ATTENTION EDWARD SUPPORTERS: THIS BUD IS FOR YOU

[Samantha]

In a recent thread I started, I promised Edwards' supporters if I saw info from flyarm, a DU'er currently working on the Edwards' campaign in South Carolina, I would alert the Edwards base of support. I am thrilled to say flyarm just posted on my current General Discussion - Primaries thread the following:

flyarm (1000+ posts) Fri Jan-25-08 12:54 AM
Response to Reply #43
44. things seem to be trending towards Edwards..what i am seeing is many people here
were so impressed with Edwards in the debate..and it seems every door i knock on watched the debate..even all the repubs..and i will say the comments are similar dems and repubs..they were all super impressed with Edwards.

And i will say that crosses all the people here and all economics.

and the disgust for the media is being yelled from the roof tops by all sides..i can not believe my own ears sometimes ..but it is coming out of almost every home i knock on their doors ..people ARE DAMN ANGRY JOHN HAS BEEN TREATED AS HE HAS.. and they are disgusted the last two days at how Obama and Hillary are behaving..

People here ar very aware of how important this election is!..just as they were in iowa when i was there..

people are paying attention and almost everyone i have talked to watched the debate, and all agree , John won it hands down...

many people today i talked with are rethinking how they thought they were going to vote.

well i am tired ..and have a long day ahead tommorrow..canvassing.

This is very rewarding..if you get a chance in your area..volunteer..

it is incredible getting to TALK TO SO MANY AMERICANS YOU MAY NEVER HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH BEFORE..

and it warms your heart...

fly..volunteering for John Edwards..

Hi Sam!! ..yep still in SC!! ..till election day is over!!
night ...

PLEASE KEEP THIS THREAD KICKED FOR OTHER EDWARDS SUPPORTERS, IF YOU DO NOT MIND.

Sam

[asdjrocky]

1. Man-

There is nothing, nothing, I mean nothing like being there. I so wish I was in SC right now! You're doing good, great work.

Thanks for the post, and keep us updated flyarm.

And thank you! k&R

[balantz]

2. Cool Cool!!

Thank you much Samantha!

And you too Flyarm!

[Samantha]

5. You are very welcome - please keep this thread kicked

so all the Edwards base of support here at DU can see flyarm's report.

I see there are 5 recs on this thread already - and I hand them to flyarm for his report. Good work, flyarm.

Sam

[sojourner]

3. alrighty........go john!

[Kool Kitty]

4. Great!

:applause:

[lisainmilo]

6. WOO HOO!!!!

:toast: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :applause: :woohoo:

[balantz]

7. Did I forget to kick this?

[balantz]

8. Oh, no I didn't forget.

:kick:

[book_worm]

9. Great report! Thanks to the folks working in SC on the ground

[Triana]

10. K & R for flyarm and for Edwards! (n/t)

[judaspriestess]

11. kick

[DemDogs]

12. Friends headed to South Carolina today.

He should have a lot of boots on the ground in SC.

[Stand and Fight]

13. Fantastic news and very much recommended! n/t

[pamela]

14. Thanks Samantha and ...

and a huge THANK YOU to flyarm for the great report and, most of all, for going to SC and fighting for Edwards.

K&R

[Samantha]

15. A kick for flyarm

Please keep this thread afloat tonight.

Sam

[melody]

16. K&R!

Thanks, Sam.

[JDPriestly]

17. Kicked & Recommended

[MagickMuffin]

18. For JOHN

:kick:A-ROO

[fooj]

19. Sounds like they are coming out with great support...

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/24/22232/3553/672/442734

He's their native son. Fly said that many Repubs would like to vote for Edwards in SC.

I wish I could be there in person to help. Thanks fly for all that you are doing!

[troubleinwinter]

20. WOOOO! I talked to fly on the phone tonite!

Flyarm is a HERO and a PATRIOT!! She even faced down a big pitbull and a man in a slipping towel on our behalf for John today!

And yes, she told me the same... people are paying attention to John. They like him. Even Republicans are saying that they would like to have been able to vote for him, after they watched the debate.

However it comes out Saturday, he IS ON A ROLL.

GO FLY!!! GO JOHN!! We're with ya ALL THE WAY!

[fooj]

21. Edwards steps up re: FISA

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/24/215659/272/716/442714

<snip>
Granting retroactive immunity is wrong. It will let corporate law-breakers off the hook. It will hamstring efforts to learn the truth about Bush's illegal spying program. And it will flip on its head a core principle that has guided our nation since our founding: the belief that no one, no matter how well connected or what office they hold, is above the law.

But in Washington today, the telecom lobbyists have launched a full-court press for retroactive immunity. George Bush and Dick Cheney are doing everything in their power to ensure it passes. And too many Senate Democrats are ready to give the lobbyists and the Bush administration exactly what they want.

