Brandon Lee, 22, who knew Mr. Sterling and whose father bought CDs from him, expressed a belief that did not exactly echo the message of the service.
The calls, begun over the weekend in several battleground states, echo the message being delivered this week in more than $10 million worth of television advertising.
Next week, Mr. Obama will crisscross the country visiting five swing states in three days to echo the message he delivers on Tuesday in the annual, nationally televised State of the Union address.
Even senior US politicians echo the message: "If the United States doesn't move, I don't see a treaty on the cards," said Senator John Kerry, the Democrat who is fighting the uphill battle to get strong climate laws through Congress.
Richard Perle, Paul Wolfowitz and Bill Kristol echo the message of Eliot Cohen, author of "Supreme Command": "As Lord Salisbury said, 'If you ask the soldiers, nothing is safe.' To which the politicians must respond, 'Neither is inaction.' " They paint the military brass as wimpy.
The chorus lyrics echo the message of "Isn't It a Pity", in this case, author Ian Inglis writes, providing a "bleak assessment of the human condition".
So many of this Torah portion's particulars echo the message of climate change prophet Bill McKibben, who declaims to audiences today that "We are running Genesis in reverse".
So many of this Torah portion's particulars echo the message of climate change prophet Bill McKibben, who declaims to audiences today that "We are running Genesis in reverse". We are living in Noah times.
And at some point, most echo the message left behind by Elliot Rodger, who killed six people in a rampage last year near UC Santa Barbara: that the fame they expect to achieve - -no matter how dubious or ephemeral -- will avenge the rejection or isolation that drove them to action in the first place.
Religious leaders echo the message, encouraging mothers to vaccinate their children.
