Election Day!!!
What a long journey it has been to finally arrive at this day. The news stories from around the world are filled with anticipation and held breath as the United States heads to the polls. I have butterflies flitting about in my stomach – please let us not screw this one up!
My one regret is that I can’t be in my hometown of Chicago tonight. The celebration is going to be amazing.
I am about to hit the streets again and find those people who haven’t voted yet and drag them bodily to the polls. Get out and vote!!!!!
OBAMA ‘08
Volunteering for the Campaign for Change: Day 3
OK – I’m whooped. The Obama staff sent me out to canvass the neighborhoods this afternoon. My job was to knock on the doors of known Obama supporters and make sure they got their butts to the polls. The most important thing at this stage of the game is to make sure that people know where to go and what to do with their mail-in ballots. I did get to see a lot of Obama/Biden signs and nobody slammed a door in my face.
Volunteering for the Campaign for Change: Day 2
I went and tackled some more phone calls today. I must have called well over 200 people today. Unfortunately, most were either not home or had caller ID because I didn’t get to speak with very many people.
There are quite a lot of volunteers that keep showing up at the Obama headquarters which is really exciting. What I found most interesting is the number of young people who are involved. For most of them it is their first time voting.
Volunteering for the Campaign For Change
Today was my first day of volunteering for Barack Obama’s campaign. I spent four hours at the local Obama campaign headquarters and called a bunch of random folks who were on a call list. I probably called 150-200 people, most of whom weren’t home. Of the ones who I did get to speak a few were Obama supporters who had already voted and some who hadn’t. I estimate that I was able to help six people who hadn’t voted yet, were first time voters and not sure exactly what they were supposed to do. That’s six votes for Obama.
The script that is given to you is fairly simply:
Hello my name is Tery and I’m a volunteer for the Obama campaign. May I ask you whom you are supporting for president?
And then depending on their answer, you can continue with other questions and information. The reactions to that first question, however, can be quite interesting. I got a couple of hang-ups, one “leave us the hell alone”, a couple “none of your business”, and a few folks who weren’t sure what to say. One guy told me that he voted for the “right guy”. It’s probably safe to assume that they are all McCain supporters. The Obama supporters that I spoke with were all happy to talk to me and generally all sounded excited about the election.
I will be hitting those phones again tomorrow looking for a few more votes.
Steamboat Springs City Council Campaigning Underway
Hold on to your butts everybody – we got us an election comin’ up! This here cow town is gonna elect themselves a new City Council. And what a fine selection of candidates they have to choose from. I say they, because I (thankfully) do not live within city limits and therefore cannot vote for city council members. Then why do I care? I actually don’t. I’m just poking a little fun at these folks because there ain’t nuthin’ else to do.
If I could vote, I would be choosing the candidate with the best representation; newspaper ad or web presence. I was really bummed after Cari Hermacinski took down her YouTube videos. Although, she forgot to correct her print ad. It still sends you to YouTube to watch the video. She still has time to pull it together, so we won’t count her out yet. Karen Post’s site just had a serious makeover. I’d love to show it to you, but for some reason no one has made it go live yet. The old typo ridden one is still online. Her opponent in this race, Jon Quinn, has a very respectable web site. It’s tidy, bright, and proof read. His print ads are quite nice too.
And then we have Scott Myller. His slogan is “Myller Is Your Guy” and his web site is a complete treat: ythatguy.com. Just in case it goes away, here are some tidbits for you:
PLANNING COMMISSIONER
a thoughtful decisions maker, Scott serving has served on the Steamboat Springs planning commission for the past 6 years. He understands city policies and development codes.
Scott will respect the public’s time. If some takes the time to come to a City Council meeting they shouldn’t have to wait until 11:00PM to be heard. Quit wasting time with worthless chatter.
Scott believes that city government SHOULD provide public services – especially those at a loss. Taxpayers should know what they get for their money. Howelsen Hill, Airport, and parks and rec for example.
The site is also incredibly, horrendously and obnoxiously green. Oh well, I sure hope Cari puts up a new video.
2010 F1 Schedule
Date Location Mar. 14 
Sakhir - Bahrain Mar. 28 
Melbourne - Australia Apr. 04 
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia Apr. 18 
Shanghai - China May 09 
Barcelona - Spain May 16 
Monaco May 30 
Istanbul - Turkey Jun. 13 
Montreal - Canada Jun. 27 Valencia - Spain Jul. 11 
Silverstone - Great Britain Jul. 25 
Hockenheim - Germany Aug. 01 
Budapest - Hungary Aug. 29 
Spa-Francorchamps - Belgium Sep. 12 
Monza - Italy Sep. 26 
Singapore Oct. 10 
Suzuka - Japan Oct. 24 
South Korea Nov. 07 
Sao Paulo - Brazil Nov. 14 
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates -
