3,500 meetings across America's living rooms yesterday




Dozens of strangers sat down and talked about what brought them together yesterday in nearly 4,000 living rooms across America. The Livsey house in Christian Lake subdivision in Watkinsville was just one of those locations yesterday where Renee so graciously opened her house to host more than a dozen people to discuss with each other what made them want to get together on a hot Saturday afternoon. Republicans, former Republican candidates in Oconee County, students from Republican families, senior citizens and IBM employees are emblematic of the wide array of individuals who desire to rise above the level of hatred, intolerance and mediocrity clogging America's political process to form community groups and organize a movement to make this country a much better place for all of us.

Who could possibly be a catalyst for such divergent individuals to come together to talk about what we need to do to improve all of our situations (especially in this most red county of the red state of georgia)? Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama has moved in staffers into the Athens area and they are kicking ass and taking names. Next step is registering voters, and they will be doing it on our nation's birthday. If you want to help, go to www.barackobama.com and investigate for yourself. Just as an informational post script, I was the only member of the Oconee County Democratic Committee to meet with these people at the Livsey living room.

Every one there discussed everything from Wales to Tony Blair to Iraq to local politics to voting to primaries to tonight's meeting with lone Democratic candidate for the Oconee County Board of Education Rich Clark at the library in Watkinsville.

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Unknown said…
Dan, I couldn't agree more with your description of yesterday's Obama mtg. After meeting a great group of people & experiencing the intelligence & energy in Renee's living room, I am even more convinced that Obama is well on the way to becoming our next President, & chances of GA going blue in Nov. are much better than I initially thought.

Christine Pavlak
Athens, GA
P.S. As Athens Clarke Co. resident, can I contribute to Rich Clark's School Board campaign? My late husband hired Rich at CVIOG & I know he will be excellent Brd. member.
9:12 PM
Oconee Democratic said…
I believe Rich would honored to accept your contribution and I am sorry I cannot come up with an address other than the Carl Vinson Institute.
11:05 PM
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