Grassroots-fun in the ole' wood shop.
The thing about grassroots is that everyone has a instrument to play. Just as each of us
has his or her compelling issue, for me it is ET (energy technology). Each of us also has an individual way to contribute to the effort. Some will give cash, others time. Options include voter registration, data entry, phone calls, and knocking on doors.
As I am more visual than verbal, this diary being evidence, and as I am bullshit intolerant, my contributions tend to be more subliminal and less confrontational. I would be, as my draft board once noted " a poor candidate " for direct contact.
Typically, I have made a series of Obama buttons, and embroidered patches, and left them as freebie's in restaurants and public places around Chicago.
Because I have building that abuts the Chicago Metro line, I figured I have a captive audience of thousands of commuters that use this line to work downtown.
Holy Crap, Batman ! Let's make a giant Obama button !
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