Democratic National Convention '08

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

AAnd you've got to be kidding about Gore and Kerry. No two blander candidates could have been nominated. No one was excited for them to win.

You're wrong about this. Just because you weren't excited about them doesn't mean no one was. Some of us were excited about them and donated to them and travelled to other states to campaign for them.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Tom

You're wrong about this. Just because you weren't excited about them doesn't mean no one was. Some of us were excited about them and donated to them and travelled to other states to campaign for them.

Fair enough. It was hyperbole on my part.

I've edited my response out because it's beside the point. The point is, to me it's not about certainty he's going to win or not. To me, it's about the reality that there is one path to victory. That path is to remain motivated and positive. The ONLY guarantee is that if people DON'T remain motivated and positive, he will lose.

Maybe I'll feel differently in November if he does lose, but from where I stand now, I will be disappointed if he loses but I will not regret putting my energy into it. Whereas if I don't put my energy into it and he does lose, I will feel nothing but regret.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Maybe I'll feel differently in November if he does lose, but from where I stand now, I will be disappointed if he loses but I will not regret putting my energy into it.

I highly doubt CP would regret her spent energy either - but listening to her impassioned campaigning reminds me of my impassioned campaigning. For our country's sake, I want Obama to win. And for her sake - I do not want to watch her go through what I went through.

That said, I also agree that just because that the possibility of failure exists, it doesn't nullify the need for action. (Yet, here I sit, screenplay unfinished, active campaign for Obama not yet begun. Perhaps I'm just the weaker person.)

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

(Yet, here I sit, screenplay unfinished, active campaign for Obama not yet begun. Perhaps I'm just the weaker person.)

Well, you do have a crazy schedule, m'dear. I'm amazed how you keep up with it.


(Not saying that CP doesn't...)