Cash for Kerry: It's time to pony up.

[NicoleM]

I caucused in MN tonight, and I didn't vote for Kerry. But I'm going to donate some money to his campaign tomorrow. It won't be much, but I'll give him at least as much as I gave to Howard Dean.

We don't have the luxury of waiting. As I understand it, he doesn't have much cash on hand, and we all know he's not getting matching funds. The BFEE is going to take this opportunity to start using some of that disgustingly huge war chest they've accumulated. We need to do what we can to make sure that Kerry can counter whatever they throw at him.

Maybe we can have some sort of DU fundraiser. But even if we don't, I hope everyone who is financially able will join me in giving what you can to the Kerry campaign. He's going to need our help to win, and I know important it is to ALL of us to get rid of *.

[SeanQuinn]

1. I'll give him as much as I can

:)

[Meshuga]

2. Me too...

He will need it!

[Adelante]

3. I've donated what I can for this month

There's always next month. :)

[SerpentX]

4. I'm in for $25 to start.

More on the way.

[Name removed]

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[alcuno]

6. I'm a Dean supporter and I have $400 for the nominee.

I've not been a Kerry supporter but I'm falling in line and willing to do my part. There are probably many here who have been "keeping their powder dry."

[Jim Sagle]

7. He is NOT horsefaced, so stop saying that.

;-)

[David Dunham]

8. Kerry Needs Our Help Now So Bush Can't Dominate the Airwaves

[flpoljunkie]

9. I salute you, NicoleM. This is how we will beat George Dubya Bush..

and send him back to Crawford to clear brush 'til the cows come home!



http://www.johnkerry.com

[oasis]

10. It's going to be one helluva race. And we'll win big time.

www.johnkerry.com

[RKO]

11. I gave $500 to Kerry thus far...

and he's going to get another $1,500 from me these coming months.

[DoNotRefill]

12. Sorry....no money for Skull and Bones....

I'm kinda funny that way...

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

13. Yep. He may pull out the Frat paddles and whoop someone.

Scary stuff.

[oasis]

19. thanks for your "priceless" input.

[revcarol]

14. March money already went to Dennis.

After that I am trying to support a progressive Dem to Congress, instead of the repug oil-man DeLay wanna be in there now.

[cally]

15. Our nominee needs money

* has so much more. Every bit counts, I hope.

[dawn]

16. When I have the money, I'll donate.

I donated to Edwards, and I'm unemployed/freelancing. When the freelance checks come in, I'll certainly donate to Kerry.

[flpoljunkie]

17. Kick it up!

http://www.johnkerry.com

[flpoljunkie]

48. Bring it on!

:kick:

[revcarol]

18. One caveat. If you have already maxed out for Kerry,

you can't contribute more until after the convention. Them's the rules. He's not an OFFICIAL nominee until after the convention.

Of course, you could always contribute to the DCCC to get more Dem Congresscritters.

[oasis]

22. Thanks for the tip. Volunteers will be needed at all levels.

[AntiCoup2K4]

20. Let him mortgage another mansion if he needs money

He's going to have to seriously atone for three years of Bush enabling just to get my vote. He ain't getting a dime of my money, or any time volunteering for his ass.

[hedgetrimmer]

24. I hear that... go beef up the ketchup sales lil' johnny..

[oasis]

26. Thanks anyway.:-)

:hi:

[King of New Orleans]

21. Been saving up money

to give to the Dem nominee. It looks like now is the time to send it off. It all about beating *.

[sandnsea]

23. This is really terrific!

Even though the negativity in DU really grates on my nerves, posts like this really give me hope for America. Kerry is going to surprise all of you, wait and see. Once we get him into the White House! Thanks NicoleM. And pony up the pizza money everybody!

[dsc]

25. I don't have a ton of money

and I have competing races to think about giving to. Several Kerry supporters have directly told me in words, and indirectly in words, that they don't give a shit about my money. I have a local Congressional candidate who may have a legitimate shot and would need the money. I am going to wait and see how she is doing. Fingerhut will get money for sure, and she and Kerry will be battling for the rest of any money I give. She is way in the lead now.

[PATRICK]

30. Give something anyway

to get more names added to the donor list. Numbers of donors have an influence all their own. Do the campaign rules allow primary money to carry over into the national campaign? Is what we sent now earmarked for the national campaign.

Also in effect we can max out now and repeat after the Convention? That is personally a real test at the moment, but it is something worth the pain. If something comes through which I am hoping for it could be doable, but I will start with something.

Buy(ransom?) back democracy.

[NicoleM]

27. AM kick

:kick:

I believe CNN is reporting that W starts running campaign ads on 3/4.

