For Andy - PLEASE READ

[WilliamPitt]

Please spread this:

http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2005/2/24/84720/3496

...as far and wide as you can. If you are a member of any forums or email lists that deal with election reform, please post this.

If you have any suggestions on how I can make the directions more clear, please let me know.

[G_j]

1. Thanks Will

passing this on..

[ailsagirl]

74. kick

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Thanks, Will.

Andy will really appreciate this.

[WilliamPitt]

4. Apprerciate smechiate

I hope it helps pay the bills.

[Goldmund]

32. Just one thing --

I believe you can make a link to PayPal that will automatically pre-fill the recipient... All you have to do is log in and enter the amount you want to send. I'm not sure how to do it, but I've seen it done.

[DearAbby]

51. Gawd I Love DU....you guys are the greatest! Thanks Will

:::sniffles:::

[merh]

17. Please consider a po box to receive donations. I can't stand pay

pal and will not use it. (I have had troubles with it for years.)

Thanks

My love to Andy and prayers are being said for him! :hug:

[hunter]

39. How about Amazon's "Honor System?"

Described here:

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/fx/help/payor-faq.html

(Hell, I'm a Democrat, I'm used to all those "lesser of two evils" arguments...)

Note to Andy: GET WELL!

Also a bit of advice: Don't approach this like you are getting on a roller coaster, not knowing where the hidden track is going to take you.

Instead, take your rightful place in the driver's seat, and decide for yourself which roads you are going to follow. Your doctors and other medical professionals are there to advise you -- don't let them drive the car.

I've never met you in person, but your stories here on DU have often inspired my political activism. Thank you!

[Stephanie]

3. thanks Will

that means a lot to Andy I'm sure - he is having a rough, rough time

[coffeenap]

5. Thanks Will

[Mnemosyne]

6. Anyway to donate without paypal, they suck. Thanks, I want to help.

[WilliamPitt]

8. I have no idea

Hopefully someone will PM you with other options.

[Stephanie]

14. I would recommend you PM greatauntoftriplets -

and see if she can work something out

[nostamj]

18. done! and an email too n/t

[nostamj]

16. looking into this

hopefully, we can find (or open) a POBox in seattle. if not, I'd be OK with giving out my snail mail address. my name is no secret and it's in the brooklyn phone book anyway.

stay tuned.

[havocmom]

7. Thanks Will

Doing what I can

keep this kicked folks

[King Coal]

9. Come on guys. Let's take care of Andy.

We can do it, easy.

[sunnystarr]

10. Thanks for making it easy Will :)

Andy, our prayers are with you and while I don't have much money I've sent what I could. Even those of us who are poor out here can spare $10 and those of us who enjoy a better life style can do more. I'm just happy to be able contribute something and be part of helping out someone I've come to know on DU. Thanks for the warm fuzzy Andy ... as always you give us so much more.

[Andy_Stephenson]

11. William

I love you man! I am sitting here crying right now. You are a true friend. I just don't know what to say. I tried calling you...I suck at writing...you know how blocked I am at this written word stuff.

And to my friends at DU thanks for your kind words your donations and the energy you are sending me. They mean a lot! And, will help me in the coming weeks and months.

I hate this thing in me...but...I plan on beating it! I have fought worse monsters in my life and come out on top. I will beat this too! I have to finish the work I've started and make sure we get a ballot.

BTW...To the Freeps that have e-mailed me and wished me well. Thank you too. We may not agree politically...but your thoughts and prayers are taken in the kind way they were offered.

Thanks everyone,
Andy

[WilliamPitt]

12. It's nice to know

the freeps are acting human.

I hope what I wrote makes sense and helps the process.

We all owe you, Andy. This isn't a favor. It's payment on a debt long overdue. And yeah, you're going to kick this thing's ass. And you know it.

[Spiffarino]

78. It's nice to know

...that there are some good-hearted people out there in FR-land.

We all have our reasons for believing what we will. In the end, we are all still human beings. It's reassuring to know that there are those who can maintain their basic humanity, politics be damned.

At the risk of accusations of blasphemy, I offer a :toast: to the warm-hearted freeps.

[coffeenap]

15. Good to "hear" your voice, friend. Hugs.

[xxqqqzme]

41. Hey Andy - stay focused

Lots of hugs and healing coming from SoCal.

Roz

[ultraist]

43. You WILL beat it Andy!!!

I plan on beating it! I have fought worse monsters in my life and come out on top. I will beat this too!
:bounce:

I'm new here compared to many, but it's apparent how well respected and loved you are here. You must be a good egg. ;)

My best to you and wishing you a speedy recovery.

