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UPDATE #7-Dean Speaks For Me Petition-Day 4

by glynis

Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:01:23 AM PDT

Update: Please unrecommend this diary recommend the new one.
WE SMASHED THE BAT!!!

9:15pm CST: 11,401 legitimate signatures and counting (this figure excludes redacted sigs). We will keep going!  See more 'Fun Facts' and the next big 'To Do' below the fold.

SHOUT OUT to State Rep. Chip Shields of OR who signed yesterday. Thank you Rep. Shields. His signature is #5887.
Blogswarm this petition link.

Here's a link for the HTML to copy and paste into your site to embed the image, and link to the petition. Courtesy of Malacandra

Let's show the Dems in Congress we like spine and want to see them show some.

And if you've read this far and haven't yet clicked on the smiling Howard Dean to sign the petition, what are you waiting for? Link to sign it.

Petition Signature Fun Facts (these figures do include redacted sigs) Updated 9:15pm CST, Mon. June 13:

The petition was online and taking signatures on Fri. June 10 at 10:30 pm CST.  Within 5 hours of being posted it was #3 on the most popular petitions list. We were #1 by yesterday and it is still #1 on the most popular list.

# of sigs by day:

6/10: 558

6/11: 4437

6/12: 3719

6/13: 248 at 7:30am; 524 at 9:00am, 1426 at 12:30pm, 2186 at 4:14pm, 2448 at 6:19pm, 2554 at 7:27pm, 2773 at 9:15pm

Stats from the last 24 hours:

There were no sigs from 7:00pm to 10:00pm

The smallest # of sigs/hour was 5:00pm with 4, followed by 2:00am with 12

The largest # of sigs/hour was 8:00am with 907, followed by 11:00am with 619.

I will keep Fun Facts as a regular feature.  So check back often.  There may be a quiz on this.

Next big TO DO: How to get the petition delivered. I need major help on this folks. This could be the topic of discussion in today's diary.  Or someone could start a related diary devoted to it. If we want this to have an impact, we need media coverage and some prominent group or person(s) to 'sponsor' getting it to the congressional leadership.

We are closing in on our goal.  Now let's come together and figure out how to deliver this petition.

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  •  I won't be around much today (3.83 / 18)

    I do have to go to work shortly.  

    I'll need your help to keep the numbers updated by posting them in the comments.  I will try to review sigs periodically but won't be able to update the diary until later this afternoon.

    Thank you everyone for all of your help. The signature phase is almost complete.  Now on to the delivery phase.

    The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

    by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:03:27 AM PDT

    •  Next step, delivery. (none / 1)

      I'm in to help..
      I'm free all this week (yay graduation).
      Here are my current feeling about delivery.
      I doubt we will be able to pick up any congressional endorsements for this, but class should be places to our friends, especially webroots friends.
      Probably no takers at the DNC either.
      But, all we need is a little press coverage to make this work.
      A group of people in DC could make a nice fanfare out of delivering the petition, and with the media interest in Howard right now, get coverage.  
      I can do press work, but an expert would great, especially one with a DC press list.
      Do we have these resources?

      by Kicking and Screaming on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:20:39 AM PDT

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    •  Deliver to Dean (none / 1)

      The press loves to cover Dean.  That's a sure soundbite.

      Hand deliver petition to DNC--preferably to Dean personally--mini press opp.

      Email it to Biden et al.

      The news is not only in the sheer numbers but is also in the speed of collecting signatures, i.e. fundraisning potential.  If we signed we would also give in any Dean related emergency.

      by baltimoremom on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:05:51 AM PDT

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    •  Don't stop! Go for 25,000! (none / 1)

      I know it annoys some folks when the bar on these petitions keeps getting raised, but Glynis -- at the rate you're garnering signatures here, you'll have 25,000 by the EOB tomorrow, or early Wednesday morning at the latest.

      Since seeing it (and signing) on Saturday morning, I've pimped this out to the folks at Alternet, Huffington Post, and a few smaller blogging communities that have overt Dean supporters in their ranks. :)  And if you haven't written DemocracyForAmerica yet on this, let me know and I will. My email is alesia at metaphorsforlife dot com.

