Regardless of your political leanings, a handwritten thank you note from a campaign offers a personal touch that can only deepen the connection. This note from Bernie’s camp, with its visible mistakes written in cursive, reminds us that a real person wrote it. I addressed envelopes for Josh Elliot’s campaign for Connecticut State Representative in […]
Letters Shape Opinions
November 7, 2016 When did a stamp cost 15 cents? Back in 1980, when letters did shape opinions. Today, I get tremendous amounts of emails asking me to sign a petition for a good cause, or write an email to a corporate CEO and politely ask him to stop some destructive, money-driven behavior. Yet, I […]
Fathers’ Day
There was a video I watched where a young girl asked Bernie Sanders, “Would you be my father?’ He answered, “No, but I’ll be your President.” George Washington, as the first president, became known as “The Father of America,” and ever since then the presidential title and fatherhood have become synonymous. What makes a father […]
Postcard Blitz for Bernie
Public event organized by Carl Brackin Jr. Details….This is a creative postcard action to counteract the media’s attempt to “disappear Bernie Sanders’ campaign.” All you need are 7 postcards and 7 stamps …the 7 addresses are below… 777: Seven postcards, Seven Stamps, Seven addresses. This event is a targeted blitz on mainstream media, the […]
Truth to Power
I have hesitated to write a political post, but it is apparent that the media is minimizing Bernie Sanders’ campaign. The Republican front runner (whose name I won’t mention) gets far too much attention. Hillary gets the Democratic media establishment huzzahs….And then there’s the “Bernie Blackout.” Without big money backing and with a message of […]