Please join me in calling on every Senate Democrat to do everything in their power -- including joining Senator Dodd's efforts to filibuster this legislation -- to stop retroactive immunity and stand up for the rule of law. The Constitution should not be for sale at any price.

Thank you for taking action.

John Edwards
January 24, 2008

[Laelth]

22. k&r upon request

n/t

:dem:

-Laelth

[OneGrassRoot]

23. Beautiful...gives me goosebumps. K&R n/t

[yy4me]

24. I need to believe in this man and his vision. Please John, do not

back down. The country has little else to believe in.

If you give up, there will be no State campaign headquarters near me at which I can volunteer. I have already donated twice. I'm "letter to the Editor" out...all I get back from the Boston Globe is a form reply about the thousands of e-mails they get per day. I need to do more to help.

Please do not give up on us, we will support you to the end. You just have to be there!!!

[MissDeeds]

25. woot!

Edwards' message resonates with people. If only the media would cover him and give the Obama Clinton slug fest a rest.

:kick:

[Samantha]

26. Kicking it up for flyarm and Edwards base

Try to keep this afloat. Maybe flyarm as well as a few other Edwards supporters will see it.

Sam

[Janiam]

27. Cockles all warmed and cozy!

Thank you for the report!

I am looking for a good strong showing from Edwards - enough that I can write all of the media sources a letter that says "Neener, neener!"

:D

[helderheid]

28. GREAT news!!! In Utah, we have TV ads for both Obama and Clinton but not Edwrads - wish I could see

one here!

[midnight]

32. They would be great. How is John doing in Utah?

[frogmarch]

29. Thanks, Sam! k&r

[redqueen]

30. Oh THANK YOU!

:bounce:

:kick:

[tom_paine]

31. K & R

[lonestarnot]

33. woohoo! K & R go flyarm!

[smokey nj]

34. Thanks for this!!!!

flyarm, :yourock:!

[SammyWinstonJack]

35. K&R!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

[SOS]

36. Kick

:kick:

[PleadTheFirst]

37. K&R for John

[Phred42]

38. I'm new to this - What is meant by Kick?

and where does that emoticon come from?

[Samantha]

40. When a poster hits "reply" on a thread

the simple act of posting (responding) propels the thread back to the top of the forum. If you want to add a Smilies face, click on the Smiles lookup table field above. Just click on the Smilie you want to insert, and it automatically will be inserted in the reply field at the point where your cursor rested at the time you clicked. You will find commands to underscore, bold, italicize words or phrases in the HTML lookup table above. Check out the codes there.

Simply by answering your question, I have "kicked" this thread back near the top of this forum. Perhaps flyarm will check in and see it tonight.

Sam

PS Welcome to DU.:bounce:

[Phred42]

42. Got it - thanks!

:-) :kick:

[TomClash]

39. I kicked in some cash today for the cause nt

[Kurovski]

41. K&R. (nt)

[sueh]

43. Kick! For Fly and for JRE!!

[307 MMS]

44. Done!

K&R by DES

[Left Brain]

45. Grassroot support, baby!

This brings a glimmer of hope back to my lost faith in grassroots.
Thanks much for posting it!

K&R

[EOTE]

46. Kicked and REC'd.

Please visit Edwards' blog and vote for this posting so that it can be seen on his site:

http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2008/1/25/15441/8827

[pollo poco]

47. Hooray! n/t

[avaistheone1]

48. I already sent in $$ today and will be making calls shortly

for John Edwards our next President.

[Justice Is Comin]

49. Fly, you're special

for doing the heavy lifting. Thanks very much.

[caseycoon]

50. WOW! GREAT NEWS!

:woohoo: GO JOHN!!
Thanks flyarm & Samantha!

[Beartracks]

51. K&R nt

[Gloria]

52. I don't drink, but ...I'll make an exception!!!!

GO, JOHN!! Thanks, Fly!

[wundermaus]

53. Thanks for the great report from boots on the ground!

Just found this video and thought I would share it with you all...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_nfpkpN-Y">Friends of the Earth Action - John Edwards radio ad

[Canuckistanian]

54. Kicking and recommending

Good to hear news from flyarm and yourself...

I think Edwards has a chance to break through here....

[Duncan]

55. Great to hear

I would be there if I could - all I can do is throw some cash.

[Sequoia]

56. Wouldn't it be a scream if HE WON !!!

I'm stating to hope so. Those two bickering Dems...is so Junior High.

[a la izquierda]

57. I donated to a presidential campaign...

for the first time today, and it was to John Edwards. It wasn't much, but it was all I could.
Finally, a candidate I can get stoked about.

