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agtcovert

(238 posts)
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 10:19 PM Sep 2012

So I did something today I've never done before...

I donated to to a presidential campaign for the first time in my life.

Why?

I watched Michelle Obama's speech from last night, I heard the heart in her voice. I can tell from listening to her and watching her how much she and Barack love each other.
I've seen Skinner and EarlG's pictures from the convention.
I see the stark contrast between the hatefest that was the RNC last week and welcome, accepting, forward-looking tone of the DNC.

Mitt and his running mate have told such outright lies they simply can't be ignored. Their convention was an example of misogyny, xenophobia, batshit crazy, and utter hatred and contempt. Ours clearly won't be. Will be win the hearts and minds of single issue voters (abortion, etc.)? No. We never would anyway. However close (or hopefully not) the election is, I think there are enough sane people to recognize the goodness in our President, to be repelled by the close-mindedness and short-sightedness of the Republicans and their platform. I think women are sick of having men (especially this current set of slobs) dictate to them what they should or should not do with their bodies (while at the same time embracing and promising "smaller government", whatever the hell that is). I think a growing number of people are sick of knowing they're being told outright lies--this I hear even from the most right-leaning people I work with. When the "best" your party has to offer induces the base to face palm…repeatedly…my read is you're screwed.

I remember all the elections of the last decade -- at the time it seemed imperative that a Democrat win to stop the madness. This election, to me, has even more in the balance than those ever did. So I'm all in…and maybe I'm naïve, but I believe when we all go to the polls in November, enough people will be right there with us.

There. Had to get that off my chest. Have a pleasant evening.

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So I did something today I've never done before... (Original Post) agtcovert Sep 2012 OP
Thank you...your now one of the over 3.2 million small donors Historic NY Sep 2012 #1
Awesome silverchair Sep 2012 #2
Fail sauce. be still and know. Sep 2012 #3
I think the results from that election make my point... agtcovert Sep 2012 #4
Welcome to DU, both of you! Glad you're here, agtcovert and be still and know. calimary Sep 2012 #6
Welcome and thanks. efhmc Sep 2012 #5
Awesome! Thanks for giving! ellisonz Sep 2012 #7
me too! I gave to hillary but Obama is the first actual presidential donation i've made DonRedwood Sep 2012 #8
K&R SunSeeker Sep 2012 #9

silverchair

(1,347 posts)
2. Awesome
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 10:29 PM
Sep 2012

Thank you for sharing your story. This is my first time donating too! We all have to do our part to ensure a victory in November.

 
3. Fail sauce.
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 10:39 PM
Sep 2012

You've been paid, sir. How do I know this? Why would you not have thought 2008 was imperative, what with Sister Word Salad a heartbeat away from the POTUS and the 8 years of hell we'd been thru?

agtcovert

(238 posts)
4. I think the results from that election make my point...
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:06 PM
Sep 2012

Maybe I'm naive, but I think enough people realized the horror that McCain/Palin presented to the US. I also tend to think things aren't as close as we're told, what with unverifiable voting machines, etc. in the mix. If things are "close" then it's more interesting.

Frankly, I didn't say it wasn't imperative. However -- there's a frightening shift in the ugliness of what the Republicans are selling this time around. To go down that path, to embrace it as a nation, to swing that far to the right, well, that terrifies me. I didn't lose friends in 2008. Can't say the same this time around.

To be clear--I'm not even sure I'd say I'm sad at those losses either. Surprised maybe, but it goes with my original point: I decided it was time to make a stand as opposed to being silent.

calimary

(80,699 posts)
6. Welcome to DU, both of you! Glad you're here, agtcovert and be still and know.
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:35 PM
Sep 2012

We need you seriously to carry the spirit of this convention out into Victory Land!





Now get to work.

DonRedwood

(4,359 posts)
8. me too! I gave to hillary but Obama is the first actual presidential donation i've made
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 11:54 PM
Sep 2012

the right wing finally got me to open my wallet!

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