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mopinko

(71,713 posts)
Tue Dec 27, 2011, 09:22 PM Dec 2011

northside dfa (chicago)

i am not a real active member of this dfa group, but it is the last one active in chicago. it is a very strong organization, especially when it comes to getting folks down ticket on the ballet, and elected.
posting a couple shots from a photo op in 11/07.
i made political buttons during the bush years. i made on that was a pic of bush, the logos of all the companies that his cabinet worked for when he came into office. the wording was- george bush, brought to you by.... and millionaires everywhere.

so, i later made a button that had howard, surrounded by pennies, nickels and dimes, and computer mice that said- howard dean brought to you by ordinary people.

so, i asked him to sign his button, but snuck one of each in his pocket, telling him he needed them both to get the joke.
earlier this year i was able to meet him again at a dfa fundraiser. i asked him to sign the same button again. we had a chuckle and i had him sign it "hello again".
it is now my double most prized possession.









this is the album. more pics there. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150439127050810.355687.682225809&type=1

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northside dfa (chicago) (Original Post) mopinko Dec 2011 OP
Awesome photos mopinko. ellisonz Dec 2011 #1
he has a soft spot for this particular group. mopinko Dec 2011 #2
Must be the Chicago-style politics... ellisonz Dec 2011 #3

mopinko

(71,713 posts)
2. he has a soft spot for this particular group.
Fri Dec 30, 2011, 10:44 AM
Dec 2011

one of the best in the country. when the original president stepped down, he taped a video for her.

like i said, i am more of a supporter and donor than an active member, but they are awesome.

ellisonz

(27,737 posts)
3. Must be the Chicago-style politics...
Fri Dec 30, 2011, 03:53 PM
Dec 2011

...they have such a reputation

"i am more of a supporter and donor than an active member"

I think that's true of many of us, including myself.

Happy New Year!

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