Time to Make a Difference - July 19
It's summertime. The heady passions of spring have been subsided. Our summer state of mind may be described as nervous optimism. Obama spanks McCain in the national polls and shows strength in ridiculously red states, McCain's anemic campaign is twisted in knots, and the Republican Party is about as popular as Lyme disease. Nonetheless, we're concerned that Obama has abandoned his principles, we know that Karl Rove and company are still lurking out there, we don't trust the American people to think straight in the voting booth, and in the pit our collective stomach, we're deeply anxious that the Democrats will find another ingenious way to screw things up. With little news to occupy us, we exercise our anxieties by squabbling, rehashing tired arguments, criticizing one another for squabbling/rehashing tired arguments, or simply logging off.
I have the cure. It is action. Time to stop the petty squabbling about who called who a troll and who violated the terms of what truce. Whether you're unrepentant Obamanaut or a reluctant Hillbot, we must not forget our shared objective. After eight years of disastrous Republican control, we cannot sit idly while conservative voters usher another inept, war-mongering, supply-siding abortion opponent into office.
We have four assets to offer the Obama campaign:
1) Our vote
2) Our voice
3) Our time
4) Our money
Our vote, we will offer when the time comes. Our voice, we offer everyday on this site and others. Many of us have already offered our time and money to the campaign, and many more will do so before November.
But few of us have much money to offer, and the amount that we can give is limited in any case. We can, however, augment our own contributions by persuading others to donate as well. A number of us plan to host fundraising parties next Sat., July 19th. If you have a least one friend and a home with at least one room, I encourage you to join the effort. Invite your friend, offer him a beer and maybe some chips, and request that he make a donation to the campaign, whatever he can afford. (At the New York party, the suggested donation will be $25.) If you have no friends or your home has no rooms, you can attend the party of another TPMer. We have parties planned in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore, western N. Carolina, Austin, Phoenix, Tucson, and Saint Louis. I hope that we will also get volunteers to host in L.A., Chicago, D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, and Boston, and anywhere else that a member of TPM cafe lives.
If you wish to host, please contact me at xenghis@gmail.com, or you can friend me or California Paige at my.barackobama.com. If you cannot host yourself but would like to find a party, please contact us, and we'll try to put you in contact with someone in your area. Also, if you haven't joined our TPM-aholics group at my.barackobama.com, I encourage you to do so.
Regards,
Genghis
California Paige
Articleman
I have the cure. It is action. Time to stop the petty squabbling about who called who a troll and who violated the terms of what truce. Whether you're unrepentant Obamanaut or a reluctant Hillbot, we must not forget our shared objective. After eight years of disastrous Republican control, we cannot sit idly while conservative voters usher another inept, war-mongering, supply-siding abortion opponent into office.
We have four assets to offer the Obama campaign:
1) Our vote
2) Our voice
3) Our time
4) Our money
Our vote, we will offer when the time comes. Our voice, we offer everyday on this site and others. Many of us have already offered our time and money to the campaign, and many more will do so before November.
But few of us have much money to offer, and the amount that we can give is limited in any case. We can, however, augment our own contributions by persuading others to donate as well. A number of us plan to host fundraising parties next Sat., July 19th. If you have a least one friend and a home with at least one room, I encourage you to join the effort. Invite your friend, offer him a beer and maybe some chips, and request that he make a donation to the campaign, whatever he can afford. (At the New York party, the suggested donation will be $25.) If you have no friends or your home has no rooms, you can attend the party of another TPMer. We have parties planned in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore, western N. Carolina, Austin, Phoenix, Tucson, and Saint Louis. I hope that we will also get volunteers to host in L.A., Chicago, D.C., Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, and Boston, and anywhere else that a member of TPM cafe lives.
If you wish to host, please contact me at xenghis@gmail.com, or you can friend me or California Paige at my.barackobama.com. If you cannot host yourself but would like to find a party, please contact us, and we'll try to put you in contact with someone in your area. Also, if you haven't joined our TPM-aholics group at my.barackobama.com, I encourage you to do so.
Regards,
Genghis
California Paige
Articleman
