Empty my fucking pocketbook, Kos! [690.01]

Yes We Can!  I'm giving $2,300 - and you?

I'm a technological director of a health care organization building open source solutions to child hood disorders.  I've given $600 so far to Barack Obama.  My limit is $2,300 for this primary and I'm putting what I've got left, $1,700, on the table tonight after I've seen this true leader speak at the Wisconsin Democratic Primary Gala.   Open this link at C-Span listen to Russ Feingold, and then go to the very end (59:47) and then after the jump bounce to (14:30 is when Barack takes the stage) 38:30 when he talked about our people, our constitution, our lives.  Join me below.

For every donation below, I'll match you even-up -- till I'm bone dr
y.  Thank you Granny Doc. Oh, I've tried to transcribe the "good parts", but it is all good -- just about every word he says is wisdom.  This is the best we've ever seen.  The best we will see in the next 20 years or more.  Carpe Diem!  

Today's Runners!

1. 15.01 sheddhead

2. 250.00 followyourbliss

3. 50.00 ScienceRocks

4. 50.00 jenontheshore

5. 50.00 DarthParadox

6. 250.00 NWTerriD

•  do I have $100?

  by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:06:17 PM PDT

  •  Bad form...

    ...the correct wording would be "empty my fucking pocketbook, Kos!"

    by DC Pol Sci on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:07:31 PM PDT

    •  done

      by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:01:23 PM PDT

  •  I'd help

    but I already gave my pittance for the month when my SS check came in.  Much mojo to you, though, and thanks.

    by myrealname on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:13:03 PM PDT

  •  I would donate, but I am over 1 K

    in donations to Russ's senate committe and Progressive Patriots Fund.

    I like Obama, like him a lot more since I found out that the Gitmo lawyers endorse him, but my first "love" is Russ Feingold.  My other focus this election is helping congressional candidates Barry Welsh, Larry Kissel, Ron Shepston, etc., and keeping my man Dennis K in congress.

    by zett on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 09:37:11 PM PDT

•  :( Just paid $800 to get my car running...

  I can't do $100 right now... but $15.01...  I'm off to donate.

  by sheddhead on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:12:40 PM PDT

  •  Done.

    Hopefully will be more, soon.  Of course, the car needs brakes, too.  Augh.  But that's significantly less than today's outlay.

    by sheddhead on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:20:35 PM PDT

  •  15.01 is matched

    by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:05:27 PM PDT

•  I've given about $1000

  and will continue to give about $250 every pay check.  That's the absolute best I can do.  

  by followyourbliss on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:20:27 PM PDT

  •  I'll match you $250

    cuz he neez it now!

    by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:17:18 PM PDT

•  is this a site for discussion and debate? or is

  it just one big bakesale without any treats? Being lobbied to send thousands of dollars of candidates should be left to that candidate's surrogates and should be done on their own website - why has dailykos become just an extension of the Obama website - and why are we being asked to donate thousands of dollars here when we come to talk and to learn about the issues and the candidate platforms?

  by Mies on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:24:21 PM PDT

  •  This is about supporting Obama

    You really don't have to be a part of it if you don't want to...the users of this site dictate the best way for it to be used, don't you think??

    by jenontheshore on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:27:17 PM PDT

  •  Hey Mies, here's a suggestion...

    don't donate, if it bugs you.

    The mission of the site is to get democrats elected.  Some do it by being inspirational, inclusive and inviting.

    Others do it by being arrogant, divisive and not counting most of the country.

    Go Obama!!!

    by sheddhead on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:28:44 PM PDT

  •  Exactly!

    It's completely stupid for us to get excited about candidates.  This here Democratic blog about electing Democrats shouldn't be used for activities that might actually get a Democrat elected. Just what the hell are you Democrats thinking?  Stop trying to help Democratic candidates.  

    Okay, I'm off to dig through all those diaries and see if I can't come across one that has some issues to discuss instead of just people asking for money.

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    Seriously, WTF?

    by ScienceRocks on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:29:12 PM PDT

    •  Oh, and by the way...

      I just donated $50.00 to Obama.  It's all I could do for today.

      by ScienceRocks on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:29:49 PM PDT

      •  matched

        and it looks like I'll continue this tomorrow ;)

        by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:06:58 PM PDT

  •  The "treats" you speak of are like the

    special feeling you get when a cloud has been lifted from your head; and you suddenly feel energized about having THIS COUNTRY BACK!!!!

    by Phil S 33 on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:39:13 PM PDT

•  I am going to do $50....

  because I am so fricking nervous about Wisconsin that even though Obama already has plenty of my money, I really want to give him a boost. If he does win tomorrow, I'll double it.

  Thanks for your efforts man!

  by jenontheshore on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:26:25 PM PDT

  •  i've matched your $50

    that's $1,650 to go ;)

    by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:03:33 PM PDT

•  Did you listen to the part of the speech about

  words.

  The part he lifted from Gov. Patrick.

  Yeah.  All pols do it.  But all pols aren't running on their rhetoric alone.  Even you just said it is his speaking that excites you.  Well that speaking is plagiarized.

  by NewHampster on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:36:19 PM PDT

  •  Did YOU just use Wolfson's BS talking point???

    Puh-leeze!!!

    Stick to the issues.

    by Phil S 33 on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:40:44 PM PDT

  •  Hillawreck plagiarizes Bill every day

    Does that matter?  Of course not, they are one in the same.  Right?  Right?

    Watch and see what the average voter thinks of this.

    The only people that will focus on this are those that hate Obama already (which is a very small number).

    All part of the Clinton campaign theme:
    WE WILL DO ANYTHING TO WIN !!

    by BO for a United America on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 04:45:48 PM PDT

    •  The NBC nightly news tonight pointed that out

      in her speech at the funeral of Coretta Scott King.

      ~Doc~

      by EquationDoc on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:40:41 PM PDT

  •  He didn't LIFT it

    The two of them discussed how to deal with Hillary's ridiculous contentions about him being all words and no action, and Patrick suggested that Obama use the same strategy he had used.  Find out a little more about the topic before you throw around accusations.  

    BTW, on Friday (a day before Obama's "plagiaristic" speech, I posted a comment here asking if anyone thought "I Have a Dream" was just words that hadn't had any real-life impact.  It's an obvious strategy to counteract a stupid argument.  

    by NWTerriD on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:25:58 PM PDT

•  I'm in for $200

  Though I feel bad "taking" your money, because I was going to donate today anyway.

  by NWTerriD on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:10:31 PM PDT

  •  matched

    and well, if I don't send it off today, it'll be tomorrow.

    by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:14:55 PM PDT

•  I just donated another $50.

  More than I can afford right now, really, but it's worth it.

  by DarthParadox on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:25:00 PM PDT

•  I am proud to have just contributed $25

  for the second time this week.

  Unfortunately, that's all I can afford this pay period and still feed by cats and kids.

  ~Doc~

  by EquationDoc on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:37:33 PM PDT

•  BTW you rawk. Thanks for making my...

  meager contribution half as meager. :)

  ~Doc~

  by EquationDoc on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:41:47 PM PDT

•  sorry all, it keeps eating the updates ;(

  but, no matter -- I'm matching till I hit my limit ;)

  by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:43:04 PM PDT

  •  zzz but come tomorow morning, we post again!

    by Great Uncle Bulgaria on Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 05:46:37 PM PDT