Serenity Now
I am feeling a bit uplifted today, enough to remind you of these guys. As in the first video I offered of them, I am most definitely that little bitching/backtalking dinosaur and Mr. Morgan would be the rex. He would likely even contest that I sound exactly like that wee one, and I wouldn't have much to argue with, even down to the point of having to be smacked to get moving. (hit refresh if need)
Yesterday, while I sat drawing a chart of how much I am dragging society into fucked, "pretty much by way of being a Democrat. A lazy one right, that's our agenda.... pay our way and think for us. One of those has already been handled on the current administration and it's not the paycheck. Ahem!
The phone rang, I presumed it was Mr. Morgan's best friend to further aggrevate a very bored person by saying "I'm a McCain Man!" It's really unwise to agitate the unemployed and bored with enough pent up energy to melt a building with a single flicker of eye movement.
I answered, and it wasn't him, it was a friendly! Would I like to volunteer for the campaign. Sorry, I'm really busy. Um, YES! - squared!!! At first I thought, oh my god they picked ME!" feeling my chest swell with pride and accomplishment when the bummer side of my brain whose sole purpose is to remind me that I'm not so great spoke up. It said:
"Duh.... dude, they'll take a bag of oranges if it's willing to call people or peddle flyers."
"Thanks, way to ruin my moment of something, anything happening."
"Just sayin..."
I went today and was dismissed within a half hour because the teams had been dispatched and the phones were all handled. The last campaign I volunteered at was Gore and I don't know if he had more budget or if Obama is cheap, it was rather skinny. Gore had rows of phones not unlike the seating of a college course, and Obama had one row of maybe 7 phones. When I walked in, reporting for duty, as it is, a man with a super big head and small body (still a friendly!) sat eating soup and averting eye contact. I've done that "Ignore it, it will go away" manouver many times. He waved me in and I went behind his table and sat next to him as though I were in charge of whatever that desk was there for. I had questions and wanted to sit! I did note that while people were bothering other people after a long day of work, he was sucking on that soup happilly. Evening phone calls made me uncomfortable in 2000, but I would have done it. Don't want to overkill though and piss off a voter because records are repeats and it's the fifth person to call from the headquarters. That did happen in 2000. Trepidation abounds!
He said they were full up, but could I be willing to walk flyers and knock on doors. I actually preferred this route of convincing a vote. I began my questions, more prepared this election than the faltering lamb I was in 2000. I remember being chased off with a newspaper by a man in a robe just for putting a door hanger on the handle of his screen. I flee with intense speed when a crazy republican gives chase.
"What time?"
"4:30"
"That's kinda early..." on election day we all left at 6am, so I presumed it was am. It was not and I looked an idiot without having explained WHY I thought am.
At this time a man strolled by and was stopped by soup haver. "We got a walker here."
The man beamed and took on a posture that ... (and hey, maybe I'm wrong, but I'd take a bet of setting my dog on fire if I am, I'm that certain), leaned a bit towards the enjoyment of fellows. Not friendlies, fellows. He stopped, looked at me and said "Oh.. my.. god! I will totally go with you!" I replied that I was Team Recruit DM, happy to be of service. "Door knocking is my favorite, it'll be be so so so much fun!" How could anyone help but beam back.
I asked if our route would be to McCain people and they said no, thankfully, because I'm not trying to die. I'll hopefully post photos and alike on my travels tomorrow. If anything, I feel somewhat productive today and it does mean a lot to me, and should to everyone.
I got home only a half hour later, called Mr. Morgan and he said "Jesus, you got fired from a volunteer service????" /blink.
- DM
ps - WTF about cancelling a debate because they didn't get their way??? "I'll take my toys and go home!" Good take em!
Yesterday, while I sat drawing a chart of how much I am dragging society into fucked, "pretty much by way of being a Democrat. A lazy one right, that's our agenda.... pay our way and think for us. One of those has already been handled on the current administration and it's not the paycheck. Ahem!
The phone rang, I presumed it was Mr. Morgan's best friend to further aggrevate a very bored person by saying "I'm a McCain Man!" It's really unwise to agitate the unemployed and bored with enough pent up energy to melt a building with a single flicker of eye movement.
