Official "Save The Guy James Show" Thread, part Two

[benburch]

First, the official stuff "Moderators, this fundraiser has been approved by Skinner, Thank You!"

The rest of you; "Please keep this thread kicked and Recommend it to keep it visible."

Now the pitch;

Guy James ( http://www.theguyjamesshow.com ) runs a really Amazing weekly Democratic Talk Radio Show originating from the darkest heart of the Floridian Republican Desert.

The Republicans down there have done their level best to get him off the air, but his show still survives!

But he has to PAY for the air time his show takes. They don't pay him. And he does NOT have the personal funds to keep his show on the air past the end of this month.

That is where YOU come in!

I need 350 DUers to each give $10 to Guy to keep his heroic effort going.

This is Direct Political Action; You get the chance to participate in keeping your Democracy and your Democratic Party healthy and involved in the forum of public discourse.

In order to keep track, if you do donate, please send a PM to me using the button at the top of this message, and I will report here a rough total of how far we need to go.

To donate; http://www.theguyjamesshow.com/contribute.html

There are PayPal buttons there, and an Amazon Honor System account is currently being set up.

You can also send a check, money order, or gold bullion :evilgrin: by snail mail to;

The Guy James Show
12870 Trade Way Four # 108
Bonita Springs FL 34135

And make it out to "The Guy James Show"

This is yet another test of our patriotism and dedication to our Democratic Cause - your nation is counting on you.

And I personally thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[Bush_Blows]

1. KICK for a TWO great Democrats.

Both Guy James and Ben!

[benburch]

2. Just for the record...

I am "in" for $100 in addition to my usual $20 monthly donation.

[Ivote]

3. Thanks Ben

I'm listening to Guy James right now (Saturdays show)through www.whiterosesociety.org
I also get to hear Mike Malloy Randi Rhodes . They are my three favorites.
Thanks again.
:kick:

[benburch]

4. You are welcome!

Please nag your friends to donate!

[merh]

5. kickin cause it is important!

:kick:

[EFerrari]

6. Ben, the url for the "one time donation" is not loading.

Is there someone who can fixit?

[benburch]

8. Use the one on my Guy James page

http://www.WhiteRoseSociety.org/James.html

I know that one works.

[EFerrari]

9. Thanks, yes that PayPal link works. n/t

[benburch]

10. Not sure what is wrong with his...

I told him to ask his web guy to look at it.

Seems to work in some browsers and not in others.

[EFerrari]

16. Any word on the Amazon acct? n/t

[benburch]

20. Not yet.

His web guy was traveling and was due home late last night.

[BeachBuckeye]

45. Thanks for asking

Its up and running as we speak:) And thanks to all who have helped out. DU has proven over and over again that they come to the aid of fellow Democrats and your help is very much appreciated. We have a long way to go but we will make it somehow.

Guy

[EFerrari]

56. We're on it. Thanks for your work!

:)

[EFerrari]

58. I use firefox. When I pass the cursor over I see this:

http:///

[benburch]

69. Firefox is bad for some things.

You have to have IE or Safari available for those things that it cannot do correctly yet.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. Kick for Guy...

...because Cindy Sheehan isn't the ONLY AMERICAN who'd like to see Bush impeached for lying, manipulation and the senseless slaughter of thousands.

For those who aren't familiar with the Sheehan letter:

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2990

For those who aren't familiar with Guy, download some of his shows at White Rose Society:

http://www.whiterosesociety.org/James.html

Visit Guy's Web Site:

http://www.theguyjamesshow.com/

And if you're like me and don't care for PayPal, NO PROBLEM. You can mail Guy a check, just like I did:

The Guy James Show
12870 Trade Way Four # 108
Bonita Springs FL 34135



Guy needs our help and support. Let's show him how much we appreciate his efforts.

:toast:

[ArkDem]

11. Why does he have to pay? Are there no sponsors?

[benburch]

14. He Had a sponsor...

And the right wingers organized a phone and letter campaign to tell the sponsor they were boycotting him. :(

[hiley]

24. the right wingers

are very good at that !
lots of practice on their part..
hiley

[paineinthearse]

12. Is it true the show has been cancelled?

Say it ain't so! :mad:

[benburch]

13. Unless we raise the money, it is gone.

Them's the sad facts.

[troubleinwinter]

15. A kick and nominated!!!!!

[EFerrari]

17. We will. Let's just keep it kicked. DUers love this show.

:kick:

:kick:

:kick:

[Nothing Without Hope]

18. Kick and nominated! Another sponsor who is immune to the neocons

needs to be found for Guy's show. Or a GROUP of sponsors.

Have the other main progressive sites been included in this fundraiser? Brad Blog? dKos? Others?