[OhioStateProgressive]

28. I will send him a bill for what he should send me(nt)

[in_cog_ni_to]

29. Not a dime of my money will go to Kerry

unless he chooses Wes Clark for VP. If he chooses someone else, my money will go to my state candidates.

[Foswia]

70. Ya b/c a rep is better than POTUS? Haha. [nt]

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

31. He's so overwhelmingly popular, fundraising will be a breeze.

Won't it?

[NicoleM]

34. I don't care.

Yeah, I get what you mean. But here is a list of things I don't care about:

1. That Captain Electability hasn't yet demonstrated the grass-roots fundraising ability that a certain former governor did.
2. That he's rich.
3. That he's married to someone who is super-rich.
4. That he will probably raise a lot of money from other rich and super-rich people.
5. That he's Skull and Bones.
6. That he hasn't asked me personally for a donation.
7. That some Kerry supporters are jerks.
8. That his views don't coincide with mine on some pretty big issues.

Here is what I do care about:

IF GEORGE W. BUSH WINS/STEALS THE ELECTION, WE ARE TOTALLY SCREWED.

All of us. Dean people, Kerry people, Kucinich people, doesn't matter. We're all in the same boat if John Kerry is not the next President of the United States. I will do whatever I can to make sure that W. doesn't win/steal the election. IMO, that means I'm going to have to give John Kerry some money RIGHT NOW. TODAY. I am leaving the computer to go get my credit card right this minute.

[NicoleM]

37. If it makes anybody feel better

he does say "thank you" after you donate:

Thanks Nicole, your contribution of $x/month has been approved.
Thank you very much for your generous contribution to the campaign. Your support helps the campaign build our team against the powerful special interests of George Bush. Together, we can replace their politics of hate and hostility with the politics of possibility and purpose.

While I am certain you are asked to give to many causes, your commitment to my campaign and to the larger political process is humbling and much appreciated.


PS--My monthly contribution is puny. But it's all I have at the moment. That's all any of us can do. But if we all do it, it might be enough to beat W. And that is still the goal, right?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

39. More power to ya.

Have at it.

[cyclezealot]

32. When Nader convinces Kerry to support

Workable Health Care and stops talking crap about reforming Nafta,then I will divvy up.Until then,I will wait to see how far to the right Kerry goes.
Now, Kerry's plan would only make our National health care costs More expensive and bulky. Reforming Nafta is a lie.
It is possible he might get my vote. Kerry is obviously afraid of offending business interests brow beating him on those two issues.
Until he stops talking B.S., My money and work goes to those more deserving. Besides, he does not need our money.
If Business knows Bush is going down, Kerry will be their man.Money talks, B.S. walks.

[Ficus]

33. I'm donating to others

namely Russ Feingold - he's stood up for my beliefs more times than any other Senate Dems did, including our nominee.

[Foswia]

72. Would you rather have a Sen or a POTUS? Ya Russys in trouble, best of luck

[CWebster]

Not.

[Castilleja]

35. No. I think I'll send to the man running against Tom Delay.

Rummy is right, he is so incredibly popular and magnetic, that the money should just flow right on in. I will save mine, thanks......

[Kolesar]

36. I just donated for the first time.

Congratulations, Mr. Kerry, now run him through.

[MadHound]

38. ROFLMAO, donate to the kinder gentler corporate whore,

No friggin' way! Sorry, but my money is going into two area in order to make a real difference in this country. The first is an initiative petition campaign to bring about publicly financed elections in my state. The rest is going to the party that takes no coporate money period.

Why should I help finance the ongoing corporate corruption of my government? That is like asking prisoners to pay for their own chains. Sorry, but I'm working for REAL change in this country, not some faux change that just continues to empower the two party/same corporate master system of government we have now.

[CWebster]

41. Quick, someone hold him down

while I pour the koolaid down his throat!

[MadHound]

45. LOL MMmmm Koolaid!

Actually I hate the stuff, makes my teeth hurt.

[Foswia]

67. Heh. We can claim people drink koolaid w/o being warned? Times change [nt]

[oasis]

49. Thanks for your 2 cents. We're looking for more substantial contibutions.

[Joanne98]

40. I'll give

what I can but he needs to use his web site for the "2 million people giving 100 dollars each" idea. It's alot more exciting when everyone gives at once and we can watch the amount grow. He needs a bat, or a M16 that goes off.....

[damnyankee2601]

42. First thing I did this morning. nt

[Killarney]

43. I just donated.

Kerry wasn't my first choice, but he is obviously going to be the nominee, so he's my man. I just happily donated.

