Today's chosen e-mail was sent to me via yahoo by my close personal friend, Jeremy Bird. It's a kind of long note so I've interspersed his text with my answers.
Friend --
You are my freind, too.
We're almost there -- just 19 days left.
I'm not sure that's the punctuation you're supposed to use there, but it works OK.
The final three weeks of any election, and especially of this one, are about one thing -- getting out the vote. The math is simple: if the folks who voted in 2008 vote again in 2010, then Democrats keep both the House and Senate and we can keep moving America forward.
I am willing to accept this series of assumptions since we are friends.
You and I have to make sure they don't stay home. All over the country, in all 50 states -- and in Chicago -- OFA volunteers are rolling up their sleeves and asking their neighbors to commit to vote this fall.
Can you make it out to take part on Tuesday?
I don't have to do anything. You have to do this because it is your job. Sure, we're friends but that doesn't mean I have to do your job. My friend Jim is a doctor. It would be weird if I started operating on people on that basis.
OK, so maybe I could have another reason to want to help you. So far the only one you've given me is to keep the Democrats in power. Not enough reason. You know why? Because not all democrats are the same. Really, I've checked. They've got different DNA and fingerprints and everything. Just because I believe one is a great candidate does not mean that I believe all are.
So before you ask me if I can make it, you should try convincing me that I want to.
Here are the details:
What: Vote 2010 Event
Where: Leona's
3215 N Sheffield Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
When: Tuesday, October 19th
5:00 pm
Alright, Leona's has really great Lasagna, so that's a good on you, Jeremy. I sometimes daydream about asking a hot cop or fireman out on a date to Leona's. I just think that would be all romantic and chicago-y. He and I would wed and lead a simple life making blue collar babies in a bungalow.
But I'm digressing. Because I am not convinced, I will push neither the I will make it or the No, but I want to help buttons. And thus, no form asking me to donate $3 right now.
If you can't make that event, see if there's another one near you.
Look, Jeremy, you're a great friend of mine and I love you like a brother but this it drives me nuts when you do this. You can phrase a question 600 ways but if it's the same question it will get the same answer.
If we succeed this November, we'll build on our past victories by continuing to improve the economy and get Americans back to work, fighting for clean energy, green jobs, and immigration reform. If we lose, the Republicans who have vowed to repeal Wall Street reform and phase out Social Security will take over our government -- and maybe even shut it down.
Fair enough. In general, I don't agree with the Republican agenda. That's why I don't give my money or time to them at all. What I will give my money and time to is a specific candidate that I believe in. Not to a collective. Not to a general tendency. One man or woman who I believe will do a very much better job than the other candidate. Tell me who this money is going to. Send me their photo. Have them write me letters every now and then about how my donation helped their family buy the first goat in their village. But don't just tell me it's going to the party because not all democrats think the exact same things. If you've found a way to make that happen that's some creepy stuff there, Jeremy.
There are no two ways around it: to achieve the things we fought for in 2008, we need to win in 2010. And to win in 2010, we need to get out the vote.
I am willing to accept this series of assumptions since we are friends.
Earlier this week, the President held a town-hall meeting with some first time voters from 2008. He told them our involvement in democracy signals "a reaffirmation of a central American truth, which is our destiny is not written for us by somebody else -- our destiny is written by us."
Sure, that sounds like something he's say.
Please do what you can to come out and volunteer in Chicago:
http://IL.barackobama.com/Vote2010Events
Keep at it,
Jeremy
Jeremy Bird
Deputy Director
Organizing for America
OK, I'm probably overdoing it here, but let me try one more time, Jeremy. I am not interested in supporting every living thing that calls itself a democrat. Tell me about one specific House race where Democratic Candidate, Awesome McItsallgood is facing a tough election against Republican Candidate, Mary VonCivilrightsare4theweek. Tell me about how he has found a way to balance the budget and improve education while she is running on platform based on going back to DOS-based computing because she thinks it's more Christian. Tell me that he is a war hero, tell me that she is a third grade drop-out. Be specific, Jeremy. I got on this mailing list because I believed and worked for one person, not your party. When you get that, you'll get me and the other voters like me who voted for President Obama. Until you do, I won't be pushing any virtual buttons.
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Yeah, I could unsubsribe but where's the fun in that.
You are my freind, too.