      I also have some talent writing press releases - and PRWeb online has a free service that's heavily trafficked. Just let me know!

      -6.00, -6.82

      "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

      by Meta4Life on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:46:13 AM PDT

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    •  voided lines (none / 0)

      Glynis - I just signed and while there looked at some of the signatures.  There are a lot of voided lines, so it doesn't actually include 10,000 signatures even if you get to that number.  It looks like a LOT of voided lines.  Could you check that out?  Maybe that is people who didn't verify their signature by email.  I don't think you should send this yet, in any case.

      It all comes down to the 50-state strategy...

      by Katydid on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:23:10 AM PDT

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      •  I wasn't asked to verify by email (none / 0)

        and I was signer #2307.

        But you're right -- there are a lot of voided lines. Interesting...

        -6.00, -6.82

        "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

        by Meta4Life on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:48:43 AM PDT

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      •  I couldn't see any N/T (none / 0)

        Do not be intimidated by those who know the value of everything, but the cost of nothing.

        by duckyindc on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 02:07:58 PM PDT

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      •  Not to worry my #'s exclude the cranks (none / 0)

        mine are from a list that only I, as petition owner, have access to.  This is a list that numbers the signers and doesn't include rejected/voided sigs.  So rest assured, the #'s I post are all good.

        The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

        by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 02:28:10 PM PDT

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    •  Looks like I was right glynis, (none / 0)

      when I predicted that the bat would really soar come Monday. You gotta leave this up for awhile, weekends were always the slowest when the bat was up for fundraising.

      Question, how does today compare with Saterday and Sunday (usually the slowest day)? What should the new goal be I woonder?

      by PLS on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 03:13:13 PM PDT

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      •  I will leave it up at least through Wednesday (none / 0)

        The Fun Facts with the total # of sigs/day should give a clue of the pace for each day.  It'll be interesting to see tomorrow what the totals end up to be for today compared to the other days.  It does include the redacted sigs but at least it gives a flavor for pace.  Yesterday afternoon the trolls were really hitting it hard.  You can tell by the number of signature rejected lines.  

        The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

        by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 05:19:45 PM PDT

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    •  Well, well, well (none / 0)

      I guess now I can say I've "made" it if I get a '1' for this post.  All I can say is 'thank you' Uncle Ho for making me feel important.  ::chuckling::

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 05:11:25 PM PDT

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    •  Good Work Glynis... (none / 0)

      I think you'll get some attention.

      "There's no housing bubble..." - Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, 10/27/2005

      by chuco35 on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:23:24 PM PDT

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    •  That's me (none / 0)

      1738

      Genetic evidence for complex speciation of humans and chimpanzees

      by doug r on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:47:56 PM PDT

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  •  emailing link as well? (none / 0)

    I hope people are emailing as well.

    I sent one last night with some snarky text, the petition link and the image.

    Howard Dean Speaks For Me

    by sarany on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:10:05 AM PDT

    •  I hope it's getting emailed too (none / 0)

      I would like to hard copy it and hand deliver it (doesn't have to be my hand) to the leadership.  Doing that could give some major crediblity to it.

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:18:18 AM PDT

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  •  So many pending approvals (none / 0)

    in the 9,000 range.  Are you being cautious at this stage or are there really so many dubious names on the list?

    Congratulations on an excellent idea, by the way.  Do not wrap up the petition too early.  Please give it a chance to make the rounds at least today!

    by jzso on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:50:40 AM PDT

  •  my email msg, if you want it (none / 0)

    use it, edit it, send it, if you want:

    --------------
    Our super gutsy and feisty DNC Chair is getting attacked generally by the GOP, the Right Wing Noise Machine and echo chamber, mainstream media, and most unfortunately, by a few spineless and opportunistic Dems (Joe Biden among others). This is for telling the truth about Republicans in Dean's refreshing I-call-'em-as-I-see-'em style.

    Sign the petition at the link below, and pass it on.

    If the Right Wing really thought Dean was such an awful Chairman, do you think they'd say so? No way. They'd be doing a very, very private happy dance.

