Live Blogging Gore’s Endorsement: “What does it mean: Jobs!”

After a short intro from basketball star, Chauncy Billups, the Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, is now onstage at the Obama rally tonight where Al Gore will give his endorsement.

She got my attention by doing a riff talking about green jobs. It’s her whole speech. “What do hybrid cars mean for Michigan?” she’s yelling. “Jobs!” And the crowd is going pretty wild.

It’s some good messaging from a Governor that has done a fair amount of flip-flopping on these issues, especially when it comes to the auto industry.

Check it out the live stream at www.barackobama.com and back here for more analysis coming up.

About Jamie

Jamie is the co-coordinator of 350.org, an international global warming campaign. A recent college graduate, he lives in San Francisco, CA. In 2007, he co-organized Step It Up, a campaign that pulled together over 2,000 climate rallies across the United States to push for strong climate action at the federal level. He's also an early member of the youth climate movement, leading one of Energy Action's first campaigns in 2005: Road to Detroit, a nationwide veggie-oil bus tour to promote sustainable transportation. He's traveled to Montreal and Bali to lobby the UN with youth, but he's a strong believer that change happens in the streets not in meetings. Jamie received the Morris K. Udall award in 2007 and has been recognized by the mighty state of Vermont for his work on climate change. You can also find him blogging at Campus Progress' "Pushback," Changents.com, and 350.org.