from Netroots Nation.

My post for Rock the Vote is here and includes this video. But below I want to share interviews in their entirety that include everything they have to say. To see all the videos I'm uploading here's the YouTube channel.

But, for your convenience I've posted many of the videos right here! Interviews with Nancy Pelosi, Howard Dean, Gavin Newsome, Joe Garcia, Charlie Brown, and much more to come...