DCist: The Great Emancipator Canvasses for D.C. Voting Rights

monkeyrotica

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:38:52 -0500

I had no idea the sixteenth President of the United States was a Jew. But come to think of it, with a name like Abraham, it should come as no surprise.

blittle

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:38:11 -0500

Hmmm, I wonder if Eli would make house calls in that outfit... No worries Eli! I promise I would not go crazy on you like that whack job dog lady.

IMGoph

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:16:59 -0500

if we could just get, oh, i don't know, the candidate for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA to really talk about it and have him ask people to write their representatives and senators asking them to support the cause. think they could find that guy in denver? think he'll be there??

lwinslow

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:57:46 -0500

I went to Junior High with Eli - actually, we recently spoke again (for the first time in nearly 10 years) when I requested a DC Vote bumper sticker on the website and he cautiously e-mailed to ask if I was, in fact, me. Anyway, I'm glad to see that they're out spreading the word in Denver. The number of people who don't know about DC's voting plight always astounds me.

jen209

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:57:38 -0500

Did Abe grow that beard just for this occasion? It looks real. Also, the other guy in the first picture - he's smoking, and it looks like he's wearing a hospital bracelet around his wrist. Interesting and sad combination.

icedespresso

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:52:45 -0500

Wow, you're allowed to smoke in Denver?