Funny how things happen sometimes.....
We received an email from the SD Protest Warriors earlier this week. As their name implies, they don't much care for people who protest. They suggested that instead of going to Washington DC on Sept 24, we give all that money we would be spending to Katrina victims, and they'd match it. We'll we had no intention of canceling our trip just because they don't want us to go, but we did like the idea of using the circumstances to raise some money for organizations that are helping with disaster relief in the Gulf States. So, we told them we've already given $100 to the Red Cross, and we had $125 to send to Veterans for Peace who are helping out in Covington, LA. We also have another $290.00 that isn't earmarked for anything in particular, so we told them we'd contribute that if they'd match it. They agreed. Long story short....it got more complicated and turned into some kind of a big competition in their minds
There are definitely two schools of thought about this. What a nice olive branch to extend in the name of peace and helping our fellow humans, vs. WHAT!? ARE YOU NUTS!!!??? We've decided to do this using approach number one. We have a couple fundraising ideas for this weekend. More on that later.
The local PW's posted the details on their website, and it was picked up by Michelle Malkin and posted in her blog, so according to PW, they're getting offers of donations from all over the country. Curiouser and curiouser.
edit! I just talked to Candace and she said Mr PW sent her a phone number to call at 5:30 to be interviewed on the Roger Hedgecock Show, and when she called it turned out to be a phone sex line. These guys are just jerking off...in more ways than one. Obviously we're dealing with a severe case of testosterone poisoning.
So the plan now is this...we'll promote our part of the joint fundraiser for the Red Cross, we'll hold our already planned fundraiser for the Humane Society this weekend and we don't care that it doesn't go to the challenge total, and we'll move on even more secure in the knowledge that we tried to take the high road and do the right thing. If they want to just puff themselves up at our expense to promote their own cause, that's nothing but a sign of desperation and it doesn't touch me. What a bunch of fools. I knew that already, but sheeeeeesh....to use this situation to jerk us around is moronic, at best. My initial suspicion about them seems to have been correct.
Soooooo....If anyone cares to make a contribution to the American Red Cross, and is willing to send me a copy of their receipt in an email to thinkpinksandiego@yahoo.com, we can count it toward the Code Pink San Diego total. Thank you, dahlinks.
We received an email from the SD Protest Warriors earlier this week. As their name implies, they don't much care for people who protest. They suggested that instead of going to Washington DC on Sept 24, we give all that money we would be spending to Katrina victims, and they'd match it. We'll we had no intention of canceling our trip just because they don't want us to go, but we did like the idea of using the circumstances to raise some money for organizations that are helping with disaster relief in the Gulf States. So, we told them we've already given $100 to the Red Cross, and we had $125 to send to Veterans for Peace who are helping out in Covington, LA. We also have another $290.00 that isn't earmarked for anything in particular, so we told them we'd contribute that if they'd match it. They agreed. Long story short....it got more complicated and turned into some kind of a big competition in their minds
There are definitely two schools of thought about this. What a nice olive branch to extend in the name of peace and helping our fellow humans, vs. WHAT!? ARE YOU NUTS!!!??? We've decided to do this using approach number one. We have a couple fundraising ideas for this weekend. More on that later.
The local PW's posted the details on their website, and it was picked up by Michelle Malkin and posted in her blog, so according to PW, they're getting offers of donations from all over the country. Curiouser and curiouser.
edit! I just talked to Candace and she said Mr PW sent her a phone number to call at 5:30 to be interviewed on the Roger Hedgecock Show, and when she called it turned out to be a phone sex line. These guys are just jerking off...in more ways than one. Obviously we're dealing with a severe case of testosterone poisoning.
So the plan now is this...we'll promote our part of the joint fundraiser for the Red Cross, we'll hold our already planned fundraiser for the Humane Society this weekend and we don't care that it doesn't go to the challenge total, and we'll move on even more secure in the knowledge that we tried to take the high road and do the right thing. If they want to just puff themselves up at our expense to promote their own cause, that's nothing but a sign of desperation and it doesn't touch me. What a bunch of fools. I knew that already, but sheeeeeesh....to use this situation to jerk us around is moronic, at best. My initial suspicion about them seems to have been correct.
Soooooo....If anyone cares to make a contribution to the American Red Cross, and is willing to send me a copy of their receipt in an email to thinkpinksandiego@yahoo.com, we can count it toward the Code Pink San Diego total. Thank you, dahlinks.
posted by Terry at 7:42 PM
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