Here is another plea to get people calling for change. I know that most of you are busy already. This is something you can do 5 calls at a time if you must, after coming home from work or canvassing or whatever.
Do it because Al Gore was doing it himself today....
his Green tinged email below :
Can you imagine being a democrat, sitting at home minding your own business and Al Gore calls in person (not prerecorded) And he asks you to make sure to vote for the democrat on tuesday?
Ring
Me: hello
Voice on phone: This is Al Gore, I am a volunteer for Move On.org. I am calling in because we are supporting Chris Carney and Bob Casey for election on tuesday. Have you been following that race?
ME: Who is this really.
Voice: Al Gore
ME: Okay Ray, you do a pretty good Al Gore, much better than your Bill Clinton from a few years ago.
Voice: No this is really Al Gore <big sigh>
Me: <laughing> OMG it really is you. How is Tipper?
Gore: She's fine, thank you for asking. Will you be supporting Chris Carney on election day?
Me: Of course. Hey did you know that both our sons turned 24 on the 19th?
Gore: Ummmm... no I did not. Give your son my regards.
Can you tell me what is the most important issue to you when making up your mind how to vote on tuesday?
Me: Bush is a disaster and I do not believe he was ever elected legally and that American needs a congress which will put the brakes on his disastrous aggenda.
Gore: So I will put you down for "other". Thank you for your time.
Me: You are welcome to call me anytime. Please run for President.
Gore: I'll think about it. Would you like to volunteer for move-on? Go to Www.moveon.org and sign up.
Me: I already am, thank you.
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Here is the email I got today. I hope that anyone not calling for change will start today. The sript is easy and what we are doing is finding out who are the voters we want to target to get to the polls on tuesday. So every hang up and every wrong or disconnected number identified helps GOTV for tuesday. Even the negative calls identify callers we do not want waste our time calling back on election day. By taking a call that is a hang up or rude person, you are helping the effort and there really aren't many of those anyway.
Dear Teresa,
In every election I've ever been part of, the last four days have been decisive. What you do this weekend could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
MoveOn has put together an outstanding program--bringing together tens of thousands of volunteers with cutting edge technology to get Democrats who might not otherwise vote to the polls. You've been a key part of its success.
This morning, I joined the team and made some calls. It was easy. I'm writing to personally thank you for your work and ask you to keep it up this weekend. Can you make some calls at a phone pary this weekend? Sign up to join a group of callers in your area right here:
http://www.moveon.org/...
I know it's easy to feel like your calls will be drops in a political ocean. I'm here to tell you that they're not. I know a thing or two about close races where a few hundred "drops" make all the difference. And the margins in many of these races are even closer. You could personally turn out the voter who tips the balance.
Why should you pick up the phone?
Do it because the ice is melting in the Arctic, in Greenland and all over the world, and unless we take on the climate crisis soon, we could cross a point of no return.
Do it because the war in Iraq is a disaster, and our brave men and women who are fighting and dying there need an honorable and speedy path home.
Do it because in the wealthiest nation in the world, there are millions of kids who can't go the doctor when they get sick because they don't have health care.
Do it because President Bush and this Congress have chipped away at our fundamental rights--rights guaranteed every citizen--that make our country a beacon of freedom. Do it because our government shouldn't be able to wire-tap innocent citizens without a warrant.
Do it because of Abu Ghraib. Do it to tell the world that America won't sanction torture--and we fire the politicians who do. That's the real no-brainer.
Do it because five years after September 11th, President Bush and the Republican Congress have made us all less safe.
But most of all, do it because the country we all love needs our help. Our democracy is in trouble. America needs you. And in these next four days, you can come to her aid.
This election represents our greatest opportunity in decades to tilt our nation toward a progressive future. Making some calls to infrequent voters only takes an hour or two. But if thousands of us do this together, we can make history.
Now's our time. Please join me. Sign up at:
http://www.moveon.org/...
And thank you--from my heart--for all you've done, and all you're about to do.
Sincerely,
-Al Gore.