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It occurs to me that most, if not all of us, are here for a reason:
Some of us are here for Joe Anthony. Although most of us don't really know Joe A. on a personal level, we came to the site he created looking for ways to support Senator Barack Obama. In the short span of about two years, Senator Obama had inspired us in a way that few modern politicians have even attempted. In Obama we saw a man who spoke like a Kennedy, MLK Jr., Jefferson and Lincoln; he told us he had a dream that all men were created equal and that each of us should ask not what our country could do for us, but strive to see what we could do for it, and those around us. Many of us can credit Joe Anthony for raising our awareness about Senator Obama and invigorating our interest by providing an independent community where we could collaborate and support the senator.
We are mostly ordinary folks, people who had more or less lost faith in the political system; we looked to Senator Obama for leadership toward a new system that truly represented the American people. Tens of thousands of us contributed to this man's campaign through the MySpace community that Joe Anthony created and maintained loyally for over two years.
Despite the accomplishments we made, Senator Obama's staff destroyed the community that we had bolstered with both our time and money. Unfortunately for Senator Obama, the resonating message is that his fine words were icing on the cake covering the same old top down machine. His staff has left many of us wondering if they were just milking us for our dollars, repaying our loyalty with scorn. As of yet, no official from the Obama camp has sent an adequate message that tells us otherwise.
Most of us are not comfortable contributing any further to this campaign unless there are some changes. To start, we would like to hear a sincere public apology to Joe Anthony as well as the rest of the Netroots community that have given so much. We would like any misleading statements that have been put out by campaign officials to be clarified; even slight implications of extortion are disgusting and insulting to members of this community. In Doing the Right Thing, the Obama campaign will have renewed our faith in his ability to empower the Grassroots and Netroots network that supported his campaign even before he entered the presidential race.
I am rarely able to give anything remotely near the federal limits to any candidate, but I have always tried to give a few dollars to those I believe in. To this end, I am offering a pledge to the Obama campaign to continue my contributions when he Does the Right Thing, and I am asking you to join me.
Maybe I am the only one that is willing to do this. Maybe this is a crazy notion. I think that it is time to let the Obama campaign know that we want a sincere and speedy resolution, and that we are willing to put our money where our mouths are. I am volunteering to be the John Hancock of our community:
I, Anthony Watkins, hereby pledge to donate $25.00 immediately when the campaign rights its wrong. I will donate an additional $25.00 each quarter as long as Obama is a candidate or nominee until the general election.
I may end up looking like a fool. I may be the only one willing to make this statement. But if I am not and you wish to join me in pledging frozen donations, please add a comment here that states your name and the amount you wish to donate when the campaign placates our concerns.
Thanks, Anthony Watkins
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