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ObamaHeads: Fire One Up!

by: Zeke Says So

Fri Aug 15, 2008 at 20:05

Much like Hillary Clinton and Ron Paul, Campaign Activists can be, uh, "interesting". Ok, some are flat out weirdos. But Obama's are a special breed and are certainly smarter and less wacky, they still have their own Culture and Language. Here are some terms you may never hear spoken in the light of Day. But an Obama staffer will testify to their existence. Well Maybe. Like AFTER the Election that is.

10. Barackoderm
A converted Republican who now stands for Obama.

9. Obamatron
A term that describes some O Supporters who want to talk about nothing but Obama. They also have no sense of Humor. Ahem.

8. Breaking Baracks in the Hot Sun
When a new person is brought in to help the Campaign, they sometimes get their mettle tested by being sent to walk a, Uh, NOT nice neighborhood. Like where Zeke lives. Scary scary. If they come back, the rookie gets promoted.

7. StreetBaracker
Term to describe some people who come from "Out of State" to help. Usually on the Greyhound. Some are doing it, Zeke thinks, just to get some free food and a place to sleep. They never bring a suitcase.

6. Obamabud
Comes from Hawaii. Maui, in fact. Very fresh, brah.

5. BarackStar™, Energy Drink
Instead of Coffee or even Latte's, Obama Activists drink a strange fluid made up of Kool Aide, crushed Berries and "Something else". I don't wanna know...

4. Wrong Side of the Railroad Baracks
Some times Party Activists who are "Not as enthusiastic as they should be", don't get called anymore. To return to "Barackstar" Status they may have to go "Break Baracks in the Hot Sun".

3. Obamazombies
After being hung up on and yelled at on hundreds of "ID calls", some Obama Supporters become desensitized and actually try and eat the brains of the living. Scary stuff. Beware.

2. Barackitis
Sometimes people who had once been an avid supporters suddenly "find a reason" that they can't help anymore. This rare disease, is similar to Hillarytosis and Paulobia.

1. Obamormon
Yep. Believe it or not, many conservative Evangelicals and Mormons have started working for Obama. These mainly young volunteers often "leave out" their religios leanings as they feel they are "weird" for opposing their hardcore parents leanings.

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Activist Anger At Boiling Point

by: Matt Stoller

Mon Sep 24, 2007 at 23:16

Today the Blue Majority page added Mark Pera, a primary challenger to Dan Lipinski in IL-03.  This is the first Bush Dog targeted by the 'netroots', with Blue America having gotten behind Pera some time ago.  There's a subtle change going on with the Blue Majority page, as we're adding more primary campaigns in keeping with the 'better' part of 'more and better' Democrats.  Darcy Burner, Donna Edwards, Mark Pera and Al Franken are or were all in primaries.  Darcy's already won hers, and Edwards and Pera are in blue districts where the primary is the race.  Franken's primary doesn't fall into the same category because his primary opponent is a good Democrat, but it is nonetheless unmistakable that we are working through the primary process.

And this is validated by your input.  Jane and I wrote an email asking for feedback to those of you who signed up at Stop the DC Establishment (sign up if you haven't already), and nearly every single response indicated support for primary challenges and measures to offer criticism against Bush Dog Democrats and the Democrats that condemned Moveon.

Slowly, we're going to make this our own damn party.  And we're part of a larger current among activists who want change within the party.  Here's Brian Baird getting it from activists at his Friday townhall, being told he would get primary challenges by those who had supported him so strongly that they had in previous years held fundraisers for him.  It's really worth watching.

Something is going on.

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