And thanks to you Will Pitt!

[nostamj]

13. this is great Will

I just got a long private message from Andy and hope to speak with him later today. he's a bit overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and said he doesn't know how he's going to respond to all the messages...

[yvr girl]

25. Tell Andy not to worry about it

He can send a general thank you to people if he wants to. He's got bigger fish to fry than writing thank you notes. There'll be time for that when he's well. Now is the time to drink in the love and focus on getting better.

[nostamj]

31. of course. n/t

[Booster]

19. I've never sent money to an individual through PayPal before.

It was really easy and fast. Thanks, Will, for reminding us to do this. Andy, you are in our prayers - you will get through this.

[Misunderestimator]

20. Kick

Get well ASAP, Andy!

[Spiffarino]

21. Kick!

:kick:

[coffeenap]

22. kick!

[nonny]

23. Kick

[julialnyc]

24. I found this at Randi Rhodes message board

post this wherever you can think of

http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/randirhodes/messageboards/index.php?showtopic=40085&st=0&p=302201&#entry302201

[nostamj]

27. actually, it would be easier to post the link to Will's truthout

blog (in the OP) that's what I did!

that's what I did in that RR post

http://forum.truthout.org/blog/story/2005/2/24/84720/3496

[julialnyc]

28. That is what I am posting

I was just showing people your link at Randi's as an example.

[nostamj]

29. ahhhh....... more coffee, less posting!

that's the ticket for me! :crazy:

[VelmaD]

26. Thanks Will

:hug:

[greatauntoftriplets]

30. Kick for Andy....

n/t

[nostamj]

33. if any of you are SmirkingChimp or RandiRhodes members...

I posted a snip and link to Will's blog in the message boards there. please give it a kick if you can. thanks!

[demnan]

34. Kick!

:kick:

[Cleita]

35. Anybody in touch with Andy, please tell him that his

efforts for voting reform have not gone unrewarded nor unoticed. I am presently working on a committee for voting reform with my local club, the South County Democrats in San Luis Obispo County, California. His efforts and those of many other DU'ers, as well as those of Air America have provided us with facts and information we need to push for reform at least in our county and we hope our efforts will spread through the State of California and beyond.

But if we get the electronic machines questioned and the problem fixed at least in our county, it will be a start. This may have to be done one county at a time throughout the nation at a grass roots level by the people living in those counties. It has been the tireless early efforts of Andy and many others that are making this possible. The movement is starting to spread. Thanks Andy.

[greatauntoftriplets]

47. I'll tell him, Cleita....

Thanks.

[Gelliebeans]

36. Thank you Will

I sent what I could, Here is hoping that Andy has a speedy recovery and is back here with us helping the progressive cause very soon.

[dalloway]

37. as a first time PayPal user for this...

I was a bit confused about whether I needed to pick "Quasi-cash" or could just do "service" for type of sale so as to avoid the cash advance fees they warned me about in a box. I did "service" and hope this goes through fine. Will, you asked for any info on making the directions clearer which is why I offered this. Other than that, the process was easy.

[realFedUp]

38. Paypal wouldn't take that e-mail address...set this up more easily

n/t

[dalloway]

40. it worked for me--I cut and pasted it in. n/t

[karlrschneider]

42. Will, I just changed banks and Paypal hasn't verified the account yet...

if anyone knows a mailing address to send for Andy, please let me know
either DUmail or [email protected]

Thanks.

[nostamj]

44. check your PMs n/t

[MelissaB]

45. Gave what I could for our fearless leader.

Wish it could be more, Andy.

:loveya:

[WilliamPitt]

46. .

[Misunderestimator]

48. kick

:kick:

[greatauntoftriplets]

49. Big kick back to the front page.

n/t

[greatauntoftriplets]

50. Just heard from Andy, he set up a post office box....

Andy Stephenson
P.O. Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

[Stephanie]

58. Thanks greatauntoftriplets! A P.O. box is a great idea.

[kimpossible]

52. Paypal has tools to make an easy 1-click Donation button

You can use the Paypal Merchant Tools to generate an html snippet, which you can throw on your web site or in an email to link directly to a donation. If you use this to pre-fill the recipient email, it makes it really easy for the donors.

https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_pdn_donate_techview

[Samurai_Writer]

53. Another suggestion...

For those of us who can afford it, do not just make a one-time donation. I plan to send some money to Andy every pay period. The work he has done with black box voting and the recounts has been incredible, and something that benefits us ALL. I figure if I can donate every month to DU, I can donate to Andy every pay period. I used paypal and it was really easy. I use it all the time and have never had a problem with it (knock on wood). Or use his PO Box that is listed on the post above mine.

