fighting for what's right

last night ac and i watched a documentary on pbs called "street fight". rarely am i moved to do something, but this film inspired me to get up and try and help.

"street fight" is part of pbs' pov (point of view) series and tells the story of the turbulent campaign of cory booker, a 32-year old rhodes scholar/yale law graduate running for mayor of newark, nj against sharpe james, the four-term incumbent twice his age. i really have never been so inspired to do something to try to make a difference. i don't even live in newark and, of course, i can't vote there, but i was on the phone with the booker campaign first thing this morning to ask how i could help.

i made a banner to put on my site until the election is over and plan on updating it with information on the race for newark's mayor in 2006. i also signed up to volunteer with the campaign and help however i can. i'm not asking you to do the same, but i am writing merely to express my sincere hope that some of you might take the time to watch "street fight" on pbs. you can click here to see when it's playing in your town. to make a long and horrible story short, this race was so dirty, so unfair and so disgusting that i couldn't in good conscience sit by and do nothing. so, my voice and support with be with cory booker in 2006. i know political posts are dangerous territory online, but i'm willing to take whatever comes my way for standing up for what i think is right. so, i hope some of you out there will take the time to investigate this story for yourself and will come to understand why i felt the need to discuss it here. to cory and any of cory's people that by some chance read this: this person and this site are behind you 100%- may 2006 be the year that the wrongs of 2002 are undone.

editor's note: the film is by marshall curry, you can check out his website here to find out more about the movie.