Bisquit Face ([info]mcfnord) wrote in [info]johnkerry04,
@ 2004-07-29 20:36:00
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MindMapping for Democracy
I'm pleased to announce a campaign within LiveJournal to raise money for John Kerry and the Democrats. From today until the November election, all contributions to LJMindMap.com not only get the same custom color MindMap, but now every penny of these contributions will go to John Kerry's campaign. Get ready for what is probably the most important election of your life so far. It will take Everyone's vote to make America stronger at home, and respected again in the world.

I will use this LJ post to report on how our small contributions gather into a powerful tool--money--which the Democrats need and use to make sure every voice is heard. I remember many Presidental elections, but none were ever this important. I believe the choice is between prudence and wrecklessness. If we continue on the politics of fear and smear, we're going to fear a smeared up world... a world that doesn't trust America and can't respect it. Please vote for John Kerry.

And click here and order your own MindMap. Wait for the free one, or bump in some PayPal for a color one, and know you helped unite America again.
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EDIT: Thanks to everyone contributing so far. Together we have raised... $98.29! That beats a kick in the head, don't you agree??? Almost a HUNDRED BUCKS. These peeps made it possible:

[info]g3k, [info]mstevens, [info]raincreature, [info]jhulten, [info]gaaneden, [info]activegnome, [info]jenk, [info]ladynemesis, [info]relativeaffect, [info]songster, [info]olus, [info]sexychicken, [info]makaidiver, [info]babyomlet, [info]quentincoyote, [info]rainkatt, [info]fiamma!
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SECOND EDIT: WOW! Over $400! This money will go to the National Democratic Party in states where John Kerry's message must be strongest. America can be principled in peace and justice. America is not about wreckless governance and bully tactics. John Kerry reflects our values. THESE PEOPLE HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED SO FAR:

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Great thanks and FIND OUT WHERE YOUR POLLING PLACE IS TODAY... NOW!... AND GET READY FOR ONE BIG GROUP EFFORT IN NOVEMBER!</b>
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THIRD EDIT: The third debate is over, and now all Amerca knows Kerry will make a sound President. We've come so far, and now we all must keep up the energy and bend over backwards to get EVERY DEMOCRAT TO THE POLLS in November. Today I contributed $850 to the Democratic Party. This will help us get the word out far and wide and make sure this time EVERY VOTE COUNTS.

These people have made this milestone possible:

[info]quaoar, [info]jrfrench, [info]_prettywaste, [info]ro_astarte, [info]blossomer, [info]estrella30, [info]bassbone, [info]tzikeh, [info]cowboy_r, [info]trwheaton, [info]yalith, [info]simplelyric, [info]jmuru, [info]nisaba, [info]relicsong, [info]topuzz, [info]arikatt, [info]mrobenee_kelley, [info]the_vampkitty, [info]silvermegreen, [info]kalyan3, [info]cdy, [info]ponders_life, [info]uluithiel, [info]miwseshat, [info]mommie_geek, [info]claudia_yvr, [info]amaliachimera, [info]alakani, [info]another_day, [info]darkkisses, [info]tzurriz, [info]ladylizbet, [info]fancyboots, [info]baadjim, [info]darksparkles, [info]wintersweet, [info]speccygeekgrrl, [info]tristencitrine, [info]redfrog021, [info]k4olin, [info]applejuice, [info]funkyjazzmonkey, [info]mehnaz, [info]culfinglin, [info]gshock99, [info]scribbleman, [info]av3ng3r, [info]miss_tress, [info]nutmeg3, [info]zlyoga, [info]jazz7471, [info]lilylith, [info]ms_arbez, [info]otrere, [info]zastrazzi, [info]_sirene, [info]_antisocialite_, [info]electriclime.

And a special thanks to my LiveJournal MindMap ISP for generously contributing web space and bandwidth to help the campaign. If you need rock-solid web hosting at excellent rates, check out Web Host Plus!


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[info]kierstal
2004-08-06 11:38 pm UTC (link)
As soon as I get some cash, expect a donation from me! :D

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[info]blackwolfalpha1
2004-08-07 01:45 am UTC (link)
Now I am most definately not going to get a mindmap.

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-07 08:48 am UTC (link)
You most definitely got one on July 23rd. Little did you suspect it was invented by a LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT!

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(no subject) - [info]quentincoyote, 2004-08-08 09:25 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]spooky_nine, 2004-09-06 11:38 pm UTC

[info]loyal_lorac
2004-08-09 08:44 am UTC (link)
Good idea with the whole mind map thing. Props for supporting Kerry.