We're almost there -- just 19 days left.
I'm not sure that's the punctuation you're supposed to use there, but it works OK.
The final three weeks of any election, and especially of this one, are about one thing -- getting out the vote. The math is simple: if the folks who voted in 2008 vote again in 2010, then Democrats keep both the House and Senate and we can keep moving America forward.
I am willing to accept this series of assumptions since we are friends.
You and I have to make sure they don't stay home. All over the country, in all 50 states -- and in Chicago -- OFA volunteers are rolling up their sleeves and asking their neighbors to commit to vote this fall.
Can you make it out to take part on Tuesday?
I don't have to do anything. You have to do this because it is your job. Sure, we're friends but that doesn't mean I have to do your job. My friend Jim is a doctor. It would be weird if I started operating on people on that basis.
OK, so maybe I could have another reason to want to help you. So far the only one you've given me is to keep the Democrats in power. Not enough reason. You know why? Because not all democrats are the same. Really, I've checked. They've got different DNA and fingerprints and everything. Just because I believe one is a great candidate does not mean that I believe all are.
So before you ask me if I can make it, you should try convincing me that I want to.
Here are the details:
What: Vote 2010 Event
Where: Leona's
3215 N Sheffield Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
When: Tuesday, October 19th
5:00 pm
Alright, Leona's has really great Lasagna, so that's a good on you, Jeremy. I sometimes daydream about asking a hot cop or fireman out on a date to Leona's. I just think that would be all romantic and chicago-y. He and I would wed and lead a simple life making blue collar babies in a bungalow.
But I'm digressing. Because I am not convinced, I will push neither the I will make it or the No, but I want to help buttons. And thus, no form asking me to donate $3 right now.
If you can't make that event, see if there's another one near you.
Look, Jeremy, you're a great friend of mine and I love you like a brother but this it drives me nuts when you do this. You can phrase a question 600 ways but if it's the same question it will get the same answer.
If we succeed this November, we'll build on our past victories by continuing to improve the economy and get Americans back to work, fighting for clean energy, green jobs, and immigration reform. If we lose, the Republicans who have vowed to repeal Wall Street reform and phase out Social Security will take over our government -- and maybe even shut it down.
Fair enough. In general, I don't agree with the Republican agenda. That's why I don't give my money or time to them at all. What I will give my money and time to is a specific candidate that I believe in. Not to a collective. Not to a general tendency. One man or woman who I believe will do a very much better job than the other candidate. Tell me who this money is going to. Send me their photo. Have them write me letters every now and then about how my donation helped their family buy the first goat in their village. But don't just tell me it's going to the party because not all democrats think the exact same things. If you've found a way to make that happen that's some creepy stuff there, Jeremy.
There are no two ways around it: to achieve the things we fought for in 2008, we need to win in 2010. And to win in 2010, we need to get out the vote.
I am willing to accept this series of assumptions since we are friends.
Earlier this week, the President held a town-hall meeting with some first time voters from 2008. He told them our involvement in democracy signals "a reaffirmation of a central American truth, which is our destiny is not written for us by somebody else -- our destiny is written by us."
Sure, that sounds like something he's say.
Please do what you can to come out and volunteer in Chicago:
http://IL.barackobama.com/Vote2010Events
Keep at it,
Jeremy
Jeremy Bird
Deputy Director
Organizing for America
OK, I'm probably overdoing it here, but let me try one more time, Jeremy. I am not interested in supporting every living thing that calls itself a democrat. Tell me about one specific House race where Democratic Candidate, Awesome McItsallgood is facing a tough election against Republican Candidate, Mary VonCivilrightsare4theweek. Tell me about how he has found a way to balance the budget and improve education while she is running on platform based on going back to DOS-based computing because she thinks it's more Christian. Tell me that he is a war hero, tell me that she is a third grade drop-out. Be specific, Jeremy. I got on this mailing list because I believed and worked for one person, not your party. When you get that, you'll get me and the other voters like me who voted for President Obama. Until you do, I won't be pushing any virtual buttons.
Paid for by Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee -- 430 South Capitol StreetSE, Washington, D.C. 20003. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.This email was sent to: cholleyk@yahoo.comUpdate Address / Email | Unsubscribe
Yeah, I could unsubsribe but where's the fun in that.
Anyways, see you around.
Your friend,
Cholley
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