"If you can't find something to do, I'll find something for you!"

[Atlant]

I posted this on another thread (now locked), but I think it's
a sufficiently-important message to stand on its own, so here
it is, slightly tweaked...

> As to why things seem so rough lately [around here
at DU],
> I'd say we're at a particular point in the electoral cycle
> where there's a lot of energy floating around and no clear
> sense of how to direct it.

At the risk of sounding like someone's mother (though not mine)...

"If you can't find something to do, I'll find something for you!"

There are at least nine Democratic candidates out there who are
working their asses off right now, and ANY of them would
gladly appreciate your help. So take all that free-floating August
energy and dive right in! There are doors to knock on, letters to
write, and phone calls to make; no need to feel bored!

If you'd like to help Howard Dean, contact me. If you'd like to
help another candidate, I'm sure someone else will step forward
to help direct your services.

And if you don't want to work for a specific candidate, start
writing letters-to-the-editor regarding any of the dozens of
outrages posted daily here and in Buzzflash.

Or just go out and play, but get out of the house! :-)

Seriously, you'll make more of a change in the world by being
"out there" than you will "in here", and you'll feel a whole let
better about yourself as well.

There's work to be done.

Atlant

[Bandit]

1. Yes mom ~ I'll get right to it

:-) I guess to be totally acurate I should have said "I was Gunna"

[gWbush is Mabus]

2. helping howard dean

what types of things could i help with?

[Atlant]

4. One effort that's going on right now...

One effort that's going on right now is a letter-writing
program whereby folks around the country are writing to
folks in New Hampshire and Iowa about Dr. Dean. I'm
pretty sure the national campaign (at
http://www.deanforamerica.com/ ) could get you involved
in this, but if not, PM me and I'll get our local campaign
office to track this down for you.

Other useful avenues are joining the Dean Rapid Response
team (at http://www.deanrr.com/), writing to the media
to correct errors in their reportage.

But I really want to encourage EVERYONE to get
out there and DO SOMETHING. If not for Howard Dean,
then for Kerry, or Clark, or whatever candidate you feel
best about!

Or start doing general Democratic "Rapid Response"; goodness
knows there are enough media mis-represntations of Democratic
and Progressive positions to keep everybody on DU busy 100%
of the time!

Atlant

[maggrwaggr]

3. excellent advice

seriously.

I waste a lot of time here. My wife has,uh, mentioned it.

[Name removed]

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[Atlant]

6. Thank you both! (NT)