I know, you aren't supposed to admit something like this but it is true.  Asking for money is not easy, especially when you know there are so many people hurting out there.  

I think so far the most stressful thing about helping my husband run for office is fund raising.  We're not naturals at this, it's something you don't usually just know how to do, it's an art form, seriously.

And the campaign is taking a toll on me.  I'm confessing, it's been hard.  The last two weeks with a kick off party and a ballot statement to pay for, I've found my Fibromyalgia is acting up the most it ever has.  In fact yesterday was one of the worst ever.

Posted originally at EENR Blog

Today is here and yesterday is over.  Why am I writing this?  Because as a reader and a John Edwards supporter I want to urge you not to change a damn thing about this blog.  Why?  Because the issues that are so important to us may not be as in focus today if it hadn't been for what John Edwards did throughout the campaign season.  I believe this wholeheartedly.

What John did in 2006 has no bearing on Universal Health Care.  What happened in 2006 does not make poverty in this County any less of an urgent issue.  The corporate media would love to believe that what John did in 2006 would mean one less powerful voice talking about the strangle hold that corporations have on every facet of our lives in this Country.

Nothing can take away from these issues unless we let it happen.

That's right.  Misha(Ma'Heo)Houser, a good friend, an amazing democrat and a brilliant artist put forth a breathtaking piece of digital art for Orange County's Artists for Obama.  This was a fundraiser meant to raise money to send local delegates to the convention in Denver.  Both Charlotte and I attended this event Saturday night and the print is even more gorgeous in person.

Yes, I know crazy huh?  We're just $1,200 away from being able to pay for our ballot Statement on Friday and I'm asking you for your help.  We can't put this money out there, it's just not possible.  

Behind the cut?  My various Edwards pooties, Democratic Pooties and randomness.  Why?  Because, I'm tired.  I want a happy post rather thank thinking of the people telling us not to bother running in this very red County.  No race is lost unless no one stands up to run.  

Do you want to know something about Gary?  Here is our website.  Gary has also been endorsed by Debbie Cook and the Orange County Employees Association.  Unfortunately tomorrow, Gary and Charlotte will be driving to Bakersfield for a funeral, Gary's grandmother passed away last week.

Cross posted at Daily Kos, go Rec if you can!

This Friday we have to come up with almost $8,000 to get our ballot statement to every voter in the 33rd district of California.  This is the best way to get Gary's message to the voters.

Last Thursday we had our Campaign Kick off party, it was a blast and Gary enjoyed playing a bit of music and meeting different Republicans and Democrats in our district.  It was a good time and we had about sixty people come, a great turn out with the short amount of time we had to get it together.

Gary is the one playing the keyboards!  

It's been at least a couple of weeks since I heard Pat Buchanan on the Thom Hartmann show and I can't get what he said out of my mind.  Buchanan was torn up about the disappearance of Europeans on Planet earth.  Of course you know what he's talking about.  Here is an excerpt from a review of his book...

When one remembers that if there is one cause Mr. Buchanan himself cherishes it is immigration restriction -- when one recalls his words on "national suicide" and the "invasion" of America by nonwhites, and his constant inveighing against multiculturalism -- when one remembers that the first pages of this very book lament that "as a share of world population, peoples of European ancestry have been shrinking for three generations," that "we are slowly disappearing from the earth" -- Mr. Buchanan's feline criticism of Churchill stands as a piece of truly shameless hypocrisy.

NY Sun

I know, all campaigns have staff of some kind, right?  No.  I think that's a lot to take for granted, especially when you live in a notoriously red county like Orange County, California.  Democrats don't run and when they do, they are not expected to win.  It's that easy.

But this year in the 33rd State Senate district, my husband, Gary Pritchard has chosen to step up and represent the "D" on the ballot.  As a "sacrificial lamb" one of the main goals of our campaign is to forward the democratic cause in this County and build for the next time a Democrat dare run.  Easy right?

Not really, especially when you don't have donor lists, etc.  We have many great leads to getting money in but we really do need someone to help us with some of the tedious things and we found him this Tuesday.  But we just can't afford to pay him right now.

I really hate to break it to you, but while reading the headlines of recent posts about Obama, I'm wondering how anyone here who supports Hillary Clinton thinks this is better than Daily Kos other than it's the other guy who is getting bashed.

Bashing is bashing.  

Case in point, calling Reverend Wright.

He joined and remained active in a church where racism and anti-American hate is routinely preached. He and his family attended, and heavily contributed for about 20 years. This has received worldwide attention, as show in the link below.?
http://www.mydd.com/section/Diary/2