    Nope, they want him out because he's firing up people like you and me. He's been concentrating recently on reaching out to Dems in Red States with great success. Very bad news for the GOP.

    If the Right Wing is THAT scared of him, we KNOW we've got a good thing.
    We need to back him up and send a strong message NOW.

    We'll also be telling those few Dems who've been piling on, that we're watching them, and to cut it out and get with the Chairman's program.

    Sign it and pass it on:
    http://www.petitiononline.com/Dean/petition.html

    p.s. Just this weekend, VP Dick Cheney had some choice words to say about how mean and impolite Dean is. That's the same sweet Dick Cheney who publicly told Senator Leahy to "Go F*ck Yourself."

    by sarany on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:56:11 AM PDT

  •  My last update and post until this evening (none / 0)

    9151 legit signatures.  We will hit the goal within the next hour or so.  They are streaming in steadily but I won't be able to approve the pendings to get them on the legit list for a few hours.  I've got to go to work now.

    The pending approval means they've signed and I need to look them over before I get them on the legit list.  You will see those pendings counted in the total number they give you when you click view signatures.  So until I approve them you don't know how many will actually be part of the petition is legitimate signers.

    I will try to update at lunch time today.

    Please keep things going while I'm gone.

    The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

    by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:04:10 AM PDT

  •  There is an excellent editorial (none / 0)

    along these very same lines, written by Joan Vennochi, published today in the Boston Globe (free registration) and syndicated around the country, entitled "Dean isn't the problem". Worth a read and also good to know our opinion is getting some positive response.

    http://www.boston.com/news/

    by attydave on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:07:07 AM PDT

  •  The Backbone Campaign (none / 0)

    delivered a  spine to DNC Headquarters on
    Friday, January 21, as part of the Counter-Inaugural.

    The Backbone Campaign is a national grassroots effort to embolden citizens and elected officials to stand up for progressive values. It strives to expand the political dialogue by providing creative tools for citizens and the progressive movement. The backbone symbolizes an interlocking agenda, a coalition, and the personal courage necessary to fight for a future worthy of our children.

    To symbolize those demands the Backbone Campaign will bring its 70 foot puppet of a human spine, with progressive planks written on each vertebra.....
    Specifically, they will urge voting DNC members to vote their conscience and elect Gov. Howard Dean to DNC Chair, to amended Democratic Party Platform to include the Voter's Bill of Rights, and for vehement opposition by Congressional Democrats to the privatizing of social security, and dangerous cabinet and judicial appointments.

    Maybe we can borrow that backbone as part of the presentation! ;)

    If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. --Mark Twain

    by Desert Rose on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:15:31 AM PDT

  •  Slightly less colorful petition solitication.... (none / 0)

    With the difficult issues this week presented, just in this past week, by Iraq, the U.S. economy, the meddling of research findings regarding the condition of the environment, Ohio's "Coingate"  and the new findings on Bolton, it is important that the Democrats stand together.

    Soon facing our Congress will be Social Security, Patriot Act amplification, and making the tax cuts (proposed to boost us out of the 2001 recession) permanent.

    Please read and sign the petition to Congressional Democrats to keep their focus on these issues --  which may be more important to us than those who live inside Washington, D.C.

    Thanks, XXX

    http://www.petitiononline.com/Dean/petition.html

    AMERICA NEEDS OUR VOICE. Where in the World will you Vote? www.VoteFromAbroad.org

    by lfin on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:16:49 AM PDT

  •  Put on the DEAN bumper sticker today (none / 0)

    I still have some from the primary campaign that was derailed by the Repug media gang.  John Kerry will have to be replaced by Howard Dean, he is definitely the figure we need to rally the Democratic party and the whole country.

    The DINO idiots like Lieberman and Biden are just fat-cats who want to keep the money rolling into their accounts, they don't give a damn about this country.  

    It is not even a big political risk to criticize the evil idiot team of Bush-Cheney, they have ruined our country and the world for five years + and the dozing US public is finally waking up, 1700 dead and 12,000+ grievously wounded may finally be having an impact on the sea of TV watchers.

    by MD patriot on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:22:36 AM PDT

  •  So, we get 10,000... (none / 0)

    Why not just keep going? for a while? This number of sigs was friday night through the weekend... at least give us a few weekdays to collect, with all the appropriate blog links and reminders...

