And that is good, but not good enough. When I present the five foot by two foot ‘check’ to the Forced Birth Fetus Fetish Clowns dressed like fake surgeons covered in fake blood that stalk women outside the clinic in the medical center where I get my psychiatric treatment for depression ...well, I really want it to be a memorable experience for them.
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Back to the topic.
I want the Fetus Fetish Fanatics to be aware that by simply being out there, yelling at women, they are helping keep abortion and ALL reproductive freedoms safe, legal and accessible in the state of Texas. Which is big, because Texas is a large, influential state. And if Choice wins here, it can win anywhere in the USA.
How did we raise it? People have told me: Andy, what YOU have done is amazing. No, no, no. I'm just a loudmouth. I only have $100 into this. That $6,178? That is a WE thing. Not a ME thing.
You guys made it happen; $5.00, $10.00, $20.00 at a time. Here are about 1/3 of the receipts I have gotten. Mostly in the $5 to $20 range. Many hands make light work. Everyone pitches in, we win.
That's why opponents of progressive causes spend so much damn time trying to get us to say: "we quit!" That's why they want voting to be difficult. That's why they make accessing women's healthcare a damn ordeal.
And that is why your $5.00 matters.
It is beyond awesome that we have two women who were able to come up with $3,000 in matching funds. And let me tell you, the women who did that don't have their own helicopters and aren't named after luxury hotels. But, without little ol' you kicking in your $5, well, there is nothing to match.
This fundraiser ends next week.
How big you do you want that 'check' the Forced Birthers get to be? Can we write a five figure check?
That's a tall order, especially in today's economy. But we can do it - if you stop, click that link below and put in your $5 or more.
Bonus: forced birther caught being bad!
This photo sequence speaks for itself. I took these photos yesterday. I pull into the parking lot across the street from the women's health clinic the forced birth clowns are picketing and grab my telephoto lens and start shooting from the car. They don't see me at first.
And there he is: the fake surgeon, the man who wears the grim reaper costume, on a step ladder! This allows him to see and yell at the women inside the the eight foot high cinderblock wall that surrounds the clinic!
I get out of the car to get a shot without a telephone pole in the way and that is when the forced birth clowns finally notice me. What happens? He scrambles down the ladder, shoves the ladder into the the bushes, leaves the lawn and returns to the public sidewalk.
These photos will be sent to the clinic in question. My guess is that the forced birth fanatics are violating some kind of consent agreement with the clinic via the court system by being on the lawn (clinic property) while atop the ladder. None of the three Evangelical fetus fetishists on hand were happy I got that on film.