Comments on: Plan for Change

By: memikeyounot

memikeyounot — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:47:13 +0000

I am almost 60 years old and have never donated to any political campaign. I did this week..$25.00 to this fine man and his campaign.
It so disturbs me that for some reason, he isn’t running 20 points ahead of McSame and the Sarahinator. How can that be? Can people not look at McCain and see there is NO difference between him and the current occupant?

Please vote Obama!

By: cml

cml — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:32:56 +0000

I saw this commercial Saturday night! I live in southwest Virginia, so it is running in the swing states. It definitely played in it’s entirety and sent shivers to my toes : )

By: Maura

Maura — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:21:14 +0000

You know, I’ve given a number of times this election, when I never have before, and I was starting to get a little peeved by all the requests. I get them from MoveOn, I get them from the candidates and their supporters, I get them from the Democratic party.

I watched the video and I was impressed, but it wasn’t until I read the comments here that I realized it’s still not enough; I have to give more, too. I feel truly inspired. I think I was afraid to believe that other people really felt the way I do about how important this is. Thank you all for that.

By: spants

spants — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:21:04 +0000

I just donated $15 to Obama. I can’t afford it. But I also can’t afford another eight years of this mess. Thanks for posting the video.

By: minxlj

minxlj — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:12:45 +0000

Sitting here in England WISHING I could vote for him too. I have high hopes that America can and will do the right thing this time - you intelligent, compassionate and forward-thinking people can outvote the rest of them dragging your country down. Go do it!! I and countless others here will be watching in earnest.

By: southerngirl

southerngirl — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:29:35 +0000

I’m forwarding this video to everyone I know and making another contribution. Plus, I just volunteered to travel northward to Missouri, a battle-ground state, to work there for Obama. We MUST take our country back.

By: krgosselin

krgosselin — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:26:45 +0000

I cried. Actually cried. I feel amazingly fortunate to be this excited about a presidential candidate the very first time I get to vote in a national election (I’m 21). Obama genuinely cares more about this country then he cares about being right, and that’s not something you see often.

OBAMA ‘08!!!! WOOOO!

By: JTOR

JTOR — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:22:06 +0000

Jon,

I watched that clip and then went to his site where for the first time in my life I actually gave money to a politician. I want my son to grow up in a country that can elect a man like Obama. If he doesn’t win I fear we are headed toward a theocracy. Thanks for posting the video.

By: MontanaJen

MontanaJen — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:08:56 +0000

I got goosebumps up and down my arms when he said “…but we’re Americans…”

I am as jaded as they come. I know politicians, I work for politicians, I am related to politicians. I get some politicians elected and others defeated.

My mantra has always been no matter how much you love them, they’ll all eventually break your heart. It’s been a mantra that helps me to keep my distance and not be so broken-hearted when they toss a vote or lay with the lions.

But I swear to God that I am willing to give this politician - nay, this leader- my devotion, my time, my trust, and yes, my money. We need this leader the way that you don’t know you need something until you get it and then you don’t know how you lived before you had it.

Only this is different, because I know we need this, and I don’t know how we have been living with what we have.

Thank you for posting this.

By: katliz

katliz — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:54:20 +0000

I’m having the worst day at work, mentally and emotionally hanging on by a thread, and as per usual, stop by to see what Dooce and Blurb can do to divert my attention for a few quick moments.

Now, I have to deal with tears. Seeing this spot, and reading the above comments, overfilled my capacity for joy today. I live in Cleveland, Oh; once again, we are on the front line of the election battle. Debating with neighbors, trying to infuse reason on local message boards, listening to the incessant (insulting) pandering going on by the McCain camp in our local media - it can be too much to take sometimes. I truly feel that Obama can win Ohio, but I won’t rest until election day in order to know I did everything I could to help ensure his victory.

I’ve already donated all that I can, but I’m spending the weekend registering voters in the areas that the GOP is targeting with their BS caging tactics. (http://tinyurl.com/54sep5)

Way too long story short: Thanks, all, for giving me a few minutes amongst friends this morning. Much. Needed. Catharsis.