    I think we are selling ourselves short at 10,000.

    Way short.

    by My Philosophy on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:30:14 AM PDT

  •  I put my money where my mouth was last night... (4.00 / 3)

    and I suggest others do the same.  For each 4 I got in my tip jar, I contributed $4.01 to the DNC.  That's $32.08 that will help Howard help democracy in our country.

    Maybe when folks put up a mojo jar they contribute something -- anything! -- to the DNC of the candidate or anti-candidate of their choice.

    Maybe for each 4, give a nickel to whoever is running against Santorum, or, for each 4, send a rose to Barbara Boxer... or, for each 4, write an LTE to a newspaper or something like that.  

    $4, as it turned out, was fine last night, but if I had gotten 400 of them, it would have been a problem... still, my $32.08 will go to a good cause.

    The Republican Party: the party of greed, hate, anger, fear, waste, death and destruction!

    by ultrageek on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:48:03 AM PDT

  •  Delivering the Petition (none / 0)

    A lot of DFA'ers live in and around D.C. How about posting over at BFA and getting them to help? Maura in VA, for instance.

    by Anne from Vermont on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:51:55 AM PDT

  •  whatever you do... (none / 0)

    whatever you decide to do with regard to delivering the petition it MUST include a well thought out MEDIA STUNT....

    and how about also including a lapel button with an American Flag and the words HOWARD DEAN SPEAKS FOR ME...with every petition and urge Democrats to start replacing 'made in china' american flag pins that now seem to be mandatory IF you are a 'patriot' with your buttons.

    just a thought.

    OIL UBER ALLES says "MORE WARS" McCain

    by KnotIookin on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:52:23 AM PDT

  •  OMG (none / 0)

    The guy that turned me on to punk rock 27 years ago is one of the recent signers.

    MA-02

    by Dancing Larry on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:00:42 AM PDT

  •  When are we... (none / 0)

    ...going to have a "Joe Biden does NOT speak for me" petition?

    by pacifica on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:09:39 AM PDT

  •  Master Politician (none / 0)


    This article says it all.  It is an excellent case for Dean's politics.  Worth the read.

    http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/archives/2005/06/10/a_master_politician_at_work.php#more

    by baltimoremom on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:10:47 AM PDT

    •  Good Kos quotes (none / 1)

      "There are legal reasons for this. Anything the party does must be paid for, full price, and a scaled political discussion encompassing 100 million would cost Dean's entire marketing budget. So this discussion takes place elsewhere, at Dailykos, at the Huffington Post, at TPM, at Eschaton, at Liberal Osis, at 1,000 other "points of light" where Democrats gather around small virtual campfires to feel their shared victimhood and plot their political revenge.

      And at the end of the day, those bloggers put up their links to Dig Deep for Howard and people respond.

      The bloggers pay the bills. The bloggers flog the netroots. The netroots respond with money. And it is good. Just as Richard Viguerie was good for Ronald Reagan, so Markos Moulitsas is very, very good for Howard Dean."

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:20:42 PM PDT

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  •  June 15th (none / 0)

    Some Dean supporters in CA are making June 15th "Support Howard Dean Day" and I think other DFA groups around the country might be doing the same.

    On their list of things to do to support him is signing this petition, so I would definately leave it open through the end of Wednesday.

    BTW, got to see him last night.  Loose cannon?  This is one of the most sane, spot-on politicians I have ever heard speak!  Keep it up, Howard!!

    "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire

    by poemless on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:15:12 AM PDT

  •  @ 9488 (EOM) (none / 0)

    Democrats are Right.

    by subminimal7 on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:18:07 AM PDT

  •  Dean Speaks for me (none / 0)

    Deliver the petition - but be sure to have the press around to take pictures and make sure, sure, sure that it winds up on the news all evening long!!! Get as much mileage out of this as you possibly can!!!!

    by skilfor on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:23:35 AM PDT

  •  Once again (none / 0)

    please hit the news organizations and demand to let the Dean camp respond to media attacks.