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kerry rocks
[info]thetwixbunny
2004-08-16 10:18 am UTC (link)
the mind map thing is creative...good cause, if i was old enough id vote for kerry in an instant. good luck with the fundraising!

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whoo kerry 04
[info]marikology
2004-08-18 03:08 pm UTC (link)
While on vacation in NYC last week, this hot guy talked me out of $5 towards John Kerry. Does that count? can i have colors now?

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-18 07:32 pm UTC (link)
Are you registered to vote? Where do you vote?

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[info]windchanneller
2004-08-20 07:53 pm UTC (link)
Hell I've already decided to vote for Kerry as soon as he was official, anyone is better then Bush... WAY better! and if it matters any I am a regestered Florida voter...

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[info]pre_lude
2004-08-23 01:56 pm UTC (link)
Good luck with those chads! LOL

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(no subject) - [info]windchanneller, 2004-08-23 06:21 pm UTC

[info]vixen_musings
2004-08-23 03:21 pm UTC (link)
what is a mind map? how do you read it?

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-23 05:48 pm UTC (link)
Look here.

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[info]omnia_mutantur
2004-08-26 06:01 am UTC (link)
i have an emotionally rife relationship with paypal.

but i am registered to vote, even though it's not in a particularly swing-able state (MA), and i gave $50 to Kerry a couple months ago.

does that count for colors, or can you tell me some other way to get you money that gets me colors and goes to Kerry?

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-26 08:36 am UTC (link)
Tell me where ya vote... at a school? A church?

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(no subject) - [info]omnia_mutantur, 2004-08-26 08:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mcfnord, 2004-08-26 08:43 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]omnia_mutantur, 2004-08-26 08:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mcfnord, 2004-08-26 08:56 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sexgodtexas, 2004-10-14 05:21 pm UTC

[info]freakylynx
2004-08-26 06:13 am UTC (link)
What determines where the name is located, its size, its color and in the case of b/w mindmaps: the name being in brackets.

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[info]freakylynx
2004-08-26 07:24 am UTC (link)
Nevermind, I see the above link.

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[info]ainu_laire
2004-08-26 01:12 pm UTC (link)
Lovely mindmap (half-accurate, but I appreciate the work that was put into it). No to any donations, however- I am a Bush supporter :)

Good luck, though.

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-26 01:21 pm UTC (link)
I've been encouraging Bush supporters to feel kinda sleepy on election day, and not wanting to stand in all those lines at the polling place. ;)

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(no subject) - [info]imperfectwhims, 2004-10-18 03:14 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ainu_laire, 2004-08-26 01:23 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mcfnord, 2004-08-26 02:11 pm UTC

[info]packratshow
2004-08-26 05:40 pm UTC (link)
i only have a couple bucks.

I am now registered and will vote in November.

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-26 05:54 pm UTC (link)
Where is your polling place? A school?

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(no subject) - [info]packratshow, 2004-08-26 06:11 pm UTC

[info]meldawen
2004-08-27 06:06 am UTC (link)
YAY kerry, BOO bush! :)

I am registered to vote and all, but I contributed a fiver anyway. LOL. YAY

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[info]elanna9
2004-08-27 10:31 am UTC (link)
Wow, what a cool idea!!! :D Of course, I am a flaming liberal, so I'm all for supporting the Kerry campaign. But seriously, I really admire your creative approach toward working for change. (To be clear, I respect those whose opinions differ but who've commented below in a civil manner as well.) But there is all too much apathy and despair out there; people who want to see change, but are not actively working toward it. So it is refreshing to see someone contributing their talents in a positive way to help drive change. And the mindmap is very cool.

(Another of my favorite ideas in this vein is Working Assets, the phone company. If you haven't heard of them, you should check them out.)

Anyway ... but onto the real point of this post: I've ordered a mindmap, and I've also donated. It wasn't clear to me from the site if the donation would be linked to my order, so I just wanted to let you know, because I'd really like the cool colored version. :-)

Thanks and thanks for doing this!

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[info]elanna9
2004-08-27 10:32 am UTC (link)
Oh, and I am registered to vote, and you'd better believe I'm gonna do it.

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[info]greenoxymoron
2004-08-27 10:53 am UTC (link)
if i could vote in america i would and for john kerry
unfortunately(or fortunately depending on how you look at it)
im a canuck (canadian) but i am registered to vote and do
best of luck!

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[info]moxiesocks
2004-08-28 10:15 am UTC (link)
so I donated, and my paypal email isn't the same as my LJ email.. so how will you know? I would love a color one with tiers.

