Exploiting the Church
If you need proof that the President's campaign is actively targetting churches/church-goers, and the fact that Kenny received a signed picture of Laura and the President encouraging his support isn't enough evidence, the Washington Post has the goods: a campaign document encouraging supporters to, among other things, turn in their church directories to the campaign, and organize a voter drive at church (where they will target the church members that aren't registered...identified by campaign operatives from the church directories they've been given). From the New York Times:

"We are collecting all kinds of lists from many different sources, and it is completely appropriate to do so," [President's spokesman Steve Schmidt] said. "People of faith have as much right to participate in the political process as anybody else."

Liberals called the effort an exploitation of religious faith for political gain and a potential violation of privacy.

In a statement, the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, a liberal religious group in Washington, said, "As the pastor of a local congregation, if I found out that my church membership directory was shared with a campaign or political party, I would begin immediate legal action against the campaign or political party."

My experience with church directories is that, in addition to being a lasting refuge for horrible, horrible pictures, they are documents of togetherness, a sense of family and trust among church members, allowing them the convenience to be in connection with each other when need be. The idea that these lists would, like a mailing list sold to a direct mail firm, be exploited for solicitation is truly repulsive. Churches should be a safe haven from that kind of official campaigning.