Report from the Street Fair today...

[yellerpup]

If the man-in-the-street comments we heard this afternoon at our annual street fair is any indication, people are paying attention to McCain-Palin lies and McCain is destined to go down hard. Mr. Pup wore the Obama t-shirt that I bought for him when I was in Chicago in June and I bought myself a "Barack The Vote" pin at the Barack Obama kiosk. We exchanged encouragement with the volunteers manning the booth and noticed that many people were stopping by to buy Obama merchandise and show solidarity. There was no McCain kiosk. Drunks for Obama wanted to hug and kiss us. Many people stopped Mr. Pup to say, "Wow! I like your shirt! Where did you get that?" Of course we live in an upscale suburb of NYC and our village of 10K has 7K registered Democrats, so support for Barack Obama is strong.

We had a great day and returned home feeling very positive about the future of the country and with confidence that Dems will win in November!

:dem: :dem: :dem:

[yellerpup]

1. This is good news.

I'm kickin' it.

[CountAllVotes]

2. good on you yellerpup!

lots of good vibes from you I am picking up! :thumbsup: :D :D :D

CountAllVotes

:kick:

[yellerpup]

5. Osiyo, CAV!

I'm full of good vibes. Ambassadors of tolerance and good news rocking in the streets and being open. We try to attract rather than repel. Thanks for the kick!

[PerfectSage]

3. Me too.

and recommending. :kick:

[yellerpup]

7. Thank you, PerfectSage!

The anti-war folks were out (we protest with them) the environmental people had a strong presence, Obama boosters, and a Springstein tribute band--Bruce is for Obama! It all adds up! :hi:

[TomClash]

4. I was in lower Manhattan today with my Obama button

. . . and it was all smiles and winks.

[yellerpup]

8. Don't you love this big, beautiful Blue State!

Yes, mellow. We stopped for a massage and our masseuses wanted to talk pro-Dem politics with us. Put it on the streets with a smile. People like to take sides if there is someone to stand up and show the way. Obama does that for us. We can do it for him, too! :hi:

[TomClash]

14. You bet!

:hi:

[Speck Tater]

6. What a coincidence! We had an annual street fair here in Eugene, OR too. NT

[yellerpup]

9. Hope you had good weather for it. We were lucky.

Turnout was huge. The two main streets in the downtown area are blocked off to traffic and it was bustling all day long. :hi:

[Speck Tater]

16. Perfect weather, thank you.

The last couple years we were rained on. This is the 26th annual Eugene Celebration. A large area of downtown is roped off for the party: http://www.eugenecelebration.com/event_map.html

[yellerpup]

17. Eugene has a real celebration!

Nice website and lots of events...even a parade! I would be jealous, but our little village couldn't compete...the police just block off the streets and everyone just roams up and down Main and Cedar Streets, the restaurants set up hot plates or portable grills outdoors. The Fire Department and EMS Corps. hold a raffle. The Historical Society sells bread starter, prints of historic buildings, the Wellness Center brings out a couple of massage chairs and there is a bounce palace for the kids at each end of the walk. The adults eat, drink, spend money and socialize. We do the same thing at Halloween except in costume. Eugene seems definitely on top of how to throw a festival! Thanks for sharing the website with me. You did have gorgeous weather. Lovely town, too.

[Recursion]

19. Boston had a street fair today. And a Red Sox game.

*hand slaps forehead*

[yellerpup]

25. No reason you can't be an Obama fan at a Red Sox game!

Hope you got your hearts desire and I hope all the country gets the change we need when Obama is elected in November. :hi:

[Cha]

10. Thanks for your report

from the street, yellerpup. Feels good to be around Obama supporters no matter where you're reporting from.

I went down to my mailbox Thursday and a friend had left me an Obama shirt ..all black and just the right size. I was thrilled:bounce:

[yellerpup]

11. It does feel good.

Also lovely to have a friend thoughtful enough to get you just what you want in the right size! The shirt I brought back from Chicago is all black with a photo on the front. You'll get compliments, for sure. :hi:

[Cha]

12. If I can ever wear it! I can't be political at

work and that's the only place I go right now but hopefully in the future I will have just the right place to wear it.

I got an I Heart Al Gore tee in 2005 and wore it to his Inconvenient Truth Slide Show at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY and got amazing response from the college kids:)

[yellerpup]

13. I can't wear anything with a message on it to work either

so I sympathize. Find a street fair, go to the farmer's market, shop at a bookstore... Any of those possibilities? Do anything but sip latte and nosh on arugula in it! :rofl:

[Cha]

15. I live in a small town upstate..

and I don't drive anymore(live 3 blocks from work). I think I'll wear it to do my laundry in, though..I got into the last time I was there with the owner 'cause I heard him telling another customer that all the experience Obama had was Community Service.

I said but he's run this whole campaign for over 18 months and he said "SO WHAT!".. Wow

Then he said "I voted for Hillary, btw" Me.."I don't care, she lost" MOre wow.