    (Apologies for the repeat)

    by kentclark on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:26:48 AM PDT

  •  YOU DID IT, GLYNIS! (none / 0)

    When you get home from work, I want you to be greeted with a million thank yous.  What you did here is what "Taking Back America" truly means.

    Thank you.  You now earned a right to belong as a member of a democracy.

    White woman over 50 for OBAMA!! (Endorsed 6/07)

    by nolalily on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 08:48:08 AM PDT

  •  Jon Carroll of the San Francisco Chronicle (none / 1)

    asks the question "Why are Dems such weenies?" in his column today about the Howard Dean thing: Wait, Howard Dean Wasn't Wrong. No registration needed.

    "The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add an useful plant to its culture" -- Thomas Jefferson

    by tommurphy on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 09:00:07 AM PDT

    •  This is so classic. (none / 0)

      Everything is playing out just as it did in the primaries.  Dean says something "outrageous," (for example: We're no safer now that Saddam has been caught.) and my gawd!  Dems shreak and cover their faces.  Reps laugh and point fingers.  Everyone distances themselves and several heads explode.  Pundits shake their jowls over and over in distain and disbelief.

      Then the dust settles and a week, a month, 6 months later, what Dean said is CW.  

      I've come to think of his pronouncements as being both brave and somewhat prophetic.  It helps me weather the initial idiocy expressed by Dean's "colleagues."

      America: Show your support for it with more than jingoistic slogans or leave it.

      by CJB on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:15:29 AM PDT

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    •  And this quote is why we support Dean (none / 0)

      "Be not afraid, Democrats. This is not an occasion in which the meek will inherit the earth. Speak for the people, because the people need you to end the madness."

      He is not afraid.

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:24:54 PM PDT

      [ Parent ]

  •  9666 (none / 0)

    I just signed and posted the link in my livejournal.  I don't have very many friends but there are a few that have 100s.  I'm hoping they'll pick up the link as well.

    by christine in nj on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 09:14:20 AM PDT

  •  Howard will be at DemFest this Sat (none / 0)

    in Austin TX.  

    Maybe that would be a good time to hand him the petition?  I am sure there are like 800 folks who would love to have the pleasure of doing that.

    "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire

    by poemless on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 09:22:36 AM PDT

  •  Unifited Democrats (none / 1)

    Nice to see that some Democrats will stand up unequivocably for Dean:

    Clark also voiced strong support for Democratic National Committee head Howard Dean, who has been criticized for comments attacking Republicans.

    "We've got to protect our freedom and our liberty," Clark said. "I'm proud of Howard Dean. I'm proud of the Democratic party. And we're going to stand together as a party."

    by PeterSD on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 09:29:08 AM PDT

  •  Drumroll! (none / 0)

    9988!

    America: Show your support for it with more than jingoistic slogans or leave it.

    by CJB on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:18:40 AM PDT

  •  9987! (none / 0)

    9987 Total Signatures

    http://twitter.com/...

    by Renee in Ohio on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:19:13 AM PDT

  •  10,000!!!! (4.00 / 2)

    YEAAAAAARRRRGHHHH!!!!!

    JOHN McCAIN = George W. Bush's 3rd term.

    by chumley on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:22:02 AM PDT

  •  Woohoo! (none / 0)

    Okay, I know it includes "redacteds," but it's still pretty.

    America: Show your support for it with more than jingoistic slogans or leave it.

    by CJB on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:22:28 AM PDT

  •  10,061 as of 10:38am PDT! n/t (none / 1)

    -6.00, -6.82

    "I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.

    by Meta4Life on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:37:07 AM PDT

  •  on the delivery: (none / 0)

    dembloggers is in d.c. today.  they are doing interviews and such.  i don't know when you plan on delivering it, but they might be able to catch it on video for you.