I answered, and it wasn't him, it was a friendly! Would I like to volunteer for the campaign. Sorry, I'm really busy. Um, YES! - squared!!! At first I thought, oh my god they picked ME!" feeling my chest swell with pride and accomplishment when the bummer side of my brain whose sole purpose is to remind me that I'm not so great spoke up. It said:
"Duh.... dude, they'll take a bag of oranges if it's willing to call people or peddle flyers."
"Thanks, way to ruin my moment of something, anything happening."
"Just sayin..."
I went today and was dismissed within a half hour because the teams had been dispatched and the phones were all handled. The last campaign I volunteered at was Gore and I don't know if he had more budget or if Obama is cheap, it was rather skinny. Gore had rows of phones not unlike the seating of a college course, and Obama had one row of maybe 7 phones. When I walked in, reporting for duty, as it is, a man with a super big head and small body (still a friendly!) sat eating soup and averting eye contact. I've done that "Ignore it, it will go away" manouver many times. He waved me in and I went behind his table and sat next to him as though I were in charge of whatever that desk was there for. I had questions and wanted to sit! I did note that while people were bothering other people after a long day of work, he was sucking on that soup happilly. Evening phone calls made me uncomfortable in 2000, but I would have done it. Don't want to overkill though and piss off a voter because records are repeats and it's the fifth person to call from the headquarters. That did happen in 2000. Trepidation abounds!
He said they were full up, but could I be willing to walk flyers and knock on doors. I actually preferred this route of convincing a vote. I began my questions, more prepared this election than the faltering lamb I was in 2000. I remember being chased off with a newspaper by a man in a robe just for putting a door hanger on the handle of his screen. I flee with intense speed when a crazy republican gives chase.
"What time?"
"4:30"
"That's kinda early..." on election day we all left at 6am, so I presumed it was am. It was not and I looked an idiot without having explained WHY I thought am.
At this time a man strolled by and was stopped by soup haver. "We got a walker here."
The man beamed and took on a posture that ... (and hey, maybe I'm wrong, but I'd take a bet of setting my dog on fire if I am, I'm that certain), leaned a bit towards the enjoyment of fellows. Not friendlies, fellows. He stopped, looked at me and said "Oh.. my.. god! I will totally go with you!" I replied that I was Team Recruit DM, happy to be of service. "Door knocking is my favorite, it'll be be so so so much fun!" How could anyone help but beam back.
I asked if our route would be to McCain people and they said no, thankfully, because I'm not trying to die. I'll hopefully post photos and alike on my travels tomorrow. If anything, I feel somewhat productive today and it does mean a lot to me, and should to everyone.
I got home only a half hour later, called Mr. Morgan and he said "Jesus, you got fired from a volunteer service????" /blink.
- DM
ps - WTF about cancelling a debate because they didn't get their way??? "I'll take my toys and go home!" Good take em!
posted by DMorgan's Zoo at
5:40 PM
4 Comments:
Supposedly he wants to cancel the debate so he can go to Washington to sort out this financial crisis. Did you hear his statement? Fear mongering much? Holy crap! Telling people their life savings won't mean anything and they'll lose their house?? Even people on CNN were saying that was a bit far-fetched. I'm so sick of republicans constantly using a fear tactic to win anything.
Oh and McCain skipped out of being on Letterman because he was "immediately going on a plane" to "rush to Washington" yet Letterman caught him getting makeup on preparing for an interview with Katie Couric...hmmm... Yeah Dave wasn't too thrilled about that one!
GRATS on being a part of Team Obama! I would be right there with you if I was in the states! At least I can still vote, absentee and all. Wahoo!
I look forward to hearing about your flyer adventures.
Are the debates still up in the air? I heard Bill Clinton this morning saying well it couldn't be that McCain fears the debates because he said he wanted to have a lot this campaign. Bullshit! His ilk has always hated debates...that's when they get found out by the average Joe. Much more likely, his team said you tell everyone you want lots of debates, and we'll always find reasons to postpone or drop them.
I never ever thought there would be an election more important than 2000 and 2004, but here we are again, and this time a Salem witch hunt style evangelical could be the president of this country.
And that will be the end of the promise that was America.
Congrats! It doesnt pay in cash, but it pays. I cant wait to see pictures and hear about your adventures!! Im so glad you have something to do that makes you feel good again, and it is for a good cause!!
/blush, thanks for the vote of confidence. There is a place I am going to that reqires to apply in person, so I'll be dressed nicely, which doesn't hurt. People get really itchy when a camera comes out, but I'll do my best to at least stake out the headquarters. It's pretty messy in there.
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