Has Trippi Lost It?

[clar]

I just read on the Dean Blog that the bat goal for the last 10 days of the month is $5 million bucks. That seems impossible to me. I'm going to send my $100.00, but holy batman, batman, that's a lot of money to try and raise in 10 days. If he falls short, what are the repercussions?

[Pavlovs DiOgie]

1. I've thought every challenge

was impossible, but they've met every goal. Doubled the $250,000 for Cheney's fundraiser, got $1M the weekend of Bush's fundraiser, looks like they will meet the 450,000 people to sign up by the end of the month. Why not set a high goal, when his supporters have shown time and agian that no goal is unobtainable? I'll be donating to the bat, as will most Deanies. I'll not be surprised if they exceed $5M in the 10 day period.

[Egnever]

2. Holy mass donations batman!

Thats a prety lofty goal. They havent missed a goal yet but my god! It will be fun to see how close we come but this ones going to be a tough nut to crack.

[blm]

3. They'll make it.

The Deanut Gallery will make sure of it.

[clar]

5. Oh, don't be so sour

about it blm, it's a good thing for all dems.

[bahrbearian]

11. I guess it wouldn't be what Clark would do?????

[clar]

13. huh?

I'm sorry I didn't understand your question.

[blm]

14. Not being sour at all....

In fact, you read me wrong all the time. Sorry I don't do smiley faces.

[clar]

17. I apologize if

I'm reading you wrong. It's just I know you're not a Dean fan.

[Cha]

20. "not a Dean fan" ...is the understatement of the day!

:-)

[blm]

24. I'm a truth fan.

.

[unfrigginreal]

27. LOL...has it ever hit you on the head?

[newsguyatl]

46. ROFLMAO

i wish it would!


it'd put a lot of us out of misery... lol

[Demobrat]

10. You bet we will.

We are the blog. Resistance is futile.

[madfloridian]

28. Don't do that, blm.

Come join us Deanuts.

;)

[newsguyatl]

45. yuck

must "it" show up in every thread and stink it up with her foulness?



be gone... you rot!

[Cha]

4. You're funny, clar! Thanks for donating!

Trippi is trippin' as usual and shoots high and ends up attaining their goals! :D WooHoo!

[LoZoccolo]

6. Five million is a pittance.

We've got so many more people signed up this quarter than last (I heard somewhere that it's twice as many? True?) and we raised more than that last quarter.

I'd like to see the forty million goal reached.

[whirlygigspin]

7. thanks for the snarky comment blm

It inspired me to donate $100 bucks.

[w13rd0]

9. If you base donations...

...on blms snarky comments, you'll be poor before too long...

[Cha]

12. LOL!

[unfrigginreal]

8. $5Mil is no pittance...

but you would think out of over 400,000 registered backers on the internet that 10,000 of them could afford $500 a piece. At least I'm hoping so.

[no name no slogan]

15. goddamn

is this a fundraiser or a shakedown? Sheesh!

[Cha]

18. WE don't feel like contributing to our candidate is a "shakedown"

it's so weird how some things can get twisted into sounded malevolent.

We're serious about going after bush and beating them.

[madfloridian]

31. It is a new way of campaigning and fundraising.

Hey, I get invites to Graham's 2000 a plate dinners, and I would sure rather do this. This way we can take part.

[Demobrat]

16. Even if they can't, it won't matter.

Because that's not how it will happen. It will be 100,000 people giving $50.

[unfrigginreal]

19. I believe that your right...

but I also believe that there's enough well-to-do Deanies to make up the slack if it appears that they're going to fall short. Again, at least I'm hoping that that's the case.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

21. I'm in for $500, or...?

I am about $850 short of the limit, but I do want to save some for next quarter...or should I go all in? What do you guys think? I don't want to be left out of any bat challenges next quarter, but this seems like the time.


Thoughts?

[Demobrat]

22. I'm putting in half now.

And saving the other half unless it looks like he won't make it.

[unfrigginreal]

23. I'm going for $500, just like you...

that still leaves me with plenty(when you consider the $2000 for the general) to donate later.

[clar]

25. I can't afford more

than half the limit, but I sure do appreciate you guys who can.

[janx]

26. There are so many of us in dire financial straits right now.

(You might not be, but I and others are.) We contribute what we can.

[madfloridian]

30. That's the good part, little bits add up this way.

Many are in those straits right now. That's why we are going to take things back and fix them. Best to you, janx. We have 5 kids, 2 are laid off. These are bad times.

[Ediacara]

33. I am in the same boat as you

but that bat is like a cash magnet :-) He'll be getting $30 from me in the next couple of days.

[newsguyatl]

47. no kidding!!!

thank you ALL who are so generous!! it's inspiring, really.


thank you!!!

[UnapologeticLiberal]

42. Have you donated yet?

If not, do it here:

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[UnapologeticLiberal]

41. If you decide to donate it now

Donate it here, please:

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[Vikingking66]

29. Dean has a weird way of making those goals

I thought all the bats were crazy, and the rates were too low for most of the time. But then, something happens towards the end and thousands of people start pouring in and we smash the goals.

I didn't think he was going to make 450,000, but he's only 40,000 away with 10 days to go.

The Dean campaign has some serious mojo.

[msanger]

32. only 5 million??

I seriously thought we'd be shooting for something near a 40,000,0000 total for the quarter -- but I guess that might have been a little extreme.

It seems that 5,000,0000 in the last ten days is just be toooo easy. If just half of the 400,000 on-line donate fifty dollars each - that would be 10,000,000.

That's what I'd aim for.

[unfrigginreal]

34. Well, I guess you'll be pleased then if we hit $5Mil...

right? Or did I read your message wrong?

[Upfront]

44. Sent Mine

I am in for a $100. Go Dean supporters!:toast:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

35. If we fall short the repercussions will be...

...about $4M in additional fundage. It's a no-lose proposition. Now ask yourself "What if we do?"

[deutsey]

36. It's near 200,000 as of 2:25 pm

:bounce:

[dsc]

37. God do I feel like a slacker

I have had a financially terrible summer. I haven't been able to give anything since June. I will finally get a decent check on Sept 27 so if I can find a way to get him the money fast enough I can add some then (I don't do credit cards). In any case I am glad some Dean supporters are doing well on this. Thanks to all of you.

[BuelahWitch]

38. Are proceeds from the Sept. 29 houseparties going toward this???

I'm going to be participating in one that day here locally. Since I'm lending my body to help, I was told I didn't have to pay to go (I've been unemployed for six months, so the person holding it knows I'm not rolling in dough). However, I have gotten some money from my financial aid office at school, so I can at least give $25.

Should I give to the bat or wait for the houseparty?

[MercutioATC]

39. "Since I'm lending my body to help" Wow! Now THAT'S committment!

:evilgrin:

[UnapologeticLiberal]

43. Either wait for the house party or give through my site :-D

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[UnapologeticLiberal]

40. I am a little worried we won't make it

And then no matter how much we raise, the story will be that we failed to meet the goal on the bat.

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