My (admittedly lame) attempt to get inauguraton tickets...

[Stevie_66]

Open letter to my congressman, Dennis Moore.
I emailed this to my Congressman. I know I don't stand a chance, but I had to try. I put some work into this, and all I got was a stupid form email back. So, Dennis Moore, if you read this, please remember my "magic powers" when deciding who gets tickets! We are prepared to drive my 2002 Chevy 17 hours and sleep in it if we have to, just to see this!



Dear Mr. Moore,

I am just an ordinary person who lives in your district, except I have magical skills. Every time I voted for you in Wyandotte County, you won the county. When I moved to Johnson County and voted for you, you won Johnson County for the first time! Now, you can pretty much sit back and relax, as your Congressional seat is safe. I will keep voting for you and the magic will continue. You DID notice that Nancy Boyda didn't keep her seat. Do you know why? My sister also has magical skills, and she moved out of Lawrence to Wisconsin. She sends her apologies to your colleague.

So, I REALLY want some tickets to the inauguration on January 20. I promise, I have no intent to sell them. I seriously want to go. You see, it has been a very long 8 years, and my brother lacks magical skills. He couldn't deliver Missouri for Obama, despite his hundreds of hours canvassing in Joplin. So he deserves to go with me to the Inauguration of our 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.

I am not a major campaign contributor and I have no political "clout." I am, in fact, just an average constituent who works hard. Would it help if I pull the, "My daughter is in the Army" card? Because if I have to use her, I will.

I have no idea how to get anything that the privileged people get, because I have never been one, but I promise to remain in your district and use my magical skills to keep you in office for whatever you want. Want Sen. Brownback's seat? I will use my skills. (Although I can't guarantee my skills work for Senatorial candidates. So far, they haven't...they might only work for you...)

Anyway, I know you are getting lots of requests for tickets, and I guess you owe people favors. I don't have the money to buy favors, but I will gladly accept lawn seats. No one I know has ever been to any sort of inauguration, and I promise to take pictures, blog about it, only say great things about you, and send letters to all of the newspapers about your wonderful act. Think of the human interest story! A complete nobody gets tickets to the most important inauguration of all time!

I have two rescue dogs and a rescue cat. Does that help?

I'm a nice person. How's that?

I don't mind sharing a name with your wife. (How can you resist?)

Well, thanks for your time in reading this, and please think about my magical voting skills when considering how to disperse your tickets. And my brother REALLY deserves to go, since, you know...he lacks the magical voting skills....

Thanks for reading this, Mr. Moore's secretary, and please forward this to him if you feel like average, ordinary people...not wealthy nor privileged...should have an opportunity to watch history happen.

Sincerely,
Your Constituent in Kansas District 3

[liberal N proud]

1. Write your Senators as well

Can't hurt.

[Stevie_66]

3. I don't have magical powers for Senators

They are both Republican in Kansas. I would have to come up with a whole different story...

[aquart]

2. How odd.

My goal is to be so very far away from one million happy drunks and, I am sure, a completely inadequate number of port-a-potties.

[rateyes]

4. Go to your Rep's office in person when he's in town.

[demmiblue]

5. LOL...I hope you get those tickets!

How can you not?!

:rofl:

Good luck!


P.S. I think you should send this via snail-mail.