Barack Obama, the Democratic Senator from Illinois and presidential candidate, is visiting Santa Barbara today. He's staging a public "grassroots" rally at Santa Barbara City College in the morning, and I'll be there with camera and reporter's notebook in hand.

Later this evening, Obama's scheduled to hang out with Oprah at her Montecito ranch for a big celebrity fundraiser. Sadly, I won't be there with camera and notebook in hand, since it's $2500 per person.

Stay tuned to Courage Campaign for the full story right after Obama's rally...