wilee
06-17-2002, 09:14 AM
I went down to Wildwood this past week for a convention for an organization that I'm involved in and got nicely reamed while I was down there.
I've been involved with the organization for more than a decade, and threw my hat in the ring (pardon the fight pun) for state office. Needless to say, "The Machine" rolled again, and a group of guys who have been running the organization into the ground kept control over it. We had guests from the national level who came to me and told me that the election was obviously stacked against me, and that this will set back our state for another couple of years in the eyes of the National.
I've worked in this organization for better than 10 years, and have put a lot of time into offices and committees, fundraisers and the like. A couple of guys that I worked with also got reamed this past weekend, and are also extemely pissed off. I'm angry because all my hard work means nothing in an election, only making "the right friends" apparently does. The machine got me.
I want to thank the guys from the board who gave me encouragement when I talked to them about my upcoming election. Furie, Zath, Erole, RFM thanks for believing in me. For those of you who were wondering about why I wasn't drinking at get-togethers, that was the primary reason. I was trying to keep myself clear-headed to work on my campaign. Well, the booze is again flowing, and I'm ready for my next beer. I will also remain one of the biggest "thorns-in-the-side" to this "new" administration.
Sorry for the rant. I needed an outlet, and to thank those for their kind words earlier.
The "off-the-wagon" wilee
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I've been involved with the organization for more than a decade, and threw my hat in the ring (pardon the fight pun) for state office. Needless to say, "The Machine" rolled again, and a group of guys who have been running the organization into the ground kept control over it. We had guests from the national level who came to me and told me that the election was obviously stacked against me, and that this will set back our state for another couple of years in the eyes of the National.
I've worked in this organization for better than 10 years, and have put a lot of time into offices and committees, fundraisers and the like. A couple of guys that I worked with also got reamed this past weekend, and are also extemely pissed off. I'm angry because all my hard work means nothing in an election, only making "the right friends" apparently does. The machine got me.
I want to thank the guys from the board who gave me encouragement when I talked to them about my upcoming election. Furie, Zath, Erole, RFM thanks for believing in me. For those of you who were wondering about why I wasn't drinking at get-togethers, that was the primary reason. I was trying to keep myself clear-headed to work on my campaign. Well, the booze is again flowing, and I'm ready for my next beer. I will also remain one of the biggest "thorns-in-the-side" to this "new" administration.
Sorry for the rant. I needed an outlet, and to thank those for their kind words earlier.
The "off-the-wagon" wilee
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