Do you want to donate for Flowers for Nancy and Paul Pelosi?

[iemanja]

Last edited Fri Nov 11, 2022, 03:09 PM - Edit history (2)

Donation Link ~~~~~~~~ https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17351334 ~~~~~~~~~~~

Do you remember when DU sent loads of flowers to Barbara Boxer? I believe it had to do with her efforts to oppose the Iraq War.




A bunch of DUers have been talking about doing something similar for Nancy Pelosi. See this thread: https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17348022

Vote below on how you think we should approach this.

The overwhelming vote is for 1 bouquet of flowers and donations to Warnock. The Warnock donation link can be found on this thread by Omaha Steve. https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17351334

We'll soon post another thread with donations for flowers, but those donations should be small, with the bulk of your donation going to Warnock, should you so choose.

45 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Send Nancy many bouquets of flowers
	4 (9%)
	Send 1 bouquet of flowers and donate the rest to Warnock in honor of Nancy
	35 (78%)
	Send 1 bouquet of flowers and donate to a charity (please suggest below)
	4 (9%)
	I can't contribute, but I send Nancy lots of love
	2 (4%)
	Other (discuss below)
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[leighbythesea2]

1. Love

The visual of many bouquets. It really shows the support. I want to donate to warnock too tho.

[dweller]

2. Someone at her office should

Be able to suggest her favorite charity if donations are to be spent.
Flowers to her home and family is a great show of love.

Honestly, there’s nothing stopping anyone here from donating to Warnock.
I’d rather see this all about, and for Madame Speaker

Just my opinion

✌🏻

[wryter2000]

3. I'm afraid we won't get this done in time for the funoff

Maybe he'll still need money to pay off debts, though.

[iemanja]

4. We can do it next week.

[wryter2000]

15. I have a hellish week next week

A novella due to a publisher and a talk to give on the 17th. You'd have to take over.

[iemanja]

16. I'm good with that, and we could start the Warnock donations very soon, like tomorrow.

Everyone would contribute individually. We could ask Omaha Steve to keep a tally.

[iemanja]

5. Well, we could ask people to donate to Warnock

ask for a tally, and then send a card with the flowers saying we donated x amount in her honor.
Omaha Steve could keep track of the donations if we go through his link.

[calimary]

27. Should be sent to her office. Gets EVERYBODY talking on Capitol Hill.

Her Washington DC office, that is.

After what happened to her husband IN THEIR HOME, I would want to avoid anything sent to her home. Even good stuff and nice things. Have it sent to Capitol Hill. That way EVERYBODY there will see it, hear about it, and talk about it.

[iemanja]

28. She's in San Francisco, not DC

We plan on coordinating with a DUer's (deurbano) daughter who knows some of Pelosi's staffers.

The contribution link for Warnock is through this thread. https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17351334

I'm still coordinating with deurbano about the flower donations.

[calimary]

30. Well, ready for your recommendations.

I’d expect her to return to DC next week, though. Lame duck session will be underway and Dems have a last chance (til Christmas break/early January) to get a few things finished.

[iemanja]

31. I see

We have someone in touch with her staffers to determine the best way to get her flowers.

[calimary]

32. Oh good! Thanks for your part in this effort, iemanja!

[Hamlette]

6. my vote is send flowers to shut ins in her name, ask her office which hospital hospice, etc or DCCC

money to DCCC. I know she supports Warnock but she's always been in the house and concerned about money to "her people"

[WarGamer]

7. The Pelosi's will never get the flowers...

In the decades since Boxer...

We've had issues with Anthrax, COVID...

They'd never deliver anything directly to a politician or VIP.

[iemanja]

8. We have someone who knows some of her staff

and we could go through them. I personally don't favor the sending dozens of bouquets of flowers option.

[WarGamer]

9. I'd personally propose something like...

Build a 10 foot tall plywood structure on the sidewalk in front of her house, cover it in Kraft Paper and invite people to swing by and sign it like a big Get Well Soon card.

[wryter2000]

12. Cute idea

Some MAGAt might deface it.

[electric_blue68]

22. It's a such a sweet, delightful idea, and unfortunately some MAGAt would ruin it.

[wryter2000]

13. I thought we might work with security to send them through them

or the capitol police.

[wryter2000]

11. I changed my vote

To bouquets and a donation. I don't think we have enough time to get it done before the run-off.

As to the charity...ask someone in her office for suggestions.

[BlueGreenLady]

14. Best to send 1 large bouquet to Nancy and

a good donation in her name to Rev Warnock. If I recall, Barbara Boxer had a truckload of flowers to dispose of after she received them. Makes a lot of work for her staff. 1 large bouquet and a donation to Warnock is a much better plan.

[Botany]

17. Send Paul Nancy about 200 Roses and then give the rest to a charity that they might like.

I like save the redwoods.

https://www.savetheredwoods.org/

[senegal1]

18. I'm in

From an old timer who participated in the Boxer thank you - totally in.

[iemanja]

19. How about something like this

https://www.le-bouquet.com/deliveries?lightbox=dataItem-l9rnttd5

[iemanja]

20. kick

[FlyingPiggy]

21. Maybe we could send a card to her and Paul and all the rest goes to Warnock's

Campaign in their honor

[iemanja]

25. Looks like the Warnock option is winning

[electric_blue68]

23. As long as I could use a credit card - then I'm in.

1 bodacious boquet, and a charity.


Unless we could get the $ to Warnock's campaign in time

[iemanja]

24. Judging by the votes above, a little would go to Gofundme for the flowers

and the rest through Omaha Steve's donation link.
So you could definitely use a credit card.

[electric_blue68]

26. I figured I could, but wanted to double-check 👍

[iemanja]

29. Donation to Warnock link here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17351334

[EarlG]

33. Bit of DU trivia (and a weird coincidence)

I got a text from Skinner earlier today -- he was going through boxes in his basement and sent me a pic of an old letter from Nancy Pelosi to DU. I guess way back in 2002, DU members sent flowers to her when she became the first woman to lead the Democrats (she became House Minority Leader-elect in 2002). Skinner didn't know about the latest effort to send flowers btw, it was just a coincidence that he happened to find this today.

Anyway, thought you might like to see the letter! (I blurred out the old DU address.)

[iemanja]

34. That's so cool

Thanks for sharing!

[Rhiannon12866]

35. Wow! Thanks so much for sharing!