Are YOU in L.A. for the Holidays? Meet General CLARK at My Fundraiser!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

I am one of the proud hosts/sponsors/organizers of a Friday, December 26 fundraiser, with the General himself in attendance!

:bounce:

If you're in town and interested in attending, there are two tiers: cocktails from 6:30 - 8:00 PM for a $250 contribution, and a general appearance from 8:00 - ??? PM for a $100 contribution. Please PM or e-mail me at doveturnedhawk ("at" symbol) yahoo.com if you'd like more information and/or would like to RSVP!

DTH

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[catzies]

1. Where? My boss is for Clark. He's in Santa Barbara.

Are you hosting at your home?

[DoveTurnedHawk]

3. It's in Beverly Hills at a Private Residence

Please PM or e-mail me for more info. :-)

DTH

[catzies]

10. Done. I gave you both my emails in a PM.

Thank you in advance.

[ajacobson]

2. Cool

:yourock:

Tell him about DU!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

17. I Will

I really hope I get the chance to talk to him privately for a while! :-)

DTH

[meow mix]

4. im there!

hope i dont feint =)

[DoveTurnedHawk]

14. Great, Look Forward to Meeting You!

:-)

DTH

[bicentennial_baby]

5. That rocks Dennis!

Have an awesome time! :hi:

[DoveTurnedHawk]

21. Thanks!

And I'll be hoping for more of the "awesome news" (hint, hint) that will be coming soon. :-)

DTH

[bicentennial_baby]

22. Indeed!

I am also hoping for that news...the sooner, the better, imho. ;-)

[Capn Sunshine]

6. I might go

not really. But I thought I'd kick this up. Sounds good Dennis. :)

[DoveTurnedHawk]

15. Thanks Man

When primary season is over, we should attend a few unity fundraisers for our nominee together! :-)

DTH

[neuvocat]

7. Aw man! That's way awesome.

I'll try to see if I can make it.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

16. Please Do!

It should be great!

DTH

[eileen_d]

8. Dang - wish I would be there

Good luck and have a great time!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

18. Thank You

I'm nervous but excited! :-)

DTH

[Lefty48197]

9. Yes, I WILL be in LA over the holidays

but I'm flying home on the 26th. Have fun!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

19. Aww, Just Missed!

Maybe next time. :-)

DTH

[DemExpat]

11. Woohoooo Dennis!

How I would love to be there and meet Clark!

(And you, of course! :-))

:kick:

DemEx

[DoveTurnedHawk]

20. LOL!

You too, DemEx! Maybe the next time I get out to Europe. :-)

DTH

[Terran]

12. Hmm, we're going to be in LA that week...

Leaving on the 27th. DTH, I'll find out if my partner's interested; I think he likes Clark.

Dirk

[DoveTurnedHawk]

13. Awesome, Just Let Me Know

And I'd love to meet you and your partner too, Dirk! :-)

DTH

[Nashyra]

23. I'm there

I just sent you a private e-mail. I've joined the Clark's recruiters and I am hosting a house party on the 18th for the "conference call" So far we have at least 40 people coming if it doesn't snow. I recieved a call from Little Rock regarding fund raising however everytime I try to call back it is busy grrrrrrrrr I'll keep trying. Looking forward to being there.

[neverforget]

24. Very cool! I wish he'd come to Portland, Oregon.

Have fun!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

31. I Bet He'll Be in the NW Some Time Soon

Although you might have to hoof it to Seattle. :-) If I hear of anything up there, I'll try to track you down!

DTH

[maddezmom]

25. wish I could be there, too!

Congrats and let Wes know we are behind him. :)

[DoveTurnedHawk]

32. I Will

Thanks! :-)

DTH

[creativelcro]

26. is he gonna hug me ? I'm giving $100 only if he hugs me!

only smokes, I'm gonna faint...

[catzies]

27. A kick back to the front page, so DTH can be reminded

Pretty please, I sent you a PM asking for details. Would love an answer today. :) I'll send an email to your Yahoo account too.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

29. I E-mailed You Yesterday

I will also copy you via PM. :-) Thanks again!

DTH

[salin]

28. Cool news DTH!

Someday I'll be saying... "I knew him when..." :D I'd try to be there in a heartbeat, if I weren't going to be 2,000+ miles away.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

30. Thanks Salin!

I doubt I'm ever going to be any great shakes in the political world, though, I'm just trying to do my part to help my candidate.

Unless he goes nuclear on Clark, I plan on doing the same for Dean if he wins our nomination (to the extent the existing campaign apparatus would even want my help, anyway, as I'm sure they've already got a well-oiled machine up and running). :-)

DTH

[salin]

33. I am not in any one camp

unless one counts the... in order to win - we have to mobilize the grass roots like NEVER before... we have to become the "apparatus" that responds to the gross spending advantage of bush - and the inevitable slimy campaigning (from push polls, to media blitzes filled with inaccuracies, to the rwing echo chamber on tv and radio). I believe it CAN be done - but I don't think that most people realize what that will mean on a community by community level. It means that the several hours a week I have volunteered to past campaigns for phonebanking, mail stuffing and some door to door work - won't be enough. It means bringing others who haven't volunteered in the past along to do so - and at the local level having meaningful actions/activities for the volunteers so that we can get the message out - one on one - and fight the good fight.

I think we can mobilize around any candidate. I think only a couple of candidates have begun to build the infrastructure to more effectively tap into this energy - and be willing to decentralize some of the local campaigning efforts in a way to make a different kind of campaign structure than in past years. Less formal - more nimble- a little more dangerous (less control) - but a lot more effective and broadbased. But even if those candidates (in my read Dean and Clark) don't take the nomination - they will likely give other candidates such a 'scare' that those campaigns will quickly realize the power of such a campaign structure and adapt/adjust (or so I hope).

My belief in this as the prerequisite for ANY democratic candidate to beat bush - is what fuels my frustration at not just the candidate wars - but the active dissemination of vitriol at such a level that there are camps for each candidate that claim that they would never support a different specific candidate... and the back and forth that just deepens the divide at a visceral, very ugly level. IMO, this threatens our ability to beat bush to a great extent - but perhaps it is an indication of a bigger reason that threatens our ability to beat bush.. folks lack of recognition that campaigns and strategies HAVE to change from the past in order to compete with the GOP of today - and that this requires commitment and activity from each of us - that is very unlike the past - and is much more than "going to a voting booth and holding my nose." Much, much more. To a great extent, imo, we really do hold the ability to take this back - but it will take a lot more work than those fueling the intracandidate animosity seem to recognize - or they might tone down and recognize the long term damage they are feeding into that will harm their candidate (were he to get the nod) and any candidate who gets the nod. But what else is new - folks don't seem to want to take responsibility for their own actions.

Wow... wasn't expecting to go into that rant... but there it is...

I do believe we are on the same page - and I hope the fundraiser is a great success!