Barack Obama and his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham

Senator Obama shows once again his human side and emphasizes the importance of family ties. After finding out his grandmother is gravely ill, he has canceled the campaign events that were scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday.

Obama has flown to Honolulu to be with his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who was released from the hospital a few days ago.

The 85 year old woman has supposedly broken a hip, but no official statement has yet been made. Madelyn Dunham is the mother of Stanley Ann Dunham, Obama’s mother, and ever since the latter’s death in 1995 she has been the maternal figure in his life. He has always cared deeply about her and has many times mentioned her in his public speeches.

Obama’s concern is yet greater due to the woman’s advanced age and this summer he has declared that he will try to spend as much time as possible with her.

The senator’s wife will not be traveling with him to Hawaii, but she will attend some campaign events with him in Indianapolis on Thursday and then alone in Ohio, on Friday.

Obama iPhone

The US candidate for the Democratic Party, Barack Obama has come up with yet another idea of how to getting the Americans’ votes.

The newest campaign gadget is the iPhone; he is thus aiming to attract the votes of the younger population. The special software was developed in just a few weeks by volunteering supporters and allows Obama’s “fans” from all over the US to interact and unite forces.

The “Call Friends” option is not only meant to attract voters, but also keep the users in closer contact with their families and fellow supporters in the remaining month until the elections.

The software also allows keeping a track on which of your contacts will be supporting Obama and sending them a reminder on the big day.

Most importantly, the iPhone makes it even easier for the supporters to be fully informed of the latest updates regarding the campaign; they will be able to access a variety of campaign materials in order to convince others of what they see as obvious and logical: that Obama must become the next US president.

This new campaign technique comes to show that Obama sees technology as very important for him and for the whole American people.