Special Election Edition Bleg
BUMPED: Still a few hundred shy of my goal! Scroll down for new posts.
I just heard from the Nevada organizers, and they'd like me to come out and act as a poll observer, to keep things fair, and/or assist with their "get out the vote" effort.
I can manage this if I stay at a Motel 6 (or the equivalent), and if I can get $20-$40 from each of my regular readers.
I know that you all know I'm broke. I'm willing to contribute my time, but I'll need your help with housing and gasoline.
I eat next to nothing when I'm doing political travel, and since I'm driving out there I can load the car up with cheap snacks: apples and Luna bars have worked well when I'm playing "Girl Reporter." They'll also work fine for long days of getting out the vote (they tell me I may be at it for 10-12 hours a day). And I'll drink some milk each day, and take my vitamins.
But I cannot do this unless I raise $500-$700 from readers over the next week. (The more you give, the longer I can stay. They'd like me for ten days, but if I can stay there for a week it'll still help them out enormously.)
This is the most important election in a very long time—for economic reasons as much as for national security reasons. So please hit my tip jar, and send me out into the desert.
Thank you!
UPDATE: Bumped; I'm only halfway there, so keep those donations rolling in. No, I'm not going out there if I have to sleep in my car. Not in the high desert. If McCain loses Nevada and you didn't send me out there . . . well, you wouldn't want that on your conscience, now, would you? (Bumping this back up.)
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Okay, I chipped in. If you wind up not going to Nevada, spend it on gin with my blessings.
Posted by: Gordon at October 16, 2008 08:33 PM (52nKX)
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Gregory, you can contribute as much as you'd like-no laws to consider here. You don't even have to use those fake names like Will Good and Ixvbdf. In fact, don't. PayPal, unlike the Democratic Party, has rules and standards. Ask all your friends to join the fun. Spread the word throughout all of Asia. It just might keep the economic miracle alive.
Posted by: Darrell at October 17, 2008 11:27 PM (XHJjx)
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Or Mickey Mouse, eh, Darrell?
Yeah, since I didn't hear back from Attila herself, I went ahead and hit the tipjar.
But I'm still waiting for the pot sweetener [hint, hint].
PS Does anyone else notice the chequerboard pattern she uses in her comment boxes? Because I can't really see it on my LCD screen...
Posted by: Gregory at October 18, 2008 06:30 AM (N8lCm)
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The checkerboard pattern shows in IE 7. It's doesn't appear when using Firefox 3.0.3.
"Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the plumber asked, complaining that he was being taxed "more and more for fulfilling the American dream."
It's not that I want to punish your success," Obama responded. "I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance for success too ... I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
"So instead of cutting taxes with a kitchen knife we'll butter it up with wealth and spread it around like we earned it," the Democratic candidate continued. "It's a patented foreign blend that is guaranteed to help improve my standing in the polls, but it's made with 100% pure American taxpayer sweat, which once again shows how taxes can be patriotic."
When asked to clarify how exactly this plan was going to work, Obama, who is currently ahead in the polls, explained that it was "quite simple: everyone will be contributing according to his abilities and consuming according to his needs, while special observers will be making sure that a worker's contribution does not go above or below the approved list of his abilities. Special distributors will also be making sure that a worker's needs do not exceed the quota based on the availability of the WealthSpread™ formula."
"And, of course, there will also be watchers who will watch these watchers, and the watchers who will watch those watchers, and so on - leading to a full guaranteed employment for everybody."
"What's not to vote for?" Obama finished as he was cheered on by a group of supporters wearing blue pins with the Obama logo and the words "Journalists for Obama."
http://thepeoplescube.com/red/viewtopic.php?t=2417
Posted by: Darrell at October 18, 2008 12:11 PM (aMI3H)
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Asking for money from your community, very socialist of you Attila. What ever happened to personal responsibility. Taking care of yourself, every chance you get you are ready for a handout, just like the banks, just like the special interest groups, nice example you are setting here.
Just kidding, I'll pitch in.
Azmat
Posted by: Azmat Hussain at October 23, 2008 12:01 PM (ZVMDn)
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