Heard from a friend who's never heard of DU; she's down, needed support

If someone is not an obvious demoralizing disruptor, maybe we should offer support, as many do. I have ups, and I have downs, about this campaign. We all have tremendous emotional investment. The stakes are so high, not only for the country, and the dream the Founders had at that miraculous Enlightened moment in history, but for each of us personally. My friend was hoping for more from Kerry's speech today. I don't know if I agree or not. She lives in a very Red state, which many here know is really hard. She joked that her husband had given their retirement nest-egg to this campaign -- and then had said last night that we were going to lose. She was not trying to demoralize me. She was hurting, and needed help.

I vented a bit about the cabal, and the media. I said that I might have defended myself at the VFW, talked about the Band-Aids. But maybe you have to be Presidential. I said I didn't know if the campaign was in an impossible situation this week; I cited the obstacle of a media scared to death, possibly literally, of Karl Rove. But I said that giving up was not a choice. I said we have a chance. I said we fight on.

They, however, more and more and more, have doubt.

:-)

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maybe all the dumbshits deserve it, lol lol lol. and i was really sucked dry at that time. i had a good handful come on and talk all kinds of directions. so good to hear. and only took a couple before i was back in spirit and feeling good

i have been less than patient during bush campaign hearing negative. sky is falling. cause dammit i cant watch news, three days runnin, and i am barfing at repugs and all they are saying

i will be more patient. thank you

that's why our support for each other means so much.

Kerry Turns Up the Volume With Litany of Critiques for Bush

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/01/politics/campaign/01CND-KERR.html

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Kerry Lists Bush's Alleged Iraq Mistakes

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-090104kerry_lat,1,1406250.story?coll=la-home-headlines

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Kerry blasts Bush for Iraq policies

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5887758/

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The headlines alone put a smile on my face.