    "Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the palaces of kings are built upon the ruins of the bowers of paradise." Thomas Paine, Common Sense

    by Cedwyn on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:49:46 AM PDT

  •  At first I had doubts (none / 0)

    but we need howard at this time in history. Our country has been hijacked and we need to have someone out there that is not afraid of the Repugs or the dem spineless group. Dean Speaks for me is the chant of the week. We must get this to the mainstream media. let's try Olberman first.

    Frodo failed....Bush has got the ring!

    by Alohaleezy on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:58:33 AM PDT

  •  Anyway (none / 0)

    That we can get MoveOn involved?

    Send this out to mailing lists..big membership lists.

    by patrioticliberal on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 11:16:00 AM PDT

  •  Everyone, email this to RANDI RHODES (none / 0)

    pLease

    rrhodes@airamericaradio.com

    And post on her message board "Heard on the Show"

    She could REALLY help us.

    by patrioticliberal on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 11:17:01 AM PDT

  •  10439 Total Signatures (none / 0)

    You dit it!

    The Permanent Republican Majority lasted about as long as The Thousand Year Reich

    by lawnorder on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 12:10:15 PM PDT

  •  fyi (none / 0)

    I signed just a few minutes ago -- at noon California time and got an email with this info:

    Your signature number for this petition is 10453.

    "I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing Light of your own Being." --Hafiz

    by mskate on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 12:21:03 PM PDT

  •  Just signed. {smiling} n/t (none / 0)

    O 4 O: Oregon for Obama!

    by smugbug on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 12:36:48 PM PDT

  •  Does Anyone have a contact (none / 0)

    who can manufacture bumper stickers?  I'd like a "Howard Dean Speaks For Me" bumper sticker!  

    "Balance" does not mean giving the same weight to a lie as you do to the truth.

    by delphine on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 02:15:24 PM PDT

  •  letters to the NY Times re Howard (none / 0)

    are mainly favorable - cept one idiot who thinks Bolton is opposed 'cause he's not subtile (?sp?) at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/13/opinion/l13dean.html

    sam

    We are in a time where it is risky NOT to change. Barack Obama 7-30-08

    by samddobermann on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 02:31:49 PM PDT

  •  Keep the petition going... (none / 0)

    get as many sigs as you can.

    And get it to whoever...how ever.

    -8.25, -6.97

    by jaywillie on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 02:36:21 PM PDT

  •  the problem with this petition is... (none / 0)

    That the count is way off.  All the rejected signatures are still being counted as if they are still signed up, rather than removing them and adjusting the count. This is a software issue with this petition website, I'm guessing, so no fault of the organizer. BUT, I do hope that someone will go through and keep up with how many "rejecteds" there are so that we can get an accurate count?

    by My Philosophy on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 03:23:30 PM PDT

    •  My count is accurate (none / 0)

      When you get a count from the website by clicking on the show signatures link then yes, it is off  for the reason you say.

      The count I give for "legitimate signatures" is an accurate count, taken from a list I can get as petition owner.  There are no voided/rejected lines on that report.  

      For an accurate count, watch my updates in the box up top.

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 04:03:47 PM PDT

      [ Parent ]

  •  am I supposed to get an e-mail? (none / 0)

    I signed but I have not rec'd a confirmation e-mail.  I will be leaving my office in 14 minutes.  If I don't get an e-mail will I be redacted?

    www.jennysjesusclub.com

    by librarianbarbie on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 03:45:39 PM PDT

    •  I have a hunch they are swamped (none / 0)

      No, you won't be redacted if you don't get an email. I am looking at every signature.

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 04:06:06 PM PDT

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  •  Actually, it's Chip Shields, not Chris. (none / 0)

    And he's a state representative, not a DCer.  But hey, it's all good!

    He's also one of my precinct committee people!  My hubby and I (precinct captain's) thot it was pretty cool that a state rep would be a PCP.

    America: Show your support for it with more than jingoistic slogans or leave it.

    by CJB on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 04:53:19 PM PDT

    •  Fixed (none / 0)

      Oops!  And I knew that too. I even have it written down on paper right but typed it wrong.  Doh!  I had to find his email address yesterday so I knew he was a state rep.  Thanks for pointing it out so I could correct it.

