This is very difficult for me- [View All]

[asdjrocky]

Most of you here know me, and you know what I’ve done for the Edwards Campaign. And most of you know I will continue to help in any way I can. This is tough, because I don’t take, I give. Hell, I’ve never taken anything from anyone; it’s not how I was raised.

John Edwards is the first candidate I’ve ever donated money to, to the tune of 2,300.00. Yes, I’m tapped out there, so now I just give whatever time I have.

And there’s the rub, and that’s why I’m here, to ask for your help.

I make about 30k, and it used to be much more but an ugly divorce about four years back, and an economy in free fall have taken its toll on what I now make. My living depends largely on people wanting to have a good time, not a lot of those in America, not of late. There are three bills that matter to me; 1. My child support, I’ve never missed a payment. (This is most important to me, I believe it has two purposes, it helps my daughters mother to support her, and it let’s my daughter know I’ll never let her down.) 2. My rent, as I do need a roof over my head. 3. Food, guys gotta eat, even if it’s mostly beans & rice. Thank the powers that be for my roommate, a good Dem too, who pays for cable and the internets.

And there’s the rub, and that’s why I’m here, to ask for your help.

Most of you know of my trips to Reno, Council Bluffs and even Salinas Ca, and most of you know I’ve done all of this on my own dime. (The plane tickets to Iowa were paid for by one of Yannicks people, but I had to pay for food, ugh, and incidentals. I would have never been able to go where it not for the ticket being paid for.)

So it brings me to this, I’m simply tapped out. All of my credit cards are maxed and the best I can hope to do is make minimum payments for the next few months. I get no vacation time at work, I’m an event DJ for those of you that don’t know, and I sure haven’t been paid anything during my time off. Once the Nevada Caucus is over, I plan to get back to working more at the office and on events, but right now I can’t stop working for John.

The few friends I have here in Sacramento are not political people, and I can not go to them. I have no real family here, and they are just as poor or lower middle class as I am.

Where do I turn for help? My DU community, and the Edwards Supporters I’ve built relationships with. I can speak in Nevada for Edwards at a caucus location, but I must be able to pay my bills, and I can’t do both without some help.

I need a room in Reno for only one night; I can cover the second night, just barley, if I need a second night. I need to have some food to eat, and trust me; the campaign gives us food,
sometimes, and I can survive on very little. And I need to cover like two days off of work. It’s not that much, but it’s what gets in the way of me going.

Help me speak for Edwards. It I didn’t believe it was important, I wouldn’t embarrass myself by asking.

What will you get? You know me, you know how hard I’ll work. You’ll also get a souvenir from the campaign, (bumper sticker, placard, button, something like that) and if your maxed out on donations to the campaign, like many of us are, you can do just a little more. And you all know I can’t shut-up, so you’ll get a full report, from inside, and pictures. Lot’s of pictures. Any money collected will go directly to campaign causes, ie; more lit, billboard campaign, or office supplies for our growing dream of a all volunteer Sacramento Ca office.

PM me if you can help. It won’t take a lot to make something happen, I’m just at the end of my financial rope here.


This billboard is now up on South 101, seen by 100,000 people a day, all because of money from volunteers like us. Thank Yannick for that one.

We can still make a difference people, I wouldn't be here if I didn't believe in our cause.

Rocky