stuffing bags

So, when I was in college, I was a campus Tour Guide and also a Host for Connect with Tech. As a result, I got a lot of experience stuffing packets & folders full of literature about all the different majors, programs, services, student orgs etc. for our prospective students. It actually became one of my favorite things to do. There's something about mindlessly putting together colorful pieces of paper that I enjoy.

So imagine my delight when I volunteered at the Fulton Co GOP HQ on Saturday and was assigned the task of...stuffing bags!!! Yippee! :)

Of course, that wasn't all we did. There was a free breakfast, and Julianne Chambliss stumped for her husband. A bunch of other candidates were there stumping as well...the one that sticks out most in my mind is Chris McFadden, running for Appeals Court judge. He wrote the book on appeals in Georgia, so I don't know why anyone is bothering to run against him. He obviously knows his stuff! I kind of tuned out everyone, since I've already voted.

There were a bunch of older cute ladies with pink McCain-Palin tshirts on. They came on a charter bus and after breakfast went riding around campaigning. I hope when I'm old, I still have that energy and desire to serve.

Once everyone cleared out, we started our bag stuffing assembly line. We had a pretty good system going, and then teams of 3 would grab 100 bags and go out to the neighborhoods "stampeding" (going door to door). We were really campaigning for state Sen. Dan Moody that day, but we also packed literature for McCain, Susan Edlein, Tom Price, Perry McGuire, Mike Rary, and the Victory Dinner featuring Oliver North.

Here's my first 50 bags stuffed!


A glimpse of the assembly line:

vice presidential debate

Watch the full debate if you missed it:

Full transcript here.

I don't know why people think these debates are boring (cough cough Lauren! hehe), this one was so entertaining. Especially when Palin says things like "Say it ain't so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again...Now doggone it, let's look ahead and tell Americans what we have to plan to do for them in the future." or "Darn right it was the predator lenders." It's so fun to see a "regular" American go up against this veteran Senator and hold her own.

I don't think Palin won though. I think she won in the sense that she really put herself out there. This is the real Palin, real straight talk to the American people. No editing, no gotcha questions. I think she won over a good part of America's heartland last night. But Biden was also really good. He had a lot more substance going on (but that's not necessarily in his favor. Check out his 14 lies from last night here). I think he won at saying what America wants to hear right now...a lot of people want the war to be over, want the economy fixed. Hey I'm all for that too! But I don't agree with the way Biden & Obama want to fix those problems. I want victory in war. I want less government intervention in the economy and in my paycheck. But I feel like a lot of Americans today are just tired, or lazy, or want the government just to do everything. We forget that freedom & prosperity come at a price, and the government is not the answer to all our problems.

These are some of my favorite Palin quotes:
"In fact, too often you're the problem so, government, lessen the tax burden and on our families and get out of the way and let the private sector and our families grow and thrive and prosper. An increased tax formula that Barack Obama is proposing in addition to nearly a trillion dollars in new spending that he's proposing is the backwards way of trying to grow our economy."

"Unless you're pleased with the way the federal government has been running anything lately, I don't think that it's going to be real pleasing for Americans to consider health care being taken over by the feds."

And as usual, we were at the Fulton GOP HQ to watch. We got there around 8:15 and all the seats were already taken! Crazy crowded! There's a breakfast & volunteer activities on Sat...anyone in?

Check out this awesome cookie cake & cookies:


Special guest GA GOP Chairman Sue Everhart was there talking before the debate:

more on the 1st debate

So...did anyone happen to watch the debate on Fox 5? Yours truly was interviewed before the debate started...I was a little nervous at first, but the questions weren't hard. I don't think I let the Republican party down at all :) We were at the Fulton Co GOP HQ again for the debate. We'll be back there on Thurs for the VP debate between Biden & Palin. Let me know if you want to come with me!

Here's a cool video that puts together all the times Obama admitted McCain was right...12 times. How many times did McCain admit that Obama was right? 0 times. Just something to think about.

Countdown to Victory

I attended the GOP's Countdown to Victory rally this weekend. It was really fun...just a little taste of what it must be like at the McCain-Palin rallies. Pretty much all the big name Republicans were there...

Gov. Perdue took the podium, with everyone looking on: U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, Secretary of State Karen Handel, School Superintendent Kathy Cox, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, Rep. Tom Price, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, Rep. Phil Gingrey, GAGOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart, radio host Herman Cain.

Of course the star of the morning was U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss who is up for re-election this fall:

His wife Julianne gave a little intro before him, she was really cute.

I have to say my favorite speaker was Gov. Perdue. I really respect what he's done as governor, and he's always a great speaker (I got to meet him in college and he was just such a nice guy). My favorite part was when he mentioned Obama's paid volunteers leaving the state. Har har. And Isakson also gave some spirited remarks - "who does Charlie Gibson think he is anyway?" I also enjoyed the pledge of allegiance. I haven't done it in who knows how long...hey I am really proud to be an American and pledge my allegiance to our flag!

Oh and duh, the BEST part: John McCain called in. Interrupted Gov. Perdue's speech, Perdue was like "I didn't even bring my cell phone, who could be calling?" Then McCain said hello and the whole room erupted into cheers. Pretty cool. The first thing he said "how bout that Sarah Palin?" to which the room erupted into more cheers. It was a great, diverse crowd, young & old. And we got our McCain-Palin signs & bumper stickers :)

rally tomorrow

In case you're around and want to go to a GOP rally for McCain-Palin (I'm going!):

Countdown to Victory Rally
Please join Senator Saxby Chambliss and Julianne Chambliss, along with Governor Sonny Perdue, Senator Johnny Isakson, Secretary of State Karen Handel, School Superintendent Kathy Cox, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, Congressman Tom Price, Congressman Phil Gingrey, GA GOP Chairwoman Sue Everhart and Special Guest US Senator Richard Burr, and other elected officials to kick off and begin the countdown to Victory in November!
Saturday, September 13
11:00 AM

Renaissance Waverly Hotel
Habersham Ballroom
2450 Galleria Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30339

RSVP: georgia at johnmccain dot com

McCain Palin yard signs and bumper stickers will be available