Help! I Need Somebody! Won’t You Please Help Me?
Remember when I asked you to save a couple of dollars back from the Wendy donation because I had a special project coming up?
Well, here it is.
Glen Maxey, former State Representative and current Democratic National Committeeman, but most importantly my good friend, has a project I promised to help fund because I believe so strongly in it.
From Glen:
We have a lot of work to do assisting Democratic voters to avoid the roadblocks being thrown up to keep folks from voting.
You don’t go into war without state of the art weapons and you certainly don’t go into an election year without state of the art online voter tools.
We’re going to win this war against voters. That victory happens through hard work and commitment.
We need modern, state of the art online tools to assist voters and our volunteers get the on-the-ground work done to register voters and get their ballots cast.
So, I have some of the top programming wizards in Austin building us these online tools. Some are donating their expertise to manage the projects. But the actual programming costs the Democratic Party $65 an hour (and that’s a deep discount).
We’re building the back-end infrastructure for these tools to interact with the 13+ million voter record file. Once that’s paid for, all the other tools will be a breeze.
We need $6,000 to complete this project. That’s not a lot of money in politics. Except for the programing, all the work is being done by volunteers. I don’t want to tip off the Republicans to what we’re doing but I can assure you that it puts valuable, practical tools and information in the hands of grassroots workers and precinct chairs. And it’s not just for this election cycle. This sucker will be even more powerful in 2016 when Hillary runs.
Ole Glen and Me
I’m hoping to raise $1,000 of it here. Big Bud Malone kicked in $50 and Ole Bubba kicked in $100 to get things started.
I promise not to pester you for money again until after next March. Then I might start again if a very worthwhile project comes along.
Y’all, we have to turn Texas blue so we’re starting right here and right now. Once Texas flips Democratic, there will never be another Republican in the White House in our lifetime.
Click here and be my favorite person today.
I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t important. Hell, give $5 just to tell Glen that you’re on the team no matter where you live. He’ll love ya for that.
Somebody just asked me where they could send a check. Send it to:
Glen Maxey, c/o The Texas Democratic Party,
4818 East Ben White Blvd., Suite 104
Austin, TX 78741
Thank yew, Honey.
You need to add a “1” to the end of that zip code: 78741 … I had to do a search for the address to get that.
I’m going to send some dinero to Glen … won’t be much but it all adds up. I may be in Colorado, but I want to see Texas as blue as my eyes! LOL
1I’m a sucker for you. You’ve got $100 from me.
2Thank you, Guys!
3Done. Your wish is fulfilled. (well, the fundraising one.)
4Okay, you got mine such as it is, but as Marcia says, every little bit . . .
Lord, I hope the Pres get’s that gov site fixed quickly, at least they’ve extended the deadlines.
5I’m a cheapskate but I’m in.
6OK. I sent half what Ole Bubba did since it was you asking.
7It took me about five clicks to make that donation. I can’t complain. And when that project is finished it will be worth a lot more than $6000.
Turn Texas Blue!
8Threw in a pinch. Yay for Blue Texas!
9They’re over $3500 as just now.
10I’m in. It’s just a little bit but I’m sure with the other little bit, we’ll get there.
11Done!
12Shook out the couch cushions and scrounged thru hubby’s pockets. Greenies coming your way from S.C.
13Holy crap, y’all. I was hoping for $1,000 from here but y’all may do this all on your own. I just talked to Glen and he’s dancin’. If we hit $4,000, he’s promised to dance on the table.
14Another little bit into the Wild Blue Yonder. Good on Glen.
15dang, y’all, I would do this if that site with accept paypal. You’ve gotta bring them into the 21st century.
16When we hit $5000 I’ll dance nekkid on the table. Six and Juanita Jean and the girls at the beauty shop will do the next hundred in one dollar bills !
17We are at $4051
Get out your dancin’ shoes!
18Hey, We turned NV Blue. TX is next! Only wish it could be more! And I want photos of the “table dance”!
19JJ, a check for 25 has been written and is going in the mail to Glen tomorrow.
20I’ll let you keep your clothes on, Glen! I dropped some change in the till, too.
21Your wish is my command. Done!
22Now if Glen and the Beauty Shop girls are dancing on any danged tables, you’d best be putting it all on a video and putting it on YouTube so everyone can see that happening. Oh, and be sure to drop the YouTube link in here … don’t you go toying with us, ya hear?!?
