SunshineDaydream's Comments (121)

“Public option, then single payer.”

“Very good question.”

“They're bloomin' - bloomin' like a red rose...”

“That, and all those commercials late at night for All Natural Extenze might have something to do with it.”

“when i was 14 i had started experimenting a bit with hallucinogens and that might have worked out alright if the sound was turned down.”

“I thought the same thing about the 2004 election. There were long lines like I had never seen before but the totals didn't reflect a higher turnout. And again this year. What gives?”

“Yes I had noticed this too. Something is off. Perhaps many voters didn't complete their ballots appropriately (made errors) and those ballots were tossed. Perhaps a lot of people voted for a write in candidate, which would not be reflected in the final tallies for McCain and Obama. For example, I wonder how many people wrote in Sarah Palin or Ron Paul's name?”

“he uses that monkey to lure children into his van”

“Sorry to be somewhat callous, but let me ask you a question. How many positve experiences did you have? I am almost sure that you had more neutral to positive ones than you did this one with this old (In mentality.­) man. My point is that if you allow your perspective to concentrate on negative experiences as opposed to positve ones, then your overall experience will be negative.M­y suggestion, refuse to accept negativity. Reject it and embrace only the positive. This is a choice that you and only you can make.”

“You said he was 87...perha­ps he was exhibiting some alzheimer's dementia or had had a stroke and was not in control of his own emotions and behavior. Please, please, try to put him in perspective and do not let him deter your efforts to make a real and positive difference in the world.”

“I am so sorry you had this awful experience. Virtual hug from a fellow volunteer! Maybe if you do the "brush it off" gesture on your shoulders that will help you smile a little about it. Also, our field organizer reminds us that Barack has personally knocked on more doors than any of us ever will, so he is not asking us to do anything he wouldn't do.

I bet that if you really do not want to door to door again there are plenty of other volunteer activities such as tabling at Obama-friendly events, data entry, preparing canvassing packets, folding literature for mailing, and so on.

On the other hand, if you can get past this horrible person, maybe you could try a little more door to door and perhaps tell the person who's assigning packets that you are looking for a friendly neighborhood to help you recover a little. At least your experience ensures that no other Obama volunteer will have to deal with that idiot and time won't be wasted on trying to get out their vote.”

“Yeah, that was truly pathetic. She was arrested for calmly and politely asking a question. Why was this not the lead story in every news outlet? Sad.”