I know we cannot donate to EVERY person in need, but I do believe Andy is a special case and deserves our help, as much of it as we can give.

Peace,
Bella

[Misunderestimator]

55. That's a really wonderful idea.

[yvr girl]

54. *

[flyarm]

56. thanks will sending out all over in florida here!! n/t

[nostamj]

57. .

[nostamj]

59. this should have more hits than pickle's fashion faux pas of the day

[Moms Baby Democrat]

60. Another Forum...Another Kick.....Get Well Soon Andy

[Stephanie]

61. .

[Moms Baby Democrat]

62. .!.

[BrightKnight]

63. kick

[WilliamPitt]

64. .

[Lydia Leftcoast]

65. Keep this kicked, folks.

:kick:

[arcos]

66. A lot of people can't use PayPal but can use Amazon's Honor System...

Maybe someone can help him set this up. A lot of people can't or won't use PayPal for a number of reasons.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/542032/104-5241722-2023918

[WilliamPitt]

68. There's a PO box addy provided

[greatauntoftriplets]

67. Yet another kick for Andy....

n/t

[dutchdemocrat]

69. .

Kick

[Darth_Kitten]

70. Kick

:)

[juajen]

71. Get Well, Andy. We are all pulling for you.

:kick: :kick:

[Nashyra]

72. Will donate by mail

Kick

[WilliamPitt]

73. .

[ocean girl]

75. As a cancer survivor myself...

I know how devastating this situation can be. It sucks, there's is nothing good about it and all you can do is endure it.

You have a lot of people here who've never met you - including myself - who care about you and are rooting for you. One day at a time, sometimes, one minute at a time.

I've sent what I could, along with some positive Florida energy!

[AnotherMother4Peace]

76. Thanks Will, for making it easy to contribute & the P.O. Box

This should be kicked for people who get end of the month and beginning of the month paychecks.

[Spiffarino]

77. Done and kicked!

:kick:

Good luck, Andy.

I know it's tough...but so are you.

[BrklynLiberal]

79. Check going to the PO Box. Stay strong Andy. We are all rooting for you.

Big kick. :kick: :kick:

and here is the address again

Andy Stephenson
P.O. Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

[Fovea]

80. Kick this one...

Will, you are a shockingly good person.

And Andy, like I said, your inner hero will overcome this.
May all the Gods smile on your fight.

[Sugarbleus]

81. Thanks Will....got the info

BTW, didn't know you had audio of your reports; I like it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

82. Thanks to all and....

kicking this back to the front page.

[Misunderestimator]

83. Friday morning kick

[hamerfan]

84. Lots of love to Andy!

Just repeating what's been said, Bro. You are a special one and you will slay this beast! It'll have to be something MUCH bigger than this to take you down, my friend.
And a big thumbs up to Will and Nostamj and everyone else who's putting this together to help Andy. Makes me very proud to be among you.

[antigop]

85. The check is in the mail

Hugs, love, and prayers for you.

It was because of you that I recently joined a local committee to fight against e-voting machines.

[coffeenap]

86. kick

[coffeenap]

87. kick

[kimpossible]

88. Donated on paypal. And kick! nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

89. Thanks...

and kick.

[johnnie]

90. kick

[Stephanie]

91. .

[MissB]

92. Kick again

[WilliamPitt]

93. .

[greatauntoftriplets]

94. And another kick....

n/t

[hamerfan]

95. A BIG kick!

And thanks for the P.O. address. A check is on its way!
Be good to yourself Andy. And you gotta keep the positive waves going. A good mental outlook does so much for the physical well being (sorry for preaching to the choir). My thoughts, all very positive, are with you and hoping for all the best to you!

:hug:


:kick:

[hamerfan]

96. A BIG kick!

And thanks for the P.O. address. A check is on its way!
Be good to yourself Andy. And you gotta keep the positive waves going. A good mental outlook does so much for the physical well being (sorry for preaching to the choir). My thoughts, all very positive, are with you and hoping for all the best to you!

:hug:


:kick:

[Ladyhawk]

97. Kickety kick kick kick n/t

[WilliamPitt]

99. .

[WilliamPitt]

98. .