I’ll drop a check for $25 in the mail slot tomorrow!!! This is exciting!!
23Alrighty then — I sent $50.00. However, at that price, I expect to see photos of dancing, lots of dancing. Ditto Marcia in CO — I want dancing AND a link.
24At 6pm, it’s pushing $4500 with my bit of help. Suh-weet!
25Forget that. I refreshed my page; it’s over $4500! Yay!
26Glen said, “When we hit $5000 I’ll dance nekkid on the table. Six and Juanita Jean and the girls at the beauty shop will do the next hundred in one dollar bills.”
Hey, Glen, start loosening your belt! Pull off your shoes, then your socks. Get ready…..!
Now, where did I put my camera…..?
27Who can resist being your favorite person, even for a few minutes? It’s the least I can do for all the hoots and hollers I get from your Professional Political Organization each and every day. $25 from Wisconsin, with hopes we can both turn our states blue soon.
28It was $4572 when I donated just now. Signed up earlier this week as a Texas Dem sustaining member & I’m volunteering to make Celia Israel my Texas house rep in the November 5 special election.Yeah, Glen!
29To Ex Tex above: They do accept Paypal. Look again.
30I’m in. The odds of Collin County going blue are zero, zilch, nada, none – but I keep voting and keep giving. Perhaps one of these days I will it will happen.
31$4732. Video on nekkid dancer when? I will probably be living back in Texas within the next ten years. Hoping it will be blue soon. $100 from the mountains in Tennessee.
32I’m in from California.
33Thanks for all the laughs (and groans)
Done. (Plus a little sumthin’ for ActBLue.) Even though my own table top dancing days are over-thank the Lord-you go Glen!
34Glen, if I give again will you promise NOT to get nekkid?
;-P
Three Washingtons to go to $5K right now…
35Y’all are just fabulous! At 7:30, we are three dollars away from $5,000. That’s a giant jump from the original $1,000 I thought we would raise here. Glen is in Corpus Christi this evening training Democrats but he just called me to say he’s … well, just fabulous, too.
You guys did you and me both proud. Thank you from deep in the heart of Texas.
36If y’all can turn Texas blue, there might be hope (someday) for Tennessee. Sent Wendy some money, too.
37$5047! Cameras are rolling!
Bumblebee, I think it will be a long time for us. Bredesen has only been gone how long?
38Sent a little. 🙂
39$5,067 now. I’m in. Least I can do for all the fine info you give me!
40When you’re done, share with us foreign states?
This is totally unbelievable. HURRAY FOR US! HURRAY FOR GLENN! HURRAY FOR JUANITA JEAN! Okay, I still gotta dump the change outta my purse but this is wild!
41Tossed in my bit, and it’s at $5257 right now.
42p.s. I did put dump out my purse.
43Oops. Sorry. My brain is shutting down. Y’all keep on right to $6000. Running alongside here while I hunt for my other credit card. Glenn, honey, you are the best. You too, Juanita Jean. I sent this whole thing to Jan S. and C. Flint, among others around the country.
44Good fund raiser girl! Good going peeps! We are all rooting for Texas! And Wendy! And a BRIGHT BLUE TEXAS!!
45Done! And a tip for Act Blue
46Just kicked in a few bucks. Dems are becoming THE organized party!
47$5,477! If we keep it coming, Glen can have all the toys he needs for the job.
48The Juanita Jean Fund to Save the White House from Republicans has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?
WE gonna hafta be super organized and Glenn is helping us move that direction. I’m gonna tell everyone about this tomorrow at Yeller Dawgs in Austin. Any time some of you are up this way on a Satiddy, come on up to Tres Amigos on Cap. Tx. Hwy, up past the mall, at 11 a.m. We sit back in the back room and get all riled up for two hours. Yeller Dawgs meets every single Satiddy but Christmas. It is an historic organization. You owe it to yourself to git up here and meet everyone. I mean, Forest Hill is about 92 years old. I’m not kidding. Bill McAfee is nearly that old. I cain’t even imagine nuthin’ that old and they stand right up there and make speeches and ever’thin. You’ll love it. And I’ll give you a hug, too.
49I got thinking, Glenn, why don’t you show up at Yeller Dawgs tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. at Tres Amigos up on cap. Tx. Hwy and report on this yourself?! That would be FINE.
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