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Just for the record...
[info]almostdumb
2004-08-29 05:30 am UTC (link)
It's good that you're doing this, but the money you make from this will only be a fraction of what gets donated from huge companies across the nation. Only certain campaign monies are fixed, soft money is never fixed. The Kerry campaign is not going to run out of money, a major party never runs out of money. Some one from a third party would. I would take that money and get voter awareness up and educate people on the importance of voting. yes, I'm a registered democrate. This will be my second presidential election ever (i'm 22), and i vote in a community building.

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[info]mcfnord
2004-08-29 10:43 am UTC (link)
Have you noticed my emphasis on voter participation?

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[info]rbywpn12
2004-08-29 07:46 pm UTC (link)
I can't contribute any money, but you did say to contact you if I am registered. I am, and am glad to vote for Kerry. I believe Bush has not been a bad president, but let's face it, he wasn't a good one. I hope Kerry can rebuild America's reputation as a sound, respectable country, and get rid of our current warmongering status. Just thought you should know that I and all my friends support your cause, and are behind you all the way!

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[info]celandineb
2004-08-30 11:19 am UTC (link)
I'm a registered voter (and my polling place is a Baptist church - which I find annoying) but sadly, the state in which I live is 99.9% certain to go to Bush. I'm voting for Kerry anyhow.

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[info]bobert6321
2004-09-20 11:23 am UTC (link)
yay for baptist churches, and yay for 99.9% certainty of Bush's victory Kerry's defeat

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(no subject) - [info]mcfnord, 2004-09-20 12:13 pm UTC

[info]gutfucker
2004-09-01 07:33 am UTC (link)
Riding a circus elephant]
Peter: Look Lois, the two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a fat white guy who is threatened by change.



Thanks for the mindmap. I don't have a credit card or anything, so no donation, but I'm voting for Kerry, and that has to count for something.

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[info]poetictragedy25
2004-09-02 03:09 am UTC (link)
I got a mindmap from you a couple months ago, glad to see you support Kerry, I turned 18 in April so this will be my first election that I will be voting in and yes I have registered already. Go Kerry!

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[info]artemisofluna
2004-09-02 06:44 pm UTC (link)
I have moved to Australia (from Montana, US) because I can't stand what Bush has done to America, and I needed to get the hell out. I am, however, registered to vote absentee, and I will be voting for Kerry in the election!!! (can't buy a mindmap but I think they are very cool :))

~Lara~

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[info]gutfucker
2004-09-04 11:12 pm UTC (link)
This may be absolutely irrelevant to the topic of this post, but I was reading the user names, and looking at the user pictures. Right as I read "fallen angel," the song I was listening to (Heaven Denies, by Demons & Wizards) said just that. I'm sure you have enjoyed reading this pointless email notification. :|

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[info]aerynea
2004-09-03 01:41 am UTC (link)
registered and already planning to vote for Kerry!

Also donated what few measly bucks I could =)

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[info]spooky_nine
2004-09-06 11:47 pm UTC (link)
i got a mind map a few days ago, and just now got around to posting it in my lj. that's how i got the link here. unfortunately, i don't have a credit card.
i registered as soon as i turned 18. this will be my first election, and i'm proud to vote for kerry. unfortunately, i live in a west texas town [san angelo], so bush will win my state overrall.
my boyfriend and about 3 of his friends weren't registered, so one day i made them all go to the library and register. i'm also single-handidly responsible for educating them about the candidates and their policies, and i'm happy to report they'll all be voting for kerry also.
[before i get mean notes, i didn't put a michael moore-esque spin on things, i just gave them news reports. it's not my fault bush's policies don't favor working class minorities, which all of them are.]

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[info]mattymorgs
2004-09-09 09:18 am UTC (link)
Tax cuts and portable health care/retirement plans doesn't support them?

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(no subject) - [info]mcfnord, 2004-09-09 09:21 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mattymorgs, 2004-09-09 09:45 am UTC

[info]fuckyeah
2004-09-07 10:58 am UTC (link)
I wish I could donate money, but I am broke as well. But you can be sure that I'm saving MY cherry for Mr. Kerry! XD

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[info]mattymorgs
2004-09-09 09:10 am UTC (link)
Could I have my money support the Republicans instead? I'm not exactly a fan of Senator Kerry.

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[info]mcfnord
2004-09-09 09:17 am UTC (link)
You could give the money to me, and I'll spend it on something from Wal*Mart or the like. Or just gasoline? Are these good Republican ventures?

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(no subject) - [info]mattymorgs, 2004-09-13 12:05 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]left_fielder, 2004-09-12 06:35 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mattymorgs, 2004-09-13 11:31 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]mcfnord, 2004-09-13 12:02 pm UTC
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