Let's show Bush the door. :toast:

[Adelante]

44. Wes Clark Dems don't forget

If you donate to Kerry or congressional candidates, please log the amounts:

http://www.wesclarkdemocrats.com/index.asp

Thank you. :)

[cally]

46. If you think you can raise money from others

You might consider becoming a host.

[alexwcovington]

47. I don't have the $25 each I gave to Dean and Edwards anymore.

Sorry.

[Foswia]

68. You only give money for a fight among dems?

[duvinnie]

50. sorry NicoleM

I gave all I had to the one candidate this country badly needed, the one who
stood up to the unholy trinity of corrupt media, DNC and RNC. Now I'm all out
of money, energy, sympathy...and hope for the future.

[maxanne]

51. should we just

send the check to you, Nicole? :eyes:

[NicoleM]

54. What the hell is that supposed to mean?

[sangh0]

57. Maybe she wants you to be a bundler

Tell her she can send you the check but she should make sure to make it out to Kerry's campaign.

[Cuban_Liberal]

52. He got $100 from each of us this morning.

:)

[flpoljunkie]

62. Impressive! MoveOn.org is sending out an email requesting its members

support John Kerry's campaign which links to his website. Hope MoveOn members respond as quickly and you two have.

I sent money to MoveOn as I share something in common with Teresa Heinz Kerry--I have also given the maximum to John Kerry, albeit over a year's time.

Thank you again for your support for the Kerry campaign.

[SaintLouisBlues]

65. I gave to both Move On and JK today

Breaking news to naysayers: Nobody is perfect.

LETS GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!

[northernsoul]

53. I ponied up this morning

and I'm sure I'm be coughing up some more in the next 8 months!

We ain't gonna win this one with paperclips and pocket lint, friends, victory requires cold hard cash.

[DeaconBlues]

55. I gave my $25 today

will give more in the future.

How much of 200 million is this? :shrug:

Oh well, a journey of a thousand miles, as they say.

[Zynx]

56. I'll be sending some by the end of the month.

I am going to scrape together $500 that I am not using for other things at this moment.

[tom_paine]

58. I'll be donating myself soon

$25 now and more as I can afford it.

Every penny.

Kerry must win by 8-10% in reality to gain a 1% "eked out victory" accoridng to the corrupted and parasitized Imperial Amerikan "Voting" System.

[MAlibdem]

59. I have no money

But in the words of Fenix TX:
"ALL I'VE GOT IS TIME!"

So I here and now pledge 50 hours to the John Kerry campaign. I put in about 20 in the primary races, but the GE will be much more important.

[Mr. Bean]

60. For a man valued at over 500 million dollars.

I'd rather wait until he liquidates all of his assets before he even asks ME for money.

I don't like the man, and I will not send him a pfenning.

[Eurobabe]

61. gave $25 on Sat.

will give more soon. I agree, and the Bu$h ads are set to air here in VA today.

I saw two of them a few minutes ago on MSNBC, what a crock of shit! Steady leadership my ass, still invoking the chimp's "finest" moment (?) 9/11.

[Pastiche423]

63. GMFAO!

You want me, a middle aged, poor as shit crip to give money to a fucking status quo millionaire that stands for nothing?

HA! Any money that I can scrap together, will be going to candidates running for offices that will challenge the repug hold on local and congressional levels and work for the changes we direly need in this country.

Not one cent, not one ounce of energy, nor my one vote will go to that slackass, political expendient voting, boring as hell, money marrying power whore.

[NicoleM]

64. Yes.

I had YOU PERSONALLY in mind when I started this thread.

/sarcasm

[Pastiche423]

66. How wonderful

that you were thinking of me and the many, many more like me when you started this thread!

We SHOULD all be chastised since we are not and will not follow the scripts written for us by TPTB.

Shame to us all that would follow our critical thinking, what's good for America and our hearts by working and supporting candidates that will work and support us and the greater good of our country and citizenry.

</sarcasm>

[NicoleM]

73. See post #34.

[Pastiche423]

74. See my post

where I state that I am supporting candidates that will work for change!

It matters not who is the president, when both Houses are ruled by repugs. Any judge for nomination can be pushed through by a repug majority.

Once more...

My vote, support, energy and money goes to those who will WORK for change and a better America.

Not one part of my being will go to the status quo.

[Renew Deal]

76. Good to see you again.

:hi:

[Vittorio]

69. I'll be giving the Kerry campaign another $1,500 from now until Nov.

:)

[bushwakker]

71. Now's the time - GOP about to begin the onslaught*

[Renew Deal]

75. I'm in for $25. More to come

[oasis]

77. kick