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Dear Friends and Family
I write this on the eve of the election. That's actually a misnomer-
as I understand it, there is still a line at the early voting place,
5hrs after it has "closed". Nonetheless: tomorrow is the deadline.
After tomorrow, you will not have a chance to register your desire
that America be America again.
5hr lines, btw, are -not- inspiring. They are a tragedy more profound
than 9/11. They are a farce and make mockery of our pretense to
democracy. Inspiring, rather, is people's willingness to stand in
those lines. "my grandparents weren't allowed to, so I will." yes, I
sent hundreds into that line today. Tomorrow I send
hundreds--thousands more.
And Margee does the same thing in Cincinnati. And Michael does the
same thing in Indiana. And many of you are making calls, driving
people, perhaps knocking on doors, filling those lines to capacity.
And breaking that capacity. And tomorrow, if we all do our jobs right,
we will put Barack Hussein Obama in the white house.
I have hope.
Today I had an assistant to the mayor come down. She was -outraged-
that we weren't being fed. Keep I'm mind that I'm running one of about
200 offices in Columbus. I showed her our rather full kitchen and let
her know that I haven't missed a meal.
She came back with food.
A guy came into my office from Santa Cruz. He made me meditate. He,
and another woman in our office (a republican volunteer!) kept telling
me that I was doing an amazingly good job. Perhaps they're seeing what
I was doing right. I was seeing everything I wasn't doing...
I have to be up in a couple hours. Please feel free to _text_, but not
call until 9pm pst. (530.848.8034)
Love to you all
PS:
It is now 5:36am. At 4am, I received a Robocall from Bill Clinton
waking my ass (and the rest of me) up. I've been at the office for
17min and already sent my first team off.
All I am asking is that you get out there and vote.. I may not agree with your take on this election, but just get out there and have your voice heard. You know how I voted today. I just want to hear that you did it and voted as you felt you had to. Vote for Change or Country First, just get out there and do it!
I write this on the eve of the election. That's actually a misnomer-
as I understand it, there is still a line at the early voting place,
5hrs after it has "closed". Nonetheless: tomorrow is the deadline.
After tomorrow, you will not have a chance to register your desire
that America be America again.
5hr lines, btw, are -not- inspiring. They are a tragedy more profound
than 9/11. They are a farce and make mockery of our pretense to
democracy. Inspiring, rather, is people's willingness to stand in
those lines. "my grandparents weren't allowed to, so I will." yes, I
sent hundreds into that line today. Tomorrow I send
hundreds--thousands more.
And Margee does the same thing in Cincinnati. And Michael does the
same thing in Indiana. And many of you are making calls, driving
people, perhaps knocking on doors, filling those lines to capacity.
And breaking that capacity. And tomorrow, if we all do our jobs right,
we will put Barack Hussein Obama in the white house.
I have hope.
Today I had an assistant to the mayor come down. She was -outraged-
that we weren't being fed. Keep I'm mind that I'm running one of about
200 offices in Columbus. I showed her our rather full kitchen and let
her know that I haven't missed a meal.
She came back with food.
A guy came into my office from Santa Cruz. He made me meditate. He,
and another woman in our office (a republican volunteer!) kept telling
me that I was doing an amazingly good job. Perhaps they're seeing what
I was doing right. I was seeing everything I wasn't doing...
I have to be up in a couple hours. Please feel free to _text_, but not
call until 9pm pst. (530.848.8034)
Love to you all
PS:
It is now 5:36am. At 4am, I received a Robocall from Bill Clinton
waking my ass (and the rest of me) up. I've been at the office for
17min and already sent my first team off.
All I am asking is that you get out there and vote.. I may not agree with your take on this election, but just get out there and have your voice heard. You know how I voted today. I just want to hear that you did it and voted as you felt you had to. Vote for Change or Country First, just get out there and do it!
