Tails of a 17th Street Geisha

I organized a petition drive with MoveOn.org at Dupont Circle today. It was last minute but I had a good team of 6-7 folks on a Thursday afternoon (one couple brought their 3 toddlers and the mom of these kids petitioned THE ENTIRE TIME with a kid on her back and one in her arms! GO HER!)

Here’s what I learned: MoveOn has GOT to do something about the apathy that exists amongst liberals on the topic of John Roberts. They’re rolling over and playing dead. They don’t even want to spend one second signing a petition because they don’t believe it will make a difference. If enough apathetic liberals sit in silence, we won’t be heard! This gives a green light to dems that they can get away with making a politically strategic move (supporting Bush’s pick).

I have petitioned all around the country on topics that are harder to sell in soundbites… and I’ve *never* petitioned so hard in my life and in an hour (IN DUPONT!) I could only muster up 100 petitions. Of course, Dupont is now Georgetown East (all breeders and babies)  AND I ran into a whole lotta folks coming out of an AFJ coalition meeting who thought they were too good to sign a petition. F that. I don’t care if they’re organizing a f’ing March Against Roberts, everybody from the roots to the grasstops gotta sign that shiznit! Just because you’re spending night and day pouring your energy into it doesn’t mean you can’t stop for three seconds and be heard in this simple way!

I may be optimistic, but even if we don’t have a ice pop’s chance in hell, what will we tell our children when Roe v Wade is overturned? "Uh. Well, I couldn’t do anything about it" F THAT. At least try biotches. Here’s where you sign.

Just ranting.

-Debbie

*PS* My friend Roz moved to the Left Coast and says her life is LESS GAY IN SAN FRAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have really gone downhill as a nation when frisco is gettin’ all consumer and straight-like…

*PPPPS* I’ve been to a number of bars and clubs and haven’t had a drink since July 2nd. I’m actually growing a distaste for the whole thing! I actually enjoy looking at my wallet and knowing where the money went! I can also justify my $10 cab fair home because hey, I didn’t spend 40 bucks on booze, what’s 10 bucks?

All pictures below demonstrate my capacity to have fun and be sober!

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