Because it's not just the current fundraiser, we have to find Guy some sponsors who can resist the boycotting threats of the Neocons. Anyone have ideas on this?

[benburch]

19. I posted it at Malloy, Bartcop, and the board I share with POAC.

You should feel deputized to spread the word everywhere.

This is a Cooperative NOT a Hierarchy.

I'm not a leader, just a loudmouth! :D

[Nothing Without Hope]

22. LOUDMOUTH LEADERS are vital in these times of suppression!

Do you want me to continue with my "entertainments," as I did in the earlier thread? Or was that too dumb?

and KICK! :kick:

[benburch]

28. Please DO continue!

:D

[hiley]

25. duly deputized

I can help too.
solidarity
hiley

[SW FL Dem]

36. Guy needs national sponsors, his program

is highly unlikely to attract local sponsors. He is located in an extremely conservative part of Florida.

[Nothing Without Hope]

37. Anyone have an idea of the best way to come up with national sponsors?

How about advertising on a progressive site or in a progressive publication? Other ideas?

[EFerrari]

60. No clue. But we could surf other radio sites and peek and see

who they have.

Then, somebody has to get on the phone.

(And don't look at me. :rofl: )

[JRob]

21. .

[hiley]

23. Kick for Guy James

recommend !
The Republicans down there have done their level best to get him off the air, but his show still survives!
wow !
Hope he recieves all the funding he needs...
hiley

[Drewskie]

26. Bank loan

Get a loan at the bank.

[benburch]

29. Was that supposed to be helpful?

If so, thanks, I think. But a loan can only help you get the use of money that you know will be coming in at some future time. Without your contributions there is not going to be a future time.

[Drewskie]

30. it's what Rhodes did

Randy Rhodes claims that she went into debt after moving to New York to get on the radio. *shrugs* It's what people normally do.

[benburch]

31. The key difference is that Randi Rhodes was EMPLOYED to do her show.

There was an expectation of future income there.

This show is not backed by Big Money; It is backed by YOU.

[troubleinwinter]

27. KICK THIS!!!!!!!

[Nothing Without Hope]

32. Ahem! Resuming the periodic ENTERTAINMENT section of this fundraiser:

Have a beer: :beer:
And consider how even PBS is under attack from the right-wing goons. Voices like Guy James' MUST be heard, spreading the truth and fighting the lies and propaganda. Or we are headed for a world where even public TV sounds like this:

(Found here: http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=19013 - may take a moment to load)

http://workingforchange.speedera.net.nyud.net:8090/

[EFerrari]

33. LOL! That's right. And we love us our stereo.

:toast:

[EFerrari]

34. Okay, one more time with feeling. KICK!

:kick:

[benburch]

35. Presented for your fundraising amusement.

A wonderful episode of the radio show of the late, great Jean Shepherd!

One Man Radio Station

[benburch]

38. Five More Donations...

And I will post ANOTHER Jean Shepherd episode.

Come on guys!

You KNOW you WANT IT.

[EFerrari]

39. kick!

[hiley]

40. Visibility for Guy

:kick:

[Nothing Without Hope]

41. ENTERTAINMENT - a samurai hero to save democracy: YODEANBO!!!

For all us Akira Kurosawa fans. Now just imagine YOGUYBO!!!:

http://www.internetweekly.org/2005/05/cartoon_yodeanbo.html

Yodeanbo!

http://www.internetweekly.org.nyud.net:8090/images/yodeanbo.jpg

IWR Parody Film Review - Yodeanbo, a wandering Samurai from Vermont enters the rural town of Crawford, Texas.

After learning from the Motel 6 manager that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off (The Religious Far Right) against the other (The Fat Cats).

His efforts are complicated by the arrival of the wily Dubyasuke, the son of one of the gangsters (Poppy-san), who owns a revolver and iPod.

Dubyasuke has Yodeanbo beaten after he he tries divide the gangsters by pointing out the obvious contradictions between a secular oligarchy and a religious theocracy.

After recovering from his wounds, Yodeanbo returns in an attempt to destroy Dubyasuke and oust the double crossing and back stabbing gangsters from power.

(Full Apologies to Akira Kurosawa.)

[Nothing Without Hope]

42. kick!

[troubleinwinter]

43. Another kick!

[benburch]

44. AMAZON HONOR SYSTEM UP.

On the main page at http://www.theguyjamesshow.com/

[Nothing Without Hope]

48. Worked like a charm, very simple - gave $25

Note that there is an extra step you have to do to notify Guy that you gave and how much it was.

kick!

