John Edwards: WE must put him in the game

The title of a recommended diary, "The moment that put John Edwards back in the game," seems to conflict  with my "out of Kos" experience, especially today.  The "easy news" from Google suggests Edwards need not exist.  The real news is that Clinton and Obama got personal, renewed their brawl, and took the gloves off.

The great moments diaried by JedReport seem to have no standing in the news cycle of the day.

Where does this state of affairs leave Edwards supporters?  What do we do?  Continue to diary within koslandia? (yes, I see the irony)?  I say "no."  This is a TTFN diary. I have work to do, and I am way way behind.  If Edwards is to be back in the game, we have to put him there.

I've read a lot of diaries, and I've commented in a few.  I've only written one candidate diary (after getting sick of the post-Iowa "Edwards should withdraw" business).  And the thing the SallyCat made me realize, yesterday, in her back-from-the-grave diary,  is this:  reading and commenting in Edwards diaries is not helping Edwards.

So, no more from me about Edwards' message, Edwards' strengths, Edwards' fight, etc.  Those of you who don't already know this stuff about Edwards can read lots of great diaries.  Just look at the rec list and you'll find them, mixed in with great diaries about Obama and the occasional real-issue-diary (like I used to read).

Here's my to-do list:
(1) Call and email friends.  Send them excerpts from the writings of edgery, Ellinorianne, jedreport, grannyhelen, Predictor, TomP, and the other Edwards diarists I've read.
(2) Walk around my neighborhood and talk to neighbors.
(3) Get some signs and bumper stickers (like Predictor).
(4) Send some more long green to www.johnedwards.com ASAP.

Time to sign off.  I've got to get to work.  I'll probably do some lurking, but I've got more important things to do than generate my inane comments.  I've gotta help get some votes for John Edwards.  

 

•  tips for my last comment

  at least for awhile.  Back to work.

  by bubbanomics on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:16:05 PM PDT

  •  Can't we do all of that AND blog?

    that's what I try to do :-)

    by grannyhelen on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:26:08 PM PDT

    •  O and thanks for the mention btw :-) nt

      by grannyhelen on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:33:16 PM PDT

    •  Hear hear!

      Whatever we can do, whenever we can do it. Every dollar helps; every contact made, every person, it all counts.

      

      And good for you, bubbanomics. :)

      by Panda on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:48:07 PM PDT

    •  and please keep doin' it.

      I'm working 14-16 hour days, and the limited time I squeeze in while running code, etc, I need to use for other purposes it seems.  The time I spend here I can't spend pinging undecideds.  

      by bubbanomics on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 10:11:16 PM PDT

  •  You go get some undecideds and get

    them to pay attention!!  I say good for you!  Diaries at DKos are, for the most part now, about having something to link to in emails, copy for others, make sure we all have the most up-to-date info to use in getting out there and GOTV for Edwards.

    Don't forget to check out the http://welikeedwards.com/ website for all sorts of wonderful things to download.

    And if you haven't already, sign up for phonebanking at http://www.johnedwardsphonebank.com/...

    by edgery on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:30:18 PM PDT

•  can you add a takeover of the MSM airwaves

  for a period of 24 hours to the list? would that be enuff to time to get his message out to more people?

  no? we can't? Well, it's just a thought anyway.

  by cataclysm on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:29:13 PM PDT

•  Gimme 10

  Find 10 people who are registered Democrats. They could be friends, family, acquaintances, or even that friendly cashier at your local coffee shop. Work on them to vote for John Edwards in your primary, and keep track of them and how they will vote. If they are really enthusiastic, get them to do the same thing.

  by clarkent on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:30:32 PM PDT

•  That ship has sailed friend.

  It is time to help decide who will be the nominee -- not who you wish was the nominee.

  Sorry, I like JE -- I'm a trial lawyer -- but for the non-politicos, he's off the radar.

  BO or HRC, time to pick a dog in that fight.  I hope BO.

  by Indeed on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:31:31 PM PDT

  •  And my response to that is here

    link: http://www.dailykos.com/...

    by grannyhelen on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:34:47 PM PDT

  •  That's why you'll never be my lawyer. n/t

    by sgary on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:35:01 PM PDT

  •  eh, give it a rest

    by Stroszek on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:35:59 PM PDT

  •  Translation: Bah Humbug

    I'm sure that you've had plenty of opportunities to throw in the towel in some court cases because you "knew" it was a lost cause.  Did you tell your client that it just wasn't working out, or did you walk into that courtroom and give the other side hell?

    This fight is not about the nomination.  It's a fight against injustice, and it's a fight for our future and our children's future.  We don't have the option of quitting.  Not if we really care about this country.

    Hillary or Barack may indeed make it to the convention with enough delegates.  This isn't about winning, it's about fighting for what we believe in.  We can't choose to walk away from that kind of fight, not if we want to be proud of ourselves and want our children to be proud of us.  I don't think it's a lost cause, because my goal is change, not a victory in a single race with a single candidate.

    by chadlupkes on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:48:33 PM PDT

    •  Well said! n/t

      by rubine on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 02:57:05 PM PDT

•  I've been doing

  all that you have listed and I come here, to Kos, for my daily shot of adrenaline to keep on keepin' on.

  The ship has NOT sailed.  Don't let defeatist opinions get in your way.  Stay true to your activisim and push for JRE no matter the odds.

  he's not quitting on us and shame on those who quit on him.

  by oaktav on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 01:53:13 PM PDT

•  If you are an actual progressive...

  then support Edwards through to the convention.  Send him with as much strength and juice that we can manage so that the DC will have to shift, to some degree, to the left, both pragmatically in policy, and contextually, in terms of the language that is used, the problems that are addressed, etc.

  If we drop Edwards then Hillary and Obama will drop us.

  by rubine on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 02:55:02 PM PDT

•  Find out when your local Dem meetings take place

  Go there an express why people should caucs for John Edwards or vote for him in the primary.

  I'm going to a meeting tonight.  I went to one a week ago and one a week before that.  Edwards' message is always well received and voters need to hear that he is in this to the White House.

  I don't intend to let big media get away with stealing the people's right to self-government.  

  If everyone who reads this gets active on the ground in their own community, John Edwards will be our nominee.

  by ashlarah on Tue Jan 22, 2008 at 03:14:00 PM PDT

•  I'm old and intellectually challenged

  But I agree with you.

  I just don't get that "Instant Winner" sense of gratification by reading, commenting on and recommending Edwards diaries on dKos.  So, I'm stopping that now, right after this, and I'm swinging full steam ahead into proactive emailing, calling, talking to friends, writing newspapers and news outlets, trying to raise money for John Edwards, and talking him up one-on-one in the neighb.

  I get it.

  by november3rd on Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 07:12:41 AM PDT