[asdjrocky]

58. That;'s pretty darn cool-

And welcome to DU, if I haven't said it before!:hi:

[cynthia]

59. exciting

:kick:

[Andrea]

60. well, this is great news

It's so great to hear this report. And, this is the way it should be. After that debate performance Monday night, how could anyone NOT be for Edwards. Finding all those Rs who want to vote for him proves the point that he is the most electable.

I think a win is possible. Zogby says much of John's increase in the last few days is from African American voters who have been slow to decide. African Americans are a large part of the electorate in SC. They are observing the candidates closely and choosing the one that will be best for them and for America - John Edwards.

A win, or even a strong second place finish should bring much more media attention John's way. They always like the comeback stories, and after that mystifying caucus in NV, this will be a BIG comeback.

Thanks Flyarm and Sam for keeping us up-to-date!


:yourock:

[Maestro]

61. Very positive!

Hoping for the best in SC!

[7horses]

62. Thanks Sam and Fly

and Go, John go!!!

[NoFederales]

63. He'll be in Springfield, MO Monday afternoon, Jan. 28. nt

NoFederales

[Lifelong Protester]

64. Kick it on!!

Keep going, John, you are the man!

[FloridaJudy]

65. I voted today

It wasn't the most trouble I've ever gone to to vote (that had to be the time I drove 100 miles to the closest American embassy), but it wasn't easy. Since my car's in the shop, I had to take a bus an hour each way to the closest public library, where they have early voting facilities.

I was proud to mark my ballot for John. I don't know how much good it'll do him (this is Florida - alas), but it made me feel a lot better.

[smokey nj]

82. Thank you Judy!!!

:yourock:

[unapatriciated]

66. GO JOHN !!!!!!!!

:applause: :patriot: :headbang: :yourock: :headbang: :patriot: :applause:
:bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast:

:applause: :patriot: :headbang: :yourock: :headbang: :patriot: :applause:
:bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast:

:applause: :patriot: :headbang: :yourock: :headbang: :patriot: :applause:
:bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast:

:kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem: :kick:
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[LiveLiberally]

67. K & R with joy.....

[OzarkDem]

68. Thanks, fly!

Doing a great job for Edwards! Keep the reports coming!

[Diamonique]

69. k & r

[Kajsa]

70. Thanks, Samantha!

And A big Thanks and hug to flyarm for
all his hard work.

This is GREAT NEWS!!!

We need it!

Thanks so much for sharing this, Samantha.

:pals:

:kick:

[Samantha]

73. It was my pleasure

I have been hoping flyarm would see this thread and post a little more info. I guess everyone working in SC is just too crazy busy at this hour to even think about things like that. But tomorrow is the big day and perhaps some news might emerge. Hopefully flyarm will see this thread if there's just a small moment to check in. Please keep it kicked so it will be in plain sight.

The joy I have read on this thread in response to seeing flyarm's report has made it so worth the effort to start the thread and keep it kicked into plain view for the Edwards base of support. Think we can keep this up one more day?

Love to all you guys,

Sam

note to flyarm: THIS BUD IS FOR YOU!

:toast:

[Greylyn58]

71. K & R For John Edwards

[avaistheone1]

90. What a beautiful John Edward doggie.

Woof!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

72. You are our eyes, fly

Your news plus the excellent job Edwards did today on C-span with the college kids - EXCELLENT!
K&R

[Seabiscuit]

74. "One toke over the line..."

[Aussie leftie]

75. Go Johnny, go Johnny, go Johnny go

[femmocrat]

76. K & R

Wonderful news --- thanks so much to you both!

:kick:

[bdamomma]

77. kickin for John!!!!

This is hopeful news!! the corporate media again is throwing him to the curb!! I hope he surprises them all!!!:kick:

[WillyT]

78. WooWoo !!! - K & R !!!

:kick::woohoo::kick:

[jkurri]

79. Thank you

Nice to see things seem good down there in SC... I hope they are smarter the the people in Nevada!

[Jamastiene]

80. Kicking

:kick:

[stravu9]

81. GoJohn!

:dem:

[William S Stamps]

83. KICK ALL NIGHT AND DAY FOR JOHN EDWARDS!

:kick: Make national headlines for John Edwards. let's get him the national attention corporate media refuses to give him. How long can we keep kickin'? For another hour, or two or five or twenty-five? Suppose anyone would notice. You bet someone would notice. Sometimes a good thing just will not be ignored. Keep kickin'. Tell your friends, your family, your room mate, your boss, your son, your daughter, your best friend and their best friends. HOW MUCH EASIER COULD THIS BE? DO IT!

Make it a PHENOMENON. USE the Internet in a positive and creative way. Break a record for John, make it International. it's easy enough to do. If you live on the west coast of this country of OURS, you've got three more hours to go. If you live in another country, keep it kickin'! On an US Army base? Stationed in North Carolina? Georgia? South Carolina. In the US Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy – then kick!

stay up another hour or four. text your friends to get on this kick.