[benburch]

50. You ROCK!!!

:yourock:

[EFerrari]

59. I LOVE Amazon. It's much easier than PP. n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

61. Yes, I do too. And have you noticed how often the PP glitches

result in their holding your money for a longer time (for free)? I never heard of a PP glitch that accidentally gave an extra benefit to the customer.

And then there are the delays and the fees, and I don't feel as secure with their system.

I hope more people contribute to this good cause because of the availability of the Amazon account, because there's a lot more to raise.

[EFerrari]

62. Let's make sure it's kicked for the morning crew. I'll check back later.

We'll get there. There's slow times and busy times. Let's just make sure Ben has all the coffee he needs to keep track over the weekend.

:donut:

[Nothing Without Hope]

63. Right! I'm shutting down for the night with one more kick.

And here's some more coffee for Ben - it'll still be hot when he reads this!
:donut:

Good night!
:hi:

[EFerrari]

64. 'Night.

:hi:

[benburch]

46. Current status; $465.60 received.

So about $3500 to go.

[scarletlib]

47. Please support Guy's show if you can. It is really a great

show and we need to keep this strong liberal voice on the air.

[benburch]

49. If we let the flag fall...

it will only be our own fault.

[scarletlib]

65. Amen and another kick for a great liberal radio show

[anarchy1999]

51. Only $10.00? Okay, okay, we say okay and yes.

It has to be by snail mail though,we refuse PayPal at all costs!

Give Guy a hug, BB!

:hug: :bounce:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

52. Another kick and another nomination for Guy.

:toast:

[Nothing Without Hope]

53. ENTERTAINMENT BREAK - hooray for the vast left wing media conspiriacy!

Consider the panel on progressive radio to be referring to the Guy James Show, and it's just about perfect! I'll bet some of the Rethugs who are trying to suppress his message posed for the people in this cartoon!

Found here: http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=18917

http://workingforchange.speedera.net.nyud.net:8090/

[Nothing Without Hope]

54. Have you talked with William Pitt about helping to spread the word

on supporting the show? How about the Brad Blog? I believe that support would pour in if more people knew about this situation.

...and KICK! :kick:

[EFerrari]

55. Kick!

:kick:

[Nothing Without Hope]

57. kick - come help keep the truth on the air! n/t

[salin]

66. dosed up caffinated Kick

[benburch]

67. Been up all night fixing streaming server software kick!

:kick:

[benburch]

68. So tired I ran the bathtub over and flooded that bathroom kick!

:kick:

[Nothing Without Hope]

70. Bless your hearts kick!

I hope your streaming server and your streaming bathtub are both in good shape now. I imagine you, on the oher hand, look more like this:
:hangover:

Kick! :kick:

[benburch]

71. Yep.

On my second POT of coffee since midnight.

[Suziq]

72. Just Donated

I am so pleased to be able to donate $25 to Guy. Usually the cash is a little tight.

Guy - I wish it could be more. Your show is worth every penny!


:hi:

[benburch]

73. THANKS!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Nothing Without Hope]

74. ENTERTAINMENT - Here is what the Guy James show is up against

in its audience and also what the stakes are:

Cartoon found here: http://www.workingforchange.com/comic.cfm?itemid=19051

http://workingforchange.speedera.net.nyud.net:8090/

[Nothing Without Hope]

75. kick! n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

76. You can donate using PayPal, a check or the AMAZON ACCOUNT:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3862360&mesg_id=3866515

It works beautifullly, as I can testify. Be sure to hit "continue" at the end to notify GUy of the donation's amount so the total can be updated. We still have a long way to go.

...and KICK! :kick:

[Al-CIAda]

77. kick

[Nothing Without Hope]

78. Kick - I hope Ben is getting some rest after his tough night n/t

[EFerrari]

79. kick

[Nothing Without Hope]

80. kick! n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

81. Kick - and here is Conyers delivering the half-million signatures:

Click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/d76km

Caption:

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., center, ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is helped by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., front row 2nd left, and Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, left, to hand-deliver petitions to the White House, outside the Northwest Appointment gate of the White House, Thursday, June 16, 2005 in Washington. The petitions are signed by 105 members of Congress and more than 540,000 Americans demanding that President Bush provide a detailed response to the evidence in the 'Downing Street Memo'. The so-called 'Downing Street memo' says the Bush administration believed that war was inevitable and was determined to use intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the ouster of Saddam (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[Nothing Without Hope]

82. So, will there be a Part III? This is now off the Greatest Page and

visible only briefly after kicks...

speaking of which, KICK!
:kick:

[Nothing Without Hope]

83. kick n/t

[hiley]

84. Kick

"The Guy James Show"

[Nothing Without Hope]

85. kick n/t

[Nothing Without Hope]

86. kick- I'm going to PM Ben to see what he wants to do about a part III n/t