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April 2009 
11/02/08
Posted on Nov 6th, 2008
by 
onyourleft
onyourleft
Pictured above part of the crowd waits in the downtown Oakland Marriot hotel as election results come in. But this is a blog of events two days before.
I went to the Hayward Demos for a couple to phonebank the Swing States. Afterward as I drove on Mission there was a long line of people with Yes on 8 signs. They were probably there because there had been a No on 8 vigil the night before.
Not an original idea in the bunch.
There sure were a lot of them but on the corner across the street were 3 fabulous women standing in a tiny traffic island, a Mom and her two 20 something year old daughters with No on 8 signs. Did I mention the day was cold, windy and pouring rain?
There sure were a lot of them but on the corner across the street were 3 fabulous women standing in a tiny traffic island, a Mom and her two 20 something year old daughters with No on 8 signs. Did I mention the day was cold, windy and pouring rain?
Drivers honked in support of them. How do I know? I saw several drivers honk and if the Yes on 8 people cheered they would indicate with a thumbs down or other gesture of the hand "that was not for you, bub" ;-)
I circled back around, parked, then walked down Mission waving my No on 8 sign over my head to cheers from the ladies and jeers from across the street.
I circled back around, parked, then walked down Mission waving my No on 8 sign over my head to cheers from the ladies and jeers from across the street.
I did not want to think much about that those jeering are my neighbors. I told the gals I can't stay long because I was going to put signs up on our bike/ped overpass.
That's another story.
It's pouring rain, the Mom was in a t-shirt, I gave her my rain jacket. I was wearing an old one, no big deal I'd found the jacket free when someone lost it at an athletic event. And I am the queen of outdoor gear so it's not like I don't have many more, even had another in my car.
It's pouring rain, the Mom was in a t-shirt, I gave her my rain jacket. I was wearing an old one, no big deal I'd found the jacket free when someone lost it at an athletic event. And I am the queen of outdoor gear so it's not like I don't have many more, even had another in my car.
At first she refused. She said they vowed to stay there till the Yes on 8 leave.
I said she had to keep it, "it's the Christian thing for me to do" after all she's out in the rain on our behalf. She laughed.
I think it made a point to the fundies as I handed her my jacket, turned as she put it on and headed back to the car in my shirt in the pouring rain .... that's the kind of support we have! Take that!!
Whether it's been phone banking, visibility issues or just moments like that I've met some great and very supportive people.
I said she had to keep it, "it's the Christian thing for me to do" after all she's out in the rain on our behalf. She laughed.
I think it made a point to the fundies as I handed her my jacket, turned as she put it on and headed back to the car in my shirt in the pouring rain .... that's the kind of support we have! Take that!!
Whether it's been phone banking, visibility issues or just moments like that I've met some great and very supportive people.
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