Once along time ago my dad and I covered our precinct with straw hats on and JFK buttons showing. These were really cool buttons, about twice the size of a silver Dollar. If you looked at them on one side they had JFK and LBJ. On the other angle they delivered a photo of JFK. My presidential pin man John Tilley, who deals in such wares claims they are not worth too much.. Maybe 10-15 dollars nnow because so many where made.
We went house to house of the democratic homes in our precinct, Buri Buri, asking for a dollar or two donation. The democrats were at that time the party that collected from the grassroots. It was the party of the middle class. Our subdivision was a working man's subdivision with firemen and elevator repairmen as our neighbors. We had a list and only knocked on doors with registered democrats living. I cannot remember how many dollars we collected. The money went into a can. Big political influences with pacs were unknown then.
Today there is a groundswell of the same sort. The groups that contact me are not ringing my doorbell, they are pounding my email address. Move on is one or those that recognize the power of the under 10 dollar contribution. If you donate to one of those groups you will be pounded forever. The phone call connection has run its course. I do not donate from the phone. So much phone tree stuff is stopped by caller ID. They charities have learned to use phones that are not identified.. it is still difficult to deal with phone solicitation.
By reading this,and being a part of blog community,open the ties of a new way of communicating. It is a different way to move past old paradigms. You may read this anytime during your day. You have a very direct way to participate in its content... through comments.
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Pat
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