Dear Future New York State Senator, Brian Keeler (
NYBri),
I want to take this opportunity to broadly, and without any authority whatsoever, speak on behalf of the entire blogosphere by asking you to... relax. Take it easy.
Okay, so you're running for NY State Senate against a punk-ass Republican incumbent and that might cause a little stress.
Sure, as a long time net-denizen you and your campaign have become a cause célèbre with the progressive political blogosphere and that might put a little pressure on some.
And, yeah... The results of your pioneering run will, in many ways, reflect upon the current state of the 'gate-crashing' movement... the degree of influence... and the motivation and ability to get 'one of our own' elected to office.
So what! We really don't expect that much of you. How could we? You're just a mild mannered guy who believes what he says and acts as he believes.
You don't have $200 million 'cash on hand' or a legion of Keeler 'Pioneers' or 'Rangers' padding your coffers.
You don't have a vast inner circle of establishment politicos, strategists, or pollsters.
You don't have an army of paid propagandists.
And you don't have the Ear of K-street or of America's CEOs.
You don't even have a shadow intelligence team working out of the Pentagon.
What could you possibly accomplish without these seemingly critical establishment tools?
Heck! All you have is conviction, courage, intelligence, moxie, commonsense, character, charisma, and staunch progressive ideals.
What could you possibly accomplish with those??
So you can just chill out. You don't have to sweat this 'election' thingy.
HOWEVER, if you DO decide to take this whole election thing seriously, then it is absolutely imperative that you KNOW deep in your heart that we are all behind you 100%.
And we're going to show that love and support by coming to your Kick-ass New York City fundraiser/blograiser Monday, July 10th. We will share in our camaraderie and celebrate the rise of the netroots as we show our financial support for your campaign.
Sincerely,
Us
YOU ARE INVITED!!
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCMENT
On Monday, July 10th, Democratic candidate for New York Senate's 41st District Brian Keeler will be hosting a fundraiser to help us win the district's seat away from Republican incumbent Stephen Saland.
Brian's candidacy is somewhat of a phenomenon in the sense that he has become a 'top tier' state senate race as a 'blogosphere' candidate. Well-known and beloved on DailyKos.com and a founder of both epluribusmedia.org and politicalcortex.com, Brian is deeply ingrained in the progressive Netroots. It is this nationwide support that will allow an upstate, non-state-wide candidate to have a well-attended Manhattan fundraiser.
Rest assured, Brian's senate run is being very closely watched by the millions of activists that make up the progressive political blogosphere and we're cheering him on as 'our' candidate. Because of that, his events will receive very wide coverage on the blogs, most assuredly read by hundreds of thousands if not millions of Democratic activists, politicos, and journalists.
That means the traditional media and the DC folks will get a good view of the man from upstate NY who is taking the Netroots to a whole new level of political involvement!!
Let's make this an event to be remembered -- one with which the press and the politicians will have to take notice!!
:-)
DETAILS
EVENT: Fundraiser for Brian Keeler, Democratic Candidate for NY's 41st Senate District
BLOGRAISER: In addition, we hope to have live-blogging and a contribution page to receive contributions concurrent with this event for those who cannot make it to NYC. This will allow for a maximum event total for maximum media impact. (More on that as it comes)
DATE: Monday, July 10th
TIME: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
LOCATION: Prey NYC - 4 West 22nd Street
LIVE-BLOGGING: All bloggers are invited to live-blog the event. So, if you have the necessary equipment, Prey has wireless internet.
RSVP: None required. Just show up - and bring your friends!
DONATIONS: Will be taken at the door. The amount is up to you, but I ask that you give till it feels good... REAL good:) And remember, this election is no cakewalk -- as NYBri faces stiff competition against an incumbent Republican. These battles cost money to run effectively and that is where we can make the difference in this race!
CONTACT: Tom Ball (redtornado@rcn.com) if you have any questions.
COST: No cover!
COMMENTS: There is a ZERO cover charge, so the maximum amount of dollars can see its way into the Keeler2006 campaign.
We were able to attain an exclusive venue for free from the good folks at Prey NYC, even as other establishments were charging or requiring a 'bar guarantee' totaling thousands of dollars. For that, we ask that you show them our appreciation by simply buying some food and drink during the course of the event. Drink specials, appetizers, and other food will be available on a cash basis.
STILL DEVELOPING: There are still other (hopefully exciting) developments in the works, but these are the things that are currently set in stone.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! Go ahead! Do it now! This is an event you do not want to miss. We need you there!
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit http://www.keeler2006.com/
Thank you very much!
Tom
www.Keeler2006.com