      The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

      by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 05:04:04 PM PDT

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      •  Goodness, Miss glynis, where are my manners? (none / 0)

        I post a comment to nit-pik and don't even say THANK YOU for all of your incredibly hard work on this petition.

        You've done a good, good thing here.  Thanks for giving Dean supporters a chance to be "heard".

        And do leave it up for a bit.  It's still climbing pretty steadily from what I've observed.

        Thanks again!

        America: Show your support for it with more than jingoistic slogans or leave it.

        by CJB on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:14:46 PM PDT

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        •  that's ok (none / 0)

          I have this personal thing about accuracy so I was glad you were my additional set of eyes to catch it.

          And you're welcome.  I'll admit I didn't really think about what I might be getting myself into but it is immensely gratifying to do it.  

          I got an email from someone who signed it saying she's written LTE's and to her elected officials but she was still frustrated b/c she didn't know if her one voice made any difference.  She said signing the petition made her feel much better b/c she was joining her voice with thousands of others.

          Now that makes all the work worth it.

          The essence of the Liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held... -Bertrand Russell

          by glynis on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:32:54 PM PDT

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      •  I didn't mention this (none / 0)

        in my signature check because it's a good sig, but #9889 Hon. Vicki Walker from Missouri. Does anyone know if she's a state rep or Congress? Just thought you'd like to know Glynis

        by vcmvo2 on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:58:29 PM PDT

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  •  I'm well over 11000 (none / 0)

    Don't remember the exact number, but I was well over 11000 for my signature.

    Go glynis!

    " 'Vox populi, vox Dei' translates as 'How the hell did we get into this mess!?' "---Robert Heinlein (accuracy of quote not guaranteed)

    by mirrim on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 05:13:28 PM PDT

  •  would have been 10740 (none / 0)

    but I was rejected for some reason :(

    tried again. hope it works out.

    Anyone can blog local races. Anyone can raise money.

    by bonobo on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 06:41:55 PM PDT

  •  Dean: Shades of Truman (none / 0)

    The Democratic Party needs to fight for what it believes in, and Howard Dean is a fighter. The Republican Party would criticize Dean no matter what he did or didn't do.

    --Slan

    by jfdunphy on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 07:39:03 PM PDT

  •  Dean on NPR 6/13 (none / 0)

    If you've considered signing, but haven't - listen to this and tell me this is not the person you want fighting for us! "Back gotting" (you know I've got your back, you've got mine) definintely goes both ways w/Howard and it's our turn to get his!

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4700712

    by glaciermom on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:47:53 PM PDT

  •  "Incredibly Energized" (none / 0)

    "We've raised a half million dollars in the last two weeks, because usually when the press and the Republicans attack me, the base gets incredibly energized."

    Howard Dean on News & Notes with Ed Gordon, June 13, 2005

    link to audio

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4700712

    Well-behaved women seldom make history - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

    jc's designs

    by jaysea on Mon Jun 13, 2005 at 10:58:04 PM PDT

  •  'Howard Dean Speaks For Me' (none / 0)

    1. Give money to the DNC: http://www.actblue.com/list/dnc or go to Democrats.org . It doesn't matter how you give... they're getting the message.
    2. Call Your Democratic Elected Officials. Let them know that Democrats are tired of making jokes about "the circular firing squad": we stand behind Chairman Howard Dean and expect them to refrain from ripping into him in public. If they disagree with him on strategy or tactics, tell it to Dean directly: don't air it to a hostile media.
    3. Sign the Dean Speaks for Us Petition: http://www.petitiononline.com/Dean/petition.html
    4. Write Letters to the Editor
    5. Spread the word to your network of friends and family

    more...
    http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1853881

    by skacrzybob on Tue Jun 14, 2005 at 05:27:04 AM PDT

  •  DFA non response (none / 0)

    figures.

    I have basically given up on the RRN....the only thing they will rapidly respond to is whatever interests THEM and no matter how many times i have written to them i also get no response...not very 'rapid' are they <shrug>

    OIL UBER ALLES says "MORE WARS" McCain

    by KnotIookin on Wed Jun 15, 2005 at 07:15:17 AM PDT

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