Reply #1: Sounds right to me! [View All]

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I helped to register at least 800 African Americans.

My Brothers and Sisters are doing this one for our ancestors!

In addition to registering, for 6 weeks I talked to hundreds of African Americans that were already registered.

They are energized beyond belief!

In our culture, we have a secret way of talking to each other with a smile,it's hard to describe. From slavery times, we have learned how to use body language to speak to each other,sometimes complete strangers, with our eyes/our expressions.

Sometimes when we really want to get our pt. across, we will " break it down" with language -- it is a beautiful thing.

Just a few Experiences:

Sister,middle age told me," My grandmother told me to stay OUT of those BUSHES!!"

Male teenager, when asked was he going to vote said," See my T Shirt?Vote OR DIE!" He graped his two friends and made them register.

Talked to a male, so sad that he was not off parole...He told me that he wanted to vote so bad but his parole officer said he may make a decision to grant him parole "in about 2 months."
That would make him eligible to vote about December 12th - ironic isn't it?

So many talked to me with their eyes when they saw my Kerry button.
Their eyes told me they were voting for Kerry in no uncertain terms.

Many gave me a hand motion,kinda a thumbs up, and would say," We know what we have to do!!"

We are totally energized.

We will need lots of help getting our seniors to the polls.
The seniors, many over 80, still may walk to the polls. Absentee voting is not "real voting" to some seniors. They don't trust Bush in anyway, they think he will steal the mail.

As one young man told me, " I ain't stuck on stupid, I'm voting that MF Bush out!!"

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