John Kerry is going to win. Here's why:

[frank frankly]

This is my biggest effort to help JK win. I hope I represent the change in our awakened population that will bring JK victory. Last election I voted for Nader. I was asleep at the wheel. But not anymore.

Here's the event I created. I'll answer any questions on how I started it, in case anybody wants to replicate it. The main thing is picking a venue and starting the ball rolling. Once there is an event to organize around, I've been finding tons of Kerry groups looking to help, donate, etc.

I had to get done this week because in PA, no one new can register to vote after October 1st. So this is the biggest event I could pull together before I leave for vacation September 22nd.

This is the best, the absolute most I can do. If we all do all we can, we will win. That's what grassroots means to me. It's going to take grassroots to beat BushCo and the media. Let's go.

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VOTER REGISTRATION & HAND-OUT EXTRAVAGANZA

Friday, September 17th. From 10am - 6pm. Carnegie Mellon University.

We have two tables reserved. We have all the volunteers needed for the first table.

The first table will have an assortment of these FREE Giveaways: JK2004 bumperstickers and buttons (homemade and official campaign), bookmarks with good websites for news, yard signs, cartoons, articles (such as William Pitt, Ron Reagan Jr.), policy lit from the Kerry campaign, flyers (including rosebud57's), and anything else donated by other Kerry groups (I'm hearing from new ones everyday). There will also be someone from the Kerry campaign there to answer questions.

We have TONS of giveaways. Hundreds and thousands of different things. We want anybody who wants JK bumperstickers/buttons to have JK bumperstickers/buttons and we'll give literature/the truth to all who will take it.

Oh, and we were given THREE huge vats of coffee from an excellent local coffehouse.

The other table is a hub for voter registration. There is a local group, VIE that is coordinating ALL of this. Any volunteers from any other groups can contact a webpage to volunteer in 2 hour slots. They are providing EVERYTHING for the voter registration and they are pros! Great people. They are going to COMB the campus.

Like I said, the main thing was getting the space reserved and establishing a minimum of things I could make for free or cheap (homemade bumperstickers, printouts), and then emailing the various people I've met working indirectly for JK all year.

But absolutely ANYBODY could do this, especially DUers.

Thanks if you've read this far. Lots of work left to do, but damn!

:party:

[Jack_Dawson]

1. Is that in Ohio?

:shrug:

[frank frankly]

3. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!

:hi:

[Nimble_Idea]

2. Great Job!

Get out the vote. It's scary Oct. 1st is last day to register....then no more can, and it's up to those that have to decide the election.

People need to know the real deadline is Oct 1st. and then you have to get these people out on Nov. 2nd!

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Great! Here are a couple more flyers to give out.

http://members.ispwest.com/kbs/Photos/Flip-Flop.pdf
http://members.ispwest.com/kbs/Photos/TheyAllLied.pdf

[frank frankly]

5. thanks!

awesome flyers!

[seventhson]

7. Great Inspiration - May I say we need to do this for Congressional Races

Too

Hearing anything positive is good news.

I think Kerry and Edwards need to take some HUGE bold steps to get this party started/

A HUGE concert or fundraiser in NYC's central park, for example.

A midwest save the farmer's show with Willy Nelson and John Cougar

A voter registration drive in Alabama and Georgia and Arkansas and New Orleans and N/S Carolina w/ Jesse Jackson Jr. and Harold Ford and Coretta Scott king.

Where are the showmen in this campaign?


Make it happen. PLEASE Make it happen. Now! WE are DYING for it to happen.

Get BONO and Springsteen to do a duet on live tv.

DO Something okay? John? John? Theresa? Liz?

Please just DO something brash and bold to energize the soul and the heartland of America the way Dean and Clark did --- but with Celebs and MUSIC and SOUL!!!

[frank frankly]

11. I know. maybe the moveon concerts will help this

new voters are what will give JK a big enough win to defeat BushCo, Jeb, and the whorable media.

we must prevail.

[blm]

6. GREAT way to celebrate Citizenship Day.

I called the local paper today and asked them to run a story on Citizenship Day reminding people to doublecheck their voter registration and update it if necessary.

They said they'd do it and thanked me for the idea because they didn't even REALIZE Sept.17th was Citizenship Day and the birthday of the Constitution.

[frank frankly]

8. wow, I didn't even know that it was Citizenship Day!

now there's a great title for the promotional Flyers.

(which i have to make tonight...gulp)

:hi:

[seventhson]

9. Man - the thread Title just lifted a lot of gloom from my surroundings

just hearing those words made a huge difference.

Thanks.


Be Active, Folks!

[frank frankly]

12. excellent. we must stay busy and positive, whenever possible!

i know sometimes its hard, but JK isn't going to let himself get Gored by the media.

he will win.

[seventhson]

10. Thanks for posting this /nt

[Cha]

13. Got to hand it to ya, Frankly!

You're an inspiration to us all! Way to get BUSY! :party:

[BigBigBear]

14. My Alma Mater, CMU...

now 24 years in the past.

Someone hit 'rewind' for me, please.

[frank frankly]

15. kick

:party:

[frank frankly]

16. kick

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[frank frankly]

17. kick

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