So, I'm walking through Westlake Center in Seattle on Saturday

[Squatch]

and there's a pretty large crowd milling about. There's a guy banging some buckets in a rhythmic fashion, another guy calling for the end of the world, and a couple of people handing out little tiny fliers about Bush and his crimes.

The bucket banger had a very interested crowd, the soothsayer had a dozen interested onlookers, but not a single person was paying the flyer-hander-outers any attention.

I took a flyer, turned it over, and wrote www.democraticunderground.com on the back of it and handed it back. She was really surprised that there's a website where like-minded people can get together and organize more effective campaigns of getting the information out there.

So, I'm expecting a marked improvement on the quality of these information campaigns in Westlake Center. We've at least got to give the bucket banger a run for his money.

[meegbear]

1. If people are handing out flyers ...

people generally walk by, perhaps take one and continue. One would assume the flyer has all the information they would need. Be fair.

[frankly_fedup2]

2. OMG! Do you know what you have done???????

Now the Republicans will say the Dems are using homeless people for cheap advertising. What's next, writing on the backs of the has beens in celebrity boxing, celebrity dancing, or celebrity skating. OMG.:rofl:

Thanks for making me smile. I've got to go to the dentist now. :scared:

[Blaze Diem]

3. Hard to believe some people have NOT heard of DU..

but simply because I've know about this great meeting of minds forever, doesn't guarantee that others also know.

Great thing you did by enlightening this person to DU..might be a wise grassroots move to carry a stack of pre-written cards noting DU Website.

Pre-printed or simply handwritten..its all good..

Kudos to You!

[RandomKoolzip]

4. Every time I see a group of protestors, or a guy/gal working

for PIRG getting signatures on the street, I write down the address for DU on a piece of paper and give it to them. Most seem surprised, as if they had NO idea there was a site for disgruntled, active liberal Dems.