Why can't I send a text with imessenger but I can send a picture

I have upgraded to ios5 on my ipad2 and I cannot send a message through imessenger but I can send a picture.  The send button is not lit up when I type a message.

Care to elaborate?  I don't want to have to type each name individually.  I would like to select the group and have the message sent to everyone in that group.  As far as I can tell, this is not currently an option on iPhone.  I don't understand why.
To clarify, I understand that I can send a message to a group of people.  I want to be able to select a pre-created group from my contacts and send a message to everyone in that group.

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