Tomorrow's game day - anyone up for some FOOTBALL ACTIVISM??

[ClassWarrior]

This is an idea from my Chicago friend, Bob. Told he couldn't campaign in Wisconsin on a Sunday afternoon - "Because the Packer game is on" - he went out and bought a Packers wardrobe, filled his pockets with Kerry / Edwards buttons and stickers, gathered up a bunch of friends, and headed out to the Wisconsin bars to watch the game and toast John Kerry at halftime!

This is the heart of virtual Bush* country, folks!! The Pack is religion here. And Bob tells me he makes lots of conversions this way. Remember, tomorrow is game day!! Get out to a bar and campaign for JK/JE!

Here’s what Bob, the football activist, says:

Fall is Football season – pro, college, high school, grade school

You’re gonna watch the game anyway, why not make it a Kerry event!

Get your sports buddies together at a bar and wear your Kerry buttons.

Watch the game – cheer, root and have fun!

You get to watch the game and score points with your sweetie: “Dear, it’s for a really important reason. Protecting our country, Giving our Troops a smart Commander, saving our Children, building a better economy, healthcare, and the environment.”

Why meet at a bar?

1. Show visibility
2. Gain their trust – people trust others who share their enthusiasms
3. Create camaraderie

2 of you is good enough, 4 is better, more is Awesome! You make an impact just walking in and having a beer.

You don't have to be Full-On fan. Hey, lots of people who don't follow football got to Super Bowl parties.

Be friendly. Give a toast or two for Kerry during commercials. Buy a patron a beer, if moved to do so. Schmooze with the owner - you never know, they might be willing to put a Kerry window sign up.

Don’t preach- don't initiate politics – unless you are comfortable in that bar

Listen to folks if they bring up Kerry. If people ask for stickers or buttons, oblige them. A bar full of people with Kerry stickers & buttons on would be a beautiful thing

Don't argue politics. Bars are too volatile a place to do that, and it won't help the cause.

“Hey, I'm here to watch the game.”

If someone tries to bait you into a stupid argument, a simple answer is "Hey, I'm here to watch the game.” Or use Harry Truman's line "If you want to live like the Republicans, then you better vote for the Democrat." This always gets a laugh, even from Right Wingers. Variation – “I wanna live like the Republicans, that’s why I vote for Democrats.”

[Poiuyt]

1. And don't forget to cheer for the Packers next week

against the Redskins.

If Washington loses the last game before a presidential election, the challenger wins the WH.

[On the Road]

2. And Don't Forget to Bring a Big Sign:

John
Kerry
3:16

[ClassWarrior]

3. Amen.

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8. I would but I'm a (S)ain'ts fan

don't want to be accused of backing a losing team...