KICK FOR JOHN EDWARDS. Get him the publicity he deserves. Give NBC, CBS, MSNBC, FOX, ABC, PBS, BBC, CBC a real story.

"I'm kickin', are you?!" DO IT!

[stravu9]

85. done!

:)

[catchnrelease]

84. A kick and

a donation to wish us good luck in SC on Saturday.

Thanks to Samantha and Fly and all the volunteers!!:kick:

Go Johnny Go!!!!!!

[flyarm]

86. WOW!!! all from a little post..thanks Sam for passing on to so many!!

Sorry i just got online tonight after a LATE DINNER....it was a long day..sorry i didn't see John today in Columbia ..he did a town hall meeting with Youth..but i was out canvassing..it was very important to keep getting to the doors of the voters..

Now today there were alot more volunteers than there have been all wekk..i think people were finally getting the word ..that John can and will win this ....don't believe and drink the media Kool Aide..

many people i have talked with are not happy with the coronation of two candidates!..it is seriously pissing off alot of folks here!

we have seen the trending Edwards for days now..and only now the media is noticing ??..

I noticed since people were speaking out ..there was almost silence yesterday about John..and does no one see a correlation?..people here do..especially older folks..seniors!! they have not only noticed , they have gotten vocal on it..very....especially men..and alot of Repubs have noticed and it is upsetting them as well!!

Well tommorrow is the day..There are people who will be volunteering all night tonight...and will be up at the crack of dawn ..the staff is working over time..and the volunteers are just great..and working hard..

i was out on the road all day..going to homes and talking to people from 9 am till 630 pm tonight..

I met a wonderful lady tonight ..who has breast cancer..she was law enforcement of some kind....and she is so worried about her care from this day forward..she was a special lady ..she stole my heart..and she is about my age..and she has fear she will not be able to get the health care she needs so badly..for the rest of her life..

she was not sure who she was going to vote for ..but when i was leaving ..she thanked me for coming today and helping her make her decision..she will be voting for John tommorrow..

and i feel better for her sake..

I just hope ..the people have awakened in time!!


It is obvious to many that the media is deciding our future..i will not allow that to happen if i can walk and talk!!

I keep hearing that song in my ears...

THIS IS MY COUNTRY , LAND THAT I LOVE...

No one will take that from me..unless i let them..and i will be darned if i will let them... without a fight!

night night all..

Long day tommorrow..and i will be driving home to Fla Sunday all day..i will try to write you tommorrow night..but i know i will be working at a precinct tommorrow all day..i will try...

keep your fingers crossed..and ....

GO JOHN GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FLY

[SammyWinstonJack]

92. ...

:applause: :yourock: Go John E. Go! :bounce:

[Samantha]

93. WOW BACK TO YOU, FLYARM

I am so glad you saw this and know many people are so proud of what you are doing. We will try to keep the thread alive one more day so you can post on it should you get a spare nano-second. So sad to hear about the special lady you met with medical problems. Her story is one that is being told too often now by many Americans, and I believe the candidate you have chosen to support is just the guy who can do something about that.

Take care.

Sam

[Kajsa]

94. Thank YOU, Flyarm!

Thank you for all your hard work and dedication!

You are very much appreciated!

:hug: :applause: :yourock:

[William S Stamps]

95. TODAY - SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 - SAMANTHA LOOK AT THE CURRENT POLL!

SEE FOR YOURSELF The progress that John Edwards has made is remarkable. The last debate showed where John stands.


http://www.c-span.org/pdf/zogby/Reuters_CSPAN_Zogby_SC_012508.pdf


Thank you Samantha for your accomplishment in drawing so many people to John Edwards.




I am kickin'!


:kick:

[Samantha]

96. Found this thread sinking on the second page

Can you help keep it kicked up until this evening?

And thanks for the compliment, but flyarm deserves the credit,and John Edwards deserves the assist!

Sam

[MaryRN]

87. K &R with pleasure!

[sellitman]

88. Edwards has won every debate so far.

If people watch they know.

[lisainmilo]

89. K&R

:)

[WillyT]

91. Kick !!!

:kick:

[surfermaw]

97. Run John Run Fast

[Samantha]

98. Kicking for flyarm and Edwards base

Keeping the thread afloat until the returns come in tonight....

Sam

[SammyWinstonJack]

99. ...

:kick: for flyarm and Edwards' base!

[Samantha]

100. Did you hear Joe Trippi condemning the Hillary camp

for those robo-calls last night? Boy, he was rightfully hot. What a dirty, sleazy maneuver, he suggested, especially since Edwards had not participated in the attack politics in SC. Suggests to me Hillary was desperately trying to knock Edwards down so she could hold on to her second-place finish.

I had to note this on this thread because I intended to kick it anyway. Good luck to John Edwards tonight.

Sam