Way to step into IT with the only laundry game in town:) And I eat my arugula at home that my local organic farmers grow:9

:hi: Thanks for the suggestions:) No bookstore but I need to make a library run next week, yellerpup:P

[yellerpup]

20. I am in love with Hudson Valley farmers.

I always shop the farmer's markets and am convinced that organic arugula is why I'm still so good looking at my ripe age! :rofl: I also walk to work, about four blocks and uphill all the way. Of course, downhill on the way home. It's the healthy way to go and it affects everyone not just me. If your laundromat owner was for Hillary, surely you can make up with him now that she has thrown her support behind Obama. Ask him if he knows her! Compliment something that she has done. He must be insulted that McCain thought S. Palin would attract voters like your laundromat owner just because Sarah is a woman. She is not fit to step into Hillary's pantsuit! Hillary has class and she is FOR Obama. I've managed to smooth over all my friends who were for Hillary and I bet you can, too. Have fun at the library! I'm wearing my Barack the Vote pin everywhere outside work! Take care, zidzi! :hi:

[Cha]

29. Find common ground..I know:)

Good idea, even though I got into a few years ago when this guy was for the War On Iraq!

It wasn't just the "community service" thing, either..he had other gossipy crap on Obama that I won't repeat here but suffice to say it sounds like a fauxn00ze information glut.

He was wrong about Iraq and he's wrong about Obama..and I just have two more years doing my laundry there and then I'm off to KauaiB-)

I'm tight with all the women in this town who voted for Hillary..they went to Obama right away. Take care, yourself, yellerpup:hi:

[Patiod]

27. You know what, I'm glad we can't put stuff up at work

My former boss, who was one of the best human beings I know, put up anti-abortion stuff at work.

We talked about it, and I asked her if I could put up my pro-choice stuff, and we agreed that maybe work wasn't the place for either of our posters.

(what's weird is that I work for Big Pharma, and there are a LOT of Dems working at these companies. We all pretty good at dealing with cognitive dissonance!)

I wear my "O'Bama" shirt to the gym all the time, and know it drives people crazy!

[yellerpup]

28. There is a time and a place.

Mr. Pup can because he works in a small office with a fairly young crew, and the senior staff is all liberal. I work for a private school and it isn't appropriate there. On my own time I do what I wish and am involved in all kinds of community service projects from art shows, to anti-war protests, to play readings, to cooking period food for the Historical Society. When my time is my own I promote what I believe in and since I've lived here for over twenty years now no one is surprised to see me standing up for what I think is right. I signed up for the first time this year to work at the election. I'm taking the day off work because I want to make sure that people get to vote and that the votes are properly counted. Obama is what we need as a nation! He has plans to CHANGE what has been going wrong. He has IDEAS that he knows how to implement! The other side, they got nada. Keep working out with O'Bama! :hi:

[Patiod]

30. Good for you, pup!

You sound like one of them scary Community Organizer types - you ain't one, are you?

My last company was WAY liberal, and politics was not off limits.

My dad used to say "don't talk politics at work - you're such a strong Democrat, it probably puts people off". Well,it did indeed get me in trouble - the owner was a virulent Hlllary-hater whose daughter was working for Obama during the primaries, and my immediate boss was pro-Hillary (but not Obama-averse). They turned to me during a heated argument and said "what do you think, Patiod?" and I said "uh, I haven't decided yet" (I hadn't) and they both just rolled their eyes and continued their debate. So I got in trouble for politics, but this time for NOT having an opinion.

Sadly, my current company is either apolitical, or too afraid of our Big Pharma clients to say anything.

You are so right - the other side got nada. Keep up your good work! My last name is one of those Irish O'Names, so that's what prompted the purchase of the O'Bama shirt with the shamrock on it. Hey - he's half Irish! So O'Bama it is!

[yellerpup]

31. I'm no organizer but I like to help when I can.

My father was convinced that I was a Commie Dupe, though. I can't really say it was a "pet" name, but I knew who he was talking to when he said it. :rofl: You were smart to stay out of office politics when your bosses were going at each other...whew! Close call, especially when both had such strong opinions. Mr. Pup is half Irish/half Italian. I'm of the same tribe as Will Rogers. Half my people came over on a boat and half were here to welcome them ashore. The more I study genealogy, the more I realize that all human are quite closely related. Actually, we're not that much different than most mammals. It's amazing!

[Coexist]

18. Way to go!

[yellerpup]

21. It was a good day!

Love your sig line! I :rofl: when Bob Casey said that at the convention. We have so much going for us this year. Dems will win in November! :hi:

[Jade Fox]

22. "Drunks for Obama" ......lol!

[yellerpup]

23. Well, there were drunks for McCain, too, to be fair...

Mr. Pup messed with 'em a little bit. He asked them if they were voting for McCain-Katrina and a couple of them said "Hell, yesh!" :rofl:

[ThatsMyBarack]

24. What a picker-upper!

Thanks for sharing! :patriot:

[yellerpup]

26. I felt that way, too!

Still feels good today. Thanks for checking in danagsk8! :hi:

[kingpin8399]

32. are you talking about the lexington ave street fair?

if so, i live on lex ave on the upper eastside. i browsed around a little bit, im mad i missed the obama kiosk, ive been looking for a new obama shirt to buy!

[yellerpup]

33. TomClash may have been talking about the fair on Lex.

I'm in W'chester. I got a great one at the airport in Chicago. I haven't seen another one like it. Keep shopping! You'll find one! GObama! :hi: